Ewoks 

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

Stars:

Jim Henshaw, James Cranna, Cree Summer

2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jim Henshaw	...	Wicket 13 episodes, 1985
James Cranna	...	Teebo 13 episodes, 1986
Cree Summer	...	Kneesaa 13 episodes, 1985
Sue Murphy	...	Latara 13 episodes, 1986
Jackie Burroughs	...	Morag / ... 13 episodes, 1985
Denny Delk	...	Wicket 13 episodes, 1986
George Buza	...	Chief Chirpa / ... 13 episodes, 1985
Jeanne Reynolds	...	Kneesaa / ... 13 episodes, 1986
Douglas Chamberlain	...	Logray 13 episodes, 1985
Esther Scott	...	Shodu 13 episodes, 1986
Paul Chato	...	Paploo 13 episodes, 1985
Rick Cimino	...	Chief Chirpa / ... 13 episodes, 1986
Alyson Court	...	Malani 13 episodes, 1985
Lucille Bliss		13 episodes, 1986
Don Francks	...	Dulok Shaman 13 episodes, 1985
Cody Ryan		13 episodes, 1986
Dan Hennessey	...	King Gorneesh / ... 13 episodes, 1985
Richard Devon		13 episodes, 1986
Pam Hyatt	...	Aunt Bozzie 13 episodes, 1985
Bob Sarlatte		13 episodes, 1986
Taborah Johnson	...	Latara 13 episodes, 1985
Madeline		13 episodes, 1986
Eric Peterson	...	Teebo / ... 13 episodes, 1985
Dan St. Paul		13 episodes, 1986
John Stocker	...	Willy / ... 13 episodes, 1985
Richard Nelson		13 episodes, 1986
Greg Swanson	...	Weechee 13 episodes, 1985
Jodie Smith		13 episodes, 1986
Peter Blais	...	Trome 3 13 episodes, 1985
Michael Pritchard		13 episodes, 1986
Melleny Melody	...	Urgah 13 episodes, 1985
Morgan Upton		13 episodes, 1986
Leanne Coppen	...	Nippet / ... 13 episodes, 1985
Rob Cowan	...	Punt 13 episodes, 1985
Richard Donat	...	Deej 13 episodes, 1985
Desmond Ellis	...	Rock Wizard 13 episodes, 1985
Michael Fantini	...	Wiley 13 episodes, 1985
Alan Fawcett	...	Trebla 13 episodes, 1985
Myra Fried	...	Hoona 13 episodes, 1985
Glori Gage		13 episodes, 1985
Tabitha St. Germain	...	Asha 13 episodes, 1985
Marvin Goldhar	...	Trome 2 13 episodes, 1985
Nonnie Griffin	...	Shodu 13 episodes, 1985
Ron James	...	Mring Mring the Gupin 13 episodes, 1985
Hadley Kay	...	Oobel / ... 13 episodes, 1985
Joe Matheson	...	Zut 13 episodes, 1985
Don McManus	...	Bondo / ... 13 episodes, 1985
Antony Parr		13 episodes, 1985
Diane Polley	...	Dobah 13 episodes, 1985
Pauline Rennie	...	Kaink 13 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 | endor | ewok | battle | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

It has been estimated that each hour-long pair of Droids and Ewoks episodes cost between $500,000 and $600,000 to produce. This made them one of the most expensive animated series of the 1980s.

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Remake?!? (2018)

User Reviews

I wish they were all available on DVD

This and "Droids" are both good cartoons for kids. I enjoyed them growing up & while I am glad they released something of them on DVD, I am a little disappointed that Lucasfilm did not just release a box set of the complete series. I think trying to make them into "features" by editing 4 episodes together is a big mistake. It's a lot harder to pop 1 in for 30 minutes. Personally I miss that the original goofy opening is not available (even as a special feature) on the DVD.

However it is still nice to finally have something of them available to show the kids. The best thing about these cartoons is that they are targeted for the younger kids, and every episode centers around some character trait like responsibility, making new friends, etc. They concentrate on what character development would be for a 5 to 10 year old, and they keep violent confrontations to a minimum, even when the Ewoks are challenged by the witch or the Duloks.

While I remember the second season of Ewoks being far less enjoyable than the first, it is still 1000 times better than the drivel served up by the likes of today's after school mainstays: Pokemon & yu-gi-oh. It seems every kid show these days is trying to sell junky cards or is targeted for older teens. There are very few real kid shows (like this one) available.

I WISH Lucasfilm would release a real box set of this series while my kids are still young enough to enjoy them.

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