- [Narrator] Previously on The Real Fans Of The Saga.
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- Hey, look what I found!
Brand new and unused.
- Where did those come from?
- In the basement.
- You are a hoarder.
- I'm not a hoarder, I'm a collector.
Aw man, who pissed on the rug again?
(mischievous music)
Well, don't everybody answer me at once.
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- I came up, I pissed on the rug.
- No, I'm serious.
I'm tired of the god (bleep) dogs pissing on the rug!
- Had a bad day today.
- What happened?
- Company did some...
they did some downsizing,
and I got let go.
So thankfully in the eleventh hour,
I get a job and Celebration is gonna be
my celebration of the new job.
Obviously, this is way more than we're gonna be able
to pack and take home with us.
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- [Cris] My love for Star Wars is big,
and so is my collection.
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- Some people lean towards the light side,
others the dark side.
I'm somewhere in the middle.
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- [Alphie] I know kung-fu
and the force is strong in my family.
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- [Sean] Star Wars is everywhere
and so am I.
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(airplane engine roaring)
- I'm so glad to be back in Chicago.
It was a great weekend with some friends,
but there's nothing like returning home
from a long week.
(mischievous music)
Hello?
- Hi! - [Cris] Hi!
- [Michelle] How was your trip?
- [Cris] I missed you guys.
- We missed you.
(smacking kiss)
- C'mere you.
Hi!
- And now you have some questions to answer.
So, what did you buy?
- I bought a couple things.
- How much money did you spend?
- Uh, more than I wanted to (laughing).
- I think I have an idea of how much you spend on Star Wars,
but, I'd like to have a nice round number.
It also works in my favor,
because,
then I can get my nice things.
I don't collect anything.
- I give you nice things.
- I know, I'm saying it works in my favor because--
- But that's not why I give you nice things.
I give you nice things because I love you.
- Well that's nice.
- I did get Danni something.
- [Michelle] You did, what is it?
- Star Wars blocks.
- These are cute.
- [Cris] Very cool, huh?
- Yeah.
- Danni. - Little pictures on it,
see how she likes 'em.
- They didn't have this stuff when I was a kid.
Look what daddy got you.
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Do you like it when I buy stuff for Danni?
- I love it, I love it.
- You know those blocks are on Ebay now
for over a hundred dollars.
My friend stood in line for six hours
just to get those blocks and the sushi set.
Did you get yourself something?
- No.
- You still... Wait, wait a minute.
- [Friend] I went just for you.
- No. - [Friend] 'Cause I love you.
- For real? - [Friend] Yeah.
- Seven hours for me?
- Yeap, seven hours.
- [Cris] Just for me.
- I didn't get anything for myself.
- Nothing for yourself.
All right, thanks bro, thank you very much, man.
That's awesome.
- Well the funny thing is
she won't appreciate that (laughing), so.
- No, she probably won't, but y'know.
- Can she open it?
- Yeah, yeah.
Some things aren't made to be opened, y'know.
- Everything's made to be opened.
- Yeah?
It'd be silly for me to keep those blocks in the wrapper,
and not I'll let her play with them.
- Look what I got!
Look at all these.
- Oh-ho (laughing) my,
- Look at that. - Goodness.
Oh my goodness.
- Look at that.
It's in a...
How do you say this Star Wars language?
Ar-eh-besh.
How would you know the Star Wars language?
- How would I know, what...
Are you asking me?
- Yeah, look at all those.
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I do love seeing Danni play with the blocks,
I'm glad that she enjoys them.
And I'm really, really,
really glad to be home.
- [Michelle] And we're glad to have you home.
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- Oh Sean, what are you doing now?
We just had the house cleaned.
- (groaning) Ah, I got a bad feeling about this.
- I just got off of work, and now this mess?
- We got Chris' birthday coming up,
I started working on his Tampa Bay Rey's helmet.
So I'm in the middle of making Chris' helmet,
I've got stuff everywhere.
I was trying to get it done before Lisa got home.
I didn't make it.
- I see you're using and doing the helmets,
but what's this other (bleep) now?
- Well, I mean we got the Joliet Days coming up,
and I wanted to make sure that I had everything ready
on the Blackhawks as well.
- I know, but you're killing me,
It's just like,
one mess on top of another mess.
Why can't you just do one thing at a time?
- I only have so much free time when I'm not at work,
so I gotta get this stuff done.
