Chewbacca's fam disappeared soon after manufacture | Image source
November 17, 1978 is an infamous day in Star Wars fan history. That evening, broadcast in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand was "Star Wars Holiday Special," a highly inadvisable TV movie that was one of the first ever Star Wars spinoffs.
In what Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) describes as "The horrible holiday special that nobody talks about," the regular cast was featured, with a few additions: Boba Fett was introduced, as was Chewbacca's family. Chewie's fam, shown above, were his father Itchy, his wife Malla and his son Lumpy (names that were said to be shortened from the originals Attichitcuk, Mallatobuck, and Lumpawaroo, respectively).
If it sounds bad, it truly was — and it's no wonder that among the creators and cast of the Star Wars film franchise, it's the Special That Shall Not Be Named. Prior to the show being aired, Kenner had Chewbacca's family action figures at the ready. Once the Holiday Special was shown, the family went into permanent hiding.
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