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Many shows have a few references to ''[[Star Wars]]''. It's a popular film series, so [[Small Reference Pools|the majority of the audience is likely to understand it]]. However, some shows go a step further, and have an entire ''episode'' that revolves around references to ''[[Star Wars]]'', [[Luke, I Am Your Father]] scenes, [[Big No|Big NOOOOOOOs]], and thinly-veiled [[Captain Ersatz]]es of Darth Vader. The focal or point-of-view character usually plays the part of Luke Skywalker, since episodes frequently take most references from primarily ''[[A New Hope]]'' and ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' ([[First Installment Wins|primarily the former]]). |
Many shows have a few references to ''[[Star Wars]]''. It's a popular film series, so [[Small Reference Pools|the majority of the audience is likely to understand it]]. However, some shows go a step further, and have an entire ''episode'' that revolves around references to ''[[Star Wars]]'', [[Luke, I Am Your Father]] scenes, [[Big No|Big NOOOOOOOs]], and thinly-veiled [[Captain Ersatz]]es of Darth Vader. The focal or point-of-view character usually plays the part of Luke Skywalker, since episodes frequently take most references from primarily ''[[A New Hope]]'' and ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' ([[First Installment Wins|primarily the former]]). |
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The episode [[ |
The episode [[Satire, Parody, Pastiche|need not be a parody]], and in many cases is an [[Homage]], and sometimes a full [[Whole-Plot Reference]]. |
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Compare [[Charlie and the Chocolate Parody]]. |
Compare [[Charlie and the Chocolate Parody]]. |
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