Playhouse Weight-O-Matic Character | PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE (1986-1990)

Sold Stock #93797 | Sold Jan 23 2019

PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE (1986-1990)

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Playhouse Weight-O-Matic Character

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Pee-wee Herman’s (Paul Reubens) Weight-o- Matic character from the children’s television show Pee-wee’s Playhouse. The character’s head is made from a vintage turquoise slimming belt machine with added round plastic gauge eyes, a long rubber mouth with flat white teeth, a wooden handle with settings such as ‘Thin to Fat’, and a vintage slimming belt that attaches at sides with metal hardware. The head attaches by metal pole (replaced after production) to a long rectangular base covered in rubber grip mat and rows of white rollers. The belt vigorously shakes with the flip of a switch.

The character is in excellent production-used condition overall, and the electrical component is functioning.

However, it is recommended that an electrician be consulted before operating the vintage mechanism. In the episode ‘The Cowboy and the Cowntess’ (110), Cowboy Curtis (Laurence Fishburne) saves Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) when his Weight-o-Matic goes haywire.

Dimensions: 38” x 20” x 21” (96 ½ cm x 51 cm x 53 ½ cm)

Provenance: Mr. Paul Reubens

This lot is stored in an off-site storage facility and special handling charges will apply; please inquire for additional information.

Please Note: The barbell pictured in the creative photo in this gallery is lot 155 and is not included with this lot. Please reference individual product photos and the description for the lot's contents.

Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000

*This item contains electronic components. While every effort has been made to describe them accurately, no guarantee or warranty is made as to the functionality, lifespan or safety of those components. It is entirely incumbent on the new owner to satisfy themselves as to their safe use and maintenance

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity

This item is located in London.

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