Star Wars: The Clone Wars Bounty Hunters (2008–2019) Online
Obi-Wan, Anakin and Ahsoka crash land on Felucia and reluctantly join four bounty hunters in defending a village from Hondo Ohnaka's pirate gang.
| Episode cast overview: | |||
 | James Arnold Taylor | - | Obi-Wan Kenobi / Pirate Trooper (voice) |
 | Matt Lanter | - | Anakin Skywalker / Muk Muk Monkey (voice) |
 | Anna Graves | - | Sugi / Rumi (voice) |
 | Ashley Eckstein | - | Ahsoka Tano / Village Child (voice) |
 | Jim Cummings | - | Hondo Ohnaka (voice) |
 | Greg Baldwin | - | Casiss / Seripas / Gwarm (voice) |
 | Stephen Stanton | - | Dilanni / Pirate Scout (voice) |
 | Dave Filoni | - | Embo (voice) |
 | Tom Kane | - | Narrator (voice) |
The episode begins with an unusual title card, specifically mentioning Akira Kurosawa, an influential film director greatly admired by George Lucas. The original Star Wars was very much inspired by the works of Kurosawa, particularly the 1958 movie La fortaleza escondida (1958). Another Clone Wars episode, "Lightsaber Lost," is a nod to Kurosawa's work - the 1949 film, El perro rabioso (1949). "Bounty Hunters" is the clearest tribute yet to Kurosawa, and his legendary movie Los siete samuráis (1954). Its tale of a beleaguered village hiring mercenaries for protection against brigands has inspired a host of movies -- most famously the American remake, _The Magnificent Seven_, as well as comedies like Tres amigos (1986) and Bichos: Una aventura en miniatura (1998). An early storyline in the Star Wars Marvel Comics series in 1978-1979 has a similar story, with Han Solo leading a group of hired guns to protect a village threatened by bandits.
Greg Baldwin's vocal performance of Casiss is patterned after the distinctive speaking style of actor Mako.
Sugi's blaster pistol she carries is the exact same type of weapon brandished by Boba Fett in El retorno del Jedi (1983).
When Seripas' true form is revealed, he has a lot of patches on his flight suit. One of them is the classic Star Wars fan club patch of Darth Vader's helmet on his lower right arm.
The 'Jedi fortune cookie' message that opens the show reads "Courage makes heroes, but trust builds friendship."
The Aurebesh text on the escape capsules used by the Jedi reads: "CAUTION - Explosive Extrusion".
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