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| 7 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"[[Characters/StarWarsDarthVaderAndServants I find the resemblance of this helmet to mine disturbing]]."'']] |
| 8 | |
| 9 | ->''"I think Creator/GeorgeLucas is gonna sue somebody!"'' |
| 10 | -->-- '''Chaka Luthor King''', ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' |
| 11 | |
| 12 | ''Franchise/StarWars'' is one of the biggest media franchises in history. It has been so frequently referenced since its inception that it's hard to find pop culture works after 1977 that ''don't'' make at least one reference to this franchise. It's literally ''everywhere''. Parodies and homages of the franchise are so common, that a whole StockParody trope, MayTheFarceBeWithYou, has been created, and [[TropeNamers/StarWars many tropes on this website]] have been named by the franchise. |
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| 14 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 15 | |
| 16 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 17 | * A commercial for [[Advertising/EnergizerBunny Energizer batteries]] featured Darth Vader attempting to destroy the Energizer Bunny with his lightsaber, only for the Supervolt batteries in it to run out. |
| 18 | * The third comic-styled ''ComicBook/JohnnyTurbo'' ad begins with a splash image which replaces Luke, Leia and the droids from the iconic original poster with Johnny, his friend Tony and two random children, while the onlooking Darth Vader head is instead a ghostly outline of a Feka goon. |
| 19 | [[/folder]] |
| 20 | |
| 21 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 22 | * ''Anime/DaiconIV'': As part of its ReferenceOverdosed nature, there are many references to ''Star Wars''. One of the most notable sections has the protagonist engaged in a lightsaber duel with Darth Vader while Stormtroopers and the Death Star in the background. |
| 23 | * ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheSpaceHeroes'': One of the villains, Ogun, is a giant gorilla-like alien whose appearance and outfit is blatantly based on Chewbacca, even making the same growls as Chewie. |
| 24 | * ''Manga/DragonBall'': The movie star Pamput is shown to have starred in a movie similar to ''Star Wars''. His character wields a lightsaber and faces mooks similar to Stormtroopers. |
| 25 | * ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': In a 4koma, author Creator/HiromuArakawa humorously starts going into a rant about how baffled she is that [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim Padmé fell for Anakin]] [[StrangledByTheRedString for no sensible reason]]. And apparently, according to her editor, Arakawa is a big ''Star Wars'' fan and tried ordering a life-size statue of Darth Vader only to discover it would be prohibitively expensive. |
| 26 | * In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean'', one of Literature/SnowWhite's seven dwarves, brought to life by the power of [[ArtInitiatesLife Bohemian Rhapsody]], says Chewbacca is his favorite character. |
| 27 | * Creator/KoheiHorikoshi is a huge fan of ''Star Wars'', which crops up throughout his magnum opus, ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': |
| 28 | ** Several important locations are named for planets/cities in ''Star Wars'', such as Tatooin Station (Tatooine), Hosu City (Hoth), Nabu Island and Nabu Junior High (Naboo), Kamino Ward, Dagoba Municipal Park (Dagobah), Jaku General Hospital (Jakku) etc. |
| 29 | ** During the 10-month training to receive One For All, one of the training exercises Midoriya had to perform was carrying All Might on his back similarly to how Yoda had Luke do the same thing in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''. |
| 30 | ** The Power Suit Mei Hatsume tests with Midoriya looks a lot like a bulky Stormtrooper armor, sans the helmet. |
| 31 | ** Mashairo Ojiro's Hero costume heavily resembles Luke Skywalker's Tatooine outfit. |
| 32 | ** The helmet All for One wears in the Hideout Raid is reminiscent of Darth Vader's, down to the breathing tubes under the chassis. |
| 33 | ** During [[spoiler:[=TomurAFO=]]]'s fight with Stars and Stripes, she says that she took orders from an official named Agpar, a clear reference to Admiral Ackbar. |
| 34 | *** One of her pilots is also named Wedge, referencing Wedge Antilles, the Rebel ace pilot from the Original Trilogy. |
| 35 | ** Mirio Togata's ultimate move against Overhaul in the manga is literally named [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Phantom Menace]]. |
| 36 | ** Inko Midoriya (the protagonist's mother)'s Quirk allows her to telepathically levitate (small) objects towards her and lets her grab them. This is very similar to the Force Pull, one of the most common abilities displayed by the Jedi. |
| 37 | ** Nagamasa Mora is completely covered in hair and his hero name, Chewyee, is a close reference to Han Solo's nickname for Chewbacca. |
| 38 | ** Class 1-B performs a mix and match play of various franchises, including ''Star Wars'', as Monoma parodied the iconic LukeIAmYourFather line. |
| 39 | * ''Anime/SonicX'': In "[[Recap/SonicXS1E23EmeraldAnniversary Emerald Anniversary]]", when Decoe chases after Knuckles, they go through the set of ''Star Wars''. Knuckles uses what appears to be the Death Star (which is just a model) to jump higher in the air, while Decoe trips over it. |
| 40 | * ''Anime/TransformersVictory'': |
| 41 | ** In the first episode, Star Saber traveled to the alien settlement of Iron Town, where some inhabitants resembled Ewoks and Jawas. |
| 42 | ** In episode 22, a pair of mechanoids uncannily similar to C-3PO and R2-D2 were seen at the Schaeffer Energy plant. |
| 43 | * ''Manga/UndeadUnluck'': Episode 19 begins with a opening crawl in the style of ''Star Wars'' with the title being "A New Hope" and starting with a panned down shot of the earth. |
| 44 | * The anime version of ''Anime/UruseiYatsura'' features a slew of examples: |
| 45 | ** As Urusei Yatsura itself was produced during the late 70's and early 80's references abound. The most prominent probably being the group of four high school boys obsessed with Lum who are informally referred to as her "Stormtroopers". |
| 46 | ** In episode 38 "Steal Darling! Copy Operation!" Ataru wishes to take Shinobu to the hottest movie of the summer in 1982, which was of course "Return of the Jedi". |
| 47 | ** In episode 61 "The Mendo Family Masquerade War" Ataru runs into part of the Mendo Conglomerates Security Force, who are cosplaying stormtroopers and being led by Darth Vader himself. |
| 48 | ** In episode 89 "Lum and Ataru A Night only for Two," Lum's Stormtroopers and Mendo freak out in a forty-second homage to the franchise. Complete with lightsaber duels, Chibi as Emperor Palpatine, Megane as C-3PO and Perm disturbingly dressed as Princess Leia in the golden bikini. |
| 49 | ** In the third Urusei Yatsura movie "Remember My Love," a Darth Vader poster can be seen hanging up in Ataru's room. |
| 50 | ** In the latest OVA "The Obstacle Course Swim Meet", Ran pulls out some futuristic sic-fi weaponry to combat a group of vicious water snakes, including a red lightsaber. |
| 51 | * In Creator/OsamuTezuka's ''Manga/{{Unico}}'', the "Black Rain and White Clouds" chapter features the titular unicorn befriending a little girl named "Chico" who's on the verge of death due to living in a polluted area. After Unico takes her alongside Garappachi the rat to an area inhabited by magical fairies. After getting a white feather that makes her feel better, Unico takes her back home. However, a power planet (controlled by a sentient computer) immediately sends two small jets that resemble X-wing starfighter (then known as T-65B model) to separate her from Unico and Garappachi. The chapter was written and published on Creator/{{Sanrio}}'s ''Lyrica'' magazine months after the first Star Wars Movie was released in 1977. |
| 52 | [[/folder]] |
| 53 | |
| 54 | [[folder:Asian Animation]] |
| 55 | * ''Animation/BreadBarbershop'': In "Wilk's Story", when he begs Master Bread to help him with his milk label, Wilk paraphrases a quote from ''A New Hope''. |
| 56 | -->'''Wilk:''' Help me, Obi-Bread Kenobi! You're my only hope! |
| 57 | * ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'': |
| 58 | ** Episode 124's title card references ''Star Wars'' by showing the goats holding lightsabers in a VFormationTeamShot. Wolffy is in the background wearing a helmet greatly resembling that of Darth Vader. |
| 59 | ** Episode 58 of the show's second season, ''Pleasant Goat Sports Game'', is titled "Return of the Jedi". |
| 60 | [[/folder]] |
| 61 | |
| 62 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 63 | * ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'': One of the members of Magog's Justice Legion is a future version of ComicBook/{{Peacemaker}} designed as a CaptainErsatz of Boba Fett. |
| 64 | * ''ComicBook/MenInBlack'', issue 6: When the alien Doran arrives at a scifi convention, a human [[YourCostumeNeedsWork mistakes him for a cosplayer]], and asks him if he is Boba Fett. |
| 65 | * In ''ComicBook/Robin1993'', Tim Drake's friend Ives is a huge ''Star Wars'' fan, brings the original trilogy up at various points, and has a loud argument with one of their other friends on the merits of the [[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Expanded Universe]] vs personal {{Fanon}}. |
| 66 | * ''ComicBook/TheSimpsonsFuturamaCrossoverCrisis'': |
| 67 | ** The Action Figure Moon has at least one ''Star Wars'' action figure. |
| 68 | ** When the Brain Spawn make everyone dumber with their powers, Nerdanus XII (who became dumber as well) says that George Lucas was right to make Greedo shoot first in the ''Star Wars'' [[GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion special edition]]. |
| 69 | ** When he gets arrested by URL, Comic Book Guy agrees to surrender, but only on the condition of having a metal slave bikini like Princess Leia's from ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. Even though he has no stomach, URL openly admits the image makes him nauseous. |
| 70 | ** While doing deliveries, the Simpsons and the Planet Express crew end up on an ice planet in the Lucas Galaxy. What happens afterwards is a parody of Luke Skywalker's encounter with a wampa in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''. |
| 71 | * ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'': |
| 72 | ** In #4 and #8, the Dinobots flew to the Savage Lands aboard a shuttle that looked very much like the ''Slave I''. |
| 73 | ** In #17, a robot resembling C-3PO appeared in the Dead End. |
| 74 | ** In the alternate future in #43, Wreck-Gar declared "Star Wars... nothing but Star Wars!" as his homeworld was attacked by many spaceships. |
| 75 | ** In #45, a movie director believes his film ''Monsters from Mars'' will be "bigger than Star Wars". |
| 76 | ** In #52, another robot resembling C-3PO, named Chromite, found himself a victim of anti-robot prejudice in the Grand Central Space Station. |
| 77 | * ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': |
| 78 | ** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': In issue #291 a passerby wonders if the Adjudicator's otherworldly and bigger than life appearance is meant to be a publicity stunt for the new ''Star Wars'' film. |
| 79 | ** In ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'' Wondy and a cosmonaut get abducted by an alien race and enslaved on a desert planet with carnivorous "scavenger worms" which are a clear shoutout to the Sarlacc from ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. Though the worms are only intentionally tossed corpses they'll try to gobble up living people who fall into the pits which lead to their mouths. |
| 80 | [[/folder]] |
| 81 | |
| 82 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 83 | * ''Fanfic/BoldoresAndBoomsticks'': |
| 84 | ** When Alakazam shows Whisper his Psycho Cut LaserBlade he says "[[ElegantWeaponForAMoreCivilizedAge It's a more civilized move, from a more civilized age.]]" |
| 85 | ** Chaper 34 is called "The Trinity", and its three sections are titled "A New Hope", "The Team Strikes Back", and "The Return of the Fairy". |
| 86 | * ''Fanfic/EverydayCrazinessInPontypandy'': In "[[Recap/EverydayCrazinessInPontypandyLiftLife Lift Life]]", Briar claims they keep on track while doing CPR by thinking of the Death Star March. |
| 87 | * The ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeries'': Yan Lin refers to the JediMindTrick by the trope name while explaining that she used a chi spell to convince the parents of the Guardians and Alchemy that they were just having a sleepover when they're actually in Tokyo. |
| 88 | * ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost'': |
| 89 | ** When Shining Armor asks "Who's there?" in the Diamond Dogs' mines, Cadance steps out of the shadows and answers [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi "Somepony who loves you."]] |
| 90 | ** When Applejack asks [[spoiler:Jewelius]] why he [[spoiler:betrayed Queen Chrysalis]], his reply is similar to [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith the one Darth Sidious gives General Grievous when the latter informs him about Count Dooku's death]]. |
| 91 | * The first chapter of ''Fanfic/NumberjacksAdvanced'' is titled "The Fours Awaken". |
| 92 | * ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace'' |
| 93 | ** One of the many wonders of the Universe cited by Captain Proton are the [[OpeningScroll strange yellow words]] he saw floating through a galaxy far, far away. |
| 94 | ** [=TuMok=] breaks out of a DeathTrap using the power of the Farce, and starts doing a Yoda impersonation while explaining what the Farce is. |
| 95 | --->"...for my ally is the Farce, and a powerful ally it is. Bureaucracy creates it...makes it grow. It surrounds us...and bogs us down. Ludicrous beings are we, not these crude cardboard characters! You must ''feel'' the Farce ''around'' you...between you and me...between politicians and civil servants...lawyers and government regulators...spin doctors...middle management...local city councils...volunteer sub-committees. Yes, even between yourself...and that magnatomic-locked doorway over there." |
| 96 | ** [=TuMok=] says the reason no-one puts railings around BottomlessPits is because Health & Safety studies have shown more people were injured leaping over the railings waving light sabers. |
| 97 | ** Buster Kincaid accuses the BigBad of ripping off Creator/GeorgeLucas when [[LukeIAmYourFather he turns out to be Buster's father]]. |
| 98 | ** When TimeTravel is suggested, Proton rejects the idea. "People don't like temporal interference. Remember the outcry when George Lucas changed history by making Greedo shoot first?" |
| 99 | * While first facing [[MindOverMatter Tarakudo]] in ''[[Fanfic/TheUltimateEvil The Stronger Evil]]'', Valerie demands Nataline to do something against the floating demon head, only for the demon hunter to reply "Do I look like a Jedi? I can't fight against ''the Force''!" |
| 100 | * ROM Hacks of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'': |
| 101 | ** Grand Poo World 1's ice cave level is named Echo Base. |
| 102 | ** ''[[VideoGame/VanillaLevelDesignContest VLDC X]]'' featured a Death Star level complete with descending ceiling. It even features The Imperial March as its music. |
| 103 | ** Things.smc has a level where [[VideoGame/VIP5 Boon]] gets access to a lightsaber. |
| 104 | [[/folder]] |
| 105 | |
| 106 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 107 | * In ''Animation/BoonieBears: Entangled Worlds'', the Tech Boss's hideout has a bunch of artifacts from {{Alternate Tooniverse}}s, some of said artifacts being a Stormtrooper mask and what looks like assorted ''Star Wars'' ships. |
| 108 | * In ''Animation/HappyHeroesTheMovie'', there's a billboard of what appears to be Mr. Lightbulb wielding a lightsaber. |
| 109 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}'': At one point, Diesel puts in a voice box and gains Darth Vader-esque voice, complete with the original actor Creator/JamesEarlJones voicing it. |
| 110 | * In ''WesternAnimation/RonsGoneWrong'', among the many skins a B-Bot can have are Darth Vader and the Stormtroopers. |
| 111 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'': |
| 112 | ** After the initial sequence with Unicron, the film's background is established with an OpeningScroll. (This is only in the British release of the film, because Britain was behind in the airings of the series. The American release jumped straight from the opening sequence to the credits.) |
| 113 | ** The movie's promotional material mentions that the film was "conceived in the epic tradition of Star Wars". |
| 114 | ** One of the film's primary characters, Arcee, has a head design styled in the likeness of Leia Organa Solo's famous "cinnamon bun" hair from ''A New Hope''. |
| 115 | ** Megatron, at one point, uses a lightsaber-type weapon against Optimus Prime. So does Hot Rod during his training. |
| 116 | ** The villain Unicron is a gigantic planet-destroying robotic spheroid, like the Death Star. |
| 117 | ** The sound effect produced when Rodimus Prime opens the Autobot Matrix is a combination of several lightsaber power-up sounds; Nelson Shin, who designed the sound with Ben Burtt, was also on the sound crew for ''Transformers: The Movie''. Several other effects from the ''Star Wars'' films also pop up in both this movie and [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers the series it's based on]]. |
| 118 | ** At the scene where Rodimus Prime receives the Matrix of leadership, the voice of Optimus Prime is heard. This is a reference to Obi-wan Kenobi saying the phrase "Use the Force, Luke" to Luke Skywalker in the Battle of Yavin. |
| 119 | * Each of the first three ''Franchise/ToyStory'' films has some parts that correspond with the original trilogy: |
| 120 | ** In the first ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'', Buzz mentions that Zurg has a planet-destroying superweapon like the Death Star in ''Film/ANewHope'', and Sid "interrogates" Woody while asking "Where's the Rebel base? Talk!" |
| 121 | ** Zurg in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' is shown to be a parody of Darth Vader, even quoting "[[LukeIAmYourFather I am your father]]" from ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''. |
| 122 | ** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' references ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' in that [[spoiler:Big Baby picks up Lotso and throws him into the garbage just like how Vader threw Palpatine down a shaft of the second Death Star.]] |
| 123 | [[/folder]] |
| 124 | |
| 125 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 126 | * In ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'', Electro wears a black hood and shoots lightning from his fingers, much like Darth Sidious. |
| 127 | * ''Film/AndYourNameIsJonah'': On the way to the deaf club meeting, Connie almost chickens out and asks Jenny if she wants to see ''Star Wars'' at the theater instead. Jenny answers, "I've already seen it." |
| 128 | * ''Film/{{Argylle}}'': Bakunin mentions Darth Vader is like Literature/MaryPoppins when compared to the Division. |
| 129 | * In ''Film/AsterixAndObelixMissionCleopatra'', Roman centurion Caius Céplus (Dieudonné M'Bala M'Bala) has a black OminousOperaCape as well as a black helmet the rear of which is reminiscent of Vader. What's more, he performs a NeckLift on a legionary (while finding his attitude "disturbing"), then he says "When it's attacked, the (Roman) Empire strikes back!", combined with the trademark Vader theme on the soundtrack. In addition, Edifis [[{{Malaproper}} keeps confusing]] the word "druid" with "droid". |
| 130 | * ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'': To convince George to invite Lorraine to the dance, Marty decides to scare his future father by putting on his radiation suit and pretending to be an alien from the planet [[Franchise/StarTrek Vulcan]] named Darth Vader. |
| 131 | * ''Film/DemolitionMan'': Officer Alfredo Garcia is overly dependent on an unreliable scanning device. John Spartan nicknames him Luke and tells him to use the Force. |
| 132 | * In ''Film/FailureToLaunch'', one of Paula's clients is a fan of the original trilogy who does a Yoda impression during their date. |
| 133 | * ''Film/TheFlintstones'': During the theme song, a poster outside the drive-in is shown advertising ''Tar Wars''. |
| 134 | * In ''Film/TheGiant2016'', members of the OpposingSportsTeam call Rikard "Jabba the Hutt." |
| 135 | * ''Film/HomeSweetHomeAlone'': A [=BB8=] toy and a ''Star Wars''-themed pillow are shown. |
| 136 | * ''Film/{{Jurassic Park|1993}}'': The shot of the ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' swallowing the goat before looking at the tour vehicles is a homage to the shot of the Rancor swallowing the Gamorrean guard before looking at Luke in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. |
| 137 | * ''Film/{{Laserblast}}'': A ''Star Wars'' billboard gets shot by a laser weapon. |
| 138 | * The climax of ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'' includes a ''Star Wars''-inspired fight which begins with WesternAnimation/BugsBunny quipping to Marvin the Martian "Eh, what's up, Darth?" before the former pulls out a carrot-shaped lightsaber to fight the latter. Bugs even reads a book titled ''[[ParodiesForDummies The Force for Dummies]]'' while blocking Marvin's laser blasts. And after being defeated, Marvin angrily exclaims "Darn Dark Side!" |
| 139 | * Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: |
| 140 | ** In ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', Spider-Man copies "that really old movie, ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''" to defeat Giant Man, by tying the oversized Scott Lang with his web until he loses balance and falls, just like the AT-AT walkers are toppled by Snowspeeder cables tying their legs. |
| 141 | ** In ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', Ned had brought a Lego Death Star to build with Peter in the night he discovered his friend was Spider-Man. |
| 142 | ** In ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'', Nick Fury quotes ''Theatre/HenryIV'' and later jokes that Peter wouldn't get it because it isn't a ''Star Wars'' reference. |
