Scar Wars: Star Wars Parody w/Mark Hamill and Olivia Newton-John | Bob Hope Special

Mark Hamill, Olivia Newton-John, Perry Como, and Bob Hope in Scar Wars, a Star Wars Parody on the Bob Hope All Star Comedy Special December 19, 1977. Even Perry Como shows up.
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Bob Hope rose to the top of every medium he touched: headliner in Vaudeville, Broadway star, radio icon, movie idol and superstar on television. His persona reached audiences of every age in every decade of the 20 th century.
A popular star in Vaudeville, it was Broadway’s “Roberta” where Bob eventually caught the eyes of critics. In 1938, NBC signed him for a radio show that became a fixture in American homes. It wasn’t long before Paramount called on Bob. He went on to make 50+ feature films, including the hugely popular “Road Pictures” with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. In 1950, his TV career officially launched with “Star Spangled Revue.”
An accomplished man, Bob’s greatest legacy was his commitment to American service personnel. For nearly six decades, at war or at peace, “G.I. Bob” crossed the globe with 57 USO tours for troops in WW II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War. In the history of show business, no one traveled so far, so often, to entertain so many.
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[@LuisDiaz-zr2vs]

I will never get over how cute Olivia was. RIP.

[@RSProduxx]

yeah she was... unfortunately I was born in 1977 so I missed these days :)

[@CitySoulMusicDK]

Well she was cute even when she got older. Phenomenal talent and beautiful woman.

[@luvyesmusici4886]

Cute, beautiful, amazing, and should I dare say sexy at times? The thing about Olivia was that despite those adjectives, and so many more, she had that girl next persona, that you couldn’t help but fall in love with her.

[@drewgeraci8434]

The very first girl I had a crush on was Olivia. Her first album sounded great and the cover photo is beautiful.

[@luvyesmusici4886]

@@drewgeraci8434 To be honest, the first girl I had a crush on was a blonde Canadian girl in second grade in Vienna, Austria, who was my classmate. Soon after I fell for Olivia’s voice and then her beauty. The third woman I fell for, who I am still in love with is Agnetha Faltskog, the blonde from ABBA. Just like millions of other boys and men.

[@wesward7853]

Lol, never thought I'd see Olivia Newton-John, Perry Como, Bob Hope, and Mark Hamill altogether. It was like another Spaceballs. 😅

[@dave3657]

Bob Hope specials, something else a generation of people have never experienced. 📺

[@liquidsonly]

They are lucky. I'm 66 and this is shite. Except for Olivia obviously.

[@mr.objective6936]

@liquidsonly - This was ahead of its time. This seems to be the template for the greatest spoof movie of all time - 1987’s Spaceballs. - Especially the Darth Vader and Princess Leia characters.

[@debbieparker5377]

I’m so glad I got to .

[@WG55]

@@liquidsonly Agreed. By this point, Bob Hope was getting TV specials only because he had friends in the business.

[@JackPalmeriTSC53]

And Thank the Lord for that. Absolute garbage. And cringy 🤢

[@Magster3]

Olivia was the absolute classiest! I can't imagine her ever being rude or obnoxious. So missed. Always great to watch or listen to.

[@mikldude9376]

@CyberPolice767 yes I heard from my brothers cousins sisters mother in laws nephews mothers fathers step sons sisters aunty twice removed that , it couldn't possibly have been because the little tyke was making a pest of himself or anything could it , As for Olivia doing drugs other tan anything legit prescription , never ever would I believe it . And given the total time she was in the public eye , these things never stay hidden , of course that doesn't stop Rsoles spreading viscous rumours about people . .

[@ninjabearpress2574]

I don't think she knew how to be rude or obnoxious.

[@classhumorist]

Olivia was always a feast for the ears AND eyes. And because she'd had MANY years of experience as an actress, she was quite good, and had GREAT comic timing - as can be seen here. She was an absolute treasure, and she is missed.

[@BradiKal61]

Perry Como's voice caught my attention. What pipes!

[@carlbirtles4518]

RIP Olivia, Bob and Perry.

