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Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

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Wayne Orr and Paul Reubens, 52 mins, USA, 1988, DVCAM. Source: Umbrella Entertainment.

Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special

No one hosts a Christmas celebration quite like Pee-Wee Herman and many of his celebrity pals pop by to share in the holiday fun!

Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Whoopi Goldberg, Magic Johnson, Little Richard, Joan Rivers, Dinah Shore and Oprah Winfrey all appear and somehow there is still time to hear carols from k.d. lang and Grace Jones.






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Komaneko Christmas - A Lost Present
Tsuneo Goda, 20 mins, Japan, 2009, DV Cam. Source/Courtesty: dwarf inc, Japan

Joining Pee-Wee is our favourite stop motion animated cat, Komaneko, in her new mini tale, Komaneko Christmas - A Lost Present.

Like everyone, Komaneko is looking forward to Christmas but when news arrives that her parents will not be able to visit, Komaneko and her friend Rajiboo set off on a little adventure.