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How STAR WARS Got Lost in The Holiday Special Variety Experiment with a Julia Child Parody and Jefferson Starship

Watching the Star Wars Holiday Special for the first time felt like a fever dream. A cooking parody inspired by Julia Child.
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The STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL Was Misrepresented as a Sequel and That’s Where Everything Went Wrong

When the Star Wars Holiday Special aired on CBS in 1978, it didn’t just confuse audiences, it flat-out blindsided them. Coming off the massive success of Star Wars , fans tuned in expecting something ...

There's one thing the Star Wars franchise could actually learn from the much-maligned holiday special

In fact, one of my favorite things to watch every year is the Star Wars Holiday Special, which is so maligned that the ...
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Behind the scenes of the obscure 'Star Wars Holiday Special'

Before The Mandalorian (2019-present), there was the Star Wars Holiday Special (1978), which aired on CBS. This infamous television travesty featured stars, songs and enough sentiment to blow up the ...
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Merry Christmas – We Dare You to Survive The Star Wars Christmas Special

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Can you survive the Star Wars Holiday Special? You may need to spike the eggnog to give you extra-strength.
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This Documentary Takes a Long, Hard Look at the Strangest Moment in All of Star Wars History

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...