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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.
There is a Gumby toy in Pee-wee's room.
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
Both films have a mixture of genres.
When pee-wee walks into Mario's Magic Shop, there is an Imperial Stormtrooper helmet on the top shelf on the left
Quote "That's my name, don't wear it out".
This arcade game is found in the truck stop diner.
Pee-wee's knocking over the motorcycles outside the Apache Club is similar to what Richard Benjamin does outside Chez Death.
When pee-wee walks into Mario's Magic Shop, there is an Imperial Stormtrooper helmet on the top shelf on the left
When pee-wee walks into Mario's Magic Shop, there is an Imperial Stormtrooper helmet on the top shelf on the left
One of the actors Pee Wee asks for directions is wearing a suit of armor from this film
In the beginning when Pee-wee is playing with his toy truck, at the foot of the bed is a Spike toy from Gremlins.
Referenced in
"In an overhead shot of Pee-Wee's Big Apple..."
Mentioned on Weekend Update as Louie's Big Adventure
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).
Advertised on a marquee.
title reference
title reference
Crow: "Hey, it says 'basement to the Alamo.'"
Pee Wee and his bike appear for a breif moment during Hamton's valet parking scenes.
Crow: Paging Mr. Ator.
Tom: "I know you are, but what am I?"
Crow: "Paging Mr. Herman"
Tom: "Paging Mr. Herman"
Joel: "It's Large Marge!"
Crow: I know you are but what am I?
"This is Marge." Servo: She's large.
"Mad Dog!"
Bart says, "I know you are, but what am I?"
Bart says, "I know you are, but what am I?"
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.
Tom (as Pee-wee): "I like you, Dottie - *like!*"
Mike says in a Pee Wee like voice "I ment to do that!"
Mike: Paging Mr. Herman.
Crow: "And knitting, and knitting..."
Mike: Paging Mr. Herman
"Damn you, Pee Wee!"
Music from the movie is played, and the title is spoofed.
"Paging Mr. Palarmo?"
Tom: "Paging Mr. Herman"
A character calls another character "Large Marge"
title reference
title reference
The episode title is named after the "Large Marge" character
correct response in "Up on the 'Big' Screen" category
mentioned once
When Jimmy gets onto a bike, the music sounds strangely like music from this movie.
clip included in documentary
Mentioned
Spinner is performing Pee-wee's "Tequila Dance" on the seven train.
quotes the film
Editor Billy Weber recalls an anecdote about working with Tim Burton as an editor on this film
"We then cut to Ernest's house that I swear he got on loan from Pee-wee's Big Adventure."
Subject of a $7,500 question
Included in a $7,500 question
Pee-wee Herman's segment is titled "Pee-wee's Sturgis Adventure"
Referenced in conversation.
"Pee-wee Adventure"
Andy and Pee-wee dance to "Tequila" in the digital short.
Pee-Wee Herman and his bicycle appear a couple of times.
"Pee-wee Herman saved some snakes once, and he fainted."
Referenced by MacIntosh in the "Scared Straight!" segment
Pee-Wee's dance is recalled when Robin Williams is playing basketball.
correct response in "'Big' Movie Quotes" category
Featured in
Clips are featured.
clips featured to illustrate the best road movies
Large Marge is at spot number 4.
Clips shown in a segment on the song Tequila.
Footage shown.
"Tim Burton in 3 Minutes or Less" segment.
A clip of Pee-Wee saying "Francis!" is shown.
Audio clip of Pee-wee used.
shot of Pee-Wee riding his bike inserted into chase scene
The "paging Mr. Herman" scene is recalled.
compares Jack's odd dance to Pee-wee's.
Spoofs
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.
On the Warner Studios Lot and when Francis is taking a bath.
Spoofed in
One of the movies reviewed in Rated Sex is entitled "Pee Pee's Big Adventure".
Rex (whos voice is done by Pee Wee Herman) says "I meant to do that"
Title spoof
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.
In one part of The Terror Drome, a COBRA member becomes the scary face of Large Marge
Peter buys the breakfast machine from this movie and uses it to almost identical music.
Spin-Off Scene
One of the Scouttroopers during the Speeder Bike sequence steals Pee Wee's bike from the film.
Darby entering the bar/Large Marge speech
The movie Rigby and Mordecai take their dates to, "Fat Heat," spoofs the "paging Mr. Herman" scene from Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Adult parody.




