I just finished watching the "Blue Harvest" episode of "Family Guy." I don't know what the episode's name means, but the basic gist of it is that the power goes out when the Griffins are watching TV, so, to kill the time, Peter tells the story of "Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope."

Now, I'll be the first to admit I am nowhere near a "Star Wars" fan. I don't think I've ever seen any of the movies in the original trilogy all the way through. (I'm fairly sure I saw "The Ewok Adventure" at the United Artists theater that used to be on Broward Boulevard but was knocked down for some other use, maybe Einstein Bros.) I really enjoyed this episode, even if there were dozens of jokes that went over my head. There was plenty of stuff I did catch.

There was a reference to John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra (which was blown up, so they had to settle for Danny Elfman). Obi-Wan Kenobi took on the Patrick Swayze role and Luke Skywalker was Jennifer Grey in a recreation of the final musical number from "Dirty Dancing." And there were cameos by lots of "reds": Red Buttons, Red Foxx, Helen Reddy, Big Red, Simply Red -- and more, which I have already forgotten. (Maybe I should've taken notes. Nah. Too much trouble for a TV show rerun that's already had a DVD release. If you really wan to know, go to Blockbuster and rent it.)

Anyway, at the end of the story, after the lights came back on, Chris Griffin (voiced by Seth Green) told his dad that, yeah, that was good, but "Robot Chicken" did it way better months earlier. This was hysterical because, even though I've never seen "Robot Chicken," I have read enough about it to know that Seth Green is on of the show's creators.

And that's about it. The credits rolled in blue on a night sky, and the theme song was redone in John Williams style. I guess that means he's really not dead. Thank goodness for that!