Rants from Mommyland, here is Bea Arthur as a bartender in the cantina in the Star Wars Holiday Special.
Just so you know, there's a lot of mystery surrounding the Star Wars Holiday Special, such as why the heck any of these people agreed to be involved in the thing.
Here is where I go all conspiracy theory.
This reminds me a LOT of the Muppet Show. Here's my theory: one night in 1978, Frank Oz got a LOT of people wasted and convinced them that what the world needed at that particular moment was more Star Wars-related peace, love, and holiday cheer. He must have intoned, in the Yoda voice, that this would be the most awesomely fun project ever. And then he switched it up to Miss Piggy and slapped George Lucas upside the head until everyone was like, "Duuuuude, you are so right. We have got to make a Star Wars Holiday Special."
That is the only explanation I can think of. That, or everyone in the 1970s was out of their gourd on polyester fumes.
This special gets played over and over in my house each Christmas! I often wonder why they'd all do it and then never play it again on tv.
ReplyDeleteHope all is peaceful and quiet (well, as quiet as you like anyway :-) ) at your house for Christmas.
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Say what you will about the Star Wars Holiday Special as a whole, but this snippet brilliantly transforms the musical theme from the Cantina into a wistful/defiant, Kurt Weil-esque anthem reminiscent of The Threepenny Opera--in which Bea Arthur played Lucy in the 1954 off-Broadway production.
ReplyDeleteSee? Brilliant. Lends a whole new dimension of meaning to Brecht's "alienation effect."
OMG, I don't think I've ever seen something so bazaar. My husband was all "Why are you watching that, that is the worst special ever made".
ReplyDeleteThis totally explains how Bea Arthur picked up an STD.
ReplyDeleteHILARIOUS!
ReplyDeleteI don't have the time or energy to watch the whole special, but I wonder...
ReplyDeleteIs this where the song "What Do You Get a Wookie for Christmas?" came from??