Star Wars Pez

A Star Wars Pez is a Pez candy dispenser themed after the Star Wars movies, and is one of the company's most prominent merchandising deals. Approximately 100 dispensers have been released on the market from 1997Nina Chertoff and Susan Kahn, [https://books.google.com/books?id=uuDcU7-EIdAC&pg=PA87 "Star Wars"], Celebrating Pez (Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2006), 87.{{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-pez-dispensers|title=Pez Meets the Force: A History of Star Wars Pez Dispensers|date=12 June 2017}} to 2023, among the many collectibles spawned by the franchise.{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/the-groundbreaking-history-of-star-wars-toys-1706298670 |title=The Groundbreaking History Of Star Wars Toys|date=May 22, 2015}}

The extreme interest of marketing executives in all things Star Wars has spawned a scholarly interest in the "materializing fantasy media" such as these Pez dispensers.{{cite web|url=https://swarthmorephoenix.com/2012/02/01/9172/ |title=Q&A: Turning Fantasy (Media) into Reality with Professor Bob Rehak |publisher=Swarthmore Daily Gazette|last=Dou|first=Cookie |date=February 1, 2012|access-date=February 2, 2012}} It has also led to several museums to feature such Stars Wars memorabilia in their exhibits and/or gift shops, as well as media attention on this fairly odd phenomenon.

In museum exhibits and gift shops

In recent years, several museums around the United States have featured Star Wars Pez in their exhibits and/or gift shops. These products are displayed and exhibited because they are classic Americana. Despite the dispensers' "popularity and cult status," the manufacturer's original factory in Austria does not give tours or sell fancifully-shaped memorabilia.{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/03.13.03/pez-0311.html |title=Rite of Pez-age: Museum of Pez Memorabilia |publisher=Metro (San Jose, California newspaper) |last=Asturias |first=Corinne |date=March 13–19, 2003 |access-date=February 2, 2012}} Only in January 2012, Star Wars dispensers are prominently displayed at the company's new North American headquarters in Orange, Connecticut.{{cn|date=November 2023}} One travelogue wrote, "The company has been making the cartoonish plastic heads for 60 years now, representing everything from Star Wars to U.S. presidents to the Geico chameleon."{{cite news|url=http://groton.patch.com/articles/road-trip-pez-s-new-visitor-center |title=Road Trip: Pez's New Visitor Center: Check out the just-opened visitor center at the U.S. headquarters in Orange. |newspaper=Baltimore Sun|last=Karge |first=Anthony |date=January 29, 2012|access-date=February 2, 2012}}

The Clayton Historical Museum, in Clayton, California opened a new exhibit on the history of candy manufacture in January 2012 that featured these confectionery dispensers.{{cite web|url=http://www.claytonpioneer.com/news/details.cfm?News_ID=710|title=Clayton is sweet on candy exhibit|publisher=Clayton Pioneer|last=Hartlove|first=Denisen|date=January 9, 2012|access-date=February 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718001608/http://www.claytonpioneer.com/news/details.cfm?News_ID=710|archive-date=2012-07-18|url-status=dead}}

Pez with Star Wars characters have been featured prominently in the Star Wars Museum in Maryland.Matt Lake, Mark Moran, and Mark Sceurman, Weird Maryland, p. 137, 138 (2006 Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.), {{ISBN|978-1-4027-3906-4}}, found at [https://books.google.com/books?id=L0iv57e2mXEC&dq=%22Weird+Maryland%22+%2B+meerkat&pg=PA137 Maryland at Google Books]. Accessed February 2, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.readersadvice.com/museum/museum.html |title=The Star Toys Museum, Inc. |publisher=Reader's Advice|date=n.d.|access-date=February 2, 2012}} The Star Wars Pez dispensers are pictured on a fan website, which describes them as "some Candy Heads from 1980."{{cite web|url=http://www.readersadvice.com/museum/museum7.html|title=Star Wars Museum, images from April 2009|date=April 2009|access-date=February 2, 2012}}

The Pacific Science Center sold Pez at a popular exhibit about Star Wars.{{cite web|url=https://www.seattleschild.com/a-parents-review-star-wars-exhibit-at-pacific-science-center/ |title=A Parent's Review: "Star Wars" exhibit at Pacific Science Center|date=March 23, 2011}}

