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Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1997 11:42:37 -0500 (EST)
From: WEGEdit <WEGEdit@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: [SW-RPG] SW Holiday Special (kinda long, kinda fluff)
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In a message dated 12/2/97 10:37:18 AM, you wrote:

<<It's a doozy. It's a 1978 Thanksgiving/Christmas special that aired ONLY
ONCE on CBS television. It has been officially disowned by Lucasfilm,
even though it stars all the original actors.
>>

Steve Sansweet claims that George Lucas once told him that if he could
personally go to every home that has a bootleg copy of the Christmas Special
and destroy it with his bare hands, he would.

Even funnier, there's something like eight writers who worked on the script.
Sheesh.

<<The story revolves around Chewbacca's attempt to get back to Kazhyyyk
(sic) to celebrate Life Day with his family. >>

Wasn't that "Wookiee Planet C" ?

<<This rarity is embarassing, unless you're really into kistch and have
the ability to laugh at Star Wars (I relish in its incompetence). The
only way to find it nowadays is to get a hold of a bootleg version.>>

If you are REALLY lucky, it will still have 1978 commercials included with it.
Our office copy has an add for a toy robot named "TOBOR." It was small,
vaguely humanoid, made of black plastic and had bad decals plastered all over
it. There was a small "clicker" device that came with ol' Tobor, and it
activated this little sound switch inside the toy. The sound switch toggled
between "spin around" mode and "straight line" mode. You clicked to make TOBOR
spin, and clicked again when he was facing the direction you wanted him to go.

He also had these really, well, silly claws that could pick up a couple of
plastic blocks that were included.

The sales pitch for this AMAZING toy was: "TOBOR: It's 'robot' spelled
backwards."

The really sad part of this whole story is that I still own a TOBOR.  :/

And to keep this on topic...

TOBOR
Type: Industrial Automaton TOBOR class drone
DEXTERITY 1D
Walking in a straight line 3D, spinning around in a circle 8D
KNOWLEDGE 0D
MECHANICAL 1D
Picking up a plastic block 3D*
PERCEPTION 0D
STRENGTH 0D
TECHNICAL 0D
Special Abilities:
Walking in a straight line: TOBOR can, well, walk in a straight line, but only
on smooth surfaces. If the terrain is rough (or if there's a light shower
within 50 miles), TOBOR spins his wheels like a moron.
Spinning in a circle: TOBOR can...ah, never mind.
*Picking up a plastic block: TOBOR can pick up (gasp) A PLASTIC BLOCK. But not
just any plastic block...no, TOBOR must pick up the special plastic block that
comes in the box with him. The plastic box serves no useful purpose, but TOBOR
can pick it up like the dickens.
Equipped With:
* Plastic block
* Clicker device
* Acoustic toggle switch (works with clicker device; toggles between "spinning
in a circle" and "straight line" mode)
Move: 2


Jeez... I am SO glad the 1970's are OVER!

Eric ("I'll surrender my TOBOR when they pry it from my cold, dead
fingers")Trautmann