This was canon. I suppose it still is, at least as part of the Expanded Universe.

http://viooz.ac/movies/15116-the-star-wars-holiday-special-1978.html

Apparently even George (who claims he had very little to do with it) wants to make this go away.

We don't mention that ever, no one wants to see a wookie grandfather watching 70s porn.

We don't mention that ever, no one YOU WANT TO MEET wants to see a wookie grandfather watching 70s porn.

Fixed.

I tried to watch it once. It is actually unwatchable. Seriously. Not terrible-bad, boring-bad. I fast-forwarded regularly. Such a huge waste - this could easily have been a pilot for a TV spin-off, but for some bizarre reason they went with variety show.

I would have watched the hell out of a 70's era Star Wars TV show set in Mos Eisley.

We don't mention that ever, no one YOU WANT TO MEET wants to see a wookie grandfather watching 70s porn.

Fixed.

I tried to watch it once. It is actually unwatchable. Seriously. Not terrible-bad, boring-bad. I fast-forwarded regularly. Such a huge waste - this could easily have been a pilot for a TV spin-off, but for some bizarre reason they went with variety show.

I would have watched the hell out of a 70's era Star Wars TV show set in Mos Eisley.

The make-up guy/gal clearly hated poor mark hammil.

I need to re-watch it if only for the animated segment that actually introduced Boba Fett.

I need to re-watch it if only for the animated segment that actually introduced Boba Fett.

All I hear is stir whip stir, it haunts my dreams!

I need to re-watch it if only for the animated segment that actually introduced Boba Fett.

Riding an Apatosaurus no less. Or is that the fake one? Diplodocus?

Too lazy to search.

"Holiday Special", that's what you call it? I've always called it Episode 4.5.

I've been waiting for a long time for it to get the "special edition" treatment. Maybe now that Disney has taken over, it will happen soon.

So awesome, but unfortunately not canon.

Fortunately I've already seen it, so I don't have to watch it again.

I feel for all of you completionist suckers out there who have yet to see it.

Should be the new ice water bucket challenge.

Fortunately I've already seen it, so I don't have to watch it again.

I feel for all of you completionist suckers out there who have yet to see it.

Should be the new ice water bucket challenge.

I am so sick of the IBC...

I've watched it once or twice since it first aired, usually as part of some scheme to get some poor schmuch who has never seen it to watch it. It's actually pretty funny if you can watch someone else watch it instead of having to pay attention to it yourself.

The make-up guy/gal clearly hated poor mark hammil.

To be fair, I believe this was right after his accident so that probably had something to do with it.

Yall should watch Nostalgia Critic's review of it. As for Mark hammil his face was apparently bruised pretty badly at the time of filming hence the caked on makeup.

Yall should watch Nostalgia Critic's review of it. As for Mark hammil his face was apparently bruised pretty badly at the time of filming hence the caked on makeup.

Yeah didn't he have some life-threateningly serious motor accident that altered his facial structure?

Yall should watch Nostalgia Critic's review of it. As for Mark hammil his face was apparently bruised pretty badly at the time of filming hence the caked on makeup.

Yeah didn't he have some life-threateningly serious motor accident that altered his facial structure?

No, he got clubbed in the face by a Wampa.

Yall should watch Nostalgia Critic's review of it. As for Mark hammil his face was apparently bruised pretty badly at the time of filming hence the caked on makeup.

Yeah didn't he have some life-threateningly serious motor accident that altered his facial structure?

but thats not as funny as pretending he hit on a girl and she decided to get revenge on the jedi.

I have the bit at the end with Carrie Fisher singing saved on YouTube. I plan to show it to my daughter as an object lesson as to why you don't do cocaine.

Jim

Never seen the holiday special. I will continue not seeing it for as long as I possibly can.

Never seen the holiday special. I will continue not seeing it for as long as I possibly can.

Hmm pin you down we will, strong are the leather bindings.

Never seen the holiday special. I will continue not seeing it for as long as I possibly can.

Hmm pin you down we will, strong are the leather bindings.

You underestimate my power!

I remember seeing it as a child I was 4 when a new hope came out so i think i was 5 when i saw the special. It seemed reasonable at the time, but times have changed. On the back cover of the bootleg copy there is a quote from George saying if he had a hammer and the time he would smash every copy. I still find it to be better than an ewok blinking excessively once or twice would have been fine.

I remember seeing it as a child I was 4 when a new hope came out so i think i was 5 when i saw the special. It seemed reasonable at the time, but times have changed. On the back cover of the bootleg copy there is a quote from George saying if he had a hammer and the time he would smash every copy. I still find it to be better than an ewok blinking excessively once or twice would have been fine.

If I had seen it at that age, I probably would have thought it was reasonable too.

This is the only story that should be told about Chewwy returning to his family.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PGh51hj3TLE

Never seen the holiday special. I will continue not seeing it for as long as I possibly can.

Hmm pin you down we will, strong are the leather bindings.

You underestimate my power!

If the bindings couldn't hold Darth Vader, they won't hold a GroggyGolem...

Never seen the holiday special. I will continue not seeing it for as long as I possibly can.

Hmm pin you down we will, strong are the leather bindings.

You underestimate my power!

*shakes head* Don't try it!