Season 9 · Episode 18 · First aired 22 May 2011

It's a Trap!

Episode 18 of Family Guy season 9 (S09E18), the 165th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and David A. Goodman and directed by Peter Shin. First broadcast on 22 May 2011.

Story

Another power cut sends Peter into a retelling of Return of the Jedi. At Jabba the Hutt's palace the droids, Leia and Luke work to free Han Solo; Luke is dropped into a pit and kills the Rancor, Leia strangles Jabba with her chains, and the group gets away from the Sarlacc. On Dagobah a dying Yoda tells Luke he has a sibling, and Obi-Wan names Leia. The rebels reach Endor, are taken in by the Ewoks and destroy the shield generator while Lando leads the attack on the Death Star. Luke gives himself up, beats Vader in a duel and refuses to kill him. Vader throws the Emperor into the reactor core, then dies when Luke breaks his neck while removing the mask. The power returns as Peter finishes.

Production and reception

The last of the show's three Star Wars parodies, grouped as Laugh It Up, Fuzzball. It went to home video on 21 December 2010 and aired on Fox as a two-part season finale on 22 May 2011. Wikipedia, It's a Trap!
The title takes a line spoken by Admiral Ackbar in the film being parodied. Wikipedia, It's a Trap!
Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and David A. Goodman wrote the episode. Peter Shin directed, his first since the fourth season. Wikipedia, It's a Trap!
Part of a table read for the episode was included among the DVD extras for the previous Star Wars parody. Wikipedia, It's a Trap!
Rotten Tomatoes records an approval rating of 60 per cent from five reviews, with an average score of 6.7 out of 10. Wikipedia, It's a Trap!

Voices

Voice	Characters
Seth MacFarlane	Peter Griffin as Han Solo, Stewie Griffin as Darth Vader, Brian Griffin as Chewbacca
Alex Borstein	Lois Griffin as Princess Leia, Sy Snootles, Asian Woman
Seth Green	Chris Griffin as Luke Skywalker
Mila Kunis	Meg Griffin
Mike Henry	Cleveland Brown as R2-D2, John Herbert as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Rallo Tubbs as Nien Nunb
Dee Bradley Baker	Klaus Heissler as Admiral Ackbar
H. Jon Benjamin	Carl as Yoda
John G. Brennan	Mort Goldman as Lando Calrissian
Max Burkholder	Will Robinson
Steve Callaghan	Imperial Controller

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

H. Jon Benjamin as Carl/Yoda, Yoda
Dee Bradley Baker as Klaus Heissler/Admiral Ackbar, Admiral Ackbar
Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Captain Picard
Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf
Carrie Fisher as Angela/Mon Mothma, Mon Mothma
Rush Limbaugh as himself/Rancor, The Rancor
Anne Hathaway as hot blonde
Bruce McGill as John Williams
Mary Hart as herself
Adam West as Grand Moff Tarkin
Johnny Brennan as Lando Calrissian
Patrick Warburton as Jabba the Hutt

Season 9: episode 18 of 18

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Provenance

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