DuckTales

This article is about the original 1987 DuckTales television series. For the 2017 series, see DuckTales (2017 TV series).

For other uses, see DuckTales (disambiguation).

DuckTales
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Genre	Action/Adventure Comedy
Based on	Uncle Scrooge by Carl Barks
Developed by	Jymn Magon Brad Landreth
Voices of	Alan Young Russi Taylor Chuck McCann Terry McGovern Frank Welker Hal Smith Joan Gerber Hamilton Camp June Foray Peter Cullen Brian Cummings Tony Anselmo (season 1)
Theme music composer	Mark Mueller
Opening theme	"DuckTales" by Jeff Pescetto
Ending theme	"DuckTales" (instrumental)
Composer(s)	Ron Jones Thomas Chase Jones Steve Zuckerman (synthesizer cues) Steve Rucker (additional music, season 1)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	100 (101 segments) + 1 film (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Jymn Magon (seasons 1 and 2) Bob Hathcock (seasons 2–4) Alan Zaslove (season 4) Fred Wolf (supervising, season 1) Tom Ruzicka (associate, season 1) Co-producers: Ken Koonce and David Weimers (seasons 2–4) Alan Burnett (season 3)
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Walt Disney Television Walt Disney Television Animation
Distributor	Buena Vista Television
Release
Original network	Syndication
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Audio format	Stereo Mono ("The Treasure of the Golden Suns")
Original release	September 18, 1987 (1987-09-18) – November 28, 1990 (1990-11-28)
Chronology
Related shows	DuckTales (2017 TV series) (2017)

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.

DuckTales has inspired merchandise, including video games, merchandise, and comic books, along with an animated theatrical spin-off film entitled DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, that was released to theaters across the United States on August 3, 1990. The series is notable for being the first Disney cartoon to be produced for weekday syndication, with its success paving the way for future Disney cartoons, such as Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers and TaleSpin. The show's popular theme song was written by Mark Mueller. Also, Launchpad McQuack later returned to appear in another Disney animated series, becoming a main character in Darkwing Duck.

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.

Premise

When Donald Duck decides to join the US Navy, he enlists his uncle Scrooge McDuck to look after his nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Although reluctant to do so due to their hyperactivity, along with his continual pursuit of increasing his wealth and maintaining harsh business ethics, he eventually warms up to them upon seeing how smart and resourceful they are and takes them into his manor as well as several adventures. Scrooge McDuck is well known for his characteristic Scottish accent, spats, and top hat. We later learn in the series his family comes from Castle McDuck, and he came to America when younger learning how to “work smarter not harder”. In addition to them, the show features frequent appearances by Gyro Gearloose, an established comic book character, as well as guest appearances by Donald in the first season – this was either a full appearance, or in a cameo scene when Scrooge and his nephews read letters he sends to them, and a few minor appearances by Scrooge's old flame, Glittering Goldie, whose character was adapted from the comic books. The show introduced new characters to the Duck universe; while some were minor including the nanny Mrs. Beakley, whom Scrooge hires to babysit the nephews; Mrs. Beakley's granddaughter Webby; Scrooge's pilot Launchpad McQuack; Doofus Drake, an admirer of Launchpad and a close friend of the nephews; and the McDuck Manor butler, Duckworth. The second season later introduced three new additional characters as part of the show's stories: "caveduck" Bubba Duck and his pet triceratops Tootsie; and Fenton Crackshell, Scrooge's personal accountant who secretly works as a superhero named Gizmoduck.

The show's primary villains consist of those from the comics: Flintheart Glomgold, who seeks to replace Scrooge as the "richest 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, always saying “darling” (which shocks Scrooge in an episode when Magica changes into the form of Mrs. Beakly). She has 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.

Cast

Main article: List of DuckTales characters

• Alan Young as Scrooge McDuck
• Russi Taylor as Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck and Webby Vanderquack
• Chuck McCann as Duckworth the Butler, Burger Beagle, and Bouncer Beagle
• Terry McGovern as Launchpad McQuack (entire series) and Babyface Beagle (season 1)
• Frank Welker as Bigtime Beagle (entire series), Baggy Beagle (entire series), Poe (season 1), and Bubba (seasons 2–4)
• Hal Smith as Gyro Gearloose and Flintheart Glomgold
• Joan Gerber as Mrs. Bentina Beakley, Glittering Goldie and Additional voices
• Hamilton Camp as Fenton Crackshell/Gizmoduck (seasons 2–4). Additional voices in season 1
• June Foray as Ma Beagle and Magica De Spell
• Peter Cullen as Bankjob Beagle and Admiral Grimitz (season 1)
• Brian Cummings as Doofus Drake and Bugle Beagle (season 1). Additional voices in season 3
• Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck (season 1)

The show also featured a range of additional voice actors who voiced several minor characters, most frequently including the following:

• Susan Blu
• Corey Burton
• Jim Cummings
• Miriam Flynn
• Kathleen Freeman
• Linda Gary

• Richard Libertini
• Tress MacNeille
• Howard Morris
• Alan Oppenheimer
• Rob Paulsen
• Will Ryan

History

Production

Walt Disney Television Animation began production on DuckTales in 1986, intending to have it ready for a premiere in 1987, and its episodes airing within a 4–6 p.m. placement, at a time when more children would be watching television, rather than within a morning timeslot. Seeking to create a cartoon with high quality animation, in comparison with other 1980s cartoons which had much lower budgets, the animation was handled by Wang Film Productions (some 1987 and 1989–1990 episodes only), Cuckoo's Nest Studio, TMS Entertainment (season 1 only), and Burbank Films (1 episode only) having previously been used on two other Disney cartoons in 1985 – The Wuzzles and Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears – both of which had demonstrated better quality cartoons on TV than in previous years. Although the Japanese provided them with more available artists for the cartoon, this also increased production costs, due to the currency exchange rates between the yen and the dollar, though Disney intended to invest heavily in its DuckTales's production, with plans to recuperate its money by having it syndicated via its syndication unit, Buena Vista Television, with a 2.5/3.5 syndicator/station ad split. While this was a concept that worked well with live-action TV reruns, it had only ever been used with inexpensive cartoon series in the past that either recycled theatrical shorts from decades past or only featured limited, low-budget animation, and thus had never been attempted with a high quality animated series, with the heavy investment considered a risky move.

Broadcast

The cartoon premiered worldwide between 18–20 September 1987 (the time and date varying between markets), with a television movie special entitled "The Treasure of the Golden Suns", which was later split up into a five-part serial in future reruns. The first season, aired between 1987–88, consisted of 65 episodes, the "magic number" requirement needed for a show to have weekday syndication (five days a week for thirteen weeks). Disney then commissioned three more seasons – the second season (aired between 1988–89) consisted of two television specials entitled "Time Is Money" and "Super DuckTales", with future reruns splitting them into two five-part serials; the third season (aired between 1989–90) consisted of 18 episodes, with it forming an hour-long syndicated block alongside Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers; and the fourth season (aired during late 1990) consisted of seven episodes (including three unaired episodes meant for the previous season), which was used to form a two-hour-long syndicated block called The Disney Afternoon, consisting of DuckTales and three other half-hour cartoons.

The cartoon continued running within The Disney Afternoon until 1992. Following its departure from the Disney Afternoon, DuckTales aired in reruns on the Disney Channel from 1992 to 2000. In October 1995, it aired as part of a new two-hour programming block called "Block Party" that aired on weekday late afternoons, with it returning to syndication between 1997 and 1999. Reruns were later shown on Toon Disney between 1999 and late 2004.

Legacy

The show proved an immense success for Disney, who decided to commission other cartoons with a similar level of quality, which included Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck, and TaleSpin. In addition, DuckTales also spawned its own feature-length movie, entitled DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, which was released to theaters on August 3, 1990, along with a franchise of merchandising, including toys, comic books and video games, a spin-off series, and eventually a revival in 2017, that rebooted the series.

