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{{Infobox television episode
| series         = [[Family Guy]]
| image          = BlueHarvestPoster.jpg
| image_size     = 200
| caption        = Episode poster parody of ''Star Wars'' "Style C" originally by [[Tom Chantrell]]
| season         = 6
| episode        = 1
| airdate        = {{Start date|2007|09|23}}
| editor         = 
* Gilbert Taylor
* Richard Chew
* Richard Williams
| production     = 
* 5ACX16/5ACX22
| writer         = 
* [[Alec Sulkin]]
* [[George Lucas]] ([[Star Wars (film)|1977 Screenplay]])
| director       = [[Dominic Polcino]]
| guests         = * [[Chevy Chase]] as [[National Lampoon's Vacation (film series)|Clark Griswold]]
* [[Beverly D'Angelo]] as Ellen Griswold
* [[Mick Hucknall]] as himself
* [[Rush Limbaugh]] as Galactic political commentator
* [[Judd Nelson]] as John Bender
* [[Helen Reddy]] as herself
* Don Tai as Thai TIE Fighter pilot
* [[Leslie Nielsen]] as Dr. Barry Rumack (archive audio)
| season_article = Family Guy season 6
| episode_list   = List of Family Guy episodes
| prev           = [[Meet the Quagmires]]
| next           = [[Movin' Out (Brian's Song)]]
}}

"'''Blue Harvest'''" is the hour-long [[season premiere]] of the [[Family Guy season 6|sixth season]] of the American [[animated series|animated television series]] ''[[Family Guy]]'', and the first part of the series' ''[[Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy|Laugh It Up, Fuzzball]]'' trilogy. It originally aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] in the United States on September 23, 2007. The episode is a retelling and [[parody]] of the 1977 blockbuster film ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'', recasting the show's characters as ''Star Wars'' characters, created with permission from [[Lucasfilm]] on the condition that the characters look exactly as they do in the movies. The plot follows [[Peter Griffin|Peter]] as he retells the story of ''Star Wars'' while the electricity is out in their house.

The title is a reference to the working title of ''[[Return of the Jedi]]''. The episode was written by [[Alec Sulkin]] and directed by [[Dominic Polcino]], and guest-stars [[Chevy Chase]], [[Beverly D'Angelo]], [[Mick Hucknall]], [[Rush Limbaugh]], and [[Judd Nelson]]. The episode also includes recurring voice actors [[Lori Alan]], [[Adam West]], [[Ralph Garman]], [[Danny Smith (writer)|Danny Smith]], [[John Viener]], [[Steve Callaghan]], [[Kirker Butler]], [[Mark Hentemann]], [[Johnny Brennan]], [[H. Jon Benjamin|Jon Benjamin]], [[Phil LaMarr]], and [[Wally Wingert]]. It was viewed by 10.86 million viewers on its original broadcast.

==Plot==
The power goes out while the [[Griffin family|Griffins]] are watching television, and they are left with no other form of entertainment. While they wait for the power to return, [[Peter Griffin|Peter]] decides to retell the story of ''Star Wars,'' beginning with "[[Star Wars (film)|Part IV]]".

A [[Tantive IV|Rebel ship]] is captured by a [[Star Destroyer]]. On the ship are the [[droid (Star Wars)|droid]]s [[C-3PO]] ([[Glenn Quagmire|Quagmire]]), [[R2-D2]] ([[Cleveland Brown|Cleveland]]) and the rebel leader [[Princess Leia]] ([[Lois Griffin|Lois]]). While the ship is boarded by [[Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|stormtrooper]]s, Leia tries to send an [[Moving Picture Experts Group|MPEG]] to [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] through R2, but encounters so many complications that R2 offers to deliver the message himself. Leia is captured by [[Darth Vader]] ([[Stewie Griffin|Stewie]]) while R2 and 3PO flee to [[Tatooine]] in an escape pod, where they are captured by [[Jawa (Star Wars)|Jawa]]s (one of whom is [[Mort Goldman|Mort]]).

