The Star Wars Holiday Special
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The Star Wars Holiday Special is a 1978 Star Wars franchise television variety show infamous for its poor reception, bizarre musical and comedy segments, and rarity, which has since made it a cult curiosity among fans.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Star Wars Holiday Special canonical | 5 |
| Star Wars Holiday Special | 4 |
| Star Wars Holiday Special (voice of Boba Fett) | 1 |
| Star Wars Holiday Special animated segment | 1 |
| Star Wars: Holiday Special | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5590583 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Star Wars Holiday Special Context triple: [Carrie Fisher, notableWork, The Star Wars Holiday Special]
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Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters
Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters is a Marvel Comics crossover event set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi that follows the criminal underworld’s struggle to seize the carbonite-frozen Han Solo.
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Malam Jabba
Malam Jabba is a popular hill station and ski resort in Pakistan’s Hindu Kush mountains, known for its scenic beauty and winter sports.
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Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is a third-person action-adventure video game set in the Star Wars universe that follows Jango Fett’s exploits as a bounty hunter prior to the events of Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
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D.
Star Wars: Hidden Empire
Star Wars: Hidden Empire is a Marvel Comics limited series set in the Star Wars universe that follows Qi'ra’s secretive campaign against the Sith and the Galactic Empire.
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Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue is a motion-simulator 3D attraction in Disney parks that takes guests on randomized, cinematic adventures through the Star Wars universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Star Wars Holiday Special Target entity description: The Star Wars Holiday Special is a 1978 Star Wars franchise television variety show infamous for its poor reception, bizarre musical and comedy segments, and rarity, which has since made it a cult curiosity among fans.
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A.
Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters
Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters is a Marvel Comics crossover event set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi that follows the criminal underworld’s struggle to seize the carbonite-frozen Han Solo.
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B.
Malam Jabba
Malam Jabba is a popular hill station and ski resort in Pakistan’s Hindu Kush mountains, known for its scenic beauty and winter sports.
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C.
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is a third-person action-adventure video game set in the Star Wars universe that follows Jango Fett’s exploits as a bounty hunter prior to the events of Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
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D.
Star Wars: Hidden Empire
Star Wars: Hidden Empire is a Marvel Comics limited series set in the Star Wars universe that follows Qi'ra’s secretive campaign against the Sith and the Galactic Empire.
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E.
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue is a motion-simulator 3D attraction in Disney parks that takes guests on randomized, cinematic adventures through the Star Wars universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Star Wars franchise work
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television special ⓘ variety show ⓘ |
| availability | never officially released on home video ⓘ |
| basedOn | Star Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | generally considered non-canon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director |
David Acomba
NERFINISHED
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Steve Binder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fandomStatus | cult favorite ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Boba Fett
NERFINISHED
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C-3PO NERFINISHED ⓘ Chewbacca NERFINISHED ⓘ Darth Vader NERFINISHED ⓘ Han Solo NERFINISHED ⓘ Itchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke Skywalker NERFINISHED ⓘ Lumpy NERFINISHED ⓘ Malla NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Leia NERFINISHED ⓘ R2-D2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Chewbacca's family ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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musical television special ⓘ science fiction ⓘ variety show ⓘ |
| guestStar |
Art Carney
NERFINISHED
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Bea Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Diahann Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvey Korman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSegment | animated Boba Fett segment ⓘ |
| notableSong | Princess Leia Life Day song ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1978-11-17 ⓘ |
| partOf | Star Wars franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement | Life Day celebration ⓘ |
| producer | Gary Kurtz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reception | widely panned ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 97 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | Kashyyyk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Anthony Daniels
NERFINISHED
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Carrie Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrison Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ James Earl Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Hamill NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Mayhew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Bruce Vilanch
NERFINISHED
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Leonard Ripps NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitzie Welch NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Proft NERFINISHED ⓘ Rod Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Star Wars Holiday Special Description of subject: The Star Wars Holiday Special is a 1978 Star Wars franchise television variety show infamous for its poor reception, bizarre musical and comedy segments, and rarity, which has since made it a cult curiosity among fans.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Star Wars: Holiday Special
this entity surface form:
Star Wars Holiday Special
this entity surface form:
Star Wars Holiday Special (voice of Boba Fett)
this entity surface form:
Star Wars Holiday Special
this entity surface form:
Star Wars Holiday Special animated segment
this entity surface form:
Star Wars Holiday Special
this entity surface form:
Star Wars Holiday Special