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| Broadcast Date September 8, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-052 | |||||||||
| Writer Tad Stones |
Story Editor Tad Stones | |||||||||
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| Summary Taurus Bulba, criminal mastermind, has stolen the Waddlemeyer Ramrod, and he believes the late Professor Waddlemeyer's granddaughter, Gosalyn, has the arming code. Darkwing, sought by the police under the mistaken charges of robbing a train, must protect her while staying clear of the police long enough to catch Bulba and prove his innocence. | ||||||||||
Things to notice Hammerhead has a condor named Tantalus. Bulba’s convict number is 7132. | ||||||||||
| Fun Quotes ...it’s a tachyo-specific device that disrupts gravitation on a molecular level, and allows manipulation on a macro scale....it makes things float. ...dastardly deliquents delivered to your doorstep.... Eat Fiber, Horn Head! | ||||||||||
| Name-calling Taurus Bulba calls Darkwing a Costumed Clown. | ||||||||||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the switch that derails your train. I am the jailor who throws away the keys. I am the surprise in your cereal box. I am the chill that runs up your spine. I am the thing that goes bump in the night, I am the neurosis that requires a five hundred dollar an hour shrink. I am .. feeling really stupid (arriving early). | ||||||||||
| Goofs The picture in the newspaper showing Darkwing fighting Hoof and Mouth couldn't have been taken. The train conductor didn't start taking pictures until after they were defeated. After Hoof and Mouth steal the soldiers' uniforms, they have a different type of gun than the ones the soldiers had. While hovering above the train car in Launchpad's plane, Launchpad's window is visible through Darkwing's head. | ||||||||||
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| Broadcast Date September 8, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-053 | ||
| Writer Tad Stones |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary Under Darkwing's care, Gosalyn ends up revealing the ramrod arming code in the form of a lullaby her Grandfather used to sing. But a newly escaped Taurus Bulba lures Darkwing out to find his secret lair and turn him over to the police. Launchpad, Darkwing's biggest fan, springs him loose, becoming his new sidekick with his fanmade superhero jet - the Thunderquack. They race to Bulba's flying base of operations for a showdown which ends in a shattering explosion. Later, a bruised and battered Drake Mallard arrives at Gosalyn's orphanage to adopt her. | |||
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| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
| Goofs When Gosalyn first shows Darkwing the picture of her and her grandfather, the buttons on the console are mostly dark gray with one yellow one. When Darkwing looks at it later, the buttons are different colors. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 9, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-018 | ||
| Writer John Behnke, Rob Humphrey, Jim Peterson |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary Reginald Bushroot, plant scientist, only wants to make the world a better place to live, but his colleagues mock his passion for plants. When he subjects himself to his own experiments, he becomes a half-plant, half-duck, the "Doctor Dolittle of the Plant World", and it's time to get even with his tormentors. | |||
| Things to notice Darkwing says the combination to the Darkwing Files Vault is 36R-42L, but when he looks on his foot, it says 15L-36R-62L. Bushroot works at St Carnard University, Lab 356. | |||
| Fun Quotes Eat Dirt! | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing calls Bushroot: Big Begonia, Villanous Vegetable, Felonious Flora, Overgrown Garden, Wacky Weed, and Flower Face. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the termite that devours your floorboards. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 10, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-008 | ||
| Writer Doug Langdale |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary The owner of the local mini-golf, Lilliput, has invented a helmet that allows him to communicate with ants. He uses a shrink ray to shrink the buildings and landmarks of St. Canard, and then uses the ants to haul the now-shrunk buildings back to Gooney Golf, where they become part of the course. When Darkwing discovers this, Lilliput shrinks him down to a tiny size, smaller than an ant. | |||
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| Fun Quotes ...bleary-eyed bastion of bravery and bravado... | |||
| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the smallest, weakest thing in this whole place. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 11, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-040 | ||
| Writer Steve Roberts |
Story Editor Duane Capizzi | ||
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| Summary Tired of being told women won't date him because he's just a shrub, Bushroot tries to grow a wife for himself, and accidentally creates a vampire potato. Darkwing and Launchpad track Bushroot into the country, where a strange truck driver named Duane tells them about the giant potato. Darkwing think's Duane is just crazy, but when a bunch of locals at the diner think Darkwing is the vampire and try to kill him, Darkwing has to prove he isn't one. Meanwhile, the Muddlefoots are on a camping trip with Gosalyn hoping to capture a mysterious monster known as "Webfoot". Instead of finding "Webfoot", the vampire potato has turned Launchpad, Herb, Binkie, and Tank into zombies. Honker and Gosalyn finally convince Darkwing that the vampire is real, but before he can kill it, Bushroot shows up to "save" his bride. | |||
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| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the moth that seeks your porchlight. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 12, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-016 | ||
| Writer Dev Ross |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary SHUSH sends Darkwing to find the missing Dr. Beatrice Brute, the famous anthropologist. In the jungle, Darkwing encounters Major Trenchrot and learns that he is planning to open a vacation villa for villains. | |||
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| Fun Quotes ...tree-top terrorists... ...despite the disconcerting disappearances, the undaunted do-gooder demonstrates his daring by ducking... | |||
| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the flea you cannot flick. I am the terror that...Hey, I..I'm not finished! | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 13, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-004 | ||
| Writer John Behnke, Rob Humphrey, Jim Peterson |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary Money is turning up with no ink. SHUSH director J. Gander Hooter calls in Darkwing to help. But when the mad cleaning woman Ammonia Pine hoovers Hooter, Agent Gryzlikoff tries his best to do away with Darkwing. Gryzlikoff doesn't understand that Darkwing's strengths lie in his unorthodox methods and ends up becoming Ammonia's prisoner too. Darkwing and Launchpad have to do things by the book to save Hooter and Gryz from Ammonia's FOWL-smelling schemes. | |||
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| Fun Quotes Eat soup, Hero! Suck air, Dustbunnies! | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Dirtwing by Ammonia Pine. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the combination lock on the vaults of justice. I am the icky bug that crawls up your trouser leg. I am the pin that will burst your bubble. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 16, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-017 | ||
| Writer Len Uhley |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary Darkwing falls afoul of Megavolt and comes out blind. Undaunted, he tries to keep going using a few inventive gadgets, but Gosalyn, Honker and Lauchpad almost get killed because of him. With Darkwing in a black funk, Gosalyn and the gang plan to nab Megavolt themselves, but get caught by Megavolt instead. | |||
| Things to notice Megavolt's hideout is the DeLoonian Car Factory, where they make the world's fastest electric car. Megavolt's original name was Dim Bulb. | |||
| Fun Quotes ...slowly the silent scourge stalks this unsuspecting adversary... ...the grim guardian of good, the nocturnal nemesis of ne’er do wells... | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Darkwing Dork by Megavolt. Megavolt is called Sparky by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the cold sore that stings your lips (Megavolt says this). | |||
| Goofs Darkwing knows Megavolt but Launchpad doesn't. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 17, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-036 | ||
| Writer John Behnke, Rob Humphrey, Jim Peterson |
Story Editor Carter Crocker | ||
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| Summary Infuriated at how he's portrayed in his new comic book, Darkwing decides he can write it better himself. But he keeps getting interrupted by everyone, who then add their own little bits. Finally, even Megavolt joins in and the result is a hilariously funny romp through Comic Book Land--which the editor hates. No matter, Darkwing is off to see Disney about a contract. | |||
| Things to notice The comic book company is called the Awesome Comic Book Corporation. Launchpad's comic is called Death Valley Duck. | |||
| Fun Quotes Eat Amperes, Darkwing! | |||
| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
| Goofs When Launchpad is using the typewriter and Darkwing asks if he is reading the comic book, he is wearing his Darkwing costume, but should be in Drake clothes. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 18, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-001 | ||
| Writer Dev Ross |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary SHUSH has given Darkwing Duck a simple case: Travel to Oilrabia and stop Steelbeak's schemes to steal their oil. Steelbeak's plan is to flood the place with his weather machine and attack by sea. Darkwing's big problem: He picked this day to let Launchpad assume the role of hero and be a sidekick himself. | |||
| Things to notice When they are flying to Oilrabia, look at the clouds and you'll see a hidden Mickey. Steelbeak is using a Megablaster Fission Bomb with Swiss movement timing and optional radio. | |||
| Fun Quotes ...a pityless sun pounds our parched panting protagonist... | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Darkwing Doofus and Darkwing Dodo by Steelbeak. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the spider who nips at your neck. I am the little mouse that eats your cheese. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 19, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-033 | ||
| Writer Doug Langdale |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopse | ||
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| Summary Darkwing Duck goes back in time with Gosalyn and he meets himself in high school when he was known as "Drakey". He then sees a record shop's register being robbed. When he chooses not do anything, his world gets changed. Now Darkwing and Gosalyn have to go back in time (again) to fix the mess they made. | |||
| Things to notice The Time Machine is a golf cart and a polka tape operates the time control system. | |||
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| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the cloud that rains on your hit parade. I am the toddler that naps in the night (Drakey). | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 20, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-024 | ||
| Writer Marion Wells |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary Darkwing is baffled by a series of crimes involving missing money. Entire safes have gone missing from banks and homes alike. Not trusting a bank with his final stash of money, Herb Muddlefoot buries his cash. Gosalyn and Honker soon find it blossoming into a full-bloom money tree. It turns out that Bushroot has developed a kind of plant that not only makes money, it takes money. Darkwing finds out that a little of Bushroot's phony money goes a long way when he's caught passing counterfeit bills and thrown in jail! | |||
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| Fun Quotes ...cleverly concocted crime wave crashes over St. Canard... Let Get Serious! | |||
| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the clipper that trims your hedges. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 23, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-050 | ||
| Writer Gary Sperling |
Story Editor Tom Minton | ||
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| Summary Megavolt gets zapped with his new invention, which lets him turn regular home appliances into living things. So far he has: a hair dryer, a refrigerator, a guitar, and a tv. Now Darkwing Duck has to stop them before they take over. | |||
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| Fun Quotes This duck craves some crimefightning confrontations. | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Spark Buster Duck by Megavolt. Launchpad is called Pond Breath by the talking TV Megavolt is called Mega Jerk by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the repairman who tells you your warranty ran out. | |||
| Goofs The freezer handle disappears and reappears when Megavolt first zaps the refrigerator. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 24, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-014 | ||
