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{{Live_show
|image=[[File:Ewoks_on_Ice_poster.jpg]]
|show name="The Ewoks<br />and the Magic Sunberries"
|director=[[Robert Turk]]<ref name="Program">''Bravo America: Bold-Bright-Beautiful'' program</ref>
|writer=[[Anne Snyder]]<ref name="Program" />
|music=
|basis=[[Ewoks (TV series)|''Ewoks'']]<ref name="Program" />
|premiere date=[[January]] [[1986]]<ref name="Year by Year">''[[Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle]]''</ref>
|premiere location=
|productions=1986 [[Wikipedia:Ice Capades|Ice Capades]]<ref name="Program" />
|timeline=[[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]]<ref name="Date note">{{InsiderCite|23|Star Wars Publications Timeline|''Star Wars'' Publications Timeline}} dates the events of the [[Ewoks (TV series)|''Ewoks'']] multimedia series, which include the events of "The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries," to three [[Standard year/Legends|years]] after the events of [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'']], which corresponds to [[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]], according to ''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''.</ref>
|series=''Ewoks''<ref name="Program" />}}
{{Quote|What's new in Ice Capades? Five dramatic productions, dazzling special effects, innovative choreography, and exciting live music. The Ewoks add their touch of magic. It's a surprise you won't want to miss.|Ice Capades commercial excerpt|audio=IceCapades-Commercial.ogg|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-21zfzO4Lc}}
"'''The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries'''," also referred to as "'''Ewoks on Ice'''," was a [[1986]] American ice show based on the animated television series [[Ewoks (TV series)|''Ewoks'']]. It was a segment of the traveling [[Wikipedia:Ice Capades|Ice Capades]] variety show ''Bravo America: Bold-Bright-Beautiful'', which was produced and directed by [[Wikipedia:United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame|Figure Skating Hall of Fame]] inductee [[Robert Turk]]. The [[Ewok/Legends|Ewoks]] skit was written by [[Anne Snyder]], and it was split into two acts that spanned ''Bravo America''{{'s}} intermission.

Billed for ages "3 to 93," the Ewoks segment featured musical numbers starring characters from the ''Ewoks'' cartoon, including [[Wicket Wystri Warrick/Legends|Wicket]], [[Prince/Legends|Princess]] [[Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka|Kneesaa]], and the antagonistic [[Dulok/Legends|Dulok]] [[King/Legends|King]] [[Gorneesh]]. "Ice Capades and ''Ewoks''" souvenirs were available for purchase at the shows, and some items have become rare collectibles.

==Plot summary==
{{Listen3|Ewok_rap.ogg|Poem from "The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries"|The poem was featured in the show, and its text was included in the show's program.}}
On the [[Moon/Legends|moon]] of [[Endor/Legends|Endor]]<ref name="Program" /> in the [[Standard year/Legends|year]] [[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]],<ref name="Date note" /> the [[Ewok/Legends|Ewok]] residents of [[Bright Tree Village/Legends|Bright Tree Village]] [[Music/Legends|sing]] and dance around [[Fire/Legends|bonfires]] each [[Standard day/Legends|night]]. One night, the [[Bright Tree Village tribe|tribe's]] [[Shaman/Legends|shaman]], [[Logray/Legends|Logray]], tells a story about life beyond the [[Forest/Legends|forest]] moon. However, the Ewoks' [[Ewok&ndash;Dulok wars|warring]] cousins, the [[Dulok/Legends|Duloks]], set out to cause trouble. An adventure ensues, and Ewoks including [[Wicket Wystri Warrick/Legends|Wicket]], [[Prince/Legends|Princess]] [[Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka|Kneesaa]], [[Chief/Legends|Chief]] [[Chirpa/Legends|Chirpa]], Logray, [[Teebo/Legends|Teebo]], [[Latara]], and [[Paploo/Legends|Paploo]] are pitted against the Dulok [[King/Legends|King]] [[Gorneesh]], [[Urgah]], and several Dulok [[Scout/Legends|scouts]]. In the excitement, the two tribes discover [[magic]] [[Sunberry/Legends|sunberries]].<ref name="Program" />

==Development==
{{Quote|A Tale For Kids, 3 To 93!|Program tagline|The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries}}
[[File:IceCapades-Tulsa.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries," photographed at the 1986 Tulsa State Fair]]
"The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries," also referred to as "Ewoks on Ice,"<ref name="Blog">{{Blog|abelgpena|35|Ewoks at the Ice Capades|Only Sith Deal In Absolutes!|Abel G. Peña|archivedate=20090818043434}}</ref> was an ice show featured in the [[1986]] [[Wikipedia:Ice Capades|Ice Capades]] variety show ''Bravo America: Bold-Bright-Beautiful''. It was divided into two scenes, "The Ewok Village Square" and "Later That Night," which bridged ''Bravo America''{{'s}} intermission. The Ewoks production was preceded and followed by the acts "Power Plus!" and "Romeo and Juliet," respectively. ''Bravo America'' was directed and produced by Ice Capades veteran [[Robert Turk]], and the Ewoks segment was written by [[Anne Snyder]]<ref name="Program" /> and based on the [[1985]] animated television series [[Ewoks (TV series)|''Ewoks'']].<ref name="Insider 27">{{InsiderCite|27|A Star Wars CELibration|A ''Star Wars'' CELibration}}</ref> Costumes for "The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries" were designed and produced by [[Joseph Porro]].<ref name="Pinterest">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/421508846352628941|title=Ice Capade|author=Joseph Porro|work=[https://www.pinterest.com/jporro1 Joseph Porro Costume Style]|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Pinterest|Pinterest]]|quote=I was in charge of the Ewok costume production and made most of these walk around heads here.|archivedate=20200130234157}}</ref>

The ''Bravo America'' tour was performed by professional ice skaters in rinks across the [[Wikipedia:United States|United States]].<ref name="Insider 83">{{InsiderCite|83|20 Most Memorable Moments of the Expanded Universe}}</ref> These performances included appearances at the [[Wikipedia:Nassau Coliseum|Nassau Coliseum]] and [[Wikipedia:Meadowlands Arena|Meadowlands Arena]] in [[January]] 1986; [[Wikipedia:Madison Square Garden|Madison Square Garden]] and the [[Wikipedia:Capital Centre|Capital Centre]] in [[February]] 1986;<ref name="Youtube-US">{{Youtube|video=M6mYyi_S_9Y|text=Ice Capades featuring the Ewoks Commercial (1986)|channel=channel/UC3uQLazuPUE8JPQq3dg9ZvA|channelname=Dino Drac|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131222238/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6mYyi_S_9Y}}</ref><ref name="Washington Post">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1986/02/13/ice-capades-capital-show/cdab2e29-efa5-420e-aa7b-122e2ddc31a6|title=Ice Capades: Capital Show!|author=Stokes, W. Royal|date=1986-02-13|work=[https://www.washingtonpost.com The Washington Post]|publisher=[[Wikipedia:The Washington Post|''The Washington Post'']]|quote=All of this was topped by a troupe of Ewoks and their archenemies the Duloks in a charming skit that included musical instruction in that arcane linguistic phenomenon, Ewokese.|archivedate=20200204042819}}</ref> [[Wikipedia:Chicago Stadium|Chicago Stadium]] in [[March]] 1986;<ref name="Chicago Tribune">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-03-19-8601200677-story.html|title=ICE CAPADES CAPTURES CROWD WITH CLASS, DAZZLE|author=Blau, Robert|date=1986-03-19|work=[https://www.chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune]|publisher=[[Wikipedia:Chicago Tribune|''Chicago Tribune'']]|quote=And when the larger-than-life Ewoks enter the ice, the children are further entranced by the ''Star Wars'' characters' search for the mystical sunberries. Will the Ewoks recover the magical fruit? In a clever ploy, the answer must wait until intermission is over.|archivedate=20200203220434}}</ref> and the [[Wikipedia:Tulsa State Fair|Tulsa State Fair]] in [[September]] 1986.<ref name="DeviantArt">{{DeviantArt|url=wallbie/art/Timewarp-Tues-A-Star-Wars-Day-Late-531136719|text=Timewarp Tues. A Star Wars Day Late|name=Brandon|profile=wallbie|archivedate=20200205230212}}</ref> Ice Capades also toured in [[Wikipedia:Canada|Canada]], performing at the [[Wikipedia:Pacific Coliseum|Pacific Coliseum]] in January [[1987]].<ref name="Youtube-CA">{{Youtube|o-21zfzO4Lc|Ice Capades December 1986 TV commercial|channel/UCioQmyB0WnsT9jwMczLpI7g|robatsea2009|archivedate=20200130235451}}</ref>

[[File:Ewoks_on_Ice_program.jpg|thumb|left|275px|''Bravo America''{{'s}} program featured a two-page spread for "The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries."]]
The show's program contained three pages for the Ewoks production&mdash;a one sheet and a two-page spread&mdash;and billed it as "A Tale For Kids, 3 To 93!" The spread featured a poem from the show and images captioned "Princess Kneesaa, Logray, Chief Chirpa, Wicket" and "Wicket And The Duloks." Some programs also included an image labeled "Princess Kneesaa and friends."<ref name="Program" /> A line of "Ice Capades and ''Ewoks''" merchandise that included pennants, buttons, and fiber optic flashlights were available for purchase at the Ice Capades shows. Additionally, [[Wikipedia:KFC|KFC]] sponsored an ''Ewoks'' coloring contest and gave out tickets, and [[Wikipedia:McDonald's|McDonald's]] offered admission coupons.<ref name="Youtube-Celebration">{{Youtube|fRUv-qPQXGY|Star Wars Celebration Anaheim Collecting Track Panel: Ewok Collectibles|channel/UCQx0LrI5XV1yBfaUi4mlS_w|Tommy Garvey|archivedate=20200211152232}}</ref> The show was further promoted by televised commercials. One such commercial aired during "[[The Season Scepter]]," the thirteenth episode of ''Ewoks''{{'}} [[Ewoks: Season Two|second season]].<ref name="Insider 27" />

==Continuity==
"The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries" was based on the television series ''Ewoks''<ref name="Blog" /> and set in the year 3 ABY.<ref name="Date note" /> In the ice show, the Ewok Wicket costume corresponded to ''Ewoks''{{'}} first season, with the character wearing an [[Color/Legends|orange]] [[Clothing/Legends|hood]];<ref name="Program" /><ref name="Cries of the Trees">{{Ewoks|The Cries of the Trees}}</ref> in ''Ewoks''{{'}} second season, Wicket's hood was green.<ref name="Crystal Cloak">{{Ewoks|The Crystal Cloak}}</ref> "The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries" was a part of the [[Star Wars Legends|''Star Wars'' Legends]] continuity,<ref name="Insider 83" /> and it is not included in the current ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[canon]].<ref name="Legends">{{SW|url=news/the-legendary-star-wars-expanded-universe-turns-a-new-page|text=The Legendary ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe Turns a New Page}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Quote|And you thought the ''Star Wars Holiday Special'' was Lucasfilm's dirtiest secret.|Abel G. Peña|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830062816/http://blogs.starwars.com/abelgpena/35}}
Entertainment writer W. Royal Stokes of [[Wikipedia:The Washington Post|''The Washington Post'']] praised ''Bravo America'' and described the Ewok skit as "charming."<ref name="Washington Post" /> Similarly, Robert Blau of the [[Wikipedia:Chicago Tribune|''Chicago Tribune'']] also gave a positive review of ''Bravo America''. In his review, he noted that the Ewoks segment "entranced" the younger audience, and he described the show's intermission-spanning cliffhanger as a "clever ploy."<ref name="Chicago Tribune" /> Conversely, an attendee who saw "The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries" as a child reflected on the experience in [[2015]]: "Think of it like comparing the [[Wikipedia:Big Mac|Big Mac]] you see on the commercial to the Big Mac you actually get when you go to McDonald's."<ref name="DeviantArt" />

[[File:Ewoks_on_Ice_Urgah.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The costume for the Dulok Urgah, designed by Joseph Porro]]
In [[2005]], the [[Star Wars Insider 83|''Star Wars Insider'' 83]] article "[[20 Most Memorable Moments of the Expanded Universe]]," written by [[Abel G. Peña]] and [[Enrique Guerrero]], ranked "The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries" as the second-goofiest moment of the Expanded Universe; the third-ranked moment was ''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'', and the first was "[[Planet of Kadril]]," a [[Star Wars comic books|comic strip]] in which [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] and [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] wore drag-like clothing while opposing the [[Pacifog]], a weapon which brought out the worst traits of individuals.<ref name="Insider 83" /> In an accompanying [[Star Wars: Blogs|blog]] post, Peña referred to "The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries" as "[[Lucasfilm Ltd.|Lucasfilm's]] dirtiest secret."<ref name="Blog" />

==Legacy==
Robert Turk, who had directed Ice Capades shows since [[1960s|1965]], retired after the 1986 show and later wrote that "those were the happiest years of my entire career." In [[2010]], he was inducted into the [[Wikipedia:United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame|United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame]].<ref name="World Skating Museum">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.worldskatingmuseum.org/documents/BobTurkobit.pdf|title=Robert "Bob" Turk, 1925-2017|date=2017|work=[https://www.worldskatingmuseum.org World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame]|publisher=worldskatingmuseum.org|archivedate=20200131161557}}</ref> Ice Capades costumer Joseph Porro later returned to ''Star Wars'',  becoming the costume designer for the [[2019]] [[Disney+]] series ''[[The Mandalorian]]''.<ref name="Mandalorian">{{TheMandalorian|Chapter 1: The Mandalorian}}</ref>

"The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries" was a topic of discussion for collector's panels at [[Celebration IV]] in [[2007]]<ref name="SWArchive">{{SWArchive|url=community/event/celebration/news20070221.html|text=Collector Panels and More at Celebration IV|archivedate=20080404045626}}</ref> and [[Celebration Anaheim (2015)|Celebration Anaheim]] in 2015.<ref name="Youtube-Celebration" /> According to the 2010 book ''[[Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle]]'', the show's pennants have become rare collectibles.<ref name="Year by Year" />

==Credits==
{{Credits
|cast=
|crew=
*Director: [[Robert Turk]]<ref name="Program" />
*Producer: Robert Turk<ref name="Program" />
*Writer: [[Anne Snyder]]<ref name="Program" />
*Costume designer: [[Joseph Porro]]<ref name="Pinterest" />
}}

==Appearances==
{{App
|characters=
*[[Chirpa/Legends|Chirpa]]
*[[Gorneesh]]
*[[Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka]]
*[[Latara]]
*[[Logray/Legends|Logray]]
*[[Paploo/Legends|Paploo]]
*[[Teebo/Legends|Teebo]]
*[[Umwak]]
*[[Urgah]]
*[[Wicket Wystri Warrick/Legends|Wicket Wystri Warrick]]
|creatures=
*[[Churi/Legends|Churi]] {{C|Skull only}}
|droids=
|events=
*[[Ewok&ndash;Dulok wars]]
|locations=
*[[Outer Rim Territories/Legends|Outer Rim Territories]]
**[[Moddell sector/Legends|Moddell sector]]
***[[Endor system/Legends|Endor system]]
****[[Endor/Legends|Endor]]
*****[[Happy Grove]]
******[[Bright Tree Village/Legends|Bright Tree Village]]
|organizations=
*[[Gorneesh's tribe]]
**[[King/Legends|King]]
**[[Lord/Legends|Lady]]
**[[Queen/Legends|Queen]]
*[[Scout/Legends|Scout]]
*[[Shaman/Legends|Shaman]]
*[[Bright Tree Village tribe]]
**[[Council of Elders (Ewok)/Legends|Council of Elders]]
***[[Chief/Legends|Chief]]
**[[Prince/Legends|Princess]]
|species=
*[[Dulok/Legends|Dulok]]
*[[Ewok/Legends|Ewok]]
|vehicles=
|technology=
|miscellanea=
*[[Atmosphere/Legends|Atmosphere]]
*[[Bone/Legends|Bone]]
*[[Clothing/Legends|Clothing]]
**[[Hat/Legends|Hat]]
**[[Necklace/Legends|Necklace]]
*[[Color/Legends|Color]]
*[[Ear/Legends|Ear]]
*[[Eye/Legends|Eye]]
*[[Fire/Legends|Fire]]
*[[Forest/Legends|Forest]]
*[[Hair/Legends|Hair]]
*[[Humanoid/Legends|Humanoid]]
*[[Language/Legends|Language]]
**[[Ewokese/Legends|Ewokese]]
*[[Limb/Legends|Limb]]
*[[Magic]]
*[[Monarchy/Legends|Monarchy]]
*[[Moon/Legends|Moon]]
*[[Mouth/Legends|Mouth]]
*[[Music/Legends|Music]]
*[[Nose/Legends|Nose]]
*[[Plant/Legends|Plant]]
**[[Tree/Legends|Tree]]
***[[Sunberry tree]]
**[[Flower/Legends|Flower]]
**[[Fruit/Legends|Fruit]]
***[[Sunberry/Legends|Sunberry]]
*[[Sentience/Legends|Sentience]]
*[[Gender/Legends|Sexes]]
*[[Species/Legends|Species]]
*[[Time/Legends|Time]]
**[[Standard day/Legends|Standard day]]
**[[Standard year/Legends|Standard year]]
***[[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]]
*[[Tooth/Legends|Tooth]]
}}

==Sources==
{{Mediacat|soundcat=Audio files from The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries|imagecat=Images from The Ewoks and the Magic Sunberries}}
*''[[Star Wars Scrapbook: The Essential Collection]]''

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{WP|Ice Capades#Productions|Ice Capades § Productions}}

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