A lot of times when I come home from work,
I'm tired and I can't it,
so on my days off
I try to get as much of it done as I can.
- I mean, you're just giving me a headache.
I just got off of work and I don't need,
I don't need this aggravation.
And you know, I smelt the spray paint
from outside in the parking lot.
I mean, seriously?
You know, I told you I don't like you spray painting.
You know how I hate those fumes.
- That's why I was trying to do it while you weren't here,
so that you wouldn't have to smell it,
but it lingers, I guess.
- I don't know, you just aggravate me,
just aggravate me.
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- She kinda has a point,
I just got the place cleaned up,
and here I am back in it again.
But, I gotta get it done.
- (moaning) You're just giving me a migraine,
and we just got back from Celebration, Anaheim.
And then, we haven't even got your shipment yet.
Where are we gonna put that crap?
And you got all this (bleep) now,
and then we got your other stuff
that's coming from FedEx.
We have no room.
- If I have to,
I'll take the rest of it to the trailer.
Yeah, thank god I got the storage trailer,
because if I didn't, we'd be living
like we were in the trash compactor
on the Death Star,
because, we have definitely outgrown our space
with the stuff that I have.
So, if I didn't have that trailer,
Lisa would be a lot harder to handle.
It's my hope chest
for when we get a house.
- I don't know about hope chest.
- (laughing) It's a hope trailer.
- It's kind of crazy.
- It's a hope trailer
for when we finally get our house,
- It's kinda crazy. - And I can have my
Star Wars man-cave.
- You know we've outgrown this place.
- Yeah, we've outgrown this place
for a while now.
I want to eventually save and
get a house,
so that I can build my big
Star Wars man-cave,
and get everything out of the trailer
and put it on display like everyone.
In my own little Sean...
Rancho Sean-Wan, or whatever you wanna call it.
- Sean, your hobby is out of control.
- I definitely spend way too much.
I mean, I'll take whatever I need to take
to the trailer,
but don't forget, we also got...
Your Barbies I've got all in totes
sitting in the second bedroom,
because you don't wanna put those in the trailer,
you're afraid something will happen to 'em.
- I think you're worse though.
- I am worse. - You are worse.
- I agree I'm worse, but.
We both have our things,
can't completely go out of hobby work,
for the collecting.
- I maybe spend 10 times a year,
where you're spending every month,
every month.
- I know I spent more than
what my means was allowing at Celebration
this time around.
But, it's part of the problem I have with Star Wars.
I know I need the work on that.
- And you know I wanna start selling some of this stuff.
We talked about some of the duplicates,
you know that.
How are we going to get to it
if it's all buried back in the trailer?
- It's sort of a catch 22 right now.
But that problem is I can't get at that stuff
until I can take stuff out,
'cause I got so much stuff in there,
it's hard to get at it all.
- If we move, I don't need the house
being 100% Star Wars.
We do need to have a happy compromise,
you know this.
- I know, I mean, it's not like
I'm gonna unload everything that's in the trailer
and just dump it into the house.
Yeah, eventually, we'll sell some stuff and...
- You think maybe Cris or Alphie
would go in on a table with us or something,
at a show?
- I know Cris would,
he would definitely go in a table with us.
He's always selling (bleep).
And I'm sure that'll make Michelle happy too,
just like it would make you happy.
- All right, that sounds much better.
- And then I'll be able to not
overwhelm you with Star Wars.
I mean, I probably will anyway.
- You're really, really killin' me, you know that.
- I know I cause her a lot of stress
with my hobbies.
I'm glad she finally calmed down about it.
She always does eventually,
but I know I put her through a lot.
I'm sorry hun, I know...
I know this is a little frustrating,
I know this can be stressful.
I promise you I will get it cleaned up,
and I'll try to de-clutter for you.
Will that help?
- Yes. - Okay, okay.
- Yes, it helps. - I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to upset you.
Eventually she always calms down.
And I appreciate it,
and I'm lucky to have her for it.
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- So, I re-upped my reverend license
with the church of Universal Light,
so I can perform weddings again.
Right now, I'm spending a lot of time online
looking at real estate
that I have absolutely no money to buy.
I like to know what's out there.
It turns out there are a lot of churches for sale,
and hopefully one of 'em will be mine.
- I got a piece of apple.
- You got a piece of apple?
- Piece...
- Oh, thank you.
So I come, will you eat a apple?
- Peel it.
