Camping Out

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Sleeping under the stars.

Camping Out is the 43rd episode of Pee-wee's Playhouse. It first aired on October 27, 1990 on CBS.

Pee-wee leaves Mrs. Renee to house-sit the Playhouse while he goes camping with Cowboy Curtis to the Grand Canyon. They ride horses, roast wieners and sleep under the stars. Pee-wee thinks Curtis is lucky to be a cowboy!

1 Plot
2 Trivia

[edit] Plot

[edit] Oversleeping and Day Preparation

The viewers see Pee-wee sound asleep in bed. They manage to see a piece of his dream, in the form of a symphonic piece with various shapes to simulate the notes. Then Pee-wee awakens and is surprised to see the viewers at the playhouse already. He says he probably overslept. Then he rises from his bed and ask Clocky what time it is. "It's showtime!" Clocky replies. "Time to get up and sparkle, Pee-wee."

Pee-wee gets out of bed and goes into the bathroom to attend to his grooming. First, he takes an electric toothbrush and uses it to brush his teeth with. Then he takes a cup full of mouthwash and swishes and gargles it in his mouth. Then he spits the liquid out.

Magic Screen appears and asks him if he would like some help what to wear today. It shows him various images of men dressed up various ways. Then the viewers return to Pee-wee, now fully dressed. "Thanks, Magic Screen," he replies with a shudder, "but NO thanks!"

[edit] Race To the Kitchen

[edit] Breakfast Time

[edit] Globey and the Secret Word

[edit] Rhonda the Picturephone Operator

[edit] Leaving the Playhouse

[edit] Grand Canyon

[edit] That Night

[edit] Returning Home

[edit] Trivia

Rhonda, the Picturephone operator, is played by Sandra Bernhard.
Rhonda's line, "If you need me, call me," is a reference to a verse in the song, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".
Fetured cartoon: "Balloon Land" (1935).
After one airing on CBS, this episode didn't air on television again until the series hit reruns on the Fox Family channel in 1998.
This episode marks the last appearances of Mrs. Renee and Cowboy Curtis (except for in flashbacks in future episodes).
Pee-wee dancing backwards to the scooter's hiding place is lifted from Dr. Pee-Wee and the Del Rubios.