The droids are sold to a family of moisture farmers, whose nephew [[Luke Skywalker]] ([[Chris Griffin|Chris]]) wishes to join the [[Rebel Alliance|Rebellion]] and fight the [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Empire]]. While cleaning the droids, Luke stumbles upon Leia's message inside R2, who later decides to leave the farm. Luke and C-3PO pursue him, but are attacked by Sand People. Luke is knocked out by one of them ([[List of Family Guy characters#Pawtucket Brewery|Opie]]) and is found by [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] ([[Herbert (Family Guy)|Herbert]]), who takes them to his hut. Leia's message explains that R2 contains the plans to the [[Death Star]], which must be sent to her father on her home planet of [[Alderaan]] and asks Obi-Wan to help. Obi-Wan tells Luke that he must learn the ways of [[the Force]] and accompany him to Alderaan, and gives him his own [[lightsaber]]. Realizing that the Empire must be looking for the droids, Luke returns home to discover that his home has been destroyed and his aunt and uncle killed, along with [[John Williams]].

Luke, Obi-Wan, and the droids travel to [[Mos Eisley]] to find a pilot to take them to Alderaan. At a local cantina, they hire smuggler [[Han Solo]] ([[Peter Griffin|Peter]]) and his [[Wookiee]] co-pilot [[Chewbacca]] ([[Brian Griffin|Brian]]), who agree to take them with their ship, the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]''. The group is soon spotted by stormtroopers and they flee into space, evading the pursuing Star Destroyers before jumping into [[hyperspace (science fiction)|hyperspace]]. Leia is imprisoned on the Death Star, where commanding officer [[Grand Moff Tarkin]] ([[Adam West (Family Guy)|Adam West]]) has Alderaan destroyed. The ''Millennium Falcon'' exits hyperspace and is captured by the Death Star's tractor beam and brought into its hangar bay. Disguising themselves as stormtroopers, Han and Luke along with Chewbacca set off to rescue the captive Princess while Obi-Wan goes to shut off the tractor beam and R2 and C3PO stay behind. Han, Luke and Chewie rescue Leia, and the four of them dive into a garbage chute to escape stormtroopers and find a couch in the garbage masher below. As they flee the Death Star, Obi-Wan turns off the tractor beam before being confronted by Darth Vader in a lightsaber duel. Vader strikes Obi-Wan down as the others board the ''Falcon'', taking the couch with them.

The ''Falcon'' journeys to the Rebel base at [[Yavin IV]], where the Rebels analyze the Death Star plans and find a weakness. Luke joins the assault team while Han collects his reward for the rescue and prepares to leave. The Rebel fighters (who also include [[Simply Red]], [[Helen Reddy]], [[Redd Foxx]], [[Red Buttons]], the ''[[Red October (submarine)|Red October]]'' and an anthropomorphic pack of [[Big Red (gum)|Big Red]] gum) attack the Death Star but suffer heavy losses during the assault. During his run, Luke hears Obi-Wan's voice telling him to use the Force, and he turns off his targeting computer. Vader appears with his own group of fighters, and is about to fire at Luke's starfighter when Han arrives in the ''Falcon'' and attacks Vader and his men, sending Vader's ship off into space. Guided by the Force, Luke fires into the port, destroying the Death Star, and he returns to the Rebel base with his friends to celebrate their victory.

Back at the Griffins' home, Peter wraps up the story as the power comes back on. Everyone thanks Peter for keeping them entertained, although Chris points out that ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' already told [[Robot Chicken: Star Wars|that story]]. Peter dismisses and mocks the show, and Chris storms off.

