Similarities Between Imagination Movers and Star Wars
Imagination Movers is Aiden’s favorite show. He always wants to watch it, and we’ll use it as a reward if he’s good. So I see a lot of Imagination Movers, and I’ve noticed some things. There are the many references to Stripes (1981), the amazing creativeness of the set designers, and Mover Dave’s inability to hit the group high-five at the end of every episode.
In fact, it reminds me of another guy that didn’t get his due: Chewbacca. Stay with me here, and I’ll explain. Chewbacca helps the Rebel Alliance just as much as Han Solo in “A New Hope,” and yet at the end of the movie, he is the only one standing there without a medal. This is a lamented fact in Star Wars fandom. In essence, Dave is never properly thanked for saving the galaxy.
The similarities go deeper than that. Dave is the resident tinkerer in the Idea Warehouse. He builds completely implausible inventions in his workshop to help his friends solve Idea Emergencies. Chewbacca also fixes things on the Millenium Falcon. If Dave were knee-deep in starship innards in a hangar on the ice planet Hoth, Rich would be there saying, “No, THIS one goes THERE and THAT one goes THERE!”
Dave also would be invaluable on Cloud City. If a mechanical Smitty got himself blown up by Stormtroopers in some random bathroom, Dave would figure out a way to turn his backpack into something that could carry the limbs until he could repair him. Or he would just dump all the parts into his +1 Red Hat Of Holding. However, that would imply that Smitty would look completely normal encased in gold alloy.
When playing space chess with Scott, Gold Smitty would be like, “Let the wookie win.” Not that Dave would tear off Scott’s arms if he lost a game, but who really wants to take that chance? You never know. To explain my logic here, Scott would make a good R2-D2 substitute because he’s got special sunglasses. Wobble Goggles are almost as good as an astromech sensory package.
Lastly, Nina would be Princess Leia, naturally. When Rich’s scoundrel side has sufficiently annoyed Princess Nina, she would proclaim that she would “Just as soon kiss a wookie,” and Rich would say, “That can be arranged!” Which works out for Dave, because even if he doesn’t get a medal for helping to save the galaxy, he could totally get the girl.
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I’m waiting for the episode wear Nina wears Princess Leia’s gold bikini.
Not sure if my Photoshop skills are up for that, but I remember there being an episode of Friends where Jennifer Aniston put on the metal bikini for Ross. And that is, arguably, better.
I see it. I see it.