The first time I saw SW was at Christmas time. It was playing on ch5, at about 11pm you could tell that it wasn't a very good copy (kind fuzzy).
A few things I remember about it were that it played to just past the trash compactor scene the falcon is flying away...
Restart
A LONG TIME AGO IN A

Well the neat thing was that they played that same tape with the restart 4 times in 2 weeks.
Then next year at Christmas time what should be on TV but STAR WARS it played to just past the trash compactor scene the falcon is flying away...
Restart
A LONG TIME AGO IN A

I got to enjoy watching SW four Christmas's in a row.

Back on topic in that version of Episode IV

I remember Luke misses the grappling hook.

Now before you say I read it in a book; that was the FIRST time I had ever heard of SW

P.S.
I finaly read the book 2 years ago.