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Iconic science-fiction space opera series '''''{{w|Star Wars}}''''' has been referenced in [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]].
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== References ==
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[[Image:Municipality Logo.PNG|thumb|The dark side of Free Country, USA]]
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*[[Character Cards]] {{--}} The hooded, glowing-eyed [[Unguraits]] resemble {{w|Jawas}}.
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*[[Hairstyle Runner]] {{--}} [[OldHR:gallery2/hair087.GIF|"Padawan dork"]] refers to the traditional hairstyle {{--}} a short cut with a single long, tight braid behind the ear {{--}} of a padawan, a {{w|Jedi}} in training.
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*[[Strong Bad's Message Bored]] {{--}} The [[page title]] for when the board was overloaded was "There's Too Many of Them!!!", a quote from ''{{w|Return of the Jedi}}'' uttered by a pilot realizing the fleet has flown into a trap.
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*Email [[Greeting Cards]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]]'s card for web cartoonists reads, "Thinking of you...And how terrible your stupid Star Wars spoofs are."
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*Email [[video games]] ([[video games#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} [[Matt Chapman]] compares the vector look of [[StrongBadZone]] to the 1983 arcade game ''[[wikipedia:Star Wars (1983 video game)|Star Wars]]''.
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*Email [[for kids]] ([[for kids#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} [[Jonathan Howe]] remarks that "the new ''Star Wars'' episodes [are] not suitable for children," referring to the then-recently released ''{{w|Episode III – Revenge of the Sith}}'' earning a {{w|Motion Picture Association film rating system|PG-13 rating}}, compared to the PG rating of all previous ''Star Wars'' movies.
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*[[Biz Cas Fri 2]] {{--}} The shareholders' mug has a picture of [[Mike Chapman]] as a child dressed as {{w|Luke Skywalker}}, holding an oversized [[Marvel]] {{w|Star Wars comics#Marvel (1977–1987)|''Star Wars'' comic}}.
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*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] [[What are you supposed to be?|mistakenly assumes]] that [[Bubs]] is dressed as {{w|Lando Calrissian}} (as portrayed by [[Billy Dee Williams]]).
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*Email [[myths and legends]] {{--}} One of the fence drawings is a {{w|TIE fighter}}.
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*[[The Municipality]]'s logo resembles a stylized depiction of {{w|Darth Vader}}'s mask.
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*Email [[what i want]] {{--}}
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**Strong Bad asks the sender, Talon Jendro, if George Lucas came up with his name. He stylizes the name as Ta'lon J'en-dr'o, referencing how apostrophes and hyphens are commonly used in ''Star Wars'' names (e.g. the {{w|Twi'lek}} species, the character {{w|Obi-Wan Kenobi}}) to give them an "alien" feeling.
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**He also suggests that J'en-dr'o came from a "computer-generated planet", in reference to the abundance of CGI effects in the {{w|Changes in Star Wars re-releases|Special Editions}} and {{w|Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy}} of ''Star Wars''.
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*Email [[the movies]] ([[the movies#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} Homestar and Mike mention the [[ASCII]] [http://www.asciimation.co.nz/asciimation/index.html re-creation of the original ''Star Wars''].
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*Email [[Accent]] {{--}} Strong Bad's "mesa" joke is a reference to the distinctive speech patterns of {{w|Jar Jar Binks}}, who would say "meesa" rather than "I am".
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*[[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} [[Strong Badia the Free Responses (Pompomerania)|Using the glowstick on the katana]] causes Strong Bad to say, "Glowing swords used to be cool, until ''someone'' ruined my childhood."
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**The "glowing sword" refers to {{w|lightsaber}}s.
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**The mixed reception of the ''Star Wars'' Special Edition and prequel trilogy releases in the 90s and 00s led to outspoken negative reactions from {{w|Star Wars fandom|some fans}}, many of whom blamed [[George Lucas]] in particular. A common hyperbolic phrase from fans was that Lucas had "ruined their childhood", as they had become fans of the {{w|Star Wars original trilogy|original trilogy}} as children.
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*[[W00tstock - 18 Jul 2013]] {{--}} Strong Bad talks about fans wearing costumes of {{w|Jango Fett}}, {{w|Boba Fett}} and {{w|Princess Leia}}, and Homestar references [[Wookieepedia:Lobot|Lobot]], all characters of the Star Wars franchise.
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*[[Fan Costumes 2015]] {{--}} Strong Bad references how one fan is accompanied by someone dressed as an X-Wing pilot, using one of Luke Skywalker's lines from the Death Star battle scene.
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*[[Haunted Photo Booth]] {{--}} Homestar waves his glowing bat around and imitates the distinctive lightsaber sound effects.
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*[[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018#Star Wars: Mechanics of the Force|PAX East - 8 Apr 2018]] {{--}} Matt shares a {{w|machinima}} fan film he made in ''{{w|Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II}}'', titled ''[https://tacc.massassi.net/levels/description.php?id=29 Star Wars: Mechanics of the Force]''.
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*[[Halloween Hijinks]] {{--}} Strong Bad, [[I really like your costume|imitating Homestar's usual costume compliments]], compares [[Homsar]]'s costume to {{w|BB-8}} after having been run over by a [[Wookieepedia:Sandcrawler|sandcrawler]].
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== See Also ==
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*[[George Lucas]]
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*[[LucasArts]]
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*[[Star Trek]]
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*[[Disney]]
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[[Category:Entertainment running gags]]

Revision as of 18:57, 8 September 2023

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Iconic science-fiction space opera series Star Wars has been referenced in Homestar Runner.

References

The dark side of Free Country, USA

See Also

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