Yoda says Luke is correct, but that he also would have accepted the end celebration in which an extra allegedly exposes himself. Butler wrote the first draft of the episode in four weeks, under the guidance of series creator Seth MacFarlane. But Family Guy strikes back with the second episode in its goof on the original holy trilogy. Luke angrily protests the story's ambiguous ending, but then he receives a letter from Doc Brown, a reference to the ending of Back to the Future Part II. A running joke at the end of the first two episodes deals with Chris Griffin (voiced by Seth Green) criticizing Peter's take on Star Wars as a ripoff of Robot Chicken: Star Wars. Before Mon Mothma shows up, this is lampshaded in Obi-Wan's reveal of Leia as Luke's sister: "Think about it. [1], Ephant Mon was created for the 1983 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi,[14] although prior to the film's release he appeared in its Star Wars Legends novelization, which was written by James Kahn. [1], The pair at one point travelled to the moon Nar Shaddaa, where they picked up a variety of weapons that were illegal in 66 sectors. The pair then got into a heated argument over the weapons and Mon, who had endured mistreatment and insults from Goskey for some time, reacted by using a HK8 sawtooth blaster pistol from the store's stock to fatally shoot Goskey[1] in the torso. on full blast. Luke has a premonition that his friends are in danger and leaves Dagobah to save them, although he has not finished his Jedi training. You also get swearing and a better version of the joke after Luke gets his new android hand. Height [9][11] This is Family Guy's second reference to the show, as well as Bunnell's second appearance in the series. The first episode, "Blue Harvest" (2007) was created in honor of . In the Star Wars trilogy, the characters undergo epic heros journeys in what is honestly too short of a time frame. Jabba allowed Organa into his court, but,[14] having been tipped off by Fett that Boushh was not who they seemed,[16] the Hutt had Mon and other members of his court hide within the throne room and lie in wait for Organa to free Solo after she believed they had all gone to sleep that night. English. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/FamilyGuyPresentsLaughItUpFuzzball, noteFor the other Opening Crawls, see here. Where is that casual acting shuttle headed? In A New Hope, an Asian elephant named Mardji played the bantha. Hearing this, Chris defends Robot Chicken. Luke casts himself into an air shaft and, after discovering that a worker has shoved his severed hand down his pants, ends up hanging on an antenna beneath the city, calling out to Ben, Leia, and Tom Selleck. Luke escapes the wampa lair and has a vision of his late mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (Herbert), who tells him to go to the Dagobah system to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Yoda, after offering him a bowl of Zima soup. With the Griffins stuck at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Honestly is the best policy. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Parts of this episode were shown at Star Wars Celebration IV, at which Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, a Star Wars fan since childhood, was a special guest,[1] and again at Comic-Con International 2007. Did we ever hit anything with these guns? The episode aired on September 23, 2007, with some slight changes from the clips shown at Comic Con. The episodes are a remake parody of the original Star Wars films A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983). [3] When Luke lands on Cloud City to fight Vader, he is first subjected to appearing on the popular reality competition American Idol, with Ryan Seacrest as host of the ensuing "lightsaber battle" before he is quickly killed by Luke. [21], It was constructed at Industrial Light & Magic in California and then shipped to England for filming in two separate containers. [1] She provided the voice of Peter Griffin's boss Angela at the Pawtucket Brewery. An elephant was said to be a creature as large as a bantha, though without the bantha's tremendous looped horns. [14] Rumor had it that after warning Jabba, Mon chose deliberately not to board the sail barge and so avoided death. The settled-upon title is a reference to the line by Admiral Ackbar in the film. [17] A maquette of the character was made which measured 20 centimeters by 25 centimeters by 33 centimeters. (Bizarrely, as MacFarlanes interview of Lucas on the DVD extras shows, the inventor of Star Wars is NOT one of those people. Directors: Ephant Mon was a Chevin male with a murky past who was recruited by mercenaries as a teenager to leave his homeworld of Vinsoth. [10] Cindy White of IGN gave the episode an 8 out of 10, noting that it "lives up to its predecessor and, like the film it spoofs, arguably exceeds it in some ways". Leia then mulls over the thought, and tells him that she would rather kiss Star Trek actor George Takei. Solo was eventually delivered to Jabba as a prisoner, after which Solo's ally Princess Leia Organa of the Alliance to Restore the Republic began planning an operation to rescue him and requested dossiers on various members of the Hutt's court from Alliance Intelligence. They, too, seemed pretty happy with Clevelands first season, and its nice to get the reminder of why Quagmire cant have his own show. Mila Kunis, TV-14 [7][14] Going on to test Luke's knowledge of various films, Yoda begins to ask the best and worst "naked chick" scenes, with Luke responding by citing the best as Rebecca De Mornay in Risky Business, and the worst as Kathy Bates in About Schmidt. Synopsis. He even allowed Family Guy to use Star Wars music and sound effects, no doubt knowing that its a win-win scenario, as he gets free publicity for his franchise. [5], Fortuna explained that Jabba was not available, as he had left the palace to attend the Crimson Dawn's auction for Solo. Then Robert called Rallo black Stewie. But the biggest crossover was Peter and Quagmire showing up at the wedding for Clevelands parents. This was the last episode in the series to use hand-drawn animatics, before transitioning to computer-designed animatics. Fox in wolf make-up opens the bathroom door to see his father is also a werewolf. Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy consists of three episode specials of the American animated sitcom Family Guy. He is unable to identify the themes from Cloud City and the Imperial walker attack when MacFarlane hums them. The best gift ever. | Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (novel), Empire's Elephant - Classic Moments Snapshot, Trade Federation MTT (Multi Troop Transport), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Family Guy (season 8) List of episodes. Clevelands cheating ex-wife was a connection to a previous life, when Cleveland was just a member of Peter Griffins entourage and Cleveland Jr. was skinny and hyperactive. Peter Griffin as Han Solo / Brian Griffin as Chewbacca / Stewie Griffin as Darth Vader / Glenn Quagmire as C-3PO / Tom Tucker as Imperial Newscaster / Carter Pewterschmidt as Uncle Owen / Safeguard #1 / Italian #2 / White Guard #2 (voice) Alex Borstein. He eventually changed professions to become an arms dealer and trafficker, forging a reputation for himself by selling usable but obsolete Imperial weapons to anyone who would buy them. When he finds out that Luke has not yet returned, Han sets out on his "Dondon" to find him. Haysbert was reportedly approached to voice himself, but rejected the offer for unspecified reasons. Mon then successfully conducted the arms deal[3] and planned to take over the Arms Emporium and rebrand it in his name,[1] considering "Chevin Armorers" as one potential option. If you and your friends hate everyone else but each other, then this white elephant gift will be a hot commodity. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! When asked about the possibility of a Family Guy retelling of the other Star Wars trilogies, Alec Sulkin stated that a spoof of the Star Wars prequel and sequel trilogies were unlikely to happen due to the difficulty and struggle of spoofing The Empire Strikes Back and the 2012 Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm being the primary reasons. She is notable for her portrayal of Princess Leia in Star Wars episodes IV-VIII and her bestselling novel Postcards from the Edge. I thoroughly enjoyed it this second time around. Peter, Stewie, and Brian all stick up for Seth, Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy. The Cleveland Show. Thus the episode "Blue Harvest" note Named for the fake title for Return of the Jedi to get around locations overcharging them to shoot there. slouching along jazzily to the strains of Cab Calloway's "Minnie the Moocher". Brian uses Landos arc to illustrate what Peter is going through. Chris then angrily storms off yelling "Fuck you" to Peter. Somehow, Leia is threatened by there being another person of her gender in the. earlier and it's kicking in. Ephant Mon was convinced not to risk his life for Bib Fortuna. [1] He was not Force-sensitive. The first episode, "Blue Harvest" (2007) was created in honor of the original film's 30th anniversary. With the success of "Blue Harvest" and "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side", a sequel episode, entitled "It's a Trap!" Due to its popular success, it was followed by two direct-to-video sequels: "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side" (2009) and "It's a Trap!" Family Guy Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. [21] The character's production name was "Elephant Man"[19] and the ILM creature workshop came up with the name "Ephant Mon" as a play on this. Mon was stood by the stairs leading down to the rancor pit when Skywalker was brought back up into the throne room, and the Chevin watched Jabba sentence the Jedi, Solo, and Chewbacca to death. [3], The Pryss-creatures of Verig were large, elephantine beasts. It was announced in March 2009 that the cast of the show had read through an early draft of the script under the working title, "Episode VI: The Great Muppet Caper". "Barely Legal" was written by Kirker Butler, who also wrote this episode. 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Oh, yeah, and you cant forget the Chicken as Boba Fett. Fox made us do it. I'm. just so stressed because there's. been a car parked in front of my. It is easy to tell the writers have seen Empire at least a million times. . "[19] Tom Eames of entertainment website Digital Spy placed the episode at number six on his listing of the best Family Guy episodes in order of "yukyukyuks" and described the episode as "almost as good as the first [Star Wars parody], but much better than the third [Star Wars parody]. the (unofficial) name of the Ewok celebration music at the end of Jedi pre-Special Edition, anyway. Keeps There were a lot of jokes that had to be edited out of the DVD version for the sake of time or content. Mon explained the flaws of the weapon and stated that their popularity would not last, urging Goskey to heed his assessment since the Syndicate's buyer would be savvy enough to not want the pistols. | Rumor had it that Mon later avoided accompanying Jabba to the Great Pit of Carkoon, where the Hutt and many of his court members were killed by Skywalker, Organa, and Solo. Since the beginning of Family Guy in 1999, Meg has been wearing jeans, a pink shirt, glasses, and her pink beanie. Ephant Mon Watch Giancarlo Esposito, Brandon Scott Jones, Hailey Whitters (Season 4, Episode 136) of The Kelly Clarkson Show - Official Website or get episode details on NBC.com In a similar situation to the lack of maneuvering by the Falcon (see No. [12], As the story comes to a close, Luke interrupts the ending sequence and raises the viewer's awareness to all of the "unanswered questions" that the movie leaves behind. When Lucas wrote the Han Solo line I know a few maneuvers. His first civics lesson? [14], Jabba and his court then boarded the Hutt's sail barge, Khetanna, and traveled to the Great Pit of Carkoon to watch the three prisoners be fed to the sarlacc that dwelt there. 56 min The episodes are a crossover and parody retelling of the original Star Wars trilogy Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983). Its title comes from an insult Han Solo said to Chewbacca in The Empire Strikes Back. It started off with the feeling of a chapter being closed, as the Tubbs/Brown family sat down for the reading of Lorettas will. The Legion of Doom lair then rises from the swamp, which angers Luke. Lucasfilm Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. 173017 . [9] He was especially perceptive regarding the dangers posed by Luke Skywalker[8] and wisely warned Jabba of the threat to his security. Peter and Quagmire showing up at the end of Jedi pre-Special Edition, anyway & quot ; ( 2007 was! 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