<P> The premise of the show was that host Pee - wee Herman went to play in a fantastic house ( situated in Puppetland ) known as the Playhouse , which was filled with toys , gadgets , talking furniture and appliances ( e.g. , Magic Screen and Chairy ) and puppet characters such as Conky The Robot , Pterri the baby Pteranodon and Jambi the Genie ( John Paragon ) , a disembodied genie 's head who lives in a jeweled box . The Playhouse was also visited by a regular cast of human characters , including Miss Yvonne ( Lynne Marie Stewart ) , Reba The Mail Lady ( S. Epatha Merkerson ) , Captain Carl ( Phil Hartman ) , Cowboy Curtis ( Laurence Fishburne ) and a small group of children , The Playhouse Gang . </P>
<P> The premise of the show was that host Pee - wee Herman went to play in a fantastic house ( situated in Puppetland ) known as the Playhouse , which was filled with toys , gadgets , talking furniture and appliances ( e.g. , Magic Screen and Chairy ) and puppet characters such as Conky The Robot , Pterri the baby Pteranodon and Jambi the Genie ( John Paragon ) , a disembodied genie 's head who lives in a jeweled box . The Playhouse was also visited by a regular cast of human characters , including Miss Yvonne ( Lynne Marie Stewart ) , Reba The Mail Lady ( S. Epatha Merkerson ) , Captain Carl ( Phil Hartman ) , Cowboy Curtis ( Laurence Fishburne ) and a small group of children , The Playhouse Gang . </P>
who played cowboy curtis on pee wee herman
who played cowboy curtis on pee wee herman
Phil Hartman
Phil Hartman