Ewoks 

The adventures of the Ewoks in Wicket W. Warrick's youth before the Battle of Endor.

Stars:

Jim Henshaw, Lesleh Donaldson, Cree Summer

2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jim Henshaw	...	Wicket W. Warrick 13 episodes, 1985
Lesleh Donaldson		13 episodes, 1986
Cree Summer	...	Princess Kneesaa 8 episodes, 1985

Storyline

This series recounts the adventures of Ewoks years before the Battle of Endor. Here Wicket W. Warrick is a young Ewok struggling to achieve maturity in his community. This leads to a series of adventures with his friends, Princess Kneessa heir to the chieftain, Latara the aspiring musician and Teebo the animal empath. Together, they help the adults protect the village from their enemies like Morag the Tulga Witch and their rival species, the Duloks.

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Plot Keywords:

star wars | 1980s | battle | witch | surrealism | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Release Date:

7 September 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ewoks

Box Office

Budget:

$7,800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nelvana, Lucasfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (35 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The surname of Wicket W. Warrick is presumably a reference to Warwick Davis. who played the character in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983).

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Connections

Referenced in The Blockbuster Buster: ERod vs. Episode I, Vol. 2 (2012)

User Reviews

A Spin-Off From The George Lucas Star Wars Francise

Right after the success of the Star Wars trilogy- Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of The Jedi, amid the 80s cartoon phenomenon, two back to back cartoon spin-offs of Star Wars was released and shown on TV on the back of this franchise- the first being Droids starring the duo of android C3PO, and R2 D2 and this, Ewoks, after their initial appearance in Return of The Jedi.

Whereas in the film, the Ewoks are portrayed as being cute and cuddly, they also couldn't speak in actual English dialogue and so for us audiences it was impossible to translate and make out what they were saying, apart from the characters in Return of the Jedi. Here in the cartoon series, they can talk properly and whilst some may argue that this is just too cutesy to be taken seriously as a cartoon, Ewoks was an interesting-yet likable and inventive show.

The furry creatures all have a range of different personality and character traits, not to mention that appearance-wise, each one was different from the other Ewok.

What this show has successfully done is manage to turn the Ewoks- of whom were non-communicative via dialogue terms- into a bunch of talkative and expressive, peace-loving species with human feelings and emotions. The stories were diverse and cute, not to mention entertaining as well. The show also had two theme songs- the first was just horrid, whilst the second was simple-yet a massive improvement over the first.

In all, Ewoks is a great little cartoon series that the whole family can enjoy. It might not be to every Star Wars fan's tastes- depending on how much you love or loathe them especially in Return of the Jedi, but for those who wish to see a completely different, and may I add superior side and treatment to the Ewoks, then you might want to give this a try.

Personally, I liked it and preferred this more to Droids, even though that was a good effort as well