My Favorites from Rifftrax - The Star Wars Holiday Special

Some of my favorite riffs for one of the most bafflingly awful things ever to air on television--The Star Wars Holiday Special. Marvel at 10 minute long scenes consisting of no dialogue but Wookiee grunts! Thrill at the bizarre and disgusting sexual innuendos! Laugh your ass off when Carrie Fisher attempts to sing! And, of course, enjoy Mike, Kevin and Bill as they give this turd the treatment it deserves.
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[@angbandsbane]

Uh, yeah, normally when Mark Hamil says "Let's see a little smile" the correct response is usually "Batman! Help!"

[@johntumahab323]

A bit off topic, but nice avatar image of the most disturbing panel from FIENDShip is Magic #5.

[@jenniferschillig3768]

Nice one! I'm surprised the Rifftrax guys didn't do a similar line.

[@purplebec9112]

Ah yeah I forgot that he did Joker! I'm surprised that "the guys" did not even get even one Joker joke or something. That would've been awesome!

[@MendelsonShape]

I had a mouthful of tea at, "Star Wars, you and your children loved it" "and then tonight happened." I almost choked to death.

[@alexiaNBC]

HELP ME SANTA!! HELP ME JESUS CHRIST!! HELP ME SANTA CHRIST!!!!

[@barbaro267]

"Go ahead and dump all your dignity right into the pot!" "Well, it's not everyday you see the stupidest thing you've ever seen." Two lines I will forever live by

[@elizamaelundberg5575]

So good they included the commercials.

[@victorhernandez8723]

"Evil Ned Flanders disapproves." Genius!

[@justint8851]

Yeah eat my mustache

[@theheavymetalbrony2257]

_"The Star Wars Holiday Special will continue in a moment"_ -Despite the growing number of protesters outside our office. That had me in tears laughing XD

[@kellyweingart3692]

“This moment brought to you by the Wilhelm scream”

[@kellyweingart3692]

“Cower before Darth babysitter” 😂😂😂😂

[@kellyweingart3692]

“Artoo my eyes are up here”

[@pandorasangel2747]

I just saw this comment literally when that part of the video played xD

[@kira-dk2mx]

Lucas created JarJar and Howard the Duck, and this he considers his personal shame. Think long and hard about that.

[@alwrig]

+kira64 Actually Howard the Duck was created by Steve Gerber. Before the movie, it was a comic book series from Marvel in the mid- to late 70s.

[@BJWolfe]

Point taken.

[@csgrambauer5852]

Who the hell is 'Lacas'?!

[@kira-dk2mx]

csgrambauer i meant Lucas, my damn keyboard fucked up on me and I didn't realize it.

[@csgrambauer5852]

kira64 It's okay, just joking with you. :)

[@vetterburns1048]

7:30 "It's not everyday you see the stupidest thing you've ever seen." LOL

[@kevinbaskin9489]

suddenly the prequels don't seem that bad...

[@eddieolshefski6467]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@nini1957]

Oh...that heaven's gate quote was priceless!!!!!

[@Roadvirus1]

I watched the entire Rifftrax version of this. I understood immediately why this Star Wars "special" is so unknown by the mainstream.

[@usul573]

Lucas has literally tried to destroy every copy and trace of it's existence......but it will never truly go away.. No really, it's never been played on TV again and never officially released on any format.

[@saddamhussein3849]

***** Think about it.... The guy who thought Jar-Jar was a good idea hated this.

[@Roadvirus1]

***** You know something is really awful when the creator of something tries to deny the existence of one of his own creations.

[@saddamhussein3849]

***** The creator of Jar-Jar no less.

[@ukulelemike]

Saddam Hussein Actually, I think Jar Jar was considerably less embarrassing than this mess. I'm embarrassed just watching this. It's not even like, "So bad it's good" bad, just bad. They could have gotten some tips from Ed Wood on the making of this. Did I mention how bad it was?

[@AnnaPresman]

Jar Jar is a creation of pure genius by comparison.

[@HoChiMints2007]

"The Itchy and Lumpy Show"

[@comet-ribbon]

Stupidly enough, the SCRIPT has subtitles on what the Wookies are saying.

[@pyr0static]

+Robert Jindra My god.

[@jakebryant3445]

Fascinating

[@hugostiglitz8378]

Robert Jindra this had a script ?