These branded dispensers were among the "top sellers" at the gift shop at the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia, in Burlingame, California. The museum also displayed "a whole lot of Star Wars Pez,"{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/savoring-pezs-sweet-history/ |title=Savoring Pez's sweet history |publisher=CNet News |last=Terdiman |first=Daniel |date=November 15, 2007|access-date=February 2, 2012}} in Plexiglas displays. The Burlingame "unofficial shrine" to the collectibles was unaffiliated with Pez Candy, Inc.,{{cite web|url=http://people.howstuffworks.com/pez3.htm |title=How Pez Works |publisher=How Stuff works website|last=Kiger|first=Patrick|date=n.d.|access-date=February 2, 2012}} and the manufacturer sued the Burlingame museum in 2009 for copyright infringement.{{cite web|url=http://laughingsquid.com/pez-suing-burlingame-museum-of-pez-memorabilia/|title=Pez Suing Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia|publisher=Laughing Squid website|author=Doctor Popular|date=July 1, 2009|access-date=February 2, 2012}} Original source available at [http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_12716029 Archives of Inside Bay Area] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201355/http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_12716029 |date=2016-03-04 }}.{{cite web|url=http://boingboing.net/2009/07/06/pez-candy-inc-sues-m.html |title=Pez Candy Inc sues Museum of Pez Memorabilia for copyright infringement |publisher=BoingBoing website|author=Xeni Jardin |date=July 6, 2009|access-date=February 2, 2012}} There was a notorious, giant Pez sculpture of C-3PO and Chewbacca locked in a slash fiction kiss.{{cite web|url=http://laughingsquid.com/together-at-last/ |title=C-3PO & Chewbacca, Together At Last |publisher=Laughing Squid website|last=Beale |first=Scott |date=July 6, 2009|access-date=February 2, 2012}} The museum closed in 2019.{{Cite web | title=Closed For Good - Review of Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia, Burlingame, CA - Tripadvisor | url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g32124-d265152-r687122780-Burlingame_Museum_of_Pez_Memorabilia-Burlingame_California.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121175948/https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g32124-d265152-r687122780-Burlingame_Museum_of_Pez_Memorabilia-Burlingame_California.html | access-date=2025-03-25 | archive-date=2023-11-21}}{{cite web | url=https://www.yelp.com/biz/burlingame-museum-of-pez-memorabilia-burlingame | title=Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia - Burlingame, CA }}

Another Pez museum in Easton, Pennsylvania also has featured prominently their obligatory Star Wars memorabilia,{{cite news|url=https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Colorful-PEZ-museum-captures-Crayola-crowd-in-11667293.php |title=CColorful PEZ museum captures Crayola crowd in Pennsylvania |newspaper=New Haven Register|date=January 4, 2004|access-date=November 21, 2023}} ("Of course, we had to include the Star Wars Pez Dispensers"), including an oversize Darth Vader figurine.{{cite web|url=http://projectabsurd.byethost6.com/pezmuseum.htm |title=Easton Museum of Pez August 15, 2007 |publisher=Project Absurd website|last=Beale |first=Scott |date=November 2007|access-date=February 2, 2012}} This museum closed to the public in 2012.{{cite web | url=https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/8115 | title=Easton, Pennsylvania: Easton Museum of PEZ (Gone)}}

Other influences

Carrie Fisher's "Princess Leia Pez dispenser" is one of the "merchandising horrors" she discusses in her one-woman show Wishful Drinking.{{cite web|url=https://cannonballread.com/2017/04/keep-in-mind-though-im-a-pez-dispenser-and-im-in-the-abnormal-psychology-textbook-who-says-you-cant-have-it-all/ |title="Keep in mind though, I'm a PEZ dispenser and I'm in the abnormal Psychology textbook. Who says you can't have it all?" |date=April 3, 2017}}

These candy dispensers are featured prominently in the 2010 Emmy Award-winning fan film, Star Wars Uncut.{{cite web|url=http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-01-27/entertainment/30669558_1_scenes-scenes-lucasfilm|title=Here's What 'Star Wars' Would Look Like If Made By Fans|website=Business Insider|last=Acuna|first=Kirtsen|date=January 27, 2012|access-date=February 2, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714082034/http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-01-27/entertainment/30669558_1_scenes-scenes-lucasfilm|archive-date=July 14, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tuexperto.com/2012/01/24/nueva-version-de-star-wars-iv-creada-por-los-aficionados-de-la-saga/ |title=Nueva versión de Star Wars IV creata (in Spanish) por los aficionados de la saga |publisher=Tuexperto.com Internet |author=Juan F. Marcelo|date=January 24, 2012|access-date=February 2, 2012}}

Star Wars Pez has a gateway drug-like effect for some young collectors. One fan of Pez dispensers started her huge horde with Star Wars figurines at the age of three.{{cite web |url=http://www.antiquehelper.com/blog/collectors-converge-at-childrens-museum |title=Collectors converge at Children's Museum |last=Ripley |first=Dan |publisher=Dan Ripkley's Antique Helper |date=November 20, 2010 |access-date=February 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123071227/http://www.antiquehelper.com/blog/collectors-converge-at-childrens-museum |archive-date=2010-11-23 |url-status=dead }} Another fan calls Pez dispensers generally "a gateway drug to hardcore collecting"."A Collection a Day #54 – Pez dispensers," posting of August 2, 2010.

