TVC Widdle and Wunka

Last year was a big year for the Ewoks, with around eight new bears. For a fan of the little guys this was a pretty good thing, although the exclusive nature of many of these was a small frustration. In the case of Widdle and Wunka, they were K-mart exclusives. Now, my last K-mart closed just before these were released leaving me no option to get them myself. Thankfully a good friend helped me get both of these K-mart sets.

Starting with Wunka, he features a new head, new hood, and new weapon. I like the look of this one, the teal/green hood helps him stand out among the other Ewoks. His head is the source of criticism from some fans that dislike his cartoonish face, that has bigger eyes and more stylized teeth than the other Ewoks. I tend to not mind this, but I do see how it might irritate some. His axe is a nice weapon too, and is a nice change from the typical spear.

Widdle is the orange bear in the set. This is a nice color for an Ewok given their usual shades of gray. Widdle’s hood and club are new, but his head is reused from Leektar in this case. There’s enough of the modern Ewoks that this head reuse can be forgiven as it’s not really noticeable. A club also seems like a pretty strange weapon, but again, I like it for being different.

In ROTJ, Widdle and Wunka are the two Ewoks that help Chewbacca hijack an AT-ST. This was a pretty cool scene in my eyes, so it’s nice to finally own these two in action figure form.