Bring me the Head of Boba Fett

This is the pilot of Welcome to Eltingville that introduces the four members of the Eltingville Club: Bill Dickey (the leader), Josh Levy (an overweight blowhard), Pete DiNunzio (a horror movie addict with a Staten Island accent) and Jerry Stokes (a fantasy fan and the group's Dungeonmaster). During a typical meeting of the Eltingville Club, the members go through their business. Jerry has collected 300 letters of support (under assumed names) of get a Captain Sulu show going, Pete built up aThing with Two Heads model but plans to sell it on eBay and Bill failed to contact Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry from beyond the grave once again. All of their accounts are put to shame by Josh's build up of his Sexy Sirens bootleg, which boasts having a collection of topless b-movie stars (and some actual ones too). But, when they put the tape in, it turns out to be a video of The Hair Bear Bunch. They all get into a fight and Bill's mom kicks them out of the house. Bill, in turn, kicks Josh out of the club.
The next day, Bill awakes from a nightmare where he, a Star Trek Federation captain, becomes stranded on a disgusting planet that's spewing pus. The planet turns out to be Josh's head. Because of this "freaky premonition," Bill decides to let Josh back into the club. The club reconvenes at the movie theater, where they plan on hopping movies all day. After two hours, they're discovered in the second movie and tossed out. After that, they go to a toy store, play video games and steal a kid's Happy Meal toy at the Burger Moat. They end their day at the local comic shop, where they witness Ward Willoughby get hit by a car. They quickly rifle through his cards and leave him to die in the street.
Inside the store, Josh and Bill discover the fabled Kenner 12-inch Boba Fett, still in the box. They both jump to buy it from the clerk. Seeing the opportunity to gouge them for all their worth, Joe sets the price at a hefty $300. Because they can't settle their differences, Josh challenges Bill to a trivia-off, with Fett as the prize. The contest rages on with questions progressively getting more obscure until Bill defeats Josh by asking "Who says bidi bidi bidi?" Josh incorrectly answers that Jerry says it, although he's been referencing Twiki from Buck Rogers. Josh, ever the sore loser, declares that he's going to run home and get the $300 for the toy before Bill can since Bill doesn't have the money on him. The two race back to their homes, knocking over the elderly and disabled on their way.
Bill finds his mother's checkbook with help from his sister Jane, who is making a voodoo doll of him. He rushes out of the house and Josh gets into the race again, with his mother's purse in hand. They get back to the store at the same time, but Joe, the owner, doesn't take checks or credit cards. When they learn of this, they get into a tugging match over Fett and they accidentally snap off his head. All four wind up being tossed out of the store and Bill walks away with Fett's head. While Josh weeps on the ground, Willoughby breaks the fourth wall to ask if this is the "end of the Eltingville Club?!"
The opening and closing themes were written and performed by The Aquabats.

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