What’s the Wizard of Oz joke in Jedi?
Many people seem to think the “eyeball” robot in Jabbas door is referencing the little fella in Oz’s door.
I think it’s just referencing the same thing Oz was- the ol’ eye looking out the slide-window in a speakeasy door.
I guess maybe the image is more familiar to American audiences than the rest of the planet, but I see no reference to Oz. it’s an old scenario.
Considering this is George Lucas we’re talking about, I think it’s much more likely that he would reference a popular fantasy flick from the 1930s than a historical institution from before then.