[@depalma13]

RIP Star Wars

[@anth5189]

You forgot Mark Hamill. His brain passed away.

[@MaskedMan66]

@@depalma13 What do you mean? Classics never die.

[@MemphiStig]

And Luke, and Han, and Leia. And Ben and Anakin and Padme and Anakin's mom. And... holy cow a lot of SW characters died! Not to mention all those baddies, ALL the Jedi. And the younglings. And Alderan. I mean, I thought Game of Thrones was bad, but that's really just small time. (And yet somehow, no one managed to kill Jar-Jar.) Sorry to hijack your post. I genuinely miss all those great entertainers too. Olivia was my teen crush.

[@BenSkyLakewood]

And Carrie Fischer

[@coolhand1964]

R.I.P Olivia Newton John, always a good sport. Their own laughter back in the day as they tried to keep it together for the script was what made live tv so entertaining. Not the brain dead reality crap we get now. 👍🇦🇺

[@bjscorpio4041]

Back in the day when you had to have talent to be on TV.

[@JL-zn7me]

All these legends… incredible!!!! These were the good days! Nothing is better than when characters break and laugh! 🤣… yes, forever our PRINCESS OLIVIA.

[@rectoraakor8843]

The "True" Star Wars Holiday Special.

[@MaskedMan66]

Nope.

[@jasonmusic9938]

*Mom* But we have Holiday Special at home

[@MaskedMan66]

@@jasonmusic9938 ?

[@jasonmusic9938]

@@MaskedMan66 youve never seen the Mom: "But we have McDonalds at home" meme? I tried doing * and one of those after, but it just made it in bold. *bold*

[@MaskedMan66]

@@jasonmusic9938 Nope. I'm not into memes.

[@bonanzatime]

Olivia Newton John was such an Incredible Incredible BEAUTY.

[@hoppyandhisholidayhelpers1714]

hey! that's MY girlfriend you're commenting about. eyes off buddy.

[@Richard-qk3xm]

I love Star Wars! I love Olivia Newton_John! RIP angel.

[@stargazeronesixseven]

🙏 We had such Talented & Graceful Actors , Singers & Comedians back then in 1977 ... Missed all these Stars so much ... 🙏 May we meet again in a Better World & Realm in due Time & Space ... Thank You So Much for sharing! 🕯🌷🌿🌍✌💜🕊

[@leonardodalongisland]

Nothing like a Variety show, with the world's best-known-and loved performers having fun-going off script-cracking one another up. They don't make Fun like this anymore.

[@chester-v8w]

Perfection - Bob, Perry, And Olivia - i love seeing how Olivia enjoyed herself to the highest degree ! Chester

[@lamarravery4094]

How did I miss this? This was way better than the Star Wars Holiday special. Bob Hope, ONJ and Mark.

[@MaskedMan66]

I saw it at the time, and both shows are equally fun.

[@machupikachu1085]

Anything is better than the Holiday Special LOL

[@MaskedMan66]

@@machupikachu1085 You obviously haven't seen it, or at least you haven't watched it with the right spirit.

[@machupikachu1085]

​@@MaskedMan66 wow. What a smug comment. However, I HAVE seen it, and it is shamefully embarrassing. So, you are wrong on both counts. Par for the course for you though, I'd wager.

[@MaskedMan66]

@@machupikachu1085 I offered two alternatives, and you proved the second one correct. You see, it was necessary to have a sense of fun in order to watch it.

[@brentftaylor]

Bob was one of the greatest performers of all time and did countless good with his war time USO shows !

[@seansky2721]

It isn't often Perry Como did comedy. The nostalgia is strong with this one.

[@tankthebear]

I was fortunate to have Olivia perform for a small audience at a corporate event in 2006. I always loved her singing (and looks) but let me tell you - that velvet voice LIVE and in a small room was AMAZING .... I went out and bought her best of / recent CD right after - AMAZING talent.

[@smokymcpuddles1345]

Olivia Newton John looked scrumptious in that Leia outfit ❤

[@RoadWarrior77]

Would've been better if it was slave Leia, but that movie hadn't come out yet when this aired.

