DuckTales (also known as Disney's DuckTales) is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It premiered on CITV on 7 September 1987 and ended in 1992 with a total of four seasons comprising 100 episodes. An animated theatrical spin-off film based on the series, DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, was released in the United Kingdom on 8 February 1991 after the first 65 episodes were screened. The voice cast from the series reprised their roles for the film.
Episodes:[]
Seasons 1[]
- Treasure of the Golden Sons (1): Don't Give Up the Ship
- Treasure of the Golden Sons (2): Wronguay in Ronguay
- Treasure of the Golden Sons (3): Three Ducks of the Condor
- Treasure of the Golden Sons (4): Cold Duck
- Treasure of the Golden Sons (5): Too Much of a Gold Thing
- Send in the Clones
- Sphinx for the Memories
- Where No Duck Has Gone Before
- Armstrong
- Robot Robbers
- Magica's Shadow War
- Master of the Djinni
- Hotel Strangeduck
- Lost Crown of Genghis Khan
- Duckman of Aquatraz
- The Money Vanishes
- Sir Gyro de Gearloose
- Dinosaur Ducks
- Hero for Hire
- Superdoo
- Maid of the Myth
- Down & Out in Duckburg
- Much Ado About Scrooge
- Top Duck
- Pearl of Wisdom
- The Curse of Castle McDuck
- Launchpad's Civil War
- Sweet Duck of Youth
- Earth Quack
- Home Sweet Homer
- Bermuda Triangle Tangle
- Micro Ducks from Outer Space
- Back to the Klondike
- Horse Scents
- Scrooge's Pet
- Catch as Cash Can (1): A Drain on the Economy
- Catch as Cash Can (2): A Whale of a Bad Time
- Catch as Cash Can (3): Aqua Ducks
- Catch as Cash Can (4): Working for Scales
- Merit-Time Adventure
- The Golden Fleecing
- Ducks of the West
- Time Teasers
- Back Out in the Outback
- Raiders of the Lost Harp
- The Right Duck
- Scroogerello
- Double O Duck
- Luck O' The Ducks
- Duckworth's Revolt
- Magica's Magic Mirror & Take Me Out of the Ballgame
- Duck to the Future
- Jungle Duck
- Launchpad's First Crash
- Dime Enough For Luck
- Duck in the Iron Mask
- The Uncrashable Hindentanic
- The Status Seekers
- Nothing to Fear
- Dr. Jekyll & Mr. McDuck
- Once Upon a Dime
- Spies in Their Eyes
- All Ducks on Deck
- Ducky Horror PIcture Show
- Till Nephews Do Us Part
Seasons 2:[]
- Time Is Money (1): Marking Time
- Time Is Money (2): The Duck Who Would Be King
- Time Is Money (3): Bubba Trubba
- Time Is Money (4): Ducks on the Lam
- Time Is Money (5): Ali Bubba's Cave
- Super DuckTales (1): Liquid Assets
- Super DuckTales (2): Frozen Assets
- Super DuckTales (3): Full Metal Duck
- Super DuckTales (4): The Billionaire Beagle Boys Club
- Super DuckTales (5): Money To Burn
Seasons 3[]
- The Land of Tra La La
- Allowance Day
- Bubbeo & Juliet
- The Good Muddahs
- My Mother the Psychic
- Metal Attraction
- Dough Ray Me
- Bubba's Big Brainstrom
- The Big Flub
- A Case of Mistaken Secret Identity
- Blue Collar Scrooge
- Beaglemania
- Yuppy Ducks
- The Bride Wore Stripes
- The Unbreakable Bin
- Attack of the Fifty-Foot Webby
- The Masked Mallard
- A Duck Tales Valentine
Seasons 4[]
- Ducky Mountain High
- Attack of the Metal Mites
- The Duck Who Knew Too Much
- New Gizmo-Kids on the Block
- Scrooge's Last Adventure
- The Golden Goose Part 1
- The Golden Goose Part 2
The Movies:[]
- DuckTales The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
DuckTales is based on Uncle Scrooge and other Duck universe comic books, created by Carl Barks. The show follows the adventures of Scrooge McDuck and his three grandnephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Important secondary characters, that often take part in the adventures, include Scrooge's nephew Donald Duck, pilot Launchpad McQuack and butler Duckworth, the inventor Gyro Gearloose, and the nanny Mrs. Beakley and her granddaughter Webby. The most notable antagonists in the series are the Beagle Boys, the witch Magica De Spell, and the industrialist Flintheart Glomgold. In a typical story, the villains are after McDuck's fortune or his Number One Dime; another common theme is a race after some sort of treasure. 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. The series is known for its many references to popular culture, including Shakespeare, Jack the Ripper, Greek mythology, James Bond, Indiana Jones, and Sherlock Holmes.
One of the characters created for DuckTales, Launchpad McQuack, later became a major character in the series Darkwing Duck.
The popular theme song for DuckTales was written ("composed by" in the credits) by Mark Mueller, who also wrote the theme song for Disney's Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers.