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6 unusual facts about Chewbacca


Buffalo Turkey Trot

The race is partially a serious competition and partially a fun run; participants in the Turkey Trot have been known to wear unusual costumes (comparable to those used by the contestants in the game show Let's Make a Deal) such as turkey suits, hockey uniforms with mullets, whole canoes, Chewbacca outfits, or formal wedding wear while racing.

Indorphine

Jimmy, along with Tanner Owings and Everett Sailor, have been working on a concept album entitled Cowboy Maloney's Electric City vs. The Chocolate Chewbaccapocalypse for the past few months.

Première!

An instrumental unlisted track (although it is credited on the sleeve notes) which is, according to Qwentin (as said on an interview for the Portuguese radio station Antena 3, in 2006), a "deep look into the character's inner self" (Chewbacca being a Star Wars supporting character, with little or no closure on its personal life).

Screwed in Tallinn

Lasse Kongo's lines are mostly incomprehensible to the audience, expect for intermittent outbursts of "Shut up!", yet Percy seems to understand him perfectly, something that is reminiscent of the interaction between Chewbacca and Han Solo in Star Wars

The Servants of Twilight

Christine, Charlie, Joey, and the new dog Chewbacca begin a tiresome cross country journey to escape the deluded members of "The Twilight".

TKO-HQ

The band's collection of interests and influences is integral to their stage presence and live atmosphere, claiming popular culture references from Bruce Springsteen to Chewbacca.


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Han shot first

Peter Mayhew, the actor who played Chewbacca in the original series, was asked in a Reddit AMA, "Mr Mayhew. Did Han really shoot first ? You were there. You saw it first hand. The truth needs to come out !"

Star Wars Tales Volume 5

In this possibly canon story, Han Solo and Chewbacca come into the possession of some valuable glowing Tandgor gems, that Solo claims will pay off debts and mod the Millennium Falcon.

The Hand of Thrawn

Leia and Han attempt to deal with this issue, while Chewbacca takes the children to Kashyyyk for safety.


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