Editing Paul Reubens (section)

=== 2004–2008: Cameos and guest appearances ===
Reubens made cameos and guest appearances in numerous projects. He played Rick of the citizen's patrol on the popular [[Comedy Central]] series ''[[Reno 911!]]'', which gained him a small role in the 2007 film ''[[Reno 911!: Miami]]''.<ref name="grown up">{{cite news |first= Shawn|last=Hubler |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|title= Pee-wee's all grown up|date= April 4, 2007|access-date=October 10, 2008|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/199144}}</ref> In 2006, he appeared in the second music video of [[the Raconteurs]]' song "[[Steady, As She Goes]]". The video has the band engaging in a comical [[soapbox car]] race, with Reubens playing the bad guy who sabotages the race.<ref>{{cite news |work= NME|title=Hollywood star guests in new Raconteurs video|date= June 14, 2006|access-date=October 13, 2008|url= https://www.nme.com/news/the-raconteurs/23333}}</ref>

In 2007, Reubens attended his own tribute at the [[SF Sketchfest]], where he talked about his career with [[Ben Fong-Torres]].<ref name="tribute" /> He also signed with NBC to make a pilot on a show called ''Area 57'', a [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] about a passive-aggressive alien,<ref name="grown up" /> but it was not picked up for the 2007–2008 season.<ref>{{cite news|work=Variety|title=NBC pickups|date=January 29, 2007|access-date=October 13, 2008|url=https://variety.com/2007/tv/news/nbc-pickups-1117958301/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912125126/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117958301.html?categoryid=1300&cs=1|archive-date=September 12, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Reubens did, however, appear on the hit NBC series ''[[30 Rock]]'' as an [[Inbreeding|inbred]] Austrian prince, a character [[Tina Fey]] created for him.<ref>{{cite news |first=Sandy|last=Cohen |newspaper=The Washington Post|title=Paul Reubens and Pee-Wee Herman Are Back|date= June 19, 2007|access-date=October 13, 2008|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/19/AR2007061901103.html}}</ref> He also made three guest appearances on [[FX (TV network)|FX]]'s series ''[[Dirt (TV series)|Dirt]]'' playing a washed-up, alcoholic reporter named Chuck Lafoon. This time he was recommended for the role by ''Dirt'' star and close friend [[Courteney Cox]]. Cox's husband, [[David Arquette]], then cast Reubens for his directorial debut, the 2007 film ''[[The Tripper]]''.<ref name="return again" />

In June 2007, Reubens appeared as Pee-wee Herman at the [[Spike TV]]'s [[Guys Choice|Guys Choice Awards]] for the first time since 1992.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 19, 2007 |title="Pee-Wee" Is Back In The Spotlight |work=[[CBS News]] |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pee-wee-is-back-in-the-spotlight/ |access-date=May 30, 2021}}</ref>

Reubens also had small parts dubbing or making cameos in a series of [[Cartoon Network]] projects such as the 2006 television film ''[[Re-Animated]]'', the [[animated cartoon]] series ''[[Chowder (TV series)|Chowder]]'', ''[[Tom Goes to the Mayor]]'', and ''[[Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!]]''.

In 2008, Reubens was slated to appear as homeopathic antidepressant salesman [[List of characters in Pushing Daisies#Alfredo Aldarisio|Alfredo Aldarisio]] in the third episode of ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'', but the role was recast with [[Raúl Esparza]].<ref>{{cite web |website=IGN|title=Pee-wee Pushes Daisies|date= August 22, 2007|access-date=October 13, 2008|url= http://tv.ign.com/articles/814/814612p1.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Ernio |last=Hernandez |work=Playbill |title=Broadway's Esparza Keeps Chenoweth Company on "Pushing Daisies" |date=October 17, 2007 |access-date=October 13, 2008 |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/111939.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204104935/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/111939.html |archive-date=December 4, 2008 }}</ref> Reubens instead appeared in the role of [[List of characters in Pushing Daisies#Oscar Vibenius|Oscar Vibenius]] in the series' 7th and 9th episodes.

Also, during 2008, Reubens did a [[Public service announcement|PSA]] for Unscrew America, a website that aims to get people to change regular [[light bulbs]] for more energy-efficient ones in the form of [[Compact fluorescent lamp|CFLs]] and [[LED lamp|LED]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Nicole |last=Walter |publisher=Green is Universal |title=Unscrew America |date=February 21, 2008 |access-date=October 13, 2008 |url=http://blogs.nbcuni.com/greenisuniversal/2008/02/unscrew_america.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619170504/http://blogs.nbcuni.com/greenisuniversal/2008/02/unscrew_america.html |archive-date=June 19, 2008 }}</ref> He also appeared in [[Todd Solondz]]'s ''[[Life During Wartime (film)|Life During Wartime]]''.<ref>{{cite news |first= Adam|last=Fogle |work=The Palmetto Scoop|title=Pee-wee's Big SC Adventure|date= April 16, 2008|access-date=October 10, 2008|url= http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/04/16/pee-wees-big-sc-adventure/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080522132118/http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/04/16/pee-wees-big-sc-adventure/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = May 22, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= Ben|last=Child |work=The Guardian|title=Todd Solondz's Happiness 'sequel' features Pee-wee Herman|date= August 28, 2008|access-date=October 10, 2008|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2008/aug/28/toddsolondzslatesttobehap | location=London}}</ref>

From 2009 to 2011, Reubens voiced [[Bat-Mite]] in ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]''.<ref>{{cite news |first= Steve|last=Fritz |work=Newsarama|title=Animated Shorts – The Voice of CN's Batman Talks Season 2|date= March 26, 2008|access-date=June 1, 2009|url= http://www.newsarama.com/tv/090326-animated-shorts.html}}</ref>