Excised from the saga’s continuity even before Lucasfilm’s sale to Disney, “Droids” was produced in 1985 by animator Nelvana, the same company that brought us the “Ewoks” series and the animated segments of “The Star Wars Holiday Special.” While “Droids” shares with its Nelvana brethren the dubious distinction of never getting a full release on DVD or VHS, it lacks the cult hate-watching infamy of the special and the slight sheen of respectability brought to “Ewoks” by the involvement of a young Paul Dini.
If not for one quirk, “Star Wars: Droids” would be a curiosity at best, a lesser piece of detritus in the Star Wars merchandising canon.
