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EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Parody!!

I am – Hercules!!


Sunday night’s “Star Wars” edition of “Family Guy” was the series’ highest-rated installment since returning to Fox in 2005, and a parody of “The Empire Strikes Back” “seems likely,” a Fox source tells TV Week’s James Hibberd exclusively.

(Producers will likely first want to secure again the cooperation of Lucasfilm -- which allowed the use of the original sound effects and John Williams’ music but requested that the show tone down the Luke and Leia incest jokes, among other changes.)

The same piece suggests the “Star Wars” parodies could become an annual tradition much like the “Simpsons” Halloween specials.

Hibberd’s article also notes that there are no plans to repeat the episode, and it will not be available for download via Fox.com, XBox or iTunes. Read all of TV Week's story on the matter here.







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by Daddylonghead
Sep 24th, 2007
03:28:54 PM
Awesome News, funny episode last night
by DrPain
Sep 24th, 2007
03:29:06 PM
No repeats???
by Parallax
Sep 24th, 2007
03:29:22 PM
Third
by TTMan
Sep 24th, 2007
03:29:40 PM
Why wouldn't you repeat it??
by AdrianVeidt
Sep 24th, 2007
03:29:51 PM
Cant't wait for the Phantom Mencace Episode!!
by Elvis Costello
Sep 24th, 2007
03:30:13 PM
Maybe Lucas will let "Family Guy" finish Episodes 7-9
by Mullah Omar
Sep 24th, 2007
03:30:30 PM
repeats on adult swim
by Grantypants
Sep 24th, 2007
03:30:57 PM
No repeats?
by m.dung
Sep 24th, 2007
03:31:35 PM
Who's Going to be Lando?
by Aquatarkusman
Sep 24th, 2007
03:32:54 PM
Do they want people to steal?
by DaLovin Dj
Sep 24th, 2007
03:34:30 PM
WitchBlade? Where???
by tonagan
Sep 24th, 2007
03:34:39 PM
The reason they wont repeat or sell it
by ShiftyEyedDog2
Sep 24th, 2007
03:35:33 PM
You Family Guy haters don't know funny
by DrPain
Sep 24th, 2007
03:35:52 PM
the BEST part of that episode last night
by ShiftyEyedDog2
Sep 24th, 2007
03:37:06 PM
Boba Fett
by Slightly Mad
Sep 24th, 2007
03:43:36 PM
The episode was too tame. And no more fucking Herbert!
by Darth Bauer
Sep 24th, 2007
03:44:54 PM
FG Star Wars parodies to become annual event?
by Big Jim
Sep 24th, 2007
03:45:18 PM
Some blackboxer better clamp down on the BIG FONT thing
by Pound Sand
Sep 24th, 2007
03:49:10 PM
Daddylonghead
by Pound Sand
Sep 24th, 2007
03:51:26 PM
Bloody Manatees.
by wowsah156
Sep 24th, 2007
03:53:37 PM
Pound Sand
by Daddylonghead
Sep 24th, 2007
03:54:49 PM
which means
by Daddylonghead
Sep 24th, 2007
03:55:35 PM
Daddylonghead
by Pound Sand
Sep 24th, 2007
03:59:43 PM
Oh, fuck this...
by Osmosis Jones
Sep 24th, 2007
04:01:57 PM
Slightly Mad
by Lando Griffin
Sep 24th, 2007
04:05:35 PM
Great, can they re-use MORE actual dialogue again?
by Yack Backer
Sep 24th, 2007
04:08:45 PM
Neither Fun Nor Funny
by Fatty Magee
Sep 24th, 2007
04:15:35 PM
Mayored to the Mob
by loafmeat
Sep 24th, 2007
04:19:29 PM
Oh Gods I Hope Not
by longshot7
Sep 24th, 2007
04:19:58 PM
it was ok
by sith_rising
Sep 24th, 2007
04:25:46 PM
lazy lazy lazy writing!
by Teko
Sep 24th, 2007
04:28:53 PM
It was shit
by tme2nsb
Sep 24th, 2007
04:28:58 PM
Do they NOT want to make money?
by Flim Springfield
Sep 24th, 2007
04:31:31 PM
hey look how big that FIRST is, how'd he do that?
by Deus Vult
Sep 24th, 2007
04:37:36 PM
This show was always
by jigsaw
Sep 24th, 2007
04:41:20 PM

