Honest Trailers Commentary - Star Wars Spinoffs

The writers of Honest Trailers talk about Star Wars before showing deleted jokes and behind the scenes moments from their latest trailer! - It's The Honest Trailers Commentary for the Star Wars Spinoffs
Original HT link: • Honest Trailers - Star...
Featuring the:
Star Wars Holiday Special,
Caravan of Courage: The Ewok's Adventure Special
Ewoks Battle of Endor Special
Featuring: Spencer Gilbert, Joe Starr, and Dan Murrell
Produced by Max Dionne
Production Engineer: Josh Tapia
Supervising Producer: Warren Tessler
Production Coordinator: Tina Choi
Post-Production Supervisor: Gracie Hartmann
Post-Production Coordinator: Carolyn Croce
Assistant Editor: Emin Bassavand
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[@fandomentertainment]

Which Star Wars Spinoff was your favorite? (Or least favorite) Let us know in the comments below and thanks for watching! One: Speak up and join the conversation- we encourage respectful debate. Two: Respect your community- racism, misogyny, homophobia and hate speech aren’t tolerated. Three: “Be nice.” - Dalton from Roadhouse

[@CineMasterDamian]

PLEASE DO an honest trailer for *STARCRASH* its a Star Wars knockoff

[@marikotrue3488]

My FAVORITE? None of them. However, which tv movie is the most "altering" w/o any herb, pill or liquid required, thus the most healthy entertainment...The Holiday Special, of course.

[@cjwrench07]

I actually loved the Christmas Special as a kid, the same with Caravan of Courage. They were my first introduction to Star Wars.

[@wellingtonsmith4998]

The Haunted Village is my favorite, I know it's from the 90's but I own it on VHS and tried to get my kids to watch... but they cried a lot and I relented. The Holiday Special was the worst because of how disappointing it was to me as a child. I'm old, I watched it live in 1978. I was 9 years old. I'm still bitter

[@kenhuff404]

The only one I ever saw was the one where a kid gets stuck under some ice or glass in a pond. dont remember much more about the movie.

[@simplename80]

rewatching old commentaries cz man...i miss these three together. peak commentary era

[@siriusgray]

I love Joe because his genuine hysterical laughter when Dan made the puppet mouth joke was my exact same reaction while watching.

[@wellingtonsmith4998]

I remember watching "The Holiday Special" as a kid with my parents back in 1978, and I got bored, felt guilty, watched it anyway, fell asleep, woke up, felt guilty for not loving Star Wars enough.

[@jamesrochester2459]

I have a real soft spot for the Ewok movies. As a kid, the idea that this one random moon had all this crazy stuff going on unrelated to the Jedi or Empire made the whole SW universe seem so much bigger. In particular I liked that it suggests there are other kinds of magic besides the Force. And the Gorax was terrifying.

[@MrBootlegvader]

I enjoyed the practical effects in creating the new aliens and creatures.

[@malachi8154]

According to the official SWEU timeline, the Ewok movies take place about a year BEFORE Return of the Jedi. And you thought that was weird, they had a spin-off Ewoks cartoon that lasted for two seasons. And if you thought that was weird, it had a spinoff Ewoks comic-book which went REALLY insane, making live-action Ewok movies quite realistic by comparison.

[@jagstang4ever]

I would so love a new Star Wars Christmas Special with the characters of the sequel trilogy, with the right humor that could be hilarious.

[@matthewnash8556]

Cant Wait for the Doctor who episode!

[@jasontodd9]

You're gonna have to wait... a while There's approximately 27 solid days worth canon material that they all have to watch before they write anything.

[@matthewnash8556]

They've been hinting at it for a while, im sure there most of the way through watching it, then its just about the writing and production...

[@jasontodd9]

Twenty-two solid days! Unless they''ve split it up among writers, there's no way they're even half way through that, considering they also have jobs.

[@fandomentertainment]

We have A LOT of work ahead of us. We don't want to just do a Doctor Who trailer - we want to do it RIGHT. Which involves watching 50+ years worth of stuff, figuring out how to divide it up between us, etc. It will be a bit of a wait, but we have started working on it, and we're gonna do everything we can to make it worth the wait! - Dan

[@jbcatz5]

Good thing you're limited yourself to just TV. Add in the comics (since 1979), books (at least five long term ranges since 1991) and audios (at least two hours of material since 1998/9).

[@dongfang1570]

Waiting for that Masters of the Universe Honest Trailer

[@StudioInkblot]

Dong Fang They dropped the ball on that one

[@fandomentertainment]

Me too. -joe

[@meganrobinson9867]

And one year later...

