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Happy 25th Ewok Adventure!
Reported by James on 28 Nov 2009 09:30

This from the Official Site at StarWars.com...

For those old enough to remember, this week marks the 25th anniversary of the first televised Ewok movie -- yes, the first -- there were two -- called Caravan of Courage. Airing in the US on the evening of November 25, 1984 (and subsequently screened theatrically in select theaters abroad at Christmas), it was followed in 1985 by Battle for Endor, which continued the adventures of Cindel Towani, the young girl marooned on Endor in the first Ewok Adventure (the original title before Caravan of Courage was added).

Admittedly, the Ewok Adventure movies aren't remembered for much these days, apart from a couple mentionable footnotes -- Caravan of Courage introduced the saga's first Mace, Mace Towani, older brother to Cindel -- and Battle for Endor starred Wilford Brimley, the only bespectacled Star Wars character filmed in live action to date. Since there was little merchandising associated with the Ewok movies, and the DVD release of the movies a few years back was accompanied by muted fanfare, these movies are easily overshadowed by the rest of the Star Wars experience.

While I'd love to serve up a bunch of collectibles content celebrating Caravan's 25th anniversary, a la the week's worth of "Star Wars Holiday Special" content we posted last year, there's truthfully just not enough product out there to pad out two or three compelling articles. So instead I've opted to condense the few Caravan of Courage and Battle For Endor goodies I could scrounge into the abbreviated feature now before you.

Take the link below to see some of these collectibles and finish reading another great article from Pete Vilmur...


Source: StarWars.com

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