Hasbro Begins New "Awkward Moments in Star Wars" Toyline
Posted at 3:48 PM Aug 28, 2008
Your eyes do not deceive you—that is indeed a new, real, Hasbro-made, official Star Wars toy set of Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru being accosted by Stormtroopers at home. Although the set is simply called the "Disturbance at the Lars Homestead," it might be more accurately named "Owen and Beru's Final Moments" or "Before the Stormtroopers Set Them on Fire," or even "One Order of Lars, Extra Crispy, Please."
This is only the first of a whole new line of toy sets commemorating the most awkward moments in the Star Wars films. Keep a look out for future sets, including:
• Young Boba Fett, carrying his father's severed head
• Old Boba Fett, being slowly digested in the Sarlacc
• Luke and Leia's open-mouth kiss in the Hoth sick bay
• Anakin visits the Tusken Raider daycare teepee
• Jar-Jar steps in feces
• Palpatine makes an awkward pass at Anakin during the water ballet-thing
• Ugnaught group shower
(Via Rebelscum)
Comments
This looks more like "Lars Can't Believe That Stormtrooper is Hitting on Beru When He's Standing RIGHT THERE," which is almost as awkward.
On a side note, "Before the Stormtroopers Set Them on Fire" is my band's new album, available now from Polygram Records.
Posted 08/28/2008 at 01:23:05 PMI always thought it was a little awkward when the Rancor handler cried for his dead homey. Was there a little somethin-somethin we didn't get to see?
Also, he technically broke the bro code. Even in the Star Wars universe.
Posted 08/28/2008 at 01:40:40 PMthats one hell of a package.
all that for 3 figures and something that resembles a scoop of ice cream.
apparently hasbro isn't "pro-green"
cut them trees down for over-extravagant packaging yo!
Posted 08/28/2008 at 01:45:01 PMI love that this is just one step away from the "Smoldering Remains of Beru and Lars" set that ToyFare suggested in the "Star Wars Toys We'll Never See" feature in the mag's first year of existence. As someone pointed out to me, Amanaman contains a skeleton or two that you could put on this set for that effect. This someone may or may not have worked for Hasbro.
Posted 08/28/2008 at 01:59:40 PMVery cool - looks like the stormtrooper backpack is pretty accurate, except for being upside down...
Posted 08/28/2008 at 03:11:57 PMHave you seen "Troops"? I like they're take on what happened better than assuming the Empire crisped them.
Posted 08/28/2008 at 03:25:11 PMAnother future playset:
Bail Organa walks in on adopted daughter Leia in the shower for the fourth, awkward time.
Posted 08/28/2008 at 03:53:48 PMThis is absolutely great! How is it that no one at Hasbro didn't see the COPS references. It's like a SNL skit in a box!
Posted 08/28/2008 at 04:15:46 PM@Steve
You mean the "TROOPS" references? Because they openly admit that's why they picked a stormtrooper instead of Luke to put in the set. They found it funny.(It's main purpose is to give collectors the dome/hut/igloo thingy and a Wamprat)
Posted 08/28/2008 at 05:25:49 PM"• Old Boba Fett, being slowly digested in the Sarlacc"
Posted 08/28/2008 at 06:30:38 PMincidentally, iirc, they ARE making a Sarlacc setm which looks a lot more like a nightmarish vagina than I remember it being...
Lando / Leia inter-racial box set with slave costume included.
Posted 08/29/2008 at 02:15:49 AMLando / Leia inter-racial box set with slave costume included.
Posted 08/29/2008 at 02:15:55 AMOld Boba Fett, being slowly digested in the Sarlacc
That would be "Approaching middle-age Boba Fett, blasting his way out of the Sarlacc", actually. Thus sayeth George Lucas. ;)
Posted 08/29/2008 at 08:07:37 AMi thought my laughter was within reasonable bounds until i read that ugnaught thing.
Posted 09/08/2008 at 08:21:29 PMCouldn't they have at least included some kind of nod to TROOPS? Like a screenshot from the video on the box or something, so we could know they're not just ripping them off? (Yeah, I know, TROOPS did it first, but come on...)
Posted 09/22/2008 at 10:06:55 PM