I Remember Curtis

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“I Remember Curtis”
Pee-wee's Playhouse episode

Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 10
Written by	John Paragon
Directed by	Paul Reubens John Paragon
Production no.	410
Original airdate	November 11, 1989
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I Remember Curtis is the 35th episode of Pee-wee's Playhouse.

Pee-wee reminisces on the good times with his friend, Cowboy Curtis, including Curtis showed him his fantastic rope tricks and when Pee-wee and the Cowntess gave Curtis some tips on dating.

1 Plot
2 Trivia

[edit] Plot

[edit] The Ant Farm

Pee-wee is seen standing beside his ant farm. "G'morning, everybody!" he says. "You seem to remember my ants, don't you?" A scene in the ant farm is shown (the one from Rainy Day) in which one ant puts a heart into a mailbox. It drops down the center pole into a tunnel. One ant in the tunnel gives a heart to another ant. The heart bounces along the tunnel and bonks the two ants on the heads. They both kiss each other. Pee-wee, having observed this, applauds and says, "Ant-core! Ant-core!" The ant farm scene from Store is shown, in which a female ant is walking along, carrying a piece of luggage in a cart behind her. She stops to cry, then presses on. She stops when some ants pop out and cheer, with a sign with the word SURPRISE displayed on it nearby. Finally, a third ant farm scene (this one from Pajama Party) is shown. The ants appear to be having a pajama party. Two ants are fighting with pillows, and feathers float up and form the words "PILLOW FIGHT". Pee-wee laughs and says he loves his ants (but he doesn't say anything about whether or not he will marry them).

[edit] A Cowboy's Lasso

[edit] "More"

[edit] Hide and Seek

[edit] The New Boots

[edit] Dating Lessons

Pee Wee and friends remember the time that Cowntess gave Cowboy Curtis advice on dating -- with Pee Wee's help.

[edit] "Same Pee-wee Time, Same Pee-wee Channel"

[edit] Trivia

This is basically a clip show as it features clips from past episodes (and not just those involving Cowboy Curtis flashbacks, either). The reused footage are from the following episodes:
- Rainy Day (Ant Farm)
- Store (Ant Farm; Curtis' Rope Tricks; "More" Song)
- Pajama Party (Ant Farm, but with different music)
- The Cowboy and the Cowntess (Hide-n-Seek; New Boots; Dating Tips)
- Chairry Tee Drive (Curtis looking into the refrigerator)
- School (Refrigerator scene, again with different music)
Pee-wee's line, "See you next week, same Pee-wee time, same Pee-wee channel", is a reference to the old Batman TV show, in which this line is said at the end of every episode: "Tune in next week, same bat time, same bat channel".
The clip from Store showing Curtis singing the "More" song was in black and white for some reason when shown initially on CBS. Also, the last part of the word "more" being screamed did not flash the word onscreen. The 1996 video and Fox Family airings of this episode showed the scene in color and the word "more" flashed, but the 2004 DVD and Adult Swim airings showed the scene as originally seen on CBS.