Paul Reubens had a small part as a waiter in "The Blues Brothers". The character of "Pee-wee Herman" originated during a 1978 improvisation exercise with The Groundlings, where Reubens came up with the idea of a man who wanted to be a comic but was so inept at telling jokes that it was obvious to the audience that he would never make it. Fellow Groundling Phil Hartman would afterwards help Reubens develop the character while another Groundling, John Paragon, would help write the show. Despite having been compared to other famous characters, such as Hergé's Tintin and Collodi's Pinocchio, Reubens says that
How to Marry a Millionaire (TV series) produced by Nat Perrin and Irving Asher, and produced by Ben Feiner, Jr. and Paul Jones. On February 21, 2017, the first season of "How to Marry a Millionaire" was released on manufactured-on-demand DVD by CBS Home Entertainment. Season two was released on September 18, 2017. How to Marry a Millionaire (TV series) How to Marry a Millionaire is an American sitcom that aired in syndication and on the NTA Film Network, from October 7, 1957, to August 20, 1959. The series is based on the 1953 film of the same name starring Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall.