The Money Is in the Franchise Rights

Can you even imagine how much money George Lucas has? I mean seriously, Sears, Toys R Us, Burger King and half the gas stations in America have been selling painted plastic shaped like Star Wars characters since I was a wee tyke. (And now I’m an old guy?!?)

Saw this post over on Mazurland complete with a scan of a 1979 Sears catalog. See that Millennium Falcon at the bottom? Here’s what it looks like today:

Notice the missing roof piece? The spattered reddish matter on the ships floor panels? We’re talking 20+ years of serious kid abuse here. And today there’s still selling more.

Someday people will finally turn on Microsoft for pushing shoddy product, but Lucas should still be going strong.