10 Best Times Star Wars Appeared In Other TV Shows

3. The Simpsons

Mark Hamill The Simpsons
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With Star Wars and The Simpsons both being part of the Fox family, Matt Groening has been free to pull from the Star Wars pond since The Simpsons began in 1989, and in a much more direct way than most of the other shows on this list.

From the Imperial March playing over a Mr. Burns scene in season six's A Star Is Burns, to Santa's Little Helper wearing a Vader mask in season 23's Replaceable You, there are so many great nods that it's difficult to pick just one.

But pick just one we shall, with season ten's Mayored to the Mob featuring quite possibly the most famous Star Wars connection in The Simpsons' long history.

In this episode, the titular family visits a convention called Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con, where Mark Hamill - who is actually voiced by the real Mark Hamill - appears as a guest. The citizens of Springfield then break out into a riot, decapitating poor old Threepio and terrifying Hamill, who is quickly saved by an enraged Homer.

Hamill returns later in the episode, instructing Homer to "use the forks" in a fight against a knife-wielding opponent. Star Wars puns. Gotta love 'em.

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