373 - The Star Wars Holiday Special
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12/14/22 • 113 min
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On Friday, November 17th, 1978, a special television event billed as “a dazzling lineup of stars, animation, adventure, music and visual effects” aired on CBS in America. That TV event was the Star Wars Holiday Special, it was a bit of a disaster - tune in to hear the story!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 6:50 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
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On Friday, November 17th, 1978, a special television event billed as “a dazzling lineup of stars, animation, adventure, music and visual effects” aired on CBS in America. That TV event was the Star Wars Holiday Special, it was a bit of a disaster - tune in to hear the story!
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 6:50 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPod
Live show tickets: https://dogoonpod.com/live-shows/
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Check out our merch: https://do-go-on-podcast.creator-spring.com/
Check out our AACTA nominated web series: http://bit.ly/DGOWebSeries
Twitter: @DoGoOnPod
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Email us: [email protected]
Check out our other podcasts:
Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat
Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/
Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/
Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/
Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72863/dark-side-oral-history-star-wars-holiday-special
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Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas
Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.
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