Star Wars: Droids several references to the animated series in the prequels, such as the Boonta Eve Classic in "The Phantom Menace", the planet Bogden in "", and General Grievous's wheel bike design in "". Additionally, possible sources of inspiration for sequel trilogy main characters Rey and Kylo Ren have been noticed. Star Wars: Droids Star Wars: Droids – The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO is a 1985 animated television series spun-off from the original "Star Wars" trilogy. It focuses on the exploits of R2-D2 and between the events depicted in "" and "Episode IV – A New Hope". Over the course of
Rub-a-Dub-Dub (TV series) Rub-a-Dub-Dub (TV series) Rub-A-Dub-Dub was an English television series animated by Peter Lang and Alan Rogers of the Cut-Out Animation Co. They were previously famous for Pigeon Street. The series was produced by David Yates and Joe Wolf. The title is a reference to the nursery rhyme Rub-a-dub-dub. Rub-A-Dub-Dub was animated in a similar way, yet all the characters were anthropomorphic animals. It ran in 1984, completing 25 episodes. The episodes usually started off with the character Mother Goose and (most often) another character stood by a polka-dot patterned bathtub, with Mother Goose saying "Rub-a-dub-dub..." announcing that there was an