NOTES: And here is that final remnant of the earliest idea for the remake. I really couldn't stand the original Santa and how apologetic he was at being unable to fulfill Pee-Wee's list. Here he is based on Bobsheaux's review of the Christmas Special--he and Raven were immensely scathing to the point where I couldn't help but agree! Thus Santa became the audience surrogate to the adults watching who want to give this pixilated manchild a stern talking-to, a kind of badly disappointed teacher who lets loose on misbehaving students because he loves them and wants them to do well.
I'm not really sure if he was angrier at the outset and then softened throughout the drafts. I do know that allowing Pee-Wee the choice of list-or-no-list was always there...Goofus and Gallant from Highlights for Children was a major influence.
Santa was marvelous because I could generate emotion simply from angling his hat and putting him at different angles. Look at him front-on, and he's happy. Put him at an angle, and he's sad. Lower his hat a little, and he's angry.
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