History YMMV / BigTopPeeWee

* {{Sequelitis}}: The movie did poorly at the box office and was savaged by critics. While it was Creator/PaulReubens' indecent exposure incident three years later that really damaged the Pee-wee Herman franchise, this film probably would have done a pretty good job in that regard all by itself.

* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/BenicioDelToro makes his film debut as Dog Faced Boy. Oddly enough, about twenty years later he would play the title role in ''Film/TheWolfman2010''. Both films had music by Music/DannyElfman and were slammed by critics as being weaker retreads of earlier films.

* {{Sequelitis}}: The movie did poorly at the box office and was savaged by critics. While it was Creator/PaulReubens' indecent exposure incident three years later that really damaged the Pee-wee Herman franchise, this film probably would have done a pretty good job in that regard all by itself.

* {{Sequelitis}}: The movie did poorly at the box office and was savaged by critics. While it was Paul Ruebens' indecent exposure incident that really handicapped the Pee Wee Herman franchise, this film probably would have done a pretty good job in that regard all by itself.

** Pee-Wee chews up an appleworm to feed the baby birds. It also triples as a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} (feeding them) and SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}} (gagging and spitting afterwards).

** Pee-Wee chews up an appleworm to feed the baby birds. It also triples as a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} (feeding them) and SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}} (gagging and spitting afterwards).

** Creator/BenecioDelToro is Duke the Dog-Faced Boy.

* RetroactiveRecognition: One of the townspeople as a kid is [[Series/SavedByTheBell Screech]]. BenicioDelToro is Duke the Dog-Faced Boy.

** Pee-Wee chews up an appleworm to feed the baby birds. It also triples as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming (feeding them) and CrowningMomentOfFunny (gagging and spitting afterwards).

* RetroactiveRecognition: One of the townspeople as a kid is [[Series/SavedByTheBell Screech]]. Benicio Del Toro is Duke the Dog-Faced Boy.

** Pee-Wee chews up an appleworm to feed the baby birds.

* {{Squick}}: Pee-Wee's relationship with Gina is quite disturbing when you remember Pee-Wee is basically a child in a man's body.

* AssPull: The shrunken cocktail weenies from Pee-wee's hot dog tree end up transforming all the grumpy townsfolk into children again so they can enjoy the circus. Mind that there's really no way Pee-wee could have known what they would de-age anyone who eats them, and yet his plan hinges on the weenies doing exactly that.