I Love Family Guy


by richier123
Sep 24th, 2007
04:49:06 PM
Some of you people are retarded....
by Mr. Profit
Sep 24th, 2007
04:56:28 PM
Well, this blows.
by Daddylonghead
Sep 24th, 2007
04:56:31 PM
Should have said "you don't know"
by Mr. Profit
Sep 24th, 2007
04:57:35 PM
I hope they leave us our line breaks,
by Daddylonghead
Sep 24th, 2007
04:57:57 PM
HEAD IN A BOX SOS-HEAD IN A BOX SOS-HEAD IN A BOX SOS-
by Deus Vult
Sep 24th, 2007
05:21:51 PM
I might be excited...
by cinemaniac1979
Sep 24th, 2007
05:24:45 PM
Family Guy owns
by TheNothing
Sep 24th, 2007
05:25:45 PM
there were some parts that were just dumb...
by jarodvhale
Sep 24th, 2007
05:27:00 PM
Anyone notice Coach McGuirk in the Cantina?
by Jor-El23
Sep 24th, 2007
05:28:05 PM
Family Guy Sucks
by criticalbliss
Sep 24th, 2007
05:28:53 PM
I thought it was funny
by jmyoung666
Sep 24th, 2007
05:35:51 PM
FG is funny for what it is, but this episode = snoooore
by uppercanuck
Sep 24th, 2007
05:42:20 PM
I hope they do the entire original trilogy!
by fiester strikes back
Sep 24th, 2007
05:57:18 PM
Tame
by beelkay
Sep 24th, 2007
05:57:51 PM
Great Kid, don't get penis-y!
by GaiustheBrave
Sep 24th, 2007
05:59:17 PM
Point of comedy order
by RenoNevada2000
Sep 24th, 2007
06:06:28 PM
no downloads?
by Holodigm
Sep 24th, 2007
06:22:48 PM
criticalbliss
by messi
Sep 24th, 2007
06:41:30 PM
The animation did rock
by Raymar
Sep 24th, 2007
06:45:31 PM
but I digest...
by Zardoz
Sep 24th, 2007
06:46:07 PM
Peter Shoots First!
by El Fuego
Sep 24th, 2007
06:51:12 PM
it was pretty lame
by LegoKenobi
Sep 24th, 2007
07:07:20 PM
animated my pale hairy ass
by tme2nsb
Sep 24th, 2007
07:16:24 PM
u know the funny part is
by keek80
Sep 24th, 2007
07:23:06 PM
I think I speak for brainfart when I say
by NOMINUS
Sep 24th, 2007
07:46:34 PM
OsJones; get a fucking clue.
by LordEnigma
Sep 24th, 2007
07:47:06 PM
Good Gravy YES!
by jimbojones123
Sep 24th, 2007
07:57:12 PM
i did think..
by soup74
Sep 24th, 2007
07:57:29 PM
For a bad show...
by User EGO
Sep 24th, 2007
07:59:28 PM
...
by R L S
Sep 24th, 2007
08:07:42 PM
can you write an ep. of Family Guy contest
by NOMINUS
Sep 24th, 2007
08:09:35 PM
oh boy, yet another Star Wars parody
by Sir Loin
Sep 24th, 2007
08:15:38 PM
Daddylonghead
by Mr. Nice Gaius
Sep 24th, 2007
08:20:36 PM
Thank God I have it on Tivo.
by HellKing
Sep 24th, 2007
08:24:01 PM
YES, MORE PLEASE!
by LaserPants
Sep 24th, 2007
08:36:04 PM
Family Guy Vs....uh, everybody else...
by Superzerotwo
Sep 24th, 2007
08:53:00 PM
It's easy to write a Family Guy episode:
by Flim Springfield
Sep 24th, 2007
09:04:36 PM
Helling - who didnt believe you?
by ShiftyEyedDog2
Sep 24th, 2007
09:38:18 PM
*oops, that would be **HELLKING** who didnt believe you
by ShiftyEyedDog2
Sep 24th, 2007
09:40:59 PM
That old MAD Magazine parody of ROTJ...
by Osmosis Jones
Sep 24th, 2007
09:50:33 PM
Good Joke About Downtown L.A.
by Birdys Piano Teacher
Sep 24th, 2007
10:00:37 PM
superzerotwo did nice summing up the feelings of those.
by NOMINUS
Sep 24th, 2007
10:23:26 PM
youll never really identify with any characters
by NOMINUS
Sep 24th, 2007
10:27:26 PM
I stopped watching after the Grey Poupon joke
by CerebralAssassin
Sep 24th, 2007
10:29:55 PM
not that funny but the animation was good...
by Prof. Pop-Cult
Sep 24th, 2007
10:37:32 PM
The animation was rotoscoped. Wow...impressive
by CerebralAssassin
Sep 24th, 2007
10:54:03 PM
BIG FONTS?
by Bill Clay
Sep 24th, 2007
10:56:54 PM

