- The Jawas line up the droids outside their sandcrawler, and a guy named Owen Lars looks them over.
- He decides on a red R2 unit and C-3PO, after a bit of self-salesmanship on the 3PO's part.
- He tells his nephew, Luke, to clean the droids before dinner.
- When the red R2 unit's motivator blows, C-3PO convinces Luke to replace it with R2-D2, ensuring the two stick together.