I remember seeing the trailer on Jonathan (I didn't touch them honest) King's Entertainment USA and then seeing Lando and gang's arrival at the Death Star on kids weekend show No.73 (I believe after Peter Mayhew had a bit of chat about being in the film).

I taped both onto Betamax and watched them on a loop for ages.

So much so that now and then I get the strangest feeling that Sandi Toksvig appeared in a Star Wars film (I get a similar feeling about Graham Norton in relation to Doctor Who).

The school was full of speculation about the appearance of Red Boba Fetts flanking the Emperor and the film being set around the wreck of the first Death Star.

When the film was released the whole family were set to see it as they had with the previous two but my dad took it into his head to discipline me for some minor child felony (not tidying my room or something) by telling me I wasn't going to see the thing (Harry Chapln did a song about this sort of thing, parents BE WARNED).

I didn't care about him not paying (I was old enough to pay for my own ticket) it was the break with tradition that upset me and I refused to come down from my room for two days.

In the end the film was exciting but a bit of a let down.

Then Lucas said there wouldn't be anymore (Harry Chapin probably did a song about that sort of thing too).