# Robot Chicken Star Wars **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 12, 2007, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815 "2007-05-12T06:03:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/21 "2007-06-18T17:36:23Z")
There was one brief bit I didn’t get: Chewbacca with a comb looking at himself in the mirror. Was this supposed to be a play on a '50s greaser-type, like the Fonz? 'Cause that’s what I figured it was. Looking at the YouTube clip of the original phone call sketch, it appears they redid Darth Vader’s voice so it sounds more like the real thing. “Hey, get your own tauntaun!” ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/22 "2007-06-18T17:37:40Z")
I enjoyed the bit with the Empire’s Officers having orientation and explaining that they fake it so that Vader believes he can “choke” people. The best part was when the guy who’s been choked like 30 times reappeared to take an order from Vader in a later sketch. ---
**Author:** ![Kokopilau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Kokopilau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kokopilau)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/23 "2007-06-18T17:48:14Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] My personal favorite was the Jar Jar sketch [/QUOTE] Did you see the end credits? That was actually Ahmed Best in that sketch, which made it even funnier! ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/24 "2007-06-18T17:53:03Z")
I laughed. I cried. It became a part of me. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/25 "2007-06-18T18:18:37Z")
**Admiral Akhbar Cereal** _“Your taste buds cannot repel flavor of this magnitude!”_ I can see Doritos trying to borrow that one. “Mr. Saltine, I don’t try to tell you how to torture your little blonde boy, you don’t tell me how to build a Deathstar.” ---
**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/26 "2007-06-18T18:50:23Z")
No need to download illegally from youtube: it’s officially on [adultswim.com](http://adultswim.com) [http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a25c392132567540113259bc3e6001d](http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a25c392132567540113259bc3e6001d) ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/27 "2007-06-18T19:12:53Z")
We’re almost through! Here…hold this… What the heck are they doing up there all the time? ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/28 "2007-06-18T19:32:36Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] There was one brief bit I didn’t get: Chewbacca with a comb looking at himself in the mirror. Was this supposed to be a play on a '50s greaser-type, like the Fonz? 'Cause that’s what I figured it was. [/QUOTE] You’re exactly right - during the intro to “Happy Days”, one of the brief clips was the Fonz standing in front of a mirror about to comb his hair, then taking a step back due to his own awesomeness. It’s been parodied quite a few times, including by Henry Winkler himself on Arrested Development. I felt bad for Walrus guy. Nothing worse than a drunk friend in a bar getting you into trouble. Was I seeing things, or was Lucas himself listed as a voice in the credits? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/29 "2007-06-18T19:37:09Z")
[QUOTE=muldoonthief] Was I seeing things, or was Lucas himself listed as a voice in the credits? [/QUOTE] Yeah, that was him playing “himself”. I also forgot to mention the very funny Boba monologue (w/Han in carbonite in attendance). ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/30 "2007-06-18T19:39:40Z")
[QUOTE=muldoonthief] You’re exactly right - during the intro to “Happy Days”, one of the brief clips was the Fonz standing in front of a mirror about to comb his hair, then taking a step back due to his own awesomeness. It’s been parodied quite a few times, including by Henry Winkler himself on Arrested Development. I felt bad for Walrus guy. Nothing worse than a drunk friend in a bar getting you into trouble. Was I seeing things, or was Lucas himself listed as a voice in the credits? [/QUOTE] Yep, he’s credited… as is Hulk Hogan! ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/31 "2007-06-18T20:24:28Z")
My favorites were Admiral Ackbar cereal (“Now with brine shrimp!”) and the one where Qui Gon’s lightsaber drops through multiple levels of the spaceship, finally setting off a car alarm on the lowest level. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/32 "2007-06-18T23:30:50Z")
[QUOTE=simster] as is Hulk Hogan! [/QUOTE] That’ll teach you, George Washington! ---
**Author:** ![I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/977dab/32.png) [@I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_m_No_Saint)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2007, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/33 "2007-06-19T02:16:53Z")
The Admiral Ackbar sketch killed me. So did the opening sketch with the AT-AT driver on the toilet. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2007, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/34 "2007-06-19T02:47:09Z")
Goddammit, I missed it. Anyone know if/when it’ll be repeated? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2007, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/35 "2007-06-19T03:07:06Z")
“Oh, just rebuild it? And who’s going to give me a loan, you? You got an ATM on that seven-foot torso of yours, lite-brite?” Classic! I loved the Admiral Ackbar sketch most of all, even if it was really short. Probably because me and my friends used to yell “It’s a trap!” all the time for no reason. 😃 And the Tonton sketch wasn’t great, but the last line was great. “And that was the greatest day of my life.” “What about when i was born?” “Not even close.” ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2007, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/36 "2007-06-19T07:55:47Z")
[QUOTE=Ferret Herder] Goddammit, I missed it. Anyone know if/when it’ll be repeated? [/QUOTE] Check post #26. I liked the Admiral Ackbar bit best also. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2007, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/37 "2007-06-19T10:16:24Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] Check post #26. [/QUOTE] I saw that, but I’d really like to see it on my big widescreen TV in a decent resolution without any lag/skipping, which is what happens on my crappy little laptop when I play videos. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2007, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815/38 "2007-06-19T11:40:34Z")
[QUOTE=Maus Magill] It’s on the DVR for tonight’s viewing pleasure. [/QUOTE] I liked Toschi Station and the Cantina sketch. “This is going to be a great day! I can feel it!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars/403815.md?page=1)