The Disaster that was..........

[Wheeljack35]

November 17 1978 I was 12 years old and thought WOW Star Wars on TV. OMG what a disaster this thing is.At 12 I was nieve and didn't know better.

 

Well for others who have never seen it or haven't got the bootlegged copy on DVD like I do Here are some snippets from this horrible aboration.

 

It combines the absolute worst of Star Wars and the nonsense that was 70's variety shows

 

First off here is the opening credits for some reason not endeng and cutting to Lumpy, Chewbacca son.If the whole scene was played the kid walks on the railing if he had fallen he surely would of been killed thus ending the nightmare that was The Start Wars Holiday Special but no such luck

 

Opening Credits/Lumpy

 

One of only two bright spots in this special was this deleted scene from A New Hope.The other bright spot was the cartoon which I posted a while back

 

Deleted Scene

 

Of course what would a variety show have been with out made up cornball songs you would never hear again in your life.Bea Arthur played the Propieter of the Tatooine Cantina and sang.

This clip is only the song with images from the saga put into it along with a scene from the Muppet show

 

Bea Arthurs Canteen mess

 

Fox News paid a little tribut to it on its 25 anniversary

 

Fox News

 

TV Land got into the act

 

TV Land

[Nightwing1219]

Aw, c'mon, the Holiday Special wasn't thaaaat bad.

 

 

 

 

HAHAHA ok, I'm done being funny. You're right, the cartoon was about the only good part. I liked seeing all the cantina aliens tho too, like Ponda Baba with his suction cup hands and some of the new ones, even as bad as most of them were. Didn't they make a figure of 1 or 2 of the cantina aliens? I know Zutton was based on that appearance of him. there may have been another.

But yeah, the Holiday Special's pretty fun if you're sitting around with a group of friends, sober or not

[DPrime]

I downloaded this once... I know it's a cliché, but I honestly couldn't get past the Chewbacca family sequence.

[The Man with No Name]

The ironic thing is that when this came out (I was 7), I loved it. I just didn't realize how bad it was. Same with my friends. I don't think I even remembered anything about it the next morning (thank goodness I blocked out the lame music skits) except for it taking place on Kashyyyk and the Boba Fett cartoon. But it was Star Wars!

[jedimaster-c]

I was only 3 years old when this special aired.For what I heard,whitching this is like the end of Raider of the lost ark when the Natzis melt, burst into flames and Belloq's head explodes."Shout your eyes don't look at it"!!!!

[KENNY GUIDO]

it was the best thing on tv at the time! come on now!

[Buckero0]

why was there all that ep 2 and ROTJ stuff in the Aunt Bea stuff? was that part of the anniversary stuff? Anyone have the cartoon? I would love to see that. Isn't that where boba fett makes his first appearance?

[Wheeljack35]

why was there all that ep 2 and ROTJ stuff in the Aunt Bea stuff? was that part of the anniversary stuff? Anyone have the cartoon? I would love to see that. Isn't that where boba fett makes his first appearance?

 

 

As I said I don't know why this person put all those things in it instead of showing the origional performance

 

I posted the cartoon here some time ago let me see if I can find it.

[DPrime]

Actually, yeah, the cartoon is actually very cool. I only recently saw it when it was posted here.

[Wheeljack35]

I found it

 

Here you go

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLeLhKVqqOI...rch=Boba%20Fett

[Buckero0]

thanks!

never seen that before. Weird kind of .

[hamsterboy]

Missed it when it first aired. I was out Christmas shopping with my folks. From what I've heard,I didn't miss much.

[Bespin refugee]

Didn't they make a figure of 1 or 2 of the cantina aliens? I know Zutton was based on that appearance of him. there may have been another.

Vintage Snaggletooth/POTJ Zutton is the only one I can think of right off hand, there were also prototypes made of Chewie's family...

http://www.toysrgus.com/index.php?action=d...m&item_id=48815

@hmmm@

 

I was 7 and don't remember much more than something about being on Chewbacca's planet, which of course, is probably a good thing. I have been tempted (by the dark side? lol) to pick up a copy at one the last couple of comic/toy shows, but, you never know about the quality.

[MightyMegs]

I found it

 

Here you go

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLeLhKVqqOI...rch=Boba%20Fett

 

Man, I just got a chill. The TV station this was taped off of (channel 5 in Kansas City, MO), was the same station I watched it on years and years ago...

[KENNY GUIDO]

believe it or not, I bought a copy from AMOKE TIME TOYS way back in 1994, and it was a mint copy.

[Cyber Bishop]

I remember watching this when I was a kid and loving the Boba fett toon. I have a copy of it on my HD and cannot watch the whole special completely through.

[Three Storms]

@loll@ @loll@

 

Luke wears more make-up in that thing than any woman I have ever known.

[General Grievous]

since i was bpo rn in 1990.....well, that was very...interesting....yeah.....

[davidthecharmruffin]

Definetly glad I was born in 82'. Although curiosity is starting to get the better of me... No must stay away from this abomination!

[Ren]

don't even bother asking Lucas if this will hit dvd, he swore it'll never see the light of day.

[hamsterboy]

Yeah right. I'm sure he'll change his mind in about two years when this hits it's 30th anniversary.You know George,anything for a buck.

[davidthecharmruffin]

Coming For Release in Feb. 2007:

 

George Lucas has announced his plans to release Star Wars: The Holiday Special: Special Edition on DVD. This Special Edition DVD will include:

 

30 more minute of Wookie chat

 

Bea Arthur's Song number has been edited out and replaced with the original longer number

 

Itchy's Scence in which he watches Mermeia played by Diahann Carroll has also been increased

 

Interviews with Cast Members:

 

Bea Arthur

Diahann Carroll

Paul Gale

[Three Storms]

Yeah right. I'm sure he'll change his mind in about two years when this hits it's 30th anniversary.You know George,anything for a buck.

 

 

 

It'll be released with a limited edition"George Lucas as a wookie" figure.

[Cyber Bishop]

Boba Fett from the cartoon Itchy was watching

 

[Batman27]

Actually George Lucas said that if he had the time and energy he would hunt down every last bootleg copy and destroy them.