Star Wars Holiday Special: 25 WTF Moments

13. The Totally Random (And Surprisingly Good) Animated Sequence

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Once the song is done with, Lumpy sits down to watch a Star Wars cartoon known as "The Faithful Wookiee".

Now, this is the one unequivocally successful part of the film and the only single part that's actually had a ton of hard work and soul poured into it.

When Luke, Leia, C-3PO and R2-D2 receive a bizarre message from Chewie and Han (where Han is being hung upside down for some reason), they venture out in search of the Falcon.

The 10-minute sequence is the show's only flirtation with quality, and coming at the mid-point, helps break up the awfulness quite nicely.

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