Star Wars turns 37 today.

[jds1911a1]

I still have the bulk of childhood stuff including the "The Story of Star Wars" book and cassette tape. The big theater in my area was one of the opening theaters. I was only six but the impact..wow. I would go on to see every live action SW film in that theater. When "Star Wars" came out in was THE theater in the area and a triplex,by the time of "Revenge of the Sith" is was an "outdated" Tenplex and two years away from being closed to make way for "better" theater attached to shopping mall in the area.

I have it as a 8 track tape

[Earth 2 Chris]

It's so odd to see that trailer and hear none of Williams' score.

Even though I was deemed too young to see it on it's initial release, no kid could escape it's influence. Happy Birthday!

Chris

[Hedji]

CLASSIC I had this toy too highlight of my christmas in 78 or 79 I used to love to click through each laser blast to watch it freeze in mid shot

Oh yeah! And run it backwards to watch the X-Wings explode in reverse! BOOOMZzzzziPP! They go back together again!

[Werewolf]

That'll be the Kenner Star Wars Movie Viewer:

Oh! That is super cool.

The first SW merchandise I had as a kid was trading cards and the jumbo Marvel Super Special. I remember it seemed like an eternity waiting for the Kenner figures after seeing this.

The first SW figure I got was Leia.

[Bruce Banner]

The first SW merchandise I had as a kid was trading cards and the jumbo Marvel Super Special.

Same here. The Topps trading cards and the first few Marvel issues, followed by the treasury editions, were some of the first SW items I ever got too, along with the original novelization.

[Bionicfanboy66]

First merchandise I had was the Escape From Death Star board game. That and one of the early t-shirts. SW was the first PG rated movie that my parents allowed me to see. That was kind of a big deal for me back then.