Idaho Dad: Darth & Son, Inc.

My son wanted to watch Star Wars: Return of the Jedi for the umpteenth time the other night. Which is fine by me, as I’ve already seen the movie umpteen times and never tire of it. The final moments of the movie are memorable, of course, but I’d never made special note of the classic father-son scene that takes place at the end until my son said, “Wow, dads really don’t like it when people mess with their sons.” You know the scene. When the Emperor is zapping Luke Skywalker with a gazillion volts of dark side juice, and Luke’s rolling around on the floor screaming, “Don’t tase me, bro!” And then Darth Vader finally comes to his senses and tosses the Emperor into the chasm/Idaho Dad, A Family Runs Through It. More here.

• Did they actually say that on TV?/Atmospheric Ruminations
• Cut off/Sparky’s Notes
• 1979 was a very good year/Rants, Raves & Random Thoughts
• About my dad/Hauser Thoughts

Question: What are you favorite father-son movie scenes?

• Haiku for one single impression/Tumblewords
• Woo-hoo, it’s spring break/A Butterfly Moment
• Somewhere my love/Silver Valley Stories
• You sanctimonious bastards/PDX Pup
• Before & after/Notes On A Napkin
• Raising children isn’t easy/Simple Mind
• Obama: Messiah or dictator?/Dogwalk Musings

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