Character appearances in other shows

• Huey, Dewey, and Louie all appeared in the 1990 drug prevention video Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue.
• Darkwing Duck (1991–92): Aside from Launchpad McQuack being a main character on the show and Gizmoduck appearing sporadically, Scrooge's face appears in the episode "Tiff of the Titans", and Flintheart Glomgold, the Beagle Boys, and Magica De Spell make cameo appearances in the episode "In Like Blunt".
• Goof Troop (1992–93): In the episode "The Ungoofables", two of the Beagle Boys appear.
• Raw Toonage (1992): Scrooge and Launchpad appear as guest stars, and Webby appears in the opening sequence.
• Bonkers (1993–94): In the episode "The 29th Page", the Beagle Boys appear.
• Aladdin (1994–95): In the episode "The Day the Bird Stood Still", the Genie transforms into Scrooge.
• Quack Pack (1996): Aside from Donald, Ludwig, and the nephews being main characters, the episode "Nosy Neighbors" features the Beagle Boys as an attack dummy.
• DuckTales (2017): The original design of Webby makes numerous appearances in the background of the rebooted series as a doll, and is used in a gag in "The Other Bin of Scrooge McDuck!" when Magica DeSpell turned reboot's Webby into a doll.

Episodes

Main article: List of DuckTales episodes

The following is an episode list for the Disney animated television series DuckTales. The series is based on the Scrooge McDuck character and the Uncle Scrooge comic books created by Carl Barks. The series stars Scrooge, his grand nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie and Webby Vanderquack, and several new characters created explicitly for the series. While Huey, Dewey, and Louie originated in Donald Duck animated short subjects in the 1930s, their characterization on DuckTales approximated that of Barks' comics. Although Donald Duck was a major player in the Uncle Scrooge comics, he only appeared as a guest star in a few DuckTales episodes.

The series aired in syndication. It premiered during the weekend of September 18–20, 1987 with an edited two-hour television movie version of the five-part serial "Treasure of the Golden Suns". (The airdate varied by market – WSYT aired it on September 18, while WSBK-TV aired it on September 20). Subsequently, on September 21, 1987, the series began airing in its regular time slot on weekdays. ("Treasure of the Golden Suns" first appeared in its serialized form from November 9–13, 1987). The first season, totaling 65 episodes, aired its finale, "Till Nephews Do Us Part", on January 1, 1988.

Ten episodes premiered during the second season, and 18 in the third. Three episodes produced for the third season were held back for broadcast until the fall of 1990, when the series was incorporated into The Disney Afternoon. Four additional episodes were produced explicitly for this short final season, totaling 100 for the series. The show aired its final episode on November 28, 1990.

Although the series is no longer shown in certain markets, all sixty-five episodes from season one plus the first ten episodes from season two are currently available on DVD in Region 1. The first twenty individual episodes of season one, numbered 6 to 25 in the list below, are also available on DVD in Region 2.

Episodes

Season 1 (1987–1988)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	1	"The Treasure of the Golden Suns: Don't Give Up the Ship" (Episode 1)	Alan Zaslove	Jymn Magon and Bruce Talkington (teleplay) Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, and Mark Zaslove (script)	September 18, 1987 (1987-09-18)	124
Donald Duck joins the Navy and sends Huey, Dewey, and Louie off to live with his uncle Scrooge McDuck. Meanwhile, a mysterious man named El Capitán busts the Beagle Boys out of jail to help him steal an awkward treasure map in Scrooge's possession.
2	2	"The Treasure of the Golden Suns: Wronguay in Ronguay" (Episode 2)	Steve Clark	Mark Zaslove (teleplay) Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, and Mark Zaslove (script)	September 18, 1987 (1987-09-18)	125
After foiling the Beagle Boys, Scrooge and his nephews decipher the strange marking on the map, which leads to a sunken treasure ship in Ronguay. However, Flintheart Glomgold and El Capitán are out to stop them at every turn.
3	3	"The Treasure of the Golden Suns: Three Ducks of the Condor" (Episode 3)	Alan Zaslove	Jymn Magon and Bruce Talkington (teleplay) Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, and Mark Zaslove (script)	September 18, 1987 (1987-09-18)	126
Upon finding out about the Valley of the Golden Suns, Scrooge begins an expedition to find the treasure therein, starting with finding the map that leads to it. First, he must get one half of the map from High Golden Sun Priest Joaquin Slowly, but to reach Slowly's mountaintop fortress, he must enlist Gyro Gearloose to construct a special aircraft, and Launchpad McQuack to fly it. He is joined by his nephew Donald who is on a three-day leave in Panama.
4	4	"The Treasure of the Golden Suns: Cold Duck" (Episode 4)	Terence Harrison	Mark Zaslove (teleplay) Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, and Mark Zaslove (script)	September 18, 1987 (1987-09-18)	127
The nephews, Webby, and Mrs. Beakley find themselves joining Scrooge in his adventure as he looks for the second half of the treasure map in Antarctica.
5	5	"The Treasure of the Golden Suns: Too Much of a Gold Thing" (Episode 5)	Alan Zaslove	Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, and Mark Zaslove	September 18, 1987 (1987-09-18)	128
Scrooge develops gold fever as he and the gang make their way to the Valley of the Golden Suns, all the while pursued by El Capitán.
6	6	"Send in the Clones"	Alan Zaslove	Astrid Ryterband (story), and Ken Koonce with David Weimers (teleplay)	September 21, 1987 (1987-09-21)	120
Everyone begins seeing double when Magica DeSpell gets the Beagle Boys to help her steal the Number One Dime, disguising them as the nephews. Can the nephews expose them before the dime is stolen (and before Mrs. Beakley loses her mind)?
7	7	"Sphinx for the Memories"	David Block	Michael Keyes	September 22, 1987 (1987-09-22)	141
An ancient Egyptian Civilization abducts Donald so that he can host a spirit of a Pharaoh. But the jealous high-priest unleashes a mummy to destroy Donald, and it's up to Scrooge and the boys to save him.
8	8	"Where No Duck Has Gone Before"	David Block	Len Uhley	September 23, 1987 (1987-09-23)	133
Gyro's props for a science fiction television show accidentally launch the cast into space, and Launchpad becomes the hero when it is realized that he is the only real pilot on board.
9	9	"Armstrong"	Alan Zaslove	Michael Keyes	September 24, 1987 (1987-09-24)	114
Gyro presents the McDuck household with a robot named Armstrong to do their work for them. However, the robot decides it would rather work for itself.
10	10	"Robot Robbers"	Alan Zaslove	Michael Keyes, and Carl Barks (story)	September 25, 1987 (1987-09-25)	134
After the incident with Armstrong, Gyro builds giant human-operated robots for Flintheart Glomgold, only to have them be stolen and operated by Ma Beagle and the Beagle Boys. Absent: Huey, Dewey and Louie
11	11	"Magica's Shadow War"	David Block	Richard Merwin	September 28, 1987 (1987-09-28)	135
Magica's plot to steal the Number One Dime using her own shadow goes awry when her shadow develops a mind of its own.
12	12	"Master of the Djinni"	Alan Zaslove	Sam Joseph and Manette Beth Rosen	September 29, 1987 (1987-09-29)	110
Scrooge and Glomgold race for mastership of Aladdin's genie, who makes it difficult by sending them back in time to the Arabian Nights.
13	13	"Hotel Strangeduck"	Alan Zaslove	Richard Merwin	September 30, 1987 (1987-09-30)	122
Scrooge turns a castle once owned by a mad scientist into a hotel, but he doesn't believe that the place is haunted.
14	14	"The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan"	Alan Zaslove	Anthony Adams, and Carl Barks (teleplay)	October 1, 1987 (1987-10-01)	108
Scrooge goes searching for a crown in the Himalayas, which is guarded by a snow beast. Note:: Loosely based on the Carl Barks story of the same name.
15	15	"Duckman of Aquatraz"	Steve Clark	Francis Ross	October 2, 1987 (1987-10-02)	129
Scrooge is framed for stealing a painting from Glomgold's art gallery and sent to Aquatraz.
16	16	"The Money Vanishes"	Steve Clark	David Schwartz	October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05)	107
The Beagle Boys steal Gyro's handheld teleporter and use it to steal Scrooge's fortune.
17	17	"Sir Gyro de Gearloose"	David Block	Richard Merwin	October 6, 1987 (1987-10-06)	115
Gyro, tired of being looked upon as a "gadget man", invents a time machine and uses it to go back in time to the Middle Ages. Absent: Scrooge McDuck
18	18	"Dinosaur Ducks"	Alan Zaslove	Ken Koonce and David Weimers	October 7, 1987 (1987-10-07)	106
Scrooge and Launchpad explore a land where dinosaurs still live, but the kids tag along against Scrooge's directions to the contrary.
19	19	"Hero for Hire"	Steve Clark	Ken Koonce and David Weimers	October 8, 1987 (1987-10-08)	113
After being fired by Scrooge, Launchpad is tricked by the Beagle Boys into performing a series of bank robberies disguised as movie scenes. Absent: Huey, Dewey and Louie
20	20	"Superdoo!"	Steve Clark	Michael Keyes	October 9, 1987 (1987-10-09)	121
Having a hard time at camp, Doofus accidentally finds a stolen alien crystal that grants him numerous super powers. But the aliens who lost it want it back. Absent: Scrooge McDuck
21	21	"Maid of the Myth"	Alan Zaslove	Anthony Adams	October 12, 1987 (1987-10-12)	112
Mrs. Beakley is abducted by Vikings from Norse Mythology and it is up to Scrooge and the others to rescue her.
22	22	"Down & Out in Duckburg"	Terence Harrison	Ken Koonce and David Weimers	October 13, 1987 (1987-10-13)	147
A family debt causes Scrooge to lose his entire fortune, sending his entire family into the poorhouse.
23	23	"Much Ado About Scrooge"	David Block	Michael Keyes	October 14, 1987 (1987-10-14)	131
Scrooge and the boys track down a lost play of the famed playwright William Drakespeare. But a master salesman is also on their trail.
24	24	"Top Duck"	Alan Zaslove	Richard Merwin	October 15, 1987 (1987-10-15)	132
Launchpad's family comes to visit while the Beagle Boys eye Scrooge's new jet so that they can use it to pilfer his Money Bin.
25	25	"Pearl of Wisdom"	Steve Clark	Michael Keyes	October 16, 1987 (1987-10-16)	109
Scrooge learns that a pearl he bought will grant him infinite wisdom once he takes it back to its homeland. But a slippery pair of thieves want the pearl for themselves.
26	26	"The Curse of Castle McDuck"	Steve Clark	Anthony Adams	October 19, 1987 (1987-10-19)	119
Scrooge, the nephews, and Webby visit Scrooge's ancestral home in Scotland, only to be embroiled in a mystery surrounding Castle McDuck, involving Druids and a Ghost Hound.
27	27	"Launchpad's Civil War"	Steve Clark	Pamela Hickey and Dennys McCoy	October 20, 1987 (1987-10-20)	123
When going to Virginia for an American Civil War reenactment, Launchpad encounters aged Union veterans who once served under his ancestor, who had lost a battle. Meanwhile, Doofus and the nephews learn that a businessman is exploiting the reenactments for financial gain. Launchpad works to avenge his family's honor by rallying the old veterans to a "rematch" of sorts against the reenactors. Absent: Scrooge McDuck
28	28	"Sweet Duck of Youth"	Steve Clark	Ken Koonce and David Weimers	October 21, 1987 (1987-10-21)	103
Scrooge and the boys head for Florida in search of the fabled Fountain of Youth from Spanish Mythology. There they encounter the ghost of Ponce De Loon.
29	29	"Earth Quack"	Alan Zaslove	Carl Barks (story), and Mark Young (teleplay)	October 22, 1987 (1987-10-22)	102
Scrooge and the boys discover that the games of an underground civilization are causing earthquakes directly under the Money Bin.
30	30	"Home Sweet Homer"	Alan Zaslove	Anthony Adams	October 23, 1987 (1987-10-23)	130
According to Greek Mythology, Circe, a wicked sorceress from the past, accidentally transports Scrooge and the boys back to time of Ancient Greece, where they meet up with Homer.
31	31	"Bermuda Triangle Tangle"	Steve Clark	Frank Ridgeway	October 26, 1987 (1987-10-26)	117
Scrooge seeks to find out why his ships are disappearing in the Bermuda Triangle.
32	32	"Micro Ducks from Outer Space"	Alan Zaslove	Carl Barks (story) Jack Hanrahan and Eleanor Burian-Mohr (teleplay)	October 27, 1987 (1987-10-27)	104
Scrooge misuses an alien size-shifting device, and accidentally ends up shrinking himself, the boys, and Webby, to the size of ants.
33	33	"Back to the Klondike"	Steve Clark	Carl Barks (story), and Tedd Anasti with Patsy Cameron (teleplay)	October 28, 1987 (1987-10-28)	101
Scrooge takes the kids to the Klondike, where he met an old flame, Glittering Goldie.
34	34	"Horse Scents"	Alan Zaslove	Earl Kress	October 29, 1987 (1987-10-29)	118
Webby helps trains a horse for the Kenducky Derby so the owner will have the money to raise it.
35	35	"Scrooge's Pet"	Steve Clark	Jack Enyart	October 30, 1987 (1987-10-30)	105
Scrooge loses the new combination for his vault to a lemming that the boys and Webby got him as a pet.
36	36	"Catch as Cash Can: A Drain on the Economy" (Episode 1)	Alan Zaslove	Len Uhley (teleplay) Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, and Mark Zaslove (script)	November 2, 1987 (1987-11-02)	136
Scrooge and Glomgold compete in a contest where the winner, being the world's richest duck, becomes the sales broker for a new fruit from Macaroon that works like a flashlight. First, though, Scrooge must keep his fortune away from the Beagle Boys.
37	37	"Catch as Cash Can: A Whale of a Bad Time" (Episode 2)	Alan Zaslove	Anthony Adams (teleplay) Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, and Mark Zaslove (script)	November 3, 1987 (1987-11-03)	137
As Scrooge tries to deliver his fortune to Macaroon, he experiences an interference in the form of a rogue Navy super-submarine working for Glomgold. Donald is there to help his uncle reclaim his fortune.
38	38	"Catch as Cash Can: Aqua Ducks" (Episode 3)	Alan Zaslove	Michael Keyes (teleplay) Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, and Mark Zaslove (script)	November 4, 1987 (1987-11-04)	138
After dumping his fortune under the sea, Scrooge, along with Launchpad, Gyro, and Doofus, submerges in order to get it out. There they encounter an underwater race of mermen, and a monster named Glubbzilla. Absent: Huey, Dewey and Louie
39	39	"Catch as Cash Can: Working for Scales" (Episode 4)	Terence Harrison	Bruce Reid Schaefer (teleplay) Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, and Mark Zaslove (script)	November 5, 1987 (1987-11-05)	139
Glomgold and the Beagle Boys attempt to make sure Scrooge doesn't win the contest on his way to Macaroon.
40	40	"Merit-Time Adventure"	Alan Zaslove	Sharman DiVono	November 6, 1987 (1987-11-06)	116
The Nephews, Webby, and Doofus attempt to earn a Junior Woodchuck badge in sailing while a sea monster is preying on Scrooge's shipping fleet.
41	41	"The Golden Fleecing"	Terence Harrison	Ken Koonce and David Weimers	November 16, 1987 (1987-11-16)	146
After hearing about Launchpad's encounter with several Harpies, Scrooge heads to the Black Sea to seek out the legendary Golden Fleece. However, the fleece is guarded by a Sleepless Dragon.
42	42	"Ducks of the West"	David Block	Richard Merwin	November 17, 1987 (1987-11-17)	140
Scrooge and the boys go to Scrooge's oil wells to find out why they ran dry.
43	43	"Time Teasers"	David Block	Anthony Adams	November 18, 1987 (1987-11-18)	142
Gyro invents a watch that allows anyone to move super fast. But the Beagle Boys want to use it so they can steal all of Scrooge's money. Things get worse when the whole group ends up traveling backwards in time and end up meeting pirates.
44	44	"Back Out in the Outback"	David Block	James A. Markovich (story), and Richard Merwin (teleplay)	November 19, 1987 (1987-11-19)	143
Something's attacking Scrooge's sheep and shearing off their wool, so Scrooge heads off for Australia to find out what's going on. What's worse, is that Webby gets lost in the outback.
45	45	"Raiders of the Lost Harp"	David Block	Cherie Dee Wilkerson	November 20, 1987 (1987-11-20)	144
Scrooge acquires a magical harp that can determine if someone was lying or not. However, Magica de Spell wants the harp for herself, and so does the harp's guardian: a five-story stone Minotaur.
46	46	"The Right Duck"	Terence Harrison	Ken Koonce and David Weimers	November 23, 1987 (1987-11-23)	148
After being fired by Scrooge, Launchpad enters the space program, and accidentally gets sent to Mars. Worse, Doofus joins him on his trip, the pair accidentally causing the Martians to attack Earth.
47	47	"Scroogerello"	Terence Harrison	John Pirillo (story), and Evelyn Gabai (teleplay)	November 24, 1987 (1987-11-24)	149
While experiencing a fever, Scrooge has an extended dream sequence parodying the fairy tale of Cinderella, with himself in the titular role.
48	48	"Double-O-Duck"	Terence Harrison	Ken Koonce and David Weimers	November 25, 1987 (1987-11-25)	150
Launchpad finds himself masquerading as Bruno Von Beak, an agent for the Foreign Organization of World Larceny, whose leader, Dr Nogood, wants to wipe out the worlds money supply. Note: This episode was eventually spun off into Darkwing Duck. Absent: Huey, Dewey and Louie
49	49	"Luck o' the Ducks"	Terence Harrison	Michael O'Mahony	November 26, 1987 (1987-11-26)	145
After finding a leprechaun in his cargo, Scrooge is led to Ireland, where he believes that he'll find a vast fortune of gold. However, the leprechauns won't give it up without a fight.
50	50	"Duckworth's Revolt"	Terence Harrison	Dale Hale	November 27, 1987 (1987-11-27)	153
After being fired by Scrooge, Duckworth and the boys are abducted by plant aliens and enslaved aboard their ship along with dozens of other kidnapped aliens.
51a	51a	"Magica's Magic Mirror"	Steve Clark	Richard Merwin	November 30, 1987 (1987-11-30)	111a
Magica uses a pair of magic mirrors to try to get Scrooge's Number One Dime.
51b	51b	"Take Me Out of the Ballgame"	Vincent Davis	Tedd Anasti	November 30, 1987 (1987-11-30)	111b
Duckworth coaches the Junior Woodchucks in a baseball game.
52	52	"Duck to the Future"	Terence Harrison	Ken Koonce and David Weimers	December 1, 1987 (1987-12-01)	152
Magica sends Scrooge into the future, where she has stolen his Number One Dime and taken over his company.
53	53	"Jungle Duck"	Terence Harrison	Judy Zook (teleplay) Evelyn Gabai, Jymn Magon, and Bruce Talkington (story)	December 2, 1987 (1987-12-02)	151
While accompanying Scrooge in his search for silver, Mrs. Beakley encounters a Tarzan-like character who used to be a boy she helped raise as a nanny.
54	54	"Launchpad's First Crash"	Terence Harrison	Anthony Adams and Michael Keyes	December 3, 1987 (1987-12-03)	155
Scrooge and Launchpad reminisce on how they first met. Absent: Huey, Dewey and Louie
55	55	"Dime Enough for Luck"	Terence Harrison	Diane Duane (teleplay) Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, and Mark Zaslove (story)	December 4, 1987 (1987-12-04)	157
Magica tricks Gladstone Gander into stealing the Number One Dime for her, and as a result, he is then cursed with bad luck. Absent: Huey, Dewey and Louie
56	56	"The Duck in the Iron Mask"	David Block	Don Glut	December 7, 1987 (1987-12-07)	158
Scrooge and the boys take a trip to visit an old friend of his, Count Roy. However, unknown to Scrooge, Roy's evil twin Ray rules Roy's kingdom with an iron fist.
57	57	"The Uncrashable Hindentanic"	David Block	Ken Koonce and David Weimers	December 8, 1987 (1987-12-08)	156
Scrooge makes a bet with Glomgold that he can make money off a blimp called the Hindentanic.
58	58	"The Status Seekers"	Terence Harrison	Carl Barks (story), and Jymn Magon (teleplay)	December 9, 1987 (1987-12-09)	159
Seeking respect from other members of Duckburg's elite, Scrooge hunts down a mask he gave away, while other people hunt him down.
59	59	"Nothing to Fear"	David Block	Richard Merwin, Patsy Cameron, and Tedd Anasti	December 14, 1987 (1987-12-14)	160
Scrooge, the nephews, Doofus, and Duckworth are intimidated by a cloud that generates their worst fears, conjured by Magica.
60	60	"Dr. Jekyll & Mr. McDuck"	Terence Harrison	Margaret Osborne and Michael Keyes	December 23, 1987 (1987-12-23)	161
Scrooge becomes a victim of a potion that causes him to be obsessive with giving money away. It is up to his nephews to find an antidote before he stays a big spender forever. Against them is the infamous mugger Jack The Tripper. Aiding them is Junior Woodchuck super-sleuth, Shedlock Jones.
61	61	"Once Upon a Dime"	David Block	Richard Esckilsen (story), and Ken Koonce with David Weimers	December 24, 1987 (1987-12-24)	162
Scrooge tells the story of how his Number One Dime got his fortune started.
62	62	"Spies in Their Eyes"	David Block	Sharman DiVono and Bruce Reid Schaefer	December 25, 1987 (1987-12-25)	154
A hypnotist brainwashes Donald into giving her a remote control device for a submarine that's Scrooge's companies built for the navy. As a result, Donald is scheduled to be court-martialed unless Scrooge and the boys can clear his name.
63	63	"All Ducks on Deck"	Terence Harrison	Patsy Cameron and Tom Naugle (story) John Semper and Tedd Anasti (teleplay)	December 30, 1987 (1987-12-30)	163
Donald Duck makes up a story about being a hero to his nephews. They stow away in the Navy and try to make him a hero. Meanwhile, The Phantom Blot has a spy infiltrating the Navy while he has Scrooge McDuck and Launchpad McQuack as prisoners on Cat Island after they go to investigate Scrooge's missing fishing fleet there.
64	64	"Ducky Horror Picture Show"	Terence Harrison	Richard Merwin, Patsy Cameron, and Tedd Anasti	December 31, 1987 (1987-12-31)	164
Scrooge finances a meeting house/convention center, which is then used by a group of horror movie-based monsters.
65	65	"Till Nephews Do Us Part"	Terence Harrison	Ken Koonce and David Weimers	January 1, 1988 (1988-01-01)	165
Scrooge is romanced by a billionairess named Millionara Vanderbucks, but as the nephews and Webby find out, she only wants his money.

