The Force Awakens from Its Nap
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Directed by | David Silverman |
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Based on | The Simpsons by Matt Groening |
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Distributed by | Disney+ (Disney Platform Distribution) |
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Running time | 3 minutes |
Country | United States |
Maggie Simpson in "The Force Awakens from Its Nap" is an
It is the third short film featuring Maggie Simpson, following The Longest Daycare (2012) and Playdate with Destiny (2020). In 2023, another short film was released with Maggie Simpson celebrating Star Wars Day called Rogue Not Quite One.[3] The promotional short is the first of several from The Simpsons that Disney+ has released since 2021, to tie in with the service's marquee brands and titles.[2]
Plot
Marge drives Maggie to The Ayn Rand School for Tots daycare, but Maggie refuses, so Marge takes her to the Jabba's Hut Jedi Preschool, entering through the Sky toddlers door. In there, they see a Jedi prepare sandwiches with the use of a lightsaber and the force, while Ahsoka Tano puts a baby in carbonite for being bad.
Marge takes her to General Grievous that was changing a kid's diaper next to R2-D2, using it as a trash bin. The cyborg takes the pacifier and throws it away. Maggie panics and is approached by BB-8, which wants to help her retrieve the pacifier, so Maggie gives it her bow tie.
BB-8 starts running toward the next room but finds itself trapped in the middle of many other BB-8s. Maggie tries to reach it but the other BB-8s attack and damage it. BB-8 manages to find and give Maggie the pacifier before Baby Gerald, dressed as Darth Maul, stabs it in the back.
Maggie and Gerald start fighting, Maggie using a prolonged pacifier, and when she reaches a "new improved Death Star guaranteed unexplodable" she hits it, making it explode on Gerald. However, he is not stopped and makes her lose the pacifier. Maggie retrieves it and makes him lose his diaper.
Gerald uses the Force to crush her under a wardrobe. BB-8, still alive, arrives at the scene, and Maggie emerges from the wardrobe, alive, with Yoda ears. BB-8 wonders how she's alive and she shows it how in the Star Wars rules, beloved characters never really die. In the end, Maggie and a restored BB-8 watch the twin suns of Tatooine set.
Production
The idea behind a Star Wars short starring Maggie Simpson came up in January 2021. As the Disney+ Simpsons library was well received, executive producer James L. Brooks proposed to do a series of shorts where the show interacted with other franchises available in the streaming service. Showrunner Al Jean, a long-time Star Wars fan, pitched the idea of making a Star Wars-centric short in which Maggie is sent to a Jedi preschool. Two shorts starring Maggie, The Longest Daycare and Playdate with Destiny, had been previously produced in 2012 and 2020. Both Lucasfilm and Disney+ showed enthusiasm for the idea, and asked the Simpsons crew to have the short ready for May 4, 2021, given how "Star Wars Day" is celebrated on that date.[4]
Jean wrote the script along with
Reception
Critical reception
Rich Knight of
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2021
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Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Animated Program | James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Matt Selman, Richard Sakai, Denise Sirkot, Richard Raynis, Tom Klein, Joel H. Cohen, Al Jean, Michael Price, David Silverman, Acacia Caputo, K.C. Johnson and Mike Frank Polcino | Nominated | [9] |
Online Film & Television Association | Best Animated Program | The Force Awakens from Its Nap | Nominated | [10] |
Followups
In 2023, another short film was released with Maggie Simpson celebrating Star Wars Day called Rogue Not Quite One.[3]
References
- ^ Earl, William (May 3, 2021). "'The Simpsons' Meets 'Star Wars' in First Look at Disney Plus Short 'The Force Awakens From Its Nap'". Variety. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ a b Evans, Greg (May 3, 2021). "Maggie Simpson Joins Galaxy Far, Far Away In New Disney+ 'Star Wars' Short". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ a b Tingley, Anna (May 4, 2023). "'The Simpsons' and 'Star Wars' Unite in New Short Film for May the 4th". Variety. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ ""The Force Awakens From Its Nap": Behind-the-Scenes of the Surprise Star Wars Day Simpsons Short". StarWars.com. May 4, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (May 4, 2021). "'The Simpsons' Producer Al Jean on How the Show's New 'Star Wars' Short Came to Be — And If Marvel Is Next". Variety. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ Rich Knight (April 30, 2022). "Every The Simpsons Short On Disney+, Ranked By How Funny They Are". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ Arnold, Eden (May 4, 2021). "The Force Awakens Review: Simpsons Short Adorable Corporate Synergy". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ Velasquez, Raul (May 4, 2021). "The Simpsons Meets Star Wars In May The Fourth Disney Plus Short". TheGamer. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (July 13, 2021). "2021 Emmy® Awards: 73rd Emmy Awards Complete Nominations List" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "25th Annual TV Awards (2020-21) - Online Film & Television Association". Retrieved June 2, 2022.
External links
- The Force Awakens from Its Nap at IMDb
- The Force Awakens from Its Nap on Disney+
- Maggie Simpson in "The Force Awakens From Its Nap" on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki