I had heard about the "Ewoks" animated series, but actually never had the opportunity to get to sit down to watch it. Not before now in 2021, and with my love for "Star Wars", of course I sat down to watch the two seasons of "Ewoks" as the chance presented itself.
Well, "Ewoks" was first and foremost a children's cartoon series, no doubt about it. And the only association that it had to the "Star Wars" movies were the fact that the characters in the show were ewoks - as seen in "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi", and a single episode in season 2 that showed a Star Destroyer and some Stormtroopers. Aside from these minor things, then "Ewoks" was just another random Saturday morning children's cartoon show, much akin to the likes of the "Gummi Bears" animated series. Yeah, I kid you not.
Throughout the two seasons we are presented to an abundance of strange creatures that apparently live on Endor, but never were seen in the "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" movie, for some reason. And the ewoks in the series were speaking English.
Sure, "Ewoks" was a cute enough series, and one that is very suited for a young audience, no doubt about it. But if you sit down to watch "Ewoks" with the "Star Wars" mindset and hopes of getting something reminiscent to the ewoks in "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi", then you are in for a rude awakening. Especially since there was no "Star Wars" feeling here.
I found the series to be watchable, but there was just too much goofiness and silly shenanigans going on to take it serious, and most of the characters were just so spaced out that it went way beyond what you'd find in "Star Wars". So yeah, "Ewoks" is a children's show, no doubt about it.
I am rating "Ewoks" a four out of ten stars. I managed to sit through all episodes of the two seasons, as this was with the ewok characters after all. But this is hardly something I would return to watch a second time.
