Amid terror fears over an Egyptair crash and the spiraling presidential race, Candace Payne gave the world a reason to smile Thursday with a video showing unrestrained delight.
“This is going to be worth it, I promise” she said in the smartphone selfie video. “At the end of the day, it’s going into my toy box” — and not her children’s.
The mask, bought at Kohls, led to a run on the electronic-sound masks elsewhere, and even bumped Kohls’ stock price.
“I’m a happy Chewbacca,” she said. “This is worth every penny.”
Even Peter Mayhew, the 7-foot-3 actor (72 on Thursday) who plays Chewbacca in the “Star Wars” series, agreed, posting on reddit: “Absolutely wonderful!”
And the interwebs agreed.
Kohl’s up 2% today. I know that the Chewbacca viral video isn’t the reason but it would be awesome if it were. Candace Payne, you rock! $KSS
— Paul R. La Monica (@LaMonicaBuzz) May 20, 2016
So much wrong with the world, and then there’s “happy Chewbacca lady” @candacepayne. Watch this. https://t.co/sFwPjY0FdD
— Mike Stopforth (@mikestopforth) May 20, 2016
We had to do it! Thanks to Candace Payne for the inspiration!! #chewbaccamask pic.twitter.com/POmjsp9pv7
— Randi Hitchcock (@UpaDownaMtnMama) May 20, 2016