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The episode is a retelling and spoof of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, recasting the show's characters into Star Wars roles.^[1] For this purpose, and for the first time in the history of Family Guy, this episode runs an hour long with commercials (48 minutes for the DVD version). It was also made to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Star Wars franchise. The name "Blue Harvest" is a reference to the title of the film ruse used to ensure secrecy and disguise the actual 1981–1983 production of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Look up Spoof in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This movie poster for Star Wars depicts many of the films important elements, such as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, X-Wing and Y-Wing fighters Star Wars, retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981 (see note at Title,) is the original (and in chronological... This article is about the series. ... For the Family Guy episode of the same name, see Blue Harvest (Family Guy). ... Movie poster Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, is a science fiction film that debuted in 1983, and re-released with changes in 1997 and 2004. ...

This episode drew 10.7 million viewers on its first showing, and earned the highest Nielsen rating of any Family Guy episode since the show returned to air in 2005; this made it the second most-watched episode in the series behind "North by North Quahog", which was watched by 11.9 million.^[2][3] The episode ranks number 17 of The Futon Critic's Top 50 episodes of 2007.^[4] A repeat of the episode on Fox in April 2008 brought in 7 million viewers.^[5] When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are often referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. ... “North by North Quahog” is the first episode of the fourth season of Family Guy and is the first new episode of Family Guy after the series revival. ...

Plot

While the Griffins are watching Phil Mickelson play in a golf tournament on TV, the power goes out and they are left with no other form of entertainment. After everyone has a good laugh at Brian's suggestion of lighting some candles and reading, Meg suggests telling everyone about the night she was born. Peter does a quick and uncaring run-through of the night and decides to tell the story of Star Wars (starting with part four), where the characters from Family Guy are re-imagined as Star Wars characters. These are characters from the animated TV series Family Guy. ... Personal Information Birth June 16, 1970 ) San Diego, California, U.S. Height 6 ft 3 in (1. ... Tree limbs create a short circuit in electrical lines during a storm that spawned two tornados. ... A stilt-walker entertaining shoppers at a shopping centre in Swindon, England Entertainment is an activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation to an audience (although in the case of a computer game the audience may be only one person). ... Brian Griffin is a fictional character on the FOX animated television series Family Guy, and is voiced by show creator, Seth MacFarlane. ... This article is on the source of light. ... Megan Meg Griffin is a fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy. ... Look up Peter, peter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the series. ... This movie poster for Star Wars depicts many of the films important elements, such as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, X-Wing and Y-Wing fighters Star Wars, retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981 (see note at Title,) is the original (and in chronological...

An extremely expository opening crawl rolls, mainly talking about how Darth Vader is Luke's father and that Leia is his sister. It then references Angelina Jolie and her movie Gia, before showing a small Rebel Blockade Runner being hunted by a Star Destroyer (with a Star Destroyer sized Bush Cheney bumper sticker). On the Rebel ship, which is being boarded by Stormtroopers, Princess Leia (Lois) tries to send a holographic message, along with the plans to the Death Star, to Obi-Wan Kenobi (Herbert) through R2-D2 (Cleveland). When she encounters complications while trying to do so, Artoo decides to bring the message to Obi-Wan himself. Leia is captured by the Stormtroopers and taken to Darth Vader (Stewie), while R2 and his counterpart, C-3PO (Quagmire) escape to Tatooine by escape pod. There they are captured by Jawas (one of them being Mort) and then sold to Owen & Beru Lars (Carter & Barbara Pewterschmidt, respectively). Meanwhile, during a meeting on the Death Star, Vader learns that the station has one vulnerability: the exhaust port (added by the architect for aesthetic purposes). After a lengthy debate, Vader orders that the hole be boarded up but delays the actual work in order to "get estimates" from the contractors. An example of the famous Star Wars roll-up. ... For information on this characters appearance in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, see Anakin Skywalker. ... Luke Skywalker is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe portrayed by Mark Hamill in the films Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. ... Her Royal Highness, Princess Leia Organa Solo of Alderaan (born 19 BBY), a fictional character in the Star Wars universe played by actress Carrie Fisher in the films and by Ann Sachs in the 1980s radio drama. ... Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4, 1975) is an American film actor, a former fashion model, and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. ... GIA or Gia may refer to: Armed Islamic Group (GIA, from French Groupe Islamique Armé), a terrorist Islamist group in Algeria. ... In the fictional Star Wars saga, the blockade runner Tantive IV, was a Corellian Corvette used by Bail Organa and later his adoptive daughter Leia Organa. ... A group of Imperial Star Destroyers. ... Stormtroopers have distinctive white armor and a helmet with a grimacing, skull-like visage. ... Princess Leia Organa Solo of Alderaan (born Leia Amidala Skywalker) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... Lois Griffin (nee. ... For other uses, see Death Star (disambiguation). ... Obi-Wan Kenobi is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... Herbert is a fictional character in the FOX animated sitcom Family Guy. ... R2-D2 (called R2, or Artoo for short), is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... This article is about the Family Guy character. ... For information on this characters appearance in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, see Anakin Skywalker. ... Stewie redirects here. ... C-3PO (pronounced IPA: []., often shortened to Threepio) is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe, who appears in both the original Star Wars films and the prequel trilogy. ... Glenn Quagmire (sometimes spelled Glen) is a character on the animated series Family Guy, best known for his sexual deviancy. ... An escape pod is a capsule or craft used to escape a vessel in an emergency, usually only big enough for one person. ... Jawa may refer to: Jawa, an island in Indonesia, known in English as Java Jawa Motors, a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles based in the Czech Republic Jawa, an alien race from Star Wars This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... Mort Goldman is a fictional character on the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... This article is about minor characters in the fictional Star Wars universe, who do not fit into any other category. ... An old family photo of the Pewterschmidt family. ... For other uses, see Death Star (disambiguation). ...

