Today Reubens released a touching tribute to his friend and co-star on the Pee-Wee website, revealing how he met Paragon and their journey with the series that would go on to become a classic, and you can read the full post below.
“I met John Paragon, Jambi the genie on Pee-wee’s Playhouse, at the improvisational comedy group The Groundlings, where both our careers started.
We felt magical together, and I think sometimes that translated into the work we created.
When The Pee-wee Herman Show was born, John had an idea about being a magic genie.
From the time we were both starting out, through my success and fame as Pee-wee Herman, John was my closest friend.
Jambi the Genie would appear in a purple and red box that featured a host of jewels, and he would pop up when Pee-wee made a wish for something.