| Writer Julia Jane Lewald and Dev Ross |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary Darkwing's computer goes haywire, and causes him to trade bodies with Gosalyn. Now she must pose as Darkwing to stop F.O.W.L.'s latest scheme - stopping the earth's rotation in an attempt to blackmail the planet. | |||
| Things to notice The IGGY – largest intergallactic rocket. Steelbeak wants $100 trillion. The rocket is on the North Handle of Midriff Mountains. | |||
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| Name-calling Darkwing is called Darkwing Doofus and Dimwing Dork by Steelbeak. Steelbeak is called Iron Breath by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
| Goofs During the anti-gravity scene, Gosalyn and Darkwing mouth the same line in Gosalyn's voice. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 25, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-015 | ||
| Writer Bruce Talkington |
Story Editor Carter Crocker | ||
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| Summary A rash of accidents is plaguing the making of A.F. Errat's latest film. Is it the Phantom? Or the ghost of Gloria Swansong's third husband? And what does Tuskernini the demented director have to do with it? Find out before the curtain drops on Darkwing-- forever! | |||
| Things to notice Newt Blimmer is one of Gloria’s ex-husbands; she thought he was killed in a lemming stampede. The movie they are making is called "Space Duck: Attack of the Teen Age Mutant Martian Mallards – Part 12". | |||
| Fun Quotes Tuskernini's films have been rated D for: devious, dangerous, demented, dishonest, dreadful. The tour guide says that the top half of the soundstage was completed in 1925 and the bottom half was completed in 1929. How did they complete the top half before the bottom half was finished? | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing calls Tuskernini: Ingemar, Hitch, Akira, Orson, CB (all famous film directors). In the newspaper, Darkwing is called Darkwing Dope. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the hair in the lens of your projector. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 26, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-012 | ||
| Writer Bruce Talkington |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary Bayou bullies, Jambalaya Jake and Gumbo, are in St. Canard to rob the city folks blind. When Darkwing tries to foil their plans, Jake kidnaps Launchpad to use as bait for a bit of old-fashioned hunting, with Darkwing as the prize. | |||
| Things to notice Honker and Gosalyn are away at summer camp during this episode. | |||
| Fun Quotes Eat darts, Swamp Breath! ...in pursuit of the pernicious perpetrator... | |||
| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the sourge that pecks at your nightmares. I am the terror that flaps in the sewers. | |||
| Goofs When escaping from the quicksand, Darkwing goes by the moon twice. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 27, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-029 | ||
| Writer Tad Stones, Pat Corcoran |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary It's camping season and Gosalyn hates camping, but her dad is bound and determined to teach her how to live like a "True Outdoorsman." When Steelbeak, a robot bear, and some nuclear missiles show up, Gosalyn proves she was really paying attention when she helps Darkwing defeat the baddies. | |||
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| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the pus-filled blister that bursts in your boot. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 30, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-013 | ||
| Writer Julia Jane Lewald, Marion Well |
Story Editor Carter Crocker, Bruce Talkington | ||
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| Summary Darkwing goes undercover at a health spa to root out a pair of workers responsible for a museum break-in. To his dismay, Herb and Binkie Muddlefoot tag along. The health spa owner, Jock, has discovered the formula for a fountain of youth. The last ingredient he needs is a feather from a true hero. | |||
| Things to notice The health spa is called: Jock Newbody’s Hale ‘n’ Hearty House of Health. | |||
| Fun Quotes ...clearly the cragy criminals committing the crime wave... ...the barbell that barbarous buffoon bashed me with... | |||
| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the metal key on the sardine can of justice. | |||
| Goofs When Darkwing Duck, Herb and the villian fall into the fountain, Darkwing is wearing his full costume; he shouldn't be. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 1, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-044 | ||
| Writer Jan Strnad |
Story Editor Carter Crocker | ||
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| Summary Quackerjack, posing as a psychiatrist, convinces Darkwing that being a superhero isn't right for him. His confidence shattered, Darkwing is convinced he shouldn't be crime fighting but instead should be serving tea at the Lace and Doily Society. But even as Tea Pot Duck, he's a failure. When Darkwing has to save Mr. Meeketh from leaping from the Audobon Bay Bridge, Darkwing gets his confidence back and takes up crimefighting again. | |||
| Things to notice Launchpad’s wrestling name is the Head Ripper. Quackerjack says Darkwing should be pouring tea at the Lace and Doily Society. The toy that Quackerjack wants is Terror Teddy. | |||
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| Name-calling Quackerjack is called the Terrible Toymaster of Crime by Darkwing. Darkwing is called Demented Duck by Quackerjack. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the ten dollar service charge on all returned checks. I am the widget missing from the easy to assemble swingset. I am the ingrown toenail on the foot of crime. I am the zit that forms when you got a really big date. I am the impacted wisdom tooth..... I am the kettle that whistles in the night, I’m a little teacup with a teeny weeny hold in the handle that you can never get your finger in. I’m Tea Pot Duck. (Darkwing, working at the Lace and Doily Society) I am the terror that nips at your shoelaces. I am the Lavendar Wrist Slapper. (Mr. Meeketh as Darkwing) | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 2, 1991 (part 1) October 3, 1991 (part 2) |
Production Code 4308-047 (part 1) 4308-048 (part 2) | ||
| Writer Kevin Campbell, Brian Swenlin |
Story Editor Duane Capizzi | ||
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| Summary Negaduck, Bushroot, Quackerjack, Megavolt, and Liquidator all join together as the Fearsome Five to defeat Darkwing Duck and take over St. Canard. When the other superheroes hear about this, Neptunia, Gizmoduck, Morgana, and Stegmutt band together to form the Justice Ducks. Darkwing is less than thrilled however, wanting all the credit himself. But when he faces the Fearsome Five, he soon finds out the job is more than he can handle. The hastily assembled Justice Ducks fear Darkwing has been lost and split up to try and save the city. Each becomes a victim and it's up to Darkwing to rescue his captured compatriots. Only by working together can they defeat the combined evil of the Fearsome Five and save St. Canard. | |||
| Things to notice SHUSH's new weapon is the Swappo 650 Pie Gun that shoots Expando-Whammo Pies | |||
| Fun Quotes Let's Get Amorous! I love the smell of voltage in the morning! Once I catch up to those confounded criminals, their conniving conspiracy will be kaput! Eat Volts, Transistor Brain! ...note the critical condition of your captured compatriots... | |||
| Name-calling Bushroot is called Green Sleeves by Darkwing. Darkwing is called Wingy by Gizmoduck Stegmutt is called Steggies by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the single career man all women want to date. Fi For Fum, I am the terror that flaps in the night, I am (Darkwing crashes)... | |||
| Goofs When Eek and Squeek attack Bushroot, for a moment there are 3 bats instead of 2 At the end of the first part, the villains are inside the building when Negaduck sends Darkwing down the trap door to his doom. At the opening of the second part, the villains are suddenly on the roof. When Darkwing is moping and almost steps on Artie the spider, his foot becomes Launchpad's in the close-up. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 4, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-019 | ||
| Writer Dean Stefan |
Story Editor Bruce Talkington | ||
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| Summary To get revenge on Darkwing, Jambalaya Jake has Granny Whammy mix him up a hex. He mistakes Launchpad for Darkwing (while he is posing as Darkwing Decoy) and targets him with the curse. Now Jamabalya is using Launchpad as a partner in crime, and Darkwing is getting all the blame for it. | |||
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| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the surcharge that triples your bill (Launchpad as Darkwing). I am the itch in your trigger finger (Launchpad as Darkwing). I am the current of vengeance gurgling through your sewer. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 7, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-021 | ||
| Writer Doug Langdale |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary Moliarity's back and stealing Canarduim, fan blades and helicopter blades for his latest scheme. When a spider exposed to the Canarduim bites Darkwing, he sprouts four extra arms and turns into Arachnoduck. Darkwing must find out what Moliarity is up to and stop him, while Launchpad, Gosalyn and Honker have to find a cure to return Darkwing to normal. | |||
| Things to notice Moliarity's Wind-O-Matic will create a wind so powerful it will wipe every surface dweller off the face of the earth. | |||
| Fun Quotes ...the malignant mark of the miscreant mole-menace... ...radioactive rabble-rouser... ...a plethora of planes with their propellers purloined... OK Bub, Eat Web! | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Darkwing Dodo and Darkwing Dweeb by Moliarity. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 8, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-056 | ||
| Writer Jeremy Cushner |
Story Editor Tom Minton | ||
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| Summary Gosalyn takes in a cute little alien as her pet. What she doesn't realize is that he is really an escaped alien criminal in posession of the universe's most volatile explosives. | |||
| Things to notice The cop is named Big Nasty and he's the Captain of the Outer Space Patrol. | |||
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| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the squashed bug on your flying saucer windowshield. I am blown away by the alien menace. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 9, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-031 | ||
| Writer Marlowe Wiesman |
Story Editor Duane Capizzi | ||
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| Summary Honker and Gosalyn track down a set of dinosaur footprints, and are led to the nefarious Dr. Fossil, duck turned dinosaur. With his de-evolution ray and the aid of a passing comet, Fossil plans to end the current life on the planet to give dinosaurs a second chance. Darkwing, retro-evolved to a dinosaur, must prevent Fossil from crashing Cleanzer's Comet into the Earth and setting history back to the Jurassic times! | |||
| Things to notice The attorneys' names are Shyster and Loophole. Stegomutt used to be a janitor at the museum. The Super Magnet is being guarded by a soldier named, "Private Parking Space". | |||
| Fun Quotes ...the soaring sleuth skillfully severs his suspender straps... | |||
| Name-calling Stegmutt is called Bone Breath by Darkwing. Darkwing is called Daycare Duck by Dr. Fossil. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the papercut that ruins your morning. | |||
| Goofs Stegmutt slides through the elevator doors, bending them. When he shuts the doors to take Gosalyn and Honker to Fossil's lab, the doors are perfectly fine. Stegmutt drives to the army base in a flatbed truck to get the magnet, but then doesn't use the truck to deliver the magnet. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 10, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-039 | ||
| Writer Steven Hibbert, Gary Sperling |
Story Editor Tom Minton | ||
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| Summary Steelbeak teams up with Ammonia Pine to clean out a few banks for FOWL. Ammonia becomes infatuated with Steely and contemplates marriage as Darkwing has to deal with his overly enthusiastic fan club and keep them from getting washed out. | |||
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| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the rhinestone on the jumpsuit of justice. I am the stain that can't be rubbed out. | |||
| Goofs During the first scene, Steelbeak's clothing keeps changing from a robe to his usual suit. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 11, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-045 | ||
| Writer Doug Langdale |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary Comet Guy from the Planet Mertz, comes looking for Darkwing to learn how to be a super hero. But Comet Guy's one weakness is that he has to dance when he hears a bell. Meanwhile, Steelbeak directs the theft of masses of rubber to construct a destructive F.O.W.L. device - the F.O.W.L. ball. | |||
| Things to notice Comet Guy’s weakness – when a bell rings it makes him dance until he hears a whistle. Steel Wing Cluck is the alias Steelbeak uses while training Comet Guy. | |||
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| Name-calling Darkwing is called Dimwit Duck and Darkwing Dweeb by Steelbeak. Comet Guy is called Comatose Guy by Steelbeak. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
