Ewoks: The Battle for Endor proves Star Wars always had a junky TV side

It’s also a reminder that no, George Lucas really wasn’t being disingenuous when he described Star Wars as a property for children. The pair of made-for-TV Ewoks movies that aired in the wake of 1983’s Return of the Jedi make that especially clear. The first one, 1984’s Caravan of Courage, is about siblings Cindel (Aubree Miller) and Mace (Eric Walker) — their surname is Towani, not Windu — searching for their parents after the family’s starship crashes on the forest moon Endor, site of a climactic Return of the Jedi battle. During their search, Cindel befriends Wicket (Warwick Davis), the Ewok who serves as the tribe’s cuddliest ambassador, and has even begun to learn certain English words, E.T.-style.