For the family guy episode, see blue harvest family guy blue harvest was a fake working title used to hide the 1982 production of star wars episode vi. It was directed by series veteran dominic polcino, who has been directing for the series since its first season. Blue harvest contains many references to popular culture, particularly to the star wars film series. Anime guide, family guy episode 601 blue harvestb blue harvest with the griffins stuck at home during a blackout, peter begins to tell a story, which leads to a star wars flashback. Blue harvest was a cover name used during the making of star wars episode vi. With peter playing the swashbuckling han solo, lois as the sexy princess leia, chris as an adolescent luke skywalker, brian as a well. When family guys first star wars spoof, blue harvest, aired, george invited the shows team up to skywalker ranch to watch it with him and his son. After a power outage in quahog, peter griffin tells his family the greatest story every told, star wars iv. Return of the jedi, the third installment of the star wars film series. With the griffins stuck at home during a blackout, peter tells the story of star wars episode iv. Oct 04, 2009 one particular episode that i have chosen as a example as this is entitled blue harvest which sees the main character, peter, retelling the story of star wars. Find out when family guy is on tv, including series 6 episode 1. September 25, 2007 in this star wars spoof, luke skywalker chris griffin enlists han solo peter for a mission to take a death star back from darth vader stewie.
One particular episode that i have chosen as a example as this is entitled blue harvest which sees the main character, peter, retelling the story of star wars. Jennifer aniston and brad pitt at the 2020 screen actors guild awards. Family guy began making references to the star wars films as early as season 1, with characters being frozen in carbonite, escape pods and jabba the hut appearances. For those of us who know family guy better than star wars, there is plenty of. The family guy trilogy consists of three episode specials of the american animated sitcom family guy. Blue harvest is the hourlong premiere of the sixth season of the american animated television series family guy and the first part of the series trilogy laugh it up, fuzzball. Series regulars peter shin and james purdum served as supervising directors. A new hope, titled blue harvest a reference to the fake working title of the. This episode is what finally put star wars on the map. Peter makes good on another power outage at home by retelling star wars episode v.
Apr 12, 2019 this episode is what finally put star wars on the map. Written by paul dini and directed by raymond jafelice, the episode originally aired on abc on november 23, 1985. The family guy alliance travels far, far beyond the boundaries of good taste to bring you an outrageous intergalactic journey. Start your free trial to watch family guy and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. When princess leia is captured by the evil darth vader the droids c3po and r2d2 escape to the planet tatooine to find help from the rebel alliance. Blue harvest is the twelfth episode of the first season of ewoks.
Family guy season 18 s18e2 episode 2 hd family guy season 18 full episode. A new hope, with people from his life, playing the roles of the characters. S dark side season 8 episode 20 aired 22 dec 09, blue harvest season 6 episode1sept 23 07 0 5. A new hope is, in my opinion, the best of the star wars parodies that has originated from animated series in the past, such as robot chicken and shin chan. The supposed film was alleged to be an upcoming horror film with the tag line horror beyond imagination the title is a parody of red harvest, a novel by. Just blue harvest, not any episode of family guy i havent changed my viewpoint that much. The episode is a retelling and parody of the 1977 blockbuster film, star wars, recasting the shows characters into star wars roles.
Find out when family guy is on tv, including series 6episode 1. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. Aug 01, 2018 family guy season 16 episode 1 emmy winning. Most of the episode itself is a retelling of george lucas film star wars. Watch family guy season 6 episode 1 online tv fanatic. It is the one hundred and thirtysecond episode, overall. But with a banner change for the star wars brand, will the producers look to. The name blue harvest was in homage to the 1929 film red harvest that in turn inspired akira kurosawas film yojimbo, which was later adapted to the 1964 a fistfull of dollars. In a special meta episode of family guy, the network decides that its time to explore some unique ways to reboot the series. In a nearly shotforshot recreation of star wars the family guy characters are recast. A new hope, titled blue harvest a reference to the fake working title of the original film. For the family guy episode, see blue harvest family guy.
