One summer, while on vacation with my two cousins, my siblings and I introduced them to Star Wars. (Episodes IV-VI…not the prequels.) At one point when we stopped for lunch (we were watching them in the car on the long ride there and back) and had this conversation. (We were testing to see how well they were paying attention.)
Me: “Who is Luke related to?”
Cousin Tyler: “I don’t know, Obi Wan?” (This from the kid who stopped watching New Hope during the escape from the Death Star and doesn’t even know what happens to Obi Wan…. *sigh*)
Me: “Josh, who is Luke related to?”
Cousin Josh: “C3-P0!”
(Entire table dissolves into hysterical laughter)
Me: “No!”
Josh: “Leia?”
Tyler: “Is Leia his aunt?”
(This conversation went on and on…)
Josh’s speech (he was eight at the time) was especially startling/amusing since he was completely enthralled by both New Hope and Empire Strikes Back―we have rather amusing pictures of him staring wide-eyed and open-mouthed at the TV during both of them. However, about fifteen minutes into Return of the Jedi, during the Jabba’s Palace scenes, he got a very funny look on his face and said, “This is Star Wars??!!” :-D But…don’t we all think that during the Jabba the Hut scenes? (and for most of the prequels?)
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