Blue Harvest (Family Guy)
"Blue Harvest" is the hour-long premiere of the sixth season of the Fox animated comedy series Family Guy and the first part of the series' trilogy Laugh It Up, Fuzzball. It originally aired on September 23, 2007. The episode is a retelling and parody of the 1977 blockbuster film, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, recasting the show's characters into Star Wars roles. The plot follows Peter as he retells the story of Star Wars while the electricity is out in their house.
It was written by Alec Sulkin and directed by Dominic Polcino. The episode is a parody of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, which the show's creator, Seth MacFarlane, is a fan of. To produce the installment the staff had to ask Lucasfilm, the company who owns the rights to the Star Wars franchise, for permission. "Blue Harvest" guest starred Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Mick Hucknall, Leslie Nielsen and Rush Limbaugh. The episode also included recurring voice actors Lori Alan, Adam West, Ralph Garman, Danny Smith, John Viener, Steve Callaghan, Kirker Butler, Mark Hentemann, Johnny Brennan, John Benjamin, Phil LaMarr, and Wally Wingert. The episode contain various references to the popular culture, specifically, Star Wars film series. It was viewed by 10.86 million viewers on its original broadcast and it received mixed to positive reviews from critics.
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