| Goofs When Comet Guy dances past the others, they're suddenly all clean after being covered in soot from the explosion. In Steelbeak's close-up, his jacket has little patches of soot again. After Launchpad and Darkwing bust into Steelbeak's hideout, for a brief instant Darkwing's mask becomes flesh-colored. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 14, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-027 | ||
| Writer Eric Lewald, Dev Ross |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary Isis Van der Chill, the Ice Queen of St. Canard has ice water in her veins and a passion for that caped crimefighter, Darkwing Duck. Isis is stealing the city's gold in order to goldplate the city to stay warm all year round. Darkwing must stop her before the city becomes too warm and he becomes a frozen duck on a stick. | |||
| Things to notice Vander Chill Ice Factory | |||
| Fun Quotes ...foraging for felonies... ...larcenous lawbreakers... ...crack crimilologist... ...master of mystery... ...doctor of deduction... ...toasting our tailfeathers at one of these tropical tourist traps... ...bust those burglarizing bugs.. ...firey furnace of flames... ...felonius firebugs... ...fugitive firebugs... Let's Get Smoldering! Eat Ice, Baby! | |||
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| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the number 90 sunblock that will stop your burn. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 15, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-023 | ||
| Writer Ellen Svaco, Collen Taber |
Story Editor Duane Capizzi | ||
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| Summary Quackerjack, the demented toymaker, wants to get rid of Whiffle Boy, the hero of video games. The target? The Whiffle Boy Championship in Whiffle Town. The contestants? Gosalyn and Darkwing Duck. The result? Quackerjack and Darkwing get zapped into the video game! | |||
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| Fun Quotes Suck Eyes, Weezel Kid! | |||
| Name-calling Quackerjack is called Quackercrumb by Gosalyn. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the bubble gum that clings to your shoe. I am the wrong number that wakes you at 3 am. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 16, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-041 | ||
| Writer John Behnke, Rob Humphrey, Jim Peterson |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary It's 'Nightmare on Darkwing Street' as St. Canard suffers from a plague of strange nocturnal nightmares. Not even Darkwing Duck is immune. Soon he finds himself led to the door of Macawber Manor and into the arms of the beautiful villainess, Morgana Macawber. But Darkwing can't be distracted by good looks for long. Morgana is using sleep sand to rob the citizens of St. Canard while they sleepwalk. While attempting to foil the next crime, Darkwing is inadvertently transported to Dream World, a place where one's dreams come true and Nodoff rules supreme. As the nightmares begin, Morg and Darkwing find out that Nodoff's real plan is to send the entire city to sleep -- forever! | |||
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| Fun Quotes ...noxious nighttime nuisance behind St. Canard’s slew of slumber-time stickups... ...puny pillow-pushing pinhead... | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Dimwitted Duck by Nodoff. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the weirdo that sits next to you on the bus. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 21, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-046 | ||
| Writer Steve Roberts |
Story Editor Duane Capizzi | ||
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| Summary In a vain attempt to make Binkie Muddlefoot shut up, Drake Mallard unwittingly sings up for Adopt-A-Con, a criminal reform program. Saddled with none other than that delinquent director Tuskernini as a houseguest, Drake sets out to find out what the ham director is up to. And Tuskers is definitely up to something: He's masquerading as the other villains indigent to St. Canard to commit crimes. | |||
| Things to notice The Muddlefoots adopt a con named Thug Neanderthal. Darkwing, Launchpad and Gosalyn create The Mad Duck Mallard Gang to fool Tuskernini. | |||
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| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the terror that flaps in the night, I am the slug that crawled ...hey, hold the mayo, you're not Megavolt! | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 22, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-043 | ||
| Writer Ellen Svaco, Colleen Taber |
Story Editor Duane Capizzi | ||
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| Summary When Quackerjack learns that parents won't buy his dangerous Destructo toys, he decides to create a toy utopia for children with himself as the ruler. Gosalyn gets into trouble at school, causing the principal to suggest Drake take a better look at his parenting. Drake gives up Darkwing to become the perfect parent just as Quackerjack executes his insane plot. | |||
| Things to notice Two of Quackerjack's toys are: the Incredibly Dreary Mr. History Doll and the Giant Inflatible Bobo Punching Bag. | |||
| Fun Quotes ...pesty perpetrator pilfered your plentiful stock of profitable playthings... | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Darkwing Dud by Quackerjack. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the check writer in the cash-only line. I am the quality time that ruins your playtime. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 23, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-055 | ||
| Writer Jan Strnad |
Story Editor Carter Crocker | ||
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| Summary Two hundred years in the future, Darkwing Duck is a mere myth. In this fairy-tale-like yarn (spun for a couple of delinquent museum goers), the origins of the masked crime fighter of St. Canard are explained by the janitor of the Darkwing Duck Museum. | |||
| Things to notice Gosalyn as the Mysterious Masked Avenger of Evil (Avengy for short). Herb as the Genie of the Lamp. Negaduck as Darkwing's evil cousin. Darkwing is from the distant planet, Sitcom. Drake-el uses his grandfather's OmniBlaster to send Darkwing to Gribblefritz. Drake-el's evil brother sent his sone to Gribblefritz-2. Darkwing landed in a monastery, where he was called Stinky. Darkwing's three wishes from the Genie: 1 - A Koo-Koo Cola, 2 - some snazzy new threads, 3 - the secret to the Genie's smokin' entrance. | |||
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| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the hero that every culture in every world needs. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 24, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-042 | ||
| Writer Dev Ross |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary GizmoDuck returns to St. Canard and immediately starts stealing the limelight from Darkwing when he captures Megavolt. Darkwing becomes unusually depressed, so Launchpad and Gosalyn persuade Giz to build a super suit for Darkwing. Darkwing takes it and after some trying situations in which the suit backfires, Darkwing finally learns he doesn't need superpowers to defeat Megavolt. | |||
