This expensively wrought TV movie was the sequel to the 1984 offering
Ewok Adventure, which in turn was inspired by those furry little extraterrestrials introduced in the 1983 theatrical feature
Return of the Jedi. On the forest moon of Endor, a little girl (Aubree Miller) is protected by the Ewoks -- and by human hermit Noa (Wilfred Brimley) -- against such enemies as space-witch Charal (
Sian Phillips). Like all previous chapters in the "Ewok" saga, The Battle for Endor was executive-produced by
George Lucas. And, like
Ewok Adventure, the film copped an Emmy nomination. First telecast November 24, 1985, Ewoks: The Battle for Endor was preceded two months earlier by the animated Saturday-morning series The Ewoks, which later evolved into
The Ewoks and Star Wars Droids Adventure Hour. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide