Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
- Episode aired May 23, 2010
- TV-14
- 44m
Peter makes good on another power outage at home by retelling Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.Peter makes good on another power outage at home by retelling Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.Peter makes good on another power outage at home by retelling Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
- Carl as Yoda
- (voice)
- (as Jon Benjamin)
- Mort Goldman as Lando Calrissian
- (voice)
- (as Johnny Brennan)
- Kirker Butler
- (voice)
- James Caan
- (voice)
- John Lennon
- (voice)
- Manuel Vega
- (archive footage)
- (as James 'Cannonball' Greene)
- Emperor Member #4
- (voice)
- Captain Ivan Drago
- (archive footage)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSeth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, played the voices of 26 different characters, including his usual Peter (Han Solo), Stewie (Darth Vader), Brian (Chewbacca) and Quagmire (C-3PO); this sets a record for most characters voiced in a series.
- GoofsWhen escaping from Hoth, only Leia, Han, and Chewie are seen entering the cockpit of the Falcon, but after Han says "Punch it!", C3PO is sitting behind Chewie.
- Quotes
Peter Griffin: Well, let's see Robot Chicken top this one.
Chris Griffin: Actually, I think they did a pretty good job with that already, Dad.
Peter Griffin: Well, I'll have to take your word for it. I don't watch Comedy Central.
Chris Griffin: It's on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, Dad. I'm pretty sure you know that.
Peter Griffin: I don't know that. I haven't seen that show in a while and I don't know that anyone else has.
Chris Griffin: Oh, I think plenty of people have. Their fans are pretty loyal to them.
Peter Griffin: Oh yeah? All forty-two of them?
Chris Griffin: [sighs] I'm not gonna let you get to me this time, Dad. I'm not gonna let you get to me.
Peter Griffin: Well, maybe I got time for another story, then. It's called Without a Paddle.
Chris Griffin: Fuck you, Dad!
- Crazy creditsThe credits are played with a Family Guy/Star Wars mix theme.
- Alternate versionsWhen this aired as two-part episode on Fox a line was changed to eliminate a masturbation joke. When Chris/Luke Skywalker asked if his new right hand is "good to go" the medical droid's response was changed from "Yeah, but practice on a hot dog first. Otherwise you might rip your dick off." to "Wow, you're a hard guy to get compliment from!".
- ConnectionsEdited from Her Alibi (1989)
In this second spoof, "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side", the Family Guy team sends-up The Empire Strikes Back. Since that first shock-value of seeing all our favorite characters in the Star Wars universe is gone, it is more up to the jokes than ever, as sight gags just weren't going to cut it anymore. With that being said, this entry into the FG cannon performs about as well as anything else...some jokes are brutally offensive, others fall completely flat, and still others are so funny that you'll be chuckling out loud and almost miss the next one! Really, the success of the TV show stems from the fact that creator Seth McFarlane and Co. know no bounds in terms of poking fun at anything and everything, and that is once again the case here.
Basically, this was another funny little entry into the FG universe (literally!) that does pretty much what it is supposed to do. Fans of the show will eat it up (awkward moments and all), while non- fans will probably find it offensive and turn it off.
- zkonedog
- Mar 11, 2017
Details
- Runtime44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1