Paul Reubens’s performance as Pee-wee Herman gave fans “license to be weird.” At an underground cabaret, he cheered on his community of renegades.

Comedian Paul Reubens' legendary Pee-wee Herman character introduced fans to a wild fact about Texas' the Alamo in the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure. In Touch explains how the comedian left his legacy on the landmark amid a new HBO docuseries about the beloved star.

Opening Shot: The actor, out of Pee-wee uniform but tended to by hair and makeup, sits close-up in center of the frame, announcing himself: “Hi. It’s Paul Reubens. I’m on the set of the untitled Paul Reubens documentary, here, today, October (gibberish).”

This fascinating though incomplete documentary tells Paul Reubens’s story despite the subject’s doubts about the project.

The 2-part HBO documentary reintroduces Paul Reubens to viewers who only knew him as Pee-wee Herman.

Hosted by Mashable Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko and Senior Creative Producer Mark Stetson, this weekly video series kicks off with interviews with Fear Street and Goosebumps author R.L. Stine to talk about Netflix's new slasher,

"Pee-wee as Himself," Matt Wolf's documentary about Paul Reubens and his famous alter ego, Pee-wee Herman, deconstructs the genre. It's fascinating.