Found at [http://coolandcollected.com/a-collection-a-day-54-pez-dispensers/ Cool and Colelcted blog]. Accessed February 3, 2012. Pezheads shopping for new dispensers frequently place Star Wars first on their shopping lists.Andre Pope, post, "South Carolina's Largest Garage Sale", July 23, 2010. Found at [https://archive.today/20120711040450/http://myrtlebeach.thedigitel.com/offbeat/south-carolinas-largest-garage-sale-31565-0723 The Digitel Myrtle Beach]. Accessed February 3, 2012.

Chronology of releases

Five Star Wars Pez were released in 1997:{{Cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-pez-dispensers|title=Pez Meets the Force: A history of Star Wars Pez Dispensers|date=12 June 2017}}

Darth Vader{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/darth-vader|title = Darth Vader}}
Yoda{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/yoda|title = Yoda}}
Chewbacca (first version){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/chewbacca-1997|title = Chewbacca}}
C-3PO{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/c3po|title = C3PO}}
Stormtrooper (first version){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/stormtrooper-star-wars-pez-dispenser|title = Stormtrooper}}

Four Star Wars Pez were released in 1998 in advance of the May 19, 1999 premier of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace:[https://web.archive.org/web/20121020122349/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-64095563.html "May the Pez Be with You Chewy on This: 'Star Wars' Characters to Land at Candy Store Near You"], Seattle Post-Intelligencer (April 7, 1999).

Luke Skywalker{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/luke-skywalker|title = Luke Skywalker}}
Princess Leia{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/princess-leia|title = Princess Leia}}
Wicket the Ewok{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/ewok|title = Ewok}}
Boba Fett (first version){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/boba-fett|title = Boba Fett}}

A Jar Jar Binks Pez Hander battery operated toy was released in 1999.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jedinews.com/misc/articles/official-site-collectibles-from-the-outer-rim-jar-jar-binks-pez-machine/|title=Jar Jar Binks Pez Machine! - Jedi News|date=7 May 2015}}

Three Star Wars Pez were released in 2002 for Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones:

Jango Fett{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/jango-fett|title = Jango Fett}}
Clone Trooper{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/clone-trooper|title = Clone Trooper}}
R2-D2{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/r2d2-star-wars-pez-dispenser|title = R2-D2}}

In 2003 Pez released three Limited Edition Collectable Crystal Star Wars dispensers:{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/star-wars-limited-edition|title = Star Wars Limited Edition}}

14 Giant Pez were released in 2005 to commemorate Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith:

Darth Vader
Clone Trooper
R2-D2
C-3PO
Death Star
Chewbacca
Yoda
General Grievous
Emperor Palpatine
Darth Vader (Metal Vader)
Yoda (Crystal Yoda)
C-3PO (Metal C-3PO)
Chewbacca (Bronze Chewbacca)
General Grievous (Pearl Grievous)

Pez also released five standard-size dispensers in 2005 for the Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith movie release:

Emperor Palpatine{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/emperor-palpatine|title = Emperor Palpatine}}
General Grievous{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/general-grevious|title = General Grevious}}
Death Star (first version){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/death-star-star-wars-pez-dispenser|title = Death Star}}
Chewbacca (second version){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/chewbacca-star-wars-pez-dispenser|title = Chewbacca}}
Emperor Palpatine (glow-in-the-dark version, Walmart exclusive){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/emperor-palpatine-glowing|title = Emperor Palpatine Glowing}}

Walmart released an exclusive limited edition gift set in 2005 containing nine Star Wars Pez dispensers previously available individually.{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/star-wars-gift-set-walmart|title=Walmart Gift Set}} That same year, Pez also released the same nine dispensers in a special numbered limited edition set.{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/star-wars-gift-set|title=Star Wars Gift Set}}

Death Star (first version)
Boba Fett
General Grievous
Emperor Palpatine (glow-in-the-dark version)
Darth Vader
R2-D2
Chewbacca (second version, updated design)
Yoda
C-3PO

For the 2009 animated release of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) Pez released three dispensers:

