generalfrevious said:

Still, it's kind of hard for the sw franchise to redeem its dignity when you have darth vader vw commercials and r2d2 toothpaste. Do you think the godfather or taxi driver would have the stays they have as masterpieces if ther was a marlon Brando mr potato head or Travis Bickel doing pizza hut commercials? Every day the public is moving further and further away from the oot, and it being replaced by this over commercialized garbage.

The VW commercial was in good fun, and probably the most popular Super Bowl ad last year. That kid had the Vader moves down, bless his little heart!

Star Wars characters have been doing commercials since day one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13oCCNMls9c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRO1sxXqE7Q

As for Marlon Brando toys...