==Production==
[[File:Seth MacFarlane by Gage Skidmore 5.jpg|left|upright|thumb|alt=A man with black hair, and tan skin with a black shirt on, leans forward while laughing into a microphone.|''Family Guy'' creator [[Seth MacFarlane]] served as executive producer for the episode.]]
"Blue Harvest" originally aired on September 23, 2007, as the premiere for the [[Family Guy season 6|sixth season]] of ''Family Guy''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/family-guy/show/petarded/episode/17739/castcrew;_ylt=ApqUwltmQ..ERF8wJh8qBou9v9EF|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|title=Family Guy: Petarded|access-date=October 18, 2012|archive-date=January 9, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109002623/https://tv.yahoo.com/family-guy/show/petarded/episode/17739/castcrew|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=yah/> The episode was written by [[Alec Sulkin]], who has been with the show since the fourth season.<ref name=yah/> It was directed by series veteran [[Dominic Polcino]], who has been directing for the series since its first season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/family-guy/show/i-never-met-the-dead-man/episode/1545|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|title=Family Guy: Chitty Chitty Death Bang|access-date=October 18, 2012|archive-date=October 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017073631/http://tv.yahoo.com/family-guy/show/i-never-met-the-dead-man/episode/1545|url-status=live}}</ref> Series regulars [[Peter Shin]] and James Purdum served as supervising directors.<ref name=yah/> The episode's music was composed by Walter Murphy.<ref name=yah>{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/family-guy/show/blue-harvest-part-2/episode/146691;_ylt=AgVs4bzNT7h1XQOYwR33KJOvo9EF|title=Family Guy: Blue Harvest, Part 1|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=October 1, 2012}}</ref>

''Family Guy'' creator [[Seth MacFarlane]] explained that the reason they made a parody of ''Star Wars'' in particular was because the show's staff members were huge fans of the films.<ref name=la/> They also chose ''Star Wars'' because [[Lucasfilm]] allowed it.<ref name=la/> MacFarlane stated that creating parodies based on ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' or ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' was originally considered, but they assumed they would be unable to gain permission from the owners of those properties (in this case [[Paramount Pictures]]).<ref name=la/> Lucasfilm gave only one condition: that the characters had to look exactly like they do in the films.<ref name=la>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-dec-27-la-ca-conversation27-2009dec27-story.html|title=Q & A with Seth MacFarlane|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|author=Collins, Scott|date=December 27, 2009|access-date=October 1, 2012|archive-date=March 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304054300/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/dec/27/entertainment/la-ca-conversation27-2009dec27|url-status=live}}</ref>

Clips of the episode were shown to audience members at [[Star Wars Celebration|''Star Wars'' Celebration IV]], where a panel was hosted by MacFarlane, Sulkin and Polcino, and executive producer [[David A. Goodman]].<ref name=variety>{{cite news|first=Josef|last=Adalian|title='Family Guy' meets 'Star Wars'|url=https://variety.com/2007/digital/news/family-guy-meets-star-wars-1117965865/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 25, 2007|access-date=October 22, 2012|archive-date=January 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102194137/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117965865?|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="force">{{cite news|title=The Force is With Family Guy|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/792/792604p1.html|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=May 30, 2007|access-date=October 4, 2012|archive-date=October 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012161749/http://tv.ign.com/articles/792/792604p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The episode was also previewed at the 2007 [[Comic-Con International]].<ref name="comiccon">{{cite web|url=http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci07_prog_sat.php|title=Programming for Saturday July 28|publisher=Comic-Con|access-date=October 20, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071001183453/http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci07_prog_sat.php |archive-date = October 1, 2007}}</ref>

In addition to the regular cast, actors [[Chevy Chase]], [[Beverly D'Angelo]], and [[Judd Nelson]], musician [[Mick Hucknall]], singer [[Helen Reddy]], and political commentator [[Rush Limbaugh]] made guest appearances.<ref name="yah" /> Recurring guest voice actors [[Phil LaMarr]], [[Johnny Brennan]], [[H. Jon Benjamin|Jon Benjamin]], [[Lori Alan]], [[Adam West]], [[Ralph Garman]], writer [[Danny Smith (writer)|Danny Smith]], writer [[John Viener]], executive producer [[Steve Callaghan]], [[Kirker Butler]], executive producer [[Mark Hentemann]] writer [[Wally Wingert]] and Alec Sulkin also made minor appearances in the episode.<ref name=yah/>