[@benjaminshrader2937]

Thank you guys for doing this one! I love these three!

[@YellowFlashOfKono100]

Don't think you guys understand how good these videos are, they never fail to make me laugh :')

[@nicholascross3557]

The seventies, or as I like to call them, the decade that taste forgot.

[@shanemerrigan1994]

My dad, having grown up watching the Original Trilogy as well as it's subsequent sequels and prequels within the Skywalker Saga and enjoying them all, told me that I didn't have to see the Star Wars Holiday Special. He was fine with the Ewoks (didn't care for it all that much) but he never pushed me to watch the Holiday Special. I can't imagine why...

[@lgabymoran]

15:04 might be one of my favorite SJU moments ever

[@norgate1997]

'you made me look like an animal' I don't know why but I keep laughing at the Harrison ford impression

[@nohbuddy1]

Laughed too hard at the lyrics for duel of the fates

[@vincenthalfprice9930]

*All of thiiiis is ooon a bluuue screeeen*

[@grahamcann1761]

"Can you read my mind" was a top 40 hit, sung by Maureen McGovern.

[@wickkidda]

I grew up with the Battle for Endor and I watched it as much as Star Wars. Wilford Brimley sarcastically says, “Luck!”

[@ballsrgrossnugly]

Diabeetus.

[@samrivers4344]

Hearing Dan say "sheople" is everything!!! XD

[@JackDManheim]

Great work as always, guys. Keep it up.

[@williestyle35]

"Jefferson Star Destroyer" was a good line. Especially considering the version of the band in 'The Star Wars Holiday Special" was without Grace Slick..

[@Mark_o_Helm]

For years i only heard terrible things about the Christmas special. So when i experienced it for the first time myself, I found it hilarious. I laughed a lot and i loved the songs. 🤣🤣🤣 That scene with Bea Arthur and the creepy customer felt very real. 😱

[@Bagel_Montoya]

Great job guys

[@seanwright1892]

It’s surprising just how likable these guys are because there’s not one person I dislike

[@TheStoenk]

Someone should make a disaster artist style making of movie about the holiday special

[@steveomac385]

Bob Tipping I'd watch the hell out of that.

[@ballsrgrossnugly]

Except that everyone was so black out drunk or tripping balls that none of the production team or cast even remember filming it! XD

[@williestyle35]

Metal Monkey , just like the original "Star Wars Holiday Special".

[@ballsrgrossnugly]

That's what i was talking about! XD

[@vincenthalfprice9930]

@@williestyle35 Were you part of the prodruction team?

[@becauseimafan]

I am forever in your debt, Screen Junkies. I learned so much from this video and the HT. Had no idea any of these specials existed, let alone a bunch of people reprising their roles, but the thing I really need to thank you for.... is when you revealed to me at 23:17 that the #BestHollywoodChris sings?!! In a video??! There's evidence??! KZbin and Google have *betrayed* me by never showing me this magic!!!! Hilarious HT and SJU videos, you're awesome!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!

[@williestyle35]

"Wow! Whatda ya know!" Was a great call back to Dexter Jettster!! Good work @Joe Starr . "Many Ewoks died to bring us this..". Very good research by all the staff at ScreenJunkies News, I never thought anyone would find a way to use "The Star Wars Holiday Special" because of what was said about George Lucas.

[@blkbeetle409]

Lyrics to the beginning of Batman theme: 🎶 Yoou killed my Paaaareeents 🎶

[@vincenthalfprice9930]

*I’ve gooot a baaatcarrrr!!*

[@PanAndScanBuddy]

Can't wait for the Droids Honest Trailer with the release of the next Star Wars story spinoff

[@maryt1803]

those wookie grunts just made me spit coffee across my work desk=

[@goldenlightpictures6223]

This episode cracks me up!!😂

[@mcwyman7928]

The Star Wars Holiday Special is a timeless masterpiece!!

[@SylviusTheMad]

Given that John Williams wrote the original theme song to Gilligan's Island, lyrics aren't out of the question. He did write the Yub-Nub song, after all.

[@JackShipley74]

I just showed my kids the first Endor movie and they loved it. They loved the Ewoks. Keep in mind my youngest has never seen a Star Wars movie (she's 6) and my oldest has only really enjoyed the new movies (she's 8). So they sort of know the Ewoks are in another movie, but this was their first exposure to them. They had a blast with that.

[@jamesrochester2459]

I also loved the Ewok movies as a kid, particularly that first one. For what they are, TV movies aimed specifically at children, they're really not that bad.

