Hope You Slept Well...'Cause It's Time to Die!

Have you ever wanted a surefire way to be awake, alert, and out the door in time for the first homeroom bell? Then perhaps you’d like to receive a high-tech wakeup call…

…from the shrieking, disembodied head of Darth Vader.

We don’t know about you, but with the glowing red eyes—er, LCD display of the Darth Vader alarm clock staring at us from our bedside table, we’d be kicking our morning snooze-button habit in a hurry. In fact, we might never be able to sleep again!

Sadly, the clock only offers the usual gamut of wake-up options: radio, mp3 player, or jarring high-frequency beep (instead of, say, the voice of Darth himself whispering, “Wake up and FACE YOUR FATHER.”) But here at SparkNotes, we got to thinking about all the other famous heads that might help us rise and shine. Imagine…

The Harry Potter Alarm Clock – Wakes you up with a lightning bolt to the forehead.
The James Bond Alarm Clock – Slaps you in the face to wake you up, then disappears in a hail of gunfire.
The Batman Alarm Clock – Nobody can sleep through a wakeup call from the bat voice.
The Samuel L. Jackson Alarm Clock – For the person who just can’t wake up until someone calls them a… er, monkey-fighter.
The Edward-from-Twilight Alarm Clock – Wakes you up by sneaking through your bedroom window and whispering, “You’re my own personal brand of heroin.”
The Shrek Alarm Clock – Wakes you up by burping and blowing it in your face.
The Mister T. Alarm Clock – “I pity the fool who hits my snooze button!”
The Dane Cook Alarm Clock – Wakes you up by insulting your mother.
The Christian Bale Alarm Clock – Wakes you up by swearing at you non-stop for three minutes and 49 seconds, then trashes your f-ing lights.
The Jonas Brothers Alarm Clock – Won’t wake you up until you’re married.
The Britney Spears Alarm Clock – Wakes you up by publicly self-destructing on your bedside table.

Whose disembodied head would you like to see first thing in the morning? Tell us in the comments!