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Directors:
Wayne Orr
Paul Reubens
Writers:
John Paragon (writer)
Paul Reubens (writer)
Contact:
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Genre:
Comedy | Family | Musical more
Plot:
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... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. more
User Comments:
The Best Christmas Special Ever! more (6 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Paul Reubens ... Pee-wee Herman

Annette Funicello ... Herself
Frankie Avalon ... Himself
Grace Jones ... Herself
k.d. lang ... Herself

Dinah Shore ... Herself
Little Richard ... Himself

Cher ... Herself
Eadie Del Rubio ... Del Rubio Triplette #1
Magic Johnson ... Magic Screen's Cousin
Elena Del Rubio ... Del Rubio Triplette #2

Zsa Zsa Gabor ... Princess Zsa Zsa
Milly Del Rubio ... Del Rubio Triplette #3

Whoopi Goldberg ... Herself

Oprah Winfrey ... Herself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse (USA) (alternative title)
Pee-Wee Herman's Christmas Special (USA) (complete title)
Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (USA) (video title)
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Runtime:
49 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The choir of Marines was actually the Men's Choir of UCLA (in marine uniforms). The producers had hoped to book the actual Marine Corps choir, but they were unavailable at the time of filming. more
Quotes:
Frankie Avalon: Pee-Wee, we've finished the Christmas cards.
Annette Funicello: Exactly 1,000.
Pee-wee: Ooh, let me count them. Ha ha, just kidding. Now you can start making the envelopes.
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Movie Connections:
Follows The Pee-wee Herman Show (1981) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
O Come All Ye Faithful/Deck the Halls/It Came Upon a Midnight Clear more

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8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
The Best Christmas Special Ever!, 12 July 2001
Author: peeweehoglie from Surrey, BC, Canada

This is the best christmas special I have ever seen on TV and on VHS! This christmas has handful of special guest stars who are really great people. Pee-wee was hilarious and all the other characters in the playhouse were also funny. Pee-wee Herman is the funniest guy in the world and I wish he could come back and make brand new Pee-wee movies and bring back Pee-wee's Playhouse on the air again.

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