DuckTales is an American animated television series, produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and distributed by Buena Vista Television. The cartoon series premiered on September 18, 1987, and ran for a total of 100 episodes over four seasons, with its final episode airing on November 28, 1990. Based upon Uncle Scrooge and other Duck universe comic books created by Carl Barks, the show follows Scrooge McDuck, his three grandnephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and close friends of the group, on various adventures, most of which either involve seeking out treasure or thwarting the efforts of villains seeking to steal Scrooge’s fortune or his Number One Dime.
In February 2015, Disney XD announced the revival of the show, with the intention of rebooting the series. The rebooted series premiered on August 12, 2017.
The show’s primary villains consist of those from the comics: Flintheart Glomgold, who seeks to replace Scrooge as the “Riches
t duck in the world”; the Beagle Boys, who seek to rob Scrooge of his fortune and often target his money bin; and Magica De Spell, who seeks to steal his Number One Dime. A few changes were made to these villains – unlike the comics, Flintheart is of Scottish descent and wears a couple of pieces of Scottish attire, including a kilt; Magica, who is Italian in the comics, has an Eastern European accent, as well as a brother named Poe, who was transformed into a raven; the Beagle Boys have individual personalities and are headed by their mother, Ma Beagle, who sometimes springs them from jail to conduct schemes with her, but always avoids being caught by the police. The animated series also featured a list of minor villains, most of whom sought to either claim Scrooge’s wealth or beat him to treasure.
Most of the stories used in the show revolve around one of three common themes – the first focuses on the group’s efforts to thwart attempts by various villains to steal Scrooge’s fortune or his Number One Dime; the second focuses on a race for treasure; the third focused on specific characters within the show. Although some stories are original or based on Barks’ comic book series, others are pastiches on classical stories or legends, including characters based on either fictional or historical persons. DuckTales is well noted for its many references to popular culture, including Shakespeare, Jack the Ripper, Greek mythology, James Bond, Indiana Jones, and Sherlock Holmes. After its first season, the show moved away from globe-trotting stories, with adventures focused mainly within Duckburg.
Network: Broadcast syndication
Production Company: Walt Disney
Launched: September 18, 1987
Closed: August 29, 1997
Country of origin: United States
Number of Seasons: 4
Number of Episodes: 100
Running time: 22 minutes
Distriubutor: Buena Vista TV
SEASON ONE
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
Treasure of the Golden Suns:
Don't Give Up the Ship
Treasure of the Golden Suns:
Wronguay in Ronguay
Treasure of the Golden Suns:
Three Ducks of the Condor
Treasure of the Golden Suns:
Cold Duck
Treasure of the Golden Suns:
Too Much of a Gold Thing
Armstrong
Luck o' the Ducks
Where No Duck Has Gone Before
Nothing to Fear
Duck in the Iron Mask
Much Ado About Scrooge
Spies in Their Eyes
Dime Enough for Luck
Jungle Duck
Scroogerello
Top Duck
Bermuda Triangle Tangle
The Status Seekers
Sweet Duck of Youth
Magica's Shadow War
Launchpad's First Crash
Home Sweet Homer
Duck to the Future
Down and Out in Duckburg
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. McDuck
Time Teasers
Catch as Cash Can: Part 1 -
A Drain on the Economy
Catch as Cash Can: Part 2 -
A Whale of a Bad Time
Catch as Cash Can: Part 3 -
Aqua Ducks
Catch as Cash Can: Part 4 -
Working for Scales
Merit-Time Adventure
Ducky Horror Picture Show
The Golden Fleecing
Horse Scents
Duckworth's Revolt
Ducks of the West
Pearl of Wisdom
Once Upon a Dime
Dinosaur Ducks
Double-O-Duck
Micro Ducks from Outer Space
Robot Robbers
Send in the Clones
Lost Crown of Genghis Khan
The Right Duck
Back Out in the Outback
Sir Gyro de Gearloose
Raiders of the Lost Harp
All Ducks on Deck
The Curse of Castle McDuck
Superdoo!
Earth Quack
Magica's Magic Mirror/
Take Me Out of the Ballgame
Scrooge's Pet
The Money Vanishes
Back to the Klondike
Master of the Djinni
Launchpad's Civil War
Hero for Hire
Maid of the Myth
Hotel Strangeduck
Duckman of Aquatraz
The Uncrashable Hindentanic
'Till Nephews Do Us Part
Life is like a hurricane
Here in Duckburg
Race cars, lasers, airplanes
It's a duck-blur!
Might solve a mystery
Or rewrite history!
DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Every day they're out there making
DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales!
D-d-d-danger! Watch behind you!
There's a stranger out to find you
What to do, just grab on to some...
DuckTales! Woo-hoo!
Every day they're out there makin'
DuckTales! Woo-hoo!
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales! Woo-hoo!
Not ponytails or cottontails, no
DuckTales! Woo-hoo!