Maggie Simpson in "The Force Awakens From Its Nap" is a 2021 animated short based on The Simpsons and Star Wars. Directed by David Silverman, it is the third Simpsons cartoon short following The Longest Daycare and Playdate With Destiny.
Marge drives Maggie to a Star Wars themed daycare called the Jabba's Hut Jedi Preschool. In there, they see a Jedi prepare sandwiches with the use of a lightsaber and the force, and a baby being put in carbonite for being bad. When General Grievous takes Maggie's pacifier and throws it away, Maggie teams up with BB-8 to get it back.
The cartoon was released on Disney+ May 4th in honor of "Star Wars Day", marking this as the first short not to be given a theatrical release. It is also the first in a series of Disney themed shorts with The Simpsons.
Tropes appearing in this short:
- Ascended Meme: "The Force Awakens The Last Jedi From His Nap"
was a popular meme before the official title of The Rise of Skywalker was formally announced. Hence; The Force Awakens From Its Nap. - Bilingual Bonus: The text on the blackboard translated from Aurebesh reads, "Good job, nerds you figured it out".
- Call-Back: At the beginning, Maggie refuses to go to The Ayn Rand School for Tots.
- The Cameo: Several Star Wars species and characters appear as babies.
- Creative Closing Credits: The credits feature images of Simpson character with/as Star Wars characters.
- Crossover: Between The Simpsons and Star Wars.
- Day in the Limelight: The third short to focus on Maggie.
- Disney Death: Maggie is crushed under a cabinet, and comes back as a force ghost. Maggie shows BB-8 that one of the "Star Wars Rules" is that beloved characters never really die.
- Disproportionate Retribution: When a baby pulls another baby's hair, Ahsoka Tano freezes him in carbonite and hangs him on a time out rack with other babies who are frozen in carbonite.
- Logo Joke: The Gracie Films logo is the same variant featuring Mickey Mouse in the audience from Maggie Simpson in "Playdate with Destiny".
- Mime and Music-Only Cartoon
- No-Dialogue Episode
- Pop-Culture Pun Episode Title: The title is a reference to The Force Awakens.
- Shout-Out: The short's end credits that show scenes from the short in the style of art paintings are a reference to The Mandalorian.
