"Not everything in the past was better. When it comes to science fiction franchises from the 1970s and 1980s, we often have a tendency to romanticize the so-called purity of the way things used to be. Surely, in 1985, just two years after Return of the Jedi was in theaters, the overall vibe of the Star Wars franchise would be refreshingly cool and creatively rich, right? Wrong."
"On September 7, 1985, Lucasfilm debuted a cash-grab animated TV series called Ewoks, a non-canonical part of the Star Wars mythos that should be regarded as a very bad dream. The thing is, unlike the embarrassment of the infamous 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special, the horror of the Ewoks lasted for a year and a half, spanning two seasons. But what was Ewoks? Why was Ewoks? And is there anything redeeming about this strange, hazy part of the Star Wars universe?"
Ewoks was a children's animated series produced by Nelvana Limited and Lucasfilm that premiered on September 7, 1985 and ran for a year and a half across two seasons. The series took place almost exclusively on Endor and followed the titular Ewok creatures from Return of the Jedi, who spoke English with occasional Ewokese flourishes. The tone resembled saccharine 1980s children's cartoons fused with vague Tolkien-esque fantasy. Storylines featured forest monsters, the sorceress Morag, and in season two, a mad Imperial scientist. The series remained lightly connected to the wider Star Wars universe and is widely regarded as low-quality.
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