[1], Mon was a very perceptive individual[8] with slightly above average intelligence,[9] who was always alert to security issues. If you liked the episode and havent seen the DVD version, you should at least NetFlix it. Cuts vs. "[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]. 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. The majordomo then suggested Fett leave as Mon and a crowd of other palace denizens emerged behind Fortuna with their weapons drawn and aimed at the bounty hunter. He serves as the secondary antagonist of the animated sitcom and its video game Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse, the final antagonist of Family Guy Video Game!, and the main antagonist of Family Guy: The Quest For Stuff. Masse Goskey's Arms Emporium and Explosives Mart[1]Jabba's criminal empire[1] [7], A spoof of the Indiana Jones series was also considered for development, but has not received any updates concerning its production.[8]. While most fans might assume that Meg wears her hat because she's insecure, there's a much more . Well blue harvest is one of the tamer family guy episodes.So a younger kid could probably handle it.Imean Stewie does blow up princess leigh's home and so they attack the Death Star and blow it up which is where Stewie spends most of the ephsode. 173017 . Live-action clips of actor Dolph Lundgren, actress Brigitte Nielsen and actor Michael Pataki from the film Rocky IV, and actor Tom Selleck from the film Her Alibi were also used in multiple sequences throughout the episode. Rainn Wilson gave an update on the viral video of a guy on a plane watching The Office and not realizing the Dwight Schrute actor was next to him. [8], Elephants were also used in the sound design of the films. We were thinking of not even doing this one. 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. (Because the action moves so fast, we dont have time to stop and think about it.) I've watched it so many times and it still brings me such joy. In 1920s India, a young boy named Charles befriends a baby Indian elephant that he names Ele. According 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 . there's a pillow in the back seat. [11] Han then seemingly goes through an asteroid field, much to Leia's chagrin. Lot #: 351 Ephant Mon (Andy Cunningham) Polaroids, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Cantina Archeology Part 3: Behind The Scenes of Jabba's Palace, The Ultimate Return of the Jedi Insider's Guide, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. 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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. Animation Domination So much of the animation in Something, Something was spectacular. Butler wrote the first draft of the episode in four weeks, under the guidance of series creator Seth MacFarlane. Something Dark Side might be the best Star Wars parody in existence not named Space Balls. View Mobile Site After the smuggler Han Solo was frozen in carbonite[5] in 3 ABY,[11] the bounty hunter Boba Fett set out to deliver the body to Jabba, who had set a bounty on the smuggler's head. She was transported from Marine World . Darth Vader is ordered by the Emperor (Carter) to capture Luke and turn him to the dark side of the Force. Elroy Jetson proceeds to the Little Dipper School, in imitation of the original intro to The Jetsons. "Blue Harvest". James Purdum "Barely Legal" was written by Kirker Butler, who also wrote this episode. Mon was responsible for acquisitions and product inventory. 5,433 IMDb 8.2 2010 3 episodes. He is unable to identify the themes from Cloud City and the Imperial walker attack when MacFarlane hums them. Ephant Mon was a Chevin male with a murky past who was recruited by mercenaries as a teenager to leave his homeworld of Vinsoth. (I loved it, but Im so glad I dont have to write that Show Tracker.). Blond[1] Rate. The episode is a retelling and parody of the 1980 Star Wars film sequel The Empire Strikes Back, recasting characters from Family Guy into roles from the film. Black[1] Footage of Mardji was also used a reference for the movements of the AT-ATs in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. I loved H. John Benjamin as Yoda and poor Meg once again stuck as an unspeaking creature. Every . Buy. The Chevin was among those who laughed at the pair and made fun of them,[8] as Solo was then taken to the palace dungeons and Organa was enslaved by the Hutt.[14]. [1] Later getting out of the crashed ship, R2-D2 is eaten and spat back out by a swamp monster, prompting R2 to question what else is located beneath the swamp water. [4] The second working title, "We Have a Bad Feeling About This," was a reference to the recurring catchphrase used in the Star Wars films. Great Lines Oh, I wont miss you. Is there someone from the military we can talk to? Directors: 48 min I grew up in a place where star wars wasnt really relevant, so when I came to the US and stared to watch FG i knew who star wars was about but didn't really relate much or laughed as much as other regular episodes. But Family Guy strikes back with the second episode in its goof on the original holy trilogy. [14] Rumor had it that after warning Jabba, Mon chose deliberately not to board the sail barge and so avoided death. 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. The error doesnt hurt the film much, but its something serious fans notice. Where is that casual acting shuttle headed? 44 min [24], The film's second draft included a scene on Jabba's sail barge in which the protocol droid C-3PO attempted to translate a conversation between Ephant Mon and the Gran Ree-Yees. "[20] He added that the episode is "a bit bizarre on paper, but it works", and noted that you need to be a fan of the Star Wars franchise to understand the jokes.[20]. 