Alfor

VICE ADMIRAL CHARLEY STYLE, BRITISH NAVY: The merchant vessel was 7.5 nautical miles southeast of the Alfor (ph) Peninsula.

CNN Transcript Mar 28, 2007 2007

Alfor leads the kids to his ship, which turns out to be a spaceship with a design that reminds me of a cross between the H.G. Wells time machine and the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea sub from the Kirk Douglas Disney movie.

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Eric also drops another Star Wars reference here, referring to Alfor as a wookie.

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There's yet another Star Wars reference as Alfor explains to Eric that he needs to fix a bad motivator on his ship ( "Hey Uncle, this one's got a bad motivator …").

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Another thing I noticed is that either Scott, the storyboard artists, or the animators decided to do the whole "see the footsteps of the invisible Sheila as she walks" gag when she decides to sneak into the castle by herself to free Alfor.

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Eric also drops another Star Wars reference here, referring to Alfor as a wookie.

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The kids find the correct cell and release Alfor, who at first bore a striking resemblance to

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We later learn that the mystery prisoner is Alfor, the elder of the lost children, so he's obviously from another more technologically advanced planet and could very well have brought the device with him on his spaceship.

Branded in the 80s! 2010

We later learn that the mystery prisoner is Alfor, the elder of the lost children, so he's obviously from another more technologically advanced planet and could very well have brought the device with him on his spaceship.

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Together they set out to free Alfor and, who they hope can use his spaceship to get everyone home.

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