Newcomers: Sports, with Nicole Byer and Lauren Lapkus

To celebrate our Star Wars finale, we're joined by Ahmed Best (voice of Jar Jar Binks) and Mary Holland (voice of AD-3 droid) to talk about your top movie suggestion - the 1987 Mel Brooks satire film Spaceballs. Mary and Ahmed also discuss what it's like hosting the new children's Star Wars game show series, Jedi Temple Challenge. Plus, Ahmed shares the incredible audition process behind Jar Jar, how it caused a rift between him and Michael Jackson, and what it's like working with George Lucas.

Sources for this episode:

Bob It! Baby Yoda

Spaceballs Trivia from IMDB

Also, we announce what we're covering for season two! So stay subscribed to this same feed, we'll have new episodes releasing later this summer. Thanks for listening!

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Star Wars author Preeti Chhibber (The Clone Wars Anthology, A Jedi You Will Be) joins Nicole and Lauren to break down the critically acclaimed series finale to Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Have Nicole and Lauren been gaslit into liking Star Wars? Is baby Yoda not who we thought he was? Plus more Hoth Goss about 90 Day Fiancé, Disneyland reopening, and how to become a writer for Disney.

Looking to watch before listening? Here are the episodes we cover:

S1E19 - Storm Over Ryloth

S5E20 - The Wrong Jedi

S7E9 - Old Friends Not Forgotten 

S7E10 - The Phantom Apprentice

S7E11 - Shattered 

S7E12 - Victory and Death

Media mentioned in this episode:

Stormtroopers enforcing social distancing at Disney Springs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cCmJX7fOmU

Preeti's Baby Yoda celebrating May the 4th

https://twitter.com/runwithskizzers/status/1257308111263522816

George Lucas watching Ewan Mcgregor get a haircut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFvTkUOo1uI

The Clone Wars MOCAP fight sequence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzYyJa2Upas

Beat Saber gameplay

https://twitter.com/MarsMel/status/1271951033678389248

We'll be back in two weeks for our Star Wars season finale.

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Have Lauren and Nicole changed their tune on Ewoks? Comedian and Star Wars superfan Joel Kim Booster (Sunnyside, Singled Out) joins us to break down the 2 Ewok movies from the 80's: 'Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure' and 'Ewoks: The Battle for Endor'.

Next episode, we watch the series premiere and 4-part finale of The Clone Wars.

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Sources this episode:

Ewok Adventures Trivia

The Battle for Endor Trivia

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It's Baby Yoda time! Co-hosts of Blank Check, Griffin Newman (actor/comedian, The Tick) and David Sims (Film critic, writer for The Atlantic) join us to tackle episodes 1-3 of The Mandalorian series on Disney+. They break down how Disney avoided Baby Yoda spoilers, explain the 2-person puppetry behind it, and share their overall LOVE for The Child. They maybe even convinced Nicole and Lauren to keep watching?

Plus a bonus POST ROLL: Talking about Amanda Bynes' thirst, Drake's purse collection, and our wikiFeet ratings.

Links for this episode

Baby Yoda Moms Tweet (since deleted)

Griffin Newman's Watto Costume

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May the 4th be with you! Okay, we're a day late but we still want to celebrate. To retrospect the Skywalker Saga and break down the significance of Star Wars Day, George Lucas impersonator Connor Ratliff (from The George Lucas Talk Show, & the Dead Eyes podcast) joins us! Connor explains why the movies are great but don't make sense, gives insightful advice how everyone can enjoy the series, and pop quizzes the girls on their newfound Star Wars knowledge.

Later, we explore the Star Wars media even bigger than the films.... the toys! We talk about how Star Wars toys revolutionized the toy industry, the 'holy grail' of Star Wars toys, and the drama associated with licensing them.

Plus, the girls are really, really, excited that Oprah Magazine named Newcomers one of their top 25 comedy podcasts to binge, so expect a lot of hot Oprah talk.

Check out Connor's Headgum podcast Dead Eyes - where he investigates why Tom Hanks fired him from a small role in Band of Brothers.

Stick around for the post-roll for a clip of Nicole being quizzed about Star Wars on The George Lucas Talk Show from 2015. We're off next week - see you the following Tuesday!

Sources for this episode:

The Toys That Made Us - Star Wars

Vintage Kenner Star Wars Toys Commercials

R2-D2 Abilities

Star Wars Merch Revenue

History of Star Wars Toys

Jar Jar Binks Lollipop

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It's the final film of the Star Wars saga! Matt Gourley (Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, Superego) joins us to answer our questions about the highly divisive Rise of Skywalker film. Who did Palpatine sleep with? Why is it dangerous for a droid to speak Sith? Will this really be the last film? Plus, Matt also explains all the cool puppeteering used in the film, the hot multiple romances going on, and so much more!

Check out Matt Gourley new podcast - Bonanas for Bonanza with Andy Daly and Maria Banford.

And finally, May the 4th be with you! Next week is Star Wars week and we want to celebrate everything around the franchise. Let us know what you'd like us to cover in your review for the show.

Sources for this episode:

Rise of Skywalker Plot

MovieMistakes (Trivia)

Rise of Skywalker IMDB (Trivia)

RogerEbert.com Review

The Guardian Review

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After popular demand, we're back reading all new Star Wars fanfiction! Comedian & writer Betsy Sodaro (host of A Funny Feeling, voice on Duncanville) joins us to read our new original stories, and a few fanfic from the web. Warning, this episode is very, very NSFW.

Listen to our first fanfiction episode here.

Fan Fictions

If It Weren’t for the Falcon by reylolove44

Star Wars: The Deceived by Darth Vicium

Next week - we complete the sequel trilogy with Rise of Skywalker.

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Who's cashing the check for these CGI'd actors? Can they just screenshot a hologram? Why is the Star Wars timeline so convoluted?? We've got questions after watching Rogue One, the first Star Wars spin-off film. Nicole's podcasting co-host Mano Agapion (host of Drag Her, We Love Trash) joins us to answer all of our burning questions! Plus, Lauren finds a meditative use in the Force, and Nicole's losing track between the white woman of Star Wars.

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Sources for this episode:

Rogue One Film Summary

Trivia

RogerEbert.com Review

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Is this the Star Wars love story we've been waiting for? Did Lando fuck his droid? What the heck is a parsec? Today, self-proclaimed "Human version of Jar Jar Binks" Shaun Diston (Wrecked, George Lucas Talk Show) joins us to break down the 2018 Han Solo spin-off film, Solo: A Star Wars Story. He explains what lead Disney to fire the 2 original directors months into filming, all the sneaky little details in the film, and the importance of "Who shot first?" for Star Wars fans.

Stay inside, everybody!

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Sources for this episode

Solo Film Summary

Solo IMDB Trivia

Solo Movie Mistakes

The Guardian Review

CNET Review

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