Luke Skywalker (Chris), Owen and Beru's nephew, deeply wishes to abandon his dull life in favor of joining the Rebellion with his friends and fighting the Empire, all the while listening to John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra perform the music in the background. While fixing up R2, Luke stumbles upon Leia's message. By the next day, R2 escapes, so Luke and 3-PO go out after him. Along the way, they are attacked by a Tusken Raider (Opie), but are rescued by Obi-Wan Kenobi. At Obi-Wan's hut, Luke shows him the holographic message, which explains that the Death Star plans must be taken to her father on Alderaan. Obi-Wan tells Luke that he must come with him and gives him his very own lightsaber. Fearing that the Empire would be searching for the droids for the information they possess, Luke returns home to find that his township has been destroyed by Stormtroopers, and his aunt and uncle are dead, along with John Williams and most of the London Symphony Orchestra; this forces the rest of the movie to be scored by Danny Elfman, whom Luke decapitates with his lightsaber after listening to only a few seconds of his music (nevertheless, the original Star Wars film score continues to play for the rest of the episode). Luke Skywalker is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe portrayed by Mark Hamill in the films Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. ... This article is about the Family Guy character. ... In the fictional Star Wars universe, the Rebel Alliance, or more formally, the Alliance to Restore the Republic, is an interstellar terrorist force formed in direct military opposition to the Galactic Empire. ... For other persons named John Williams, see John Williams (disambiguation). ... The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. ... For the northwest hiphop crew Sandpeople see Sandpeople (music) A Tusken Raider. ... These are characters from the animated TV series Family Guy. ... His Royal Highness, Prince Bail Prestor Organa of Alderaan (69 BBY - 0 ABY) is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe, the Viceroy and Prince of Alderaan, the husband of Queen Breha Organa, and a noted statesman of the late Republic and early Imperial eras. ... In the fictional Star Wars universe, Alderaan is the home of Princess Leia, Bail Organa and also, in 4000 BBY, Ulic Qel Droma who fought in the Great Sith War. ... This article is about the weapon in Star Wars. ... Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician who led the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer / songwriter from 1976 until its breakup in 1995, and has composed film scores extensively since 1985s Pee-wees Big Adventure. ... Decapitation (from Latin, caput, capitis, meaning head), or beheading, is the removal of a living organisms head. ...

Luke, Obi-Wan and the droids head to Mos Eisley Spaceport is search of a ship to take them to Alderaan. After entering the local cantina and hiding the droids, Obi-Wan and Luke meet and enlist the smugglers Han Solo (Peter) and Chewbacca (Brian), promising to pay a hefty reward in the end. The smugglers agree to transport them to Alderaan on their spaceship, the Millennium Falcon. Han disposes of the bounty hunter Greedo (Performance Artist), who had come to collect the bounty placed on his head by Jabba the Hutt, before preparing the ship for takeoff. However, they are spotted by Stormtroopers just before they can launch. They outwit the pursuing Imperial forces by simply listing lazily to the left, and the Falcon blasts into hyperspace and escapes. Meanwhile, back on the Death Star, Grand Moff Tarkin (Mayor West) decides to test the Death Star's "planet blower-upper gun" on Leia's home planet of Alderaan, forcing Leia to witness the sickening ordeal. In the fictional Star Wars universe, Alderaan is the home of Princess Leia, Bail Organa and also, in 4000 BBY, Ulic Qel Droma who fought in the Great Sith War. ... Han Solo is a character in the Star Wars universe. ... This article is about the Family Guy character. ... Chewbacca (or Chewie) is a character in the Star Wars universe. ... Brian Griffin is a fictional character on the FOX animated television series Family Guy, and is voiced by show creator, Seth MacFarlane. ... The Millennium Falcon is a fictional spacecraft in the Star Wars universe commanded by smuggler Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and his Wookiee first mate, Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew). ... For other uses, see Bounty hunter (disambiguation). ... This article is about minor characters in the fictional Star Wars universe who are bounty hunters. ... These are characters from the animated TV series Family Guy. ... Jabba the Hutt is a fictional character in George Lucass science fiction saga Star Wars. ... Scene from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope depicting the inside of the Millenium Falcon when entering hyperspace. ... Grand Moff Governor Wilhuff Tarkin is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe and is an antagonist in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope where he was portrayed by British actor Peter Cushing. ... Mayor Adam West is a fictionalized caricature of actor Adam West on the animated television series Family Guy. ... In science fiction, a planet killer (also called a planet buster in some cases) is an entity, often a large spaceship or space station, expressly designed to destroy or render uninhabitable a planet. ...

The crew soon arrive at Alderaan, only to find it destroyed (the Death Star having turned it into an Asteroids game). They are captured by the Death Star's tractor beam and pulled in. After subduing a pair of Stormtroopers and donning their armor as disguises, Han, Luke and the others escape to a command room to wait. There, Luke, Han and Chewie go to rescue Princess Leia while Obi-Wan leaves to disable the tractor beam (after singing "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" as a farewell to Luke in a production number backed by several Stormtroopers). Asteroids is a vector-based video arcade game released in 1979 by Atari Inc. ... A tractor beam is a hypothetical device with the ability to attract one object to another from a distance. ... (Ive Had) The Time of My Life is a song composed by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz. ...