| 143 | ** In ''Film/{{Eternals}}'', Ikaris [[ActingUnnatural pretends to read]] a ''Star Wars'' book while spying on Phastos and his family. |
| 144 | * In ''Film/MyScienceProject'', Ellie asks Michael how many times he's seen ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. She and Sherman are shocked to learn that the answer is "none." Later, Sherman and his friends wear Darth Vader and Stormtrooper masks while they mess up Michael's car. |
| 145 | * In ''Film/ParisTexas'', Hunter, the son of the protagonist, is a big fan of the franchise. He says that a home movie of himself and his parents was made "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." There are also ''Star Wars'' pillows in his bedroom. |
| 146 | * Billy from ''Film/TheRewrite'' is so obsessed with ''Star Wars'' that the script he submits for the screenwriting class is a blatant rip-off called ''Star Battles''. |
| 147 | * ''Film/SharknadoThe4thAwakens'' has both a title and a poster parodying ''Film/TheForceAwakens''. |
| 148 | * In the prologue of ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020'', Sonic describes Longclaw, the owl who raised him, as "Obi-Wan Kenobi if he had a beak and ate mice". |
| 149 | * ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'': This film is a spoof of the initial ''Star Wars'' trilogy. |
| 150 | * ''Film/SpaceCamp'': The youngest member of the Blue Team, Max Graham, was obsessed with ''Star Wars'', making frequent references to the franchise. At one of the most dramatic moments of their impromptu Space Shuttle mission, when Max had to go out for an EVA at Space Station Daedalus to assist counselor and astronaut candidate Andie Bergstrom, he got scared and was begging to be let back into Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''. An older teen on the team, Kevin Donaldson, evoked [[MentorArchetype Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and his spirit helping Luke Skywalker in ''Film/ANewHope'' to calm him and get him back into the task at hand. This also worked as a MeaningfulEcho, as Kevin had [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech called Max out for his fanboyism]] in a fit of anger when they were at Space Camp. |
| 151 | * ''Film/{{Spawn|1997}}'': Al Simmons/Spawn gets a mentor named Cogliostro and nicknames him Yoda at one point. |
| 152 | * ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'': The ''Millienium Falcon'' takes part in the opening battle against the Borg in a very "blink and you'll miss it" cameo, thanks to [[Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic ILM]]'s involvement with both franchises. |
| 153 | * In ''Film/OneTrickPony'', Jonah takes Matty to see ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''. |
| 154 | * In ''Film/TheBeastsAreOnTheStreets'', a bear menaces an extra in a ''Star Wars'' shirt. |
| 155 | * ''Film/Super8'': A poster of ''New Hope'' is shown in Joe Lamb's room. |
| 156 | * ''Film/{{Ted}}'': John's ringtone is "The Imperial March". His girlfriend Lori has never heard of the franchise, so she doesn't get it. |
| 157 | * ''Film/TheUnbearableWeightOfMassiveTalent'': Creator/NicolasCage quips that ''Star Wars'' is one of the only sure fire bets at the box office anymore, [[ActorAllusion acknowledging]] 2020's most marketable reason for Creator/PedroPascal to portray his new friend. |
| 158 | [[/folder]] |
| 159 | |
| 160 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 161 | * ''Literature/BothCanBeTrue'' has the dog Chewbarka. |
| 162 | * In ''Literature/ABoyMadeOfBlocks'', Alex's mother says, "You can't hide anything from me. I'm like Kylo Ren." Alex is surprised that she's seen ''The Force Awakens.'' |
| 163 | * At least three examples in ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'': |
| 164 | ** In ''The Last Straw'', Greg is very comfortable on his couch watching TV, so he tries to use the Force to obtain the remote. |
| 165 | ** In ''The Third Wheel'', Greg says that he is positive that he will never get a lightsaber for his birthday. |
| 166 | ** In ''The Getaway'', a Jedi is shown as an example of a "cool" person who wears a robe. |
| 167 | * In ''Literature/DogsDontTalk'', Ben remembers himself and his childhood friend Travis playing with Star Wars spaceships outside. |
| 168 | * In ''Literature/ExperimentalFilm'', the text-to-speech feature on Lois's phone growls Simon's all-caps texts at her like a pissed-off Wookiee. |
| 169 | * In ''Literature/GracefullyGrayson'', Grayson pretends to watch ''Star Wars'' with Brett while she thinks about the letters from her dead mother she just read. |
| 170 | * In ''Literature/IfIFallIfIDie'', Jonah refers to Titus, aka the Wheezing Man, as Darth Hobo. |
| 171 | * In ''Literature/IWishYouAllTheBest'', Ben and Nathan watch an outdoor screening of ''A New Hope'' at the park. Afterwards, Ben complains, "I hate sand. It's coarse, and it gets everywhere." Nathan says, "Please tell me you didn't just quote [[Film/AttackOfTheClones the worst movie of the saga]]." |
| 172 | * In the Norwegian UrbanFantasy ''Literature/{{Kire}}'' is it mentioned that the protagonist Erik [[FanBoy owns a]] Darth Vader alarm clock. |
| 173 | * In ''Literature/LikeNoOtherBoy'', Cheryl tells Tommy that he can watch Star Wars, "the one with the clone battle," after he gets out of the hospital. |
| 174 | * In ''Literature/LivvieOwenLivedHere'', Lanie hums the ''Star Wars'' theme, which she insists is her pet mouse's favorite song. |
| 175 | * ''Literature/TheManyHalfLivedLivesOfSamSylvester'': Sam's dad's ringtone is the Imperial March. |
| 176 | * In ''Literature/TheMissingPieceOfCharlieOReilly'', Charlie remembers Liam as being obsessed with ''Star Wars''. |
| 177 | * In ''Literature/NickelPlated'', Nickel flips through a magazine on ''Star Wars'' at the grocery store so people will think he's just a regular kid. |
| 178 | * Creator/IsaacAsimov and Creator/JanetAsimov's ''Literature/TheNorbyChronicles'': In [[Literature/NorbyTheMixedUpRobot the first book]], Norby, a robot made from a barrel of nails, is assumed to be an old R2 model, borrowing from ''Star Wars'' and their R2-series astromech droids. He's actually assembled from scrap and a crashed alien spaceship. |
| 179 | * Liam from ''Literature/OneThirdNerd'' has Star Wars posters in his room. |
| 180 | * In ''Literature/OnTheSpectrum'', Clara takes Alastair shoe shopping. She shows him Star Wars sneakers that make Darth Vader breathing sounds, but he doesn't like the noise. |
| 181 | * ''Literature/PlanetEarthIsBlue'': In Joanie's old toybox, Nova finds Luke and Leia action figures. She uses Leia as a payload specialist in her astronaut games. |
| 182 | * Sephora from ''Literature/PostHighSchoolRealityQuest'' goes to a convention as [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Slave Leia]]. |
| 183 | * ''Literature/PrudencePenderhaus'': In ''19 Marigold Lane'', Cassius brings a VHS of ''Star Wars'' to watch with Prudence while she's recovering from her second chemotherapy session. They don't get to finish the movie, because Prudence's VCR starts eating the tape and Cassius has to eject it. |
| 184 | * In ''Literature/QueensOfGeek'', Taylor sees a Darth Vader cosplayer. Later, when she blushes, she feels like she's lighting up like Kylo Ren's lightsaber. |
| 185 | * In ''Literature/RememberDippy'', Mo, Reed, Jo, and Patsy watch the original ''Star Wars'' at the theater. |
| 186 | * ''Literature/TheRoosevelt'': In ''Shelter the Sea'', Darren calms himself at a noisy party by watching an unboxing video of someone opening Star Wars toys. |
| 187 | * In ''Literature/SaveTheEnemy'', Ben's room is decorated with ''Star Wars'' memorabilia his dad bought on eBay, including a ''Star Wars'' comforter and ''Star Wars'' pajamas that are too small for him. |
| 188 | * Maxon from ''Literature/ShineShineShine'' once followed the Tour de France dressed as Darth Vader. |
| 189 | * Charlie from ''Literature/TheSomedayBirds'' has a Star Wars wallet. |
| 190 | * In ''Literature/TheresMoreThanOneWayHome'', Anna thinks, "Freud said that boys liked to imagine that they were secretly the sons of kings. But Freud had it backwards. It's the parents who imagine their sons to be Moses, Jesus, Luke Skywalker." |
| 191 | * ''Literature/TomGates'': In ''WHAT Monster?'', Buster Jones mis-reads the name of Oakfield School's upcoming ''Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk'' play as "Star Wars", prompting a brief discussion on lightsabers. After correcting the group of students, Solid thinks that he could've been cast as a Wookie in a ''Star Wars'' play. |
| 192 | * ''Literature/{{Transpecial}}'' compares [[SapientCetaceans Iterk]]'s whistles to R2-D2. |
| 193 | * In ''Literature/Wonder2012'', August Pullman is a huge ''Star Wars'' fan. Notable references include comparing his hearing aids to Lobot's headband and dreams of Chewbacca joining his school. |
| 194 | * In ''Literature/YouHaveAMatch'', Abby looks at old camp photos of Finn and Savvy posing with tennis rackets like lightsabers. |
| 195 | * In ''Literature/YouLookDifferentInRealLife'', Justine wears a T-shirt that says STOP WARS in the style of the ''Star Wars'' logo. Later, Felix does a Yoda impression. |
| 196 | [[/folder]] |
| 197 | |
| 198 | [[folder:''The Dresden Files'']] |
| 199 | Yep, ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' has [[ReferenceOverdosed so many of these]] that it warranted a separate folder. |
| 200 | ---- |
| 201 | * Harry is a huge nerd, and ''Star Wars'' is one of his favorite things, so he makes a lot of references to it. |
| 202 | * Waldo Butters might just be a bigger ''Star Wars'' fan than Harry. |
| 203 | * ''Literature/SummerKnight'': Harry pegs Morgan's 3D map at the Council meeting as being ripped off from ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. |
| 204 | * ''Literature/BloodRites'': |
| 205 | ** Inari Raith wears her hair like Princess Leia. |
| 206 | ** During the LukeIAmYourFather moment, Harry, of course, quotes ''Star Wars''. |
| 207 | ** Justin [=DuMorne=] was Harry's own personal Darth Vader. |
| 208 | ** Harry tells Thomas, about his car, that it "doesn't look like much, but she's got it where it counts." |
| 209 | * ''Literature/DeadBeat'': |
| 210 | ** Upon being informed that the late Mendoza was a smuggler, Butters namedrops Han Solo. |
| 211 | ** Harry's term for how satisfying it is to see the villain who's been scaring the pants off you go after another mutual enemy? Darth Vader Syndrome. |
| 212 | * ''Literature/ProvenGuilty'': |
| 213 | ** Rawlins insists that anyone sneaking by him would have to be a Jedi Knight or something. |
| 214 | ** Harry pulls a sort of JediMindTrick on Detective Greene. |
| 215 | * The short story "Something Borrowed": |
| 216 | ** "Great hostility I sense in you." |
| 217 | ** Billy and Georgia have vintage ''Star Wars'' action figures scattered around their apartment. |
| 218 | * ''Literature/WhiteNight'': |
| 219 | ** While lecturing Molly: |
| 220 | --->'''Harry:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Am not. Yoda.]] |
| 221 | ** "The Black Council had been, if you will pardon the phrasing, a phantom menace." |
| 222 | ** Harry at one point calls [[BlackCloak Cowl]] "Darth Bathrobe". |
| 223 | * ''Literature/SmallFavor'': |
