"[5], The duo and the rest of the show's writing staff then spent three weeks writing material for the episode, with it being twice the length of a standard episode. Can you handle that?" "[5] The writers decided not to choose "obvious" things to subvert so, for example, rather than just penning a sketch mocking Jar Jar Binks, had Jar Jar meet up with Darth Vader and react to the changes he has undergone since they last met. Palpatine also showed frustration whenever something bad would happen to him, such as … https://robotchicken.fandom.com/wiki/Palpatine?oldid=83464. Obi-Wan takes advantage of this and knees him in the groin. The sketch was pitched by Doug Goldstein (with Palpatine originally portrayed as a Bob Newhart-esque character) and rewritten by Breckin Meyer. After the script was finished and approved, the animators storyboarded each scene and the dialogue was recorded before the two were merged into the animatic. An example of this is when Darth Vader failed to protect the Death Star in the skit "The Emperor's Phone Call". "[14], A DVD of the episode was released on July 22, 2008.[15]. As with the other episodes, stop-motion animation of custom-made action figures was used to produce the episode. "[13] Noel Murray of The A.V. But they were having fun with it. Palpatine loses and Vader throws him down the energy shaft as seen in, The janitor sweeps away Palpatine's corpse on the second Death Star, this time exclaiming "Oh, come on! Palpatine was mostly a manipulative, self-centered, cynical, sarcastic psychopath who was always willing to play part in politics. "How about I 'bid-thee' to stop ramming the ship into fucking asteroid fields! What are they doing up there all the time? And where are the bathrooms? [4] Lucasfilm's director of marketing Tom Warner noted that "There were definitely a few [sketches] I batted an eye at, and if I were producing probably wouldn't have put in. It was also nominated for Best Animated Television Production. Palpatine later attempts to convert Vader's son Luke to the Dark Side to replace his father as his apprentice, but Luke refuses and proclaims himself a Jedi like his father as he senses the internal conflict within Vader to be good again. "[12] Variety reviewer Brian Lowry praised the episode adding that "Lucas' fantasy has frequently sailed the smoothest when he takes a back seat and leaves the starship piloting to someone else. Sheev Palpatine, also known as "Darth Sidious" or simply "The Emperor", is the evil ruler of the tyrannical Galactic Empire. [2] A sketch parodying the Han shot first controversy (which saw Han Solo and Greedo repeatedly attempt to shoot each other, but continually miss) was cut from the episode. After destroying the Death Star, Luke asks. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Club gave an overall positive review stating the episode has "15 minutes of good gags" and "is pitched to anyone who grew up playing with the lesser-known Star Wars toys: the Ugnaughts, Bossks, and Dengars of the Kenner line. One such sketch from the second season in 2006 featured Palpatine receiving a collect call from Darth Vader informing him of the Death Star 's destruction, shortly after the conclusion of A New Hope . [4], Green voices the majority of the characters, with others such as Mark Hamill, Conan O'Brien, Malcolm McDowell, Hulk Hogan, Ahmed Best, Joey Fatone as well as Lucas making appearances. [16] The second, Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III, aired on December 19, 2010. Luke has a "Yo Mamma" fight against Palpatine. Palpatine is responsible for initiating the Clone War, Order 66, that killed every Jedi except for Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and converting Anakin Skywalker to the Dark Side as "Darth Vader" with the promise to teach him powers to keep Anakin's wife Padme Amidala from dying in childbirth. Palpatine had a lack of confidence in his apprentice, Darth Vader, whenever it came to hunting down the Millennium Falcon or stopping the Rebellion, even going so far as to hire bounty hunters to do the job that his apprentice couldn't. He almost never accept defeat and would always be thrown into anger from such failures. [4][5] Green noted "The people at Lucasfilm realized you could do a comedic take on Star Wars without compromising the integrity of any dramatic take. They permitted Green and Senreich to produce a 30-minute full Star Wars parody. [4] Lucasfilm supplied them with the sound effects from the films. 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"[3] Aubry D'Arminio of Entertainment Weekly, in reviewing the DVD, stated "Every adult cartoon, from Family Guy to The Simpsons, has spawned a Star Wars parody, but the stop-motion maniacs at Robot Chicken top them all with 23 guffaw-filled minutes. It was released on DVD on July 22, 2008. Palpatine was mostly a manipulative, self-centered, cynical, sarcastic psychopath who was always willing to play part in politics. [8][9] The episode was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) in 2008, losing to the episode of The Simpsons "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind". Palpatine, after his battle with Mace Windu. [5] Goldstein wanted James Earl Jones to appear, but they were unable to get him. Goldstein noted "It was a wild challenge to come up with fresh, new stuff since Star Wars has already been parodied for 30 years now. Palpatine electrocutes Luke with Force Lightning out of anger and nearly kills him until Vader grabs Palpatine and hurls him down a reactor shaft, killing him and, in turn, redeeming himself due to the love for his son. Two sequels were created. Robot Chicken Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. "Robot Chicken: Star Wars" (also known as "Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode I") is a 2007 episode of the television comedy series Robot Chicken, airing as a one-off special during Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block on June 17, 2007 (released after the original Star Wars film's 30th anniversary). He concluded that "it is tough to find anything wrong with [it]" and "Robot Chicken went all out in creating a humorous half hour which would have us [Star Wars] nerds rolling on the floor laughing. You have something that's intergalactic, and yet there's got to be some textural machinations of day-to-day business: How can you run an industry that large without paperwork? [5] The writers did not intentionally tone down their material as they knew that Lucasfilm would inform them of any items unsuitable for broadcast. Robot Chicken had previously featured several Star Wars parodies in standard episodes of the show. "[6], From writing to animation, the episode took three months to produce. "[4] On the style of the humor, Green opined: "We love to emphasize the mundane in the extraordinary, and Star Wars was perfect for that. The skit became popular and was uploaded to YouTube until it was eventually seen by Star Wars creator George Lucas. [10][11] Dan Iverson of IGN praised the special, calling it "head and shoulders above the hit and miss nature of the regular episodes of Robot Chicken." Luke complains that with the blast shield down on his helmet, during his first lesson in using the Force, he cannot see. The first was Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II, which aired on November 16, 2008. The 22-minute episode's sketches all relate to Star Wars. [4], Green won the Annie Award for Best Directing in an Animated Television Production for the episode. [4][5] Impressed, Lucas invited the show's creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich to Lucasfilm for a meeting. An example of this is when Darth Vader failed to protect the Death Star in the skit "The Emperor's Phone Call". One such sketch from the second season in 2006 featured Palpatine receiving a collect call from Darth Vader informing him of the Death Star's destruction, shortly after the conclusion of A New Hope. ", In order to win Luke to the dark side of the Force, Darth Vader reveals many spoilers about, As Palpatine tries to give an impassioned speech, he is continually interrupted by the ongoing construction of the second, Luke and Leia are shown in the aftermath of an, This page was last edited on 8 September 2020, at 11:30. Editing, visual and sound effects then took a further two months. Palpatine also showed frustration whenever something bad would happen to him, such as losing his suitcase on his trip to the second Death Star or having burning coffee being spilled on his lap. Robot Chicken had previously featured several Star Wars parodies in standard episodes of the show. He almost never accept defeat and would always be thrown into anger from such failures. Vader's meditation chamber attempts to put his helmet on, but accidentally lifts him up. - A frustrated Palpatine to Darth Vader.