Gleep Glossary: A Star Wars Story #74 - Lobot (w/ Skeleton Crew Thoughts)
Added 2025-02-21 11:00:06 +0000 UTCOn this edition of our Star Wars Gleep Glossary, we're learning about the best executive assistant in the galaxy, Lobot! We're also weighing in on this first season of Skeleton Crew!
It's kinda wild that Lobot's parents gave him that name before he needed all the robot parts, no? Would Lobot be given a gold watch for 25 years of service to Cloud City? And wow, what a surprise, it's Star Wars so Lobot both owned slaves and was sold into slavery. Hey, great! PLUS: Star Wars touring burlesque shows, eh?
Gleep Glossary: A Star Wars Story is a show where the guys try to honor the history and legacy of Star Wars characters, most of whom we've been told don't matter anymore!
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Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.
Comments
I love getting to 40 with you guys. I laugh at the same dad jokes you make now. Been listening since 2013.
Nathan
2025-07-20 18:25:04 +0000 UTCJust listened to this and now have started to get ads for The Empire Strips Back on TikTok. The algorithms are always listening.
Wayne McNally
2025-02-27 14:44:13 +0000 UTCConsidering that there's a infinite amount of shows and movies to watch online I think it's ok to decide to not watch something based on the trailer making it look bad
Mark D Myers
2025-02-26 23:37:12 +0000 UTCFinally
Will See
2025-02-25 21:00:52 +0000 UTCThe Lando comic was published in a trade collection with a Leia limited series and Chewie limited series. All 3 are absolutely fantastic and more than worth the time to read if you have any interest in any of the 3 characters.
Jake Kroker
2025-02-23 01:19:56 +0000 UTCI always thought Lobot was a nickname. Like his birth name was Lorenzo Botticelli or something.
johnny stocker
2025-02-22 22:46:37 +0000 UTCAs far as Lobot’s name goes, many of the characters were originally named by Kenner because they just got sent the character design with no names, hence “Walrus Man”, “Hammerhead” etc . I suspect Lobot was named because he was shorter than the other figures and looked like he might have been a robot.
Craig
2025-02-22 09:43:17 +0000 UTCI owned that Lobot action figure but those puffy sleeves really bothered me for some reason. I also think he was wearing flares.
Craig
2025-02-22 09:38:01 +0000 UTCSkeleton Crew suggests Palapatine stopped using Old Republic credits as Order 66 as the currency of the Empire. What type of currency did he replace it with? Did he purge the Jedi and the Republic to shill his crypto scheme?
CharlesGrodin'sToupee
2025-02-22 03:05:56 +0000 UTC:55-:57 seconds needs to become the people’s rallying cry, said with the same cadence
RJ Cunningham
2025-02-22 02:32:44 +0000 UTCA friend of mine went to Empire Strips Back and said it was pretty fun.... Definitely wasn't me, was a real human friend...
thecaptainofdeath
2025-02-22 00:35:48 +0000 UTCI wrote my comment before listening all the way through, and I feel bad for my error, really LO.
Sarah Wolf
2025-02-21 21:13:13 +0000 UTCIt's a Lobot entry but Lobacca is in it as a fellow kid Jedi alongside Jaina and Jacen. - Eric
We Hate Movies
2025-02-21 20:05:28 +0000 UTCFor a few minutes I was confusing Lobot with Lobacca (sp?). Where the getting lazy with the names?
Sarah Wolf
2025-02-21 18:32:29 +0000 UTCI was glad that I ended up really enjoying Skeleton Crew. I really like when Star Wars plays around with different genres and inspirations, and also veers away from all things Skywalker. And it helps that there's a whole heaping ton of cool practical costumed gleep glops in every episode! More werewolf guys, please.
Busiris
2025-02-21 16:54:34 +0000 UTCI came for Lobot and stayed for everyone doing Lando impersonations
James C Harris
2025-02-21 16:50:57 +0000 UTC“I passed on Skeleton Crew. Yeah it’s probably a decent show-but so what.” -Carson Wells
Paul
2025-02-21 16:05:42 +0000 UTCRather than reaching popcorn when “The Movie Starts” you should be cracking open a Cerveza Cristal
Kevin Lynch
2025-02-21 14:35:46 +0000 UTCRe: the Lando comic - was originally a 4 issue mini-run that I think they then reprinted into a single book collection. Alongside the Lobot scene Eric mentioned, one other standout being a scene where an Imperial officer, after failing big, rather than apologize to the Emperor personally, opts for a blaster to the temple. Not a bad little side story.
Todd B
2025-02-21 13:56:04 +0000 UTCSkeleton Crew was must watch TV in my house. The whole family was happy to watch. It’s not the best thing ever but it does have a Space Pirate Wolfman and Star Wars Space Pirates actually have silly pirate stuff like eye patches and leg legs. It was fun. The first episode is a bit of a slog though
Dan sulin
2025-02-21 13:17:27 +0000 UTCGreat as always! "I know you guys are thinking this is a short entry, but it is not." lmao
Zora McBride
2025-02-21 13:05:58 +0000 UTCI think Skeleton Crew was great, people mention The Goonies when talking about it, but it brought to my mind the source material that inspired the Goonies: Treasure Island. Not sure it needs another season but I'd watch it.
Felipe Sobreiro
2025-02-21 12:49:32 +0000 UTCI’m with Andrew on this show. The show not being about the greatest hits of Star Wars is what was great about it. I was nervous about it being a show for kids but it totally reminded me of the 80s kids adventure movies and that just worked for me. Plus Jude Law was amazing.
Steve Lyon
2025-02-21 12:45:19 +0000 UTCHurray, perfect way to start the day!! Coffee, tall glass-a-water and a glossary of the gleaps! Love you guys, stay safe out there. Get set to wear the blue!
Zora McBride
2025-02-21 12:39:15 +0000 UTCI've been on the fence about watching Skeleton Crew and this convinced me to give it a chance simply so I can hear some Star Wars noises that I dearly miss
Matthew Mariner
2025-02-21 11:43:05 +0000 UTC
