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The works of '''[[Wikipedia:George Lucas|George Lucas]]''' and {{w|Lucasfilm}}, especially the ''{{w|Star Wars}}'' and ''{{w|Indiana Jones}}'' franchises, have left a profound impact on filmmaking and pop culture, and [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] is no exception.
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The works of '''[[Wikipedia:George Lucas|George Lucas]]''' and [[Wikipedia:Lucasfilm|Lucasfilm]], especially the ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Indiana Jones franchise|Indiana Jones]]'' franchises, have left a profound impact on filmmaking and pop culture, and [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] is no exception.
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==References==
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[[File:MarizpanCaptainEO.png|thumb|[[Michael Jackson|The king of pop!]]]]
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===Star Wars===
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Lucas created the ''Star Wars'' series, writing and directing {{w|Star Wars (film)|the first movie}} and continuing to write and/or direct the subsequent five films. He remained heavily involved in many aspects of the series until the 2012 sale of Lucasfilm to [[Disney]].
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*Email [[what i want]] {{--}} Strong Bad asks the sender, Talon Jendro, if George Lucas came up with his name.
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*[[Character Cards]] — [[The Unguraits]] resemble the [[Wikipedia:Jawas|Jawas]] from ''A New Hope''.
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*[[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} Using the glowstick on the katana causes Strong Bad to say, "Glowing swords used to be cool, until someone ruined my childhood", referring to fan backlash against Lucas driven by his work on the ''Star Wars'' {{w|Changes in Star Wars re-releases|Special Editions}} and {{w|Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy}} which some fans considered to have "ruined" their childhood fondness for the series.
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*[[Hairstyle Runner]] — "Padawan dork" refers to the fact that padawans, [[wikipedia:Jedi|Jedi]] apprentices in Star Wars, often wear their hair short with a long, thin ponytail.
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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 popular Star Wars quote. Its most notable use was by [[Wikipedia:List of minor Star Wars Rebel characters#Gray Wing pilots|Lieutenant Telsij]] during the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Endor|Battle of Endor]] in ''Return of the Jedi''.
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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]] (DVD commentary) — [[Matt Chapman]] mentions "the original Star Wars game", possibly referring to the 1983 arcade game ''[[wikipedia:Star Wars (1983 video game)|Star Wars]]''.
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*Email [[for kids]] (DVD commentary) — [[Jonathan Howe]]'s comment that the new Star Wars episodes are not suitable for children refers to the fact that the then-recently released ''Revenge of the Sith'' was rated [[Wikipedia:MPAA film rating system|PG-13]], whereas all previous Star Wars movies were rated PG.
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*[[Biz Cas Fri 2]] — The shareholders' mug has a picture of [[Mike Chapman]] as a child dressed as [[wikipedia:Luke Skywalker|Luke Skywalker]].
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*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — [[Homestar Runner]] [[What are you supposed to be?|mistakenly assumes]] that [[Bubs]] is dressed as [[Billy Dee Williams|Lando Calrissian]] from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
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*Email [[myths and legends]] — One of the fence drawings is a [[Wikipedia:TIE fighter|TIE fighter]].
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*[[The Municipality]]'s logo is modeled after [[Wikipedia:Darth Vader|Darth Vader]]'s mask.
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*Email [[what i want]] — Strong Bad asks the sender, Talon Jendro, if George Lucas came up with his name. He also mentions that he came from a "computer-generated planet", in reference to the abundance of CGI effects in the Special Editions and Prequel Trilogy of ''Star Wars''.
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*Email [[the movies]] (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 [[wikipedia:Jar Jar Binks|Jar Jar Binks]].
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*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Using the glowstick on the katana causes Strong Bad to say, "Glowing swords used to be cool, until someone ruined my childhood", referring to both [[Wikipedia:lightsaber|lightsabers]] and negative fan reaction to the ''Star Wars'' Special Edition and prequel trilogy.
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*[[W00tstock - 18 Jul 2013]] — Strong Bad talks about fans wearing costumes of [[Wikipedia:Jango Fett|Jango Fett]], [[Wikipedia:Boba Fett|Boba Fett]] and [[Wikipedia:Princess Leia|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 of the people is 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 makes lightsaber noises.
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*[[Halloween Hijinks]] — Strong Bad, [[I really like your costume|imitating Homestar's usual costume compliments]], compares [[Homsar]]'s costume to BB-8 after having been run over by a sandcrawler.
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===Indiana Jones===
===Indiana Jones===
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*Email [[morning routine]] {{--}} Strong Bad calls [[Strong Sad]] "Interruptor Jones".
