The stories were often inspired by The Lord of the Rings, Pogo and the Uncle Scrooge stories.Ĥ. For visual reference, Lucasfilm had the crew travel to Muir Woods National Monument, a location near Skywalker Ranch where the Endor scenes were filmed for Return of the Jedi.ĥ. He wanted the Ewoks' culture to be based on themes universal to Earth mythology and religion, and suggested the crew read The Hero with a Thousand Faces and The Uses of Enchantment.ģ. The crew reimagined the Ewok characters for the animated format, giving each Ewok a unique, distinguishable personality and distinctive features. George Lucas laid out his basic ideas for the series, but wasn't involved with day-to-day matters. As with Droids and the cartoon in the Holiday Special, Ewoks was produced by Nelvana.Ģ. My recommendation would give it at least one try.ġ. But as a show for little kids goes, it could have been worse. This clearly isn't for me, as unlike Droids which pretty much anyone can enjoy, this was just made for little kids. And there are several creature designs that don't work. Being a mid-1980s cartoon, it's not as expressive as most cartoons are now, and even more so than Droids, there are several flubs. Many of the episodes range from just okay to mediocre, not to mention some are just a bore.Ĥ. Bondo, the Tromes, Hoonda, Nahkee, and Gonster are annoying one offs.ģ. The Duloks (except Gorneesh) and the Skandits are very lame villains.Ģ. The animation is decent as are the backgrounds and character designs.ġ. A handful of good episodes such as The Cries of the Trees, Battle for the Sunstar, and Sunstar vs. Morag, the Stranger, Raygar, and Gorneesh are decent villains.Ĥ. Izrina, Mring-Mring, Oobell, Asha, Chukha, and PD-28 are likeable minor characters.ĥ. Kneesaa, Teebo, Paploo, Latara, Malani, Widdle, Weechee, Chirpa, and Logray are very likeable side characters.ģ. Together they protect their village and the powerful Sunstar from villains such as the savage Duloks, a phantom stranger, Imperial agent Doctor Raygar, and the dreaded Tulgah witch Morag.Ģ. Warrick and his friends Teebo, Kneesaa, Paploo, and Latara from the Blight Tree Village lead by Chief Chirpa and Ewok shaman Logray as they go on adventures involving the dazzling Wisties, the gigantic Phlogs, Jinda performers, the odd-ball Gupins, and Kneesaa's long-lost sister Asha. And with horrendous child acting! That’s not even mentioning that it breaks all ties to Star Wars, essentially being set on Earth with horses, dogs, and villains that feel pulled straight from an episode of Saban’s Power Rangers.Lets continue the Star Wars Saga with the second animated series that premiered alongside Droids featuring the Ewoks. Jump ahead one year and you have an atrocious TV movie that spins off from Return’s most unpopular creation - the Ewoks. It was a hammy embrace of Star Wars’ lighter side. Boba Fett had been digested, Han Solo was back, and the Emperor got to shine before being yeeted into oblivion. The second Death Star had just been blown up by the charismatic Lando while Luke took on his daddy issues with a sprinkle of electric shock therapy thrown in. ![]() They represent everything wrong with the series.Ĭaravan of Courage came out one year after Return of the Jedi when Star Wars hype was still sky-high. What’s interesting is that looking back now, in 2022, when Star Wars is oversaturated and unending, the Ewok movies represent a turning point. I hate myself because the image of Wicket wrestling another Ewok is now burned into my brain. I hate myself because I dragged my friend into it. ![]() ![]() ![]() I hate myself because I watched both Ewok movies back-to-back. No, this isn’t a self-deprecating letter about what a terrible person I am, or how annoying I might be, or any other lowball self-esteem digs.
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