Star Wars: Ewoks (September 7, 1985 – December 13, 1986) is an
American/
Canadian animated television series featuring the
Ewok characters introduced in
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.
Plot
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. 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.
Characters
The Ewok Tribe
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...
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