He was a zany public persona that managed to fool almost all of America but before he passed away, Paul Reubens aka Pee Wee Herman finally exposed the truth.
Hollywood loves sequels, re-makes and "me too." right now, Hollywood seems to be in love with Lewis Carroll. For my money, only Disney/Pixar or Tim Burton should be allowed to tackle the works of Carroll, because it seems that they truly "get it." ABC-TV is certainly NOT one to be trusted with classic material.
Now, ABC is doing a sequel/remake/spin-off/ rewrite of Lewis Carro