This is obviously some strange usage of the word “good” that i hadn’t previously been aware of…
I’m on a slow connection, and life is far too short. I’ll take your word for how shite this is.
Doesnt this sit alongside Corman’s Fantastic Four movie as one of the most popular bootlegs at comic conventions and such?
I agree. I saw this thing about 5 years ago and my first thought was “She wouldn’t be standing up if she were not leaning against that table.” I refuse to watch it again just to confirm if Carrie really was stoned or not.
My boyfriend has a bootlegged copy of this, with the commercials. The commercials are by far the best part. They are a sweet oasis of relief in the desert of suck that is the Holiday Special. I would however, like to point out that the Holiday Special is where Boba Fett was first introduced. So, it’s got that going for it.
If you cannot enjoy Mark Hamill’s appearance on The Muppet Show, with the simple joie de vere of (then-)worldwide idol “Luke Skywalker” goofing it up with Fozzie, Kermit, et al while everyone else was trying to cop a feel on Luke’s Nifty Jacket™, there’s no hope for you, buddy…
Sorry, had a brain cramp earlier, thought you were referring to the Holiday Special, not the Muppet Show ep…
i did like the Muppet Show ep, gotta respect an actor willing to poke fun at himself, it had that “MST3K-esque” aura of cheesiness about it, cheesy, but good
however, the Holiday special, that was just…bad, really bad, you just wouldn’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind bogglingly bad it is, we’re talking Manos level bad…
I haven’t seen this for years (some day I should get the Muppet Show DVDs, dang it), but rjung or anyone else who has, could you help my memory out here? As I remember it, both “Luke Skywalker” and plain ol’ Mark Hammill made appearances on the show, ending with a split screen trick where they were supposed to be on stage together. The pictures on the link to the lucasfan.com site seem to support that. But I also have a vague memory that they were supposed to be cousins or something like that - somehow related, which explained the, ahem, vague family resemblance. Am I on the right track or misremembering this?
Thanks!
(And yes, the Holiday Special was bad. Really, insanely bad. I mean… what was with Lumpy getting all hot’n’bothered on a family show? :eek: But at least now I can say I’ve seen it, and lived to tell the tale.)
Hey, I think I liked the animated part.
That’s right. I can’t remember the order but I think “Luke” (dressed in that excellent ESB jacket) was on first, and he said something about going to get his “cousin” Mark Hammill (a song-and-dance man, dressed in a tux) and they went through the show switching back and forth. At the end of the show, Kermit said to Luke “so…ah…you want to go out and get your cousin?” and “Luke” says “Oh no, that’s not necessary” and calls in Mark. Due to the amazing high-tech advancement of split-screen, both Luke and Mark take their bows and say goodnight to Kermit.
Argh! I waited too long to check this out, and now it appears that YouTube has taken down the link! Can anyone help me out?
I know that sounds like an odd request, but maybe not so odd in light of the fact that I was one of the kids who saw it in 1978. Or rather, the first half hour or so. I was eight years old, all psyched about a SW show, then when it started, I mostly found it…boring. My attention wandered, and when my dad growled, “I hope Star Wars wasn’t like this!” I thought he was just referring to the incomprehensible Wookie grunts. Wasn’t until years later that I realized he must have been reacting to the VR porn! Anyway, he asked if I minded his changing the channel, and I said “eh”.
So I need to get closure on this! Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi!
Trust me, man. You think you do, but you don’t. You really really don’t.
I do too! Anyway, all the cool Dopers have seen it!
Bea Arther sings. This alone should be a crime against humanity.
You’re one of the lucky ones. I, a ten-year-old at the time, and fearful of missing a “good part”, resulting in endless playground taunting, watched the whole god-damned mess. I’ve only seen it the one time, and parts of it are still burned painfully in my memory.
Google Video appears to have it but it looks even worse at that size.
Doesn’t South Park have a reference to one of the few bootleg versions lying around? Something about “Fighting the frizzies at 11”?
You know, despite her very successful Broadway career…
Not that I’m defending the SWHS. Good God, no! But Bea Arthur singing isn’t very far-fetched. She originated the roles of Yente the Matchmaker (Fiddler on the Roof) and Vera Charles (Mame).
Okay, thank you! And quite honestly, I don’t think it would be improved any by being viewed on a flat screen HDTV with THX surround sound; Google video is perfectly adequate.
Anyone who feels they must punish themselves with this can purchase it on DVD from superhappyfun.com. This is the version with the commercials in it. I think they also have The Phantom Edit.
“Fighting The Frizzies at eleven” is a reference to the commercial version. Three times during the show, a local newscaster (from WCBS in New York) pops on saying this just before the show returns from break. Other commercials on the DVD: The classic “Look for the union label”, with singing garment workers; Hungry Jack, with a woman serving biscuits to her fifty foot tall son; Fruit of the Loom with Emma and the guys; “Tobor is robot spelled backwards”; ads for more lame variety specials and many more I can’t remember.
Like many posters, I somehow missed this in '78, even though I was nine years old and a hardcore SW freak. I recently learned that it was up against Wonder Woman, so that’s probably why.
Oh, and I was stoned the one time I watched it straight through. Didn’t help. Seemed like a waste of weed.
I meant it would look better if it weren’t so pixellated. Google needs a way to shrink their video screen.