George Lucas puts those types of characters in for the kids. Same with Jar Jar.
I think that Star Wars revolutionized not only sci-fi movies, but also the entire industry in the way that things are done.
Doing the Muppet Show you forget about conventional filming.
With Star Wars fans, there's so much enthusiasm, and it's a completely different generation now.
After my own for instance, my favourite is Princess Leia.
Never having played Chess before, it was most interesting to be playing the game with no pieces in front of me. But I still knew how to stroke my hair when I won.