Is this how it works?


by Bill Clay
Sep 24th, 2007
11:02:05 PM
Star Wars Parodies are made By Imbeciles for Imbeciles
by Laserbrain
Sep 24th, 2007
11:24:25 PM
Boring episode
by Zandunga
Sep 24th, 2007
11:29:35 PM
Aww! Not on itunes?
by gotilk
Sep 24th, 2007
11:57:18 PM
dull family guy
by zack ridgeback
Sep 25th, 2007
02:03:34 AM
The Simpsons + Flashbacks = Family Guy
by Floyd_Dylan
Sep 25th, 2007
04:29:37 AM
Not funny. At all.
by OBSD
Sep 25th, 2007
07:20:54 AM
Robot Chicken did it much better
by MontyPigeon
Sep 25th, 2007
07:56:31 AM
DarkHawke
by LegoKenobi
Sep 25th, 2007
08:43:28 AM
I thought the Family Guy was awesome
by Magic Rat
Sep 25th, 2007
08:56:09 AM
Cool it with the big fonts.
by Tiki-421
Sep 25th, 2007
09:24:37 AM
To all you fags that hate family guy
by Sappers Forward
Sep 25th, 2007
09:35:54 AM
To the poster who wanted Chris to yell "Lois"
by Bubba Gillman
Sep 25th, 2007
10:53:57 AM
Can't wait to see Peter Solo frozen in carbonite...
by boba_rob
Sep 25th, 2007
11:27:53 AM
At least I know
by tme2nsb
Sep 25th, 2007
11:39:38 AM
Sappers Forward they sure do
by vanfan
Sep 25th, 2007
12:28:26 PM
Well, I liked it
by 7Cal
Sep 25th, 2007
12:32:16 PM
ShiftyEyedDog2
by HellKing
Sep 25th, 2007
02:11:33 PM
All you haters are clowns!
by fiester strikes back
Sep 25th, 2007
03:24:04 PM
It's like that one time...
by Idontlikeyou
Sep 25th, 2007
03:54:25 PM
Oh come on
by Yamato
Sep 25th, 2007
04:40:03 PM
fiester strikes back
by TheNorthlander
Sep 25th, 2007
06:39:43 PM
How To Write A South Park Episode
by LaserPants
Sep 25th, 2007
06:59:59 PM
Lacked a "Prom Night Dumpster Baby"
by barshels
Sep 26th, 2007
12:32:30 PM
that was a beat episode
by gernblanston67
Sep 26th, 2007
03:05:37 PM

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