Something, Something, Something, Dark SideSomething, Something, Something, Dark Side is a direct to video special of the animated series. Family Guy which later served as the 2. Star Wars parody trilogy Laugh It Up, Fuzzball. It originally was released on DVD and Blu ray Disc on December 2. Fox in the United States on May 2. The episode is a retelling and parody of the film The Empire Strikes Back, recasting characters from Family Guy into roles from the film. The episode was written by Kirker Butler and directed by Dominic Polcino. It received high praise from critics for its accurate depiction of the original film, as well as its inclusion of many cultural references. According to Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 6. The episode featured guest performances by Jon Benjamin, John Bunnell, James Caan, Jackson Douglas, Joe Flaherty, James Greene, Phil La. Marr, Kevin Michael Richardson, George Rogan and James Woods, along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series. As the Griffin family is watching television, the power suddenly goes out, leading Peter to retell the story of The Empire Strikes Back. After the opening crawl an Imperial. Find listings of daytime and primetime ABC TV shows, movies and specials. Get links to your favorite show pages. Programs AZ. Find program websites, online videos and more for your favorite PBS shows. Welcome to Orsm. net. SomethinG. not somethinK. What an awesome last week its been. What a fascinating time in my life this is. I seem to be temporarily caught in. InformationWeek. com News, analysis and research for business technology professionals, plus peertopeer knowledge sharing. Engage with our community. Featured Posts. Welcome to Camp Disney Family. Tips for a Day at the Disneyland Resort with your Toddler. How to Have an aDORYable Summer. Disney Crafts and Recipes. Star Destroyer deploys a series of probe droids in search of the Rebel Alliance. One of the probe droids Joe lands on the ice planet Hoth, where the Rebels have set up a base. Rebel commander Luke Skywalker Chris is patrolling when he is attacked by a large wampa Cookie Monster and taken back to its lair. At the base, Han Solo Peter announces his intention to leave the Rebellion to Princess Leia Lois and Carlist Rieekan Dr. Hartman, with Leia objecting to his decision, however she denies it when confronted, saying she would rather kiss George Takei. When he finds out that Luke has not yet returned, Han sets out on his Dondon to find him. Luke escapes the wampa lair and has a vision of his late mentor Obi Wan Kenobi Herbert, who tells him to go to the Dagobah system to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master. Yoda, after offering him a bowl of Zima soup. Han quickly locates Luke, and the two are rescued soon after. Soon after, the Empire discovers the Rebel base, and Darth Vader Stewie orders an attack. The Imperial fleet exits hyperspace too early, giving the Rebels time to evacuate the base while Luke leads his squadron of snowspeeders to hold off the Empires battalion of Imperial Walkers. Imperial stormtroopers break into the base, forcing Han to escape in the Millennium Falcon with Leia, C 3. PO Quagmire and Chewbacca Brian, while Luke escapes in his X wing with R2 D2 Cleveland, stopping to see R2s nieces violin recital. The Millennium Falcon enters an asteroid field and Han decides to dock inside a cave to repair the ship. They flee when they discover they have actually landed in the belly of a space slug Meg. Meanwhile, Luke crash lands in the swamps of Dagobah and finds Yoda Carl amid the foggy landscape. Yoda trains Luke, guiding him through a series of training exercises, including watching sweet ass DVD releases, and a training montage that parodies Rocky IV. Darth Vader is ordered by the Emperor Carter to capture Luke and turn him to the dark side of the Force. Vader recruits bounty hunters to track down and capture Lukes friends, intending to use them as bait to trap Luke, including Raggedy Andy, whom he orders to leave. With the Millennium Falcons hyperdrive broken, Han and company escape by hiding amongst a field of disposed trash, but are tracked by Boba Fett Ernie the Giant Chicken, after hitting a space bum collecting some of the garbage. Luke has a premonition that his friends are in danger and leaves Dagobah to save them, although he has not