| Things to notice They use a gamma gamma phi beta kappa ray to get superpowers. | |||
| Fun Quotes ...confident of corralling the house-heisting criminal, the cleverly costumed crime fighter carefully considers every clue... | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Dipwing by Megavolt. Megavolt is called Battery Breath by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the blown fuse that blacks you out. | |||
| Goofs During Gizmoduck's interview with Webwa Walters, he calls her Barb. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 25, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-049 | ||
| Writer Kevin Campbell, Brian Swenlin |
Story Editor Steve Roberts | ||
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| Summary While pursuing the Fearsome Five (and therefore escaping the Muddlefoots and their boring "Pelican's Island" birthday party for Honker), Darkwing is thrown into a giant cake - which serves as the universal portal between his world and the Negaverse. In the Negaverse, everything is the extreme opposite of his world and Negaduck is supreme ruler, so Darkwing decides to use his new friends (The "Friendly Four") to change things a bit, which Negaduck does not like. | |||
| Things to notice Honker's birthday cake is peanut butter, honey and sauerkraut! Negaduck's hideout is at the Sugar'n'Spice'n'Everything Nice Bakery. | |||
| Fun Quotes Let's Get Luminous! | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Mr. Grumpy Puss by the nega-universe Gosalyn. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the cholesterol that clogs your arteries. We are the terror that flap in the night, we are the soap that's cleaning up this town, we are Darkwing's Ducks. (The Friendly Four) | |||
| Goofs When Darkwing comes back from the Negaverse (right as he sticks his head out of the cake) he is wearing Negaduck's clothes. Darkwing is also colored as Negaduck right after the real Negaduck bowls him right into the Friendly Four. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 28, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-026 | ||
| Writer Kevin Campbell, Brian Swenlin |
Story Editor Duane Capizzi | ||
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| Summary Someone is poisoning St. Canard's bottled water supply during a heat wave. All the bottled water, except Bud Flud's Sparkling Crystal Pure Flud Water and Koo Koo Fizzy Water, that is. Staking out the Koo Koo bottling factory, Darkwing and Launchpad surprise Bud Flud in the act. In an unfortunate accident, Bud tumbles into the vat of contaminated water, and though Darkwing and Launchpad rush to save him, it's too late. Darkwing soon learns that there's a new villain in town, the Liquidator, the master of all liquids, and the Liquidator blames Darkwing for throwing him into the vat. And now he's turned all the water in St. Canard into rubber! | |||
| Things to notice The show on TV is Soft Copy with Tom Lockjaw. The stores they mention: Plumber’s Junction, International House of Hose, Drains R Us. | |||
| Fun Quotes ...bottler blighted by this beverage befouling bandit... ...the feathered favorite easily fools the fiendish fluid’s felonius flight... Eat Sneakers! | |||
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| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the parking meter that expires while you shop. I am the soapscrum that lines your bathtub. I am the hairball that clogs your drain. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 29, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-020 | ||
| Writer Kevin Campbell, Brian Swenlin |
Story Editor Duane Capizzi | ||
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| Summary Launchpad volunteers his services to Dr. Sarah Bellum, SHUSH's top research scientist. As a result of using her Norma Ray™, Launchpad gains amazing psychic powers, but not the ability to control them. But F.O.W.L. is also after the Norma Ray™, and Darkwing and Launchpad must prevent F.O.W.L. from stealing it and forming a crack psychic team. | |||
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| Fun Quotes The videos they rent are "The Trail of the Atomic Slugs" and "Mutant Mechanics from Mars". Questions asked: What is the air speed velocity of a common garden swallow? How come I can’t get a decent raise to my allowance? Do bees be? What’s the cube root of 14? Do flies fly? What does grass grow? If a train leaves Chicago.... | |||
| Name-calling Launchpad is called Lawn Chair by J. Gander. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the misshappen blotch that stains your walls. | |||
| Goofs When Darkwing first springs his entrance on Hotshot and Flygirl, they are uncostumed during the first few moments but fully dressed seconds later. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 30, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-063 | ||
| Writer Doug Langdale |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary "Okay, so maybe impersonating Darkwing Duck is a rotten trick. But then I'm Negaduck, a rotten kind of guy!" And so saying, Negaduck sets the populace clamoring for Darkwing's blood. In an attempt to disguise him until the guilty party can be found, J. Gander has Sarah Bellum zap Darkwing with her disguise ray. The ray backfires and leaves Darkwing in a shapechanging muddle. He turns into anyone he's looking at. But how to capture Negaduck when he's constantly changing form? | |||
| Things to notice Negaduck wears skull'n'crossbones boxer shorts. Dr. Bellum uses a Molec-u-Morphic Disguiser Ray. On the wanted poster, Negaduck's prisoner number is 65439. | |||
| Fun Quotes I'm a doctor, not a duck-maker! (Dr. Bellum) The Wacky Mackerel song: When your quack is less than quackerel When your jail has lost it's jackeral When you crave a little snackeral What not eat some fish? | |||
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| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 31, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-061 | ||
| Writer Ellen Svaco, Colleen Taber |
Story Editor Steve Roberts | ||
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| Summary Comet Guy, the superhero from the planet Mertz, returns to Earth in search of Darkwing Duck. Mertz is in trouble and they need his help. Darkwing suspects it's to rescue someone important, but to his dismay, he discovers it's nothing of the sort. Ordinary Guy, the only one on Mertz without superpowers, is missing. And what are superheroes without someone to protect? So they want Darkwing to take his place. | |||
| Things to notice Darkwing gets put into a Neutron Gravitromitizer. | |||
| Fun Quotes ..the ever-vigilant vanguard of virtue vehemently surveys his venue for vice and villany... ...the competent crimefighter cleverly commands control... | |||
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| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the ham radio operator that scrambles your reception. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 1, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-051 | ||
| Writer Bruce Reid Schaeffer |
Story Editor Tom Minton | ||
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| Summary Three hundred years ago, a pirate scourge sailed the seas, striking for truth and justice...Waitaminute, shouldn't that be "a scourge of pirates?" Darkwing Doubloon and his crew of Gosalyn, Launchpad, Gizmoduck, and Stegmutt must battle the alleged pirate Negaduck and the Fearsome Four to prevent them from making off with the King's jewels. | |||
| Things to notice Negaduck has a wooden leg in this episode. | |||
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| Name-calling Darkwing is called Darkwing Buffoon and Darkwing Babboon by Negaduck. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the terror that sales the seas, I am the flea on your parrot, I am the Darkwing Doubloon | |||
| Goofs When Darkwing and Negaduck start dueling in the treasure cave, Negaduck's coat is missing a button. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 4, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-060 | ||
| Writer John Behnke, Rob Humphrey, Jim Peterson |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary The research scientist turned vegetable, Bushroot, just wants to finish his Christmas shopping in peace. But will the holiday shoppers let him? Nooo...So it's "Bah, grubbug" and Bushy decides to ruin Christmas for everyone! | |||
| Things to notice Gosalyn and Honker are both wearing Christmas sweaters in this episode. | |||
| Fun Quotes Bah, grubbug! Let's get decorative! My Dad, the Christmas cop! Something tells me that some sinister force is sapping the season's spirit. Suck tinsel, Pinecone Breath! Your Christmas crime spree is cancelled, Cranberry Head! Our courageous Christmas crime-fighter (that's me) searches for clues, ever watchful for the corrupt Christmas criminal (that's me). I'm too young to become a frozen vegetable. | |||
| Name-calling Bushroot is called Bush Lips by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the terror that unwraps at night. (Gosalyn) | |||
| Goofs At the Muddlefoot's house there are five stockings hung on the fireplace, but there's only four Muddlefoots. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 5, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-065 | ||
| Writer John Behnke, Rob Humphrey, Jim Peterson |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary Megavolt has become television's hottest star with the help of the Electrolyzer™, a device that allows him to manipulate the television viewing of St. Canard. But he steals the wrong Turbo Technic Remote Control™ and soon has Darkwing Duck on his tail in a chase through the airwaves and right into Hollywood, USA! Here, the Darkwing Duck cartoon is a big seller, and Darkwing realizes he isn't getting any of the profits. And it seems that there is no way home. | |||
| Things to notice Herb is using a Turbo-Technic Remote Control. Herb is watching the Old and the Worthless on TV. Megavolt uses a Condillion Trans-Mutonic Atom Splitter to trap Darkwing in a feedback loop. | |||
| Fun Quotes They called me crazy, they called me insane, they called me looney. Boy, were they right! (Megavolt) Eat Wattage, Darkwing. ...cancel your channel-changing crime spree... ...pull your plug, you power pilfering parasite... | |||
| Name-calling Megavolt is called Sparky, Low Wattage Worm, and Melodramatic Mischief Maker by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the low rating that cancels your program. I am the auditor who wants to look at your books. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 6, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-069 | ||
| Writer Ellen Svaco, Colleen Tabe |
Story Editor Steve Roberts | ||
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| Summary It's Gosalyn's turn to be the hero. Disguised as the Crimson Quackette, she must learn where her dad has disappeared to. When she finally finds him being treated like a king among the Bigfoot tribe in the Pacific Northwest, she must do some quick thinking to prevent herself, Darkwing and Honker from becoming volcano chow. | |||
| Things to notice Launchpad is on vacation in this episode. Darkwing uses Betty Crocker's Super Hero Gas Gun Recipes. Gosalyn signs up with Dottie's Dirigible Driving School - We're full of hot air. | |||
| Fun Quotes Suck Gas, Neanderthal! Darkwing's mantra: A - E - I - O - U - and sometimes Y. | |||
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| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the ingrown toenail in your party pumps! | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 7, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-067 | ||
| Writer Tad Stones, Jan Strnad |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary What's the mysterious secret behind the quiet town of Twin Beaks? Why did Honker's parents leave suddenly? So suddenly, they forgot to take him with them? Why does Bushroot keep turning up dead? And why is Launchpad talking to cows and communing with logs, which is weird, even for Launchpad? To answer these questions and others, Darkwing, Launchpad, Gosalyn and Honker fly to Twin Beaks, where a mutated alien race of cabbages have begun their conquest of Earth. But things just keep getting weirder and weirder. | |||
| Things to notice Launchpad is collecting the "Incredibly Large and Weird Books for your Coffee Table" collection. The cows are from the planet Larson in the Far Side Galaxy. | |||
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| Name-calling Launchpad is called Duck Skywalker by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 8, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-062 | ||
| Writer Gary Sperling |
Story Editor Tom Minton | ||
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| Summary It's lonely being the world's only half-plant, half-duck and Bushroot just wants a friend. Trying to return his friend Spike to his normal size (having been shrunk by Bushroot's fertilizer), Bushroot steals some powerful fertilizer that will "either cause plants to grow to tremendous size or kill them instantly." Obviously, Spike is a little hesitant about taking the stuff, so Bushroot tests it on a harmless daisy. The daisy becomes "a regular Arnold Oleander" and Bushroot's newest friend. Darkwing Duck's only hope is to grab a dose of the formula, but it isn't long before the unstable chemicals go to Darkwing's head. Soon, he's working solo and fighting bad guys on foot. Luckily, he comes to his senses after an incident in a tea leaf factory. In the end, he takes down Bushroot in a climatic battle of monstrous proportions in a public park. | |||
| Things to notice Gosalyn is eating Chocolate Yip Yaps. | |||
