Star Wars: Droids

Star Wars: Droids
Genre
  • Animation
  • Adventure
  • Science fiction
  • Action
Based onStar Wars
by George Lucas
Developed by
Directed by
  • Ken Stephenson
  • Raymond Jafelice
Voices of
Opening theme"In Trouble Again" by Stewart Copeland
Ending theme"In Trouble Again" (instrumental)
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 + 1 special
Production
Executive producer
Miki Herman
Running time
  • 24 minutes
  • 48 minutes (special)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 7, 1985 (1985-09-07) –
June 7, 1986 (1986-06-07)
Related
Ewoks
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Star Wars: Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO is a 1985 animated television series spin off from the original Star Wars trilogy. It focuses on the exploits of droids R2-D2 and C-3PO between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. The series was produced by Nelvana on behalf of Lucasfilm and broadcast on ABC with its sister series Ewoks (as part of The Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour).[1]

The series ran for one season of 13 half-hour episodes; an hour-long special broadcast in 1986 serves as the finale.[2]

The opening theme, "In Trouble Again," was performed by Stewart Copeland of the Police. During their adventures, the droids find themselves in the service of successive new masters. The original trilogy characters Boba Fett and IG-88 appear in one episode apiece. Since then the animated series has become a cult classic.

  1. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 168. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  2. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 306–307. ISBN 978-1476665993.