finished his Jedi training. Yoda initially doesnt want him to go, but encourages it after Luke suggests Yoda fight Vader himself. Han and the others go to Cloud City on the planet Bespin to obtain help from Hans friend Lando Calrissian Mort, the only black guy in the galaxy, only to be turned over to Darth Vader. Han willingly reveals the location of Luke and the Rebel base but is tortured by being forced to listen to Paula Coles Where Have All the Cowboys Gone, as punishment for clogging a toilet on the 1. Cloud City, which forced Vader to use the little pig peoples bathroom. Han is used to test a carbon freezing chamber Vader intends to use on Luke to take him to the Emperor. Leia professes her love to Han, but Han tells her to fuck off and is then frozen in carbonite for posterity. Lando later double crosses the Empire, freeing Leia, Chewbacca and C 3. PO, motivating the guards with a pizza party. Despite R2 D2 having sex with the combination lock, and subsequently being discovered by her husband, to get the door open, they are too late to stop Boba Fett from flying off with Han. Luke arrives at Cloud City and, after being briefly interrupted by Ryan Seacrest on American Idol, engages Vader in a lightsaber duel. Vader cuts off Lukes right hand. With Luke cornered and defenseless, Vader goads Luke to join the dark side, revealing that he is his father. Luke casts himself into an air shaft and, after discovering that a worker has shoved his severed hand down his pants, ends up hanging on an antenna beneath the city, calling out to Ben, Leia, and Tom Selleck. Leia senses Lukes call from within the Millennium Falcon and has him rescued. On board a Nebulon B frigate, Luke is fitted with an artificial hand, but told to practice masturbating with a hot dog first. Lando, dressed in Hans clothes, sets off with Chewbacca on the Millennium Falcon to rescue Han. Luke angrily protests the storys ambiguous ending, but then he receives a letter from Doc Brown, a reference to the ending of Back to the Future Part II. In the Griffins home, the power returns as Peter finishes his story, only to get into another argument with Chris over Robot Chicken. Chris vows to not let Peter get his goat this time, but eventually storms off when Peter brings up Without a Paddle. Production and developmenteditFamily Guy creator Seth Mac. Farlane served as executive producer for the episode. The episode was written by series regular Kirker Butler, before the 2. Writers Guild of America strike, and before his leave from the series in order to become co executive producer of the Family Guy spinoff series The Cleveland Show. Mystery Thriller Movies A Tree Of Palme on this page. Butler wrote the first draft of the episode in four weeks, under the guidance of series creator Seth Mac. Farlane. The episode was directed by Dominic Polcino, who had previously directed Blue Harvest. This was the last episode in the series to use hand drawn animatics, before transitioning to computer designed animatics. In addition to the regular cast, voice actor Jon Benjamin reprised his role as Carl, who portrays Yoda, and Sheriff John Bunnell made his second appearance in the series, the first being in the eighth season episode Quagmires Baby. Actor James Woods, in his third appearance in the series, as an exaggerated version of himself, guest starred. Actors James Caan, Jackson Douglas and Joe Flaherty, along with voice actors James Greene, Phil La. Marr, Kevin Michael Richardson and George Rogan made appearances. Recurring guest voice actors Johnny Brennan, Chris Cox, Ralph Garman, Wally Wingert, writers Kirker Butler, Danny Smith, Alec Sulkin, John Viener, writer and showrunner Mark Hentemann, and producer Chris Sheridan also made minor appearances in the episode. Live action clips of actor Dolph Lundgren, actress Brigitte Nielsen and actor Michael Pataki from the film Rocky IV, and actor Tom Selleck from the film Her Alibi were also used in multiple sequences throughout the episode. The DVD release of Blue Harvest on January 1. Something, Something, Something, Dark Side, as well as a teaser trailer for the episode as another easter egg. The title of this episode is a reference to a specific line from the season five episode Barely Legal, which was used in a cutaway relating to Star Wars. Ipod Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side 2010© 2017