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Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

If you love Christmas then why don't you merry it?

19887.20h 49m

Overview

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?

Directed by Wayne Orr
Written by John Paragon, Paul Reubens
Produced by Steve Binder
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Top Cast

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

Pee-wee Herman

Kevin Carlson

Kevin Carlson

Clocky / Conky / Floory (voice)

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Cowboy Curtis

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Aaron Fletcher

Santa Claus

R

Ric Heitzman

Cool Cat / Fish / Flower / Mr. Window (voice)

Suzanne Kent

Suzanne Kent

Mrs. Rene

William Marshall

William Marshall

King of Cartoons

George McGrath

George McGrath

Countess / Fish / Flower / Globey (voice)

S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson

Reba

Alison Mork

Alison Mork

Chairry / Chicky Baby / Magic Screen (voice)

Themes & Keywords

holidaychristmas

About Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special is a family, comedy, tv movie film released in 1988 exploring themes of holiday, christmas. Directed by Wayne Orr, it stars Paul Reubens, Kevin Carlson, Laurence Fishburne. 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?

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