I disagree. The Playhouse works best on stage and the small screen. Part of the charm is that everything looks like it's done on a shoestring budget. For that reason, I don't think it would benefit from a big budget. In the past Reubens has discussed doing a film where the characters come out of the Playhouse and into the real world, but I just don't think that would work. In the real world, they lose their charm. It would be like if the Land of Make Believe Puppets suddenly turned up in the Neighborhood and started interacting with Mr. Rogers.
I hope the next film is the darker, Jacqueline Susann inspired film that Reubens has been talking about for over a decade.
It rubs the butter on it's skin, y'all.
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