| 224 | ** Harry compares the size of the people in Mab's snow sculpture recreation of the safe house's destruction to ''Star Wars'' action figures. |
| 225 | ** Faced with opponents that [[ThePaladin Michael]] and Mouse can sense, but he can't, Harry complains about not getting to "be the Jedi". |
| 226 | ** A few paragraphs later, he quotes ''Star Wars'', and Mouse is called "Chewie" for the first time. |
| 227 | * In the short story "Day Off", Harry dubs a would-be evil wizard who challenges him to a duel "Darth Wannabe". |
| 228 | * ''Literature/TurnCoat'': |
| 229 | ** Harry, while begging Thomas to get Justine to help investigate, says he's not asking for her to deactivate the tractor beam, rescue the princess, and escape to the fourth moon of Yavin. |
| 230 | ** When the Wardens are fighting Binder's army of grey men, the flashes of fire make it look like a ''Star Wars'' battle scene. |
| 231 | ** Molly calls Harry [[TheObiWan "Obi-Wan"]]. Well, he's been calling her "Padawan" for several books now . . . |
| 232 | * ''Literature/{{Changes}}'': |
| 233 | ** Harry, on someone insulting his apartment: |
| 234 | --->"Musty? Little? My home, this is." |
| 235 | ** This exchange. |
| 236 | --->'''Harry:''' Your weapons, grasshopper. You will not need them.\ |
| 237 | '''Molly:''' You know, I believe it ''is'' possible to reference something other than ''Franchise/StarWars'', boss.\ |
| 238 | '''Harry:''' ''[narrows eyes in Muppetly wisdom]'' That is why you fail. |
| 239 | ** And another from Harry: |
| 240 | --->"Not ready for the burden of constant wiseassery are you." |
| 241 | ** Musing about the internal dissent on the White Council, Harry mentions that to most of the members his status is as the next best thing to Darth Vader. |
| 242 | ** While on the phone, knowing the FBI have bugged his place, he snarkily asks them to make sure no one's stolen his vintage ''Star Wars'' poster. |
| 243 | ** The light rays from the Nevernever pyramids are so bright, they make the Death Star's laser look wimpy. |
| 244 | ** "What would Yoda do?" |
| 245 | ** Harry's FairyGodmother gives him a fancy set of magical armour to wear to the climactic battle. Harry's reaction? |
| 246 | --->"This is ridiculous. I look like the Games Workshop version of a Jedi Knight." |
| 247 | * ''Literature/GhostStory'': |
| 248 | ** Harry identifies himself to Molly with a familiar quote. When she tells Murphy about this, Murphy is sold that it's Harry. |
| 249 | --->[[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack "You will go to the Dagobah System. There you will learn from Yoda, the Jedi Master who instructed me."]] |
| 250 | ** Molly tells Harry that Chewbacca ([[BigFriendlyDog Mouse]]) is with Maggie. |
| 251 | ** Butters says he'll start sparring with the Einherjar "five minutes after I get a functioning lightsaber." |
| 252 | ** "If the Eagle Scouts had some sort of Sith equivalent, [[TheDon Marcone]] would be it." |
| 253 | ** Butters says Harry "totally [[PersonAsVerb Kenobied]] the day" when he persuaded Fitz to come back. |
| 254 | ** Bob, citing unlikely alliances, includes "Luke and Vader killing the Emperor". |
| 255 | ** The thought-image Harry and Molly used to signal victory in their mental duels was Darth Vader in his TIE fighter saying "I have you now" from ''Film/ANewHope''. |
| 256 | ** It transpires that the Archangel Uriel, [[TheSpymaster spymaster]] of {{God}}, is a ''Star Wars'' fan. Of course, just before that, Harry asked him "Aren't you a little short for an archangel?" |
| 257 | * From the short story "Bombshells": |
| 258 | ** Molly calls her violent impulses her "inner Sith". |
| 259 | ** This immortal exchange: |
| 260 | --->'''Justine:''' This isn't going to work.\ |
| 261 | '''Molly:''' It is going to work. We'll breeze right in. The Rack will be with us.\ |
| 262 | '''Justine:''' The Rack?\ |
| 263 | '''Molly:''' The Rack is more than just boobs, Justine. [[SentientCosmicForce It's an energy field created by all living boobs.]] It surrounds us, penetrates us, and binds the galaxy together.\ |
| 264 | '''Andi:''' You're insane.\ |
| 265 | '''Molly:''' But functionally so. Just let your conscious self go and act on instinct.\ |
| 266 | '''Justine:''' The Rack will be with us?\ |
| 267 | '''Molly:''' Always. |
| 268 | * ''Literature/ColdDays'': |
| 269 | ** [[MegaNeko Cat Sith]] is not amused when Harry asks where his red lightsaber is.[[note]]Never mind that it's an Irish word and isn't pronounced like the Star Wars term.[[/note]] |
| 270 | ** This quote: |
| 271 | --->"The Little Folk are easily startled, but they'll soon be back. And in greater numbers." |
| 272 | ** The Leanansidhe takes her Yoda-ing seriously. |
| 273 | ** [[BigFriendlyDog Mouse]] has been called "Chewbacca" in the past. |
| 274 | ** Harry, on being told that a fortress is impregnable, quips that the Death Star was impregnable. |
| 275 | ** This exchange: |
| 276 | --->'''Molly:''' I sense . . .\ |
| 277 | '''Harry:''' Say it. You know you want to say it.\ |
| 278 | '''Molly:''' ''[half-exasperated]'' It is ''not'' a disturbance in the Force. |
| 279 | ** Bob decides to depict the creation of [[GeniusLoci Demonreach]] as a movie with a ''Star Wars''-style opening crawl, and Merlin played by Sir Creator/AlecGuinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi. |
| 280 | ** After Harry describes what's going on, Butters calls it a [[Film/ThePhantomMenace phantom menace]]. Molly and Thomas understand; Murphy requests a translation from Nerd to English. |
| 281 | ** Harry's afraid that Maggie will be afraid of him if he goes to see her, because he's Darth Dresden. |
| 282 | ** Harry stalls before passing through a potentially-lethal ward, because he might be joining Obi-Wan and Yoda in blue-light Force ghost country if he doesn't survive it. |
| 283 | * ''Literature/SkinGame'': |
| 284 | ** Butters reforges the broken Sword of Faith into a [[LaserBlade lightsaber]] because of his deep faith in ''Star Wars''. |
| 285 | ** Not to mention the BadassBoast he gives to Nicodemus immediately afterwards: |
| 286 | --->"'Nice try'? Mister, where I come from, ''there is no try''." |
| 287 | [[/folder]] |
| 288 | |
| 289 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 290 | * ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'': "Ooh, look at me. I am so important, my father's Darth Vader!" "[[ItWasHisSled He is?!]]" |
| 291 | * The characters of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' are big sci-fi nerds, and reference the franchise often. |
| 292 | * ''Series/BirdsOfAFeather'': In "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherS1E2JustVisiting Just Visiting]]", Sharon calls Dorien's toyboy Luke "Luke Thighwalker". |
| 293 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': |
| 294 | ** Spike compares Angelus to Yoda because Angelus taught and trained him. |
| 295 | ** Xander and Willow play a game of guessing movies based on quotes. Willow says, "Use the Force, Luke." and Xander complains that one was too obvious. |
| 296 | ** Xander tries to quote from ''The Phantom Menace'' to inspire Buffy, but mangles the reference. |
| 297 | ** Warren, Jonathan, and Andrew, the Geek Trio, make Star Wars and other references all the time. Spike once forced them to work for him by holding their Boba Fett action figure hostage. |
| 298 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': |
| 299 | ** In a DVD-exclusive scene bridging "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E5FleshAndStone Flesh and Stone]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E6TheVampiresOfVenice The Vampires of Venice]]", the Doctor compares himself to both [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]] and Yoda, or, in his words, "What was his name? The little green one." Complete with lightsaber noises. |
| 300 | ** In "The Vampires of Venice", Rory, while facing [[MasterSwordsman Francesco]], [[WhatTheFuAreYouDoing swings a broom around]] while making lightsaber noises. |
| 301 | * ''Series/{{Friends}}'': In "[[Recap/FriendsS3E1TheOneWithThePrincessLeiaFantasy The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy]]", Ross reveals to Rachel that he has fantasies of the scene from ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' with Princess Leia in a gold bikini, and they end up attempting to [[KinkyRolePlaying role-play it]], with Rachel dressed up like Leia. |
| 302 | * In ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', most of the gang are Star Wars fans and frequently reference it throughout the series, such as: |
| 303 | ** Barney has a life-sized Storm Trooper in his apartment. |
| 304 | ** In one episode, Ted starts freaking out because his girlfriend has never seen Star Wars, and when they show it to her she has a very neutral reaction. |
| 305 | ** In another episode, Barney is concerned his girlfriend is older than she says she is because she hates the Ewoks. [[note]]Because according to Barney, people only hate the Ewoks if they're adults when they first see the films. For some reason, Barney can only figure that this means she was an adult when the films ''came out'', rather than the correct explanation that she only just saw the films for the first time a few years prior. [[/note]] |
| 306 | * On an episode of ''Series/JustShootMe'' ("The List"), Dennis bumps into [[AsHimself Mark Hamill]] at a coffee shop and pesters him with inane questions about ''Star Wars''. Mark then shows up at ''Blush'' magazine's office and starts hanging around Dennis, pestering him in return. Throughout the episode, references are tossed left and right. |
| 307 | * In ''Series/LifeOnMars2008'', the main character travels back in time to 1973 and introduces himself to his mother as [[ImMrFuturePopCultureReference Luke Skywalker]]. When she comments on the unusual name he says it's Navajo. |
| 308 | * ''Series/TheLoveBoat'': |
| 309 | ** In "[[HalloweenEpisode Ship of Ghouls]]," Captain Stubing shows up to a costume party wearing a Chewbacca head mask. |
| 310 | ** In "Super Mom," the titular character tries to get her son to eat peas by pretending the fork is a spaceship. When he says, "Mission aborted," she tells him about the Wookies awaiting rescue. Later, the boy walks in on his parents [[InterruptedIntimacy while they're about to have sex]] wearing a Darth Vader mask. |
| 311 | * ''Series/MimpiMetropolitan'': Near the beginning of episode 40, Alan wields his flashlight as if it is a lightsaber and it briefly turns into one as a gag, complete with a ''Star Wars''-esque tune. |
| 312 | * ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'': In the episode "Time to Time", a time traveler goes to 1969 and [[ImMrFuturePopCultureReference uses "Luke Skywalker" as an alias]]. He even tells someone, "May the Force be with you." |
| 313 | * When Creator/LukePerry hosted ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', his opening monologue had him pestered by Creator/PhilHartman dressed as Obi-Wan Kenobi, claiming the Force works for anyone named Luke. |
| 314 | * In two episodes of ''Series/SesameStreet'' in the late 1970s, R2-D2 and C-3PO visited the street. |
| 315 | * ''Series/StrangerThings'': |
| 316 | ** In the final few episodes of season 1, [[spoiler:the kids use the term "Lando" to describe the possibility of the adults being forced to betray them]]. |
