Episode 4 – Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)

Pee-Wee, a thin, childlike man in a gray suit, in a costume store trying on an oversized ear.

Even though she grew up watching the show, this is Mary’s first time seeing Tim Burton’s first film, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure. Does its child-like star irritate, or is he the heir to Bugs Bunny? How much do we miss Phil Hartman? And just how many times can Mary say “aesthetics” before you want to stop listening? All this and more.

Episode 4 – Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985) Mary Versus the Movies

Even though she grew up watching the show, this is Mary's first time seeing Tim Burton's first film, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. Does its child-like star irritate, or is he the heir to Bugs Bunny? How much do we miss Phil Hartman? And just how many times can Mary say "aesthetics" before you want to stop listening? All this and more.

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