==Cultural references==
[[File:George Lucas 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra) 2.jpg|right|thumb|upright|The episode was a retelling of [[George Lucas]]' ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]''.]]
"Blue Harvest" contains many references to popular culture, particularly to the [[Star Wars (film series)|''Star Wars'' film series]]. Most of the episode itself is a retelling of George Lucas' film ''Star Wars''.<ref name=tvs/> The episode's name is a reference to the fake working title for the production of ''Return of the Jedi''.<ref name=tvs/>

When Peter is about to begin telling the story he says that it is about "love and loss, fathers and sons, and the foresight to retain international merchandising rights", a reference to the fact that [[20th Century Fox]] gave those rights to Lucasfilm.<ref name=la/> During the text scrawl actress [[Angelina Jolie]], her film ''[[Gia]]'', and the television channel [[HBO]] are mentioned.<ref name=tvs/>

One of the [[Star Destroyer]]s displays a bumper sticker reading "Bush – Cheney" a reference to [[United States President]] [[George W. Bush]] and his [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]]'s [[George W. Bush 2004 presidential campaign|2004 re-election campaign]].<ref name=tvs/> When Luke is watching the sunset, he [[Fourth wall|breaks the fourth wall]] by introducing ''Star Wars'' composer [[John Williams]] and the [[London Symphony Orchestra]], who have been scoring the scene, in a parody of a scene from ''[[Blazing Saddles]]'' featuring [[Count Basie]] and his orchestra.<ref name=tvs/> Luke then asks the orchestra to play the theme of ''[[The People's Court]]''.<ref name=tvs/> Later in the episode when Luke finds his uncle and aunt murdered, he also finds that Williams and the entire orchestra have been killed as well; this saddens Luke, since the episode will now have to be scored by composer [[Danny Elfman]] before Luke decapitates him with his lightsaber.<ref name=tvs/> While searching for R2-D2, Luke listens to conservative political commentator [[Rush Limbaugh]]'s [[The Rush Limbaugh Show|radio show]], in which Limbaugh says that the "liberal galactic media is saying that the planet [[Hoth]] is melting".<ref name=tvs/>

One of the band members that plays at the cantina asks for any song request and then he subtly responds to his own question by saying "play that same song," a reference to the fact that the song being played in the film scene lasts a long time.<ref name=tvc/>

Obi-Wan sings a rendition of "[[(I've Had) The Time of My Life]]" from the film ''[[Dirty Dancing]]'', in case he never sees Luke again.<ref name=tvs/> In a fight with a group of [[TIE fighter]]s, Luke asks the origins behind their name; the following scene then shows that the pilots are from Thailand. Leslie Nielsen's character from the movie ''[[Airplane!]]'' wishes Han good luck during their encounter with the TIE fighters.<ref name=tvc/> When seeking how to destroy the Death Star, the rebels look at an instructional video hosted by basketball player [[Magic Johnson]].<ref name=tvc/> Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo's characters from the ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation (film series)|National Lampoon's Vacation]]'' films appear driving by the Death Star.<ref name=tvs/> Chris, who is voiced by [[Seth Green]], points out that ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' already did a ''Star Wars'' parody (Green is the creator of ''Robot Chicken'').<ref name=tvs/>

==Reception==
In its original broadcast on September 23, 2007, "Blue Harvest" was viewed by 10.86 million viewers. The episode acquired a 5.5 [[Nielsen ratings|Nielsen rating]], the [[audience measurement]] systems developed to determine the [[audience]] size and composition of [[broadcast programming|television programming]] in the United States, in the 18–49 demographic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-169824173.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222133736/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-169824173.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2016|title=Sunday football gives big kick to Fox, NBC|last=Kissell|first=Rick|date=September 26, 2007|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]|access-date=November 25, 2012}} {{Subscription required}}</ref>

