Attack of the Clones Minute 66: A Really Dirty Star Wars Movie

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Date

February 13th, 2017

Anakin's grim look means business. Watto gets the hint quickly.

Starts with Watto recognizing Ani, and ends with Anakin finding out he has a step-father.
First mention of a moisture farmer named Lars.

Cliegg and Shmi's meet cute.
Watto's accent. Referenced: Deanna Troi's accent in TNG.
Madison was 9 when Episode I came out, so she liked a lot of the childish elements.
Watto as the most human character in the Prequels despite being animated.
Leonardo DiCaprio was in consideration for the part of Anakin, but he was definitely busy.
Hayden Christiansen was young and scary-looking at the same time. Perfect for the part.
Ewan McGregor still being interested in being in more Star Wars movies.
Watto's hat.
Watto seems genuinely happy to see Anakin. Does Anakin reciprocate?
What tipped Watto off that this was his former slave?
Watto's flies. Shoutout to Steele Saunders.
- Everyone else having flies constantly buzzing around them. That would be a really dirty Star Wars movie.
Natalie Portman's acting performance.
Watto doesn't recognize Padmé whom he's met before.
The age difference between Anakin and Padmé. Natalie Portman has a young face still.
The Padawan hairstyle and clip-on braids. Star Wars fashions in real life.
Real life Moisture Vaporators. See this CNN article.
Support the show on Amazon.
The Wondery podcast survey.

25:03 podcast episode length.
8-DAY-GREEDO call from none other than Watto himself. Well whaddya know!
Madison has not seen Jumper.
SNL did an undercover boss with Kylo Ren on Starkiller Base.
Orthodontic braces do exist in the Star Wars universe, and were discussed last season.
Padawan braids sell on Amazon for about $3–6.

Madison: My little feminist heart was bleeding!
Alex: Be Jar Jar like no one's watching. Pete: Well, eventually no one will be watching.
Alex: I do racist impressions in my off hours.
Alex: How do I react to this crazy, flying, elephant-nosed, frog man?