Star Wars: Ewoks | |
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Format | Animation |
Created by | George Lucas Raymond Jafelice Dale Schott Bob Carrau (writer) Paul Dini (writer). |
Starring | Denny Delk Jim Henshaw James Cranna Alyson Court George Busa Rick Cimino Don Francks Esther Scott Cree Summer |
Country of origin | United States Canada |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Executive producer(s) | George Lucas |
Running time | approx. 30 min (per episode) |
Production company(s) | Nelvana Lucasfilm Ltd. |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | ABC |
Original run | September 7, 1985 | – December 13, 1986
Star Wars: Ewoks (September 7, 1985 – December 13, 1986) is an American/Canadian animated television series featuring the Ewok characters introduced in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.
The series was produced by Nelvana on behalf of Lucasfilm and broadcast on ABC, both by itself and later, as part of The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour. The first season was advertised as simply Ewoks, but the second season was advertised as The All New Ewoks. The series lasted twenty-six episodes, divided into two seasons of thirteen episodes.
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The series focuses on the adventures of Wicket W. Warrick and his friends on the forest moon of Endor during the years before the events in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.[1] The primary recurring villains are Morag the Tulgah Witch, who had a personal grudge against the tribe's shaman, Master Logray, and the Duloks, a rival species that is related to the Ewoks.[2]
Wicket W. Warrick is a young Ewok with a headstrong and determined attitude. Wicket is determined to be a great warrior so in his early years this often sees him getting into trouble, however he had very good initiative. He is the youngest out of three, his older two brothers being Weechee and Willy. Son of Deej and Shodu. Plays around often with some of the other young Ewoks: Kneesaa, Latara and Teebo. Wicket is a dark brown ewok from the animated series with a red hood. He later gets a green hood in season two.
Princess Kneesaa is daughter of the Chief of the Ewok tribe, Chirpa. Her mother was killed by a Hanadak while she tried to protect Kneesaa and her lost sister Asha, who safely hidden but Asha wandered away. Kneesaa plays with her friends Wicket, Teebo and Latara and is often the voice of reason and wisdom on their adventures, but usually ends up in just as much trouble as they get into anyway. Kneesaa often appears smitten with Wicket however throughout the series there is nothing there to indicate that they are romantically involved. Aside from her sister, Kneesaa is an only child. She wears a pink hood with a blue gem dangling near her forehead over her white and grey fur.
Teebo is fascinated by tales of sorcery and magic, and idolizes their shaman, Master Logray, and early on becomes his Apprentice. He is a bit of a dreamer and sometimes a little clumsy. He also appears to have no interest in Latara early on, despite how smitten she is, although this changes in season two where Teebo is constantly trying to get her attention and fails miserably. Often Teebo lacks discipline, but this is something he learns over time from his Master and becomes a respectful young ewok. Notably Teebo has a little sister named Malani, who is has fallen head over heals for his friend Wicket. Teebo's fur is a bright yellow-brown and he wears a purple, daggy hood with a feather.
Latara is Kneesaa's best friend, she likes to play her flute and she has a crush on Teebo.
Paploo is Kneesaa's cousin and he is Great Chief Chirpa's nephew, he is close friends with Wicket and Teebo. He sometimes joins in when the young ewoks go on their adventures. He is the oldest, but certainly doesn't act like it.
Malani is Teebo's little sister, she is a close friends with Latara's brother and sister Wiley and Nippet and Wicket's little sister Winda. She has a developed crush on Wicket and she desperately tries to impress him. Malani doesn't realize that Kneesaa and Wicket are a couple.
Weechee is Wicket's eldest brother and also the bravest of the Warrick Family.
Willy is Wicket's older brother and little brother to Weechee. He is clumsy, but nice.
Deej is a very respected warrior of the ewok tribe and is also a father to his four children; Wicket, Weechee, Widdle (commonly known as 'Willy') and Winda. In the episode "To Save Deej", Wicket and his two brothers set off on a journey to collect ingredients to save their father from a terrible sickness. His wife is Shodu. He is a dark grey ewok with a purple hood.
