Back on the Falcon, Chewbacca and Han have just come out of hyperspace not far from Kashyyyk. Saun arrives with Life Day gifts for everyone, including a virtual reality fantasy program (featuring Diahann Carroll) for Itchy. Malla then attempts (unsuccessfully) to prepare a meal, the instructions of which are being aired via a local cooking show by an eccentric four-armed alien cook, Chef Gormaanda ( Harvey Korman).

He tells her through a carefully worded message that Han and Chewbacca are on their way and should be arriving soon. Malla contacts Saun Dann, a local trader. Luke tells her that he does not know what happened. Malla contacts Luke Skywalker, who, along with R2-D2, is working on his X-wing fighter. Hoping to find the Millennium Falcon, his wife, Malla, runs a computer scan for starships in the area but is unsuccessful. Meanwhile, on Kashyyyk, Chewbacca's family is preparing for his return. Along the way, the duo is chased by two Star Destroyers, but they escape into hyperspace. On Life Day, Chewbacca, accompanied by Han Solo, is headed home to see his family. In contrast, the animated segment that introduced Boba Fett was positively received and, in 2021, was released on Disney+. It has been viewed and distributed in off-air recordings made from its original telecast by fans as bootleg copies, and it has also been uploaded to content-sharing websites. It has become something of a cultural legend due to the underground quality of its existence.

The special was extremely poorly received, and has never been rebroadcast nor officially released on home video. Scenes take place in space and in spacecraft including the Millennium Falcon and a Star Destroyer segments also take place in a few other locales such as the Mos Eisley cantina from the original film. The program includes footage from the 1977 film and a cartoon produced by Toronto-based Nelvana featuring the bounty hunter Boba Fett. The program also features the rest of the main Star Wars characters, including Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, R2-D2, Darth Vader and Princess Leia, all portrayed by the original cast (except R2-D2, who is simply billed as 'himself'). The special introduces three members of Chewbacca's family: his father Itchy, his wife Malla, and his son Lumpy. They are pursued by agents of the Galactic Empire, who are searching for members of the Rebel Alliance on the planet. In the storyline that ties the special together, following the events of the original film, Chewbacca and Han Solo attempt to visit the Wookiee home planet of Kashyyyk to celebrate 'Life Day'. It stars the main cast of the original Star Wars and introduces the character of Boba Fett, who appeared in later films. Directed by Steve Binder, it was the first Star Wars spin-off film, set between the events of the original film and the then-unreleased sequel The Empire Strikes Back (1980). It is set in the universe of the sci-fi-based Star Wars media franchise. The Star Wars Holiday Special is a 1978 American television special that originally aired on November 17, 1978, on CBS.

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