[@MaskedMan66]

@@RoadWarrior77 Shut up. Livvy never played dat, and Leia was never no damn slave. A prisoner yes, but never a slave.

[@MaskedMan66]

She looked scrumptious, period. 🙂

[@gutz1981]

@@MaskedMan66 A prisoner is kept in a cell. A slave is made to serve against their will. And Chebacca and Han were prisoners, Leia was a slave. There is a difference.

[@MaskedMan66]

@@gutz1981 LMHO A chain is as good as a cell. Leia, as far as the movie showed, wasn't made to do anything; all she did was sit by Jabba's side.

[@blainehylton3296]

The late bob hope and now Olivia newton John bless R.I.P. to both of them.

[@hollywoodghostbusters9869]

This is great. It's like watching The Carol Burnett Show with Harvey and Tim

[@truelove11.11]

"You are under arrest for Malicious Mutilation of a Marvellous Movie!" - Mark Hamill should have brought the LA police force to Disney instead...

[@Mary-AnneMueller-u4k]

That's for sure

[@AndreNitroX]

Exactly right

[@Aussie-HJW]

I never knew this clip existed. Good to see material where wit was funnier than gimmicks. Great find.

[@YodatheHobbit]

There whole thing is a gimmick. What are you talking about? They even have comedy as lazy as "I have words on my back, let me turn around so you can read it". And at least twice!

[@charlesroberts3650]

It's unadulterated DREK

[@MaskedMan66]

@@YodatheHobbit What do you mean, a "gimmick?" It\'s a comedy skit, that's all.

[@davidleavitt835]

Watching them trying to keep a straight face is fun.

[@jonathanswift2251]

THEY NEVER TRIED...

[@MaskedMan66]

@@jonathanswift2251 Of course they did. It just didn't last.

[@RobertMcGovernTarasis]

yup. Made me smile. Then Mark comes on at the end being super professional :)

[@MaskedMan66]

@@RobertMcGovernTarasis Don't talk so snooty. It's not "unprofessional" to have fun. Besides, he didn't have enough time on stage. He would tell you to lay off the others, who, by the way, were far bigger stars than him, and of whom he was in awe.

[@mmathems395]

This was very enjoyable and fun to watch. Thank you for sharing this content 😊

[@Wajang1]

This is much better then Star Wars Acolyte.

[@robertmccoy9901]

Great to see Olivia.🕊💙

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Mark was always a great sport about poking fun at himself and Star Wars. He's lampooned Star Wars on The Muppet Show, The Simpsons and this and probably more I don't know about.

[@MaskedMan66]

Have you ever seen the German commercial he appeared on?

[@stewarta5993]

he is and will always be a legend

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

@@MaskedMan66 Is it this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnTGmHWCnt-VsMUsi=S5524w25dgIASBwF (Mark appears around the 1:23 mark) VERY SILLY!

[@MaskedMan66]

@@JustWasted3HoursHere Ja, zat's the one! He made mention of that not long ago, words to the effect of, "You do something, you think nobody will ever see it, and then along comes KZbin!" LMHO

[@RoJoBBandG]

Yes. It's a shame he turned to the Dark Side and became Jake Skywalker in real life.. 😪

[@juanraygoza7170]

If not the GOAT, Bob Hope was one the goats of comedy.

[@Paulo-1999]

"Malicious mutilation of a marvelous movie." Brilliant alliteration delivered by our dear Mark.

[@Ometecuhtli]

Prophetic

[@Paulo-1999]

@@Ometecuhtli That too! Especially coming from Mark here, the one who decades later would deliver the bad news before The Last Jedi was released. I've never seen anyone campaign like that to tank a movie they were envolved in. But we know why he did that.

[@martinfiedler4317]

WOW. Is there more of this? This is so much better than most of "modern" Star Wars...

[@clarky23]

this would have been one skit in a Bob Hope TV Special. Maybe more of Olivia, Perry Como, and Mark Hamill, but I doubt anything else star Wars related. I don't remember seeing this. I would have been probably 11 (if aired in 1978) and was/am an Olivia junkie. I can't believe I never saw this.