| 317 | ** Eleven's powers are repeatedly compared to the Force by the other kids in season 1, they even ask her to levitate a model of the Millennium Falcon (which she later does). |
| 318 | ** In the later seasons, she often stretches her hand forward when using her powers, similar to several Force users doing so (though notably, it resembles Anakin/Vader more than Light Side users). |
| 319 | ** In season 2, Mike argues with Dustin's assertion that just because [[spoiler:Dart is from the Upside-down doesn't make him bad]] by comparing it to someone being from the Death Star. |
| 320 | ** The opening scene of season 3 ends with Grigori picking up the lead Russian scientist by the throat and throttling him, and there's a shot of the man's boots dangling in the air, just like in the scene where Darth Vader chokes Captain Antilles. |
| 321 | ** Steve and Dustin have a mock lightsaber duel in the ice-cream parlor in season 3. |
| 322 | ** When being interviewed by Keith about his favorite movie, Steve replies with "[[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi the movie with teddy bears]]" and Ewok sounds. |
| 323 | ** In Season 2, Kali told Eleven that she could tap into greater strength for her powers by channeling rage, anger, and hate. In Season 4, The Orderly [[spoiler:(aka Vecna himself)]] tells El a similar story about One [[spoiler:or his own early experiences]], who learned to increase his power by drawing on a memory that "that made him sad, but also angry." This is extremely similar to TheDarkSide of the Force... great passion yields great power, but at a great price. |
| 324 | ** While Eddie was overseeing the D&D battle and Dustin's teammates were advising to quit because the odds against them are insane, Dustin quips "NeverTellMeTheOdds". |
| 325 | ** When Murray, Hopper and Joyce [[spoiler:were re-infiltrating the Russian prison to kill the Demogorgon]], Murray chides them for the plan and says, "I have a bad feeling about this". |
| 326 | ** Max's [[spoiler:comatose state in the Season 4 finale]] heavily resembles Han's carbonite freezing in ''The Empire Strikes Back''. |
| 327 | * Right in the first season of ''Series/That70sShow'' it shows the phenomenon that ''Star Wars'' became in 1977 with an episode indicatively named "A New Hope". By the time of sequel series ''Series/That90sShow'', Eric and Donna have named their daughter Leia (and the former even wanted to also give the middle name Tattooine), who is not as enamoured and mocks that her father gives advice from Yoda. |
| 328 | * Jeremy from ''Series/TopGearUK'' once introduced The Stig by saying "Some say that he thought that ''Star Wars'' was a documentary." |
| 329 | * ''Series/TheXFiles'': |
| 330 | ** Emil compares the [=UFOs=] to something from ''Film/ANewHope'' in "Deep Throat". |
| 331 | ** Mulder compares his and Deep Throat’s relationship to the one between Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. When Mulder gets angry once, he tells him to cut off the Obi-Wan Kenobi crap. |
| 332 | ** In "Small Potatoes", Amanda Nelligan is a huge fan who has seen the films countless times and is convinced that Luke Skywalker is the father of her baby girl. She hums the theme, and Scully asks whether Luke brought his lightsaber. |
| 333 | ** In "Vienen" after Doggett explains how five years ago, Mulder and Scully investigated the black oil substance that somehow curved into an alien colonization theory: |
| 334 | ---> '''Mulder:''' And you’d like to help, but you left your lightsaber at home. |
| 335 | [[/folder]] |
| 336 | |
| 337 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 338 | * Music/Blink182's song "A New Hope" is prominently themed around ''Franchise/StarWars'', and bassist Mark Hoppus has confirmed that it was named after ''Film/ANewHope''. He's been a fan of the franchise since his father brought him to the cinema to watch ''A New Hope''. |
| 339 | * Music/WeirdAlYankovic: |
| 340 | ** [[Music/DareToBeStupid "Yoda"]] (a parody of [[Music/LolaVersusPowermanAndTheMoneygoroundPartOne "Lola"]] by Music/TheKinks) is a FilkSong about, well, Yoda, comedically recounting the plot of ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''. |
| 341 | ** To commemorate the release of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', Weird Al rewrote [[Music/DonMcLean "American Pie"]] into [[Music/RunningWithScissors "The Saga Begins"]], a retelling of the film made before it was officially out. Al got his info from online spoilers and the tie-in novelization and only had to make a couple of adjustments after attending an advance charity screening. |
| 342 | * According to bandleader Music/HaruomiHosono, [[Music/YellowMagicOrchestraAlbum "Simoon"]] by Music/YellowMagicOrchestra was inspired by the Tatooine scenes in ''Film/ANewHope''. |
| 343 | [[/folder]] |
| 344 | |
| 345 | [[folder:Podcast]] |
| 346 | * The ''Podcast/NowPlaying Podcast'' covered the original trilogy, prequel trilogy, the Ewok T.V. films, and Holiday Special in anticipation of the release of ''[[Film/StarWarsTheForceAwakens The Force Awakens]]''. Reviews of the later Disney-era Star Wars films were also followed up on in their respective release years. |
| 347 | [[/folder]] |
| 348 | |
| 349 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 350 | * On the ''TabletopGame/StarRealms'' "Bounty Hunter" card, the flavor text is "No disintegrations. We need them alive.", the famous line from Darth Vader's briefing to the bounty hunters in ''The Empire Strikes Back''. |
| 351 | * ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': As part of the game's EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, one of the earliest named characters in the setting is an inquisitor named Obiwan Sherlock Clousseau. |
| 352 | * ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'': The [[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Kozmo Kozmo]] cards are characters, objects, or locations from ''Star Wars'' blended with equivalents from ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz''. |
| 353 | [[/folder]] |
| 354 | |
| 355 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 356 | * ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIII'': When injured, the Ethiopian Ras and Hausa Emir will say "[[Film/RevengeOfTheSith The attempt on my life has left me scarred and deformed]]". Similarly, the Maltese Grand Master will say "[[Film/ANewHope If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possible imagine]]". |
| 357 | * ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': One achievement earned for deflecting several attacks with the EnergyBlade is called "Annakin Skyscroller". |
| 358 | * ''VideoGame/CivilizationBeyondEarth'': |
| 359 | ** Get beaten to building a Wonder ten times? There is an achievement for that: "There is no try". |
| 360 | ** Downloading a mod? "I've made a lot of special modifications myself". |
| 361 | ** The description for the Crawler wonder references a battle of [[Film/ANewHope Toshe Station]]. |
| 362 | * ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'': The compendium description for the [[SmartGun Yukimura smart pistol]] notes that you could "shoot as [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy poorly]] as the robots in a certain late 20th century space opera" with it and still hit your target with 100% accuracy. |
| 363 | * ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing'' references both the Death Star run from ''Film/ANewHope'' and Emperor Palpatine's throne room in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' in the track "Spaceport Alpha". The former is an actual track element, where the player has to dodge laser blasts. A window resembling that of the Emperor's throne room can also be seen in the background, near the end of the track. |
| 364 | * ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': The Servant Universe is a big parody of the ''Star Wars'' franchise. One of its inhabitants, Mysterious Heroine X Alter, is basically a Sith Lord by wearing a dark hood, wielding a double-bladed lightsaber, and using Force Lightning and the Force Choke. |
| 365 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' started a trend where every game in the series would have two characters named [[Film/ANewHope Biggs and Wedge]]. |
| 366 | * ''VideoGame/ForTheKing'': In the Lost Civilization quest, you have a choice of looking for a MacGuffin in a desert or on an island. If you choose ''not'' to go to the desert, the quest-giver Hildebrant remarks, "[[Film/AttackOfTheClones I don't like sand, it's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.]] Let's go to the Volcanic Isles." |
| 367 | * ''VideoGame/GeneTroopers'' has Planet Nemesis, a lava-filled world with floating platforms and tubes, inspired by Planet Mustafar from the then-recent ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. There's even lava waves periodically splashing in the background looking like the iconic Anakin-vs-Obi-wan film poster. |
| 368 | * One of the commercials for ''VideoGame/Jak3'' has Daxter parody the "LukeIAmYourFather" scene from ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''. |
| 369 | * ''VideoGame/KrazyIvan'' is a Mecha game where all the bosses are giant robots, one of them named Behemoth who's a blatant clone of the 4-legged AT-AT. It even have the same weakness where you need to [[HobblingTheGiant shoot at it's knee joints to make it fall]], with it's collapsing animation looking exactly like the first AT-AT's in ''Empire''. |
| 370 | * ''VideoGame/Persona5'': During Rank 3 of Futaba's Confidant, Futaba refers to the first bullet point on her promise list as "[[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Akihabara Wars: Revenge of the Futaba]]". |
| 371 | * ''VideoGame/{{Piratez}}'': Much of the Smugglers faction references the Millennium Falcon, with the leader modeled after Han Solo, the engineers somewhat resembling Wookies and [[spoiler:Public Enemy being a shout out to Obi-Wan]], especially how he appears in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l58DwSWk3e0 Star Wars Gangsta Rap 3]]. |
| 372 | * ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' has included a few references to Star Wars. |
| 373 | ** ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2002'': The Deplanetizer is an obvious ersatz of the Death Star, in that it's a planet-killing superweapon. The [[WesternAnimation/RatchetAndClank2016 2016 movie]] and [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2016 game]] takes the similarities even further by turning it into a full-blown battle station. |
| 374 | ** ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankGoingCommando'': In the extras section, there's a joke poster parodying one of the original posters for ''Film/ANewHope''. |
| 375 | ** One of the planets in ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal'' is called Tyhrranosis. Both the name of the world and its wasteland-like landscape are an obvious reference to Geonosis from ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''. |
| 376 | ** In ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction'', one of the skill points is called "What's That, R2?" |
| 377 | ** In ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureACrackInTime'', Qwark's infiltration plan relies on a conveniently-exposed thermal exhaust port. While trying to pull it off, you're nearly crushed in a smelly, watery trash compactor. After you beat the game, [[spoiler:Lord Vorselon taunts you by revealing that he is your father... [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} 's accountant.]]]] |
| 378 | ** The [[WesternAnimation/RatchetAndClank2016 2016 movie]] uses the [[StockScream Wilhelm Scream]] (made famous by the original Star Wars films) for a gag when Aleero City is being attacked by the Blarg. The accompanying video game has a holocard for the Rilgar Sewers, which state that they're a "wretched hive of scum and villainy" and that you should be cautious. |
| 379 | * The Pig Star from ''VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures'' is a parody of the Death Star. |
| 380 | * One weapon you can obtain in ''VideoGame/SheWillPunishThem'' is a red cross-guard LaserSword blatantly borrowed from Kylo Ren's. |
| 381 | * The Death Egg from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'' is a parody of the Death Star. ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4: Episode II'' introduces the larger but incomplete Death Egg mk.II, much like the Death Star II. |
| 382 | * Four gear items [[AndYourRewardIsClothes available as rewards]] from ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'''s [[MultiMookMelee Salmon Run]] mode resemble an X-Wing pilot's flight suit and an Imperial officer's uniform. |
| 383 | ** The [[https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Astro_Helm Astro Helm]] is a rounded white helmet with colored accents to match the wearer's {{Kaleidoscope|Hair}} TentacleHair, and the [[https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Astro_Wear Astro Wear]] is an orange jumpsuit under a metal cuirass, with black gloves and a chest-mounted searchlamp. |
| 384 | ** The [[https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Commander_Cap Commander Cap]] has two metal pins in the shape of a manta ray and a starfish, and the [[https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/Commander_Tunic Commander Tunic]] has a [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Rank_insignia_plaque rank insignia plaque]] on the left breast and a squid-shaped belt buckle. Both are colored teal instead of gray and have yellow highlights. |
| 385 | * ''VideoGame/StarTropics'': The final two levels has Mike encounter alien soldiers who a clearly based off of Stormtroopers (albeit colored pink and green as well as [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy having much better aim]]). |
| 386 | * ''VideoGame/{{Teenagent}}'': Mark Hopper mentions he always liked ''Star Wars''. |
| 387 | * ''VideoGame/ThereIsNoGame'': At the end credits, it says "and these aren't the droids you're looking for", which is a line from ''Film/ANewHope''. |
| 388 | * ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammerII'': While the character of Malekith has preexisting parallels to Darth Vader, his in-game portrayal emphasizes the similarities. The Dark Elves trailer ends with Malekith cornering and slaughtering a group of High Elven soldiers in a manner that homages Darth Vader's hallway massacre scene from the end of ''Film/RogueOne''. In addition, one of his lines in the campaign is "[[Film/AttackOfTheClones I hate snow]]", which has gone on to become a RunningGag in that the line has been echoed by other Legendary Lords in the game. |
| 389 | [[/folder]] |
| 390 | |
| 391 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 392 | * In the ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' episode "[[Recap/HTFWrathOfCon Wrath of Con]]", Giggles and Petunia are at a convention center dressed as Leia and an Ewok. Giggles has a toy lightsaber, which shorts out, so Splendid uses his heat vision on it and unwittingly turns it into a NotSoFakePropWeapon. |
| 393 | * ''WebAnimation/MinilifeTV'': |
| 394 | ** "Starsaber Duel" contains several references to ''Star Wars'', including the Starsabers being parodies of lightsabers, the armor Chris and Ian battle with being similar to Stormtrooper armor (minus the helmets), and characters named Creator/{{Alec|Guinness}} and Creator/{{James|EarlJones}} dressed as Obi-Wan and Darth Vader respectively. |
| 395 | ** In "A Dark Night", a pre-film trivia question depicts a silhouette of a "lovable robot icon". Chris guesses it's R2-D2, but it's actually his robot friend, Archie, who he apologizes to for not recognizing. |
| 396 | ** In "Snowball's Late Night Adventure", the scene of Snowball entering the Burton Night Club for the first time is a nod to the Mos Eisley Cantina scene from ''Film/ANewHope''. |
| 397 | ** In "Baking Bran (PART 2)", Rey and BB-8 from ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' can be seen relaxing on Gilligan Beach. |
| 398 | * In ''WebAnimation/XRayAndVav'', Hilda's WallOfWeapons has a lightsaber, among plenty of other references to other franchises. |
| 399 | [[/folder]] |
| 400 | |
| 401 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 402 | * In ''Webcomic/EnsignSueMustDie'' one abomination unleashed onto the multiverse at the end of Part 1 is a Jedi Sue (who, despite being a Togruta, still has long flowing blond hair). In Part 2, Spock, Uhura, and Scotty enter the Star Wars universe to capture her, and in Part 3 it's her that moves the captured [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS]] into position for [[spoiler:reboot Khan's]] plan. |
| 403 | -->'''Scotty:''' There's just something not right about this universe. |
| 404 | * ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': The [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20140623 Wyrm of Limmerick]] is the engine that made the "[[Film/ANewHope Konigsberg Run in less than twelve kilometers]]". "But wait," I hear you cry. "[[UnitConfusion That makes no sense - kilometers are units of]] ''[[UnitConfusion distance,]]'' [[UnitConfusion not time.]]" You're right - and [[GeniusBonus so are parsecs]]. |
| 405 | * In ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'', when Corrie finds out that [[LukeIAmYourFather Ralph Dewclaw is actually her biological father]] ([[DeathByChildbirth her mother having died in childbirth]]), Ralph [[https://www.kevinandkell.com/2001/kk1006.html senses a disturbance in the Force.]] |
| 406 | * ''Webcomic/KnightsOfBuenaVista'' is a CampaignComic covering Disney films such as ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013''. Hans's player says he is "on a diplomatic mission to Arendelle". |
| 407 | * In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', following a heavily lampshaded LukeIAmYourFather moment, the bounty hunter Gannji demands fifty thousand gold pieces by [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0724.html claiming]] to be holding a thermal detonator, saying he was "just trying to keep the theme going". [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0735.html Later]], when Kilkil is telling Gannji that Tarquin has "lost" his paperwork to pay him back for the extortion, the gag continues with "He also wanted me to add 'Pray I don't alter it any further'. He said you'd know what it meant." |
| 408 | * ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': The page where Brun starts trying to remember how Renee socailzes is titled [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4237 "It is the Way"]] after the Mandalorian. |
| 409 | * ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'': [[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/07/14/0290-the-kiss/ "I love you." "I know"]] |
| 410 | * ''Webcomic/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield'' references: |
| 411 | ** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=280 This strip]] edits Garfield's dialogue to be speaking in Yoda syntax. |
| 412 | ** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=472 This one]] does the same as the above, and also reverses the panels so it appears Garfield is using the force on Jon. |
| 413 | ** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1027 This strip]] contributes to the "I declare this house property of the X empire" RunningGag using the Galactic Empire. |
| 414 | ** [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=1311 This one edits]] a Garfield strip where Garfield declares he is absolutely not getting out of bed today, only for Jon to tell him there's a spider on his bed and him to jolt out immediately. His old response of "I keep forgetting we live in a generation without absolutes" is changed to "I keep forgetting only a sith deals in absolutes". As a bonus, the strip is titled "[[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Don't Make Me Kill You]]". |
| 415 | [[/folder]] |
| 416 | |
| 417 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 418 | * ''WebOriginal/SeventeenThousandSevenHundredSeventySix'': In ''20020'', when Nick and Manny get closed in on by Oklahoma State from both sides, Juice compares their situation to the trash compactor scene from ''Film/ANewHope'', though he calls it "[[PopCulturalOsmosisFailure the trash room scene from the dark vader]]". |
| 419 | * [[https://github.com/404 The 404 page for GitHub]] reads, "This is not the web page you are looking for.", referencing the famous JediMindTrick scene from ''Film/ANewHope'' -- and even features the website's {{Mascot}}, Octocat, dressed up as Obi-Wan Kenobi, stood in front of a landspeeder and a few Tatooinian buildings. |
| 420 | * ''Website/SCPFoundation'': [[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-787 SCP-787]] is an airplane filled with dead passengers, one corpse has been found with the possesion of a ticket stub for ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. |
| 421 | [[/folder]] |
| 422 | |
| 423 | [[folder:Web Video]] |
| 424 | * One riddle on ''WebVideo/SevenSecondRiddles'' takes place on the planet Hoth. |
| 425 | * ''WebVideo/ClimateTown'': In "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK5TbGvvluk 2 Minutes Of Fact-Checkable Climate Change Facts For Skeptics]]" when saying that all economist groups agree and admit that climate change is negativley impacting the American economy he quickly mentions some affiliated groups and little pictured pop up quickly in the corner representing said groups. Conservatives are depicted with [[TakeThat a shot of Palpatine]]. |
| 426 | * ''WebVideo/ConsoleWars'': In the ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' episode, Pat notes that the [[Platform/SegaGenesis Genesis]] version of the game ends on a ToBeContinued note, whereas the [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] version's ending reveals that the final boss, Mr. Karate, [[LukeIAmYourFather is really Takuma, Ryo and Yuri's father]]. He then compares the ending of the Genesis version to ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' if it ended before Darth Vader reveals to Luke that he is his father. |
| 427 | * LetsPlay/DuncanJones has claimed that the goggles on his ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' skin were supposedly a reference to Anakin's from ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''. |
