Bob Carrau is a writer most notable in Star Wars for writing the screenplay for the 1984 television film Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, and for writing the teleplays for some episodes of the 1985-1987 Star Wars: Ewoks animated television series. According to an issue of Empire, Carrau was working for George Lucas as Amanda Lucas' nanny when he got the job to write Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure. He was one of the writers who helped Lucasfilm Ltd. develop a television adaptation of the video game Maniac Mansion.