If you haven’t watched the Season 3 premiere of The Mandalorian, stop right now and go do watch it. We’ll wait. Go on.
Ok, you good? I hope so, because there will be spoilers for The Mandalorian going forward.
If you didn’t watch The Book of Boba Fett — or just forgot what happened — our favorite little green munchkin Grogu (although he’s always going to be Baby Yoda to us) gave up Jedi training and reunited with his (and the internet’s) favorite Mandalorian dad, Din Djarin (played by Pedro Pascal).
The first episode of Season 3 was excellent, but the best part of it was undoubtedly reuniting with a close friend we hadn’t seen since Rise of Skywalker.
IS THAT BABU FRIK???
“Bad baby”: We never knew how much we needed a scene with Grogu & Babu Frik! #TheMandalorian #Grogu #PedroPascal pic.twitter.com/T4JuC35Vkl
— Startefacts (@startefacts_) March 2, 2023
Ok, so it’s likely not Babu Frik — instead just another member of the Anzellan species — but man it was amazing to see anything that reminds us of our little droid mechanic back on the screen. Since Mando is using the Anzellans (yes, plural! There were many!) to try and repair the IG-11 unit that we got to know and love during Season 1, it stands to reason that we will see them at least one more time.
The internet LOVED the re-appearance of our favorite little critters.
BABU FRIK MAKES HIS TRIUMPHANT RETURN I AM IN pic.twitter.com/9Z5Ahc1H3y
— Joseph Matron (@JosephPMatron) March 1, 2023
if babu frik has a million fans, i‘m one of them. if babu frik has ten fans, i‘m one of them. if babu frik has one fan, it‘s me. if babu frik has zero fans, i‘m dead. if the world is against babu frik, i am against the world.
— lauren badillo milici (@motelsiren) March 1, 2023
I hereby anoint Babu Frik the new nickname SQUEEZY pic.twitter.com/67aMCo4tUJ
— sparkles 🎇 GROGU SUPREMACY 🌸 (@sparklesonline) March 1, 2023
Mando sitting cross legged in the Babu Frik workshop is killing me pic.twitter.com/vdt8VogC4T
— Hannah Shaw-Williams (@HSW3K) March 1, 2023
lmfaooooooooo babu frik nation wake up pic.twitter.com/e5GTxl3AuM
— pete bogg (@vutyc) March 1, 2023
This will live rent free, forever in my head #Mandalorian #BabuFrik #NoSqueezie pic.twitter.com/uE7a4ZE0sK
— Comics and Cosmetics (@CosmeticsComics) March 2, 2023
Oh to be a little babu frik being squeezed by a little baby yoda pic.twitter.com/Fee6R3rClW
— Ashton (@AshJeffys) March 1, 2023
The return of Babu Frik’s people#TheMandalorian #StarWars pic.twitter.com/F3TgqRhalr
— Atom (@theatomreview) March 1, 2023
Impressively, some fans predicted this (or clamored for it) back in 2020.
Petition for a Star Wars movie that’s just Baby Yoda and Babu Frik going on lil baby space adventures together
— Andrew Huang (@andrewhuang) January 14, 2020
All I want in 2020 is a buddy comedy/action show with Baby Yoda and Babu Frik. Is that too much to ask?? pic.twitter.com/DOHHqX9y0a
— Alyse Wax (@alysewax) January 1, 2020
Baby Yoda and Babu Frik (Credit: https://t.co/0wPVhHw4aC) pic.twitter.com/J2b8pe6j7i
— Coffee With Kenobi with Dan Zehr (@CoffeeWthKenobi) May 8, 2020
