--- title: "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (S08E20) | Family Guy" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e20-something-something-something-dark-side/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (S08E20): Family Guy season 8 episode 20, first aired 23 May 2010. Facts and credits." --- # Something, Something, Something, Dark Side Episode 20 of Family Guy season 8 (S08E20), the 146th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Kirker Butler and directed by Dominic Polcino. First broadcast on 23 May 2010. ## Story A power cut prompts Peter to retell The Empire Strikes Back, with the family and their neighbours in the roles. Probe droids locate the Rebel base on Hoth, where Luke Skywalker, played by Chris, is dragged off by a snow beast and then recovered by Han Solo, played by Peter. The Empire attacks and the Rebels scatter. Luke trains with Yoda on Dagobah while Han, Princess Leia, Chewbacca and C-3PO hide in an asteroid field and then reach Lando Calrissian on Cloud City, where Darth Vader, played by Stewie, has Han frozen in carbonite. Luke breaks off his training, duels Vader, loses a hand and is told that Vader is his father. Leia has him rescued from beneath the city, and the power returns as Peter finishes. ## Production and reception - Part two of the show's three Star Wars parodies, released under the banner Laugh It Up, Fuzzball. It went direct to DVD and Blu-ray on 22 December 2009 and only reached Fox on 23 May 2010. ([Wikipedia: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something%2C_Something%2C_Something%2C_Dark_Side)) - Kirker Butler wrote the first draft in four weeks with guidance from Seth MacFarlane, ahead of the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike and his own departure to work on The Cleveland Show. ([Wikipedia: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something%2C_Something%2C_Something%2C_Dark_Side)) - It was the last episode to use hand-drawn animatics, after which the series moved to computer-designed ones. Dominic Polcino directed, having also directed "Blue Harvest". ([Wikipedia: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something%2C_Something%2C_Something%2C_Dark_Side)) - The title quotes a line given to the Emperor in the fifth season episode "Barely Legal", which Butler also wrote. ([Wikipedia: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something%2C_Something%2C_Something%2C_Dark_Side)) - Nielsen recorded 6.13 million homes for the first half-hour and 6.39 million for the second, ahead of the season finales for The Simpsons and The Cleveland Show. ([Wikipedia: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something%2C_Something%2C_Something%2C_Dark_Side)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 8 | | Episode | 20 of 21 | | Overall | No. 146 | | Code | S08E20 | | First aired | 23 May 2010 | | Directed by | Dominic Polcino | | Written by | Kirker Butler | | Segments | 2 | | Production code | 6ACX21/6ACX22 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 8 | | Wikidata | Q2406406 | | IMDb | tt1329665 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: IMDb differs on year (2009) | | US viewers | 6.13 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, OnStar Voiceover, Empire Member's Wife | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin as Luke Skywalker | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin as Giant Space Slug | | Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown as R2-D2, John Herbert as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Bruce the Performance Artist as Captain Piett | | H. Jon Benjamin | Carl as Yoda | | John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman as Lando Calrissian | | John Bunnell | Sheriff John Bunnell | | Kirker Butler | Kirker Butler | | James Caan | James Caan | 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 - Jon Benjamin as Carl/Yoda - John Bunnell as himself - James Caan as himself - Jackson Douglas - Joe Flaherty as Western Union worker, Western Union Man - Phil LaMarr - Dolph Lundgren (live action) - Brigitte Nielsen (live action) - Michael Pataki (live action) - Kevin Michael Richardson as Strong Black Man - George Rogan - Tom Selleck as himself (live action), Phil Blackwood - James Woods as himself/General Veers - H. Jon Benjamin as Yoda - Johnny Brennan as Lando Calrissian - Patrick Warburton as Probe Droid - Dolph Lundgren as Ivan Drago - Mark Hentemann as Holden Caulfield - Brigitte Nielsen as Ludmilla Vobet Drago ## Links - Season: [8](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-8/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_8) - Wikidata: [Q2406406](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2406406) - IMDb: [tt1329665](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1329665/) - US viewers: [6.13 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something%2C_Something%2C_Something%2C_Dark_Side) ## Navigation - Previous: [S08E19 The Splendid Source](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e19-the-splendid-source/) - Next: [S08E21 Partial Terms of Endearment](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e21-partial-terms-of-endearment/) - Season hub: [Season 8](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-8/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 8: episode 20 of 21 - S08E01 [Road to the Multiverse](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e01-road-to-the-multiverse/) - S08E02 [Family Goy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e02-family-goy/) - S08E03 [Spies Reminiscent of Us](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e03-spies-reminiscent-of-us/) - S08E04 [Brian's Got a Brand New Bag](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e04-brians-got-a-brand-new-bag/) - S08E05 [Hannah Banana](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e05-hannah-banana/) - S08E06 [Quagmire's Baby](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e06-quagmires-baby/) - S08E07 [Jerome Is the New Black](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e07-jerome-is-the-new-black/) - S08E08 [Dog Gone](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e08-dog-gone/) - S08E09 [Business Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e09-business-guy/) - S08E10 [Big Man on Hippocampus](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e10-big-man-on-hippocampus/) - S08E11 [Dial Meg for Murder](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e11-dial-meg-for-murder/) - S08E12 [Extra Large Medium](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e12-extra-large-medium/) - S08E13 [Go, Stewie, Go!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e13-go-stewie-go/) - S08E14 [Peter-assment](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e14-peter-assment/) - S08E15 [Brian Griffin's House of Payne](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e15-brian-griffins-house-of-payne/) - S08E16 [April in Quahog](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e16-april-in-quahog/) - S08E17 [Brian & Stewie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e17-brian-and-stewie/) - S08E18 [Quagmire's Dad](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e18-quagmires-dad/) - S08E19 [The Splendid Source](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e19-the-splendid-source/) - S08E20 Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (this entry) - S08E21 [Partial Terms of Endearment](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e21-partial-terms-of-endearment/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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