[@MrCoat]

I gave the Ewok movies a shot a few years ago and they didn't do much for me, but if I had watched them as a child, I would have probably enjoyed them and held a nostalgic attachment to them. It's worth remembering George Lucas made them for his daughter, because she was a fan of the Ewoks. And "The Battle for Endor" was heavily inspired by the children's book "Heidi", about a blond haired orphan girl who goes off to live with an old curmudgeon, because Lucas's daughter loved that book. So it's hard to get too annoyed at those films, knowing the reason Lucas made them.

[@jon-michaelharris5840]

I have never laughed so much during a Screen Junkies video.... this was great

[@jimitalent9239]

I think I've figured out the Brimley F-bomb thing, it sounds like bad TV censorship where he said it and they just cut off the F sound in post.

[@vincenthalfprice9930]

*uck!* I guess this was the pre-Mormon days for him

[@BustedHeart]

We had Battle of Endor on VHS but not the preceding movie, so all I ever saw was a child getting orphaned then get abducted by a dinosaur. It was a depressing movie for a young child. Reminds me of All Dogs Go To Heaven, except feturing enslaved ewoks.

[@tristanjff]

I think it would be cool if you did an Honest Trailer for Miyazaki Hayao's films like you did for Wes Anderson. He's regarded as perhaps the best anime director of all time, yet he despises modern anime. Plus, you guys are unlikely to ever do any of his films individually (although I would love that), so why not review his career?

[@raphaelrobles8104]

HA. Spencer didn’t hold back “His Dad was a hammerhead shark”. I’m dying. I love this show, a lot of the time even more than the trailers themselves.

[@FireBirdSpinners]

thank you Joe!!!! i was sure no one will ever mention Ralph Bakshi.......Haifa Represent! also, legion quest starts there....where i was born!

[@brobafett21]

Joe starr, Boba Fett fell into a sarlacc pit, not a rancor pit

[@Traumaqueenamy]

I've still got my old VHS tapes with the recording of the Ewok movies. I think they were aired on The Disney Channel back in the 80's.

[@bashashapiro3296]

Why hasn’t there been an honest trailer for the exorcist?!?!

[@MusicTvMoviesBooks]

I’ve for so long I forgot it was honest trailer day

[@jbcatz5]

On the TV Tropes page for the Holiday Special, the first bullet point on the Nightmare Fuel page is "It exists".

[@JadeOwl]

Bea Arthur appeard in the "From a Certain Point of View" book.

[@Screeech]

Spencer’s wearing a hat? I’m calling the police.

[@hindsightpov4218]

18:08 He definitely dropped the F-bomb.

[@thomaslaing7114]

I honestly have no idea what next week's Honest Trailer will be... literally anything that has a twist. Maybe The Sixth Sense?

[@charleschemtob7263]

This makes sense. Dan has recently been on a Nolan binge.

[@lizodonnell9436]

Yeah, I was confused as well and Nolan was the first thing that came to my mind

[@thomaslaing7114]

Oh yeah of course, forgot they were doing that

[@flyingpianos123]

Imagine Adam Driver in a Holiday Special. 😂😂😂

[@multiverse_media2023]

I wanna burn my eyes.

[@blairbird8022]

Hold me closer Tiny Gandalf.

[@alex7ink]

i feel like these videos are almost better than the actual honest trailers

[@Galvatronover]

Those deaths in the Ewoks movie show more realistic Stacks than the sequels

[@newsiesforever208]

For the holiday special, George Lucas (when he was still working on it) wrote an entire Wookiee bible, that even explains how Wookiees reproduce.

[@fivestringsword]

Hey speaking of Galaxy Quest, how about a Galaxy Quest HT? Please?

[@alexandrabowman3607]

A "50+-year show"? Could it be that they are FINALLY making a "Doctor Who" Honest Trailer? I have dreamed of this day! :)

[@dijitek]

Kudos for the Deadeye Dick reference...

[@wm1pyro]

Pre 90s crazy animation would make a great joe/lon weekend video.

[@smilesprouniverse]

Star Wars Holiday Special = Saturday Night Live (In Space) 🚀

[@nathancolgan4296]

please do The Yellow Submarine next, that movie was weird but great

[@LightmyWay23]

Nathan Colgan love that movie

[@withlovesavyjovannapavlak5968]

Oh my god yes!!! Do a trailer for all of the Beatles movies!

[@bugleboy624]

If you're going to do Beatles movies, do The Wall too.

[@Aaron-fg3ww]

Please do a Red Dawn ‘84 Honest Trailer.

[@Fawkes2574]

Next Week! Its the Honest Trailer for Honest Trailers, directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

[@oneopinion6806]

FYI Jolee Bindo actually says he did it all for the wookies in KotOR.

