A best song Oscar, handwritten music score, bicycle from 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure' & more donated to Motion Picture Academy's collection

The Academy has been collecting and preserving film-related materials since 1927.
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Dave Burgess, the Champs frontman famous for Grammy-winning “Pee-wee's Big Adventure ”song 'Tequila,' dies at 90

Musician Dave Burgess, known for his work with the group the Champs, who contributed the song "Tequila" to the 1985 movie Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, has died. He was 90. Burgess, who died Oct. 19, was a ...
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'Pee-wee as Himself' is a portrait of a private man and his public alter ego

In 1986, one of the most unusual and iconic kids' TV shows debuted. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE THEME") PAUL REUBENS: (As Pee-wee Herman) Hey. CYNDI LAUPER: (Singing) Come in and pull ...