After killing one of the guards (Fouad) to evade detection, Han distracts Imperial forces with talk radio as Luke finds Leia's cell and rescues her. The four find themselves spotted by the Stormtroopers and make their escape though a nearby garbage chute into the garbage compactor, where a dianoga (Meg) lurks and appears briefly. The walls of the compactor suddenly begin to close in on them. C-3PO begins to panic as he hears their screams of terror over his comlink, but is left with nothing to do but smoke some weed with R2, who asked him to hold on to it earlier in the episode. While stoned, Threepio leans against the shutoff switch in the control room, saving the others; before getting out, Han and Chewie insist on taking with them a couch they found inside the compactor. These are characters from the animated TV series Family Guy. ... For other uses, see Talk Radio. ... Chute may refer to: Chute, a facility that allows the movement of items from one level to another by gravity Chute, a parish and group of villages in the county of Wiltshire, England. ... A compactor is a machine or mechanism used to reduce the size of waste material or soil through compaction. ... This is a list of creatures in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... Megan Meg Griffin is a fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy. ... A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ... For other uses, see Couch (disambiguation). ...

Obi-Wan manages to shut off the tractor beam while avoiding the Stormtroopers (one of them being RJ), but is confronted by Vader. The two engage in a brief lighsaber duel; Obi-Wan's lightsaber falls limp until he sees Luke, upon when it becomes erect. At this point, Vader strikes him down and he disappears into thin air. Luke's scream in horror attracts the Stormtroopers' attention, but he manages to escape with the others. Left with little time to grieve over Obi-Wan's death, Luke and Han successfully fight off attacking "Thai" fighters sent after them, with encouragement from Leslie Nielsen (a nod to Airplane!), and escape to the Rebel base on Yavin IV. Unbeknownst to them, Vader and Tarkin had placed a homing beacon on the ship to lead them to the base. These are characters from the animated TV series Family Guy. ... Erectile dysfunction (ED) or impotence is a sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis. ... This article is about human physiological erection. ... TIE Fighter, see X-wing computer game series. ... Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11, 1926) is a Canadian born American comedian and actor. ... Airplane! is an American comedy film, first released on 27 June 1980, produced, directed, and written by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker. ... Yavin 4 is one of the many moons of the gas planet Yavin in the Star Wars universe. ...

The Rebels assemble to attack the Death Star (using X-wing starfighters) after watching an instructional video on how to destroy the Death Star, featuring Magic Johnson. While preparing for the assault, Luke (in a DVD-exclusive scene) meets up with his old friend Biggs Darklighter (Joe), who was paralyzed waist-down after a Y-wing accident, and witnesses, to his dismay, Han and Chewie setting up to leave after obtaining their promised reward for saving Leia. Luke joins a squadron of other Rebel pilots as they take off towards the nearby Death Star. The Incom T-65 X-wing, a fictional starfighter in the Star Wars universe, is the main all-purpose craft of the Rebel Alliance. ... Earvin Johnson redirects here. ... This article is about minor characters in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... Lieutenant Joseph Joe Swanson is a fictional character in the Fox animated television show Family Guy. ... The BTL Y-wing Starfighter/Bomber is one of the Rebel Alliance starfighters in the fictional Star Wars universe. ...

The Battle of Yavin unfolds as it does in the film, costing the lives of several Rebel pilots (including Redd Foxx). While nearing the exhaust port and taking aim, Luke hears Obi-Wan's voice telling him to use the Force in his attempt as Vader threatens to stop him. Fortunately, Han and Chewie arrive in the Falcon (sitting comfortably in their new couch) and save Luke at the last minute, shooting down Vader's wingmen and sending Vader himself flying aimlessly into space. Luke fires a torpedo into the exhaust port, and the remaining squadron escapes as the Death Star explodes. Luke proceeds to return to the Rebel base (also in a DVD-exclusive scene) where he, his friends and all the other Rebels celebrate their victory over the Empire and, on this note, the story ends. Combatants Galactic Empire Rebel Alliance Commanders Grand Moff Tarkin † Darth Vader Admiral Motti † General Tagge Chief Bast General Dodonna General Willard Garven Dreis (Red Leader)† John Vander (Gold Leader)† Admiral Ackbar (Supreme Commander of the Rebel Alliance Fleet) Strength TIE Fighters Darth Vaders TIE Advanced Death Star heavy, medium... Redd Foxx (December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991), born John Elroy Sanford,[1] was an American comedian best known for his starring role on the television sitcom Sanford and Son. ...

Back in the Family Guy universe, just after Peter wraps up the story, the power comes back on in their house. Everyone thanks Peter for keeping them entertained, though Chris points out that Robot Chicken already did the same thing three months before (Chris is voiced by Seth Green, who created Robot Chicken). A discussion follows, in which Peter denigrates that show as Chris defends it. Chris leaves frustrated as Peter indifferently hums part of the Star Wars end credits music. Robot Chicken is an Emmy award-winning American stop motion animated comedy television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, who are the executive producers. ... List of Robot Chicken episodes Robot Chicken: Star Wars is a special episode of the television comedy series Robot Chicken. ... Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American actor, comedian and television producer. ...

