Vintage Kenner Star Wars Ewok Village Action Playset 1983 - EP 08 - The Padawan Collector

The Vintage Star Wars Ewok Village Action Playset has a rich history. in this episode we do a full review of this vintage star wars toy, go over its past, and some Star Wars facts about the Ewoks and their history in The Return of the Jedi. So join me!
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[@craigcox1969]

My wife found this at a garage sale about 15 years ago. It was in the box so she took a chance and bought it for me. Turned out that every piece was there, nothing broken or missing. Even the sticker. No instructions but did have the catalog. Best $35 she ever spent. ❤️ her.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Dude! You have a great wife!!!! That’s a great pickup and great price man! Score!

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

When I was in the fourth grade, I took my birthday money to a discount store in Virginia Beach. While sorting through the mostly old and useless toys, I found an unopened and original Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back Dagobah playset. I bought it for $6. Seriously. Although I was a kid (and Star Wars came out before I was born), I knew it was a tremendous find. I even felt guilty when I bought it. I wasn't "collecting" toys. Rather, I opened it up when I got home and immediately enjoyed my find. I can't remember the name of that store, but it had some amazing "where did you get this" items that would sometimes find their ways on the shelves.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Chris! That is the Indiana Jones find right there. That’s an awesome story and thanks for sharing that with me, also I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. Thank you.

[@bartley3742]

1983. Still the best Christmas I ever had thanks to this big box!

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

That would have been rad to get this under the tree! The think that year I got the Jabba Playset, which is cool in itself :). Thanks for watching Bart!

[@stevebragg4256]

Same exact thing here for the same item!

[@fever28]

I got this set Christmas morning, and had sooo many hours of enjoyment from it. A few years later (~ 1986), I sold the complete set (box, instructions and all) to my cousin for $20. 😭 No idea where it is today. I so wish I had it back.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Fever! At least you have the memory of playing with it as a kid. I was talking to a friend and we were like, “if our whole collection had to be sold, or went away, at least they can’t take away the feeling or the memories that we made from that era”

[@megamonte]

great show

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks Monte! Thank YOU for taking the time to watch the show!

[@joe3019772008]

had that playset, made everything out of it with my mom's help. she bought me little fake trees and brush and we made into a whole forest moon of endor display. had that thing for a great many years. she had one of her own brand new sealed in the box, she ended up selling it for around $400.00 i built this sucker within minutes when i had to put it all back together again when i still had it and i even got the robin hood one and made it into another part of the village. i miss having that playset. but, even if i wanted it again. just no room for it.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Joe! Wow your mom sounds like a cool lady!!! Not only bought it for you, but helped you decorate, AND had a sealed in box version of her own!?!? Wow!

[@emilflognoid1532]

Some perspective from a kid who had this in 1983... it wasn't hard to put together.... we had to assemble ALL our toys back then... it wasn't a big deal to put together... that was the best part!

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

I needed to be friends with you then! The net was the hardest thing to put together for me

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[@Perez_studios]

Nostalgia tsunami… and the reason for my love of dioramas.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Perez! Love these vintage toys. That’s awesome you like to make dioramas. Thanks for watching, my friend

[@francoisregis2155]

Great video and very interesting to hear background stories. I remembered back in 1989 when I started to collect I have found my ewok village in a garage sale with many other star wars toys and figs a friend of mine got together and bought the whole lot for 50$ and we split the whole lot between us since I had some of the toys but my friend didn’t had them and vice versa. For 25$ got my ewok village, jabba complete, darth vader tie fighter, snowspeeder, millennium falcon, luke’s landspeeder, sy snoodle max rebo band, probot playset and 10 figures. Those were fun years to find star wars toys for cheap

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Wow! Great finds and for a great price! Do you still have them??

[@paulavram6314]

The Six Million Dollar Man CB Radio Headset molded in white with blue microphone was later remolded into black with a gray microphone as the Luke Skywalker AM radio headset.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Paul! Wow I didn’t even know that one existed! That’s friggn cool

[@markrussell3414]

Excellent video on playsets ewok village was amazing playset I still got my ewok village playset

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks Mark! That’s rad that you still have it. The only Playset I have left from my childhood is the jabba action Playset and only the jabba figure remains. So I’m impressed that you still have that after all these years

[@pascalh4737]

Great add Joey. I love this playset !

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks Pascal! And thanks for watching

[@roberthayes1016]

This year I had extra players to get a compleat set so this year I stacked 4 sets to make a Ewok Christmas Tree!! Great Video!!!

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

That is awesome! Thanks for watching my friend 🙌🏼

[@isikelhanacanto]

incredible set

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks isikel!

[@MoparMcNeer]

Toy companies have always been good at stretching their resources to get the most out of what they already have. And often I'll applaud the efforts because they do work. Kenner did a pretty good job honestly seeing the items from your video. As a consumer now, I'm not as big a fan of modern companies (cough, Hasbro, cough) with all the repaints, repackages, & reuse. But from a business standpoint, it's difficult to fault them for being innovative. And if we're being honest, they wouldn't continue to do it if people wouldn't continue to buy the product. All that aside...the Ewok Village!!!!! RotJ was my bread & butter age too. And nothing was a better backdrop or more versatile than this awesome beast. It's no wonder they made so many Ewoks. This thing was awesome. I have a SW version of this as well as the Robin Hood version (both loose but complete) but have been quietly on the hunt for a great looking box to go with my loose villages. They pop up from time to time & your price info was right on target. The box you got with yours was in pretty nice shape Joey. I'm happy that they cut you a deal & that you didn't have to worry about having that shipped to you either. I'm sure that Iain's (GW) will have an acrylic for this sometime soon too. It's just a matter of time. Another fantastic & informative Playset episode my friend. Can't wait for your next installment. Side note, I know you're pushing community support to your Patreon, but I couldn't help but notice your video had the old YT "Join Button" message (with your collector supplies segment) Think this might come back or is Patreon the better way to go? Just curious what's most beneficial to the channel. Thanks again for all you do!

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Mopar! Yes kennner was definitely innovative, and yes from a business perspective, they were probably pressured from logistical and budget needs to get these out fast! And yes, I am only focusing on Patreon right now, so please go there if you’d like to consider supporting the channel. I may offer KZbin memberships in the future, but. I most likely will not as of now. Thanks my friend!

[@MaSkjoKers]

I just started watching you and just want to say thank you for you’re great video’s! I’m watching back all the video’s of the figure collecting. Thanks a lot!

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks Joker! Welcome to the journey! I’m looking forward to seeing more of your comments and I’m honored to have you watching 🙏. MTFBWY

[@marklawson2004]

Alot of the Prince of Thieves came from the Kenner graveyard. The sheriff of Nottingham figure was a repainted Super Powers Lex Luthor from the neck down.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey mark! That’s awesome to know, thanks for the cool info and thank you for watching :)

[@kimwerge4721]

Exellent job Joey, really enjoying your Videos. As a big ROTJ-fan, The Ewok Village was the One I wanted the most as Kid.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks Kim, I really appreciate that! I’m glad you are enjoying the videos, and yea, I felt like a 6 year old kid again having this in front of me. Thanks for watching my friend and taking the time to comment!!!

[@popculturehero]

I hate playsets that depended on string features and knots, just requires way to much patience, and they get tangled. Great review of the ewok village playset. Could definitely see having fun defending the tree village from imperial forces below.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Hero! Yes it’s one of the best that I’ve reviewed. But it’s the most obnoxious to put together 😂

[@jackgoff4668]

I still have my childhood piece

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

That’s rad you had this when you were a kid! I would have loved to have this back then

[@jackgoff4668]

@@thepadawancollectorofficial I restored it a few years ago. The pieces for the spit were not easy to find. I had to insert a small screw to keep one in place.

[@jartladder15]

I bought a MISB Ewok village in 2020 for $350. It was a steal even then. I had this playset as kid. Lots of parts to lose!

