“It’s a Variety Show, ‘Star Wars’ Disguise Nottwithstanding”

November 17, 1978. Just how many kids read this review of the Star Wars Holiday Special the morning before the special aired on CBS? I suspect not many kids my age — I was six at the time — could believe that Star Wars would wrong them, making the tone and words of this review completely unbelievable. Well, kids, believe it.

“It’s a commercialized ripoff, not only of the popularity of ‘Star Wars’ and the holiday season, but of your time as well.”