- Yeah, we'll peel it.
Okay, c'mon.
Then I'll stop working a little
and we'll go peel a apple.
- So, how's the church hunting going?
- Uh, it seems to me that finding a church
is not as easy as it seems.
There's so many abandon ones,
but it takes a lot of money,
people don't wanna give it to
something that's non-Christ related, you know.
- Or they're in neighborhoods
that we don't wanna move. - Or they're like...
Right, I found a convent that was around here,
that they were almost giving away,
but it's in a crappy neighborhood.
And there's and plumbing.
I'll be down I the basement.
My basement is my man cave,
I guess is what other people would call it.
It's sort of my art dungeon.
I go down there to smash stuff, paint stuff,
glue it back together,
make it weirder, make it normal again.
(drill whining)
You know, whatever happens that day is what happens.
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- Hey, did you have fun at your party yesterday?
- I did, thanks so much, again,
for throwin' it for me.
I'm a little depressed that I'm 40.
Turning 40 was...
Was very depressing for me,
even though it was a day to
celebrate Star Wars and
the birthday of Frank Oz and myself.
It was sad when I turned 40.
- Really?
- Yeah, it was.
I cried actually.
I did. - It's just a number.
- I did, yeah.
- Usually, isn't it reversed that the girl is upset,
and the guy--
- Yeah, but I was raised by my mo, remember?
I was raised by my mom - So, was I.
- And my grandma, so.
It's what I get for growing up
without a dad.
- I guess so.
- And I'm depressed that Duffy didn't
make it to the party.
I just a voice message from him
saying that he couldn't come,
because he's actually working,
believe it or not.
- Really?
(chuckling)
- Thanks again for the party,
and the Legos.
- Your welcome. - You finally got me Legos,
I been asking for those for years now.
- I know, well, you're 40,
so I figured, well, I probably should make you happy.
- You did shower me with nice gifts, too.
- I did.
Yes I did.
But I do have one more thing for you.
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- You do? - I do.
I have one last...
This is the last gift.
- Oh my god, I think I have a feel...
I think I know what this is.
I think I know what it is.
(smacking kiss)
(mischievous music)
- Oh my god (laughing).
That...
That is awesome.
You got me the Death Star rug for the loft.
- Yes I did, no more pee.
- And if the dogs piss on this...
(baby crying)
If the dogs do pee on this rug again though,
I'm gonna send 'em to the spice mines of Kessel.
They can't do that to the Death Star rug.
Thank you.
(smacking kiss)
Thank you so much. - Your welcome.
My birthday was awesome.
My wife had a pig roast for me,
she got me Legos,
some cool Star Wars gifts.
I was really happy about that,
'cause at my party,
all's I got was booze,
mostly.
- So, what day is today?
- Today is not my birthday.
(laughing) My birthday's on Monday.
- Oh, okay.
- But to have everybody over here on Monday
it wouldn't make a lotta sense.
- When I turned 40, it didn't really bother me that much.
I mean, we had a good part...
We had a fun party, Star Wars stuff and everything,
but, didn't really phase me as much as I thought it would.
Cris really needs to calm down,
I mean, 40 is not that big of a deal.
He's really making way too much of it.
- [Michelle] How old are we gonna be?
- [Cris] We're gonna be 40.
- [Michelle] Wow.
- He's got a special birthday badge and everything,
in case he forgets.
Yeah, in case he gets his mind wiped
from all that booze.
- [Michelle] No shortage of alcohol there (laughing).
- We got three bottles of wine, a bottle of rum,
and a four pack of Iron Maiden beer.
- I can't believe all the booze
he got as birthday presents.
I mean,
he's got a problem.
- [Michelle] See that Darth Vader balloon?
- It's in a brown bag, it came from the liquor store.
(laughing)
- Straight from the store to you, brother.
One thing's for sure,
there's never a shortage of booze around Cris.
- Is that from you?
- That one's not from me.
I brought the Back to Black,
and we already drank it.
- Why would anybody get me
all this booze?
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Ah!
A gift card for booze. - [Sean] Gift card
for more booze (laughing).
- I am starting to get a little disappointed
with all the alcohol gifts.
I always like, and look forward to,
the sentimental Star Wars gifts.
- [Sean] It's just a hunch, Cris,
but I think they got your number,
and I also think you might have a problem.
- Sean should really make like Lando,
and worry about his own problems,
and not point the finger at me.
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(laughing)
Ah, something tells me there's booze inside this box.
I don't know why everybody keeps getting me
all this booze.
Don't they know I like Star Wars too?
Voodoo Vader.
(laughing)
- [Sean] (laughing) They spelled Vader wrong.
- They did,
for copyrights.
(laughing)
Oh (bleep), it's got...
There's a hodge podge...
- [Sean] It's full of beers. - Beers, yeah.
- [Sean] In a Cubs box.
How creative, - It was.
My wife's happy about all the booze,
because it's gonna be consumed,
so it's not gonna take up an space in the house.
- [Michelle] How 'bout Hello Kitty,
let's see what's in there.
Hello Kitty.
- Hello Kitty Christmas paper?
How thoughtful.
Couldn't they have used
Star Wars Christmas paper?
It better be a star Wars gift.
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I don't have these.
- [Michelle] Oh, wow.
- [Sean] Giant Pez.
- I never got those.
Finally.
Finally the Star Wars gifts.
- So, what it's Yoda or Vader?
- [Friend] Like there's a weird story...
- [Michelle] It's Vader. - [Sean] Vader.
- Or a Storm Trooper.
Okay. (laughing)
- [Sean] I don't think they make a Storm Trooper.
- No? - [Sean] I only ever seen
Yoda...
George, that one I have,
Think there's a gold one at my house.
- [George] You don't have those?
- No, no. - [Sean] Nice.
So I thought it'll be nice
to surprise Cris with the Tampa Bay Rey's helmet
for his 40th birthday,
because I mean, I don't know, honestly,
he's been nagging me to death
to get this thing made for him.
- Oh, is this it?
- [Sean] Maybe.
- [George] Oh, man, look at that.
- Oh, that's (bleep) beautiful.
- [George] Oh, that's awesome.
- I freaked when I got that helmet.
Now, I need a Cubs one.
That is (bleep) bad ass.
- [Sean] A new mashup is born.
Well, he better enjoy it
after the rush I put on making this thing for him.
- Who made that?
- [Sean] Hold it up.
(laughing)
- [George] That is bad ass.
- [Michelle] Awesome.
Nice.
- Now do you mold the helmets?
- Yeah, it makes me feel good that he likes the helmet,
because, I mean really,
I do put a lot of effort in these things,
and it's nice to see people appreciate it.
- Even on the back I put them...
- Yeah that works, that was a nice, nice touch.
- I was expecting Sean to give me
a little something more,
because I did buy that helmet,
so all's he did was really paint it,
and slap the patches on.
But it's still a really, really nice
cool gift.
- Well, it's official, he is now a pert of the tribe.
- Hey, I saw Sean made this for you.
Are you getting a new costume?
- Yeah, I think I got something in the works,
finally.
Sean's kinda suckered me into the whole
Man-a-loo-ee and mashup thing.
- That wasn't even your thing.
That was the one thing with Star Wars you weren't into.
- If Cris tells his wife
that I forced him into being a mashup,
he is definitely telling a little white lie.
Cris definitely didn't need any push from me
to take the step into that larger world.
- Sean's kind of...
He kinda peddled the mashups on me.
He kind of forced me into it, I guess.
- I highly doubt that.
- [Narrator] Next time on The Real Fans Of The Saga.
- Hey, man, where are you?
- [Phone] Dude, I'm only five minutes away,
I got stuck at the bank,
so I'll be there really soon, okay?
- Yeah, you said that like 20 minutes ago.
- I know, I know, I know, I know.
- Okay, man, I'm on my third beer already.
- Cris is calling me, he's already had three beers,
I can not get off this conference call.
- So, I was at John's house yesterday.
- Oh, you were?
- He's got a lotta stuff, man.
He's got more than you and me combined.
- Uh, 10 times removed.
(laughing)
They should do a new show
called Star Wars Hoarders.
- [Cris] Today we are going to Star Wars Days
in Joliet Illinois.
I'm super excited to see how Danni takes
all of this in.
- Star Wars is the original,
but I always thought Empire...
I think Empire's my favorite.
- [Wife] Don't talk Ewok.
- No Ewok.
- Commercial has been at it's worse.
- Unless she wants an Ewok, then...
You want an Ewok?
No? - [Wife] (laughing) No.
- The trailer, it's a good or bd thing right now.
The good thing is it gives me a place
to put all my stuff,
since we can't squeeze it all in our condo.
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