Season 2 (1988–1989)

In the wake of the first season and DuckTales' first 65 episodes, Disney announced 30 additional episodes. However, during the second season, the only new DuckTales episodes to air were two television movie specials: "Time Is Money" in syndication (some stations airing it on November 24, others on December 9 ), and "Super DuckTales" on NBC's The Magical World of Disney. Like "Treasure of the Golden Suns" before them, "Time Is Money" and "Super DuckTales" premiered in the two-hour television movie format, but would repeat in the series' regular rotation as five-part serials. Specifically, "Time Is Money" was first serialized from February 20–24, 1989, and "Super DuckTales" was first serialized from October 9–13, 1989.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
66	1	"Time Is Money: Marking Time" (Episode 1)	Bob Hathcock	Bruce Talkington (teleplay) Jymn Magon and Bruce Talkington (story)	November 24, 1988 (1988-11-24)	201
Scrooge buys one of Glomgold's islands, wherein houses a diamond mine. Upon finding out, Glomgold has the diamond mine blown away from the island. Scrooge, Launchpad, and the nephews then go back in time to try to prevent the explosion, but end up going 1 million years back, where they meet Bubba the Caveduck and his pet Triceratops, Tootsie.
67	2	"Time Is Money: The Duck Who Would Be King" (Episode 2)	Bob Hathcock and Terence Harrison	Jymn Magon and Bruce Talkington (story) Bruce Coville, Jymn Magon, and Len Uhley (teleplay)	November 24, 1988 (1988-11-24)	202
In their attempt to go back to the present, Scrooge, Launchpad, the nephews, and Bubba & Tootsie crash-land in an ancient kingdom terrorized by a tyrant.
68	3	"Time Is Money: Bubba Trubba" (Episode 3)	Bob Hathcock, James T. Walker, and Jamie Mitchell	Len Uhley (teleplay) Jymn Magon and Bruce Talkington (story)	November 24, 1988 (1988-11-24)	203
Upon their return to the present, Scrooge blames all his financial troubles on Bubba, all the while the Beagle Boys try to capture him.
69	4	"Time Is Money: Ducks on the Lam" (Episode 4)	James T. Walker	Jymn Magon and Bruce Talkington (story) Jymn Magon and Len Uhley (teleplay)	November 24, 1988 (1988-11-24)	204
After the Beagle Boys kick them out of the Money Bin, Scrooge and Bubba have a series of troubles that land them in jail.
70	5	"Time Is Money: Ali Bubba's Cave" (Episode 5)	James T. Walker	Jymn Magon and Bruce Talkington (story) Doug Hutchinson, Jymn Magon, and Len Uhley (teleplay)	November 24, 1988 (1988-11-24)	205
As Scrooge, the nephews, and Launchpad try to find a way to pay Glomgold for the aforementioned island, Bubba & Tootsie, having now returned to the past, feel lonely and try to return to the present.
71	6	"Super DuckTales: Liquid Assets" (Episode 1)	James T. Walker	David Weimers and Ken Koonce	March 26, 1989 (1989-03-26)	206
In order to move his Money Bin after the Beagle Boys secretly change the new freeway route as part of their plan for Ma Beagle's birthday, Scrooge decides to hire an accountant, and Fenton Crackshell gets the job.
72	7	"Super DuckTales: Frozen Assets" (Episode 2)	James T. Walker	Jymn Magon (teleplay) David Weimers and Ken Koonce (story)	March 26, 1989 (1989-03-26)	207
After accidentally losing the Number One Dime to the Beagle Boys, Fenton makes several attempts to get it back, eventually becoming the cybernetic superhero GizmoDuck but in the process accidentally leaves behind the instruction booklet on how to work the suit.
73	8	"Super DuckTales: Full Metal Duck" (Episode 3)	James T. Walker	David Weimers and Ken Koonce	March 26, 1989 (1989-03-26)	208
GizmoDuck becomes a sensation with the people of Duckburg – that is, until Ma Beagle finds the instruction booklet and has her smartest son, Megabyte Beagle, make a remote control with which to make him work for them.
74	9	"Super DuckTales: The Billionaire Beagle Boys Club" (Episode 4)	James T. Walker	David Weimers and Ken Koonce	March 26, 1989 (1989-03-26)	209
After the Beagles get GizmoDuck to steal Scrooge's fortune for them and land Scrooge in jail, the nephews work to save the day and manage to get ahold of the remote control.
75	10	"Super DuckTales: Money to Burn" (Episode 5)	James T. Walker	David Weimers and Ken Koonce	March 26, 1989 (1989-03-26)	210
Alien robots invade and steal Scrooge's Money Bin so that it can be melted down to produce more metal. While in pursuit with Scrooge and Lauchpad, the robots' leader discovers that Gizmoduck is not an actual robot and exposes his secret identity to Scrooge. In the end, using his brains, Fenton manages to outsmart the leader allowing him to recover the suit and save Scrooge and Launchpad as well as recover the Mooney Bin. On their way back to earth, an unintentional accident Launchpad causes allows the Money Bin to crash land and end up in its original location.

