Phantom Menace Minute 110: The Big Gungan Goo-Ball Battle

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Date

April 22nd, 2016

The battle droids reconfigure into their standing position. The Gungans get ready for an attack.

Discussion of how good the racks of folded droids are, similar to racks of folding chairs found in schools. Pete recounted loving the folding chair falling short in Pixar's Up.
Do the Gungans only fight with goo balls? Do they have some sort of on-battlefield production (some animal pooping them out), or when they're out they're done?
Heather said that it is Canon that Gungan shields protect from force lightning
Jar jar is there to break tension, but he breaks it so often that it never builds up
Discussion of what battle droids are made of.
Mentioned: Pixar's Up, the Flintstones, Unobtainium (Avatar)

32:00 podcast episode length.
This minute had the smallest "cushion" of any episode this season. The episode was recorded and posted with a 1-day turnaround.
User:Kabutton was inspired by a post by listener Ezra on the SWMLS to create his own version of a Buster Keaton-esque silent film starring Jar Jar Binks.

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