Sci-Fi Convention Waredit

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Season: 1

Episode: A Piece of the Action

Length: 3:02

Cast: Seth Green (Tom Root, RPG Attendee, Ray Griffith, Wheelchair Attendee, Robin Attendee, Yoda Attendee), Breckin Meyer (Jedi Attendee), Donald Faison (Borg Attendee), Jamie Kaler (Fan), Adam Talbott (Leonard Nimoy)

Characters: Leonard Nimoy, Star Wars Attendees, Star Trek Attendees, Ray Griffith, RPG Attendee, Wrestler Attendees, Wheelchair Attendee, Marvel Comics Attendees, DC Comics Attendees, Joel Schumacher, Joel Schumacher's Bodyguards, Peter Mayhew, Mortimer Wilkofsky, Leonard Nimoy Clones, George Lucas

Segment Summary: Geeks and nerds collide when a sci-fi convention erupts into war.

Themes: Animals, Death, Destruction, Film, Guns, Injuries, Lengthy, Money, Motor Vehicles, Self-Reference, Television, Bug Eyes, Anime

Allusions:

• Star Trek is a popular Sci-Fi series. Learn more at Memory Alpha, the internet's #1 ST Wiki.
• Star Wars is a popular Sci-Fi Movie. Learn more at Wookieepedia.com.
• The ending of the sketch is similar to epilogues in popular 1970s and 80s comedy films, such as Animal House and Fast Times at Ridgemont High
• The tall man with the cowboy hat getting attacked by dwarves is supposed to be Peter Mayhew, the actor who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars movies.
• The scene where Leonard Nimoy shoots the man in the Darth Maul costume is reminiscent of a similar scene in the film Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.
• Near the beginning of the sketch, a robotic model of Fay Valentine from the anime Cowboy Bebop can be seen.
• The final joke indicates that Nimoy bought some Beanie Babies on eBay.

Trivia / Info:

• Robot Chicken and Cartoon Network signs can be seen in various locations throughout the convention center.

Goofs / Nitpicks:

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