Star Wars Holiday Special 30th Anniversary

[kevyn]

Some 30 years ago this holiday season, waaaaaay back in 1978, I was an excited 10-year-old geekling who eagerly plopped down in front of his TV to watch one of those ubiquitous musical holiday specials -- this one, with a Star Wars theme!

Here's part 1 of 11:

It's truly bad -- so bad, it's *almost* good. Lucas has tried to bury this, but every year, it rears its Lumpy head again! I make no guarantees that the videos will still be available on YouTube by the time you read this.

All of the parts are here: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=rhchr5&view=videos

Especially worth watching: Boba Fett's first appearance ANYWHERE in the animated segment, Bea Arthur's Cantina Cabaret, and the 1970s commercials on this recording.
Especially worth mocking: Carrie Fisher's singing, Chewbacca's outfit, and anything Harvey Korman appears in.

Coming up at 11: How to fight the frizzies.

Comments

[man-of-snows.livejournal.com]

I love this special. I first saw it on a bootleg VHS in 2000.

[kevynjacobs.livejournal.com]

Eh... it's still as boring and schmaltzy now as it was then...

[choochoo68.livejournal.com]

why don't they just give in and put it on dvd? the sales would be through the roof. at least to begin with

[kevynjacobs.livejournal.com]

Lucas is embarrassed by it. But yes, there's a lotta Star Wars geeks out there who would buy it.

[choochoo68.livejournal.com]

can't say i blame him for being embarrassed by it. don't remember it much but but by all accounts i'm not missing much lol