Reviews of this episode were positive. [[Common Sense Media]] gave the episode three out of five stars, calling it a "racy but often hilarious satire of a fantasy favorite".<ref name=csm>{{cite web|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/family-guy-blue-harvest|title=Family Guy: Blue Harvest|work=[[Common Sense Media]]|author=Cassady, Charles|access-date=October 1, 2012|archive-date=April 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406104001/http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/family-guy-blue-harvest|url-status=live}}</ref> Brad Trechak of [[TV Squad]] also praised "Blue Harvest", stating that it "was a fun episode to watch"; he thought that "MacFarlane kept to the story pretty well, and there were enough corny jokes to make it amusing".<ref name=tvs>{{cite web|url=http://www.aoltv.com/2007/09/23/family-guy-blue-harvest-season-premiere/|title=Family Guy: Blue Harvest (season premiere)|work=[[TV Squad]]|author=Trechak, Brad|date=October 7, 2007|access-date=October 1, 2012|archive-date=October 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019174104/http://www.aoltv.com/2007/09/23/family-guy-blue-harvest-season-premiere/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ahsan Haque from [[IGN]] gave it a score of seven out of ten, criticizing the selection of Herbert as Obi-Wan, but did say that the other choices were "spot-on"; he ended his review by stating, "as a tribute to ''Star Wars'', this episode succeeds, but you can't help but wish that there was a bit more to it, considering the nature of the source material".<ref name= ign>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/09/21/family-guy-blue-harvest-advance-review|title=Family Guy: "Blue Harvest" Advance Review|work=[[IGN]]|author=Haque, Ahsan|date=September 21, 2007|access-date=October 1, 2012|archive-date=December 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211114243/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/09/21/family-guy-blue-harvest-advance-review|url-status=live}}</ref> In a later review of the season as a whole, Haque said that the episode was "generally entertaining, but certainly wasn't as great as it could have been".<ref>{{cite web|last=Haque|first=Ashan|url=http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/873/873193p1.html|title=Family Guy: Season 6 Review|date=13 May 2008|access-date=October 21, 2012|publisher=IGN|archive-date=27 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327081541/http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/873/873193p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, however, Jesse Schedeen, also from IGN, placed "Blue Harvest" as the second best episode in his list of the 20 best ''Family Guy'' episodes, to celebrate the show's 20th anniversary, stating that it "was ''Family Guy''<nowiki/>'s first attempt at devoting an hour-length episode to lampooning the ''Star Wars'' franchise, and it remains the best."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/01/31/top-15-family-guy-episodes?page=4|title=Top 20 Family Guy episodes|publisher=IGN|date=January 31, 2019|access-date=February 9, 2019|last=Schedeen|first=Jesse|archive-date=February 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209232418/https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/01/31/top-15-family-guy-episodes?page=4|url-status=live}}</ref> Daniel Fienberg of [[Zap2it]] also gave it a positive review although he stated that it was released soon after ''[[Robot Chicken]]'''s ''Star Wars'' special and it fared worse because of it.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fienberg |first=Daniel |url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/zap-review-familyguystarwarsepisode,0,4463931.story |title=TV Review: 'Family Guy: The Star Wars Episode' |access-date=October 22, 2012 |publisher=[[Zap2it]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120065823/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/zap-review-familyguystarwarsepisode%2C0%2C4463931.story |archive-date=January 20, 2008 }}</ref> Tom Eames of entertainment website ''[[Digital Spy]]'' placed the episode at number three on his listing of the best ''Family Guy'' episodes in order of "yukyukyuks" and described the episode as "pretty much the same [as its sequel] but better."<ref name="Eames">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/feature/a809510/best-ever-family-guy-episodes-so-far/|title=The 16 best ever Family Guy episodes in order of yukyukyuks|last=Eames|first=Tom|date=19 March 2017|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=19 March 2017|archive-date=20 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320051930/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/feature/a809510/best-ever-family-guy-episodes-so-far/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[Newsday]]''<nowiki/>'s Diane Werts rendered a more mixed verdict, saying the episode "veer[s] wildly from bull's-eye satire to gotta-fill-time-now exposition", and was not as enjoyable for non-''Star Wars'' fans.<ref name="Newsday">{{cite news|first=Diane |last=Werts |title=Fox's 'Family Guy' takes on 'Star Wars' |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/ny-ettell5382396sep21,0,5416623.story |publisher=[[Newsday]] |date=September 21, 2007 |access-date=September 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016054852/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/ny-ettell5382396sep21%2C0%2C5416623.story |archive-date=October 16, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Robin Pierson of The TV Critic also gave it a mixed review, criticizing the writers for using the character of Herbert and the episode's musical moment which he called an "un-amusing waste of time", although he did praise the way that the episode satirized the ''Star Wars universe''; he ended his review by saying that "Chances are the more you like ''Star Wars'', the more you will enjoy this. For those of us who know ''Family Guy'' better than ''Star Wars'', there is plenty of bad material here to remind us that nothing much has changed". He gave the episode 65 out of a possible 100.<ref name=tvc>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetvcritic.org/reviews/comedies/family-guy/season-15/blue-harvest/|title=Episode 1 – Blue Harvest|publisher=The TV Critic|author=Pierson, Robin|access-date=September 29, 2012|archive-date=April 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419030027/http://www.thetvcritic.org/reviews/comedies/family-guy/season-15/blue-harvest/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

