I don't remember it vividly, which makes sense, because the history says that George Lucas hated it so much he didn't allow it to be aired again or released on home video. Seriously, I was a Star Wars nutjob. Like a Trump Supporter for Star Wars. It was crazy, and the only thing I remember about this damn thing was that I watched it at my aunt's house. It aired on November 17, 1978, and I remember being wicked excited about the whole thing, though the fam around me was less than jacked up about watching it.
I get it. I was 7. Memories from that age don't tend to be stored in the databanks some 44 years later, but it's almost a total vacuum, man. Even with the cast from the film returning? All those wookies running around Kashyyk a week before Turkey day? How could it fail? Could it have been THAT bad?
Yes, says the Magic 8 ball. Yes it was.
Now, apparently there are slivers of it that are worth adoration. Disney + shows the animated segment of it that introduces the most overrated character in the franchise, Boba Fett. If you read this wonderful historical piece from the website, you'll learn that the portion on Fett was put together by the animation house known as Nelvana. They created A Cosmic Christmas (It has nothing to do with Star Wars) but I'll be talking about that next month as I delve into THE SANTA PROJECT.
Do some book learnin' here if you're curious and dig your Star Wars history.
Even though there's a void where this holiday special is concerned, I still spent the better part of the next 18 months collecting Star Wars figures, comics, Topps trading cards, (some from breakfast cereal and Wonder Bread) and other paraphernalia from Lucas' imagination that probably set the parents bank account back a little bit. With all Star Wars did right, one little goofy Holiday Special can be forgiven.
Right?
The way some over-entitled fans are trying to murder large portions of the whole series now, that's a question better left to the ether.
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