Cast

Main characters

Several Family Guy characters have been re-imagined by Peter as characters from the film. Aside from a typical change of garments, some characters take on specific physical attributes that are distinct to the roles they play, but they all remain in character as themselves nonetheless. The following list include characters who are pivotal to the main story and occupy more than one scene:

• Chris Griffin as Luke Skywalker
• Peter Griffin as Han Solo
• Lois Griffin as Princess Leia
• Stewie Griffin as Darth Vader
• Brian Griffin as Chewbacca
• Glenn Quagmire as C-3PO
• Cleveland Brown as R2-D2
• Herbert as Obi-Wan Kenobi

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Minor characters

In addition to the main characters, other characters make cameo appearances in less significant roles, serving little more than fulfilling minor gags and generally occupying only one scene. Characters marked with an * indicate characters who appeared only in the uncut DVD version of the episode. They include, in relative order of appearance:

• Mayor Adam West as Grand Moff Tarkin
• Carter Pewterschmidt as Owen Lars
• Barbara Pewterschmidt as Beru Lars
• Jake Tucker as a Repair Droid
• Mort Goldman as a Jawa
• Opie as the Tusken Raider
• Al Harrington as Darth Harrington selling "Intergalactic Proton Powered Electrical Tentacled Advertising Droids" rather than his usual "Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tube Men."
• The Evil Monkey can be seen in the Cantina on Tatooine.
• Bruce the Performance Artist as Greedo
• Tom Tucker as an Imperial newscaster*
• Diane Simmons as an Imperial newscaster*
• Ollie Williams as an Imperial meteorologist*
• Fouad as an Imperial officer
• Meg Griffin as the Dianoga
• RJ as a Stormtrooper
• Joe Swanson as Biggs Darklighter*

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Deleted scenes

Several scenes were cut from all televised airings of the episode mainly due to time constraints, but they are available on the uncut DVD version of the episode.

• When the golf tournament announcers are hitting on Phil Mickelson's wife, one announcer tells the other "You'd pork her for a week and then get tired of her," with the word "pork", a sexual innuendo, censored on the FOX version of the episode.
• After one of the Rebels asks the others, "What if they come in a different door?" ("they" referring to Stormtroopers), a small, catty argument breaks out among the Rebels, mainly concerned with on-board Rebel politics, e.g. "Mark, why are you always way nicer to me when the other Rebels aren't around?"
• When Luke, Obi-Wan and the droids first arrive in Mos Eisley, they are forced to wait in line before entering the cantina. They are able to enter when Obi-Wan uses a Jedi mind trick on the bouncer (a Stormtrooper in a sleeveless shirt), saying he's a friend of Dave Navarro's. Oddly, this scene does not utilize the effect of shading on any of the characters as all the other scenes do. Also, the music that is used briefly in the background is original music composed by Walter Murphy rather than part of John Williams' Star Wars score.
• Before Luke and Obi-Wan meet Han, C-3PO and R2-D2 hide themselves from Stormtroopers, who try to lure them out of hiding by claiming they have a giant check from Publishers Clearing House.
• In the scene where Vader admits he made a "Darth Doodie," he goes on to say a few more Star Wars poop jokes (such as "I 'Sithed' my pants," and "My diaper's gone over to the Dark Side").
• After Alderaan is destroyed, the Channel 5 news crew appear as Death Star newscasters broadcasting the news of the planet's destruction, with them reporting that the Empire had reason to blow it up, stating that Alderaan was suspected of hiding weapons of mass destruction (another crack at George W. Bush).
• After Chewbacca scares away a mouse droid, the droid encounters another mouse droid and tries to tell it what it'd just seen, only to forget about it when the other droid brings up Tyra Banks. The droid also exclaims "Holy shit!", with the word "shit" censored on the televised episode. The droids are a possible counterpart to the Screaming Black Dolphins from the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire".
• While disguised as Stormtroopers, Luke, Han and Chewbacca accidentally arrive on the floor of the Death Star that contains the Stormtrooper church, witnessing part of a Stormtrooper wedding procession. Also, the time they spend in the elevator is longer.
• After R2 tells 3PO he doesn't have to stay in the room they are in while they're smoking pot, 3PO says, "Thank Christ." On the televised version, he says "Thank God."
• After the Millennium Falcon escapes from the Death Star, Vader and Tarkin discuss the tracking device that they placed on the ship and how the couch that Han recovered from the trash compactor in fact belonged to Tarkin.
• After watching the training video with Magic Johnson, John Bender appears to heckle Jan Dodonna, asking, "Does Barry Manilow know you raid his wardrobe?", a reference to John Hughes' The Breakfast Club.
• Before taking part on the attack of the Death Star, Luke meets up with his friend Biggs Darklighter (played by Joe Swanson) and discovers that, due to an accident while repairing a Y-Wing, he is now paralyzed waist-down (an obvious reference to the fact that Joe is paralyzed) and is unable to participate in the attack; he also tells Luke that he'll be making sandwiches and promises to make one for him when he gets back.
• After the attack on the Death Star, Luke returns to the Yavin base, and is greeted enthusiastically by Han, Leia, Chewie, Biggs, the droids, and a cheering crowd of other Rebels. Biggs offers him the sandwich he promised and, upon Luke accepting it, happily proclaims that he is part of things too. This scene is also the true ending of Peter's story.

