Who Loves Baby Yoda the Most?
A state-by-state breakdown into this very serious subject reveals a galactically weird reason why Utah is so fond of The Child.
Yoda, baby, you’re a star.
Baby Yoda (technically “The Child” and also not really Yoda at all but whatever) has only been with us for a month and on Arvala-7 for maybe not all of his 50 years, but he is already being of the decade to some.
He’s stolen the show from the Mandalorian, who should by rights be the focus of The Mandalorian—but I am sure that the Mandalorian, who even lets him mess with the radio when he’s driving, does not mind.
Great is the love nearly everyone has for Baby Yoda. Except in some states, it’s greater than in others.
HighSpeedInternet.com checked Google Trends to see what states were searching for all the Baby Yoda they could get and found that the residents of Utah are his biggest fans. Normally, you do not question love, but journalism demands answers. And it seems Utah loves Baby Yoda so much because it loved Ancient Yoda even more. Long ago (1980), Return of the Jedi came out, and some Mormons believed that the small green alien was based on Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President at the time, Spencer W. Kimball. The Child has now surpassed the Jedi master.
New Hampshire is next in the enormity of its affection for Baby Yoda, perhaps because the state is as green as he is. A few years ago, one New Hampshire man expressed his love for the color in its many forms by showing up to collect his $242 million Powerball winnings in a t-shirt with Yoda on it and “Luck of the Jedi I have” written underneath.
Rhode Island is the smallest state, and yet its love of Baby Yoda is so big that it is third on the list, maybe because it’s about to cash in on his cuteness. The state is home to Hasbro headquarters, which is finally putting Baby Yoda toys in homes across America.
Last in love for Baby Yoda is Mississippi, and that seems to be the fault of Sith infiltration into state government, honestly. Any high estimations Mississippians have of Baby Yoda and his powers are brought crashing down to earth every time they get on the highway.
Originally published at https://www.pcmag.com on December 18, 2019.