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| Name-calling Darkwing calls himself Darkwing Dad. Bushroot is called Hedge Head, Potato Head, Shrewish Shrub and Leaf Lips by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the weed wacker in the garden of evil. I am the snail that wastes all your leaves. (Launchpad) I am the shrewd terror that outsmarts in the night. I am Darkwing Deductive Duck. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 11, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-0068 | ||
| Writer Doug Langdale |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary Darkwing and Morgana get into a lover's quarrel. Negaduck sees it as an opportunity to wreak havoc with Darkwing while trying to woo her back to the life of a criminal. Gosalyn dabbles in magic to create a love potion. | |||
| Things to notice The spellbook that Gosalyn uses is the Quackcrinomicron, the ancient forbidden tome of the sorcerer's arts; but likes to be called Quacky. The love potion recipe includes 3 newt's eyes, a cup of pureed toads, 12 slug's knuckles and monkey drool. Negaduck is using his Nega Sweets Candy to smuggle diamonds in chocolate. | |||
| Fun Quotes Suck Frosting, Do-Gooder! | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Darkwing Diplomat by Gosalyn. Darkwing is called Darkwing Dunce and Chcolate Dipped Duck by Negaduck. Negaduck is called Negsie, Negmeister, Negs, Negaroonie, and Negabudy by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the lollypop that sticks in your hair. | |||
| Goofs Negaduck's mouth doesn't move with his line "I don't know what you're trying to pull, Darkwing, but... When Negaduck is chipping Morgana out of the ice, he's colored wrong and looks like Darkwing at first. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 12, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-058 | ||
| Writer Carter Crocker |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary Due to an unfortunate misunderstanding with a brick wall (a head-on collision, no less), Darkwing finds himself in the afterlife. Refusing to accept the fact that he's dead, he returns to the real world as a ghost. He must dodge the Grim Reaper (come to collect his soul), save his family from Megavolt's evil machinations, and find a cure for deadness. But nothing works, not even Morgana's magic. | |||
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| Fun Quotes ...monumental memorials to my memory... ...famously fearless fighter of crime... | |||
| Name-calling Megavolt is called Electronic Egomaniac and Socket-Headed Simpleton by Darkwing. Megavolt is called Dim Bulb by Launchpad. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the ghost of a chance that you don't have. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 13, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-006 | ||
| Writer Pat Corcoran |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary Darkwing foils Tuskernini's plans to steal the Canard Duckling (a huge diamond) with the help of Darkwing Decoy (a.k.a. Launchpad). The diamond is safe, but Tuskers manages to get away. That's only the beginning of the trouble; a roving news team captures Launchpad removing his mask and mistakes him for Darkwing Duck! | |||
| Things to notice Drake Mallard's and Launchpad's address is 537 Avian Way. Drake Mallard comes up with some new secret identities, The Midnight Mallard, The Mysterious Snickersnack, James Pond, and Double O Duck, which was the original name that Disney was going to use for Darkwing Duck. The sound effect used for the spaceship sounds like it came from The Jetsons. Tuskernini mentions Stephen Spectacle, the great director. | |||
| Fun Quotes ...nab nefarious fleeing felon... | |||
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| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the feathery phantom that haunts your nightmares. I am the tenor that sings in the night, I am the road salt that rots the underside of your car.(Launchpad) | |||
| Goofs When Launchpad is leaving the theater, he is wearing his Darkwing coat, but in the next shot, it’s gone. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 14, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-064 | ||
| Writer Bruce Reid Schaeffer |
Story Editor Tom Minton | ||
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| Summary After a television program shows that Darkwing has a poor reputation with the public, Gosalyn and Honker decide that Darkwing needs an image change. It appears to be working, as Darkwing cleans up St. Canard (with a little help from his friends). Negaduck has other plans, and systematically sets about to ruin Darkwing's new image. But you can't keep a good duck down, and Darkwing returns with a vengeance. | |||
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| Fun Quotes Let's get creative! | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Darkworm Duck by Tom Lockjaw. Darkwing is called the Prince of Pain by a building worker. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the pitbull that bites the ankles of crime. I am the good that flutters in the day. I am the gold at the end of the rainbow. I am the truth. I am the supernova at the center of the universe. I am Darkwing Speed Bump. I am the scrubbing bubble to criminal scum. I am the muddy shoes that track the linoleum of crime. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 15, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-002 | ||
| Writer Kevin Campbell, Brian Swenlin |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary Someone has stolen the list of SHUSH Agents and is exterminating them in horribly inventive ways. When J. Gander Hooter receives a note from the notorious Phineas Sharp, there's only two men who can save the day: Darkwing Duck and Derek Blunt. However, Darkwing and Blunt are about as compatible as oil and water, and are captured due to their constant bickering. Darkwing and Blunt must put aside their differences long enough to save themselves and the SHUSH agents from untimely demises. | |||
| Things to notice Hammerhead Hannigan has a different voice here than in "Darkly Dawns the Duck". | |||
| Fun Quotes ...the bluff distracts dangerously from his detective duties... | |||
| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 18, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-059 | ||
| Writer Joe Olson |
Story Editor Steve Roberts | ||
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| Summary Quackerjack wants to prevent the yo-yo from ever being invented, so he jumps back in time to the medieval land of Canardia with his new toy, the Time Top. Darkwing and Launchpad borrow SHUSH's time machine and set out to stop Quackerjack and find themselves embroiled in medieval intrigue as Darkwing is accused as being a warlock. | |||
| Things to notice They are eating pizza in the Middle Ages? Mr. Trivia Buff's facts: The longest recorded flight by a chicken is 302 feet, 8 inches. | |||