This article is about the original 1987 television series. For the reboot, see DuckTales (2017 TV series). For other uses, see DuckTales (disambiguation).
DuckTales
Also known as
Disney's DuckTales
Genre
Adventure
Comedy
Based on
Uncle Scrooge by Carl Barks
Developed by
Jymn Magon
Voices of
Alan Young
Russi Taylor
Chuck McCann
Terry McGovern
Frank Welker
Hal Smith
Joan Gerber
Hamilton Camp
June Foray
Peter Cullen
Brian Cummings
Tony Anselmo
Theme music composer
Mark Mueller
Opening theme
"DuckTales" by Jeff Pescetto
Ending theme
"DuckTales" (Instrumental)
Composers
Ron Jones
Tom Chase Steve Rucker (additional music, season 1)
Steve Zuckerman (synthesizer cues)
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
4
No. of episodes
100 (101 segments) + 1 film (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
Jymn Magon (seasons 1–2)
Bob Hathcock (seasons 2–4)
Alan Zaslove (season 4)
Running time
22 minutes
Production company
Walt Disney Television Animation
Original release
Network
Syndication
Release
September 18, 1987 (1987-09-18) – November 28, 1990 (1990-11-28)
Related
DuckTales (2017–21) Darkwing Duck (1991–92)
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DuckTales is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It originally premiered on syndication on September 18, 1987, and ran for a total of 100 episodes over four seasons, with its final episode airing on November 28, 1990. Based upon Uncle Scrooge and other Duck universe comic books created by Carl Barks, the show follows Scrooge McDuck, his three grandnephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and close friends of the group, on various adventures, most of which either involve seeking out treasure or thwarting the efforts of villains seeking to steal Scrooge's fortune or his Number One Dime.[1]
DuckTales has inspired video games, merchandise, and comic books, along with an animated theatrical spin-off film entitled DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, that was released to theaters across the United States on August 3, 1990. The series is notable for being the first Disney cartoon to be produced for weekday syndication,[2][3] with its success paving the way for future Disney cartoons, such as Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers and TaleSpin, creating the syndication block The Disney Afternoon. The show's popular theme song was written by Mark Mueller. Also, Launchpad McQuack later returned to appear in another Disney animated series, becoming a main character in Darkwing Duck.
In February 2015, Disney XD announced the revival of the show, with the intention of rebooting the series. The rebooted series premiered on August 12, 2017, and concluded on March 15, 2021.
^Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 171–172. ISBN 978-1538103739.
^"IGN – 18. DuckTales". ign.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014. This was Disney's first syndicated animated TV series and it paved the way for other hugely successful shows like TaleSpin and Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers. It even created two spin-offs, Darkwing Duck and Quack Pack.
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episode list for the Disney animated television series DuckTales. The series is based on the Scrooge McDuck character and the Uncle Scrooge comic books created...
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death, Scrooge's sister Matilda becomes caretaker. In the DuckTales continuity, Castle McDuck was built by Scrooge's great-great grandfather Silas who...
see Duck family (Disney) or Clan McDuck. For characters exclusive to the DuckTales franchise, see List of DuckTales characters. Donald Duck Daisy Duck Huey...
characters as the main characters, with the other eight being Darkwing Duck, DuckTales, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Goof Troop, Bonkers, Quack Pack, Aladdin...
purple eye shadow and typically wears a black dress. In the 2017 reboot of DuckTales, her feathers are green instead of white and she wears a cape with a hood...
series such as DuckTales (1987–1991), Darkwing Duck (1991–1992), and the DuckTales reboot (2017–2021), and video games such as DuckTales (1989), QuackShot...
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a voice actor, featuring in the animated series DuckTales (2017–2021) as the voice of Scrooge McDuck. In 2015, he received the National Television Award...
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for storyboarding on Gravity Falls and directing on the 2017 reboot of DuckTales. Terrace was born in Hamden, Connecticut. She spent eight years going...
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