Roland Rodriguez as Tito the Lifeguard on ‘Pee-Wee’s Playhouse’ during season 1 (1986). At the end of the season CBS let him go as the character was not well received by parents and replaced with a new Latino actor/character.

Jul 20, 2026 4:37 PM

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Its CBS, so was the new character named Chaco Taco?

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No. Tito the Lifeguard is replaced by Ricardo the Soccer Star

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I’m not sure if he was anything after Gotham.. but I am glad I got to see him act in his later years and I thoroughly enjoyed the character which he portrayed. He really was a great great actor outside of the pee wee Herman persona. And peewee Herman is a staple in my life

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He was good in his guest appearance on Buffy. He committed to characters fearlessly.

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signed - The Spleen!

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Looks like Paul Reubens was very impressed with the character.

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Paul Reubens was allowed to cast 1 character per his contract.

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Such big character developments.

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Are you saying you're not?

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Nobody's that straight

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They were friends going back to the Groundlings as well as Elvira.

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He's the reason I used to have the kids wake me up to watch PeeWee's Playhouse with them.

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No no no. It says he wasn't well-received. Many complaints about how his attire wasn't appropriate or realistic, as lifeguards are supposed to wear speedos.

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It's just a dude with his shirt off. What's the problem?

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That.

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was showing my kid peewee recently and was surprised at how well it ages

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Funny how respect, learning and openmindedness age so damn well.

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"Meet and potatoes"

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i remember this

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Because the replacement is any less hot

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Yeah but he kept his shirt on and wore soccer shorts

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Cowboy Curtis like

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@GBMaker seems uhm informative and you know... stuff. For the list :3

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Hegseth wants to test his testosterone

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Is this Kegsbreath's training video for checking the troop's testosterone levels?

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He’s Latino. They wanna send ICE after him.

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He would send ICE after Latino actors. He would never send ICE after Latinos in service jobs he doesnt want to do.

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Yes he would, because he doesn't think that far ahead

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I don't know how to make this more gay

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What, no fabric lube?

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A lil kissin too.

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Soft dance music in the background.

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looks like a testes exam to me

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eye contact

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the guy with his head down DID do eye contact lol

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"not well received by parents" too many SAHM suddenly wanting to go to Cancun?

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Yeah, suddenly mom wanted to watch Playhouse with the kids I suspect. Upset people.

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You act like Cowboy Curtis wasn't already there

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Probably didn’t like that he wore nothing but small swim shorts and flip flops every time he appeared.

Paul Reubens original vision for the character was to represent the Latino beefcake types that were all over the NYC gay scene. CBS nipped that quick.

They gave him full control of the show from the start but stepped in a few times over its 5 seasons

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Did he always have flip flops even?

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Wasn't Reubens bi?

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I didn’t know he liked women

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Oh. So he was gay. I dunno why I was thinking bi.

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He was gay

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