[@lungless1767]

STIR WHIP STIR WHIP STIR WHIP

[@HoChiMints2007]

Gamer YTP WAAH

[@mirandajohnson3226]

You gotta wonder how much coke Harvey Korman snorted to get through that.

[@lungless1767]

Miranda Johnson Not enough.

[@PennsylvaniaHistoryBuff]

"Ladies and Gentlemen, Chewbacca's lifeless stare!"

[@alicia1463]

Just a note: the first 15 min or so is nothing but wookiees with no subtitles. I can distinctly remember being so happy to see Luke because I could understand him. 😄

[@AllisonDancerChick1982]

I need this...must buy, must buy. Must find means to torture boyfriend (also into Star Wars). And the commercials being left in? GENIUS!

[@harrietamidala1691]

I actually saw the whole special, with the Rifftrax mind you, with a bunch of friends at a holiday party--we were howling our heads off!

[@TheJFish94]

5:56-"This just in! Christmas has been canceled due to sadness caused by the Star Wars Holliday Special!"

[@justint8851]

Let's see five letter word for inapt syfy director

[@d.s.parentsr6502]

"It's not everyday you see the stupidest thing you've ever seen." This means a lot coming from Mike.

[@ZERO_O7X]

Harvey Korman as the lady in the cooking segment is the stuff of nightmares. "Stir whisk, stir whisk, whisk whisk stir" 😂

[@elafimilo8199]

"I wish my dad had never coughed me up!" Amigad. XD Air! Air!

[@Bent773]

The star wars holiday special, a thing that all star wars fans would like to forget.

[@VFella]

Not very different from the last episodes if you ask me. Throw this jar-jar binks in and you got it.

[@TheBelieveit1]

Enric Martinez If the prequels didn't have Jar Jar they would have been more bearable. They would have been great if they had better actors play Anakin.

[@DarkFenix34512]

This should be shown in every Marketing and advertising college class with the Prof. saying, "WE DID THIS, DON'T LOOK AWAY. WE CREATED THIS MONSTER, WE CAN NEVER DO THIS AGAIN."

[@TheGunboat]

"If you're a furry and you're watching this right now, are you turned on?" That was way more than I ever wanted to hear. O.O

[@Impoxdragon]

That last minute just had me in tears.

[@merissaxhelili]

"Well. What do you know. It's not everyday you see the stupidest thing you've ever seen." LMAO!

[@snakes3425]

Jar Jar: Hellosa this is Jar Jar Binks Me: Jar Jar I'm sorry I picked on you after Phantom Menace, I'm sorry I didn't recognize your greatness. I'll found the United Church of Jar Jar if it pleases you. JUST PLEASE NO MORE GRANDPA WOOKIEE PORN Hayden Christensen: Hello Hayden here Me: SAVE THIS SPECIAL

[@SpiderandMosquito]

thank you for making me smile mate

[@elafimilo8199]

Ditto. :)

[@unrooolie]

So thats how they got Anakin Skywalkers name fromt this commercial at 8:57

[@Hollyberrystreats]

"This moment brought to you by the Wilhelm scream"

[@victorhernandez8723]

That's it! My brain has officially shut down from the sheer stupidity of this special. But thank you Rifftrax for making this slightly more bearable to watch.

[@nagaking07]

Thank you George Lucas, for giving Kevin, Mike, and Bill some of their best material.

[@HighRollerHydra]

"Ladies and gentlemen, Chewbacca's lifeless stare!"

[@CityofButterfly]

I have to watch this now, if only to hear Mike, Kevin, and Bill constantly trying to stifle their endless laughter.

[@ZM7241994]

This is painful to watch, but entertaining.

[@TheBelieveit1]

It's what makes having the Rifftrax guys do this that make it somewhat bearable

[@amy4ever2010]

These guys are sooo funny!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@victorhernandez8723]

Now Harvey Korman's in it?! This is too much!

[@MrMrMrprofessor]

Sadly, believe it or not, the band that plays in the box that the soldier watches is actually none other than fucking Jefferson Starship XD

[@comet-ribbon]

+MrMrMrprofessor Wait, really?!

[@MrMrMrprofessor]

Yep!!

[@pittland44]

You've got to be shitting me! That's the same guys who played the classic acid rock song "White Rabbit?"

