1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auJames Whitbrookhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/jameswhitbrook-usa/Looking Back at the Delightful, Unhinged Jar Jar Binks Merchandise of 1999rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QsllxmHu4q"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2024/05/looking-back-at-the-delightful-unhinged-jar-jar-binks-merchandise-of-1999/">Looking Back at the Delightful, Unhinged Jar Jar Binks Merchandise of 1999</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2024/05/looking-back-at-the-delightful-unhinged-jar-jar-binks-merchandise-of-1999/embed/#?secret=QsllxmHu4q" width="600" height="338" title="“Looking Back at the Delightful, Unhinged Jar Jar Binks Merchandise of 1999” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="QsllxmHu4q" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/83596435b2f0a7eced5c8495dca50fcf.png?quality=75800450Star Wars and merchandise have been hand in hand since the very beginning. But there was still something unlike anything the galaxy had ever seen when, 25 years ago this coming weekend, The Phantom Menace launched: a brand new Star Wars saga, completely backed by an overwhelming, frequently insane merchandising push that made the original […]