Follows
The Pee-wee Herman Show (1981) (TV)
Followed by
"Pee-wee's Playhouse" (1986)
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
Pee-wee's Playhouse: The Movie (2011)
Edited into
"I Love the '80s" (2002)
References
It Happened One Night (1934)
Bambi (1942)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
- The musical cue when Pee-wee parks and chains up his bike is very similar to a cue from Lady and the Tramp, when Lady is playing in the house.
Psycho (1960)
- When Pee Wee discovers that his bike is missing, the background music is the same violin riff as was played in the famous shower scene in Psycho
"Batman" (1966)
Head (1968)
- Both films have a mixture of genres.
Grease (1978)
- Quote "That's my name, don't wear it out".
Scavenger Hunt (1979)
"Movie Macabre" (1981)
"Hotel" (1983)
Gremlins (1984)
- In the beginning when Pee-wee is playing with his toy truck, at the foot of the bed is a Spike toy from Gremlins.
"Faerie Tale Theatre: Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (#5.1)" (1986)
- In Tim Burton's episode of Faerie Tale Theatre (Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp), a hallway with checkerboard pattern and crooked doors appear often. The same hallway, or something very much like it, can be seen in a dream sequence in Pee-wee's Big Adventure (also directed by Burton).
Referenced in
"Saturday Night Live: Madonna/Simple Minds (#11.1)" (1985)
- Mentioned on Weekend Update as Louie's Big Adventure
Athens, Ga. - Inside/Out (1987)
- Advertised on a marquee.
"Silver Spoons: Edward's Big Adventure (#5.23)" (1987)
- title reference
Beetle Juice (1988)
Moonwalker (1988)
Three Fugitives (1989)
Split (1989)
"Murphy Brown: Miles' Big Adventure (#2.5)" (1989)
- title reference
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Robot Holocaust (#2.9)" (1990)
- Crow: "Hey, it says 'basement to the Alamo.'"
The Freshman (1990)
"Tiny Toon Adventures: Hollywood Plucky (#1.26)" (1990)
- Pee Wee and his bike appear for a breif moment during Hamton's valet parking scenes.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Cave Dwellers (#4.1)" (1991)
- Crow: Paging Mr. Ator.
Batman Returns (1992)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (#6.8)" (1993)
- Crow: I know you are but what am I?
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Radar Secret Service (#6.20)" (1993)
- "This is Marge." Servo: She's large.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Sinister Urge (#7.13)" (1994)
- "Mad Dog!"
Mallrats (1995)
- When Brodie and T.S. are coming down the stairs to Brodie's basement, T.S. hits is head on Brodie's ceiling like Pee Wee in the bar with the bikers.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Parts: The Clonus Horror (#9.11)" (1997)
- Mike says in a Pee Wee like voice "I ment to do that!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (#9.12)" (1997)
- Mike: Paging Mr. Herman.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Jack Frost (#9.13)" (1997)
- Crow: "And knitting, and knitting..."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Prince of Space (#9.16)" (1997)
- Mike: Paging Mr. Herman
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Final Sacrifice (#10.10)" (1998)
- "Damn you, Pee Wee!"
Kung Fu Kenobi's Big Adventure (1999)
- Music from the movie is played, and the title is spoofed.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Final Justice (#11.8)" (1999)
- "Paging Mr. Palarmo?"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Diabolik (#11.13)" (1999)
- Tom: "Paging Mr. Herman"
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000) (V)
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000) (V)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Cats & Dogs (2001)
- A character calls another character "Large Marge"
"Lizzie McGuire: Lizzie and Kate's Big Adventure (#1.28)" (2001)
- title reference
Dummy (2002)
"George Lopez: Max's Big Adventure (#1.4)" (2002)
- title reference
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
"The Simpsons: Large Marge (#14.4)" (2002)
- The episode title is named after the "Large Marge" character
Head of State (2003)
Big Fish (2003)
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Road to Gotham City (2005) (V)
- mentioned once
Bully (2006) (VG)
- When Jimmy gets onto a bike, the music sounds strangely like music from this movie.
Strictly Background (2007)
- clip included in documentary
The Blunt Diaries (2009)
- Spinner is performing Pee-wee's "Tequila Dance" on the seven train.
Featured in
"I Love the '80s" (2002)
Wanderlust (2006) (TV)
- Clips are featured.
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Road Trips (#1.14)" (2007)
- clips featured to illustrate the best road movies
"20 to 1: Scene-Stealing Songs (#8.12)" (2009)
- Clips shown in a segment on the song Tequila.
Spoofs
Un chien andalou (1929)
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wolf Man (1941)
Ladri di biciclette (1948)
Psycho (1960)
Dr. No (1962)
Goldfinger (1964)
San daikaijû: Chikyû saidai no kessen (1964)
"Star Trek" (1966)
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Forbidden Zone (1982)
- In Forbidden Zone, the Kipper Kids at one point appear with rubber bands around their heads and noses. Paul Reubens is a big fan of Forbidden Zone, and does the same thing (for a couple of seconds, in front of a mirror) in one of the opening scenes of Pee-wee's Big Adventure.
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Gojira (1984)
- On the Warner Studios Lot and when Francis is taking a bath.
Spoofed in
Rated Sex (1986) (V)
- One of the movies reviewed in Rated Sex is entitled "Pee Pee's Big Adventure".
Star Tours (1987)
- Rex (whos voice is done by Pee Wee Herman) says "I meant to do that"
UHF (1989)
Batman Returns (1992)
Coyote Ugly (2000)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
- Jay and Silent Bob are chased around a movie set, much like Pee-Wee was. During some of the chase scenes, Pee-Wee like music can be heard.
"Robot Chicken: Joint Point (#1.14)" (2005)
- In one part of The Terror Drome, a COBRA member becomes the scary face of Large Marge
"Family Guy: 8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter (#4.8)" (2005)
- Peter buys the breakfast machine from this movie and uses it to almost identical music.
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