C-3PO character on "Sesame Street" episodes 1364 and 1396 (along with R2-D2). Daniels initially did not agree to be cast as C-3PO but changed his mind after reading C-3PO's part in the script and seeing a concept painting by Ralph McQuarrie, who based his early design largely on Walter Schulze-Mittendorff's "Maschinenmensch" from the celebrated Fritz Lang film "Metropolis". Daniels appeared as C-3PO at the 50th Academy Awards in 1978 and 88th Academy Awards in 2016. During the development of "", C-3PO's left arm has been replaced with a red arm. The circumstances that caused it is told in Marvel's one-shot Star
C-3PO version at Disneyland Paris, Daniels re-recorded C-3PO's dialogue in French. C-3PO ends up in the pilot's seat of the Starspeeder 1000 in the attraction's successor, "Star Tours–The Adventures Continue", and as a central character in the animated special "Star Wars: The Padawan Menace". In these appearances, he is also played by Anthony Daniels. Daniels made several appearances as C-3PO on numerous TV shows and commercials, notably on a "Star Wars"-themed episode of "The Donny and Marie Show" in 1977, "Disneyland's 35th Anniversary" and a "Star Wars"-themed episode of "The Muppet Show" in 1980. He also has a role as the