{"product_id":"little-christmas","title":"Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (Little Richard and Pee-wee Herman)","description":"\u003ch1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special — Little Richard \u0026amp; Pee-wee Herman (1988) Vintage Sweatshirt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecember 21, 1988\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, CBS aired \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, possibly the gayest hour of holiday television ever broadcast on a major American network.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd that's saying something.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul Reubens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the one-hour extravaganza brought together an absolutely ridiculous collection of celebrities, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCher, Grace Jones, Charo, k.d. lang, Joan Rivers, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Whoopi Goldberg, Dinah Shore, Oprah Winfrey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the legendary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDel Rubio Triplets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApparently, Liberace was busy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong the evening's most memorable guests was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLittle Richard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the flamboyant rock-and-roll pioneer whose towering pompadour, outrageous personality, and unmistakable scream had been scandalizing American audiences since the 1950s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd what did Pee-wee have planned for this particular music legend?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIce skating, naturally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn one wonderfully absurd sequence, Pee-wee joins Little Richard on a frozen pond, where the rock-and-roll icon struggles to remain upright on his skates. 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