![]() ![]() The program has a cocktail-napkin-sized plot: Chewbacca’s family is harassed by Imperial troops while they wait for Chewie (Peter Mayhew) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford) to return home for Life Day celebrations.Īccording to Nielsen Media Research, The Star Wars Holiday Special attracted about 13 million viewers nation-wide, which might sound impressive, but means it didn’t even crack Nielsen’s Top 10 for the evening-when it was out-viewed by Pearl and The Love Boat. The Star Wars Holiday Special, which was one of several Star Wars tie-ins that CBS proposed to Star Wars Corporation (a subsidiary of Lucasfilm) has earned its reputation as a mortifyingly unfunny variety show featuring Star Wars characters. Not officially, anyway-if you look hard enough you can find the infamous special that Lucasfilm has worked decades to erase. ![]() On Friday, November 17th, 1978, The Star Wars Holiday Special aired once on CBS, and then never again.
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