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(CNN) -- Fans of "Star Wars Episode V:disney dvd collection The Empire Strikes Back" might not recall an Afro-donning R2-D2, flatulent Darth Vader or stormtroopers in mesh tank tops, but this is precisely what youthe simpsons dvd box set 'll find in the second "Star Wars" spoof from "Family Guy" creator South park dvd collectionSeth MacFarlane.
The parody, "Family Guy: disney box setSomething, South park dvd collectionSomething, Something, Darkdisney dvd Side," which was released last week, follows the same storyline as the nearly 30-year-old "The Empire Strikes Back," in which the rebels survive an Imperial attack on the ice world of Hoth,disney dvd Luke travels to the marshy planet Dagobah to train as a disney dvd box setJedi under Yoda and a betrayal sets the stage forfamily guy dvd box set "Return of the Jedi."
And of course, we learn at the end of the 44-minute flick that Darth Vader is in fact (spoiler alert!) Luke Skywalker's father.
Except in this parody, one South park dvd box setof the giant four-legged AT-AT walkers grabs its knee in pain after being tripped by cables, and Han is frozen with histhe simpsons dvd pants down and buttocks in the air.
CNN.com asked MacFarlane how theall disney dvds project -- which was preceded by "Blue Harvest," a parody of the original 1977 "Star Wars" disney dvd collection-- came about.
"If you want the truth, it was more of South park dvd collectionan accident, as our legal advisersdisney box set were telling us we were doing too many 'Star Wars' gags on the show and we should clear these things with ['Star Wars' creator George] Lucas," said the affable 36-year-old. "And to our surprise, LucasFilm was all for it -- if we madedisney dvd box set the characters look like the ones in the 'Star Wars' movies -- and so we approached them on creating full-length episodes."
MacFarlane says Lucas is smart and progressive for allowing parodies to exist, including the risqu¨¦ "Family Guy"all disney dvds treatment.
The parody features bumblingthe simpsons dvd box set "Family Guy" father Peter Griffin as Han Solo, wife Lois as Princess Leia, son Chris as Luke Skywalker and evil baby Stewie as a pint-sized Darth Vader.
The supporting cast includes dog Brian as Chewbacca, neighbor Quagmire as C-3PO, Cleveland (now star of his own series "The Cleveland Show") as R2-D2, and Carl, the convenience store managers, asthe simpsons dvd Yoda.
"Smething," like "Family Guy," isn't for everybody (or every "Star Wars" fan), given the show's fondness for jokes about race, homosexuality and disabilities. (There's also a lot more profanity in this sequel than the first film, which includes characters dropping the F-bomb, South park dvd collectionwhich is something you don't hear on the television show.)
The episode is also in a 4:3 South park dvd box setaspect ratio instead of widescreen 16:9,disney dvd box set so it won't fill your HDTV screen.
The "Family Guy" team is already hard at work on its third and final "Star Wars" spoof, parodying "Return of the Jedi," according to various reports. The new parody will be in 16:9 widescreen.
When asked about hisSouth park dvd collection favorite moments in "Something," MacFarlane disney dvd collectionfirst calls out the special effects. "They're beautifully done by our team of animators, both here anddisney box set in Korea, with the asteroid sequence in particular that really stands out for me," South park dvd collectionhe said.
Following that, he said, it's a toss-updisney dvd between Luke's Jedi lessons with Yoda, which include clips from Dolph Lundgren training in "Rocky IV" ("a movie that, aesthetically, hasn't held up very well,"South park dvd collection joked MacFarlane) and a humorous quip between Empiredisney dvd box set officers.
"I don't know why it amuses me, but one the simpsons dvd of Vader's officers turns to another and says, 'Oh my God, you have cake?' and the other guy says, 'Ya, it was Jim's birthday, but I disney box setthink it's all gone now,' " said MacFarlane with a chuckle. "It's just one of those quiet, real moments inthe simpsons dvd an office when you find out you're 10 minutes too late for cake."
The parody, "Family Guy: disney box setSomething, South park dvd collectionSomething, Something, Darkdisney dvd Side," which was released last week, follows the same storyline as the nearly 30-year-old "The Empire Strikes Back," in which the rebels survive an Imperial attack on the ice world of Hoth,disney dvd Luke travels to the marshy planet Dagobah to train as a disney dvd box setJedi under Yoda and a betrayal sets the stage forfamily guy dvd box set "Return of the Jedi."
And of course, we learn at the end of the 44-minute flick that Darth Vader is in fact (spoiler alert!) Luke Skywalker's father.
Except in this parody, one South park dvd box setof the giant four-legged AT-AT walkers grabs its knee in pain after being tripped by cables, and Han is frozen with histhe simpsons dvd pants down and buttocks in the air.
CNN.com asked MacFarlane how theall disney dvds project -- which was preceded by "Blue Harvest," a parody of the original 1977 "Star Wars" disney dvd collection-- came about.
"If you want the truth, it was more of South park dvd collectionan accident, as our legal advisersdisney box set were telling us we were doing too many 'Star Wars' gags on the show and we should clear these things with ['Star Wars' creator George] Lucas," said the affable 36-year-old. "And to our surprise, LucasFilm was all for it -- if we madedisney dvd box set the characters look like the ones in the 'Star Wars' movies -- and so we approached them on creating full-length episodes."
MacFarlane says Lucas is smart and progressive for allowing parodies to exist, including the risqu¨¦ "Family Guy"all disney dvds treatment.
The parody features bumblingthe simpsons dvd box set "Family Guy" father Peter Griffin as Han Solo, wife Lois as Princess Leia, son Chris as Luke Skywalker and evil baby Stewie as a pint-sized Darth Vader.
The supporting cast includes dog Brian as Chewbacca, neighbor Quagmire as C-3PO, Cleveland (now star of his own series "The Cleveland Show") as R2-D2, and Carl, the convenience store managers, asthe simpsons dvd Yoda.
"Smething," like "Family Guy," isn't for everybody (or every "Star Wars" fan), given the show's fondness for jokes about race, homosexuality and disabilities. (There's also a lot more profanity in this sequel than the first film, which includes characters dropping the F-bomb, South park dvd collectionwhich is something you don't hear on the television show.)
The episode is also in a 4:3 South park dvd box setaspect ratio instead of widescreen 16:9,disney dvd box set so it won't fill your HDTV screen.
The "Family Guy" team is already hard at work on its third and final "Star Wars" spoof, parodying "Return of the Jedi," according to various reports. The new parody will be in 16:9 widescreen.
When asked about hisSouth park dvd collection favorite moments in "Something," MacFarlane disney dvd collectionfirst calls out the special effects. "They're beautifully done by our team of animators, both here anddisney box set in Korea, with the asteroid sequence in particular that really stands out for me," South park dvd collectionhe said.
Following that, he said, it's a toss-updisney dvd between Luke's Jedi lessons with Yoda, which include clips from Dolph Lundgren training in "Rocky IV" ("a movie that, aesthetically, hasn't held up very well,"South park dvd collection joked MacFarlane) and a humorous quip between Empiredisney dvd box set officers.
"I don't know why it amuses me, but one the simpsons dvd of Vader's officers turns to another and says, 'Oh my God, you have cake?' and the other guy says, 'Ya, it was Jim's birthday, but I disney box setthink it's all gone now,' " said MacFarlane with a chuckle. "It's just one of those quiet, real moments inthe simpsons dvd an office when you find out you're 10 minutes too late for cake."