Shodu Warrick is Deej's wife and Wicket's mother.
Nippet and Wiley are Latara's younger siblings. At times, Latara has to stay home with her brother and sister.
Chief Chirpa is father to Kneesaa and Asha, He gives order to the warriors, when they are fighting against the Duloks.
Master Logray is the Ewoks' wizard.
Asha is Kneesaa's big sister, when Kneesaa was a wokling and Hanadak kill her mother and Asha was missing, and now she is return to village, her father Chief Chirpa is glad to see his daughter again.
Urga is King Garneesh's lover and the only female Dulok in the series.
King Garneesh is the leader of the Duloks.
Morag is the witch and evil counterpart of Logray.
The Phlogs
The Hanadak
Erpham Warrick is Wicket's Great Grandfather and was once a great warrior for the Ewok tribe and still remains to this day one who is looked up to by young Ewoks. Not much is known about Erpham as he died years ago but he makes a brief appearance when Wicket tries to repair his old battle wagon and instructs him. In the years before he died he was a golden colored Ewok with a green hood.
The series is a follow up to the two Ewok films: Caravan of Courage (1984) and The Battle for Endor (1985), which were themselves spin-offs of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. The first season of the show aimed for a more sophisticated style, but in the second, the writing style was geared toward a much younger audience, with less sophisticated characters.
Unlike the rest of the series, the last two episodes were originally aired out of story order. The correct order was Party Ewok/Malani the Warrior and Battle for the Sunstar, respectively. However, the episodes were originally aired in the order of Battle for the Sunstar and Party Ewok/Malani the Warrior. Storywise, the series ends with Battle for the Sunstar, which depicts the Empire discovering the Endor moon, where it would later construct the second Death Star. The episode Battle for the Sunstar re-aired separately on January 10, 1987, and that marked the official end of the series.
In 1985, Star Comics, an imprint of Marvel Comics published a bi-monthly Ewoks comic, based on the animated series, which ran for two years, ending with issue #14. Like the TV series, this was aimed towards a younger audience. It was produced along with Droids, which was based on the Droids animated series. Issue #10 of Marvel Ewoks was a cross-over with Star Wars: Droids issue #4 story "Lost in Time". For more on this series, see this link.
In 1985, a toy line was produced that was based on the series. This line included action figures, ship models, etc.
Episode | First airdate |
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1. The Cries of the Trees | September 7, 1985 |
2. The Haunted Village | September 14, 1985 |
3. Rampage of the Phlogs | September 21, 1985 |
4. To Save Deej | September 28, 1985 |
5. The Travelling Jindas | October 5, 1985 |
6. The Tree of Light | October 12, 1985 |
7. The Curse of the Jindas | October 19, 1985 |
8. The Land of the Gupins | October 26, 1985 |
9. Sunstar vs. Shadowstone | November 2, 1985 |
10. Wicket's Wagon | November 9, 1985 |
11. The Three Lessons | November 16, 1985 |
12. Blue Harvest | November 23, 1985 |
13. Asha | November 30, 1985 |
Episode | First airdate |
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14. The Crystal Cloak/The Wish Plant | September 13, 1986 |
15. Home Is Where the Shrieks Are/Princess Latara | September 20, 1986 |
16. The Raich | September 27, 1986 |
17. The Totem Master/A Gift for Shodu | October 4, 1986 |
18. Night of the Stranger | October 11, 1986 |
19. Gone with the Mimphs/The First Apprentice | October 18, 1986 |
20. Hard Sell/A Warrior and a Lurdo | October 25, 1986 |
21. The Season Scepter | November 1, 1986 |
22. Prow Beaten/Baga's Rival | November 8, 1986 |
23. Horville's Hut of Horrors/The Tragic Flute | November 15, 1986 |
24. Just My Luck/Bringing Up Norky | November 22, 1986 |
25. Battle for the Sunstar | December 6, 1986[3] |
26. Party Ewok/Malani the Warrior | December 13, 1986 |
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