| 428 | * ''WebVideo/PhilosophyTube'': Abigail compares [[UsefulNotes/BritishPoliticalSystem Home Secretary]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priti_Patel Priti Patel]] to Palpatine by putting up a picture of Palpatine with Patel's name under it while discussing Patel's vocal support for bringing back hanging in her [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDcwIZzaf-k&t=254s Death Penalty]] video. |
| 429 | * ''WebAnimation/ZsdavAdventures'': |
| 430 | ** Darth Maul plays the role of the [[Literature/AChristmasCarol ghost of Christmas present]] to [[AdaptationalHeroism teach Zsdav the true meaning of Christmas]] in ''[[YetAnotherChristmasCarol Karácsonyi külön kiadás]]'' (''Christmas special''). |
| 431 | ** In ''Bajos utazók: Agzt pálinka robotai'' (''Problematic travelers: Agzt's palinka robots''), [=Agzt01=] mentions his robot factory created [=R2D2=]. |
| 432 | [[/folder]] |
| 433 | |
| 434 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 435 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': |
| 436 | ** In "The Fridge", the scene where Gumball finds Richard after he's attacked by Nicole parodies Darth Vader's death. |
| 437 | ** "The Line" has everyone in town waiting in line for the new ''Stellar Odyssey'', a ''Star Wars'' parody. The episode is also dotted with smaller references to the franchise, such as Anais making her face up to look like Palpatine's, Richard having a nerd-off that takes the form of a parody of Luke and Darth Vader's duel on Bespin, and Tobias Force-choking Jackie for having no faith in the movie being good because it's a reboot. |
| 438 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': In "Fixing Frobo", the movie Anne and the Plantars watch is a clear riff on ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'', specifically of the scene where Anakin talks to Padme about how he hates sand. |
| 439 | * In "Break Out!", an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'', Tasha wears [[https://backyardigans.fandom.com/wiki/File:Princess_Tasha.jpg Princess Leia's iconic hairdo]]. |
| 440 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "[[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE21MadLove Mad Love]]", The Joker quips "May the floss be with you!". Also counts as an ActorAllusion, as Joker was voiced by Creator/MarkHamill in that series, and he also happens to be married to a dentist. |
| 441 | * ''WesternAnimation/BB3B'': In the first episode, the twins are playing with cardboard tubes whilst pretending that they are light-sabers. Later on in the same episode, they are seen attacking the Death Star with their parents in an ImagineSpot. |
| 442 | * ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': The movie Bill and Cricket watch in [[Recap/BigCityGreensS2E5 "Clubbed"]], ''Constellation Battles'', is a rather blatant parody of ''Star Wars''. |
| 443 | * In the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/BountyHamster'', a C-3PO {{expy}} appears out of nowhere to warn Marion and Cassie of how slim their chances of navigating an asteroid field are before Marion drops him through a trapdoor. Another episode had a fantasy sequence of Marion selling Cassie to a Jabba the Hutt lookalike. |
| 444 | * ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' had more than its fair share of ''Star Wars'' references. In particular, the episodes "Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-F.I.V.E." and "Operation: S.N.O.W.I.N.G." were respectively {{Whole Plot Reference}}s to the Death Star scenes from ''Film/ANewHope'' and the Hoth scenes from ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''. The latter also parodies Luke and Darth Vader's duel on Bespin and throws in a reference to the prequels by having two characters that can fold themselves into wheels like droidekas. Earlier, in the episode "Operation: N.O.-P.O.W.U.H.", Numbuhs 2 and 4 use flashlights to pretend to have a lightsaber duel, complete with lightsaber noises. |
| 445 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheCrumpets'' episode "Mum's Double", after robot Pa drops Li'l One to a trash can, Li'l One happens to be next to the real Pa. When Li'l One asks him who he is, Pa responds with a deep voice "I am your father" with a short Imperial March-like tune playing. Pa's voice actor Creator/MarcThompson narrates ''Star Wars'' audiobooks. |
| 446 | * ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': |
| 447 | ** In one episode, Dexter has "Star Wars" as the password for his lab. |
| 448 | ** In his first appearance, Mandark has the Death Star as part of his laboratory. |
| 449 | ** In "Robodexo 3000", the sounds made by the Energy Thief are the same sound effects used for the TIE fighters. |
| 450 | ** In "Babe Sitter", Mandark is in his lab playing with action figures of himself, Dee-Dee, and Dexter made to look like ''Star Wars'' characters. |
| 451 | ** In "D & DD", Dexter tells one of his companions in the game to "Use the Force!" |
| 452 | ** In "Game Over", Dexter sends an R2-D2-like robot to Dee-Dee to ask for help. The robot projects a hologram of Dexter that says, "Help me, Dee-Dee, you're my only hope!" |
| 453 | ** In "The Muffin King", Dexter's Dad gives a parody of the LukeIAmYourFather scene, then gives Dexter a JediMindTrick, telling him, "It is your destiny." |
| 454 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': |
| 455 | ** The first few minutes of ''WesternAnimation/AbraCatastrophe'' have Timmy fighting Darth Vader aboard the Death Star when they're interrupted by Jar-Jar, [[TakeThatScrappy whom they throw off the catwalk]]. None of the characters' actual names are said. |
| 456 | ** Recurring antagonist Dark Laser is an AffablyEvil Darth Vader parody brought to life from a comic book that Timmy scanned with a magic photocopier. |
| 457 | ** There was a scene in the second segment of ''WesternAnimation/{{Wishology}}'' where Timmy teams up with Dark Laser, Vicky, Mr. Crocker, and Mark and they enter a tavern. There, Timmy is a parody of Luke, Vicky is Leia, Crocker is Chewbacca as he's wearing a fur coat that gives him sinus problems and causes him to make Chewbacca-esque sounds, and Mark is R2-D2 as he's wearing a mechanical thermal suit with wheels that keep squeaking when he moves, parodying R2's beeping. |
| 458 | * ''WesternAnimation/FetchWithRuffRuffman'': At one point in "Shrimp A la Cart", Talia found a horseshoe crab. Its apperance freaks Ruff out to the point where he says "Looks like Darth Vader's face with a billion legs coming out of it!" |
| 459 | * ''WesternAnimation/FiremanSam'' has an incident involving a runaway bus that careens into a sheep field with one of the passengers remarking about the odds of navigating through such a field and the driver subsequently responding with "Never tell me the odds." |
| 460 | * ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': |
| 461 | ** One episode is titled "Store Wars". |
| 462 | ** In the episode "Bus the Two of Us", Bloo engages in TollBoothAntics when trying to toss coins out the window and failed, using a line from ''Film/ANewHope''. |
| 463 | --->'''Bloo:''' Negative. It didn't go in. It just impacted on the surface. |
| 464 | ** In "One False Movie", Mac sells his collection of boxed ''Rocket Wars'' action figures on [=SchmeBay=] to fund ''T-Rexatron Alien Wolf III: A Prequel in Time'', the movie that Bloo was making for the state student film festival. This collection re-appears in a later episode, "The Buck Swaps Here", where it is being sold at a swap meet for $100.00, which Mac tries to buy using the $100.00 bill that Eduardo found. |
| 465 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': |
| 466 | ** In "Crimes of the Hot", all the world's robots are lured to a planet where they'll all be killed at once, leading the Professor to comment "Oh, the Jedis are gonna feel ''this'' one." |
| 467 | ** In "Where No Fan Has Gone Before", when it's mentioned that ''Franchise/StarTrek'' had been banned following the Star Trek Wars. |
| 468 | --->'''Zapp Brannigan:''' You mean the vast migration of ''Star Wars'' fans?\ |
| 469 | '''Judge:''' No, that was the Star Wars Trek. |
| 470 | * In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/JellyJamm'', the King shows Bello and Goomo his "sound wheel", which allows one to change their voice to sound like anything. When he demonstrates how it's used, he imitates Darth Vader saying "[[LukeIAmYourFather I am your father]]", and his head briefly changes into Darth Vader's mask to fit. |
| 471 | * One of the Larry Doyle ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' shorts is called ''Attack of the Drones'', an obvious play off of ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''. |
| 472 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' episode "Scales of Justice", one of the things Lana takes out in the house's attic is a helmet-like mask that's clearly based on Darth Vader's helmet. |
| 473 | * One episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Numberjacks}}'' is titled "May the Fours Be With You". |
| 474 | * The ''WesternAnimation/PacMan'' episode "Pacula" has a scene at a drive-in theater, where the movie's hero is told, "Use the power pellet force, Luke." |
| 475 | * ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' does have a [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbStarWars direct parody episode]], but references to the movies are scattered throughout the show. Enough for the show's wiki to have compiled [[https://phineasandferb.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_references_to_pop_culture/Star_Wars a list]]. Highlights include: |
| 476 | ** Phineas, being, well, [[CheerfulChild Phineas]], says he has a ''good'' feeling about being dragged by a tractor beam towards a space station. |
| 477 | ** [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative "I sense a disturbance in the cup-stacking universe."]] |
| 478 | ** The kids have decided to [[IncredibleShrinkingMan shrink themselves]] for the day, but [[ButtMonkey Baljeet]] gets stranded near the air conditioner. To survive, the kid has to climb into a fly carcass. |
| 479 | ** ''[[WaxingLyrical You'll fly to a swamp planet, meet a little green man, and move big heavy things with your miiiind!]]'' |
| 480 | * An episode of the Creator/HannaBarbera ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}'' cartoons, "Close Encounters of the Third Spinach", is a ''Star Wars'' parody featuring Olive as Princess Olive-Pit, Poopdeck Pappy as Alta-Poppa and Bluto as Darth Bluto. Popeye not only rescues the Princess but discovers his long-lost Pappy. |
| 481 | * ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': In "Ricktional Mortpoon's Rickmas Mortcation", it starts with Morty getting a real lightsaber as a Christmas gift and continuing into The President's many discussions about the movies and TV series. |
| 482 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': |
| 483 | ** In the public service announcement at the end of "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E5BartTheGeneral Bart the General]]", Bart mentions the ''Star Wars'' trilogy as one of the only good wars ever fought (along with the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution American Revolutionary War]] and UsefulNotes/WorldWarII). |
