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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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| Name-calling | |||
| 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. The Koala bear is not a bear at all, but a marsupial. The first written language was a system of pictographs created by the Sumerians. | |||
| Fun Quotes The jig is up, you jaded jugheaded jack-in-the-box! Eat stainless steel, Beast! Eat reverse polarity from my magnet gun! | |||
| Name-calling Quackerjack is called CrackerBox by Darkwing. Darkwing is called Dungeon Bait by Quackerjack. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 19, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-070 | ||
| Writer Dev Ross |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary When Gosalyn sneaks out of the Ratcatcher to watch Darkwing battle Megavolt and Quackerjack, she (and the two villains) are sent into the future in the Time Top. But they go so far forward in time that Darkwing thinks Gosalyn has been abducted and lost for years. And this future is ruled by a reformed hero: the no-nonsense DarkWarrior Duck, who is so strict, he's assigned an 8 o'clock curfew to the entire city, and believes criminals should be given the electric chair before being arrested. | |||
| Things to notice They are returning from the "Viper Zombies from Creek" Movie Marathon. | |||
| Fun Quotes Approaching with stylish but yet careful caution, the Midnight Mallard maneuvers mysteriously toward the manglers of justice. Eat Missile, Graffiti Head! | |||
| Name-calling Quackerjack is called Quacky and Chuckles by Megavolt. Megavolt is called Electro Fix by Quackerjack. Darkwing is called Darkwarrior Dunce by Megvolt. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the batteries that aren't included. I am the terror that hunts in the night, I am the jackal that gnaws at your bones, I am Darkwarrior Duck. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 20, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-066 | ||
| Writer Doug Langdale |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary Darkwing is getting a little bit stressted. So he goes to the Stress Free Clinic run by Dr. Heebie (Quackerjack) and Dr. Jeebie (Megavolt) and they brainwash him. Now he is too calm (not even Gosalyn deystroying the house can get him mad). When Megavolt and Quackerjack start a fire that soon starts to spread, Launchpad and Gosalyn have to try to get Darkwing out of it. But when Megavolt puts out the fire, he also starts a flood. | |||
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| Fun Quotes Cowboys and Indians committing candy crimes, pirates playing with panthers and now two circus clowns creating chaos across the city! This case just keeps getting crazier and crazier! Let's get Mischievious! | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Dipwing by Megavolt. Darkwing is called Banana Beak by Quackerjack. Megavolt is called Sparky by Quackerjack. Quackerjack is called Quacky by Megavolt. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 21, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-071 | ||
| Writer Dev Ross |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary What would cause a dedicated agent like Grzylikoff to leave SHUSH? Just Darkwing Duck training SHUSH agents in his own unique image. Although J. Gander is impressed with Darkwing's work, the agents become downright nuisances. They are more concerned with publicity photos and entrances than doing their job. And that sets Darkwing up for a foul blow from F.O.W.L.'s top agent, Steelbeak. | |||
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| Fun Quotes He is the burro that kicks in the night - Darkwing Donkey! Here's the pup that barks when he bites - Darkwing Dog! She's the doe who leaps higher than a kite - Darkwing Deer! Who's the bird that pecks at your plight - Darkwing Dodo ...a dazzling display of derring-do... | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Gimpwing Goof, Dripwing, and Dirtwing by Steelbeak. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the principal you were sent to see. We are the team that fights in the night, we are the beaters that scramble your eggmen, we are the Darkwing Squad! | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 22, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-072 | ||
| Writer Doug Langdale |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary When Binkie Muddlefoot gets hit on the head by a bowling ball, her "little hero" escapes and causes her to become the Canardian Guardian, the Champion of Safety. Her endless quest for safety endangers the life of Darkwing as he tries once again to capture Megavolt who is trying to liberate all the light bulbs of St. Canard. | |||
| Things to notice Darkwing refers to this as "The Case of the Housewife Hero". When Herb gets hit on the head, Darkwing refers to it as the Case of the Dancing Dimwit. | |||
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| Name-calling Darkwing is called Deadmeat Duck by Megavolt. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the burned out bulb you cannot reach. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 25, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-073 | ||
| Writer Dev Ross |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary A sprit named Paddywhack is unleashed from a jack in the box when Gosalyn gets into mischief, and possesses Quackerjack's doll, Mr. Banana Brain. As he causes trouble alongside the demented toymaker, he grows, feeding from the negative emotions around himself. Darkwing must team up with the unpredictable Quackerjack to force Paddywhack back into his prison. | |||
