It does have mild echoes of The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial where the defense attorney is Barney Greenwald, who is Jewish, and that definitely factors into the unfolding events. (He was played in the film by José Ferrer, surprisingly they didn't bother to change the character's name, but all references to him being…

I have a nice comfy divan.

Figurative or literal treadmills? Probably both, actually.

Bacon was in a live TV production of Mr. Roberts back in 1984. It was pretty dreadful, so it's not shocking they haven't gone back to that well in so long.

DuMont's are garbage. Philco, damnit!

Or she could be a Rhinoceros

Ba-zing! Well done.

You want me on that network. You NEED me on that network.

And sponsored by Winston Cigarettes. Love that Winston flavor!

Now you're just being silly. Beckett and Ionesco, yes, but Genet? Ok, Maybe The Balcony.

"Welcome to Ballbusters on Parade."

No truth handler, you! I deride your truth handling abilities!!

Not gonna watch. I'm holding out for a live TV performance of Marat/Sade. Zooey Deschanel could play Charlotte Corday. It would be a hit, I tells ya.

I handed in my paper months ago. I got a C- (I used too many gratuitous racial slurs, apparently.)

That's why I was of two minds. Ford delivered it well and I laughed, but it was a bit lampshade-y. (Overall it is a very minor nit, if anything) The biggest laugh, of course, was the line to Chewie, "Oh really, you're cold??"

Lucas essentially admitted that he made Leia Luke's sister for the sole purpose of giving Luke motivation to wail on Vader at the end of Return of the Jedi. Other than that, the fact that Leia and Luke are brother and sister has, as you say, zero resonance. Even Han just kind of accepts the notion with a quizzical…

I somehow doubt it was intended for Vader to be Luke's father, initially. But that in and of itself is not a problem. Sometimes you come come up with wonderful story points midstream. Vader being Luke's father worked like gangbusters. However, Leia being Luke's sister has always struck me as a desperate ass-pull.

Or Star Trek: The Terrible One (You Know, the One Where Three Iconic Characters Sang "Row Row Row Your Boat"?)

Yeah, Pop's not a media kind of guy, and I would imagine there isn't a coach on the planet that likes the in-game (or halftime) interviews. He just doesn't hide his disdain for the practice, which I actually kind of respect.

He does have the "regular guy" vibe, and he only wears the goofy suits for TV. (He calls them his "work clothes.") They are disarming, to say the least, which is probably part of the intent.