373 - The Star Wars Holiday Special

On Friday, November 17th, 1978, a special television event billed as “a dazzling lineup of stars, animation, adventure, music and visual effects” aired on CBS in America. That TV event was the Star Wars Holiday Special, it was a bit of a disaster - tune in to hear the story!

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a30246129/the-star-wars-holiday-special-1978-stream-online-disney-plus/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72863/dark-side-oral-history-star-wars-holiday-special

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-star-wars-holiday-special-20181117-story.html

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