| Things to notice Paddywhack was supposed to return in an episode called "Pranks for the Memories" in season 4, but the series was cancelled at the end of season 3. Gosalyn wanted to go to Whirling Water World, but Darkwing took her to the museum instead. Quackerjack's toys include: Global Destruction Bingo and Demolition Derby | |||
| Fun Quotes Let's get Ridiculous! | |||
| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the yoyo that keeps coming back. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 26, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-074 | ||
| Writer Gordon Bressack |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary Once again, Bushroot is trying to find a friend. He develops a formula (IQ2U) to turn vegetation into intelligent companions. Gosalyn gets a dose of the formula and turns into a mass of gelatinous plant matter with slime powers. Now Darkwing has a limited amount of time to find a cure before Gosalyn, half-slime, half-duck, melts into a pile of goo | |||
| Things to notice Darkwing uses his Remote Alarm Terminal. The radio station, KRYM, broadcasts all crime, all the time. The radio program is called American's Funniest Misdemeanors. Bushroot's intelligent plant formula is called IQ2U. | |||
| Fun Quotes Her genetic structure has metamorphosed into a photosynthetic primordial ectonic structure.....she's a big slimy mess of goo! Let's get Slimey! | |||
| Name-calling Bushroot is called Broccoli Brain, Bush Brain, Vile Veg Head, Fertilizer Face, Bushy, Villanous Vegetable, Bush Breath, and Geranium Face by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the fingernail that scrapes the blackboard of your soul. I am the spinach that sticks to your teeth. I am the slime that slurps in the night, I am the wad of gum that sticks to the heel of crime, I am Yucki Duck. (Gosalyn who is mutating in a slime monster). | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 27, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-077 | ||
| Writer Doug Langdale |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary While she's supposed to be doing her homework, Gosalyn falls asleep on her history book, and dreams she's searching for the Fountain of Knowledge. With her is Astroduck (Honker). They keep running into famous explorers (Darkwing) and their sidekicks (Launchpad). While she is learning about famous explorers in her dreams, Megavolt uses her as bait to trap and kill Darkwing in the real world. | |||
| Things to notice Gosalyn's paper is called 'The Great Explorers of History'. In Gosalyn's dream she sees: Vikings, Indians, Christopher Columbus, Marco Polo. Dr. Livingston, Robert Perry, and Neil Armstrong. | |||
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| Name-calling Darkwing is called Darkwing Do-Gooder by Megavolt | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 28, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-076 | ||
| Writer Dev Ross |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary It's a close encounter with some brain-sucking aliens as Darkwing uncovers a plot by aliens to replace Launchpad's brain with a computer. Why would aliens want to replace Launchpad's brain with a computer? Because he's to marry his childhood friend, who is now Queen of the Galaxy and Greeb wants to be the power behind the throne. Before he can save Launchpad, Darkwing has his *own* brain replaced. It's up to his disembodied brain, and a little help from Gosalyn, to save Launchpad from the same brain-sucking fate. | |||
| Things to notice The gun they find is the desert is a Zaslovian Atomizer. The planet they are from is Zarlax 5. | |||
| Fun Quotes ...the devoted Darkwing Duck delves into the desert dieheartedly digging for documentation for his parner's departure.... ...the daring detective dallies with danger to uncover a plot of alien intrigue... | |||
| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the headache in the criminal mind. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 29, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-081 | ||
| Writer Haskell Barkin, Tad Stones |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary The unscrupulous producer of the Darkwing Duck show, Thaddeus Rockwell, wants to replace Darkwing with Bushroot! (After all, he works for fertilizer.) In a bizarre sequence of events, Darkwing and Bushroot star in a game show, a children's show, a courtroom drama, a Rambo-type action-adventure, and a monster movie. When Rockwell shows the film to the head of Dizzy Studios (a film designed to make Darkwing look as bad as possible), Darkwing turns the tables. Mr. Dizzy isn't fooled and sends Rockwell to a conference with the "boys in accounting." | |||
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| Fun Quotes Let's get Deciduous! | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Wingster by Thaddeus Rockwell Bushroot is called Ambulating Eggplant, Vexing Veggie, and Antisocial Artichoke by Darkwing | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the slug that slimes your begonias. I am the editor that leaves you on the cutting room floor. I am the clock cleaner who will ring your chime. I am the ivy that climbs your pipes, I am the taproot that clogs your pipes. (Bushroot) | |||
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| Broadcast Date December 2, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-078 | ||
| Writer Dev Ross |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary Dr. Slug edges out Negaduck as Public Enemy Number One and Negaduck is not happy (to say the least). He plans to regain that lucrative spot by targeting St. Canard's newest heroic figure, the Quiverwing Quack (a.k.a. Gosalyn Mallard). Reluctantly, Darkwing agrees to help her, but Negaduck proves too much and Gosalyn is grounded. But Quiverwing won't be treated like a child and sets out to defeat Negaduck herself. | |||
| Things to notice After Negaduck attacks Peppe's Pizza, it becomes Peppe's Leaning Tower of Pizza. Gosalyn says that the Quiverwing Quack is the hero who give crooks the shaft, and has a sidekick called The Arrow Kid. | |||
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| Name-calling Negaduck is called NegaSlime by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
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| Broadcast Date December 3, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-080 | ||
| Writer Doug Langdale, Michael Maurer |
Story Editor Doug Langdale | ||
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| Summary Negaduck steals a diamond that can steal other peoples powers, the Mystic Eye of Quackzecoatl. And after he steals the powers from Bushroot, Megavolt, the Liquidator, and Quackerjack, they must help Darkwing defeat Mega-Negaduck to prevent the city from being leveled. | |||
| Things to notice Aliases Darkwing tries so he can get arrested and find out where Negaduck is: Jumpin Quack Flash - The bouncing baron of badness Roller Duck - the wheeled wonder of yuckiness Demolition Duck - the mights mallard of menace, champion of chicanery, vanguard of villany | |||
| Fun Quotes If there's anything worse than slop, it's cold slop! Zap him, Mulch him, Slice 'n' Dice him, Tickle him to death! Let's get Cooperative! | |||
| Name-calling Bushroot is called Bush Brain by Megavolt Bushroot is called Melon Head by Quackerjack | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
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| Broadcast Date December 4, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-082 | ||
| Writer Katie Kuch, Cheryl Scarbrough |
Story Editor Gordon Bressack | ||
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| Summary F.O.W.L. High Command teams the obsessive cleaning agent Ammonia Pine with her equally obsessive dirtbag sister, Ample Grime. Together, they plan to drag St. Canard through the muck and then take it to the cleaners. Darkwing is hampered in his attempt to foil the Terrible Two's dirty plans by Gosalyn's newfound hobby: Recycling. To raise money to purchase a video game, she's recycling everything in sight: the Ratcatcher, Darkwing's computer, the Thunderquack, the television, and Darkwing's comic book collection... | |||
| Things to notice The game Gosalyn wants is Megablaster of Death Mutants, and she needs $48.23 to buy it. Ammonia and Ample are executing F.O.W.L.'s Emergency Extortion Plan 23B. Ample is using a Super Gunkomatic Spray and Ammonia is using the Clean Machine Extractor Beam. The radio station is KRYM - all crime, all the time. | |||
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| Name-calling Darkwing is called Darkmeat Duck by Ammonia. Ample is called the Dutchess of Dirt by Ammonia. Ammonia calls herself the Queen of Clean. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the raspberry seed you can't floss out. I am the squeaky brakes that...oh, nuts! (crash). | |||
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| Broadcast Date December 5, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-075 | ||
| Writer Victor Cook, George Johnston |
Story Editor Doug Langdale | ||
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| Summary Darkwing and Company chase Moliarty as he digs straight through the world and emerges in Kung Pow City. KPC is the home of Darkwing's Quack Fu instructor, Master Goose Lee, and they decide to pay him a visit. But all is not as it seems with Darkwing's old mentor; they find Goose Lee has fallen victim to commercialism. There's also something rotten in the city of Kung Pow and Goose Lee has plans to build his dream -- Ninja Land -- no matter what the cost | |||
| Things to notice Darkwing was called Little Grub Bug when he studied with Goose Lee. Goose Lee has to find the Ancient Dragon of Kung Pow to make his theme park work. | |||
| Fun Quotes .the dauntless Darkwing Duck deftly defeats the demon's devious deviltry... | |||
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| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the special news bulletin that interrupts your favorite show. I am the bubblegum that sticks in your hair. | |||
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| Broadcast Date December 6, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-079 | ||
| Writer Michael Maurer |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps, Doug Langdale | ||
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| Summary Negaduck is at it again. He steals a magic amulet that can bring inanimate objects to life and Darkwing gets the blame. The witch doctor from whom Negs stole the amulet places a bad luck curse on Darkwing. While Darkwing maintains that he doesn't believe in curses or bad luck, he's *not* having a good day. Can Darkwing survive long enough to convince the witch doctor that he's innocent and stop Negs from trashing St. Canard? | |||
| Things to notice The walking bridge looks very similar to the Walkers from Star Wars. Darkwing receives the Curse of Eternal Bad Luck. | |||
| Fun Quotes Ta, Ta, Twerp! Who do Voodoo, He do Voodoo! Bad luck, my webbed foot! Suck water, Do Gooder! We've been swallowed alive by a fast food stand! Today, St. Canard. Tomorrow, the World! I always wanted to say that! Bibitty Bobitty Boo, McGraw McGee McGoo, Rhumba Zinga Bossa Nova, Zippity Do Dah Zoo! | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called DarkWeb by Negaduck. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the itch you cannot reach. I am the ...(crash)...all right, who put the banana peel there?! | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 7, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-007 | ||
| Writer Tad Stones |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary Moleiarty, the fiendish genius marketer and mole from the deep underground, has rallied his fellow race for an attack to take over the surface city of St. Canard. Stealing buildings, he creates a beam to lock the moon in an eternal eclipse - to plunge everything in darkness. | |||
