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72% Critic Match
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
“If you love Christmas then why don't you merry it?”
7.2 / 10• 1988• 49m•NR• English
FamilyComedyTV Movie
Storyline
Pee-wee Herman and pals are celebrating Christmas in the Playhouse in their own creative ways: Pee-wee makes a list for Santa Claus 1.5 miles long, teaches Little Richard how to ice skate, goes for a sleigh ride with Magic Johnson, enslaves Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello into making Christmas cards, receives a long phone call from Dinah Shore, even has more musical fun with k.d. lang, the Del Rubio Triplettes and Charo! Finally, Big Red arrives and announces that Pee-wee's Christmas list was so big, he didn't have enough presents for all the children of the world. Will Pee-wee follow his own advice and help others?
Cast & Crew
Paul Reubens
Pee-wee Herman
Lead
Kevin Carlson
Clocky / Conky / Floory (voice)
Laurence Fishburne
Cowboy Curtis
AF
Aaron Fletcher
Santa Claus
RH
Ric Heitzman
Cool Cat / Fish / Flower / Mr. Window (voice)
Suzanne Kent
Mrs. Rene
William Marshall
King of Cartoons
George McGrath
Countess / Fish / Flower / Globey (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wayne Orr's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