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Production

At the 2007 Comic Con International convention, a series of clips was shown at a panel for Family Guy from the season premiere episode, showing the Family Guy characters as Star Wars characters. The episode aired on September 23, 2007 with some slight changes from the clips shown at Comic Con. 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,^[6] and again at Comic-Con International 2007^[7] 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. MacFarlane had said they were extremely helpful when the Family Guy crew wanted to parody their works.^[8] Comic-Con International is an annual comic book convention held in San Diego, California. ... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Celebration is an Official Star Wars convention held during banner years of the franchise. ... Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26, 1973) is a two-time Emmy-winning American comedian, animator, screenwriter, producer, actor, voice actor, and composer. ... Comic-Con International, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre fan convention founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention and later the San Diego Comic Book Convention in 1970 by Shel Dorf and a group of San Diegans. ... Lucasfilm Ltd. ... George Walton Lucas, Jr. ... TiVo (pronounced tee-voh, IPA: ) is a popular brand of digital video recorder (DVR) in the United States (and coming to Canada in December 7, 2007) and is a consumer video device which allows users to capture television programming to internal hard disk storage for later viewing (time shifting), provides... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc - see Etymology) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ...

Rush Limbaugh makes a cameo^[9] as the Tatooine radio pundit and the voice of one of the X-wing fighters. Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo reprise their roles from National Lampoon's Vacation as Clark and Ellen Griswold. Mick Hucknall of Simply Red and Helen Reddy also provide their own voices. In the DVD release, Judd Nelson reprises his role from The Breakfast Club as John Bender during the Rebels briefing. Originally it cointained a scene which said that the Jawas were called jewas. For other uses, see Limbaugh. ... X-wing fighters on their way into battle in a still from Star Wars. ... For other uses, see Chevy Chase (disambiguation). ... Beverly DAngelo (born November 15, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American singer and actress, perhaps best known for her role as Ellen Griswold in the National Lampoons Vacation movies series. ... National Lampoons Vacation is a 1983 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly DAngelo, Randy Quaid, and Anthony Michael Hall. ... Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Jr. ... Mick Hucknall in Bremen, Germany. ... Simply Red are an English pop band. ... 2003 Greatest Hits compilation Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian pop singer and actor. ... Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28, 1959) is an American actor and writer. ... This article is about the 1985 film. ...

Cultural references

"Blue Harvest", like many other Family Guy, episodes, makes frequent use of cultural references for humor. The Star Wars universe is the source of many of these, but there are many other films and television shows as well.

Star Wars films

The episode's title comes from the code name used during the production of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. For the Family Guy episode of the same name, see Blue Harvest (Family Guy). ... Movie poster Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, is a science fiction film that debuted in 1983, and re-released with changes in 1997 and 2004. ...

In place of the traditional starting words of the Star Wars movies, "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away", the beginning words of the parody are, "A long time ago, but somehow in the future".

A notable reference to Star Wars is the actual soundtrack that plays in the background. Besides that, there are several references of the film's score throughout the episode: Luke acknowledges John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra. A similar scene with a live orchestra in the shot occurred in the Mel Brooks movie "Blazing Saddles". Han hums along with the soundtrack while in battle with the TIE fighters. Also, the Death Star's elevator music is a muzak version of, appropriately, "The Imperial March". For other persons named John Williams, see John Williams (disambiguation). ... The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. ... Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an Academy Award-winning American director, writer, comedian, actor and producer best known as a creator of broad film farces and comedy parodies. ... Alex Karras as Mongo in Blazing Saddles Blazing Saddles (1974) is a comedy directed by Mel Brooks and starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, and released by Warner Brothers. ... TIE Fighter, see X-wing computer game series. ... Elevator music, also known as lift music (in the UK), piped music or muzak, refers to the gentle, bland instrumental arrangements of popular music designed for play in shopping malls, grocery stores, department stores, telephone systems (while the caller is on hold), cruise ships, airports, doctors and dentists offices, and... Muzak Holdings LLC is a company, founded in 1934, that is best known for distribution of music to retail stores and other companies. ... The Imperial March (Darth Vaders Theme) is a musical theme recurring in the Star Wars films. ...

In the Death Star, Solo says that he is taking Chewbacca to cell number "1138", closely mimicking the line from the original movie, both of which were nods towards George Lucas' first film, THX 1138. THX 1138 was George Lucas first full length movie. ...

Another, lesser-known parody happens when the Rogue Squadron attacks the Death Star in the Battle of Yavin. As one of the ships hits the Death Star, it cuts to the inside of the ship where various Stormtroopers are injured. As this happens, the Wilhelm scream is briefly heard. This scream is found in all of the Star Wars films and is "trademark" sound often used by the original film's sound editor, Ben Burtt. For the punk rock band, see A Wilhelm Scream. ... Ben Burtt (born July 12, 1948 in Syracuse, New York) is the archetypal sound designer (a term he invented) and sound editor for many famous and noteworthy films, as well as directing an Oscar-nominated documentary. ...

There are some references to other films in the series. Tatooine's radio talk show host, voiced by Rush Limbaugh, mentions both the planet Hoth and the character Lando Calrissian, neither of which are introduced until the subsequent film, The Empire Strikes Back. Watto from The Phantom Menace runs into a lightsaber being used as a bug zapper. Luke also asks, in reference to R2, "what the 'Phantom Menace' is that guy's problem." Beru foreshadows her own death when she tells Luke he will join the rebellion "over [her] burnt carcass." For other uses, see Limbaugh. ... In the fictional universe of Star Wars, Hoth is the sixth planet of a remote system of the same name. ... Lando Calrissian is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... Watto is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, featured in the films The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. ... Film poster for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 film by George Lucas starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, and Jake Lloyd. ... A Bug Zapper A bug zapper is a device that attracts and kills insects that are attracted by light. ...

