304: Sphere of Influence: Episode Guide

"A child stolen is a lost hope."

Preview: Chi Eekway and Che Amanwa, Chairman Papanoida's daughters, are kidnapped and held for ransom. Ahsoka Tano teams up with the Senator from Pantora, Riyo Chuchi, to aid the new chairman in recovering his family before the Trade Federation can unduly influence the future of his planet. The Chairman and his son, Ion, track down the kidnapper - Greedo - on Tatooine, and rescue Che Amanwe. Meanwhile, Ahsoka and Chuchi find Chi Eekway held captive aboard a blockading Trade Federation battleship over Pantora, and expose Trade Federation officer Sib Canay as a Separatist conspirator

Greatest Scene: When Ion and Papanoida go to the Mos Eisley Cantina to find Che Amanwe from the Bounty Hunter Greedo. When they find Che Amanwe, Greedo reveals that they are Pantorans and the fire fight begins. Papanoida pulls out twin blasters and gets cover from a table that had been tipped over. When the Bounty Hunters have been defeated the family had been reunited and a bartender had been left in shock.

Memorable Quotes:

"Their Pantorans! Blast them!" Greedo

"My daughters lives are in your hands inspector." Chairman Papanoida

"You will let me pass." Ahsoka

"Where are they, you slime!" Chairman Papanoida

Secrets Revealed:

Chairman Papanoida's family is based on George Lucas' family. Chi Eekway Papanoida is based on Katie Lucas, Che Amanwe Papanoida is based on Amanda Lucas, Ion Papanoida is based of Jett Lucas and, of course, Chairman Baron Papanoida is based of George Lucas himself.

Embo and Sugi from the season two episode Bounty Hunters have cameo appearances inside Jabba the Hutt's palace.

Ion Papanoida calls Greedo 'sleemo' which is Huttese for 'slimeball'

Though not technically visited in the course of the episode, images of Pantora appear during the newsreel narration.

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