The episode is a retelling/parody of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, recasting the show's characters into Star Wars roles. For the first time in the history of Family Guy, this episode runs an hour long with commercials (48 minutes for the DVD version). It was also made to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Star Wars franchise. The name "Blue Harvest" is a reference to the title of the film used to ensure secrecy and disguise the actual 1981-1983 production of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.
Drawing 10.7 million viewers the night of its original airing, it was the second most-watched of the series, following only "North By North Quahog"(11.9 million), the episode that marked the shows return in 2005. The episode ranks number 17 of The Futon Critic's Top 50 episodes of 2007. A repeat of the episode on Fox in April 2008 brought in 7 million viewers.
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From the Desk of Stewie Griffin
One of the original announcements for this historic episode
Meet The Cast (Both Real and Fictional)
Several Family Guy characters have been re-imagined by Peter as characters from the film. Aside from a typical change of garments, some characters take on specific physical attributes that are distinct to the roles they play, but they all remain in character as themselves nonetheless. The following list include characters who are pivotal to the main story and occupy more than one scene. Links are to the character description on the Family Guy Wikia, Voice Actors on IMDB, and Star Wars Characters in the StarWars.com Databank.
Minor characters
In addition to the main characters, other characters make cameo appearances in less significant roles, serving little more than fulfilling minor gags and generally occupying only one scene. Characters marked with an * indicate characters who appeared only in the uncut DVD version of the episode. They include, in relative order of appearance:
Guest Stars
This episode features many guest stars, some playing themselves, some playing other beloved characters.
Special Edition DVD
Family Guy - Blue Harvest Special Edition (w/ limited-edition collectibles)
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The Ultimate Edition of the Ultimate Family Guy Episode. Loaded with Bonus Features and packed with extras including a T-Shirt, trading cards, 3-D glasses, and more!
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Now Available!
A long time ago but somehow in the future, a special episode of Family Guy was aired, "Blue Harvest," presenting an outrageous look at the Star Wars universe.
Timed to the January 2008 DVD release of this fan-favorite episode, Inkworks releases Family Guy presents Episode IV A New Hope Trading Cards, which finds Peter, Lois, Chris, Stewie, Brian and some of Quahog's finest in the middle of George Lucas' beloved science-fiction epic. Feel the Farce!
With a retro look and hilarious fun, this 50-card set will be loved by "Family Guy" and "Star Wars" fans alike!
Look for several levels of randomly-inserted bonus cards including:
"A NEW HOPE" - A nine-card puzzle that features painted artwork of Chris Griffin as Luke Skywalker, Stewie Griffin as Darth Vadar, and more! (9 cards - inserted approximately 1:7 packs).
"SPACESHIPS AND TRANSPORTS" - Nine die-cut foil cards featuring the ships and transports from the show. (9 cards - inserted approximately 1:9 packs).
"WHAT HAPPENS NEXT" - Six foil cards featuring the hysterical punchlines you didn't see in the original film%u2026 (6 cards - inserted approximately 1:11 packs)
"SCENES FROM SPACE" - Six cards that enable you to create your own Family Guy space scenes! Mix and match the 3 clear character cards over the 3 background scenery cards for different scenes! (6 cards - inserted approximately 1:11 packs)
"DROID CHAT" - Three holographic cards with the hilarious exchanges between Quagmire as C-3PO and Cleveland as R2-D2! (3 cards - inserted approximately 1:23 packs).
"EVIL EMPIRE" - One foil case loader cards. (1 card - 1 per shipping case).
FAMILY GUY PRESENTS
EPISODE IV A NEW HOPE
TRADING CARDS
PRODUCT CONFIGURATION:
6 CARDS PER PACK
24 PACKS PER BOX
10 BOXES PER CASE
SRP: $2.99 PER PACK
Uncut Mini-Press Sheet "A NEW HOPE"
Only 199 nine-card uncut and sequentially-numbered limited edition mini-press sheets will be available.
SRP: $69.95 each
FAMILY GUY PRESENTS EPISODE IV A NEW HOPE Collector Album
SRP: $19.95 per album
Original Pencil Sketches
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Useful Resources
- Official Family Guy presents Blue Harvest DVD Site
- Get Wallpapers, IM Icons, Widgets, and more at the Official Family Guy Blue Harvest Website!
- Family Guy presents Blue Harvest on IMDB
- All the Technical info you'd want to know on Family Guy presents Blue Harvest on the Internet Movie Database.
- Family Guy presents Blue Harvest on Wikipedia
- Wikipedia, the Internet Encyclopedia, gives you more than you every thought you needed about Family Guy presents Blue Harvest.
- Family Guy presents Blue Harvest on Wookieepedia
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rose08 wrote...
great collections for family guy presents. Christmas and holiday season is only two months away. it always take me a lot of time to select present, though always very happy while seeing my family guy open the presents. very useful lens. I'll turn back for the information here when I write buying list.



