"A Warrior and a Lurdo" constitutes the twelfth installment of the second season of the television program, Ewoks. The script was penned by Michael Dubil, with Dale Schott serving as director. Its initial broadcast occurred on October 25, 1986 via the ABC network.
The narrative commences with a pair of diminutive creatures evading a menacing grounger. Chirpa, positioned on a tree limb, executes a rope-assisted maneuver to surprise the creature from its rear. He successfully subdues the grounger, securing its legs with rope. Chirpa elucidates to a group of young Ewok warriors that this is the method for restraining a grounger.
Kneesaa observes her father with admiration, while Wiley, Latara's younger sibling, and Nippet express amusement. Wicket expresses his desire for an opportunity from Chirpa. Chirpa conveys to the elder Ewok youths that a genuine warrior is obligated to impart their knowledge to others. Eavesdropping on the discourse, Wicket surmises that instructing another Ewok in the ways of a warrior could facilitate his advancement within the Ewok hierarchy.
Upon Latara's derisive reaction, he proposes a wager. Before the terms can be established, Wiley and Nippet execute a prank on Latara, causing her to descend into a muddy pond. Latara expresses her irritation with her younger siblings. Latara proposes that should she prevail, Wicket will be responsible for the care of her siblings for the subsequent 20 lunar cycles.
Conversely, Wicket stipulates that if he emerges victorious, Latara will be required to maintain the cleanliness of his dwelling for the ensuing thirty lunar cycles. Latara and Wicket concur to the arrangement. Prior to her departure, Latara instructs him to present Teebo before the day's conclusion. Wicket objects, citing Teebo's apprenticeship to a wizard, but Latara reminds him of his assertion that any Ewok would suffice. Wicket reluctantly acquiesces.
Wicket then proceeds to instruct Teebo in the operation of a catapult. Teebo suggests the utilization of magic to transport a rock, but Wicket retorts that warriors eschew magic. While lost in thought about Latara, Teebo inadvertently activates the catapult's lever, propelling him into a nearby river. Wicket swims to his aid, urging him to grasp a rock.
Teebo swims towards the rock, only to discover it is a giant aquatic entity known as a Blog. The Blog pursues the two Ewoks, who successfully swim to a dam structure. They narrowly avoid falling, locating a vine which they descend. However, the Blog severs the vine, causing them to land on a bush. They startle a group of small creatures.
Teebo observes that the dam has desiccated this segment of the river. Wicket infers that the Blog has constructed the dam to hoard the water for itself, branding him a bully. Wicket proclaims his ability to employ his warrior training to instruct Teebo in how to overcome the Blog.
Subsequently, Wicket teaches him how to fashion a vine into an improvised lasso and traverse a canyon. Wicket demonstrates successfully. Teebo attempts to replicate the feat, but his lasso ensnares the posterior of a large avian creature which takes flight, dragging Teebo along. Teebo manages to land atop Wicket before the bird can fully ascend.
Wicket, frustrated by the ineffectiveness of his instruction, proposes extending the deadline to Latara, suggesting a year. Teebo expresses concern that Wicket is displeased with him and that Latara will mock him. While lamenting his inability to become a warrior, Teebo inadvertently collides with a diminutive Tambles child, who flees to its parents. The Tambles introduce themselves to Teebo and beseech him for the assistance of a mighty Ewok warrior.
Teebo deems himself unworthy, but the Tambles are desperate, citing the Blog in the lake above who has dammed all the water. The Tambles express their fear of perishing. After the younger Tamble embraces his foot, Teebo experiences a change of heart and resolves to assist.
Meanwhile, Wicket attempts to renegotiate the terms of the agreement, but Latara insists that a deal is inviolable. Upon returning to the Tambles' village, Latara and Kneesaa inquire as to Teebo's whereabouts. The Mother Tamble informs the Ewoks that Teebo has departed to confront the Blog who erected the dam. Wicket resolves to rescue Teebo, while Kneesaa expresses her dismay. Latara concurs, fearing that she will be compelled to sweep Wicket's dwelling for 30 lunar cycles if she is defeated.
At the lake, Teebo implores the Blog to vacate the lake. However, this only incites the Blog, who launches a volley of water at Teebo and the Tamble. Teebo then employs a lasso to charge at the Blog, but the large aquatic creature severs the vine before inhaling him and expelling him through its blowhole. Teebo pleads for assistance.
Elsewhere, Wicket enlists Latara and Kneesaa to launch him across on the catapult. He retrieves Teebo from the Blog's blowhole. Upon landing on a nearby bush, Teebo expresses his gratitude to Wicket for his assistance. Wicket proposes breaching the dam to wash the Blog away. Teebo endorses his plan. Wicket races to the dam and attempts to provoke the Blog into charging at the dam. Before he can escape, the Blog knocks him into the water and hurls him with its tendril.
Before Wicket can swim to shore, the Blog submerges and seizes him with its tendril. Kneesaa throws her lasso to reach Wicket, but he is beyond reach. The Blog seizes Wicket and swims in circles. Teebo is frustrated that his warrior training is proving ineffective. Kneesaa advises him to fight as a wizard rather than a warrior.
Teebo retrieves his magic pouch and casts a spell that obliterates the dam, flushing the Blog downstream. Wicket manages to cling to a trunk from the dam. Kneesaa is relieved that Wicket is safe, while Teebo is pleased that his friend is alive. A Tamble celebrates by leaping into the lake, causing his body to inflate. His wife and child also revel in the water. The mother Tamble informs Teebo that he is a warrior. Teebo expresses his gratitude and clarifies that he is a wizard's apprentice.
Given Teebo's utilization of magic, rather than his 'warrior training', Latara declares Wicket the loser of the wager, mandating that he babysit her younger siblings for the subsequent twenty lunar cycles, commencing tonight. Wicket protests, but Latara is resolute and outlines the rules. Kneesaa and Teebo find this highly amusing.