Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special1988

Verdict: 🥇 MUST SEE  I rated this based on how close Paul Reubens & Co. came to achieving what they set out to do. Pee-Wee’s Christmas special is a masterclass in excess, unabashedly embracing every half-baked idea that comes, and never letting off the gas. It’s pure, unrefined, and unashamed. It simultaneously shuts out Whoopi Goldberg while inviting over a dozen other (questionably) more welcome celebs for the sleigh ride. And plus: what other Christmas special from 1988 paid homage to Santa, Jesus, Hanukkah, Grace Jones, Little Richard, and the armed forces in one 40-minute bonanza?