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The first appearance of Boba Fett, in an animated segment produced by Nelvana Studios (which later produced Droids and Ewoks).
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George Lucas famously tried (and failed) to buy up all master copies to make sure it was never broadcast again.
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The special has never been released on video, but bootleg videos have been circulating for years, and are now all over the internet. George Lucas remarked at an Australian convention that "if I had the time and a sledgehammer, I would track down every bootlegged copy of that program and smash it."
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WILLHELM SCREAM: When Han Solo shoots a storm trooper off of a balcony in Chewbacca's home.
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Mark Hamill had been in a near-fatal car accident a few weeks earlier, and had just had reconstructive facial surgery.
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The Holiday Special is the first time that James Earl Jones was credited with performing the voice of Darth Vader. The next time would be five years later, in 1983, during the end credits of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi.
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