Tonight on Clone Wars: Bombad Jedi
Star Wars:Clone Wars: Bombad Jedi
Air Date: November 21 at 9 on Cartoon Network.
It’s Jar Jar Binks to the Rescue in this week’s Star Wars: Clone Wars!
Jar Jar Binks and C-3PO team up to save Padmé Amidala from doom at the hands of evil Viceroy Nute Gunray. But the task becomes infinitely more complicated when the Separatists assume that the Gungan is a Jedi.
Director Jesse Yeh says Jar Jar’s overstated mannerisms and physicality make him a natural for The Clone Wars animated format.
“Jar Jar’s looks, expressions and his characteristic personality allow us to animate him to levels of exaggeration that really stand out from the other human characters or two-legged creatures,” Yeh says. “To me, his character is almost right out of the classic Disney or Warner Bros. cartoons. He is not always completely ‘there,’ he is clumsy and he seems to have a talent for making mistakes that really matter – sometimes in a constructive way, sometimes in a destructive way. I think it’s easy to be attracted by his innocent, childlike, naive side. He’s like a loveable, well-meaning friend – one you don’t want around when it’s a matter of life and death. But once you’ve lived through the crisis, you definitely want to invite him to the celebration party.”
Yeh directs action and comedy with equal skill, but he says it’s easier to find inspiration for the latter in his daily activities.