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{{Infobox Television episode |
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| Title =Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special |
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| Series =[[Pee-wee's Playhouse]] |
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| Image =[[Image:Pee-wees-Christmas-Special.jpg]] |
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| Season =3 |
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| Episode =3 |
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| Airdate =[[December 21]], [[1988]] |
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| Writer =[[John Paragon]], [[Paul Reubens]] |
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| Director =[[Paul Reubens]]<br>[[Wayne Orr]] |
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| Guests =[[Charo]]<br>[[Oprah Winfrey]][[Cher]]<br>[[Annette Funicello]]<br>[[Frankie Avalon]]<br>[[Dinah Shore]]<br>[[Magic Johnson]]<br>[[Little Richard]]<br>[[Grace Jones]]<br>[[k.d. lang]]<br>[[Del Rubio triplets|Eadie del Rubio]]<br>[[Del Rubio triplets|Milly del Rubio]]<br>[[Del Rubio triplets|Elena del Rubio]]<br>[[Zsa Zsa Gabor]]<br>[[Whoopi Goldberg]]<br>[[Joan Rivers]]<br> |
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| Prev =[[To Tell the Tooth]] |
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| Next =[[Dr. Pee-wee and the Del Rubios]] |
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'''''Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special''''' is the [[Christmas television special]] based on the [[United States|American]] Saturday-morning children's program ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse]]''. The special, which premiered on [[December 21]], [[1988]] [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:37592], is a [[variety show]] that features a number of [[celebrities]] of the time as well as several musical numbers, educational segments, and segments commonly found in the show: a secret word ("year"), [[connect the dots]] with the [[Magic Screen]], a visit from the [[King of Cartoons]], a [[claymation]] [[Penny (Pee-wee's Playhouse)|Penny]] cartoon, etc. |
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This special was released on [[VHS]] in both [[1989]] and [[1998]] and [[DVD]] in [[2004]]. |
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==Storyline== |
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It is [[Christmas Eve]] and Pee-wee, with the help of his robot pal [[Conky 2000]], has spent a great deal of time creating an abnormally large Christmas list for [[Santa Claus|Santa]]. Only after [[Miss Yvonne]] stops by the Playhouse (wearing a new hairdo and a beautiful Christmas dress) to drop off a Christmas [[fruitcake]] does Pee-wee realize that he hasn't yet decorated for the holidays. Thankfully, Pee-wee's [[genie]] Jambi grants his wish that the playhouse be magically decorated. |
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As the special continues, various [[Pee-wee's Playhouse#Characters|characters from the show]] as well as various celebrity guest stars stop by to visit Pee-wee - for instance, [[Cowntess the Cow]] arrives with pal [[Zsa Zsa Gabor]], the Magic Screen's cousin [[Magic Johnson]] makes an appearance, and [[Jewish]] neighbor [[Mrs. Renee]] gives a short lesson on [[Hanukkah]] and the [[dreidel]]. |
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At the end of the special, Santa arrives and informs Pee-wee that since his list was so large, there wasn't room on the [[sleigh]] for any presents for the other kids of the world. Although he initially acts [[selfish|selfishly]] (much to his friends' displeasure), Pee-wee decides to give up all of his presents so all the rest of the [[child]]ren on [[Earth]] and their families and friends can have a merry Christmas - after all, "Christmas is the time when we should be thinking of what we can do for others." Pee-wee then uses his extra wish from Jambi to wish for peace on Earth and that everyone will have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New "Year". |
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==Running Gags== |
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*Pee-wee is often seen giving odd or humorous gifts to his friends: Miss Yvonne gets a bottle of "Eau de Pee-wee" [[perfume]] that smells like Pee-wee, [[Reba the Mail Lady]] gets a set of press-on [[toenail]]s, and Cowntess the Cow gets a cowbell that plays "[[We Wish You A Merry Christmas]]". |
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*Pee-wee keeps receiving fruitcakes as Christmas gifts - Miss Yvonne, Reba the Mail Lady, the King of Cartoons, [[Cowboy Curtis]], the food in the [[refrigerator]], Mrs. Renee, Randy and [[Charo]] are all seen giving Pee-wee a fruitcake. Eventually, we learn that Pee-wee is having a new wing added to the playhouse made completely out of fruitcake when he opens a door to deliver fruitcakes to three shirtless construction workers busy working on the new wing. |
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*[[Annette Funicello]] and [[Frankie Avalon]] give a lesson on making homemade [[Christmas cards]] with [[paint]], [[stencil]]s and [[potato]]es. Pee-wee holds Frankie and Annette captive until they made 1000 cards and envelopes. Pee-wee stops by to check on their progress several times during the special, and offers them [[bread]] and [[water]] when they complain that they are hungry and thirsty. |
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*[[Dinah Shore]] calls Pee-wee on the [[videophone|Picturephone]] to sing a song to him - "[[Twelve Days of Christmas|The Twelve Days of Christmas]]". Pee-wee tires of the song and sneaks out of the Picturephone booth. Several times during the special, Pee-wee passes by the booth to hear Dinah still singing the song past the original twelve days ("On the five-hundredth day of Christmas...") |
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==Guest stars== |
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*[[Annette Funicello]] |
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*[[Frankie Avalon]] |
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*[[Grace Jones]] (sings "[[Little Drummer Boy]]") |
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*[[k.d. lang]] (sings "[[Jingle Bell Rock]]") |
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*[[Dinah Shore]] (sings "[[Twelve Days of Christmas|The Twelve Days of Christmas]]") |
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*[[Little Richard]] |
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*[[Cher]] |
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*[[Magic Johnson]] |
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*[[Zsa Zsa Gabor]] |
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*[[Del Rubio Triplets]] (sing "[[Winter Wonderland]]") |
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*[[Whoopi Goldberg]] |
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*[[Oprah Winfrey]] |
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*[[Joan Rivers]] |
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*[[Charo]] (sings "[[Feliz Navidad]]") |
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==Trivia== |
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*Miss Yvonne wears a red, green, and white Christmas-themed dress in the special. This dress also appeared in the ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' series in the episode "[[Miss Yvonne's Visit]]." [[Lynne Marie Stewart]], the actress who played Yvonne, stated in the actors' [[DVD commentary]] that she still owns the dress. |
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*The Del Rubio Triplets would again appear on ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' in the episode, "[[Dr. Pee-Wee and the Del Rubios]]." In that episode, they perform "[[These Boots Are Made For Walking]]". |
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==Emmy Nominations== |
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The Christmas special was nominated for three [[Emmy Award]]s when it came out in 1988. [http://movies.go.com/peewees-playhouse-christmas-special/d817335] |
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==External links== |
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*{{imdb title|id=0251640|title=Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special}} |
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*[http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/peewee-xmas/default.php I-Mockery humorous synopsis (with screen shots)] |
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[[Category:Christmas television specials|Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special]] |
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[[Category:Pee-wee Herman]] |
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