The Star Wars Holiday Special

The disastrous Star Wars Holiday Special aired exactly once, on
November 17th 1978. For decades, George Lucas attempted to erase
all trace of it from pop culture, and very nearly succeeded. So
here’s an exhaustive history of how and why it happened.





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CLIPS USED: 


Meet Boba Fett: Initial 1978 Costume Test


The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)


The Donny and Marie Show: Star Wars Special (1977)


Bob Hope’s Scar Wars (from the Bob Hoope All Stars Comedy Special
1977)


George Lucas Video l Robot Chicken





MUSIC USED:





John Williams - Cantina Band


The Doors - The Alabama Song








“Leaving Home”, “Covert Affair”, “Backed Vibes Clean”, “Thinking
Music”, “Cool Rock”, “The Hall of the Mountain King”, “Chill
Wave”, “Holiday Weasel”, “Rock Hybrid”, “Malicious”, “Tango de
Manzana”, “Prelude and Action”, “Peaceful Desolation”, “Bossa
Antigua”, “On The Ground”, “Loopster”, “Rollin at 5”, “Rising”,
“Odyssey”, “Deadly Roulette”, “Morgana Rides”, “Floating Cities”,
“Monkeys Spinning Monkeys”, “Study and Relax”, “The Path of the
Goblin King”, “Groove Grove”, “Moonlight Hall”, &“Frost
Waltz”


Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)


Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 


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