20 Things You Somehow Missed In Star Wars: The Clone Wars
15. A Number Of Indiana Jones References
Returning to those salutes towards some of the greatest movies ever made, another project under the Lucasfilm banner received some love in a few different Clone Wars episodes, too.
The whip-cracking adventures of none other than Indiana Jones himself are alluded to time and time again in the show.
Raiders of the Lost Ark's Staff of Ra has a similar head to the one seen on top of Senator Kharrus' in season one's 'The Gungan General' episode. Then you have the titular ark itself making something of a cameo appearance in the background as Twi'leks cram valuables onto Emir Wat Tambor's ship in the Liberty on Ryloth' episode in season one.
Elsewhere, that bounty hunting badass again Cad Bane nearly threw on a fedora similar to Indy's during season four's 'Friends and Enemies' episode as he looked through Pablo's pawnshop.
And there was that time Mace Windu almost lost his lightsaber as a door was closing on him in season two's 'Children of the Force' chapter, with that visual of the Jedi Master Force-grabbing his weapon just in the nick of time mirroring the iconic Indy hat grab.
Put simply, there were a hell of a lot of Jones tributes in this galaxy far, far away...