20 Most Ridiculous Moments In Star Wars

2. The Star Wars Holiday Special

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The Moment: The entire 98-minute surrealist dumpster fire that is CBS' 1978 Star Wars-themed variety special.

Why It's So Ridiculous: It can't be overstated just how bizarre and downright terrible the Star Wars Holiday Special is, a woefully cringe-worthy attempt to cash in on Star Wars fandom, and proving just how damaging unchecked hubris can be.

Some of the more embarrassing moments include the awkward appearance of Chewbacca's family, Luke's ridiculous blonde mop of hair, Chewie's dad getting caught watching porn and extremely weird cameos from the respected likes of Bea Arthur and Art Carney among much more.

At least the animated Boba Fett debut skit was pretty cool, but it could do little to save what's endured as a fascinatingly terrible curio every card-carrying Star Wars fan needs to watch at least once (in bootleg form, complete with period commercials, of course).

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