Search - Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special on DVD

Movie Release: 1988 DVD Release: 10/19/2004 Format: DVD - Closed Captioned Edition: Television Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 0 hrs 48 mins Studio: Image Entertainment Members Wishing: 10 Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Children's/Family, Children's Fantasy

The secret word is "Happy New Year" as Pee-Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) and the Playhouse gang hold a Christmas party. Things threaten to get out of hand fairly early as the increasingly disappointed Pee-Wee receives one fruitcake after another. When he complains that he didn't get anything he really wanted, our hero learns an important lesson about sharing from none other than Santa Claus. Among Pee-wee's special guests are singers k.d. lang, Grace Jones, Dinah Shore, and the Del Rubio Triplets, "Beach Party" perennials Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon (who'd recently costarred with Pee-wee in the theatrical film Back at the Beach), the outrageous Little Richard (on ice-skates!) and such pop-culture giants as Oprah Winfrey, Charo, Cher, Joan Rivers, Magic Johnson, and even Zsa Zsa Gabor. Pee-wee Herman's Christmas Special first aired December 21, 1988 on CBS. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Paul Reubens - Pee-Wee Herman

Pee-Wee Herman and his pals celebrate the holidays as only they can in this star-spangled Christmas special, which gets a straightforward presentation on DVD. Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special has been transferred to disc in its original full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and the audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo. The dialogue is in English, with no multiple language options. Two audio commentaries have been included as a bonus -- one featuring Paul Reubens (who plays Pee Wee), John Paragon (who co-wrote the show with Reubens), Prudence Fenton (the animation producer), and Lynne Marie Stewart (who plays Miss Yvonne), and the other with the show's puppet team (Alison Mork, Wayne White, Ric Heitzman, Kevin Carlson, George McGrath, and John Paragon). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide