The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries " The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries " , also known as " Ewoks on Ice " and marketed as " Ice Capades and Ewoks , " was an based on the animated television series " " . Directed by Robert Turk and written by Anne Snyder for the 1986 tour " Bravo America : Bold - Bright - Beautiful , " the Ewok - based adventure bridged the show ' s intermission . " The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries " was billed for ages " 3 to 93 , " and it featured song and dance numbers performed by professional ice skaters dressed in costumes representing various characters from the " Ewoks " cartoon , including Wicket , Princess Kneesaa , and some trouble - making Duloks . Plot summary . On the moon of Endor in the year 3 . 5 ABY , the Ewok residents of Bright Tree Village keep busy , singing and dancing around bonfires each night . One night , the tribe ' s storyteller and shaman , Logray , tells a story about life beyond the forest moon . However , the Ewoks ' warring cousins , the Duloks , set out to cause trouble and ruin the fun . An adventure ensues , and Ewoks including Logray , Chief Chirpa , Princess Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka , Latara , Paploo , and Wicket Wystri Warrick are pitted against the Dulok King Gorneesh and his tribe , including Queen Urgah and the shaman Umwak . In the excitement , the two tribes discover sunberry tree s possessing magic al sunberries . Development . " The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries , " also referred to as " Ewoks on Ice " and marketed as " Ice Capades and Ewoks , " was licensed by Lucasfilm Ltd . for the " Bravo America : Bold - Bright - Beautiful , " the 1986 tour of , which was performed in ice skating rinks across the . The Ice Capades production was directed and produced by Robert Turk , and the two - part Ewoks segment was written by Anne Snyder for the show ' s intermission . " The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries " was inspired by the animated television series " " , which first aired in 1985 . The playbill for the ice show marketed it as " A Tale For Kids , 3 To 93 ! " and the program also included a poem featured in the show . The song and dance routines in " The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries " were performed by professional ice skaters such as Jacqueline Counter , who portrayed the Ewok Latara . During the show , the performers wore six - foot costumes designed by Joseph Porro to resemble characters from " Star Wars : Ewoks " . " The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries " had a number of merchandise , including a series of pennants , buttons , and a fiber optic flashlight . The show was further promoted by televised commercials , and one such commercial aired on November 1 , 1986 , during " The Season Scepter , " the thirteenth episode in the of " Star Wars : Ewoks " . Continuity . " The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries " is a tie - in to the television show " Star Wars : Ewoks " , which is set in the year 3 . 5 ABY , between and . The production is part of the " Star Wars " Legends continuity , and is not part of the official " Star Wars " canon . Reception . In the years since its release , " The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries " has been called Lucasfilm ' s " dirtiest secret , " being compared to " The Star Wars Holiday Special " , a 1978 television movie which Lucasfilm has not released on any medium , due to its poor ratings . In " Star Wars Insider " 83 , the article " 20 Most Memorable Moments of the Expanded Universe " by Abel G . Peña and Enrique Guerrero ranked " The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries " as the second - goofiest moment in " Star Wars " , with the third being the " Holiday Special " and the first being " Planet of Kadril , " a comic strip featuring Luke Skywalker and Han Solo wearing - like clothing while saving the planet Kadril from the Pacifog , a weapon which brought out the worst traits of individuals .