| 484 | ** Darth Vader is among the people in line to tell Abe what to do with his money in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E17OldMoney Old Money]]". |
| 485 | ** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E12IMarriedMarge I Married Marge]]", Homer and Marge watch ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' in 1980. Homer then accidentally reveals that movie's [[LukeIAmYourFather plot twist]] to a line of people waiting to see it: |
| 486 | --->'''Man waiting in line:''' [[SarcasmMode Oh, thank you, Mr. Blow-The-Picture-For-Me!]] |
| 487 | ** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E4LisaTheBeautyQueen Lisa the Beauty Queen]]", one of the hairdos Lisa gets is Leia's "cinnamon buns". Also, Darth Vader is one of the celebrity caricatures at the caricaturist's booth at the carnival. |
| 488 | ** "The Imperial March" has been used as a {{Leitmotif}} for Mr. Burns several times, such as in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E7MargeGetsAJob Marge Gets a Job]]". |
| 489 | ** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E12MargeVsTheMonorail Marge vs. the Monorail]]", when Creator/LeonardNimoy appears, we get this exchange which shows Mayor Quimby mistaking ''Franchise/StarTrek'' for ''Star Wars'': |
| 490 | --->'''Quimby:''' And let me say, "May the Force be with you!"\ |
| 491 | '''Nimoy:''' ''[clearly annoyed]'' Do you even know who I am?\ |
| 492 | '''Quimby:''' I think I do. Weren't you one of ''Film/TheLittleRascals''? |
| 493 | *** Also in that same episode, [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/simpsons/images/c/cf/Conductor_Homer_Tapped_Out.png Homer's monorail conductor uniform]] is inspired by [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Imperial_military_uniforms the Imperial Military uniforms]] from ''Star Wars''. |
| 494 | ** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E2LisasRival Lisa's Rival]]", Ralph's entry in the contest is a box of unopened ''Star Wars'' limited edition action figures, making him the winner simply because Skinner thinks they're cool. |
| 495 | ** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E17HomerVsPattyAndSelma Homer vs. Patty and Selma]]", Bart is being told to "use the ballet", in a similar manner to "Use the Force". |
| 496 | ** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E22RoundSpringfield Round Springfield]]", Bleeding Gums' apparition in the clouds is joined by Darth Vader, [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Mufasa]], and CNN's announcer, all of whom were voiced by Creator/JamesEarlJones. |
| 497 | ** Chewbacca appears in the PoliceLineup in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E10TheSpringfieldFiles The Springfield Files]]". He later appears when the town spontaneously sings [[Theatre/{{Hair}} "Good Morning, Starshine"]] together. |
| 498 | ** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E18ThisLittleWiggy This Little Wiggy]]", during the science expo, there is a scene on an alien planet [[https://frinkiac.com/img/S09E18/297129.jpg with "ARS" written]] in the ''Star Wars'' font. Turns out [[https://frinkiac.com/img/S09E18/297696.jpg it's an exhibit for "Mars"]]. |
| 499 | ** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS10E9MayoredToTheMob Mayored to the Mob]]" has a lot of ''Star Wars'' reference given that Creator/MarkHamill makes an appearance as himself. For example, when Homer is fighting Fat Tony's gangsters: |
| 500 | --->'''Mark Hamill:''' (''strained'') Homer, use the for...\ |
| 501 | '''Homer:''' The Force?\ |
| 502 | '''Mark:''' The '''forks'''! [[ForkFencing Use the forks!]] |
| 503 | ** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS10E10VivaNedFlanders Viva Ned Flanders]]", the Comic Book Guy has a bumper sticker that reads "My Other Vehicle is the Millennium Falcon". |
| 504 | ** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS12E11WorstEpisodeEver Worst Episode Ever]]", Martin Prince's mother arrives at the Android's Dungeon with some ''Star Wars'' memorabilia, including anti-jiggle breast tape that Creator/CarrieFisher had to wear when playing Princess Leia, and a film reel containing an alternate ending to ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' where Chewbacca is revealed to be [[LukeIAmYourFather Luke's father]]. Comic Book Guy truies to swindle Mrs. Prince out of it for $5.00 (after having a fangasm), and after Bart and Milhouse tell Mrs. Prince that her memorabilia is priceless, Comic Book Guy bans the two from the Android's Dungeon for life. |
| 505 | ** Yoda appears officiating the Leprechaun and the Gypsy's wedding in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E1TreehouseOfHorrorXII Treehouse of Horror XII]]". |
| 506 | ** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E17GumpRoast Gump Roast]]", Dr. Hibbert is dressed like Darth Vader. This gets him arrested because, according to Chief Wiggum, Springfield has a law against impersonating movie characters. |
| 507 | ** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS15E15CoDependentsDay Co-Dependents' Day]]" introduces the in-universe ''Cosmic Wars'' franchise, which is an obvious parody of ''Star Wars''. This also makes it a case of ExpyCoexistence given all the direct references to ''Star Wars'' itself in numerous other episodes. |
| 508 | ** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E17KissKissBangBangalore Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore]]", Comic Book Guy says to Creator/RichardDeanAnderson that, out of the four "Star" franchises (''Wars'', ''[[Franchise/StarTrek Trek]]'', ''[[Franchise/StargateVerse -gate]]'', and ''Search''), ''Stargate'' is his ''third'' favorite. |
| 509 | ** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E3PleaseHomerDontHammerEm Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em]]", there's an arcade game titled ''Triangle Wars'', whose title is shown in the ''Star Wars'' font. Also, Bart's battle with Principal Skinner parodies the climactic lightsaber battle from ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'', right down to "Duel of the Fates" playing. |
| 510 | ** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E8TheHawHawedCouple The Haw-Hawed Couple]]", Homer's [[FixFic revised ending]] to ''Angelica Button and The Dragon King's Trundle Bed'' involves a trip to "Star Wars Land". |
| 511 | ** The credits in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E11RevengeIsADishBestServedThreeTimes Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times]]" are dedicated to everyone who died in the ''Star Wars'' films. |
| 512 | ** One of the pictures at the entrance of the multicultural meeting in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS18E12LittleBigGirl Little Big Girl]]" is ''Darth Vader's helmet''. |
| 513 | ** The cinema in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS21E1HomerTheWhopper Homer the Whopper]]" has posters for several movies, including ''Star Wars VII: The Apology''. |
| 514 | ** Santa's Little Helper is shown wearing a Darth Vader mask in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS23E4ReplaceableYou Replaceable You]]". |
| 515 | ** During "[[VillainSong High to be Loathed]]" in the episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS24E14GorgeousGrampa Gorgeous Grampa]]", Darth Vader is one of the villains mentioned by Mr. Burns. |
| 516 | ** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS25E20BrickLikeMe Brick Like Me]]", Lego Bart's mech vomits Sith lightsabers. |
| 517 | * ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' had a reference or two to the franchise, but one that stands out is Chef's last appearance, which ended with him dying gruesomely and then being rebuilt as a Darth Vader lookalike. |
| 518 | * The ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats1991'' episode "Falling Stars" is a run of the mill ''Star Wars'' parody. Angelica appears as an evil Darth Vader lookalike, Grandpa Lou comes to Tommy in a vision like a ghostly Yoda/Obi-Wan mentor, and Chuckie flies the spaceship through passageways that look like the Death Star in the climactic scene of ''A New Hope''. Angelica also throws in the obligatory parody of [[LukeIAmYourFather Luke's parental reveal]] by telling Tommy that she is his cousin, to which he replies with a BigNo. |
| 519 | * In the season finale of ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Total Drama World Tour]]'', the scene of Alejandro being put into the Total Drama Machine parodies [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Darth Vader being put into his suit after being defeated by Obi-Wan]]. The part where Vader asks about Padmé and subsequent BigNo is then parodied when Alejandro asks about the prize money, which was destroyed when it fell into a volcano. |
| 520 | * ''Franchise/{{Trolls}}'': |
| 521 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/TrollsTheBeatGoesOn'', Keith's story in "Trolly Tales 2" starts off as a troll version of the tale of Icarus before suddenly becoming a ''Star Wars'' parody complete with a lightsaber duel and Branch's character giving Icarus a WeCanRuleTogether and LukeIAmYourFather moment. |
| 522 | ** In the ''WesternAnimation/TrollsTrollstopia'' episode "Dante the Entertainer", Dante dreams about having a balloon sword duel with his ventriloquist dummy Caruthers, who produces a Darth Maul-style dual-bladed sword. Right before Dante wakes up, Caruthers tells him that he's his father. |
| 523 | %%* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollkins}}'' episode "The Empire Strikes Trolltown", a Darth Vader {{Expy}} leads an invasion of Trolltown. |
| 524 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Undergrads}}'' frequently made references to ''Star Wars'' given that one of its main characters, Gimpy, is a major Star Wars fanboy. One such instance happens within the first minute of the first episode, when Gimpy decides to watch his "Malaysian bootleg DVD of ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''" with his friends. |
| 525 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' episode "[[Recap/XMenEvolutionS1E8SpykeCam Spyke Cam]]", Spyke writes a report on the "Star Wars Program", thinking it's about the Star Wars movies, rather than UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan's Star Wars Program. This later became HilariousInHindsight after Creator/{{Disney}} bought Creator/MarvelComics, Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}, and [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios Fox]], thus asserting Disney's full control of both the ''Star Wars'' and ''Franchise/XMen'' franchises. |
| 526 | * Toward the end of the ''WesternAnimation/YogisTreasureHunt'' episode "Yogi Bear on the Air", the former TV presenter Connie Kindly has made herself over to resemble Princess Leia. |
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| 530 | * A planet with two suns was discovered by UsefulNotes/{{NASA}} years after the release of ''A New Hope'' and nicknamed "Tatooine". |
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