[@MaskedMan66]

Of course there's no more; it's a frigging comedy skit. And it isn't "Star Wars" at all; it's "Scar Wars."

[@elizabethjohnson8269]

When the grandkids write a script and make grandpa and the uncles preform. 😂😂😂

[@stevenbaer5999]

But the truth is RIP Olivia Newton John of 2024, she will actually be missed

[@seanryan3020]

I saw this when it first aired in 1977! The " Looking for Mr. Goodbar" reference always gets me because when I first saw Star Wars, the other movie that was playing at the theater was "Mr. Goodbar!" Never saw that one until the mid-90s!

[@wordragon]

That joke is extremely dark and mature, if you know the movie.

[@radionoakmont7756]

this is so hilarious i love this and Bob Hope always one of my alltime faves too

[@Frank-Discussion]

This Luke is more accurate that what most of Dizney did

[@stevenbaer5999]

Oh wow i haven't seen this sketch since the 1970s as a kid

[@msg63bretired82]

Omg Bob just cracks everyone up

[@wolfstar_productions]

When Hollywood was Great, All the Wonderful Talent of those times; at least we can hold their memories on film (ok a computer chip) and in our hearts.

[@makaylahaverluk667]

I love how they can't stop laughing lol

[@SoloPilot6]

I saw this when it was first on TV. Campy as hell then, campy as hell now. Laughed then, laughed now.

[@0159ralph]

I remember watching this with my parents in the 70 when Star Wars came out. Great times to be a kid, and Hollywood wasn't weird. Everyone could watch shows like these when they weren't a freak show.

[@digitalrbn]

Princess Olivia is having a little too much fun there 😂

[@securityrobot]

Scar Wars A New Bob Hope

[@JukeboxJoeB]

I never met her in person, but I really miss her, and her talent, beauty and charm.

[@gutz1981]

0:55 Olivia always had one of the best and cutest WTF expressions on her face.

[@MaskedMan66]

That spike on Bob's helmet just about brings him up to Dave Prowse's height!

[@wasabicars]

Haven't we suffered enough? But seriously, a fascinating look-back into the time & place. I miss Olivia

[@kbtred51]

In London Star Wars just opened when this was made for TV, went to a midnight screening that December.

[@MemphiStig]

Thing is, I probably saw this back then, but i have no memory of it. Genuinely funny, but then, you know, Bob Hope.

[@etxkevin7452]

She was a goddess!!!!

[@queterian1526]

Now that is comedy gold, I couldn't help myself, so funny!

[@DaNinja60]

I like when they try not to laugh. Those were the days when comedy was really funny.

[@kanetaker56]

Fun how Olivia has her hair in almost the same style as Rey's in the new Star Wars movies. Also this is hilairous.

[@creatinotionchannel2680]

Exactly my thought. Wonder if they had seen this when deciding on her style.

[@tmgco]

In the segment with Don Rickles guest hosting the Tonight Show, both Bob and Bing got huge applause when coming out but it was nothing compared to standing ovation John Wayne received. People forget how big a star he was.

[@1977TA]

This is one example of how huge of a deal Star Wars was in 1977.

[@blainehylton3296]

Mark Hamill surprised guest in that skit. Did a good job.

[@robertriley1569]

Oh boy... this is almost as good as the Bob Hope Christmas special.

[@joelewishenry7886]

Beautiful Olivia 🥰

[@healyburnham393]

Amature.s !! Amatures all! They could barely keep it together. Superb performance !

[@InsidetheBoothTV]

I'm glad I waited till the end. Lol funny show btw.

[@stevewegling8070]

Simple fun. Glad to have seen it.

[@InsidetheBoothTV]

@@stevewegling8070 me too

[@Realmasterorder]

This is great so much pure fun,Olivia is so fine and gorgeous although the princess outfit is not worn as Leia had worn it but that would have been a definate plus.The improvisations of Bob hope made everyone not be able to keep a straight face,how have i not seen this over the years ?!

[@MaskedMan66]

"not worn as Leia had worn it?" I don't understand.

