I appreciate how much Pee Wee Herman was inspired by Pinky Lee. [1]<p>But Pinky Lee is from a different era, and his kid&#x27;s show has none of that wonderful underlying creepiness and double entendres that Paul Rubens brings to the table. I love how Pinky is totally uncynical, earnest and straightforward with his manic ADHD stream of consciousness ad-libbed dialog, like when a little girl sitting in his lap interrupts him to ask about what happened to his finger:<p>&quot;You know something, I told you before, I was hungry! I am! I&#x27;m starved! I didn&#x27;t eat, I didn&#x27;t eat breakfast or lunch. Yes honey?&quot; &quot;How did you hurt your finger?&quot; &quot;How&#x27;d I hurt my finger? Oh, about four weeks ago a monkey bit me! We had monkeys on the stage. And he liked me so much, he was jealous of the other monkey, and he bit me! See that? Oh, but it&#x27;s getting well now. But you know, I&#x27;m so hungry, and I...&quot; <i>ring</i> &quot;Oh that&#x27;s the telephone, &#x27;scuse me!&quot; [2]<p>He said of his work, &quot;I was the cleanest comedian in burlesque… No violence. There are no gestures, alluding to the derriere or other parts of the anatomy. Words like &#x27;lousy&#x27; or &#x27;stinker&#x27; are absolutely verboten... It’s a happy, wholesome show.&quot;<p>He was so hyperactive, that when he collapsed on camera due to an infection, the cameraman and director presumed he&#x27;d ad-libbed the fall and it was part of his act, and the kids kept on cheering and clapping while he was writhing on the floor. [3] Which The Simpsons parodied in &quot;Krusty Gets Busted&quot;.<p>Of course Pinky Lee could also do zany burlesque for an adult audience, too! [4]<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;stylefordorks.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;19&#x2F;pinky-lee-pee-wee-herman-and-thom-browne&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;stylefordorks.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;19&#x2F;pinky-lee-pee-wee-herma...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;Wj2gq19hebs?t=3m40s" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;Wj2gq19hebs?t=3m40s</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Pinky_Lee" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Pinky_Lee</a><p>[4] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;j6e3wI2d1Hs?t=7m42s" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;j6e3wI2d1Hs?t=7m42s</a>