Christmas with Pee-Wee Herman
If you’re a child of the ’80s like me, you probably grew up watching Pee-Wee’s Playhouse on TV. To celebrate Christmas Eve (today), here are a few Pee-Wee Christmas videos you probably haven’t seen:
Behind-the-scenes at the Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special, including the always-puzzling Grace Jones and, of course, Pee-Wee Herman himself:
Here’s someone’s take on Jingle Bells, Pee-Wee style (YouTube won’t let me embed it).
And now for these messages (A Christmas commercial break from Pee-Wee)…
And for those who haven’t witnessed the spectacle that is the Pee Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special, here’s the first part:
I’m surprised Pee-Wee’s Christmas special doesn’t get any airtime anymore. With its bizarre mix of celebrities (Grace Jones, Charro, Frankie and Annette) and off-the-wall humor, it makes for one unique show… and it sure beats Christmas with Yogi Bear.
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We always watch the Christmas Special and quote it all the time. It came out on DVD a few years ago so we could finally retire our old VHS that taped the special when it originally came on. Between the heavenly intonations of the Del Rubio Triplets and the worst rendition of Jingle Bell Rock ever made by KD Lang, you just can’t beat it. And anything that puts Frankie and Annette into a form of sweat shop labor can’t be beat.