--- title: "Blue Harvest (S06E01) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s06e01-blue-harvest/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Blue Harvest: Family Guy season 6 episode 1 (S06E01), first aired 23 September 2007. Writer and director credits." --- # Blue Harvest Episode 1 of Family Guy season 6 (S06E01), the 99th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Alec Sulkin and directed by Dominic Polcino. First broadcast on 23 September 2007. ## Story A power cut leaves the Griffins with nothing to do, so Peter retells Star Wars with people from Quahog in the parts. Lois is Princess Leia, Stewie is Darth Vader, Quagmire and Cleveland are the droids, Chris is Luke Skywalker, Herbert is Obi-Wan Kenobi, Peter is Han Solo and Brian is Chewbacca. The droids reach Tatooine carrying the Death Star plans, Luke joins Obi-Wan, and the two hire Han and Chewbacca to fly them to Alderaan. Caught by the Death Star, they free Leia while Obi-Wan is struck down by Vader. The rebels attack the station and Luke destroys it. Back at the house the power returns, and Chris points out that Robot Chicken had already told the story. ## Production and reception - The first broadcast drew 10.86 million viewers and a 5.5 Nielsen rating among viewers aged 18 to 49. ([Wikipedia: Blue Harvest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Harvest)) - Lucasfilm gave permission on a single condition, that the Star Wars characters be drawn exactly as they appear in the films. ([Wikipedia: Blue Harvest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Harvest)) - Seth MacFarlane said parodies of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Trek II were considered first, but the staff assumed the rights holders would refuse. ([Wikipedia: Blue Harvest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Harvest)) - Clips were shown at Star Wars Celebration IV on a panel with MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Dominic Polcino and David A. Goodman, and again at Comic-Con International in 2007. ([Wikipedia: Blue Harvest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Harvest)) - In 2019 Jesse Schedeen of IGN placed it second in a list of the twenty best episodes marking the twentieth anniversary of the series. ([Wikipedia: Blue Harvest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Harvest)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 6 | | Episode | 1 of 12 | | Overall | No. 99 | | Code | S06E01 | | First aired | 23 September 2007 | | Directed by | Dominic Polcino | | Written by | Alec Sulkin | | Segments | 2 | | Production code | 5ACX16/5ACX22 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 6 | | Wikidata | Q2723846 | | IMDb | tt0888817 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 10.86 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin as Han Solo, Brian Griffin as Chewbacca, Stewie Griffin as Darth Vader | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin as Princess Leia, Barbara Pewterschmidt as Aunt Beru | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin as Luke Skywalker | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown as R2-D2, John Herbert as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Bruce the Performance Artist as Greedo | | Lori Alan | Diane Simmons as Imperial Newscaster | | Luke Adams | Watto | | H. Jon Benjamin | Phil Mickelson | | John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman as Jawa | Principal voice credits as recorded by IMDb, which lists up to ten credits per episode, so recurring characters can be missing here. Guest voices below come from Wikipedia and TVmaze. ### Guest voices - Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold - Beverly D'Angelo as Ellen Griswold - Mick Hucknall as himself - Rush Limbaugh as Galactic political commentator and Red Six, WTAT Tatooine's All Talk Radio Host - Judd Nelson as John Bender - Helen Reddy as herself - Don Tai as Thai TIE Fighter pilot, Tie Fighter Pilot - Leslie Nielsen as Dr. Barry Rumack (archive audio) - Adam West as Grand Moff Tarkin - Patrick Warburton as Biggs Darklighter - Lori Alan as Imperial Reporter - Johnny Brennan as Jawa ## Links - Season: [6](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-6/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_6) - Wikidata: [Q2723846](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2723846) - IMDb: [tt0888817](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0888817/) - US viewers: [10.86 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Harvest) ## Navigation - Previous: [S05E18 Meet the Quagmires](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s05e18-meet-the-quagmires/) - Next: [S06E02 Movin' Out (Brian's Song)](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s06e02-movin-out-brians-song/) - Season hub: [Season 6](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-6/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 6: episode 1 of 12 - S06E01 Blue Harvest (this entry) - S06E02 [Movin' Out (Brian's Song)](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s06e02-movin-out-brians-song/) - S06E03 [Believe It or Not, Joe's Walking on Air](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s06e03-believe-it-or-not-joes-walking-on-air/) - S06E04 [Stewie Kills Lois](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s06e04-stewie-kills-lois/) - S06E05 [Lois Kills Stewie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s06e05-lois-kills-stewie/) - S06E06 [Padre de Familia](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s06e06-padre-de-familia/) - S06E07 [Peter's Daughter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s06e07-peters-daughter/) - S06E08 [McStroke](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s06e08-mcstroke/) - S06E09 [Back to the Woods](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s06e09-back-to-the-woods/) - S06E10 [Play It Again, Brian](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s06e10-play-it-again-brian/) - S06E11 [The Former Life of Brian](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s06e11-the-former-life-of-brian/) - S06E12 [Long John Peter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s06e12-long-john-peter/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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