a b Miller, Liz Shannon (December 9, 2019). "Meet the Man Beneath the Mandalorian's Armor". Vulture. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020 . Retrieved February 26, 2020. Disney CEO Bob Iger said of Grogu: "The moment I laid eyes on the character, I had a strong feeling that it was going to connect with audiences. So cute, so interesting, so compelling. So familiar and yet so new." [5] Favreau has clarified that Grogu is not a younger version of Yoda himself, [10] [11] [74] but has declined to comment upon whether he is related to Yoda or otherwise connected to him. [11] Development [ edit ] a b Bonomolo, Cameron (February 21, 2020). "Star Wars: The Mandalorian's Giancarlo Esposito Teases Scenes With Baby Yoda in Season 2". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020 . Retrieved March 3, 2020. I don’t think it’s overly cynical to suggest that The Mandalorian’s creative team intentionally fashioned several of Baby Yoda’s scenes with the express purpose of having them go viral. Initial reports that Disney was actively scrubbing the web of Baby Yoda gifs proved unfounded, and it’s now practically impossible to scroll through any social media platform without being inundated with pics, videos, memes and gifs of the bug-eyed, big-eared tot. Obviously, anything as eye-catchingly adorable as that puppet was always destined to take social media by storm, but still – it’s impossible to look at the shot from Episode 4 of him sipping broth from an oversized mug and not immediately think of the Kermit Sipping Tea meme. (For what it’s worth, that episode’s director, Bryce Dallas Howard, has claimed the response took her by surprise, but you’ll forgive me if I don’t buy that.) Carman, Ashley (December 27, 2019). "The decade in babies". The Verge. Archived from the original on December 28, 2020 . Retrieved May 1, 2020.

a b c Rosas & Ballance 2020, 54:40–55:01 Ballance: "So, the Baby Yoda, you've held him. He's heavy?" Rosas: "Yes and no. I mean, he's heavy when I'm in my costume and holding him too, so it's more weight and lots of wires everywhere between the two of us. Yeah, he's got weight to him. He just melts my heart, he's so cute."

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a b c White, Brett (December 18, 2019). "Is Baby Yoda Bad to the Bone? This Week's 'The Mandalorian' Has Us Wondering". Decider. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020 . Retrieved March 1, 2020. In " Chapter 21: The Pirate" and " Chapter 22: Guns for Hire", Grogu tags along as Bo-Katan and the Mandalorian bring together their respective tribes. In " Chapter 23: The Spies", Grogu is given IG-12, a human-sized mecha made from the remains of IG-11, which he uses both to walk and to speak, although he can use only the words "Yes" and "No". When a quarrel breaks out between two Mandalorians from different tribes as they cross the ruined surface of Mandalore, Grogu intervenes to calm tensions and restore the peace.a b Feldman, Brian (December 4, 2019). " 'Am I Allowed to Say Baby Yoda?': Rules for the Yoda Discourse". New York. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019 . Retrieved December 9, 2019. How Disney+ Uses Star Wars to Dominate Digital Entertainment". Michael Jung, Freelance Writer. 2021-01-04 . Retrieved 2022-01-30.