[@tracyranger8007]

Joe's suggestion to make a bad ASMR video from the flapping foam and latex Wookie mouths.... 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 Omg, that was great. I didn't think anybody actually watched those... 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@RandolphCarter777]

Lol that is the first time I've thought of that Deadeye Dick song since the last time I listened to the Dumb and Dumber soundtrack... well played Joe Starr

[@ericklauss]

That's some Heavy Metal 1981-like animation there with Boba Fett.

[@JeffreyPiatt]

All three need to come to Disney+

[@theartistformerlyknownaspi4068]

@ 5:01 [* its Veterinarians that usually learn multiple species anatomy - Doctors like mine struggle with just the one . ]

[@pcbassoon3892]

I've heard that the second Endor movie was originally written to not have anything to do with Star Wars. It was just a script for an unrelated fantasy movie. That's why it feels so different from the first one.

[@adoredpariah]

"My parents are dead... Oh look Ewoks! Yay, lets sing a song!" **Starts jazz dancing**

[@goldenlightpictures6223]

23:12-12:20 I would actually watch that LOL!!!!:)

[@viquietentakelliebe2561]

the milk is strong is with this one

[@kumikaneit]

Do an honest trailer of Allo Allo 90's sitcom

[@johntheabsurd2339]

Not sure if anyone's already addressed this, but both Ewok movies take place before "Return." Cindel & family don't speak the same language as Luke & pals; they come from an entirely different star system. Star Wars films are all "translated" into Basic for your ease of consumption.

[@jdnehen]

What book were you talking about

[@moriahnightingale4240]

Which star wars novel is it? I vaguely remember reading one like that !

[@marianne5055]

"With a twist" makes me think M Night because he's know for his twist endings. But they recently took him on with their other show. Is it called Smash Hit? Idk...can't remember.

[@Horrormaster13]

Do The Halloween Franchise Honest Trailers!!!

[@yungjoemighty879]

"latex and foam rubber impacting each other"

[@Jules-lw5tl]

That sounds vaguely "muppo-erotic"

[@bigjake360t]

Everything is in the cannon. Lets shoot this thing!

[@marvelfanatic12]

Honestly thought this week’s trailer would be for Game Night since you said there would be a 3-for-1 special at the end of last week’s commentary... so now idk what to think about these teases. In front of the canons with a twist? Pirates 5?? No that’s stupid. I’ll just wait and see

[@ELM789]

I honestly thought that little girl was Drew Barrymore until very recently. I think I saw the movie as a very small child around the time I saw ET and the two of them just merge in my mind.

[@lcd130]

sweet lord, Dan’s mouth sounds will haunt me for the rest of the week. Other than that, thank you for watching these so I don’t have to.

[@KARAPULKRA20]

23:12 They predicted Guardians of the Galaxy: Hot Christmas?

[@malachi8154]

Come on Joe, what Star Wars novel IS that? I read about 150 of them (slightly more than half) and I still can't get a clue from your description!

[@fandomentertainment]

Planet of Twilight!

[@joshl8686]

Huh, I thought it was going to be Shadows of the Empire because I distinctly remember several pages about the bad guy’s personal chef and the food prepared for him in that novel too

[@charliedawson4877]

Doctor who!!! *Mind implodes*

[@galogiha]

whenever you feel like hating this "thing", remember: THIS gave us bobba fett.

[@anshu_is_here6053]

They will be in front of the canons? Then all Christopher Nolan movies next week?

[@erickmartinez5631]

I don't get it

[@carlj12]

Its an F bomb. If you watched this on VHS back in the day it was much clearer.On the DVD it wasn't as clear, so they must have editted it for dvd

[@drmattconrad77]

If you ever want to know why Gen X was so screwed up then watch these along with the muppets doing Bohemian Rhapsody.

[@vincenthalfprice9930]

23:13 Confirmed for Disney+, coming holiday season 2022

[@ymagier3d]

I love caravan of courage #myfavoriteStarWars

[@kperry1981]

You guys should do Heavy Metal

[@JoeCamp44]

The Stuff Nightmares are Made of.......

[@MorsecodeZ]

The Boba Fett animation looks like it's straight out of Heavy Metal: The Movie.

[@vi5129]

still cannot believe that the ewok spinoffs got legit made

[@Fawkes2574]

Is it me, or is that white chewbacca the yeti from the Matterhorn ride?

[@hunter35474]

Duel of the Fates lyrics at 11:15

[@caelaeron]

You should have included Droids, the cartoon series with C-3PO and R2-D2 from the mid 80s.

[@zokontech]

Locked? That makes sense