To Save Deej " To Save Deej " is the fourth episode of the of " " . Written by Bob Carrau and directed by Raymond Jafelice , the episode originally aired on ABC on September 28 , 1985 . When Deej falls ill due to a rare fungus , Weechee , Willy and Wicket must set out and find the ingredients for a cure to save their brave father . Plot summary . Wicket , Deej , Weechee , Widdle and Kneesaa are fishing by the river when Wicket wanders off and spots a strange creature playing in the bushes . But before he can discover what the creature is , Deej hooks a giant fish and calls for the others to help him pull it in . However , the fish is too strong for them , and they lose their grip on the rod , falling back . Deej falls backwards into a Rokna tree and cuts himself on its deadly fungus . Just then , the creature that Wicket spots in the bushes arrives and offers his help . But the Ewoks ignore the creature and prepare to return to the village . At Bright Tree Village , Logray examines Deej as the others describe the strange fungus . Logray , who claims to have seen the illness caused by the fungus before , requires special ingredients , with which he can concoct a medicine to return Deej to health . He tasks Deej ' s sons to retrieve a star urchin from the land of the Dandelion Warriors , a lantern bird feather , and some eggs laid by a Frosch , and gives them a map to help guide their way . Unfortunately , whilst in the hut , Willy drinks one of Logray ' s potions , and starts to float about , so Logray uses some stones to weigh him down to the ground . The three Ewoks split up ; Weechee sends Willy and Wicket to find the lantern bird feather and star urchin , respectively , and then sets off to find a frosch egg . Willy discovers the nest of a lantern bird . He drops the rocks Logray used to weigh him down , and floats his way to the nest . He grabs a feather , but before he can escape , the lantern bird returns and sits on the nest , trapping Widdle . Meanwhile , Wicket has made his way to the land of the Dandelion Warriors , and is searching for an urchin when he hears someone calling for help . He runs through the grass and discovers the creature from the river tied to a tree trunk . The creature was also searching for an urchin when the Dandelion Warriors captured him . Wicket quickly unties the creature , and they make their escapes just before the Dandelion Warriors fire their quills where the two had been standing . Wicket and the creature take cover , and Wicket tells the creature to draw the creatures ' fire , whilst he searches for a star urchin . They eventually find one , and escape into the forest . By now , Weechee has reached the frosch cave , located behind a waterfall . As he ducks down to avoid being seen by a pair of froschs , he ends up covered with frosch eggs , which stick to his fur . As he stands up and tries to remove the eggs from his fur , he is suddenly surrounded by froschs . Weechee jumps into the river , and is carried downstream down a series of waterfalls , eventually grabbing hold of a tree branch . Wicket and the creature , who has introduced himself as Mring - Mring , finally make it back to the village . However , before they can make it to Logray ’ s hut , they run into Teebo ( literally ) , who informs Wicket that his brothers have not yet returned . Wicket , Mring - Mring , and Teebo then set off to find Willy at the lantern bird ’ s nest . They find him underneath the giant bird , and the four of them travel to the frosch cave , where Weechee hangs onto his branch for dear life . They toss a vine to Weechee , and pull him to land . However , they are then backed against a cliff by the froschs . The five of them scale the cliff onto a plateau , and are surrounded by the froschs with seemingly no way to escape . However , Mring - Mring tells the Ewoks to focus their minds and imagine a giant , winged creature that can carry them to safety . Though skeptical , the Ewoks think hard , and Mring - Mring transforms himself into the giant avian . The Ewoks climb aboard his back , and they fly back to the village , where they deliver the ingredients to Logray . Logray uses them to concoct a potion , and pours it over Deej ’ s sleeping body . Deej awakens , and the Ewoks celebrate .