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Due to the project's success, BentTV later created an improved version, referred to as the
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skills. This became the first (and most widely seen) version of the video. After showing the finished results to
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appears in the final verse repeating "Knock him out the box, Luke, knock him out..." This is an homage to the
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special on the awards. Clips from "Star Wars
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and replies "No, it's not." This continues until the Emperor says "it's the
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parody cartoon was created in 1999. It is a fake advertisement for a
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19:"Star Wars Gangsta Rap"
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