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There’s a special sadness in saying goodbye to a performer we’ll always remember as a little boy. On Monday, the family and friends of Paul Reubens announced the death of the beloved actor — better known as Pee-wee Herman — who at 70 years old had been quietly battling cancer for more than six years.

“Last night we said farewell to Paul Reubens, an iconic American actor, comedian, writer, and producer whose beloved character Pee-wee Herman delighted generations of children and adults with his positivity, whimsy, and belief in the importance of kindness,” a statement on Reubens’ official Facebook page reads.

“Paul bravely and privately fought cancer for years with his trademark tenacity and wit,” it continues. “A gifted and prolific talent, he will forever live in the comedy pantheon and in our hearts as a treasured friend and man of remarkable character and generosity of spirit.”

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There's a whole micro-generation who aren't afraid of clowns. Why? Because they grew up watching The Big Comfy Couch. Every week, these '90s-born millennials crowded around the TV set—this was well before streaming, kids—to watch Loonette and Molly (that's a clown and her dolly) tackle life's greatest problems. Well, greatest problems being those annoying dust bunnies and that damn clock stretch being near impossible to complete at home. That undeniably flexible superhuman was Canadian actress Alyson Court, who did a helluva lot more than just chat with Major Bedhead in Granny Garbanzo's garden. As it turns out, the woman underneath Loonette's curly-haired...

Halfway through Mitski’s show at Central Park’s SummerStage on Sunday, the singer lay face down on a white wooden table, grasping the mic to deliver the opening lines to “Geyser.” The first track on her critically acclaimed 2018 album Be the Cowboy, the song clocks in at just over two minutes and steadily escalates, reaching a zenith as Mitski compares herself to a hot spring ready to burst. As she rose off the table, she flipped it on its side and crouched behind it. “Though I’m a geyser,...

It's been more than a decade since the 1990s ended, yet the Internet can't seem to go a day without a reminder of the neon slap bracelets that may have been banned from your school.

Yes, we get it. Times are tough and there's comfort in reflection, but enough is enough.

Below, a final goodbye to the 90s to end the nostalgia once and for all. (We're not kidding. There are 1990 items below.)

1. Scrunchies

2. "The Wild Thornberries"

3. Dawson and Joey

4. "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys"

5. Mr. Feeny

7. MTV playing music videos

8. Snick

9. The premiere of "Freaks and Geeks"

10. Levar Burton

11. "Daria"

12. "Arthur"

13. "The Powerpuff Girls"

14. "Smart Guy"

15. Comedy Central globe logo with buildings

16. "The X-Files"

17. Rosie O'Donnell

18. Bill Nye

19. "Dawson's Creek"

20. The Mighty Ducks"

21. "Are You Afraid of the Dark"

22. Cornholio

23. Rachel Green

24. Tim Allen

25. "All That"

26. "Beverly Hills 90210"

27. "Step by Step"

28. "The Ren & Stimpy Show"

29. "The Famous Jett Jackson"

30. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer...

Welcome back to our weekly look at the new podcasts available at our “partners in podcast crime” the GeekCast Radio Network. As usual here’s our weekly look at the podcasts from Gcrn, This Week in Geek and the latest toy review videos from Baltmatrix, with descriptions and links to each and every podcast for your audio/visual pleasure!

Gcr – Special Episode – 2012 Fall TV Preview

Join OptimusSolo, Steve Megatron, and TFG1Mike as they run down what to watch in the fall 2012 TV Season. Listen in for what makes them hate Wednesday and Thursday night TV, and what else they are looking forward to later in the year.

Mwire – Special Episode – Films of Fall/Winter 2012

2012 is nearly over, so it’s once again time to talk about the rest of the film releases for Fall and Winter. Join OptimusSolo, Steve/Megatron, TFG1Mike, and MovieRevolt Dan as they come together...

TORONTO -- Genius Products Inc. on Tuesday grabbed the U.S. home entertainment rights to the long-running Canadian pre-school series The Big Comfy Couch. The deal with Nashville-based Amity Entertainment Inc., holder of worldwide merchandising and licensing rights to The Big Comfy Couch, will see Genius Products become the exclusive U.S. DVD distributor of the Canadian series' first 100 episodes, including the latest season of 22 shows.

TORONTO -- Canadian producer Radical Sheep Prods. on Wednesday said it will produce 22 additional episodes of The Big Comfy Couch, a popular Canadian live- action pre-school TV series, with a focus on getting obese American kids off their couches to exercise and eat well. Radical Sheep and Nashville-based Amity Entertainment, which retains merchadising and licensing rights to the Canadian TV series, said the 22 new half-hour episodes, set to air on PBS stations in the U.S. market this summer, will "respond to concerns about the increase in obesity in young children in the U.S." The future episodes will feature, among other new segments, "Granny's Cabbage Club Cooking School," a take on traditional TV cooking shows that encourages healthy eating habits, and "Major Bedhead's Clown Chi Mojo Dojo and Dancing School," designed to get kids off their couches and exercising.