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How The Muppet Show spoiled Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
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Mark Hamill guest-hosted a February 1980 episode of The Muppet Show that strongly hinted of two of the big spoilers from The Empire Strikes Back, which was released three months later.
TOPICS: The Muppet Show, Retro TV, Star Wars
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