Who Just Leaves a Couch Star Wars Family Guy
At that place are broad "Star Wars" parodies, then there are insider-y "Star Wars" parodies, and so there's a near-perfect mix of the two: The "Family unit Guy" episode "Blue Harvest," which aired 10 years ago today. Co-ordinate to the DVD's bonus features, the project came about when Lucasfilm approved all of "Family Guy's" "Star Wars" parodies and Seth MacFarlane and company figured why not ask if they could do a whole episode?
A total 'Star Wars' experience
Showing that he'due south both a squeamish guy and a savvy businessman, George Lucas was fine with the idea. He even allowed "Family unit Guy" to apply "Star Wars' " music and sound effects, no doubt knowing that information technology's a win-win scenario, as he gets free publicity for his franchise.
"Blue Harvest" – named subsequently the fake working title for "Return of the Jedi" – marks a time when "Star Wars" parodies were starting to become ubiquitous and mainstream. The statement at episode'due south terminate between Peter and Chris (voiced by "Robot Chicken" creator Seth Green) about the claim of the "Robot Craven" "Star Wars" parody from before in 2007 encapsulates this bespeak in fourth dimension.
"Family unit Guy: Blue Harvest" (2007)
Directors: Dominic Polcino, James Purdum, Peter Shin
Writers: Seth MacFarlane, David Zuckerman, Alec Sulkin
Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Light-green
Earlier in "Family Guy's" run, and as well on "The Simpsons," "Star Wars" gags by and large didn't rise in a higher place the level of "Await, we're referencing 'Star Wars.' " The drove of clips on the "Bluish Harvest" DVD illustrates this. Brian uses Lando's arc to illustrate what Peter is going through. A fight scene includes "Star Warsian" choreography. That sort of thing.
Hilarity in the details
"Blue Harvest" bumps things up a notch, supplementing wide humor and pop-civilization references with parodies of specific moments in the movie (as my top 10 listing below illustrates). Chris is right that "Robot Chicken" got there start. But the fact that such insider humour appears on the utterly mainstream "Family unit Guy" is noteworthy. The audition is as widespread as "Spaceballs' " only all the best gags come up from (and are aimed at) people know "A New Hope" inside and out.
(Bizarrely, as MacFarlane's interview of Lucas on the DVD extras shows, the inventor of "Star Wars" is NOT one of those people. He is unable to identify the themes from Cloud City and the Imperial walker set on when MacFarlane hums them. This is hard to reconcile with Lucas' obsessive perfectionist streak, which caused something like Han gunning down Greedo to issues him for decades.
In a now-bittersweet moment, Lucas also reveals that he's starting work on "The Clone Wars" TV series; lilliputian did nosotros know that would be his final "Star Wars" contribution, as he sold the franchise to Disney in 2012, ending the era of "Star Wars" as an outlet for creative, rather than derivative, storytelling.)
Another fourth dimension-capsule element is that "Blue Harvest" was a must-meet Telly event. The inevitable (and inevitably less good) "Empire" and "Jedi" parodies would hit DVD before their TV airing, but for the first 1, folks were encouraged to assemble effectually their set, just as the Griffins do at the beginning of the episode.
Hither are my 10 favorite gags from "Family Guy: Blue Harvest":
ane. "I'grand taking this couch"
"Friends" got there kickoff in illustrating the awkwardness of moving a couch, but "Family Guy" ups the absurdity when Han (Peter) takes a couch from the trash compactor among the gang'southward escape from the Death Star. The writers play the note effectively from there, from Tarkin (Adam West) realizing information technology'south his discarded Kool-Aid-stained couch to Han and Chewbacca (Brian) lounging on it as they clear the TIE fighters from the Decease Star trench.
2. "Yeah, get estimates, yeah"
The exhaust port is the Death Star's only weakness, but it tin exist fixed tomorrow if toll is non effect. However, Darth Vader (Stewie) wants an approximate. If one wants to be picky, the writers are mixing up a government with a corporation: Since the Empire is the former, why would it be fiscally responsible with taxpayer coin? Comic-book parodist Kevin Rubio did a similar gag in "A Death Star is Born" (2000) in "Star Wars Tales," where the Emperor pinches pennies on things like railings.
3. "Why would you hang that up? It looks so tantalizing"
Watto is my favorite "Phantom Menace" grapheme, and the illustrators and phonation actor nails information technology when the buzzing Toydarian crashes into a lightsaber fly-trap.
4. "A few maneuvers"
Sometimes on a major film undertaking, the script doesn't quite lucifer up with the special effects. When Lucas wrote the Han Solo line "I know a few maneuvers. We'll lose 'em," he no doubtfulness figured information technology would be followed by the Millennium Falcon doing some aerial acrobatics, perhaps similar when it is dodging the Star Destroyers in "Empire." Instead, the Falcon merely lists slightly to the left, as Luke (Chris) points out.
v. "You mean that thing yous merely found out nigh iii hours ago?"
In the "Star Wars" trilogy, the characters undergo ballsy hero'south journeys in what is honestly as well brusk of a time frame. (Because the action moves and then fast, we don't accept time to stop and call up about it.) Luke is crushed by the expiry of someone he's known for less than a day. He'due south exuberant that he has struck a accident against the Empire, even though he wanted to nourish the Imperial Academy a couple days earlier. And, every bit this gag highlights, he'southward a huffy religious zealot most the Forcefulness, which he himself doubted mere hours ago.
6. "All right, now what do I click?"
Leia (Lois) runs into technical headaches while Artoo (Cleveland) plays the patient IT guy. It doesn't ascent to the level of the "Function Space" crew smashing old printers, only many of us can relate to being frustrated when computer instructions are something less than intuitive.
seven. The repeated TIE fighter special effects shot
In a like situation to the lack of maneuvering by the Falcon (encounter No. four), the notoriously belabored special effects squad used the same shot of a TIE fighter attacking the Millennium Falcon twice as our heroes abscond the Death Star. The error doesn't hurt the motion picture much, but it's something serious fans notice. "Blue Harvest" proves it is written past truthful fans past repeating the shot Four times.
8. "Kids, you noticing all this plight?"
Having the Griswold clan from the "Vacation" movies ride their space-station-wagon a bit as well shut to the Death Star battle is a solid joke. "Blue Harvest" gets serious bonus point for being and so committed to it that information technology bandage Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo to deliver the lines.
9. "Aren't you a little fat for a stormtrooper"
This slight alteration to the original line fits perfectly with the fact that – in contrast to "Star Wars" – almost everyone on "Family Guy" is fatty. And it yet serves the purpose of showing Princess Leia's snarky attitude.
10. "This is Han Solo, and I'g going to exist keeping y'all company for the next few hours, right hither on the midnight shift"
Han Solo'south attempt to pass off the shootout in the prison wing equally a "slight weapons malfunction" is the funniest part of "A New Hope," so information technology creates anticipation that "Family unit Guy" will do something simply as funny with it. Wisely, the writers don't step on the original joke, simply rather, they extend it into the cool past having Han act every bit a radio DJ.
What are your favorite gags from "Family Guy: Blueish Harvest?" Share your lists beneath.
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