This is the complete episode list for ''

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''. A total of 45 half-hour episodes and 1 primetime special were recorded for CBS from 1986 until 1990.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (1986)

Season 2 (1987)

Special (1988)

Season 3 (1989)

Season 3 only had two episodes, plus the primetime Christmas special, due to production being halted by the

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and also by the production of ''

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''. On February 2, 1989, ''The Pittsburgh Press'' stated that both episodes had been completed, but it was unclear when they would air. On March 26, ''The Courier'' stated in a Q&A that one of the episodes had already aired, but was unsure of the other one. Finally, on August 8, ''The Chillicothe Gazette'' stated that the other Season 3 episode would be shown with the ones from Season 4 in the Fall of that year.

Season 4 (1989)

Unlike before, the final two seasons were filmed back-to-back. On June 16, 1989,

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wrote in her Syndicated Gossip Column that Reubens would start production in July on 20 new episodes (10 for the 1989–90 Season and 10 for the 1990–91 Season), not counting the other Season 3 leftover.

Season 5 (1990)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Pee-wee's Playhouse Episodes