Interesting Facts & Stories on Instagram: "Released in 1978, Hardware Wars holds the title of the first Star Wars parody. Made on a tiny $8,000 budget, it went on to earn over $1 million—an incredible return that even outshined the original in terms of profit ratio. The 13-minute short featured hilarious knock-off characters like Fluke Starbucker and Augie Ben Doggie, with household items cleverly used as spaceships. In a 1999 interview, George Lucas even called it his favorite parody. Its witty