Obi-Wan Kenobi{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/obi-wan-kenobi|title=Obi Wan Kenobi}}
Anakin Skywalker{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/anakin-skywalker|title = Anakin Skywalker}}
Ahsoka{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/Ahsoka|title = Ahsoka}}

Pez released two dispensers in 2012 for the 3D release of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace:

Darth Maul{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/darth-maul-star-wars-pez-dispenser|title = Darth Maul}}
Yoda (second version, updated design){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/yoda-1|title = Yoda}}

Two Star Wars Pez were released in 2013:

Boba Fett (second version, lighter green){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/boba-fett-1|title = Boba Fett}}
Giant Darth Vader{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/giant-darth-vader-star-wars-pez-dispenser|title = Giant Darth Vader}}

Four limited edition crystal Star Wars Pez were released in 2015 as a gift tin:{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/star-wars-gift-tin|title = Star Wars Gift Tin}}

Crystal Darth Vader
Crystal Yoda
Crystal C-3PO
Crystal R2-D2

Only one individual Star Wars dispenser was released in 2015:

Darth Vader (second version, updated design){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/darth-vader-star-wars-pez-dispenser|title = Darth Vader}}

In 2016 a Rogue One gift tin was released containing four dispensers:{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/rogue-one-star-wars-set-pez-dispensers|title=Rogue One Star Wars Set}}

Stormtrooper (first version, re-released)
Death Trooper → {{section link|Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|Imperial variants|}}
Darth Vader (2015 version)
Death Star (second version, updated design)

From 2016 - 2017 seven individual Star Wars Pez were released for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rogue One:

BB-8{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/bb-8-star-wars-pez-dispenser|title = BB-8}}
First Order Stormtrooper → {{section link|Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|First Order variants|}}{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/stormtrooper-classic-star-wars-pez-dispenser|title = Stormtrooper}}
Kylo Ren (first version){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/kylo-ren-star-wars-pez-dispenser|title = Kylo Ren}}
Porg{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/porg|title = Porg}}
Praetorian Guard{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/praetorian-guard|title = Praetorian Guard}}
Rey (Star Wars) (first version, with grey base){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/rey-star-wars-pez-dispenser|title = Rey}}
Stormtrooper Executioner → {{section link|Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|First Order variants|}}{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/storm-trooper-executioner|title = Stormtrooper Executioner}}

In 2017 a Millennium Falcon gift tin was released containing four dispensers:{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/millennium-falcon-gift-tin|title=Millennium Falcon Gift Tin}}

Rey (Star Wars) (first version, with grey base)
BB-8
Han Solo (first version, older Han)
Chewbacca (second version, re-released)

For the 2018 theatrical release of Solo: A Star Wars Story a gift tin containing four Star Wars dispensers was released:{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/han-solo-gift-tin|title=Star Wars Han Solo Gift Tin}}

Chewbacca (third version, with bandolier)
Han Solo (second version, younger Han)
Lando Calrissian
L3-37

A giant BB-8 was also released in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/giant-bb-8|title = Giant BB-8}}

In 2019 to celebrate the premier of The Mandalorian, Pez partnered with Funko to produce seven Star Wars dispensers akin to the Pop! Vinyl line of figures:

Boba Fett Holiday{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/star-wars-boba-fett-holiday-funko-pop-pez|title = Boba Fett Holiday - Funko POP+PEZ}}
Boba Fett{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/star-wars-boba-fett-funko-pop-pez-1|title = Boba Fett - Funko POP+PEZ}}
Bossk{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/star-wars-bossk-funko-pop-pez|title = Bossk - Funko POP+PEZ}}
Logray{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/star-wars-logray-funko-pop-pez|title = Logray - Funko POP+PEZ}}
Lando{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/star-wars-lando-funko-pop-pez-1|title = Lando - Funko POP+PEZ}}
Ponda Baba{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/star-wars-ponda-baba-funko-pop-pez|title = Ponda Baba - Funko POP+PEZ}}
Snaggletooth{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/star-wars-snaggle-tooth-funko-pop-pez|title = Snaggle Tooth - Funko POP+PEZ}}

For the 2019 holiday season a limited edition gift tin (of which "only 75,000 tins" were produced) with four dispensers was released for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker:{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-limited-edition-4pc-gift-tin|title = Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Limited Edition 4pc Gift Tin}}

First Order Stormtrooper (2017 version, re-released) → {{section link|Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|First Order variants|}}
Kylo Ren (second version, red cracks in mask)
Sith Trooper → {{section link|Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|Sith Eternal variants|}}
White Rocket (Jet) Trooper → {{section link|Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|Sith Eternal variants|}}

For the 2019 theatrical release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker four dispensers were released:

D-O (Star Wars){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-droid|title = Droid}}
Rey (Star Wars) (second version, white base){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/rey|title = Rey Episode 9}}
Kylo Ren (second version, red cracks in mask){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/kylo-ren|title = Kylo Ren}}
Sith Trooper → {{section link|Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|Sith Eternal variants|}}{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/sith-trooper|title = Sith Trooper}}

Pez released six new Star Wars dispensers in 2020:

Darth Vader (giant, metallic finish){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/giant-darth-vader-pez-40th-anniversary-empire-strikes-back|title = Giant Darth Vader PEZ 40th Anniversary Empire Strikes Back}} to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
The Mandalorian gift set{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/collections/star-wars/products/the-mandalorian-the-child-pez-gift-set|title = The Mandalorian™ Pez gift set}} containing:
Grogu (mini height base)
The Mandalorian (Star Wars character)
Grogu (regular height base){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/the-child-baby-yoda|title = The Child (Baby Yoda)}}
The Mandalorian (Star Wars character) (individually wrapped, same dispenser as gift set){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/the-mandalorian-1|title = The Mandalorian}}
Funko gift set{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/the-mandalorian-funko-pop-pez-gift-set|title = The Mandalorian™ Funko POP+PEZ Gift Set}} containing:
The Mandalorian (Star Wars character)
Grogu (The Child)

In 2021 Pez released the first two Star Wars Pez Clips, a new short-base format "to take on the go."{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/the-mandalorian-pez-clips|title = The Mandalorian™ PEZ Clips}} These were sold in a 2-pack including:

Grogu (The Child)
The Mandalorian (Star Wars character)

During November 2022 Pez released six new Star Wars dispensers including a gift tin to coincide with the debut of The Mandalorian (Star Wars character) and Grogu at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, in Disneyland Park.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/worth-the-trip/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-have-landed-at-disneyland/3037807/|title = The Mandalorian and Grogu Have Landed at Disneyland| date=19 November 2022 }}

Boba Fett (third version, darker green and with helmet dent){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/boba-fett-2|title = Boba Fett}}
The Mandalorian gift tin with 4 dispensers:{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/star-wars-the-mandalorian-grogu-gift-tin|title = Star Wars: The Mandalorian Grogu Gift Tin}}
The Mandalorian (Star Wars character) (2020 version)
Grogu (in hovering pram)
Fennec Shand
Boba Fett (2022 version)
2 Walmart exclusive holiday Pez packaged on holiday themed blister card:{{Cite web|url=https://pezpalz.blogspot.com/2022/10/walmart-exclusive-two-new-christmas-pez.html|title = Walmart Exclusive! Two new Christmas PEZ Baby Yoda| date=18 October 2022 }}
Grogu (with “Galaxy's Greetings” in white letters on red base)
Grogu (with “Merry Force Be With You” in white letters on red base)

October 2023 marked 100 years of Disney, and Pez released several collectable tins of platinum dispensers for the 100th anniversary celebration.{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/collections/disney-100/disney-100|title = Disney – Celebrating 100 Years of Wonder

}} The Disney 100 Star Wars tin{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/disney-100-star-wars-pez-gift-tin|title = Disney 100 Star Wars PEZ Gift Tin}} includes:

R2-D2 (platinum finish)
Darth Vader (platinum finish)
Grogu (platinum finish)
Chewbacca (platinum finish)

For the 2023 debut of Ahsoka (TV series), three Star Wars dispensers were released:

Ahsoka (second version, updated design){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/ahsoka-1|title = Ahsoka}}
Chewbacca (fourth version, updated design, lighter brown){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/chewbacca|title = Chewbacca}}
R2-D2 (second version, updated design, dark blue base){{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/r2-d2|title = R2-D2}}

Pez released 2 additional Christmas themed Grogu dispensers in 2023, both on a holiday designed blister card:{{Cite web|url=https://us.pez.com/products/grogu-christmas-includes-two-blister-card-dispensers|title = Grogu Christmas Two Blister Packs}}

Grogu (with “Up to Snow Good” in white letters on red base)
Grogu (with “Joy to the Galaxy” in white letters on red base)

References

External links

[http://www.retrotogo.com/2008/06/star-wars-theme.html Retro to Go: Star Wars-themed Pez dispensers]
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/prazas/sets/72157625755535716/ PEZ Museum, Bay Area] images of Star Wars and other Pez on Flickr
[http://news.cnet.com/2300-1041_3-6218613.html "May the Pez be with you" and "Star Wars signed"] images of Star Wars Pez (images 10 and 11 of 15) on CNet.com

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