Via Starwars.com:

REVISIT A 1983 BOOK FEATURING FUN AND BIZARRE GAMES AND CRAFTS — LIKE A CROSSWORD PUZZLE ON YODA’S FACE.

While some initially criticized Return of the Jedi for being too childish, I had just turned four when the movie debuted. All of the things that were being nitpicked were things I loved!

I saw the film in theaters, barely surviving the horrors of Jabba and his pet rancor. For me, the then-polarizing Ewoks were a welcomed respite. I wouldn’t call Return of the Jedi the “best” Star Wars movie, but unless The Force Awakens has a scene where Bib Fortuna’s grandson runs a cantina with a reprogrammed Death Star droid, it’ll always be my favorite.

I had a front row seat for the deluge of Return of the Jedi bric-a-brac, which — if you didn’t know — went a whole lot further than Kenner’s old action figures. All three films in the original trilogy were merchandised to death, but in terms of sheer volume, Return of the Jedi had to be #1.

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