Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)

A clip of Han Solo is shown winking on a TV screen in a store window on the monring after Tom and Summer hook up.

Terry and Alan go to David Ershon's tax office to continue their investigation, but as they arrive, the tax office is blown up. Alan remarks that explosion scenes in movies are not real, saying that no one could just walk away. He cites the Millenium Falcon was blown up by the Death Star as an example of a big explosion.

Blue Harvest is a parody of the original Star Wars movie.

The musical cue heard during the Star Wars opening crawl while Stella and Ted watch the film is from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

Liz tells Floyd that she and Pete are watching the movies on the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies list, but they only own Star Wars and Tootsie so they keep watching those two films. It is again referenced during Tracy's dream, when Thomas Jefferson holds his hand up to Tracy and says "May the Force be with you always".

The escape pod scene mimics the scene from Star Wars Episode IV

Patty and Selma's line "the bitterness is strong in this one," is a reference to Darth Vader's line "the Force is strong in this one" from the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

Barney remarks that the bar is full of duds, saying "I'm one scotch and soda away from the Cantina scene in 'Star Wars'.".

Quagmire tells the woman at the adoption agency not to let his baby go to the Sand People which she thinks are the creatures from the original Star Wars movie.

When Liz leaves Rosemary's apartment, Rosemary says "Help me Liz Lemon. You're my only hope.". Rosemary is played by Carrie Fisher, and this line is a parody of her line of "Help me Obi Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope." in the 1977 Star Wars film.

After being announced as a married couple upon entrance to the wedding reception, Lily asks Marshall if he's upset that she didn't take his last name. Lily suggests they make up a new last name to share. Marshall's first suggestion is "Marshall and Lily Skywalker", a reference to the Star Wars films.

Jim tries to thank Dwight for defending him against an angry Roy, but Dwight refuses any kind of repayment. When Jim asks if he can take Dwight out for a free beer, Dwight responds with "When Han Solo returns to the Death Star in the Millennium Falcon, and shoots down the TIE fighters and saves the Rebel cause, do you think he does so for a free beer?"

Barney mentions that "Han shot first". This was a big deal with the re-release of the Star Wars movies. The new ones show Greedo shooting first, but the old ones have Han doing the shooting.