The Star Wars Holiday Special is not something you'll find on any streaming service. You won't find any pristine physical copies of it either. The only ones that exist are those that were videotaped by home audiences when the special aired on November 17th, 1978, complete with the commercials and announcements that were shown alongside it. And even those are few and far between. And yet, it remains one of the most infamous pieces of franchise media ever created, both a relic from a time when primetime television was going through an awkward growing phase and a jewel in the crown of any hardcore Star Wars collector.
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