Thomas' Adventures of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

***Thomas' Adventures of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi*** is the sixth and final episode in the Thomas & Friends/Star Wars saga to be created by Hiatt Grey. And it is the sequel to *Thomas' Adventures of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back*.

## Plot

In an attempt to rescue Han Solo from crime lord Jabba the Hutt, C-3PO, R2-D2, Luna, Artemis, Diana, Brian, Barney, BJ, Baby Bop, the Barney kids, Professor Tinkerputt, Kipper, his friends, and the Powerpuff Girls are sent to Jabba's palace on Tatooine in a trade bargain made by Luke Skywalker. Disguised as bounty hunters, Princess Leia and the Sailor Scouts infiltrate the palace under the pretense of collecting the bounty on Chewbacca and Darien Shields and unfreeze Han, but are caught and enslaved. Luke, the trains, and Toad soon arrive to bargain for their friends' release, but Jabba drops Luke through a trapdoor with the intent of letting him be eaten by a rancor. After Luke kills the creature, Jabba sentences him, Han, Chewbacca, the team, and their friends to death by being fed to the Sarlacc, a huge, carnivorous plant-like desert beast. Having hidden his lightsaber inside R2-D2, Luke frees himself and battles Jabba's guards while Leia uses her chains to strangle Jabba to death. As the others rendezvous with the Rebel Alliance, Luke returns to Dagobah, where he finds that Yoda is dying. Yoda confirms that Darth Vader, once known as Anakin Skywalker, is Luke's father, and becomes one with the Force. The Force ghost of Obi-Wan Kenobi reveals that Leia is Luke's twin sister, and tells Luke that he must face Vader again to finish his training and defeat the Empire.

The Rebel Alliance learns that the Empire has been constructing a new Death Star under the supervision of the Emperor himself. As the station is protected by an energy shield, Han leads a strike team to destroy the shield generator on the forest moon of Endor; doing so would allow a squadron of starfighters to destroy the Death Star. Luke and Leia accompany the strike team to Endor in a stolen Imperial shuttle. Luke and his companions encounter a tribe of Ewoks and, after an initial conflict, gain their trust. Later, Luke tells Leia that she is his sister, Vader is their father, and that he must confront him. Surrendering to Imperial troops, Luke is brought before Vader, and he tries to convince his father to return from the dark side of the Force.

Vader takes Luke to the Death Star to meet the Emperor, intent on turning him to the dark side. The Emperor reveals that the Death Star is operational and that the Rebel Fleet will fall into a trap. On Endor, Han's team is captured by Imperial forces, but a counterattack by the Ewoks allows the Rebels to infiltrate the shield generator. Meanwhile, Lando Calrissian leads the Rebel Fleet in the *Millennium Falcon*, only to find that the Death Star's shield is still active, and the Imperial fleet waiting for them. The Emperor tempts Luke to give in to his anger, and Luke engages Vader in a lightsaber duel. Vader senses that Luke has a sister, and threatens to turn her to the dark side. Enraged, Luke attacks and severs Vader's prosthetic hand. The Emperor entreats Luke to kill Vader and take his place, but Luke refuses, declaring himself a Jedi. Furious, the Emperor tortures Luke with Force lightning. Unwilling to let his son die, Vader throws the Emperor to his death, but is mortally electrocuted in the process. At his father's last request, Luke removes Vader's mask, and the redeemed Anakin Skywalker dies in his son's arms.

After the strike team destroys the shield generator, Lando leads a group of Rebel fighters into the Death Star core and destroys its main reactor. As the *Falcon* flies out of the Death Star's superstructure and Luke escapes on a shuttle with his father's body, the station explodes. On Endor, Leia reveals to Han that Luke is her brother, and they kiss. Luke cremates Anakin's body on a pyre. As the Rebels celebrate the defeat of the Empire, Luke sees the spirits of Yoda, Obi-Wan, and Anakin watching over him.

## Trivia

* Barney the Dinosaur, BJ, Baby Bop, Tosha, Min, Shawn, Derek, Professor Tinkerputt, Cody Newton, Abby Newton, Marcella Walker, the Powerpuff Girls (Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup), and Courage the Cowardly Dog guest star in this film.
* Diesel 10, Splatter and Dodge, Class 40, George the Steamroller, Diesel, 'Arry and Bert, Bulgy, The Horrid Lorries, S.C. Ruffey, and The Spiteful Brake Van will work for Darth Sidious in this film.

## Soundtrack

1. Max Rebo Band - Lapti Nek
2. Sailor Moon Eternal - Moon Effect (During the final fight with the villains)
3. Ewoks - Yub Nub (Victory celebration song)