Droids in Distress

"The simplest gesture of kindness can fill a galaxy with hope."

- Bail Organa

"Droids in Distress" is the first episode of the first season of the animated television series Star Wars Rebels, following the premiere movie Spark of Rebellion. The episode was released on iTunes as a free download and on WatchDisneyXD.com on October 3, 2014, and made its television debut on Disney XD on October 13, 2014. The episode was written by series executive producer Greg Weisman and directed by Steward Lee. Anthony Daniels guest-starred in the episode as C-3PO.

The episode features the crew of the Ghost intercepting a shipment of weapons intended for the Galactic Empire. Along the way, they inadvertently pick up C-3PO and R2-D2, who are on a secret mission from Senator Bail Organa to prevent the weapons from falling into Imperial hands. The rebels continue to be chased by Agent Kallus of the Imperial Security Bureau, while Garazeb Orrelios deals with grief over the near-extinction of his people. In the end, R2-D2 provides Organa&mdash;who will become one of the founders of the Alliance to Restore the Republic&mdash;with information about the rebels and their activities.

Official description
Low on food and fuel, the Ghost'' crew agrees to steal an Imperial weapons shipment for crime lord Cikatro Vizago. During the mission, they encounter a familiar droid duo -- and find that the weapons in question are more deadly than they'd realized.''

Continuity
"Droids in Distress" marked the first appearance of Senator Bail Organa, R2-D2, and C-3PO on Star Wars Rebels. Organa, who was seen in the episode using R2-D2 to find out information about the Lothal rebels, was one of the founding members of the Rebel Alliance. R2-D2 and C-3PO were introduced as members of the Rebel Alliance in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.

The episode was adapted by Michael Kogge into the chapter book of the same name.