Darkwing Duck

TV Series
1991–1992
TV-Y7
30m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

18K

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Hand-Drawn Animation Parody Slapstick Superhero Action Adventure Animation Comedy Crime Family

A bumbling superhero battles crime with the help of his daughter and pilot sidekick.A bumbling superhero battles crime with the help of his daughter and pilot sidekick.A bumbling superhero battles crime with the help of his daughter and pilot sidekick.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

18K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 1 win & 10 nominations

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Trivia
A few episodes of this show were banned. The most infamous was season three, episode eight, "Hot Spells", which only aired once on ABC. The plotline involved Gosalyn trying to gain magic powers like Morgana, and, in the process, selling Darkwing's soul to the devil. Another banned episode was season one, episode twenty-three, "Aduckyphobia", which was believed to be banned because it parodied Spider-Man.

Quotes
Darkwing Duck: I am the terror that flaps in the night, I am the batteries that are not included.

Alternate versions
The home video release of the two-part pilot, "Darkly Dawns the Duck", restores a number of cuts that were made to the episodes in reruns:
An opening chase sequence showing Darkwing capturing a gang of fleeing criminals (oddly enough, the scene of Darkwing ramping the Ratcatcher up and into the bed of a pickup truck, catapulting the criminals inside into some trashcans, is featured prominently in the show's opening sequence).
While following Tantalus on the Ratcatcher, Darkwing almost has a head-on collision with a large truck and is yelled at by the driver.
A longer version of the scene where Hoof and Mouth are twirling their rifles around before Darkwing jumps them.
A scene showing Taurus Bulba wheeling a cart of dirty clothes to the prison laundromat, establishing that Hammerhead, Hoof and Mouth are hiding inside it.
Following the car chase, Mouth has a panic attack and begins screaming, "We're all gonna die! We're all gonna die!" until Hammerhead hits him.
A longer scene of Taurus Bulba ranting about Darkwing's ego, with him imitating Darkwing's mannerisms and poses: "His posing, his flamboyance, the mask and cape! Ha, ha! That hat! It all indicates an ego the size of a small planet!"
While in his jail cell, the scene where Darkwing tries to get the biker pig to punch him is much longer.
A brief scene where Taurus Bulba comments that the design of the Thunderquack is ugly.

Connections
Featured in The Chronic Rift: Isaac Asimov (1991)

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Wonderful show

This was a wonderful show. It cashed in on the big "superheroes-battle-crime-in-dark-city" trend that included Batman and the Ninja Turtles and lampooned it brilliantly. I can still remember Darkwing's wonderfully over-the-top vocal delivery and the many colorful villains (just thinking about Quackerjack and his psychotic chattering teeth brings a smile to my face). I'd love to see a live-action movie based on this cartoon (a la "Inspector Gadget"), with the animals replaced by human actors, a Gothic-style Saint Canard, and the latest special effects.