Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
"Something, Something, Something, Dark Side" is a direct-to-video special of the animated series Family Guy which later served as the 20th episode of the show's eighth season and is the second part of the series' Star Wars parody trilogy Laugh It Up, Fuzzball. It originally was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on December 22, 2009, and later aired on Fox in the United States on May 23, 2010. The episode is a retelling and parody of the 1980 Star Wars film sequel The Empire Strikes Back, recasting characters from Family Guy into roles from the film.
Episode poster parodies Noriyoshi Ohrai's international poster art for The Empire Strikes Back
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane served as executive producer for the episode.
Star Wars creator George Lucas.
Seth Green also created a series of Star Wars episodes for Robot Chicken.
The eighth season of animated television series Family Guy first aired on the Fox network in twenty-one episodes from September 27, 2009, to May 23, 2010, before being released as two DVD box sets and in syndication. It ran on Sunday nights between May and July 2010 on BBC Three in the UK. The series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family—father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie and dog Brian, all of whom reside in their hometown of Quahog.
Seth MacFarlane served as executive producer for the season, along with several other writers for the series.
Kevin Michael Richardson provided the voice for Jerome.
Executive producer David A. Goodman responded to criticism by the PTC.