SKot said:
I have a very unique experience regarding the Star Wars films, and that is this:
The Star Wars Holiday Special was the first Star Wars film I ever saw.
I'm not 100% sure, but I've suspected for years that this might be the case with me, as well.
I didn't see SW until 1982 (theatrical re-release), and I was 8 when the SWHS aired, though I don't have a specific memory of seeing it.......
BUT.......
My Mom once mentioned that she remembered seeing something with Wookiees "living in trees, having families" etc., AND she was friends with Art Carney. If she had seen a TV listing that mentioned Art Carney, she would have watched it-----which means I would have watched it with her (having only 5 TV stations back then, I watched ANYTHING that was aimed at kids).
So- based on all that, it's a pretty good possibility that The SWHS was the 1st SW film I ever saw, as well.