Originally released to the home video market in 1979 by the then-fledgling Magnetic Video corporation, this is the rarest of Empire Strikes Back. 12r1g
The video and audio quality is typical for late 1970’s video releases, with the source print being a 16mm print. Also, attached to most of the Magnetic Video prints is a trailer for The Empire Strikes Back that is not present with the current trilogy DVD set.
The only other U.S. video release of this special is a 1995 reissue through a mail-in offer with Kellogg’s Cereals, which replaces William Conrad’s voiceover with another actor. The rest of the special is similar to its initial appearance.