Season 3 (1989–1990)

In September 1989, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers joined DuckTales in syndication as a companion series. That fall, 17 of the 20 still-expected episodes first aired. Also, unexpectedly, "A DuckTales Valentine (Amour or Less)" premiered in February 1990 on NBC's The Magical World of Disney.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
76	1	"The Land of Trala La"	James T. Walker	Doug Hutchinson, and Carl Barks (story)	September 18, 1989 (1989-09-18)	211
When Scrooge develops an unnatural ailment, Fenton takes him to a place where money isn't used. But Fenton's plan backfires when he gets the locals to use bottlecaps as currency.
77	2	"Allowance Day"	James T. Walker	Alan Burnett (story) Alan Burnett, David Weimers, and Ken Koonce	September 19, 1989 (1989-09-19)	213
In order to receive their allowances ahead of time so they can buy a new scooter, the nephews trick Scrooge into believing it's Saturday instead of Friday, resulting in mass confusion worldwide.
78	3	"Bubbeo & Juliet"	James T. Walker	Evelyn Gabai (story), and Doug Hutchinson (teleplay)	September 20, 1989 (1989-09-20)	214
In this spoof of Romeo and Juliet, Bubba falls in love with the daughter of Scrooge's new neighbors, who have gotten in a feud with Scrooge.
79	4	"The Good Muddahs"	James T. Walker	David Weimers and Ken Koonce	September 21, 1989 (1989-09-21)	215
The Beagle Babes, female cousins of the Beagle Boys, kidnap Webby in ransom for a set of crown jewels.
80	5	"My Mother the Psychic"	James T. Walker	Alan Burnett	September 22, 1989 (1989-09-22)	212
Fenton's mother suffers a bad shock when trying to get better television reception. Her new-found psychic abilities are soon exploited by Scrooge, much to Fenton's chagrin. Absent: Huey, Dewey, and Louie
81	6	"Metal Attraction"	James T. Walker	Cliff MacGillivray (story) Alan Burnett, David Weimers, and Ken Koonce	November 2, 1989 (1989-11-02)	218
A robot maid built by Gyro falls in love with GizmoDuck.
82	7	"Dough Ray Me"	James T. Walker	Gordon Bressack, and Brooks Wachtel (story)	November 3, 1989 (1989-11-03)	220
Inflation shoots up the roof when duplicating coins spread through Duckburg.
83	8	"Bubba's Big Brainstorm"	James T. Walker	Mark Seidenberg Evelyn Gabai and Mark Seidenberg (story)	November 6, 1989 (1989-11-06)	219
Bubba's grades are deplorable, so the nephews use one of Gyro's latest inventions to increase his IQ, but they all soon become annoyed with the new Bubba.
84	9	"The Big Flub"	James T. Walker	David Weimers and Ken Koonce	November 7, 1989 (1989-11-07)	222
Fenton shoots a series of test commercials, but mistakingly creates demand for a nonexistant product. In desperation, he uses a new bubble gum invented by Gyro, who has not had time to test for side effects. While successful at first, it becomes a problem when it is causing people to float in the air.
85	10	"A Case of Mistaken Secret Identity"	James T. Walker	Alan Burnett	November 8, 1989 (1989-11-08)	223
Scrooge's nephews are trying to figure out just who Gizmoduck's secret identity is. So far, their predictions all point to Launchpad McQuack.
86	11	"Blue Collar Scrooge"	Jamie Mitchell and James T. Walker	David Weimers and Sam Locke	November 9, 1989 (1989-11-09)	217
Scrooge suffers a case of amnesia, during which he protests against himself and dates Fenton's mother.
87	12	"Beaglemania"	James T. Walker	Mark Seidenberg	November 10, 1989 (1989-11-10)	221
The Beagle Boys become the latest music sensation in Duckburg, much to Scrooge's chagrin.
88	13	"Yuppy Ducks"	James T. Walker and Jamie Mitchell	David Weimers and Ken Koonce	November 13, 1989 (1989-11-13)	216
The nephews makes business decisions in Scrooge's name while Scrooge is in the hospital.
89	14	"The Bride Wore Stripes"	Jamie Mitchell	George Atkins (story) David Weimers and Ken Koonce	November 14, 1989 (1989-11-14)	224
Ma Beagle pretends that she's married to Scrooge in order to inherit his fortune.
90	15	"The Unbreakable Bin"	James T. Walker	Alan Burnett, and Carl Barks (story)	November 15, 1989 (1989-11-15)	225
Scrooge acquires a special glass from Gyro that makes the Money Bin invulnerable to attack. Nothing, not even Magica's most powerful spells can break through. That is, unless she were to acquire a bird that can shatter the glass with an ear-piercing shriek.
91	16	"Attack of the Fifty-Foot Webby"	James T. Walker and Jamie Mitchell	Mark Seidenberg Mark Seidenberg and Alan Burnett (story)	November 16, 1989 (1989-11-16)	226
Webby, who has been feeling overlooked, ends up becoming a giant after falling into a mysterious pool in the jungle. While she is now the center of attention, she does not like it very much. While Scrooge searches for a way to reverse the process, a corrupt circus owner seeks to kidnap Webby for his new sideshow.
92	17	"The Masked Mallard"	James T. Walker and Jamie Mitchell	Len Uhley	November 17, 1989 (1989-11-17)	228
Scrooge decides to become a vigilante after an unflattering report on him on television.
93	18	"A Duck Tales Valentine (Amour or Less)"	Mircea Mantta	Len Uhley	February 11, 1990 (1990-02-11)	301
Scrooge acquires magical love arrows that once belonged to a goddess.