Seth mcfarlane is such a star wars geek it makes me want to puke. The griffins reprise their intergalactic roles in an. Family guys fulllength star wars parody film blue harvest is hilariously entertaining and full of laughs. With peter playing the swashbuckling han solo, lois as the sexy princess leia, chris as an adolescent luke skywalker, brian as a wellspoken chewbacca, and stewie finally embracing hi. The episode s name is a reference to the fake working title for the production of return of the jedi. Family guy episode 601 blue harvest watch cartoons online. Cleveland and quagmire will play the parts of r2d2 and c3po, while herbert is the wise obiwan kenobi. Jon benjamin, beverly dangelo, chevy chase, rush limbaugh, helen reddy, judd nelson featuring. Thus the episode blue harvest note named for the fake title for return of the jedi to get around locations overcharging them to shoot there recreated a new hope, and was a commercial and. Seth macfarlane, alex borstein, seth green, mila kunis, drew barrymore. Catch all of seths favorite episodes monday april 15 starting at 10. Theres something about that name that makes me want to defecate. Finally, in the season 6 premiere, family guy went allin and did a full parody of episode iv.
Star wars family guy full episode family guy link fanpop. The story is remade using characters from family guy and is made as a spoof which not only pokes fun at star wars but also follows the general tale. General references notestrivia quotes goofs this episode marks the 30th anniversary of the original stars wars film, episode iv. What i want to know is why its called blue harvest. Gosh, you know, i have to say the star wars muzak playing in the elevator was pretty darn classic and an example of how every single detail of the parody was well thought out. It originally aired on fox in the united states on september 23, 2007. Blue harvest after years of doing star wars references on the hit animated fox show family guy, the production team finally threw caution to the wind and did their own episode. This episode s title derives from the original working title used in the production of star wars. With seth macfarlane, alex borstein, seth green, mila kunis. Peter retells the story of star wars in this hourlong episode of family guy. This episodes title derives from the original working title used in the production of star wars. The supposed film was alleged to be an upcoming horror film with the tag line horror beyond imagination.
Comic mint animation art family guy blue harvest 2007. Blue harvest originally aired on september 23, 2007, as the premiere for the sixth season of family guy. This eventually led to all 3 original star wars episodes being parodied by family guy. A new hope starring the family guy cast with lois as princess leia, peter as han solo, chris as luke skywalker, brian as.
It follows the basic story line of a new hope but makes a joke out of everything. This episode marks the 30th anniversary of the original stars wars film, episode iv. The episode is a retelling and parody of the 1977 blockbuster film, star wars. The power goes out at the griffin house and peter helps to pass the time, by retelling the story of star wars episode iv. The first episode, blue harvest 2007 was created in honor of the original films 30th anniversary. Blue harvest er et 42 minutter langt premiereafsnit af sjette s.
Stewie appeared as a spokesperson for, speaking as darth vader and asking users what they would blow up with the death star, while promoting. Lucas was a huge fan of kurosawas work, with elements from it being heavily borrowed in star wars. Family guy s fulllength star wars parody film blue harvest is hilariously entertaining and full of laughs. The episodes are a crossover and parody retelling of the original star wars trilogy star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the jedi 1983. Family guy episode 601 blue harvest watch cartoons. Sep 23, 2007 peter retells the story of star wars in this hourlong episode of family guy. They cant get through a single regular episode without throwing in 5 random star wars references. When family guy s first star wars spoof, blue harvest, aired, george invited the shows team up to skywalker ranch to watch it with him and his son. The hourlong episodes of family guy that parody the star wars movies. A new hope, peter plays han solo, lois is princess leia, stewie becomes darth vader, brian plays chewbacca, and chris is luke skywalker. Family guy was already reference overdosed, so seth macfarlane decided to take that up to eleven, and recreate the whole original star wars trilogy. Return of the jedi stewie appeared as a spokesperson for, speaking as darth vader and asking users what they would blow up with the death star, while promoting the lucasmacfarlane.
Something, something, something, dark sidenotestrivia. A new hope blue harvest was a cover name used during the making of star wars episode vi. Blue harvest is an episode of the nothingsofflimits cartoon comedy family guy, taking a full hour to retell the story of the 1977 blockbuster star wars. Blue harvest is the hourlong premiere of the sixth season of the fox animated comedy series family guy. Blue harvest peter retells the story of star wars in this hourlong episode of family guy. A clip from family guy presents blue harvest, released on 21st january 2008 by twentieth century fox home entertainment. Blue harvest is the twentieth episode of season six of family guy and the first installment of the star wars franchise.
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