Mickey Morelli

Mickey Morelli, played by Judd Omen, is a man who Pee-Wee meets when hitchhiking to Texas. Mickey is a fugitive who managed to escape prison, after being arresting for committing a crime (which he told Pee-Wee the reason was himcutting off a mattress tag stating "do not remove under penalty of law").

Personality
Mickey is bad-tempered, which was what drove him to commit a crime in the first place. However, as to not freak Pee-Wee out, he told he severed the fateful mattress tag. While he does pick up Pee-Wee, he eventually gets tired of his passenger, telling him since he likes him, he cannot drag him into his own dilemma. Bidding Pee-Wee "arrivederci," Mickey abandons him on a dark stretch of road. Before he drives off, he gives the same "I'm a rebel" speech Pee-Wee had told Dottie at the bike shop earlier in the film.

Despite these unfriendly behaviors, Pee-Wee still invites Mickey (who has been re-captured into a prison bus) to his movie in the ending. He has become very happy for Pee-Wee's success. Then when Pee-Wee walks around giving all his friends (old and new) snacks, Pee-Wee hands him a soda and a foot long sandwich. Pee-Wee winks at him to quickly get the steel file in the foot long. But a guard detects it and confiscates it. He applauds Pee-Wee on his efforts to help him escape again and enjoys the rest of the movie. It can be assumed that afterwards, he was taken back to prison.