Season 4 (1990)

On September 10, 1990, The Disney Afternoon started airing, with DuckTales included as part of its lineup. "Ducky Mountain High", "The Duck Who Knew Too Much", and "Scrooge's Last Adventure" were produced for season three, but didn't air until season four.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
94	1	"Ducky Mountain High"	James T. Walker	Rich Fogel, David Weimers, and Ken Koonce	September 10, 1990 (1990-09-10)	227
Scrooge meets up with Glittering Goldie again in order to acquire land filled with golden trees from her. However, Glomgold also wants that land.
95	2	"Attack of the Metal Mites"	Rick Leon	Jeffrey Scott	September 18, 1990 (1990-09-18)	302
The mutated insects were created by Glomgold's scientists and he intends to use metal-eating bugs to wipe out Scrooge's fortunes. It gets worse when the bugs devour the Gizmoduck suit, and Fenton must find the confidence and work on stopping the metal mites without it.
96	3	"The Duck Who Knew Too Much"	Terence Harrison	Doug Hutchinson	September 26, 1990 (1990-09-26)	229
Fenton uncovers an international conspiracy to steal Scrooge's gold overseas while supposedly on vacation. Absent: Huey, Dewey, and Louie
97	4	"New Gizmo-Kids on the Block"	Rick Leon	Jeffrey Scott	November 5, 1990 (1990-11-05)	303
Fenton's mother accidentally shrinks the GizmoDuck suit, and the child-size suit ends up in the hands of Scrooge's nephews.
98	5	"Scrooge's Last Adventure"	Jeff Hall and Richard Trueblood	David Weimers and Ken Koonce	November 17, 1990 (1990-11-17)	230
When Scrooge loses his money due to a computer bug, he and Fenton travel through cyberspace to get it back.
99–100	6–7	"The Golden Goose" (Part 1&2)	Rick Leon	Jeffrey Scott Ken Koonce, David Weimers, and Alan Burnett (story)	November 27, 1990 (1990-11-27) (Part 1) November 28, 1990 (1990-11-28) (Part 2)	304–305
Part 1: Dijon ends up joining the Brotherhood of the Goose, a group dedicated to protecting the Golden Goose (a goose that can turn anything to gold), led by his brother Poupon. Dijon "borrows" it, but accidentally loses it to Scrooge, who soon discovers its secret but then loses it to the Beagle Boys, whom Glomgold has sent to get it. Part 2: Scrooge, Launchpad, Dijon, and Poupon try to retrieve the Golden Goose from Glomgold and the Beagles before it can set off its transformations that can bring forth the end of the world. Note: This episode was the Series Finale.

DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp

Main article: DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp

DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp is a feature film based on DuckTales. It was released by Walt Disney Pictures on August 3, 1990. Although it was a theatrically released animated film, it is not considered part of the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, as it was produced by the Walt Disney Television Animation studios, Walt Disney Animation France and DisneyToon Studios.

DVD episodes

There have been three volumes released on DVD for Region 1:

Volume 1

Series #	Set #	Name
6	1	Send in the Clones
7	2	Sphinx for the Memories
8	3	Where No Duck Has Gone Before
9	4	Armstrong
10	5	Robot Robbers
11	6	Magica's Shadow War
12	7	Master of the Djinni
13	8	Hotel Strangeduck
14	9	Lost Crown of Genghis Khan
15	10	Duckman of Aquatraz
16	11	The Money Vanishes
17	12	Sir Gyro De Gearloose
18	13	Dinosaur Ducks
19	14	Hero for Hire
20	15	Superdoo!
21	16	Maid of the Myth
22	17	Down & Out in Duckburg
23	18	Much Ado About Scrooge
24	19	Top Duck
25	20	Pearl of Wisdom
26	21	The Curse of Castle McDuck
27	22	Launchpad's Civil War
28	23	Sweet Duck of Youth
29	24	Earth Quack
30	25	Home Sweet Homer
31	26	Bermuda Triangle Tangle
32	27	Micro Ducks from Outer Space

Volume 2

Series #	Set #	Name
1-5	1-5	Treasure of the Golden Suns Parts 1-5
33	6	Back to the Klondike
34	7	Horse Scents
35	8	Scrooge's Pet
36-39	9-12	Catch as Cash Can Parts 1-4
40	13	Merit-Time Adventure
41	14	The Golden Fleecing
42	15	Ducks of the West
43	16	Time Teasers
44	17	Back Out in the Outback
45	18	Raiders of the Lost Harp
46	19	The Right Duck
47	20	Scroogerello
48	21	Double-O-Duck
49	22	Luck o' the Ducks
50	23	Duckworth's Revolt
51	24	Magica's Magic Mirror/Take Me Out of the Ballgame

Volume 3

Series #	Set #	Name
52	1	Duck to the Future
53	2	Jungle Duck
54	3	Launchpad's First Crash
55	4	Dime Enough for Luck
56	5	Duck in the Iron Mask
57	6	The Uncrashable Hindentanic
58	7	The Status Seekers
59	8	Nothing to Fear
60	9	Dr. Jekyll & Mr. McDuck
61	10	Once Upon a Dime
62	11	Spies in Their Eyes
63	12	All Ducks on Deck
64	13	Ducky Horror Picture Show
65	14	Till Nephews Do Us Part
66-70	15-19	Time Is Money
71-75	20-24	Super DuckTales

See also

• Darkwing Duck
• Quack Pack

External links

• Ducktales at IMDb
• List of Ducktales episodes at TV.com
• DuckTales at the Big Cartoon DataBase

Home media

VHS releases

10 VHS cassettes, containing two episodes each, were released in the United States.

VHS title	Episode(s)	Release date
"Fearless Fortune Hunter"	‘Earth Quack’ ‘Master of the Djinni’	May 31, 1988
"Daredevil Ducks"	‘The Money Vanishes’ ‘Home Sweet Homer’
"High-Flying Hero"	‘Hero for Hire’ ‘Launchpad's Civil War’
"Masked Marauders"	‘Send in the Clones’ ‘Time Teasers’	October 4, 1988
"Lost World Wanderers"	‘Dinosaur Ducks’ ‘The Curse of Castle McDuck’	May 9, 1989
"Duck to the Future"	‘Duck to the Future’ ‘Sir Gyro de Gearloose’
"Accidental Adventurers"	‘Jungle Duck’ ‘Maid of the Myth’	September 28, 1989
"Seafaring Sailors"	‘Sphinx for the Memories’ ‘All Ducks on Deck’
"Raiders of the Lost Harp"	‘Raiders of the Lost Harp’ ‘The Pearl of Wisdom’	August 14, 1990
"Space Invaders"	‘Where No Duck Has Gone Before’ ‘Micro Ducks from Outer Space’

Also, the episode "Ducky Horror Picture Show" was released with the Goof Troop episode "FrankenGoof" on a VHS cassette entitled Monster Bash in 1993.

UK, Australia and New Zealand VHS releases

10 VHS cassettes, each containing two or three episodes, were released in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

VHS title	Episode(s)	Release date
"Earthquack"	‘Earth Quack’ ‘Back to the Klondike’	September 11, 1992
"Micro Ducks from Outer Space"	‘Micro Ducks from Outer Space’ ‘Scrooge's Pet’	September 11, 1992
"The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan"	‘The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan’ ‘The Money Vanishes’	September 11, 1992
"1001 Arabian Ducks"	‘Master of the Djinni’ ‘Merit-Time Adventure’	September 11, 1992
"High Sea Adventures"	‘Maid of the Myth’ ‘Send in the Clones’	September 11, 1992
"Hotel Strangeduck"	‘Hotel Strangeduck’ ‘Superdoo!’	September 11, 1992
"Fool of the Nile"	‘Sphinx for the Memories’ ‘Top Duck’	September 10, 1993
"Little Duckaroos"	‘Ducks of the West’ ‘Magicia's Shadow War’	September 10, 1993
"Jailhouse Duck"	‘Where No Duck Has Gone Before’ ‘Duckman of Aquatraz’ ‘Home Sweet Homer’	September 10, 1993
"Runaway Robots"	‘Robot Robbers’ ‘Sweet Duck of Youth’	September 10, 1993

DVD releases

North America (Region 1)

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has released the complete series on DVD; four volumes have been released in Region 1 featuring all 100 episodes of the series. The first was released on November 8, 2005 (containing episodes 1–27), the second on November 14, 2006 (containing episodes 28–51) and the third volume on November 13, 2007 (containing episodes 52–75). The fourth and final volume was released as a Disney Movie Club exclusive on September 11, 2018 (containing episodes 76–100). The first three volumes were packaged in a box containing 3 slipcases, one for each. The 2013 re-releases of the first three volumes packages the discs into one DVD case.

DuckTales: Destination Adventure!, a DVD compilation release of episodes from the 2017 reboot, contains two episodes from the original series as bonus features: "New Gizmo Kids on the Block" and "Ducky Mountain High". These episodes were available before their inclusion in the Volume 4 release.

The episodes are in the order that they originally aired (except for the five-part serial "Treasure of the Golden Suns," placed at the beginning of Volume 2). None of the DVD sets contain any special features.