[@trentnunyabiz6204]

+pittland44 technically yes that was jefferson ariplane, but by this time paul kanter had changed it to jefforson stairship.

[@Zoomer30]

Harrison Ford was happy before he did this. Been a grump ever since. And I don't blame him a bit.

[@TheEquus92]

When I hear people complain about the Last Jedi being bad I’ll redirect them to this Holiday Special.

[@sharonchristensen]

I would've done the same thing too, you know, since... Okay, here it goes..... Since I actually love the Last Jedi. *gulps*

[@WorldWar2freak94]

Five years late, but that won’t work. Since then some are saying that this is better than the Last Jedi. 🙄😆

[@michaellively9692]

Did George Lucas really think this was a GOOD idea? Man that gray wookie gives me the creeps.

[@HighRollerHydra]

I like how they included the commercials. :D

[@kalsikherensk8440]

Anyone who says the prequels were the worst thing ever in Star Wars is either uninformed or a goddamn liar.

[@pittland44]

There was one good thing to come out of the Star Wars Holiday Special: Boba Fett, arguably one of the most bad-ass characters in all of the Star Wars mythos got his start as a one off animated character in one of the most ill conceived things George Lucas ever did (and that includes the Phantom Menace and his first marriage).

[@Sailorsega]

I have watched this and the first two prequels and I prefer this to Episodes I & II.

[@JamaicanCastle]

Honorable mention to the _Glove of Darth Vader_ series. I bid you Dark Greetings!

[@lindseyilsley8362]

"it would be funny joke to play this music in the background if you knew someone was about to ask your hand in marriage" rotflmao

[@nokomarie1963]

I remember anticipating this when I was little. I spent a whole week on a campaign to take over the family TV for the evening's event. I didn't last through 20 minutes of it; it was so bad. The disappointment was crushing and I never trusted George Lucas again. Which was a good thing.

[@nicolerichwine5767]

I watched this thing. Minus Rifftrax. Granted, us IRC users had dared ourselves to watch a guy's stream of it and we riffed it in channel, but yeah. We willingly watched it with commercials.

[@arbknight12]

"Vi came to invite you over for a cup of Life Day punch, AND YOU VILL BE WATCHING FOOTBALL VITH US NO?!"

[@ellisd2u]

OMG I don't remember this even existing.THANK GOD!

[@dprice1291]

"Nietzsche was right - dead as a doornail." :D

[@crimsondynamo615]

Donny Price god committed suicide two minutes in like the pussy he is

[@Chillazilla2]

I'm going to assume that spectacular pain meds must have been involved in this disaster.

[@charly88888888]

*tears of laughter*

[@edgolo]

2:24 "Evil Ned Flanders"...or evil twin of Kevin Murphy?

[@Isopants]

This thing could be the best anti-drug show of all time. "This is what you see when you drop acid." "OH MY GOD I'LL NEVER DO DRUGS, JUST TURN IT OFF!!"

[@ijustworkhere1008]

0:58 the garbage disposal bit killed me

[@LauraIsPink]

7:31 "well what do you know, it's not everyday you see the stupidest thing you've ever seen." lmao

[@MattChrisF]

"Ah, yes, the pied piper-like appeal of a mannish old crone!"

[@ThunderfallFilms]

"Well what do you know, it's not every day you see the stupidest thing you've ever seen" hahaha

[@victorhernandez8723]

The biggest "What were they thinking?!" moment in Star Wars history. That and Jar Jar Binks.

[@OrangeKyle91]

10:27 Holy cow, it's the Eleventh Doctor! He really CAN travel in time!

[@JamSanJose1]

I saw this when it originally aired when I was six years old, so I didn't know any better.

[@MattChrisF]

"Well, somebody must know something." "Han, all the blood drained to your chin!" And Harrison Ford never did voice over for a cartoon again.

[@teeterharris]

Best line easily, at 2:29 "It'll be fun for approximately... three point seven se-conds!"

[@Anynom]

Forget Jar Jar, the prequals, Ewoks or Clone Wars. THIS is the "Manos" of "Star Wars."

[@obesehooker]

"Ah yes, the Pied Piper-like appeal of a mannish old crone."

[@KakkoiiSasuke]

I freaking LOVE that bit about playing that stupid music in the background if you knew someone was going to ask for your hand in marriage.

