Paul Reubens' career suffered after he was arrested for masturbating in an adult theater in 1991. Apparently parents aren't so keen on a perv entertaining their kids, even if it's as Pee-Wee Herman, a lovable rube adored for his childish innocence. But 18 years later, it's good to see Pee Wee dusting off the red bow tie and hoping back on the trike for a limited-run stage version of "The Pee-wee Herman Show" in L.A. this November.

After all, children have become men in the time since Reubens' public jerk incident, and in the meantime he's made this anti-crack PSA, held his own against Johnny Depp in "Blow" and cameo-d on "Reno 911!" and "30 Rock." (Of course, he almost threw it all away again in 2002 when he was arrested for possessing child pornography, but the charges were eventually dropped.)

After the jump, check out some vintage Pee-Wee and let us know if you're ready to forgive.