The Star Wars Holiday Special

The Star Wars Holiday Special, a Gary Smith-Dwight Hemion Production in association with 20th Century Fox Television, was a two-hour television special (including commercials) broadcast one time only on Friday, November 17, 1978 on CBS-TV from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). In it, Chewbacca and Han Solo visit Kashyyyk, Chewbacca's home world, to celebrate Life Day. Along the way, they are pursued by agents of the Galactic Empire who are searching for rebels on the planet. The special introduces three members of Chewbacca's family: his father, Itchy, his wife, Malla, and his son Lumpy.

Related Topics:
Star Wars - 20th Century Fox - Television - Commercial - Friday - November - 17 - 1978 - CBS - Eastern Standard Time - Chewbacca - Han Solo - Kashyyyk - Life Day - Galactic Empire - Rebels - Itchy - Malla - Lumpy

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The program also features cameos (although the cameo actors are listed as stars) by other Star Wars characters, including Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, R2-D2, Darth Vader, and Princess Leia (who sings the film's "theme song", set to the music of John Williams' Star Wars theme, near the end). The program is probably best known for an animated cartoon produced by Toronto-based Nelvana that introduces, for the first official time in the Star Wars universe, the bounty hunter Boba Fett. Though the program received excellent ratings for its one-time airing, the show has been considered by many who have seen it, including Star Wars creator George Lucas, to be a television flop. Despite this, the fact remains that this film can be considered the first true sequel to '.

Related Topics:
Cameo - Luke Skywalker - C-3PO - R2-D2 - Darth Vader - Princess Leia - Theme song - John Williams - Animated cartoon - Nelvana - Star Wars - Bounty hunter - Boba Fett - George Lucas - Flop

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~