NeverarGreat said:
About the Threepio thing, it could be that the Ewoks had a specific mythology involving the coming of a golden being that was preceded by the evil forces of darkness in their mechanical creatures, wearing the false armor of white.
There is a "canon" explanation for why the Ewoks worship Threepio ...
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Time_travel#The_Sooma.2FAlzar_incident
... but I ignore it (for reasons that are blatantly obvious).