Synopsis:
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 1/2 miles long, teaches Little Richard how to ice skate, goes for a sleigh ride with Magic Johnson, commands Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello to make 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?
Quick Thoughts:
I think “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special” (also known as “Christmas At Pee-Wee’s Playhouse”) is the campiest, queerest holiday special out there – and I LOVED it! I was a bit too old to really get into Pee-Wee’s Playhouse as a kid, so I’m rather late to the game of his camp. But this holiday special jams so many fabulous things into under an hour, it’s actually quite astonishing. I really don’t want to spoil the fun you’ll have when watching this queer holiday film for the first time, so just trust me and add it to your Christmas movie watch list!
Watched?
Yes
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