| Things to notice Moliarity's device is called Kineto Ray. The tanker is named the USS Langdale, after one of the series writers/story editors. Gosalyn wants to be called the Masked Mallard or the Scarlet Quackette. | |||
| Fun Quotes ...the daring Darkwing Duck defies death yet again and defeats the despictable denizens of darkness. | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called the Darkwing Deuce by Moliarity. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the winged scourge that pecks at your nightmare. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 14, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-034 | ||
| Writer Bruce Reid Schaeffer |
Story Editor Carter Crocker | ||
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| Summary When Gosalyn starts claiming to have seen movie characters come to life, Darkwing chalks it up to too many horror movies warping her delicate psyche. But it seems that Tuskernini is using a special camera gun to pull characters directly out of the movies and into the real world. As director of a specially crafted criminal force, he takes them out on the town to do his bidding. | |||
| Things to notice Characters who come to life from the movies: the Snake Eyed Kid, a zombie with a chainsaw, Mongo from Mars, and Andy Ape. The movie they go see: Wacky Times with Andy Ape. Darkwing defeats the characters by imitating what happened in their movies: the Snake Eye was defeated by Bonanza Bob, Mongo was defeated by Lord Zapp controlling his thoughts, and the Zombie was defeated by South Dakota Smith. Darkwing is wearing a Tale Spin shirt under his costume. | |||
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| Name-calling Darkwing is called DoGood Duck by Tuskernini. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the plot twist in the second reel. | |||
| Goofs While being held by Andy Ape, Gosalyn’s size changes a couple of times. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 21, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-025 | ||
| Writer Steve Roberts |
Story Editor Duane Capizzi | ||
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| Summary Darkwing Duck has been zapped with Megavolt's Tronsplitter, separating his good side from his bad. Another zap with the two sides will restore him to normal, but his negative side is certain not to let that happen. . The Evil Darkwing locks everyone up in Darkwing Tower and is off to make sure nobody puts him back together with his wimpy twin. But when he's accidentally zapped again, he becomes the Galvanized NEGADUCK!!! | |||
| Things to notice The Negaduck in this episode is different from the normal Negaduck. The regular Negaduck is Darkwing from an alternate universe, but this Negaduck is the Galvanized Negative Energy from Darkwing's Body ...his true dark half. On TV they are watching: Chip ‘n’ Dale, Pelican’s Island, Wheel of Torture, and The Cute Little Lost Bunnies Movie. | |||
| Fun Quotes Eat Wrecking Ball, Creep! Let's get considerate! | |||
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| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the cat that somebody let out of the bag. I am the shopping cart that nicks your paint job. (when Megavolt zaps NegaDarkwing a second time) I am the most fiendish terror that flaps in the darkest night and the skunk that pollutes your air. I am NegaDuck. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 28, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-010 | ||
| Writer Dev Ross |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary Bats are stealing anchovies. Phantom hounds snag pepperoni. Black cats nab onions. A case getting battier by the moment, just the way Darkwing likes them. These supernatural pizza topping thefts lead Darkwing to the place that is home to St. Canard's mushroom production - MacCawber Mansion. However, instead of keeping his thoughts on the case, he ends up falling for Morgana MacCawber, the chair of the company. Can he crack this mysterious case, or has the hero been bitten too hard by the lovebug? | |||
| Things to notice In Morgana’s house the hallway looks like it was designed by EE Escher. | |||
| Fun Quotes ...some fiendish food freak is filching pizza toppings... ...catch that condiment creep... | |||
| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the onions that stings your eyes. | |||
| Goofs After the snake hits the wall, when being pulled into the manhole, it’s color changes to green. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 5, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-037 | ||
| Writer Gary Sperling |
Story Editor Tom Minton | ||
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| Summary Under Binkie Muddlefoot's advice, Drake decides Gosalyn should act more like a "lady". Meanwhile, Tuskernini has developed a spray (Hypno Gas) that makes people act the way they are dressed and targets the rich citizens attending the school masquerade party. | |||
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| Fun Quotes Methinks malicious mischief mars this masquerade. | |||
| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the meter on the cab of justice. I am the terror that flaps in the night, I am the sandtrap on the fairway of evil. (Gossalyn making a Darkwing manequin speak). | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 12, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-028 | ||
| Writer Steve Sustarsic |
Story Editor Carter Crocker | ||
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| Summary A day at the beach gets turned upside down when the gang has to deal with attacks from sea creatures. In comes Neptunia, Protector of the Sea, who is sick of the pollution that is dumped in the sea and caused her to mutate. She plans revenge by flooding the city of St. Canard! | |||
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| Fun Quotes Did I really just see what I saw in the sea? | |||
| Name-calling Neptunia is called: Melodius Miscreant, Supercillious Sardine, Supercillious Smelt, Silly Seaserpent, Barracuda Breath, and Merciless Marlin by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the smoke that smokes smoked oysters. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 19, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-032 | ||
| Writer Len Uhley |
Story Editor Kevin Crosby Hopps | ||
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| Summary FOWL wants the Army's new super weapon, the EGRT (the Experimental General Retalitory Transport). The Army asks Gizmoduck to protect it while it's on display at the St. Canard Air Show. Steelbeak devises a plan to keep Darkwing and Gizmoduck busy while he steals the EGRT by making Darkwing look like a criminal. | |||
| Things to notice Scrooge McDuck, Gizmoduck's employer from "Ducktales", appears on the Welcome to Duckburg sign Gizmoduck passes on his way to St. Canard. | |||
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| Name-calling Darkwing is called Darkwing Dope by Steelbeak. Gizmoduck is called the Dodo from Duckburg by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the cotton swab that gets stuck in your ear. (Steelbeak) I am the stink bug that smears your windshield. (Steelbeak) | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 26, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-030 | ||
| Writer Dean Stefan |
Story Editor Carter Crocker | ||
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| Summary To make money the old-fashioned way, Camille Chameleon steals some $100 printing plates. To print it, she uses her ability to shape-shift to use the presses at the Howl newspaper. With her changing into the semblance of everybody around, how will Darkwing catch her? | |||
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| Fun Quotes ...larcenous lawbreaking lizard on the loose. | |||
| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the substantial but inescapable penalty for early withdrawal. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 2, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-009 | ||
| Writer Kevin Campbell, Brian Swenlin |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary In a close encounter of the haberdasher kind, hat-shaped aliens crash on Earth and take over Honker, Darkwing and Launchpad and demand to be made rulers of the universe. It's up to Gosalyn to rescue her friends and family and save the planet from nuclear annihilation and time for Honker to show some guts. | |||
| Things to notice Flarg is the Grand High Potentate of a thousand planets in the Delphonic Nebula. Klaatu2 is the leader of Gurlest Revolutionaries. | |||
| Fun Quotes I see you are a devotee of galvarin galactic digit fighting. | |||
| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 9, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-038 | ||
| Writer Gary Klein, Dean Stefan |
Story Editor Carter Crocker | ||
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| Summary F.O.W.L., the Fiendish Organization for World Larceny, has engineered a flood of tidal waves to hold the world hostage. The demands? 80 quadzillion dollars or the world drowns. SHUSH calls on Darkwing Duck to help defuse the situation. Unfortunately, J.Gander pairs him with Agent Gryzlikoff, which causes more problems with their incessant bickering than Steelbeak and his earthquake device. | |||
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| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 16, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-057 | ||
| Writer Gary Sperling |
Story Editor Tom Minton | ||
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| Summary Darkwing gets super speed from Negaduck's Portable Particle Accelerator, but there's a price: he ages faster, too. With Darkwing aged beyond hope, Negaduck terrorizes the city. While trying to stop him, Launchpad, Gosalyn and Honker become trapped and the only hope is Darkwing. | |||
| Things to notice The names of the scientists are taken from the Flash comic book series. Negaduck uses a portable particle accelerator to rob the safe. Darkwing gives Negaduck a slow-motion-potion. | |||
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| Name-calling Negaduck is called NegaDope by Darkwing. Darkwing is called Dimwit Duck by Negaduck. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the screetching fingernails on the chalkboard of justice. I am the sourball in the candy jar of goodness. I am Negaduck! I am the Heimlich maneuver for the choking victims of crime. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 23, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-022 | ||
| Writer Mirith Schilder |
Story Editor Carter Crocker | ||
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| Summary Splatter Phoenix's exploiting her felony phase and holding the Mona Lisa's smile for ransom to get some public funding. Thanks to unusual compounds that allow art to come alive or one to actually enter into a painting, Darkwing and the gang must chase her through several well-known art works, each complete with a change in drawing style. | |||
| Things to notice Paintings that Darkwing, Launchpad, Gosalyn and Honker run through: Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze Guernica by Pablo Picasso American Gothic by Grant Wood The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci Composition in Blue, Yellow and Black by Piet Mondrian | |||
| Fun Quotes Let’s get surrealistic! | |||
| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the tube of cadmium yellow that is impossible to open. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 30, 1991 |
Production Code 4308-035 | ||
| Writer Peter Hastings |
Story Editor Tom Minton | ||
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| Summary SHUSH calls Darkwing to work on a major jewel theft. The suspect: Herb Muddlefoot. Darkwing may not like his boorish neighbor, but he knows Herb isn't a spy. He refuses the case and J. Gander turns it over to a trigger happy Gryzlikoff. Darkwing swallows his pride and learns to be a QuackerWare salesman to protect Herb and find the real culprit, all the while dodging Gryzlikoff and irate housewives. | |||
| Things to notice Herb is the QuackerWare salesman of the decade. The biggest QuackerWare product seller is Q-7301. | |||
| Fun Quotes The QuackerWare cheer: Like the hundred legs on a centipede, We move forward at a great stamplede. Even the other guys must concede, QuackerWare salesmen are a special breed. | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Darkwing Dolt by Grizzlikoff. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the terror that flaps...in your windshield. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 12, 1992 |
Production Code 4308-085 | ||
| Writer Michael Maurer |
Story Editor Doug Langdale | ||
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| Summary A visit to Macawber Manor turns into a real-life monster movie for Darkwing, Gosalyn and Launchpad. They inadvertently travel to Macawber Castle in Transylvania and meet the Macawber clan. Morgana's father, Moloculo, is not predisposed to entertain normals in his house, and is infuriated that Morgana is dating one. So he turns Darkwing, Gosalyn and Launchpad into monsters: Darkwolf Dog, Frankengos and Launchbat. This move proves to be a mistake, as they end up in a confrontation with the local villagers. | |||
| Things to notice Darkwing gets turned into a dog, Launchpad into a vampire bat and Gosalyn into a Frankenstein-type monster. | |||
| Fun Quotes Father, if you blow up my boyfriend, I'll never talk to you again! OK, let's win one for the Grim Reaper! We must boldly scare where no one has scared before! | |||
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| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the terrier that yaps in the night, I am the schnauzer that digs up your petunias, I am Darkwolf Dog. (Darkwing, after being transformed into a dog). | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 19, 1992 |
Production Code 4308-084 | ||
| Writer Gordon Bressack |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary Gosalyn's homework assignment is to write about a member of her family. When she proposes to tell the class that her father is Darkwing Duck, Drake thinks the solution is to show her the Mallard family history. Meanwhile, Megavolt is stealing the nervous energy of the citizens in his latest mad escapade. While Darkwing and Launchpad go out to stop him, Gosalyn uses the Time Top to bring Darkwing's ancestors to the present. The time machine is wrecked, Launchpad is a statue thanks to Megs, and the courageous Mallard heroes turn out to be more wimp than hero. When Megavolt steals Darkwing and Launchpad's nervous energy, the failures have a chance to prove they are heroes at heart. | |||
| Things to notice Darkwing's relatives: Web Wolf the Barbarian, Sir Quackmyer Mallard, Sheriff Quack Mallardson. Megavolt is using an Electro Nerve Generator to light every bulb in St. Canard. | |||
| Fun Quotes This smacks of the shocking chicanery of that kingping of kilowatts - Megavolt! | |||
| Name-calling Megavolt is called Chuckles and MegaDolt by Darkwing. Darkwing is called Dullwing by Megavolt. Megavolt is called Bulb Head by Gosalyn. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... He is the eraser that rubs out the typos of crimes, he is Gosalyn's dad! (Gosalyn shows her school work to Darkwing ). We are the terrors that flap in the night. We are the splinters that you just can't tweeze, I reckon. We are the rust spots on the armor of crime. We..um, we....We Bad! (Darkwing's relatives). | |||
| Goofs When Megavolt is talking to the light bulb at Hamburger Hippo, the handles on the refrigerator disappear and then reappear on the other side of the door. | |||
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| Broadcast Date September 26, 1992 |
Production Code 4308-083 | ||
| Writer Charlie Howell |
Story Editor Gordon Bressack | ||
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| Summary Honker has become a galactic hero after foiling Flarg and his companions from ruling the galaxy. The hat-shaped alien Flarg escapes prison on the Planet Fez and vows to ruin the one responsible for putting him there. Flarg and his minions return to Earth with the blueprints to a Galactic Harmonizer, planning to build it and then trick Honker into activating it, bringing mass destruction and mayhem to the Universe (static cling, too) and capture it on video. For above all things, Flarg wants to discredit Honker in the eyes of his admirers back on Fez. | |||
| Things to notice The aliens need a Sonic Instigator (a kazoo) to fix their Intergallactic Harmonizer. | |||
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| Name-calling Talaya is called Brim Breath by Gosalyn. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the pebble in the shoe of ignominy. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 3, 1992 |
Production Code 4308-086 | ||
| Writer Bill Motz, Robert Roth |
Story Editor Doug Langdale | ||
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| Summary Darkwing gets the D-2000 super-computer from SHUSH. While it seems to be perfect, Launchpad feels it's replacing him as sidekick, and Gosalyn is fed up with not getting away with anything. Honker tries reprogramming it, but an accident with a can of Koo Koo Kola and a video tape of "The Young and the Brainless" turns it into DiDi Lovelost, and she's in love with Darkwing. Darkwing finally tells the computer system it's getting unplugged when he gets to the tower, at which point it goes berserk and decides that if it can’t have Darkwing no one else will. | |||
