Jedi Minute 129: The Topps Boys

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Date

July 2nd, 2015

Summary

Part II of the closing credits.

Guests

Chris Radtke

Notes

Film

• Second full minute of credits.
• Starts with the credit for Kenny Baker and ends with the credit for Bob Walker, decor and lettering artist.

Podcast

• Chris is filling in for David Hahn, who mysteriously vanished couldn't make it back today.
• Lettering, in-universe. Mentioned Micronauts, Futurama.
• The credits in this movie are quite brief by modern standards.
• Yes, Kenny Baker is in there. He used to have higher billing.
• Mentioned: Commander Mamill.
• Naming every character with screen time.
• Referenced: Eskimo words for snow.
• Pete goes through and picks out all the 'Petes' and 'Peters' in the credits.
  • {{{2}}}. Among many other roles, he played {{{2}}}, the first guy Luke Skywalker killed (at least on screen). Mentioned: Unidentified Weequay Skiff commander. He basically invented lightsaber combat.
  • Peter Hancock - prop master. Referenced: Who were they in Superman?, mentioned: Never Say Never Again.

Meta Minute

• 26:00 podcast episode length.
• Cold open: Ad for Star Wars Minute mug, available at http://www.starwarsminute.com/merch (RIP).
• Although several people hand a hand in creating Aurebesh, Stephen Crane from West End Games is the one who transformed it from the lettering seen on screen into an actual usable alphabet and gave it the name which is still in use today.
• Although Peter Diamond played Native Tatooiner URoRRuR'R'R, that name is now Legends, and the Canon name of this character is the much more pedestrian "A'Koba".

Quotes

• Chris and then Alex: ...You know what? Shove him [Kenny] up under the X-wing[...].

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2015/07/02/jedi-minute-129-the-topps-boys/

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