[@MPlain]

love Bob Hope always a good laugh

[@marcorinfret9147]

Very entertaining to watch! Thank you for posting this! Subscribed!

[@jonlava173]

Olivia Newton John, had a major crush on her 😊❤

[@Songmandave1]

I'm soooooo glad most of my life was during the 20th century.... I was 12 years old in 1977

[@lionheartroar3104]

My lovely Olivia..God I miss her.

[@Rocker-kr9nu]

Thats better then the Star Wars Parts 7-9.

[@stephenlangsl67]

They were lucky to act in a comedy skit with such an extraordinary Woman such as Olivia Newton- John.

[@Timtrozzo1958]

Better than most of Disney Star Wars.

[@J.C.P.G]

Well this is way better than the accolyte 😂😂😂😂

[@christopherbennett6016]

Before Leia and Vader were related, they were apparently trying to get related 😅

[@cageluke1972]

Good God!! Olivia Newton-John was a stunningly beautiful woman.

[@ariuszynski]

Olivia.. miss you and will see you.

[@arrasonline]

Much better plot and script than the Disney Star Wars movies/shows.

[@fireguitardude738]

Dam I remember that white phone from the 70,s lol

[@floydfanboy2948]

Epsiode 5 of the Acolyte! They wish...

[@mr.objective6936]

This was ahead of its time. This seems to be the template for the greatest spoof movie of all time - 1987’s Spaceballs. - Especially the Darth Vader and Princess Leia characters.

[@chilliwilly5708]

Olivia ❤😍😘

[@machupikachu1085]

That was actually pretty funny! We can all use more laughs nowadays. Thanks!

[@easy2120]

Olivia was so beautiful.

[@DavidCardonaESM]

Man, we are old.

[@luvyesmusici4886]

“A credit card force.” LMFAO! Loved that Olivia couldn’t help but crack-up. With her hair tied back, Olivia probably had the most kissable face in The Universe.

[@SavingHistory]

That was really cute. They were obviously having a blast too!

[@Dman425]

Still better than The Holiday Special

[@MaskedMan66]

Just as good as, actually. You've evidently never seen it.

[@stefanpoirier6810]

NICE MARK REALLY WAS HERE!!??!!! Too cool!!!

[@shuboy05]

Mark probably couldn't resist. After I saw his appearance on The Muppet Show, I figured he loved showing off his comedic side.

[@MaskedMan66]

@@shuboy05 Nobody would have passed up the opportunity to work with Bob Hope! 🙂

[@shuboy05]

@@MaskedMan66 Agreed!

[@StephenDedalus74]

This is actually cooler than any new Star Wars live action by Disney 😁😆

[@jedijones]

So this is where modern Saturday Night Live learned that it was okay to laugh at your own jokes.

[@alexthomas5838]

I thought the Star Wars Christmas Special was bad. I guess people would laugh at literally anything back then.

[@rikp]

I had no recollection of seeing this in 1977 until Olivia said "Trash Gordon." Funny the things that jog your memory.

[@rabit818]

Everyone is having a good time! Some lines were ad lib’d (?) Very well written

[@kevinfisher5492]

Oh wow...5:31, "This is a light saber!" I actually owned one of those. It was basically flashlight shining into a white plastic tube.

[@RoJoBBandG]

It's sad that we can no longer be entertained by these stars. Yes, I mean all of them.

[@kamenanew9867]

Ooo, scathing.

[@sweetjoey2]

as a 70's child GASP a star wars holiday special which makes MORE sense then the "REAL" ONE :D and WHAT makes that special worse is EVEN the pop up books for the "star wars holiday special were better then the true special.

[@MaskedMan66]

This isn't a SW holiday special, and the real one's bad rep is undeserved.

[@randall.chamberlain]

When Pluto was still a planet

[@BabkaPierogi]

When Barf Vader’s credit cards get stuck he should have said, “These pockets are the pits!”

[@stevencondron9355]

What a classic

[@ninjabearpress2574]

I have no idea what's going on, I'm just here for Olivia Newton-John in that princess dress.

[@MarcVanLaere-zr5im]

This was fantastic ❤