DVD title	Ep #	Release date
Volume 1	27	November 8, 2005
Volume 2	24	November 14, 2006
Volume 3	24	November 13, 2007
Volume 4	25	September 11, 2018 (Disney Movie Club)

International (Region 2)

In the United Kingdom, Disney released one Region 2 volume in 2007, titled DuckTales First Collection. Despite the set being similar to the North American version, the DVD contained only 20 episodes, while having 5 language tracks: English, French, German, Spanish and Italian. Other regional versions were distributed to other countries, but only going up to episode #20. On November 12, 2012, the UK received two further releases of Collection 2 and Collection 3, being a Region version of the 2nd and 3rd volumes from North America. Unlike the first release, these 3-disc sets include a Fastplay mode, and only four language tracks: English, Dutch, German and French, but subtitles have not been added.

There are currently no plans to release the rest of the series, or the seven episodes missing between the first two sets.

DVD title	Ep #	Release date	Language
Ducktales – 1st Collection	20	February 12, 2007	English, French, German, Spanish and Italian
Ducktales – 2nd Collection	24	November 12, 2012	English, Dutch, German and French
Ducktales – 3rd Collection	24

Hindi language (Region 2, 4, 5)

In India where Duck Tales was dubbed in Hindi for TV broadcast on Doordarshan and syndication on Star Plus, 60 episodes out of the first 70 episodes from Seasons 1 and 2 were released by Sony DADC India under license from Disney India, on 20 DVD volumes and Video CDs in PAL format. These discs support Region 2, Region 4 and Region 5. However, due to a limited number of copies, they quickly went out of stock. Each DVD contained only 3 episodes. Episodes 08, 10, 11, 22, 23, 24, 36, 55 and 61 are missing from the released set. The remaining episodes starting from episode 70 to 100 ("Super DuckTales" from Season 2, and entire Seasons 3 and 4) are yet to be released in Hindi on DVD.

Video on demand

Season One of DuckTales was released on Amazon Video in 2013 and was free for Amazon Prime members but as of February 28, 2014, DuckTales Season 1 is no longer accessible through Amazon Video or Amazon Prime accounts.

As of December 11, 2015, some episodes from Season 1 have been made available on Netflix in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. In Denmark, at least, only 20 episodes from season 1 are available on Netflix. The episodes available do follow the correct airdate order but some episodes are simply missing. For instance, the episodes on Netflix do not include a lot of Season 1 episodes, even though they have indeed been dubbed into Danish. Amongst the episodes missing are the Five-Part Miniseries, "Treasure of the Golden Sun", "Duckman of Aquatraz", and "Top Duck".

The entire series is currently available for purchase on Amazon Instant Video in Germany, with the episodes split into eight different seasons.

iTunes and Amazon Instant Video in the United States currently offer the entire series (except the episode "Sphinx for the Memories") for purchase in SD format, split into six volumes at $9.99 per volume.

The series has been available on Disney+ since its launch on November 12, 2019, however some episodes are out of order and the episodes "Sphinx for the Memories" and "Launchpad's Civil War" are missing.

Music

The series theme song was written by Mark Mueller, an ASCAP award-winning pop music songwriter who also wrote the theme song to Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers; Mueller was paid a little over $1000 to write the tune.

Episode musical scores and background cues were written by at least four musicians. The primary and most known composer was Ron Jones, who wrote and conducted orchestral themes for the program. In contrast to how the other composers were creating a "patronizing" and "cute" score for the show, Jones says he composed the music with regard to the audience and its intelligence. "I would not play the score like a kid's show at all. If they went on an adventure I would play it serious like Raiders of the Lost Ark. Jones' score for DuckTales has been praised by fans of the show.

Three other musicians worked on creating incidental music cues for DuckTales. One musician, Stephen Rucker, also was in charge of conducting and composing tracks, much like Jones. The two other musicians, Steve Zuckerman, and Thomas Chase Jones, composed only synthetic cues for the show, and generally kept the tone lighter, as opposed to Jones and Rucker.

In total, there were approximately 85(?) incidental music cues composed for DuckTales. A track was played on different occasions on an episode, appropriate with the current ongoing situation. As of 2019, there has never been an official release of any of the background music on DuckTales.

The DuckTales Theme was sung by Jeff Pescetto. There are four different versions of the theme song. The original version, serving as the show's opening theme, contained one verse, chorus, bridge, and then a chorus. A shorter version of the opening theme was used in The Disney Afternoon lineup with the line, "Everyday they're out there making Duck Tales, woo-ooh," taken out.

A full-length version of the theme song was released on the Disney Afternoon soundtrack, the third volume (which was released in a set with the other two volumes) in The Music of Disney: a Legacy in Song along with the full TaleSpin theme and in the November 2013 release of the Disney Classics collection. Also, it is heard in the end credits of DuckTales: Remastered and is also released on its official soundtrack.

The full version contains a second verse, and it includes a guitar solo, which is performed with a wah-wah pedal to make it sound like duck-like noises. It also has a fadeout ending, unlike the other versions. There is also a rare extended version that was used in the read-along cassettes in 1987. It has a sequence order of verse-chorus-bridge-chorus-instrumental break-chorus.

According to an interview conducted with Jeff Pescetto in 2009, he was originally approached by Mark Mueller to cut a demo version of the theme song for Disney's approval. Although they were impressed with Pescetto's demo, Disney had decided at first to hire pop group The Jets to perform the theme song for broadcast. However, after recording a version with the group, Disney felt that the theme song needed a different vocal style, and instead commissioned Pescetto to perform the theme. After performing on DuckTales, Pescetto would later be asked to sing the vocal themes for Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (composed by Mueller and produced by Alf Clausen), Darkwing Duck (composed by Steve Nelson and Thom Sharp and produced by Steve Tyrell), and for The Disney Afternoon itself. The Jets, meanwhile, later performed a full-length version of the Rescue Rangers theme song in a music video aired on The Disney Channel in 1989.

Reception

In January 2009, IGN listed DuckTales as the 18th best show in the Top 100 Best Animated TV Shows.

Awards and nominations

• Daytime Emmy Awards

1988 – Outstanding Animated Programming (nominated)

1989 – Outstanding Animated Programming (nominated)

1989 – Outstanding Animated Programming (for Programming One Hour or More) – "Super DuckTales" (won)

1990 – Outstanding Film Sound Editing – Rich Harrison, Charlie King and Rick Hinson (won)

Theme song

The theme song has been widely regarded as one of the most memorable for a television program, with Dan Fletcher of TIME magazine noting its lasting impact despite being just a children's song: "Some of the lyrics might not make sense to those older than the age of 10 — we're not sure how life in Duckburg is like a hurricane, or exactly what a "duck blur" is — but the DuckTales song is still awesome." An article from Vanity Fair noted that the song has a tendency to stick in someone's head, a phenomenon known as an earworm.

Theatrical film

Main article: DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp

DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp was released nationwide in the United States on August 3, 1990 by Walt Disney Pictures and Disney MovieToons, Disney TV Animation division and Disney France. The film follows Scrooge McDuck and his nephews as they try to defeat the evil warlock Merlock from taking over the legendary magic lamp.

The film was well-received by critics and audiences, but was considered a box office disappointment by Disney and several planned sequels were abandoned as a result.

Reboot

Main article: DuckTales (2017 TV series)

In February 2015, Disney XD announced a reboot of the original DuckTales TV series. It premiered on August 11, 2017. It has three seasons so far.

In May 2015, Terry McGovern (the original voice of Launchpad McQuack) stated on Facebook that the entire voice cast would be replaced, stating he felt "heartsick" at the news.

Merchandise

Main article: List of DuckTales Merchandise

Video and computer games

Main articles: DuckTales (video game), DuckTales 2, DuckTales: The Quest for Gold, DuckTales: Scrooge's Loot, and DuckTales: Remastered

A DuckTales video game was developed by Capcom and released for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy in 1989. A sequel to the game, DuckTales 2, was released for NES and Game Boy in 1993. A Disney's DuckTales hand-held LCD game from Tiger Electronics was also released in 1990. A DuckTales mobile game was developed by Artefact Games and published by Disney Mobile and released for Mobile Phones on 2011 in Moscow.

