Rick Moranis To Guest Star On The Goldbergs

USA Today reports that Rick Moranis, who is mostly retired these days, is set to reprise his role of Dark Helmet from 1987’s Spaceballs in an episode of ABC’s The Goldbergs. He will provide the voice of the character in the episode that airs tomorrow night at 8 PM ET. Moranis quit acting in 1997 to focus on his family after starring in films like Ghostbusters and Honey I Shrunk The Kids.

He will voice the character in Adam Goldberg’s dreams as Adam “encounters Dark Helmet storming his bedroom to battle with the Schwartz.” Adam “promises to get a sequel to Spaceballs produced before waking up.”

Series creator Adam F. Goldberg worked for weeks to get Moranis to sign on. He said: “I truly think Rick Moranis gave the most underrated and brilliant comedic performance in any ‘80s movie as Dark Helmet. I’ve been a lifelong fan of his work and became obsessed with having him reprise the role on my show. As an added bonus, maybe this even gets Spaceballs back in the conversation, and I can get my dream of helping make a sequel!“