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
Pray TV stars Dabney Coleman, Paul Cooper, Rosemary Alexander, and Lewis Arquette, with cameos by Paul Reubens and the band Devo (who play a Christian rock band named "Dove"). It was directed by Rick Friedberg. "Pray TV" was picked up by Filmways Pictures in 1980 (under its original name, "KGOD"). The film premiered on television instead of theatrically, and aired on Showtime in 1983 under its present title. Pray TV Pray TV (also known as KGOD) is a 1980 comedy film spoofing televangelism. Failing UHF TV station KRUD, Channel 17, is "reborn" as Christian television station KGOD. The new format is a