Consanguinities between the Skywalkers that are not established until the following films are mentioned in this episode. In the opening crawl, both Vader's relation to Luke as father (revealed in The Empire Strikes Back) and Leia as sister (revealed in Return of the Jedi) are both mentioned. Luke's aunt, Beru, instructs Luke to remind his uncle not to tell him (Luke) about his relationship to Vader.

The episode occasionally calls attention to problems with the plot of A New Hope. When the 'droids depart Leia's ship in an escape pod, the commanding officer of the imperial ship gives the order to not fire on the pod because "no life signs are detected" on board, just as in the movie; the episode adds dialog to this scene, beginning with a junior officer asking "Are we paying by the laser now?" In the canteen, Luke questions whether Han is correct in using parsecs as a measure of time rather than distance, a common source of debate among fans. Han shoots Greedo first as well, but without provocation. Han's minimal maneuvers when escaping Tatooine are also mocked; Han explains he knows "a few maneuvers" but the resulting scene shows the Millenium Falcon "lamely listing to the left," as in the original. En route to Alderaan, Solo mocks Luke for defending his belief in the Force, which he just found about "three hours ago." During the TIE Fighter attack upon the Millennium Falcon, Luke exclaims "I got him!" and prompting Han to respond with "Great kid, don't get penisy!", in reference to Han's response in the original movie, "Don't get cocky!" A parsec is the distance from the Earth to an astronomical object which has a parallax angle of one arcsecond. ... A parsec is the distance from the Earth to an astronomical object which has a parallax angle of one arcsecond. ... In Star Wars fandom, the phrase Han shot first refers to the changes made to a scene in Episode IV, involving the characters Han Solo and Greedo in the Mos Eisley Cantina. ... The penis (plural penises, penes) is an external male sexual organ. ... Look up cock in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Some other scenes call attention to seemingly obvious details the characters miss. For example, as the Falcon approaches the Death Star, Luke says "Maybe we should head for that small moon that's clearly a small moon and not anything else." Another example mocks how Obi-Wan never bothers to adopt a different last name despite being in hiding from the Empire. Luke ponders if "Obi-Wan Kenobi" is related to "old Obi-Wan Kenobi".

Han also remarks that he is the only actor whose career was not destroyed by the movie when first meeting Luke. While Harrison Ford (who portrayed Han in the films) would later star in the successful Indiana Jones franchise, Mark Hamill turned to voice acting after Episode VI (mainly villainous roles such as the Hobgoblin and the Joker) and Carrie Fisher's next major role would not come until When Harry Met Sally... in 1989. It was stated in the commentary of this episode that Hamill took offense to this statement. For the silent film actor, see Harrison Ford (silent film actor). ... // Main article: Raiders of the Lost Ark Raiders of the Lost Ark, also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, is a 1981 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford. ... Mark Richard Hamill (born September 25, 1951) is an American actor. ... A pub chain is a group of pubs owned by a single company, although the term usually refers to chains in the United Kingdom. ... The Joker is a fictional character and supervillain that appears in the comic books published by DC Comics. ... Carrie Frances Fisher (born October 21, 1956) is an American actress, screenwriter and novelist. ... When Harry Met Sally. ...

Family Guy references

The episode also makes references to the show itself, the most obvious being the Family Guy characters reposed into Star Wars characters, gaining some specific physical traits while retaining their own character traits.

This episode is the second Family Guy episode that does not feature the usual frequent cutaway gags, the first being "Family Guy Viewer Mail #1". The only uses of the cutaway in the episode are a shot of a lightsaber being used as a bug zapper, and an instructional video of Magic Johnson telling the rebels how to destroy the Death Star. In the animatic, however, the bug zapper scene was originally designed to be panned to as part of Obi Wan's scene, instead of cut to. In film, a cutaway is the interruption of a continuously-filmed action by inserting a view of something else. ... The correct title of this article is Family Guy Viewer Mail #1. ...

When Luke is trying to receive more on Leia's message, there is a clip advertising "Intergalactic Proton Powered Electrical Tentacled Advertising Droids," which is is a parody of the cutaway scene in the episode "Bango Was His Name Oh!" where they are called "Wacky Wavy Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Men." The business from the original episode, "Al Harrington's W.W.I.A.F.T.M. Emporium and Warehouse," is renamed "Darth Harrington's I.P.P.E.T.A.D. Emporium and Moonbase" (with its proprietor Al Harrington obviously renamed "Darth Harrington"). Also, the cause of overstock was changed from a shipping error ("Bango") to a garbled subspace transmission ("Harvest"). “Bango Was His Name Oh!” is an episode from season four of FOX animated television series Family Guy, consisting mostly of the second third of Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story. ...

As stated in the episode commentary, the scene in which two mouse droids talk to each other is a reference to the Screaming Black Dolphins in the episode "I Take Thee Quagmire". “I Take Thee Quagmire” is an episode from the fourth season of FOX animated television series Family Guy. ...

When one of the Stormtroopers claims that a sound that Obi-Wan presumably made was probably just another drill, his voice is the same as the character RJ from the episode "Boys Do Cry" who claimed he saw Bigfoot; he even says how he was once "about to finally bone [his] girlfriend" before hearing that there was a drill, and how his girlfriend told him "there was no way," similar to the character's experience with Bigfoot. Boys Do Cry is the fifteenth episode of the fifth season of the FOX animated series Family Guy. ... It has been suggested that Evidence regarding Bigfoot be merged into this article or section. ...

