Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure Poster

 Poster advertising the release of Caravan of Courage in video stores. 

I'd say this is a really nice collectors piece. I think it dates back to 1990, when the film came was released on video. 

For the record, I enjoyed both Ewok movies; Caravan of Courage, and the follow-up, Battle for Endor. Okay, not top-end Star Wars movies, but enjoyable nonetheless.

What is the poster worth?

You're more likely to stumble across reproductions of the original movie theatre poster, or more recent posters that look very different. With this being a poster from when the film came on video, it's possible that these are pretty rare but they do come occasionally. I think £40-50 would be reasonable, though it could to £100 if someone really wants it. 

Tip: Watch out for reproductions!

Star Wars - Ewok and Droid cartoon spinoffs

The Ewoks
Them lovable fluffy teddy bears from Return of the Jedi got their own cartoon series in 1985. Following the adventures of Wicket W Warrick (the cute little one who befriended Princess Leia in ROTJ) and his pals as they outwit the Duloks.

A few years after these cartoons were on the TV I bought a video containing several episodes. My kids enjoy watching these even now, despite the look and feel of the cartoons being very different to modern cartoons.

On a trip to Florida in 1994 I also managed to pick up an Ewoks action figure.I was surprised to see such as thing as they were never on sale in the UK.Same applies to the Droids figure purchased in the USA at the same time.

The action figure above is Urgah Lady Gorneesh. There were only 6 figures ever released from the Ewoks series - 2 Ewoks ( Logray and Wicket W. Warrick) and 4 Duloks (King Gorneesh, Urgah Lady Gorneesh, Dulok Scout and Dulok Shaman).


Droids - The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3P0 
The storytellers from Star Wars returned in their own animated cartoon adventures. Antony Daniels reprised his part as Threepio. As it was a cartoon Kenny Baker wasn't really needed for Artoo!

At the time (early 1990s) I couldn't get hold of a pristine copy of this cartoon series, however, a friend happened to find an ex-rental copy for me.

As mentioned above, the Droids action figure was picked up in Florida. Only 12 figures were released plus some vehicles, including an A-Wing. The figure below is Jord Dusat.
I would've really loved to have picked up R2-D2, C-3PO from this series. The figures for these droids look a bit different to the vintage Star Wars figures from the movies. Boba Fett and the A-Wing Pilot also made in to Droids carded packaging.

Here's an advert from the US for the toys.


A few years ago Ewoks and Droids cartoons were released in DVD, however, for some bizarre reason they have been mashed together in to feature films instead of individual episodes. If you're interested you might be able to obtain these on the links below.

The making of Star Wars Videos

VHS Set of Star Wars "Making Of" Videos

In the early 1990s some "making of" Star Wars videos were released. I think the three videos below were the only ones available in the UK, and I don't think they were ever released (at least not individually) on DVD.

I love the fact that these all had white covers, contrasting nicely with the dark packaging of the Star Wars movie videos at the time.

The making of Star Wars (VHS) video

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (VHS) video

From Star Wars to Jedi - The making of a Saga (VHS) video

It's a bit odd that there was never a "Making Of" video specific to The Empire Strikes Back at the time, but I was happy to have just these. Keep in mind in the early 90s there was no new Star Wars stuff on the horizon, so the release of these on VHS was a bonanza.