The Star Wars Holiday Special

If you grew up in the seventies in the United States, like me, you might remember watching The Star Wars Holiday Special. I can barely remember anything from the CBS television event, but these three sections give you a good idea of what the show was like.

CBS wanted to utilize the then popular variety show format, which leads to odd, almost surreal segments with Bea Arthur, Harvey Korman, and the Jefferson Starship. The Holiday Special was an epic failure, both critically and commercially, and was never aired again, nor made officially available on home video. This lack of availability helped the special achieve a “cult” status among fans, with bootleg copies becoming trophies at conventions.

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