DuckTales
Series, 1987, The Disney Afternoon, Set in Duckburg
DuckTales is #1 of 17 in release order and #1 of 17 in chronological order in the Disney Channel Cartoons.
The story
Scrooge McDuck finds his hands full at home when nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie move to Duckburg. Joined by their loyal pals Launchpad McQuack, Gyro Gearloose and Mrs. Beakley, the DuckTales gang never fails to deliver a wealth of adventure. Get ready for a fortune of fun with DuckTales!
DuckTales recap
Scrooge McDuck, the richest duck in the world, takes in his grandnephews Huey, Dewey and Louie while their uncle Donald serves in the Navy, and the boys are soon tagging along on his treasure hunts. The household at McDuck Manor includes the nanny Mrs. Beakley, her granddaughter Webby, and the butler Duckworth, with Launchpad McQuack crashing Scrooge's planes and Gyro Gearloose inventing gadgets. Scrooge guards his Number One Dime and his Money Bin against Flintheart Glomgold, the Beagle Boys and the sorceress Magica De Spell. The long first season is mostly standalone adventures plus multi-part serials like Treasure of the Golden Suns. The second season adds Bubba the cave duck, brought home from prehistory in Time Is Money, and Fenton Crackshell, Scrooge's accountant, who becomes the armoured hero GizmoDuck in Super DuckTales. DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp reached theaters in 1990.
DuckTales ending explained
DuckTales ended without a series finale. The last episode to air, the second part of "The Golden Goose" (1990), has Scrooge and Launchpad racing Glomgold and the Beagle Boys for a goose that turns everything to gold, and it plays like any other adventure rather than a goodbye. A rebooted DuckTales ran from 2017 to 2021, ending with "The Last Adventure!"
Where to watch DuckTales
DuckTales is streaming on Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Apple TV, Google Play, and Fandango At Home.
Ratings
IMDb 8.0/10
Where it fits
- Release order: first, before Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers.
- Chronological order: first, before Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers.
Cast
- Alan Young as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- Russi Taylor as Huey Duck / Dewey Duck / Louie Duck (voice)
- Terence McGovern as Launchpad McQuack (voice)
- Chuck McCann as Duckworth / Burger Beagle / Bouncer Beagle (voice)
- Frank Welker as Bigtime Beagle / Baggy Beagle / Bubba the Caveduck (voice)
- Hal Smith as Gyro Gearloose / Flintheart Glomgold (voice)
- Joan Gerber as Mrs. Bentina Beakley (voice)
- Brian Cummings as Doofus Drake (voice)
- June Foray as Ma Beagle / Magica De Spell / Mrs. Featherby (voice)
- Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck (voice)
- Hamilton Camp as Grand Kishke (voice)
- Kathleen Freeman as Mrs. Crackshell (voice)