[@demboys18]

1:06 - AAAAAAAHHHHH!!! Mr. B. Natural!!!

[@itsthebrew93]

Lol at 0:10. Han really does make a facial expression that fits what Mike is saying haha.

[@ockiemarais7089]

God I miss MST3k!!! BRING IT BACK!!!!!!

[@metropod]

+Ockie Marais they are:www.kickstarter.com/projects/mst3k/bringbackmst3k/comments

[@gspendlove]

Thanks for posting...I laughed very hard.

[@graciegj63]

This might be the reason why George Lucas signed over to Disney.

[@srbrant5391]

"Well, Nietzsche was right. Dead as a doornail."

[@heidifedor]

Lol I remember that trail tracker commercial.

[@joesmoe71]

I side with the Empire on this one - immediate genocide on their planet is totally justified

[@videogamehunter820]

Anyone else piss themselves at Chewie's "lifeless stare"?

[@Shadowkey392]

Dang that felt good! This abomination really needed this.

[@Dalek1963]

I don't remember seeing this, thank God for repressed memories.

[@ernestspencer4879]

Oh man, is that Bea Arthur? In the Cantina? "And then there's Maude!"

[@Wes964]

@tennesseehighstep Not even Dick Cheney would subject someone to the Star Wars Holiday Special. That's just too cruel.

[@ernestspencer4879]

10:12 - what did I just see? "Whiter Shade of Pale!"

[@Feckinpaddy29]

" Ah, yes..The Pied Piper like appeal of a manish old crone"

[@JamesOhGoodie]

I swear, the Star Wars Holiday Special is the rare piece of media that PUNISHES YOU the more you watch it. If you weren't scared off by the unending scenes of Wookiees growling at each other, you're rewarded with Harvey Korman acting shamefully and Jefferson Starship singing into a dildo!

[@maxtheaxeiswax]

Thank God I'm a 90s kid. I wasn't aware of this until my brother found the raw special about 5 or 6 years ago on the internet and we just laughed out asses off, just hiding the pure disappointment of George Lucas giving Star Wars fans a big giant middle finger. Since there is a Rifftrax version now, I think I am willing to sit through this again.

[@Voyd211]

Why does Rifftrax make it so hard for me to bre-kehehe-- to- gehahaha- to breathe? GAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@julieporter7805]

I am Boba Fett Do you need to go on a forum and enthuse about me for several hours? Go clean up your room.....cower before Darth Babysitter! It did miss one of my favorites: The Star Wars Holiday Special will return in a few moments...but without me! I know a sinking ship when I see one!

[@stagelinedpro]

This just in Christmas has been canceled due to sadness from the Star Wars Holiday Special.

[@ellisd2u]

Carrie's "So Coked Up" lol

[@MrBrassboy]

Deep Hurting. very deep

[@ernestspencer4879]

Harvey Korman too went adrift and wrecked his career on the rocks of this atrocity.

[@Bent773]

7:23 Woah!! They just referenced Backstroke of the West!! I never noticed that!

[@monkeymouse]

Please somebody tell me if (a) Harvey Korman was just told to "wing it" because there was no script, and/or (b) he had partaken very liberally of some kind of mind-warping substance. After all, this was the Seventies.

[@Oppeldeldoc1]

I don't know this special, but something has to be REALLY bad for Harvey Korman not to salvage it for me.

[@biggiedickson]

Oppeldeldoc1 What?

[@weirdotzero7065]

+monkeymouse Probably both.

[@Springbok295]

I remember seeing this at a friend's house when I was in 5th grade. Ugghh.

[@Gjeorje]

-What holiday was this for? -St. Unbelievablygay`s day?

[@chrisz71]

can't go wrong with Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (as long as you have the rifftrax version).

[@ninjawraith17]

1:19 Y'know Mike is absolutely right about playing that music when someone was about to do something important like ask someone for their hand in marriage.

[@rachele3334]

Am I the only one who after watching this wants to watch the whole thing? I’m probably going to regret it immediately, though.

[@InterSev]

2:31-2:42 Idk why, but I lol-ed at that XD

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

"So coked up."

[@demboys18]

So...how many speedballs does it take to get to the center of the idea behind "Holiday Special?" the world may never know...