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*[[The System is Down]] {{--}} "We've got our top men working on it 'round the clock," said by Strong Bad, is a reference to what the government representative says to Indiana Jones about the status of the Ark of the Covenant at the end of ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''.
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The ''Indiana Jones'' character was created by Lucas, with [[Steven Spielberg]] joining as director and collaborator on the first four movies.
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*Email [[best thing]] (DVD commentary) {{--}} Strong Bad mentions the [http://www.indygear.com/props/graildiary.shtml "Grail diary"] from ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade''.
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*Email [[pizza joint]] {{--}} In response to the lengthy name of "Strong Bad's Strong Badian [[The Pizz|Pizz]]{{--}}", [[The Ugly One]] (in a sarcophagus) declares "I belong in a museum!", in reference to the ''Indiana Jones'' film series.
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*[[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} While in the [[Homsar Reservation]], asking Strong Sad about the tuning fork will get him to say, "Oooo, that looks like a rare Homsar artifact! It belongs in a museum!" echoing Indiana Jones's famous line.
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*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] {{--}} Strong Bad saying that the paintings in the office "belong in a museum!" is a reference to the ''Indiana Jones'' film series.
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*[[8-Bit is Enough]] {{--}} When asking Strong Bad to help him find his lucky quarter, Homestar comments, "I hear you're the best digger in Cairo", a modified quote from ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''.
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*[[2 Part Episode: Part 2]] {{--}} [[The Topplegangers|Subtlefuge]]'s description of Swampslash's abilities is similar to Indiana Jones's false statement regarding Marcus Brody in ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'': "He speaks a dozen languages... He'll blend in — disappear..."
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*[[Halloween Hide & Seek]] {{--}} Asking Strong Bad about [[The Cheat]] will result in Strong Bad quoting the same Indiana Jones statement about Marcus Brody used in [[2 Part Episode: Part 2]], verbatim.
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===Other===
===Other===
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*Email [[montage]] — The "Where are they now" photos and text at the end of the email are a likely reference to the ending of the 1973 film [[Wikipedia:American Graffiti|American Graffiti]], where it was first used.
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*Email [[montage]] {{--}} The [[TVTropes:Main/WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue|"Where are they now" ending]] was popularized by Lucas's 1973 film ''{{w|American Graffiti}}''.
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*Email [[hygiene]] — Gene employs [[Wikipedia:THX|THX]] special effects artists to operate a fake fire in his bedroom.
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*Email [[hygiene]] {{--}} Gene employs {{w|THX}} special effects artists, an audiovisual standard developed by Lucas and later spinning off from Lucasfilm, to operate a fake fire in his bedroom.
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*[[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] — [[Marzipan]] dresses as [[Wikipedia:Captain EO|Captain EO]], [[Michael Jackson]]'s title character of a [[Disney]] theme park movie executive-produced by Lucas.
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*[[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] {{--}} [[Marzipan]] dresses as {{w|Captain EO}}, from the short film of the same name written by Lucas and starring [[Michael Jackson]].
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*[[Halloween Hijinks]] {{--}} Homestar [[What are you supposed to be?|incorrectly guesses]] [[Strong Mad]]'s costume is from {{w|Labyrinth (1986 film)|Jim Henson's Labyrinth}}, which was produced by Lucas.
==See Also==
==See Also==
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Current revision as of 17:45, 31 July 2025

"Lucasfilm" redirects here. For the company formerly known as Lucasfilm Games, see LucasArts.

The works of George Lucas and Lucasfilm, especially the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, have left a profound impact on filmmaking and pop culture, and Homestar Runner is no exception.

[edit] References

The king of pop!

[edit] Star Wars

See main article: Star Wars

Lucas created the Star Wars series, writing and directing the first movie and continuing to write and/or direct the subsequent five films. He remained heavily involved in many aspects of the series until the 2012 sale of Lucasfilm to Disney.

  • Email what i want — Strong Bad asks the sender, Talon Jendro, if George Lucas came up with his name.
  • Strong Badia the Free — Using the glowstick on the katana causes Strong Bad to say, "Glowing swords used to be cool, until someone ruined my childhood", referring to fan backlash against Lucas driven by his work on the Star Wars Special Editions and prequel trilogy which some fans considered to have "ruined" their childhood fondness for the series.

[edit] Indiana Jones

See main article: Indiana Jones

The Indiana Jones character was created by Lucas, with Steven Spielberg joining as director and collaborator on the first four movies.

[edit] Other

[edit] See Also

Retrieved from "http://hrwiki.org/wiki/George_Lucas"
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