NOTES:
She-Ra and Bow represent the last remnant of one of the earliest ideas I had for my version.
The one thing that irritated me about the original special was how awful he was to Frankie and Annette, and indeed to all of his guests, yet he seemed to get away with it scot-free. Really, the main problem was with stretching the "five hundred cards" gag too long. Having it once would have been hilarious, because then it could be leavened with "Oh, he's just clowning them," but each time it recurred, it got more cruel and unfunny.
The original impetus for the new version would have addressed this by being a lot nastier to Pee-Wee, with everyone revolting against him by the end. Somehow, though, I just couldn't be that cruel to him, because I would also have to get rid of Randy in order to achieve it. In the draft leading up to what you're getting now, I found myself softening Pee-Wee a bit: his demand for five hundred cards is now the breaking point after getting so many fruitcakes. Notice that he never follows up on it or asks where She-Ra and Bow are.
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