A different platform game, DuckTales: The Quest for Gold, was released by Incredible Technologies for computers in 1990. DuckTales: Remastered, an HD remake of Capcom's original game, developed by WayForward Technologies, was released by Disney Interactive for PlayStation Network, Nintendo eShop and Steam on August 13, 2013. It was also released on September 11, 2013 for Xbox Live Arcade. A retail copy for PlayStation 3 was released on August 20, 2013 with a code to download the game and a DuckTales collector pin.

Various DuckTales items appear in the Toy Box of the Disney Infinity franchise. In 1.0, the Money Bin item and Scrooge and Beagle Boy townspeople appear in addition to the "Scrooge's Lucky Dime" power disc. In 2.0, Scrooge's pile of money and a Scrooge portrait are interior items in addition to the iOS-exclusive "Scrooge's Top Hat" power disc. In 3.0, a Launchpad McQuack townsperson was added.

Launchpad was a selectable character for the mobile game titled Disney Snow Sports in 2007.

An app was released by Disney in the late summer/early fall of 2013 called DuckTales: Scrooge's Loot, where the player tries to get Scrooge back his money that was stolen by Flintheart Glomgold, Magica de Spell, and the Beagle Boys.

Scrooge McDuck, Launchpad McQuack, Weddy Vanderquack, Magica De Spell, and Gizmoduck appeared in Disney Emoji Blitz in 2017.

In 2019, Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Gizmoduck, Donald Duck, and Launchpad McQuack were added to Disney Heroes: Battle Mode. Magica De Spell was added to the game in January 2020.

Books

DuckTales releasing on the Picture Books from the part of Disney Gold and was Published by Kodansha.

Comic books and trade paperbacks

DuckTales

DuckTales had two series of comic books. The first series was published by Gladstone Publishing and ran for 13 issues from 1988 to 1990, and the second series was published by Disney Comics and ran for 18 issues from 1990 to 1991. Disney also published a children's magazine based on the show, which also featured comic stories, one of which was written by Don Rosa. Subsequent comic stories were also printed in the magazine Disney Adventures from 1990 to 1996.

On August 29, 2007, Gemstone released a trade paperback of Scrooge's Quest and on October 7, 2008, it was followed by The Gold Odyssey; together they collect the majority of the Disney Comics run.

Ducktales: Scrooge's Quest
Ducktales Volume 2 #1–7
Ducktales: The Gold Odyssey
Ducktales Volume 2 #9–15

Walt Disney Treasures
Trade Title	Issue Reprinted
Disney Comics: 75 Years of Innovation (2006)	Ducktales Volume 1 #4
Uncle Scrooge: A Little Something Special (2008)	Ducktales Volume 1 #7

Carl Barks' Greatest DuckTales Stories

On May 24 and July 19, 2006, Gemstone published a two-volume trade paperback, Carl Barks' Greatest DuckTales Stories. The trades contain reprints of stories written by Carl Barks which were specifically adapted into television episodes of DuckTales.

Both volumes start with an introduction and compare the original comic story with its DuckTales episode counterpart. Volume 1 also includes a two-page article delving into details on adapting the show from the comic series.

Volume 1
Issue Number	Story
Four Color #456	Back to the Klondike
Uncle Scrooge #13	Land Beneath the Ground (The episode was titled "Earthquack")
Uncle Scrooge #65	Micro Ducks from Outer Space
Uncle Scrooge #9	Lemming with the Locket (The episode was titled "Scrooge's Pet")
Uncle Scrooge #14	The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan
Uncle Scrooge #29	The Hound of the Whiskervilles (The episode was titled "The Curse of Castle McDuck")
Volume 2
Issue Number	Story
Uncle Scrooge #58	The Giant Robot Robbers (The episode was titled "Robot Robbers")
Uncle Scrooge #12	The Golden Fleecing
Uncle Scrooge #3	The Horseradish Story (The episode was titled "Down and Out in Duckburg")
Uncle Scrooge #41	The Status Seeker
Uncle Scrooge #38	The Unsafe Safe (The episode was titled "The Unbreakable Bin")
Uncle Scrooge #6	Tralla La (The episode was titled "The Land of Tra-La-La")

BOOM! Studios revival

On February 17, 2011, BOOM! Studios announced that a new DuckTales comic series would begin May 2011 under its kaboom! imprint. The series was written by Warren Spector (author of the Epic Mickey videogame) with art by Leonel Castellani and Jose Massaroli. It lasted for 6 issues, with the final two crossing over with Darkwing Duck. The BOOM! Studios comic will be reprinted in IDW Publishing's Disney's Afternoon Giant in October 2018.

DuckTales: Rightful Owners
DuckTales #1–4
Darkwing Duck/DuckTales: Dangerous Currency
DuckTales #5–6 and Darkwing Duck #17–18

Before its updated DuckTales comic book, BOOM Kids (later called Kaboom!) featured internationally produced DuckTales comic book stories never before seen in the US in issues 392–399 of the Uncle Scrooge comic book. These issues, published 2010–2011, were collected into two trade paperback volumes.

Uncle Scrooge in DuckTales: Like a Hurricane
Uncle Scrooge #392–395
Uncle Scrooge in DuckTales: Messes Become Successes
Uncle Scrooge #396–399

International

The success of DuckTales led to the translation of the show into many languages. Featured together with Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers in a Sunday morning program titled Walt Disney Presents, the show premiered in the former Soviet Union in 1991, the first American cartoon shown in the region after the Cold War. One year later, Darkwing Duck was also added to this lineup. However, the show's theme song (written by Mark Mueller and originally sung by Jeff Pescetto) remained in English for several episodes. The first Russian version of the song was replaced midway through the series with an alternate rendition that contained completely different lyrics.

The series screened in New Zealand weekday afternoons on TVNZ. When TV3 started airing in November 1989 they took over the rights to Disney properties previously held by TVNZ, and as a result Ducktales was later repeated on TV3.

The series aired in India on Doordarshan, dubbed in Hindi. The title track was sung in Hindi by Chetan Shasital. The features were dubbed and the episodes have voice cast of Chetan Shasital, Javed Jaffery, Rakshanda Khan and others. In many countries, the theme song was performed by well-known singers (like in Finland, where it was sung by Pave Maijanen, or in Germany, where it was sung by Thomas Anders in English).

In Spanish speaking countries of Latin America, the series was called Pato Aventuras (Duck Adventures). Scrooge McDuck is called "Rico McPato" and the nephews were translated as Hugo, Paco, and Luis, keeping the names of the translated vintage cartoons and comic books. In Spain, while the Latin American dub was used for the first broadcast, a high-quality local dub was produced afterward, keeping the local "Gilito/Juanito/Jaimito/Jorgito" names for the characters. In Brazil, the series was called "Duck Tales: os Caçadores de Aventuras" (Duck Tales: the Adventure Hunters).

In Italy, the series was called Avventure di paperi.

In France, the series was called La bande à Picsou (McDuck's gang). The French name of Scrooge McDuck is Balthazar Picsou. Scrooge's last name Picsou comes from a French expression Pique-Sou emphasizing Scrooge's stingy behavior. Huey, Dewey, and Louie are called Fifi, Riri and Loulou.

In Hungary, the term "DuckTales generation" (Kacsamesék generáció) refers to the people who were born in the early to mid-1980s, because the death of József Antall, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Hungary, was announced during a DuckTales episode in 1993. This was the generation's first encounter with politics.

In Romania, the series was called Povești cu Mac-Mac (Stories with Mac-Mac). Only the episodes 1–65 were dubbed and aired. Scrooge McDuck was dubbed by a well-known actor, Gheorghe Dinică, until his death (only 5 episodes remained after his death). After Gheorghe Dinică's death, Valentin Uritescu dubbed Scrooge (episodes 50, 57, 60, 64, 65). Also, Angela Filipescu provided the voices of Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Tamara Buciuceanu-Botez provides the voice of Ms. Beakley, Mihaela Mitrache was Webbigail along with the great master Cornel Vulpe as Duckworth. The series was broadcast on Prima TV and first aired on TVR1 in 1994 and the dubbing studio who provide the Romanian version is Ager Film. The intro song was performed by a winner from Mamaia Festival, Alin Cibian.

in Iran, this series was broadcast on IRIB Pooya & Nahal from 2018 to 2019 then DuckTales 2017 was broadcast on IRIB Pooya & Nahal in 2019 after The DuckTales 1987 series was broadcast in iran.

In the Philippines, the series was broadcast on GMA Network from 1988 to 1993.

In Uzbekistan, the series was called O‘rdaklar sarguzashti (Ducks Adventures).

External links

• Official website
• DuckTales at IMDb
• DuckTales at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• DuckTales at TV.com