| Things to notice The soap opera is the Young and the Brainless, starring Didi Lovelost and Wisconsin Webfoot. The D-2000 super computer can hold 98 trillion bits of info. Darkwing gets a Waffle Launcher for the Ratcatcher and a 240 jigawatt Laser Cannon for the Thunderquack. | |||
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| Name-calling Darkwing is called: Darkypoo, Honeywumpus, Sugarcakes, Snuggywuggims, Babycakes, Snookums, Ducky Darling, Honey Bunny, Duckly Wuckly, Sweetlumps, Honeyquack, Darling, Honey, Cuddlylumps, Downy Delight, Tootle Wing, Lovebug and Poopsie by the D-2000. The D-2000 is called: Brain Dead Database, Overgrown Calculator, Hearsick Harddrive, Maniacal Mainframe, Brainless Bucket of Bolts, and Tin-Plated Terror by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the check that overdraws your account. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 10, 1992 |
Production Code 4308-089 | ||
| Writer Tad Stones, Dev Ross |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary F.O.W.L. rebuilds Taurus Bulba into a death machine, hoping to create a new agent from him. Bulba refuses their offer and burns only with the desire to have revenge on Darkwing. Unfortunately, Gosalyn and Honker fall afoul of Bulba, and Darkwing, with two broken legs and confined to a wheelchair, must use every ounce of cunning and expertise to outwit, outsmart, and outmaneuver the Steerminator. | |||
| Things to notice Darkwing spends this episode in a wheelchair due to a skiing accident at a ski shop sale. This episode is a cliffhanger that was supposed to be resolved in season 4. | |||
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| Name-calling Taurus Bulba is called Compuerized Cow, Beef Jerky, Metal Monster, and Bulbie by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
| Goofs The colored buttons in the hovercraft are in reversed order in one shot. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 17, 1992 |
Production Code 4308-091 | ||
| Writer Bill Motz, Robert Roth |
Story Editor Doug Langdale | ||
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| Summary Darkwing's new weapon from SHUSH hits Gosalyn and turns the three worst aspects of Gosalyn's personality into evil energy beings. Although she's perfectly fine, 3 new beings are created, all of which look like Gosalyn, but have powers based on different frequencies: Heatwave (red), Lightwave (yellow), and Radiowave (green). Darkwing enlists Megavolt’s help, but an untrusting Darkwing messes things up by not believing Megvolt. Now the 3 Frequency Fiends are combined into 1 super-being, and it's up to the combined efforts of Darkwing, Launchpad, Gosalyn, and Megavolt to stop them! | |||
| Things to notice The book they use is called 'Squishy the Squirrel's Big Book of Quantum Physics' | |||
| Fun Quotes Suck flame-retarding foam, Evil Do-er! The magnet will interpolate the hyperstatic matrix to a random configuration...um, they'll go boom! | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Shoehorn Beak by Lightwave. Launchpad is called Waffle Head by Heatwave. The energy beings are called Powermad Pipsqueaks by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the low point on your sine wave. | |||
| Goofs The buttons on the magnet control box change positions. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 24, 1992 |
Production Code 4308-090 | ||
| Writer Matt Uitz |
Story Editor Doug Langdale | ||
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| Summary Splatter Phoenix is back in town and on a rampage to wipe out the low-brow rubbish passing as art and replace it with her own brand of "daringly innovative pseudo-anti-neo-post-modern deconstructionist... stuff." She targets the Motel Art Auction, atrocious architecture, and finally, the antithesis of everything she stands for: The Comic Book Convention, where Darkwing is appearing as the guest of honor. | |||
| Things to notice Splatter is using Quantum Mechanical brushes. Splatter's superhero is called Surreal Man. | |||
| Fun Quotes This town is drowning in drab, moldering mediocrity, monotonous metropolis. ..the prividious paint-wielding purveyor of panic... Your missiles misfired, you miserable miscreants. No brush-slinging bohemian bozo is gonna stop Darkwing Duck! Let's get funky, Monkey! | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called the Defender of the Tasteless by Splatter. Splatter is called Ducky Da Vinci by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the pencil that breaks from signing too many autographs, I am (crushed by fans)...street pizza. | |||
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| Broadcast Date October 31, 1992 |
Production Code 4308-092 | ||
| Writer John Behnke, Rob Humphrey, Jim Peterson |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary It's an important day for Morgana, as she's about to present a paper to her alma mater, the Eldritch Academy. But the proceedings are complicated by a mischievous Beelzebub eager to get Darkwing on his resume. Gosalyn wants magical powers just like Morgana. One thing leads to another, and soon Gosalyn finds a way to get magical powers...by selling Darkwing's soul to the devil! Beelzy tricks Gosalyn into opening the Gates of Fire and releasing the Demons there. Can Morgana and Gosalyn trick Beelzebub into releasing Darkwing from a particularly nasty eternal torment? | |||
| Things to notice This is the "lost" or "banned" episode. The school is called The Eldritch Academy of Enchantment. Morgana's paper is on Warts and Boils. The spellbook Gosalyn uses is called Magic Made Easy and is from the Library of Forbidden Spells. | |||
