Blue Harvest (Family Guy)

"Blue Harvest"
Family Guy episode
The poster for "Blue Harvest"
Episode no.	Season 6 Episode 1
Directed by	Dominic Polcino
Written by	Alec Sulkin George Lucas (1977 Screenplay)
Production code	5ACX16 5ACX22
Original air date	September 23, 2007
Guest appearance(s)
Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswold Mick Hucknall as himself Rush Limbaugh as Galactic political commentator Helen Reddy as herself Don Tai as Thai TIE Fighter pilot Leslie Nielsen as Dr. Barry Rumack (archive audio)
Episode chronology
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"Blue Harvest" is the hour-long premiere of the sixth season of the American animated television series Family Guy and the first part of the series' trilogy Laugh It Up, Fuzzball. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on September 23, 2007. The episode is a retelling and parody of the 1977 blockbuster film, Star Wars, 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. To produce the installment the staff asked 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, Jon Benjamin, Phil LaMarr, and Wally Wingert. The episode contains various references to popular culture, specifically the Star Wars film series. It was viewed by 10.86 million viewers on its original broadcast and received generally positive reviews from critics.