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey One Time! Yea the parts on this thing make it a miracle that any playsets are available compete! Thanks for watching and taking the time to write 🙏

[@wyldelf2685]

In November 1985 I had the Ewok Village , kinda got bored with it unusually fast ,and gave it to a neighbor kid , I actually had more fun with a Yoda Dagobah swamp set that had a foam-rubber quicksand or death-pond section , , , , when I saw $400 buck price sticker on the video I realize how insane these vintage shops are , , ,👍😸👍

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey wyld! Yea some of these shops have to make a profit from what they buy these for, so there is that to consider. That’s why I prefer to buy from collectors.

[@thetoycave82]

Definetly a fun playset when you're a kid. I have an extra one missing a bunch of pieces for my kids. I also have a GI Joe USS Flagg...you have no idea what a hard playset to put together is until you do a Flagg every time you have to move it.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Toy Cave! I can only imagine how hard that flagship is to collect. I just saw one today at a toy shop and that thing is massive! Where do you have your displayed?

[@thetoycave82]

@@thepadawancollectorofficial I have big "toy cave" in the basement for all my stuff. First video on my channel is a tour of it if you're interested.

[@James_Bond_]

I Just purchased this playset today loose I found it at a carboot sale, and I got it for a very good price it was super cheap!! just missing two of the tree supports but everything else is there.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

That’s amazing James! So many pieces to this one, but it’s such a classic!

[@ashjp01]

Another great Video Joey ! Never had this one as a kid 😢

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Ashley! There are a ton of these out there for really good prices

[@jedijeffedm]

I have a loose Ewok Village, got it years ago in a trade with a friend, don't think I traded much for it, and don't think my friend paid much for it either at the time. Great playset, so much to it. Not sure how long I have had it, but it has been a mainstay of my collection for a number of years.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Jeff! That’s rad you have one, and yea it’s a center piece of any collection. Thanks for watching my friend

[@scotthildebrand3148]

Kenner also made a tree house playset that had a little family living in it😂 looked like a umbrella shape, they reused it for the cartoon Ewoks too. I always wanted to find a bad condition Ewok village and put in my garden for yard art😂🌹🌳🌷🌲 would look really cool 👍, but I know would just get ruined. I did see an instruction sheet at Dallas Vintage Toys 👌 love the show

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Scott! I love that little Playset! It’s an Ewok Playset right?? I am debating on including that on this vintage Kenner run and may do an episode on it

[@scotthildebrand3148]

Yeah Kenner made it into an Ewok playset. Looks more pastel color than originally. That's why it was for the cartoon Ewoks.

[@lerajie666]

Love the video. I have the robin hood sherwood forest playset and all the figures ( loose and carded). So cool! I'm on the hunt now for that real west playset from the butch Cassidy toy line for my gabriel lone ranger figures.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Lera! That’s amazing that you are getting those! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@alexianemp]

This was my second "most wanted" piece when I got back into collecting last year. I picked up two of them - neither complete - in the last few months. Still need to get strings for the net and one of the Y stands for the spit. It is indeed frustrating with all the little parts and old plastic. We're making do over here though, and we'll get those parts in time. I think a Robin Hood version could be added to turn my two villages into an Ewok City! Good find on your part though. Keep up the good work.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks Alex! I ended up securing all the strings so now I can use the elevator. There are way too many parts. Thanks for watching my friend!

[@James_Wade]

Hey buddy, I love Star Wars and I have mad respect for it. That’s how I know that you’re the real deal, you’re so passionate about what you collect. You’re something else! I’ve also observed you’re very creative. I would love to see a video of you making your own acrylic case for that Ewok village. It probably wouldn’t be that hard, something to think about huh?

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey James! Thank you my friend! That’s rad that you are like me and have a respect for not only the collectibles but the history. That’s cool. I think that would be something I would be interested in, is building my own custom acrylic case for that and the Death Star Playset. I think that would be challenging and fun.

[@James_Wade]

@@thepadawancollectorofficial That’s another thing that I like about you is your willingness to engage with people, anyway, I’m sure if you could find the acrylic stock, It would be pretty easy to find a way to cut them and adhere them together. Anyway, I look forward to any of your videos. Keep on collecting brother.

[@HeidenMikael]

Like number 100 and this playset is awesome

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey ASD! Thanks for being 100 (thanks for liking). And thanks for watching

[@HeidenMikael]

@@thepadawancollectorofficial no problem

[@darthsmoker420]

This is my favorite sw playset. I need the boulder and the piece that holds the net

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks for watching Darth! Those were the hardest two pieces to put on this thing

[@tperson8347]

I got this one from my personal dealer. I'm really lucky not only to've gotten this complete, but also, a speeder bike came with it and only came to $80. I've been wanting to get a hold of a Sherwood Forest playset for the treetop peices, the color scheme, and the fact that it may be younger and least likely for the tabs to break. Someday, though. :) I want to order some extra treetop pieces for the Ewok Village as well. I'm a big ROTJ fan, too and can't wait to set up a display. Once again, the AT-ST is a must for displaying just like for the Turret & Probot playset. :) Thanks for the video

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey T! I think I would love to find some loose treetop pieces to add to this one! Haha I know that’s not authentic, but I would like to try it :). Thanks for watching my friend

[@tperson8347]

@@thepadawancollectorofficial Certainly. :) It's still Kenner, though. That's authentic enough for me :)

[@bostonrailfan2427]

Kalaatu, Barada, and Nikto? i can’t be the only one snickering at that joke by Kenner 🤣

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

😂. Yea. Only found that out a couple of years ago

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@thepadawancollectorofficial it’s a great homage to a movie that helped inspire George Lucas 😎

[@shawnkarg3794]

The Ewok village was a rare Star Wars playset that just didn't interest me as a kid, probably because that wasn't where the battle took place. I don't think I ever even got to play with it at a friend's house, so thanks for sharing this video. Keep up the great content!

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Shawn! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment

[@joerice8771]

Okay. So if 7 year old me knew about Kashyyyk I would have had my parents get me a few Chewbaccas to paint and I would have turned the Ewok village into Chewie’s village. I remember doing all sorts of … modifications … to some of my toys like that. Missed opportunity!

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

That’s actually a rad idea, Joe! I never thought of turning it into Kashyyk!

[@craigsarnow6724]

This was the last SW playset I got as a kid. The Ewoks didn't have it very long as the GI Joe's ultimately rolled in and took it from them to use as a secret base. Lol. I finally found one last month complete in the box with inserts. The only thing missing were the instructions which I bought at a decent price...and the Ewoks have since returned and are now living in peace.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Haha that’s rad, Craig! If I had one as I kid, my sister would have commandeered it for Care Bears for sure

[@dwaynecuster]

You can get a UV protector case that folds from Deflector DC in the UK. I just bought a Village and wanted an acrylic case, but they are really hard to find. I was not successful. Not to mention, the case alone would probably cost about $150 on top of the toy. I think the UV protector will be perfect. It was less than $50.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Dwayne! Thanks for the tip, I’ll definitely check it out. Thank you for watching

[@andrewclarvis8976]

Great video joey! Definitely my favourite play set, and one that was commonly available in the uk, I never had one as a child but have now!

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

That’s rad you were able to pick this one up and it’s widely available in the UK. Thanks for watching Andrew!

[@kevcox5585]

Great video Joey. I've had this complete loose playset for about 15 years. I don't have a box or instruction sheet for it though, they can be very expensive to buy on their own. Looking forward to the next playset vid!

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Kev! Yea the boxes have been expensive or at least the ones I’ve looked at by themeselves. That’s why I always prefer to buy complete at the same time rather than piece by piece if I can avoid it. Thanks for watching my friend, Always cool to read a message from you

[@AudioAndroid]

I was wondering if you can do a video on the "Police Academy Police Station" playset? It looks like the Ghostbusters firehouse I think they reused the tooling, great video idea keep up the good work.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Android! That would actually be fun to do and I have been thinking of doing spotlights on other toy lines from time to time

[@OpticBlast-yk5hf]

Did Kenner ever make an Endor Bunker play set? As far as I know they didn't, which is weird to me. The scenes around it are so cool.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Optic! No they never made one but it would have been cool 😎

[@nesstealer17]

I got one incomplete for 50 bucks. It's just missing like 3 small parts and the strings. Everything else is there and it looks great. For the price, I can't complain

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

That is a great item for the price you got it for, so very nice pickup!