| Fun Quotes Let's get Magical! | |||
| Name-calling Moloculo is called Blackstone by Darkwing. Darkwing is called Do Goodling Dweeb by Beelzebub. Beelzebub is called Netherworld Ninny by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the water balloon that lands right on your head. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 7, 1992 |
Production Code 4308-095 | ||
| Writer Bill Motz, Robert Roth |
Story Editor Doug Langdale | ||
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| Summary Bianca Beakley, host of "Canard Copy," a sleaze journalism show, turns to Darkwing Duck to boost ratings by filming his cases. But the only things happening crime-wise in St. Canard are jaywalkers and parking zone violators (due to a Super Villain convention in Miami), so she creates a *new* villain, the Bugmaster. As ratings soar, she plans the ultimate ratings gimmick: The grisly demise of Darkwing Duck! | |||
| Things to notice In the museum, the Bugmaster steals The Golden Scarab of Quackentatum. Gosalyn is called The Grub, when she works as The Bugmaster's sidekick. Darkwing uses the art of ancient Carpathian bone dislocation to get free. | |||
| Fun Quotes Suck webs, Evil Doer! | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Shoehorn Beak and Drone Wing by The Bugmaster. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 14, 1992 |
Production Code 4308-094 | ||
| Writer Bill Motz, Robert Roth |
Story Editor Doug Langdale | ||
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| Summary Drake attends his high school reunion, but it turns out that Megavolt was also a member of Drake's class. | |||
| Things to notice Ham is now the VP of the Colossal Cosmetic Company. When Drake is trying to make up his superhero name he considers: The Purple Poultry, The Web Footed Wonder, The Quackmeister, Captain Quackazoid. | |||
| Fun Quotes Let's mash that maniacal miscreant! Partical acceleration plus phase inversion equals toast! | |||
| Name-calling Darkwing is called Drake the Dweeb, Dweebasaurus Rex, and Dweebis Maximus by Ham. Megavolt is called Sparky, Meggie, and Super-Charged Simpleton by Darkwing | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the grade curve that gives you an "F". I am the fast food that comes back to haunt you. | |||
| Goofs At one point in this episode, Darkwing's beak is missing. During the scene where Megavolt gains his powers, he's wearing his goggles for a second. When Drake is putting on the costume at the prom, the mask he uses covers the top of his head -- but throughout the rest of the scene, it's shaped like the mask he usually wears. | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 21, 1992 |
Production Code 4308-093 | ||
| Writer Michael Maurer |
Story Editor Doug Langdale/td> | ||
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| Summary Mutants are turning up everywhere with strange mutant powers. Darkwing must organize them into a super league of heroes to stop Cement Head from destroying the city. Working as a reporter for her school newspaper, Gosalyn covers the three way battle between the Rubber Chicken, Cement-head and Darkwing Duck. | |||
| Things to notice Swine's inventory of Cheeza Pets was destroyed. The mutants that attempt to help Darkwing are: The Rubber Chicken, Banana Boy, Glue Gal and the Amazing Sneezemaster. | |||
| Fun Quotes ...bag that bantam burglar.... | |||
| Name-calling The Rubber Chicken is called Chicken Lips by Darkwing. Cement Head is called Brick Brain by Darkwing. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... | |||
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| Broadcast Date November 28, 1992 |
Production Code 4308-097 | ||
| Writer Matt Uitz |
Story Editor Doug Langdale | ||
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| Summary Morgana has turned her business acumen to the restaurant biz and opens the Shadow Chateau. Nice little place, full of atmosphere, ambiance, and creepy decor. House specialty: Aunt Nasty's cooking. Meanwhile, Negaduck wants to squish the Cute Little Lost Bunnies into a sugary pulp (he *hates* cute and cuddly). When he learns they're to be at the opening of the Shadow Chateau, he plans to be there, too. Of course, getting the drop on Darkwing is just an added bonus. | |||
| Things to notice Morgana feeds Darkwing: fricasse of toad, lizard's gizzards, friend slug knuckles, adams apple pie, and marinated slime worms. When cooking for the Muddlefoots, Morgana makes: ogre burgers, wolfsbane sausages, dragon chips, bats claw cole slaw, pickles tadpoles, and ghoul aid. Mr. Mikey, the food critic, hates everything. Negaduck is trying to turn the Cute Little Lost Bunnies into the Metaloid Skull Bunny Warriors. | |||
| Fun Quotes Let's get goulash! | |||
| Name-calling | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the editor who cuts your scene. | |||
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| Broadcast Date December 5, 1992 |
Production Code 4308-096 | ||
| Writer Tad Stones, Dev Ross |
Story Editor Tad Stones | ||
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| Summary Darkwing is called to the St. Canard Museum of Natural History to investigate a strange discovery: Darkwing embedded in amber! Darkwing, Gosalyn and Launchpad use the Time Top to travel back to dinosaur times to find out how Darkwing came to be imprisoned in the amber and find out the real reason the dinosaurs became extinct. | |||
| Things to notice The Council of TechnoSaurs is made up of: Dr. Denton, Dr. Bumprock, Dr. Feinberg, and Sir Blumfield. | |||
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| Name-calling The dinosaurs are called Paleolithic Peabrains by Darkwing. Darkwing is called Darkmeat by Johnny. | |||
| I am the terror that flaps in the night... I am the limestone that petrifies your bones. | |||
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