The [[Parents Television Council]], a group that has been a frequent critic of ''Family Guy'', criticized the episode for a perceived frequent use of sexual dialogue, enough for the episode to have an "S" content descriptor for sexual content (the episode was rated TV-14-DLV on Fox).<ref>{{cite web|last=Schulenberg|first=Caroline|title="Family Guy" on Fox|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/Ratings/2008/0411.asp|work=So You Think You Can Rate a TV Show?|publisher=Parents Television Council|date=April 11, 2008|access-date=September 30, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415134939/http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/Ratings/2008/0411.asp|archive-date=April 15, 2008}}</ref>

In 2009, ''[[TV Guide]]'' ranked "Blue Harvest" #99 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.<ref>{{cite news |title= TV's Top 100 Episodes of All Time |newspaper= TV Guide |date= June 15, 2009 |pages= 34–49 }}</ref>

==Home media==
The episode was released on January 15, 2008 for [[DVD]], and on August 7, 2012 for [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] in [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Family-Guy-Harvest-Seth-MacFarlane/dp/B000YOX3HE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1349488437&sr=8-2&keywords=blue+harvest |title=Family Guy: Blue Harvest (2008) |website=Amazon |access-date=October 4, 2012 |archive-date=April 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410090122/http://www.amazon.com/Family-Guy-Harvest-Seth-MacFarlane/dp/B000YOX3HE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1349488437&sr=8-2&keywords=blue+harvest |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Family-Guy-Blue-Harvest-Blu-ray/dp/B0087MN9UG/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1349488437&sr=8-7&keywords=blue+harvest |title=Family Guy: Blue Harvest (Blu-ray) |website=Amazon |access-date=October 4, 2012 |archive-date=April 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410090127/http://www.amazon.com/Family-Guy-Blue-Harvest-Blu-ray/dp/B0087MN9UG/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1349488437&sr=8-7&keywords=blue+harvest |url-status=live }}</ref> It was issued on January 21, 2008 for DVD in Region 2,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Family-Guy-Blue-Harvest-DVD/dp/B000XEMDRQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1349488622&sr=1-1|title=Family Guy – Blue Harvest (DVD)|website=Amazon UK|access-date=October 4, 2012|archive-date=April 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410090130/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Family-Guy-Blue-Harvest-DVD/dp/B000XEMDRQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1349488622&sr=1-1|url-status=live}}</ref> and on February 6, 2008 DVD and on August 24, 2011 for Blu-ray in Region 4.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/blu-ray/family-guy-presents-blue-harvest-blu-ray/dp/820460 |title=Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest (Blu-ray) |publisher=ezydvd |access-date=October 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420210058/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/blu-ray/family-guy-presents-blue-harvest-blu-ray/dp/820460 |archive-date=2012-04-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/family-guy-presents-blue-harvest/dp/797580 |title=Family Guy Presents Blue Harvest |publisher=ezydvd |access-date=October 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925071002/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/family-guy-presents-blue-harvest/dp/797580 |archive-date=2012-09-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "Blue Harvest" was also released as part of the ''[[Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy]]'' which was released on December 21, 2010 for DVD and on December 21, 2010 for Blu-ray in Region 1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Laugh-It-Up-Fuzzball-Something/dp/B0044E9JTG |title=Laugh It Up, Fuzzball: The Family Guy Trilogy (It's a Trap! / Blue Harvest / Something, Something, Something, Darkside) (Blu-ray) |website=Amazon |access-date=October 4, 2012 |archive-date=August 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831133526/http://www.amazon.com/Laugh-It-Up-Fuzzball-Something/dp/B0044E9JTG |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Laugh-It-Up-Fuzzball-Something/dp/B0040JHX0W/ref=pd_cp_mov_0 |title=Laugh It Up Fuzzball: Family Guy Trilogy (Blue Harvest/Something, Something, Something Darkside / It's a Trap) |website=Amazon |access-date=October 4, 2012 |archive-date=April 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410090306/http://www.amazon.com/Laugh-It-Up-Fuzzball-Something/dp/B0040JHX0W/ref=pd_cp_mov_0 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was issued on December 27, 2010 for both DVD and Blu-ray in Region 2.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Family-Guy-Trilogy-Fuzzball/dp/B0048EJVWW |title=The Family Guy Trilogy – Laugh It Up, Fuzzball (DVD) |website=Amazon UK |access-date=October 4, 2012 |archive-date=August 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830213645/http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Family-Guy-Trilogy-Fuzzball/dp/B0048EJVWW |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Family-Guy-Trilogy-Fuzzball/dp/B0048EJVX6|title=The Family Guy Trilogy – Laugh It Up, Fuzzball (Blu-ray)|website=Amazon UK|access-date=October 4, 2012|archive-date=October 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011201116/http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Family-Guy-Trilogy-Fuzzball/dp/B0048EJVX6|url-status=live}}</ref> Its release date in Region 4 was December 22, 2010 for DVD and January 12, 2011 for Blu-ray.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/family-guy-trilogy-the-3-disc-set/dp/816749|title=Family Guy Trilogy, The (3 Disc Set)|publisher=Ezydvd|access-date=October 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923135004/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/family-guy-trilogy-the-3-disc-set/dp/816749|archive-date=2012-09-23|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/blu-ray/family-guy-trilogy-the-6-disc-set-3-blu-ray-3-dvd-box-set-bonus/dp/817314|title=Family Guy Trilogy, The (6 Disc Set) (3 Blu-ray / 3 DVD Box Set) (BONUS Digital Copy)|publisher=Ezydvd|access-date=October 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229010548/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/blu-ray/family-guy-trilogy-the-6-disc-set-3-blu-ray-3-dvd-box-set-bonus/dp/817314|archive-date=December 29, 2011}}</ref>

==Sequels==
"Blue Harvest" had two sequels, "[[Something, Something, Something, Dark Side]]", which parodied''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'', and "[[It's a Trap!]]", which parodied ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', originally were released [[direct-to-video]] on December 22, 2009, and December 21, 2010, then later aired on Fox May 23, 2010 ([[Family Guy season 8|season eight]], episode 20) and May 22, 2011 ([[Family Guy season 9|season nine]], episode 18) respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/family-guy/show/something-something-something-dark-side/episode/239353;_ylt=Ai_yCc1670E61K0EK7rdSGi9v9EF|title=Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=October 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/family-guy/show/episode-vi-it-s-a-trap/episode/271988;_ylt=Aq5bxnLK5vUJLKvXCurBnZa9v9EF|title=Family Guy: Episode VI: It s a Trap|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=October 1, 2012}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb episode|id=0888817}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|id=family_guy_presents_blue_harvest|title=Blue Harvest}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091212013937/http://www.familyguyblueharvestdvd.com/ Official Website for Blue Harvest]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080209164923/http://www.familyguyblueharvest.co.uk/ Official UK Website for Blue Harvest]

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{{Saturn Award for Best Television Presentation}}

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