[@neophytealpha]

At this point you could almost 3D print one cheaper. I had the Ewok village, but someone stole mine from me.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Neo! I think there are people who have made 3D print schematics and are available on line

[@liveanadventure429]

Kenner re used some of the bone age weapons in the swamp thing line

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

That’s a good bit of info! I’ll have to check that toy line out 🙌🏼

[@darthsmoker420]

The Ewok village was my favorite playset from SW. I didn't know about the death Star playset I was too young when it came out. The village is the one I wanted most when I started collecting. I got really lucky and got the shell and nearly all the accessories from a pawn shop for less than $20. I only had to buy a few of them on eBay. I still need the boulder but that's all. Just haven't gotten around to buying one yet.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Wow 20 bucks! That’s amazing!!!! I am like you and I didn’t know about the Death Star space station as well. THIS was the ultimate Playset when I was a kid! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@JohnDoe-zm3cr]

Might want to consider a glass case at this point, weighed against the cost of so many acrylics might be worth it lol 😂 eiither way thanks for all the great content!

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks John! Yea they are pricey if you just consider the case itself, but I see it as an investment in displaying my collection in a way that elevates them and protects them at the same time. I wish they were less expensive for sure and if I could make my own with the same quality, brother I would be all over it! Thanks for watching my friend and taking the time to comment!

[@JohnDoe-zm3cr]

@@thepadawancollectorofficial My apologies your collection your rules. Live your best life my friend. Just a foolish knee jerk reaction on my part, i am sorry.

[@FredF-if4wq]

Just found your channel. I'm so upset with my self😅😅😅 I had all these playsets and figures. I had all the adventure people and playsets my 50 year old self wish I knew what I had😅😅

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Fred! I guess the fun now is getting to collect them all over again!!

[@robengelbrecht8312]

Great video as always. Quick question. Are you displaying the play sets or keeping them in the boxes?

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Rob! I am keeping them in the boxes. At one point I was concidering collecting one to keep in the box and then getting a second version to display in front of the box, but right now I am only doing in the box due to lack of space. If I get a bigger collection room I’ll do that though

[@BluckersVideosandToys]

I do have one! But it's bare bones 😩

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Bluckers! No matter, you still have one!!!! Thanks for watching my friend!

[@richardlee2120]

Another recycled Kenner Star Wars toy repackaged was the Stormtrooper rifle made into a Batman gun.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Richard! I have to look that up now! I had no idea 🙌🏼

[@geekstrong1]

I clean my used toys in the bathtub unless they have a sticker.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

It’s your bathtime Deano!

[@dannyskywalker3070]

I got mine used ,missing a few parts for $40 😅idk how I got so lucky with it

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Wow that’s a great price! Awesome score!

[@TheChappy73]

Nice job.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Thanks Imno! And thanks for watching!

[@bartley3742]

Hey, is your playset checklist available for download? I only saw your figure checklist.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Bart! Yes it’s available for download. The Playset checklist is included. I could have separated them out and charged more, but that’s not cool.

[@darthsmoker420]

I've got about$60 in mine so far. Don't have the box

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

That’s not a bad price for this Playset 🙌🏼

[@darthcerebrus5074]

Now Hasbro only puts out overpriced diagrams pieces.kenner playsets had lots of play value,action features and can be used for displays.The smell of those plastic goodies fresh out of the box was AWSOME!

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Hey Darth! Yea that smell is so awesome! Brings back memories. Thanks for watching my friend

[@kasidas30]

Can someone pleases tell me How tall in cm are the trees, I have a display box and I need to know if it fits in there, thanks

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

It’s 36.83 cm tall

[@sawyersupertube4112]

Sup dude

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

Sup man

[@italjahcorntrashroller]

Me 2.

[@thepadawancollectorofficial]

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