Quahog news personality (also seen on the Death Star news) Tom Tucker's son Jake (with the upside down face) can be seen as a Treadwell droid in the shot where C-3PO thanks the early 90's printer for the sex.

Other intertextual cultural references

In addition to parodying the film itself, "Blue Harvest" refers to similar concepts; for example, the comparison between the original jump to lightspeed (top) and the first Doctor Who opening sequence for the Fourth Doctor (bottom).

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After Leia (Lois) completes the making of her "Help Me Obi-Wan" holograph, she attempts to convert it into a mpeg using Real Player under Microsoft Windows; but due to her difficulty with the technical complexity, R2-D2 offers to deliver it himself. Leia's technical struggles thus become the backstory to the movie. The Moving Picture Experts Group, commonly referred to as simply MPEG, is a working group of ISO/IEC charged with the development of video and audio encoding standards. ... RealPlayer is a media player, created by RealNetworks, that plays a number of multimedia formats including multiple generations of RealAudio and RealVideo codecs as well as MP3, MPEG-4, QuickTime, etc. ... Windows redirects here. ...

Bender (Futurama), Coach McGuirk (Home Movies), the Evil Monkey, and Roger (American Dad!) can be seen in the cantina. Bender, full name Bender Bending Rodríguez or designated Bending Unit 22, is a fictional robot character in the animated television series Futurama. ... This article is about the television series. ... This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the UPN/Adult Swim animated sitcom Home Movies. ... Home Movies is a dialogue-driven American animated television series that originally aired from 1999 to 2004. ... These are characters from the animated TV series Family Guy. ... Roger (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) is one of the main characters in the animated comedy series American Dad!. He is a space alien (whose appearance resembles that of the greys) living with the Smith family, Roger is sarcastic, surly, and speaks in swish. ... American Dad! is a satirical American animated series produced by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions for 20th Century Fox Television. ...

The Stormtroopers not only attack Luke's home, killing Luke's aunt and uncle, as in the original movie, but also John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra. These musicians are then replaced with Danny Elfman's orchestra, whose music so reviles Luke, that he promptly beheads Elfman with his lightsaber. Elfman composed the opening theme for The Simpsons. Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician who led the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer / songwriter from 1976 until its breakup in 1995, and has composed film scores extensively since 1985s Pee-wees Big Adventure. ... Simpsons redirects here. ...

When Peter Griffin (as Han Solo) makes the jump to lightspeed to escape the Imperial cruisers, he remarks that "hyperspace always looks so freaky." The view, complete with audio, from the Millennium Falcon’s cockpit is the time vortex in the Fourth Doctor opening sequence of Doctor Who. The TARDIS in the vortex, from the 2005 title sequence. ... The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... This article is about the television series. ...

Prominent among the films referred to besides the other Star Wars episodes is Airplane!, the source of two gags. First, during the TIE fighter attack, the episode uses a soundbite from the film — Dr. Rumack (voiced by Leslie Nielsen) enters Han's pod and says "I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you". Later, as the rebel fleet launches its attack on the Death Star, it is said "The Death Star is getting closer," prompting C-3PO to jiggle Leia's belly say, "And Leia's getting l-a-a-arger!" This mirrors the lines spoken by Stephen Stucker's character, "The fog's getting thicker!/And Leon's getting l-a-a-arger!" Airplane! is an American comedy film, first released on 27 June 1980, produced, directed, and written by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker. ... Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11, 1926) is a Canadian born American comedian and actor. ...

In the scene preparing for the Battle of Yavin, that is, the rebel raid on the Death Star, the character who quips "Does Barry Manilow know you raid his wardrobe?" is a reference to Judd Nelson's character in The Breakfast Club, and the next few lines are taken directly from the movie. Later in the battle itself, members of the Red Squadron include: Red Buttons, Redd Foxx, Big Red, the Red October, Helen Reddy, and Simply Red. Just before Redd Foxx's character is shot down, he yells "I'm comin', Elizabeth!" as he often did in the television sitcom Sanford and Son. This article is about the 1985 film. ... This article is about the fictional starfighter squadron. ... Red Buttons (February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006) was the stage name of American comedian and actor Aaron Chwatt. ... Redd Foxx (December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991), born John Elroy Sanford,[1] was an American comedian best known for his starring role on the television sitcom Sanford and Son. ... Big Red is an artificially flavored cinnamon chewing gum made by Wrigleys. ... The Hunt for Red October was a 1990 film based on the best-selling novel of the same name. ... 2003 Greatest Hits compilation Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian pop singer and actor. ... Simply Red are an English pop band. ... Sanford and Son is an American sitcom that premiered on the NBC television network on January 14, 1972 and was broadcast for six seasons. ...

In addition to the Dirty Dancing-inspired musical number, the other 1980s films prominently alluded to are the National Lampoon's Vacation series, when the Griswold family drives by the final battle (with Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo reprising their roles), and The Blues Brothers, when they sneak out of Millennium Falcon to the rhythm of Minnie the Moocher. Also, R2's line "So, you think the empire's gonna fall, man?" may be a reference to "History of the World Part 1." Dirty Dancing is a 1987 romance film credited as being one of the most watched films of all time, particularly among women. ... National Lampoons Vacation is a 1983 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly DAngelo, Randy Quaid, and Anthony Michael Hall. ... For other uses, see Chevy Chase (disambiguation). ... Beverly DAngelo (born November 15, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American singer and actress, perhaps best known for her role as Ellen Griswold in the National Lampoons Vacation movies series. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Millennium Falcon is a fictional spacecraft in the Star Wars universe commanded by smuggler Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and his Wookiee first mate, Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew). ... Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, from the opening credits of Max Fleischers Minnie the Moocher, which included a recording of the titular Calloway song. ... The DVD cover artwork for the movie depicts many of the eras parodied in the film History of the World, Part I is a 1981 film directed by Mel Brooks. ...

R2-D2 refers to contemporary music twice in the episode: once when requesting C-3PO to "put on some Tatooine, Wind and Fire", and again when asking "what am I? R-2Pac?" after being shot in a fly-by shooting. Earth, Wind & Fire was a legendary American funk band, formed in Chicago in 1969. ... Years after his death, Tupac Shakur is still considered one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. ...

The argument between Peter and Chris about Robot Chicken's earlier Star Wars parody features two regular cast members of Robot Chicken — Seth Green, co-creator of the show, and Seth MacFarlane, who voiced Palpatine in the Robot Chicken special. Also, Adult Swim viewership of Family Guy was a contributor to the return of the show after the series' second cancellation. This same argument also slams Fox: In dissing Robot Chicken, Peter asserts that its not of a "real network", citing examples NBC, ABC, CBS, and obliquely omitting Fox. Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American actor, comedian and television producer. ... Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26, 1973) is a two-time Emmy-winning American comedian, animator, screenwriter, producer, actor, voice actor, and composer. ... Palpatine is a fictional character in George Lucas science fiction saga Star Wars. ... This article is about the television network. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ...

Reception

Special Edition DVD release.

Reviews of this episode were mixed, but generally positive. Critically, the Associated Press's Frazier Moore called it "a dead-on homage that hilariously picks apart Star Wars, along with much of real life".^[10] Newsday's Diane Werts rendered a more mixed verdict, saying the episode "veer[s] wildly from bull's-eye satire to gotta-fill-time-now exposition", and was not as enjoyable for non-Star Wars fans.^[11] Jon Caraminica of the Los Angeles Times felt it worked by playing to the show's strength, its cutaway gags, by being "almost entirely an aside". He wondered if the Robot Chicken conversation at the end was "a note of self-doubt, maybe, masking as self-awareness."^[12] The Parents Television Council, a group that has frequently criticized Family Guy, criticized the episode for sexual dialogue that it perceived to be frequent in the episode, enough for the episode to have an "S" content descriptor for sexual content; the episode was rated TV-14-DLV on Fox.^[13] The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... Frazier Moore, Jr. ... Newsday is a daily tabloid-size newspaper that primarily serves Long Island and the New York City borough of Queens, although it is sold throughout the New York City metropolitan area. ... This just IN !!!:paris hiltons new dog. ... The Parents Television Council (PTC) is a US-based nonprofit organization run and founded by conservative activist L. Brent Bozell III whose stated goal is to promote and restore responsibility to the entertainment industry. ...

Sequel and DVD release

With the episode's ratings success, a sequel episode tentatively entitled "Something, Something, Something Dark Side" is in production and is expected to parody The Empire Strikes Back.^[14] Fox Television has released a special DVD of "Blue Harvest" on January 15, 2008 in both regular and special editions. Extras include about four minutes of exclusive DVD material, an uncensored audio track, animatics and commentary by the Family Guy staff, interviews with Seth MacFarlane and George Lucas, a sneak preview to "Something, Something, Something Dark Side" and a table read of it. In addition, the special edition release will come exclusively with collectible packaging, a 3-D battle scene and glasses, a themed T-shirt, Size XL, trading cards, and brochure which will contain a letter from the show's creator Seth McFarlane, script excerpts, pictures and so on.^[14] An official website for the DVD has been made with DVD info, games, clips, behind the scenes and more. [1] In an interview with IGN, Seth MacFarlane says they are already done writing the sequel; Seth Green wrote one line of dialogue. Also, most copies of the DVD, excluding UK Versions, includes an iTunes digital version, which can be transferred to an iPod, iPhone, or AppleTV but not to other devices because of DRM. As of January 16th, a day after the DVD's release, both Apple and Fox have received multiple complaints that the 'Fox Digital Copy' of "Blue Harvest" fails to transfer properly to iTunes. Apple seems to have resolved the issue.^[15] FOX has confirmed that, since it already has its own DVD release, this episode will not appear on the Volume 6 DVD box set. List of Family Guy episodes Something, Something, Something Dark Side is an upcoming episode of the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... Movie poster Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is the sequel to the first released Star Wars movie, and the second film released in the original trilogy. ... Digital rights management (DRM) is an umbrella term that refers to access control technologies used by publishers and copyright holders to limit usage of digital media or devices. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

There are two easter eggs on the main disc. Under the "Options" menu on the reactor there is the footage of the cast going over the script for the sequel "Dark Side." Under the "Features" menu, around where the dianoga's/Meg's head pops up there is the teaser trailer for "Dark Side."

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External links

• "Blue Harvest" at TV.com
• Blue Harvest at the Internet Movie Database
• DVD Review at www.sci-fi-online.com
• Official Website for Blue Harvest
• Official UK Website for Blue Harvest