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There are broad Star Wars parodies, and then there are insider-y Star Wars parodies, and then theres a near-perfect mix of the two: The Family Guy episodeBlue Harvest,which aired 10 years ago today. Buy. Lando later double-crosses the Empire, freeing Leia, Chewbacca and C-3PO, motivating the guards with a pizza party. They, too, seemed pretty happy with Clevelands first season, and its nice to get the reminder of why Quagmire cant have his own show. [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. It originally was released on DVD and Blu . [2][5], Before leaving, Han Solo runs into Princess Leia, who insists on Han staying with her. [16] However, aware of Solo's powerful allies, Mon warned Jabba about what might happen next[2] and about the danger posed by the Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker, a friend of Solo and Organa. [2] The episode was officially endorsed by Lucasfilm, especially George Lucas, who revealed in his conversation with MacFarlane that he has TiVoed every single episode of Family Guy without having to buy the DVDs and, in addition to Jackass, it's the only show he watches. [10], Once the Emperor, portrayed by Carter Pewterschmidt, contacts Darth Vader, he first begins by telling him that he is getting rid of all his CDs because he is "downloading all his music to his new iPod", then proceeds to list several albums, including singer Natalie Merchant's 1995 album Tigerlily, Alanis Morissette's album Jagged Little Pill, and finally Richard Marx's single "Hold On to the Nights", the last of which Darth Vader excitedly agrees to take. In her will, Loretta leaves all the money she took from Cleveland in their divorce and her life insurance policy to Cleveland Jr. along with the specific instructions that Cleveland never learn how much money it includes and Cleveland Jr. not give any of it to his father. [1] Calling upon various bounty hunters, Darth Vader reviews a lineup of auditioning hunters, including Dog the Bounty Hunter, IG-88, Zuckuss, Bossk, Boba Fett as portrayed by the Giant Chicken, and finally Raggedy Andy, who Vader angrily dismisses. Directors: Once Han Solo is captured by Darth Vader, he is tortured into confessing his clogging one of the bathrooms on Cloud City. Silently, Mon and the others lowered their weapons, allowing Fett to enter the palace with Fortuna in order to see the invitation.[5]. Night Shyamalan | Kevin SmithSteven Spielberg | Michael A. StackpoleSylvester Stallone | Wachowski SistersJoss Whedon | Kevin WilliamsonTimothy Zahn | Edward Zwick, NetworksABC|CBS|CW|Fox|NBCCable/satelliteA&E|AMC|BBC|Cartoon NetworkComedy Central|Epix|FreeformFX | HBO|MTV|NatGeo|ShowtimeSyFy|TBS|TNT|USA|VH1|WGNStreamingAmazon Prime|CBS All AccessDC Universe|Disney PlusHBO Max|Hulu|NetflixPeacock|YouTube Premium, About Reviews from My CouchSince 2009, John Hansen has been reviewing new and old movies, TV, books and comics. playing the Star Wars roles. This slight alteration to the original line fits perfectly with the fact that in contrast to Star Wars almost everyone on Family Guy is fat. Their friendship is tested when Charles must save his friend Ele from hunters. Animation, Comedy. [9], Mon made use of a vibroblade and a walking stick. house for three straight days and. Peter makes good on another power outage at home by retelling Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. recreated A New Hope, and was a commercial and critical success. Family Guy Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Haysbert was reportedly approached to voice himself, but rejected the offer for unspecified reasons. Abruptly entering, C-3PO and R2-D2 alert Han Solo of Luke Skywalker's disappearance. [8] After losing his battle against Darth Vader, Luke falls to the bottom of the floating city and calls out for Leia, along with Obi-Wan and actor Tom Selleck, the last of which is then seen briefly looking up from his book in a real-life cameo from the movie Her Alibi. At the same time, Clevelands parents show up to announce theyre moving back into their old house and getting remarried. Then for the season finale of Family Guy, we get Something, Something, Something Darkside, the Empire Strikes Back parody. Archer. He ended up working for the human Masse Goskey at Masse Goskey's Arms Emporium and Explosives Mart on the planet Tatooine, but by 10 BBY had killed his boss during an argument over HK8 Sawtooth blaster pistols that Goskey had wanted to sell to the Pyke Syndicate. Asked by: Hailie Stokes Jr. Advertisement. Alex Borstein, Call outs My favorite jokes in Something, Something generally came from observations about Empire itself: R2 noting that wires nailed to ice probably isnt all that safe, Hans heaving breathing for his smelled bad on the outside line, Hans response to Leias I love you, the slow-paced light saber battles, and the note on Landos wardrobe at the end of the movie. Instead, the prisoners managed to free themselves before they could be executed, killing Jabba and many of his allies. In the first episode Peter-as-Han cautions Chris-as-Luke to "play it cool" when they're sneaking off to rescue Lois-as-Leia. and parodying the film Return of the Jedi, aired during the ninth season of Family Guy. [1], Mon at one point allowed an individual who was in Jabba's good graces to use the Hutt's spy network on Tatooine.[10]. 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. Chronological and political information A man, perhaps. Ah, Jim. Pleased, Mon organized the store's inventory in order of greatest potential profit based on Undervine demand and historical analysis of the invisible market. [8], Ephant Mon liked to take justice into his own hands and his massive build made him an effective fighter,[1] with above average strength and slightly below average fighting ability, but far below average speed. 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