Television episode
The Cries of the Trees
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"The Cries of the Trees" is the pilot episode and series premiere of the American animated television series Ewoks, which premiered on ABC on September 7, 1985. It was written by Paul Dini and directed by Raymond Jafelice. In 1997, "The Cries of the Trees" was compiled in the direct-to-video feature The Haunted Village.
Set in 3 ABY, the episode follows Wicket (Jim Henshaw) and Kneesaa (Cree Summer) as they defend the Soul Trees from the evil Tulgah witch, Morag.
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Facts
- Title
- "The Cries of the Trees"
- Series
- Ewoks
- Season
- One
- Episode
- 1
- Production
- 102
- Airdate
- September 7, 1985
- Runtime
- 23 minutes
- Director
- Raymond Jafelice
- Writers
- Paul Dini
- Timeline
- 3 ABY
- Next
- "The Haunted Village"
Who turns up here
Characters: 19
- Baga
- Bozzie (first appearance)
- Chirpa
- Gwig (first appearance)
- Izrina
- Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka
- Latara
- Logray
- Malani
- Mookiee (first appearance)
- Morag (first appearance)
- Paploo
- Teebo
- Teebo's grandmother (first mentioned)
- Umwak (first appearance)
- Deej Warrick
- Weechee Warrick
- Wicket Wystri Warrick
- Widdle Warrick
Species: 9
- Bordok
- Munyip (first appearance)
- Rakazzak beast
- Thunder bat (first mentioned)
- Dulok
- Ewok
- Tulgah (first appearance)
- Wistie
- Yuzzum
Planets: 1
Places: 5
- Bright Tree Village
- Happy Grove
- Mount Thunderstone
- Morag's lair (first appearance)
- Spirit Tree (mentioned only)
Vehicles: 1
Events: 1
- Festival of Hoods (first appearance)
Technology: 1
Lore: 1
- Aura blossom (first appearance)
Everything else: 18
- Night Spirit (first mentioned)
- Gorneesh's tribe (first appearance)
- Chief
- Princess
- Catapult
- Bath (first appearance)
- Bug bite cure (first appearance)
- Drop-the-sack (first appearance)
- Flute
- Forest
- Magic
- Magic foam (first appearance)
- Ruling staff
- Soul Tree (first appearance)
- Staff of Morag (first appearance)
- Shadowstone
- Water
- Wood
Not in the archive: 1
- Paploo's horn (first appearance)
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