114-567: DuckTales refers to: Film and television [ edit ] DuckTales (1987 TV series) , original TV series DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp DuckTales (2017 TV series) , reboot TV series Video games [ edit ] DuckTales (video game) DuckTales: Remastered DuckTales 2 DuckTales: The Quest for Gold Topics referred to by
228-432: A DuckTales collection in the video game Disney Magic Kingdoms , along with The Money Bin and The Golden Condor as attractions. In 2019, the original characters of the series Gizmoduck and Launchpad McQuack were added to Disney Heroes: Battle Mode as playable characters. Donald Duck Donald Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company . Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with
342-407: A TV special honoring Donald's 50th birthday, with Dick Van Dyke substituting for Walt. The rivalry between Mickey and Donald was shown in the 2001-2003 television series House of Mouse . It was shown that Donald wanted to be the club's founder and wanted to change the name from House of Mouse to House of Duck , which is obvious in the episodes "The Stolen Cartoons" and "Timon and Pumbaa". In
456-626: A commando having to sabotage a Japanese air base. Titles in the series include: Thanks in part to these films, Donald graced the nose artwork of virtually every type of World War II Allied combat aircraft, from the L-4 Grasshopper to the B-29 Superfortress . Donald also appears as a mascot—such as in the United States Army Air Forces ' 309th Fighter Squadron and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary , which showed Donald as
570-707: A Fastplay mode, and only four language tracks: English, Dutch, German and French, but subtitles have not been added. There are currently no plans to release the rest of the series, or the seven episodes missing between the first two sets. In India where Duck Tales was dubbed in Hindi for TV broadcast on Doordarshan and syndication on Star Plus , 60 episodes out of the first 70 episodes from Seasons 1 and 2 were released by Sony DADC India under license from Disney India , on 20 DVD volumes and Video CDs in PAL format. These discs support Region 2, Region 4 and Region 5. However, due to
684-702: A Launchpad McQuack townsperson was added. Launchpad was a selectable character for the mobile game titled Disney Snow Sports in 2007. An app was released by Disney in the late summer/early fall of 2013 called DuckTales: Scrooge's Loot , where the player tries to get Scrooge back his money that was stolen by Flintheart Glomgold, Magica de Spell, and the Beagle Boys. Scrooge McDuck, Launchpad McQuack, Webby Vanderquack, Magica De Spell, and Gizmoduck appeared in Disney Emoji Blitz . Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Webby appear as playable characters as part of
798-502: A box containing 3 slipcases, one for each. The 2013 re-releases of the first three volumes packages the discs into one DVD case. DuckTales: Destination Adventure! , a DVD compilation release of episodes from the 2017 reboot, contains two episodes from the original series as bonus features: "New Gizmo Kids on the Block" and "Ducky Mountain High". These episodes were available before their inclusion in
912-646: A chorus. A shorter version of the opening theme was used in The Disney Afternoon lineup with the line, "Everyday they're out there making Duck Tales, woo-ooh", taken out. A full-length version of the theme song was released on the Disney Afternoon soundtrack, the third volume (which was released in a set with the other two volumes) in The Music of Disney: a Legacy in Song along with the full TaleSpin theme and in
1026-455: A cliff near a remote forest and Donald leads them in a song mirroring the Mouseketeers theme "D-O-N-A-L-D D-U-C-K! Donald Duck!" The rivalry has caused Donald some problems, for example in a 1988 TV special , where Mickey is cursed by a sorcerer to become unnoticed, the world believes Mickey to be kidnapped. Donald Duck is then arrested for the kidnapping of Mickey, as he is considered to be
1140-509: A close friend of the nephews; and the McDuck Manor butler, Duckworth . The second season later introduced three new additional characters as part of the show's stories: "caveduck" Bubba Duck and his pet triceratops Tootsie; and Fenton Crackshell , Scrooge's personal accountant who secretly works as a superhero named Gizmoduck. The show's primary villains consist of those from the comics: Flintheart Glomgold , who seeks to replace Scrooge as
1254-587: A code to download the game and a DuckTales collector pin. Various DuckTales items appear in the Toy Box of the Disney Infinity franchise. In 1.0 , the Money Bin item and Scrooge and Beagle Boy townspeople appear in addition to the "Scrooge's Lucky Dime" power disc. In 2.0 , Scrooge's pile of money and a Scrooge portrait are interior items in addition to the iOS-exclusive "Scrooge's Top Hat" power disc. In 3.0 ,
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#17328513404361368-572: A few exceptions, there is seldom any harm in Donald's pranks. He almost never intends to hurt anyone, and when his pranks go too far, he is often apologetic. In Truant Officer Donald , for example, when he is tricked into believing he has accidentally killed Huey, Dewey, and Louie, he shows great regret, blaming himself. His nephews appear in the form of angels, and he willingly endures a kick by one of them—that is, of course, until he realizes he has been tricked, whereupon he promptly loses his temper. Donald
1482-708: A fierce-looking pirate ready to defend the American coast from invaders. Donald also appeared as a mascot emblem for the 415th Fighter Squadron ; 438th Fighter Squadron ; 479th Bombardment Squadron ; and 531st Bombardment Squadron . He also appeared as the mascot for the Fire Department at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro , as well as the Army Air Forces (now currently the United States Air Force ) 319 Aircraft Maintenance Unit at Luke Air Force Base — where he
1596-517: A full-length version of the Rescue Rangers theme song in a music video aired on The Disney Channel in 1989. Maximilian Leunig of Collider wrote, "This classic series brought along characters that hadn't been in much media apart from comic books, notably written by Carl Barks and Don Rosa. Among these were famous villains like Magica De Spell, the Beagle Boys, and Flintheart Glumgold, to allies like Gyro Gearloose and Glittering Goldie. Of course,
1710-453: A limited number of copies, they quickly went out of stock. Each DVD contained only 3 episodes. Episodes 08, 10, 11, 22, 23, 24, 36, 55 and 61 are missing from the released set. The remaining episodes starting from episode 70 to 100 ("Super DuckTales" from Season 2, and entire Seasons 3 and 4) are yet to be released in Hindi on DVD. Season One of DuckTales was released on Amazon Video in 2013 and
1824-478: A memo stating that "Only Nash could be used as Donald and no one else" . Nash voiced Donald for the last time in Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983), making Donald the only character in the film to be voiced by his original voice actor. He did, however, continue to provide Donald's voice for commercials, promos, and other miscellaneous material until he died in 1985. Jack Wagner voiced Donald and other Disney characters in
1938-535: A new haircut. No other family members, besides Ludwig von Drake, appear in Quack Pack , and all other Duckburg citizens are humans and not dogs. He made a comeback as the star of the "Noah's Ark" segment of Fantasia 2000 (1999), as first mate to Noah. Donald musters the animals to the Ark and attempts to control them. He tragically believes that Daisy has been lost, while she believes the same of him, but they are reunited at
2052-518: A new two-hour programming block called "Block Party" that aired on weekday late afternoons, with it returning to syndication between 1997 and 1999. Reruns were later shown on Toon Disney between 1999 and late 2004. The show proved an immense success for Disney, who decided to commission other cartoons with a similar level of quality, which included Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers , Darkwing Duck , and TaleSpin . In addition, DuckTales also spawned its own feature-length movie, entitled DuckTales
2166-587: A pair of crossed crutches, was one of sixteen B-25Bs which took off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet to bomb Tokyo on April 18, 1942, during the Doolittle Raid . The mission was led by Lieutenant Colonel (later General) Jimmy Doolittle . Like most of the aircraft that participated in the mission, the Ruptured Duck was unable to reach its assigned landing field in China following the raid and ended up ditching off
2280-448: A rare extended version that was used in the read-along cassettes in 1987. It has a sequence order of verse-chorus-bridge-chorus-instrumental break-chorus. According to an interview conducted with Jeff Pescetto in 2009, he was originally approached by Mark Mueller to cut a demo version of the theme song for Disney's approval. Although they were impressed with Pescetto's demo, Disney had decided at first to hire pop group The Jets to perform
2394-410: A result. In February 2015, Disney XD announced a reboot of the original DuckTales TV series. It premiered on August 11, 2017 and ran for three seasons. In May 2015, Terry McGovern (the original voice of Launchpad McQuack) stated on Facebook that the entire voice cast would be replaced, stating he felt "heartsick" at the news. A DuckTales video game was developed by Capcom and released for
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#17328513404362508-585: A stint in the U.S. Army during World War II that culminated with him serving as a commando in the film Commando Duck , and he was frequently away serving in the U.S. Navy in the television cartoon series DuckTales . Throughout his appearances, Donald has shown that he is jealous of Mickey and wants his job as Disney's greatest star, similar to the rivalry between Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny . In most Disney theatrical cartoons, Mickey and Donald are shown as friends and have little to no rivalry (exceptions being The Band Concert , Magician Mickey and near
2622-624: A television movie special entitled " The Treasure of the Golden Suns ", which was later split up into a five-part serial in future reruns. The first season, aired between 1987 and 1988, consisted of 65 episodes, the "magic number" requirement needed for a show to have weekday syndication (five days a week for thirteen weeks). Disney then commissioned three more seasons – the second season (aired between 1988 and 1989) consisted of two television specials entitled "Time Is Money" and "Super DuckTales", with future reruns splitting them into two five-part serials;
2736-531: A theatrical film was in Fantasia 2000 (1999). However, since then Donald has appeared in direct-to-video features such as Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004), television series such as Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006–2016), and video games such as QuackShot (1991) and the Kingdom Hearts series. In addition to animation, Donald is well known worldwide for his appearances in comics . Donald
2850-447: A trip through various Latin American countries with his assistants, and use their experiences and impressions to create two feature-length animation films. The first was Saludos Amigos (1942), which consisted of four short segments, two of them with Donald Duck. In the first, he meets his parrot pal José Carioca . The second film was The Three Caballeros (1944), in which he meets his rooster friend Panchito . Several decades after
2964-672: A yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie . Donald is known for his semi-intelligible speech and his mischievous, temperamental, and pompous personality. Along with his friend Mickey Mouse , Donald was included in TV Guide ' s list of the 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time in 2002, and has earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . He has appeared in more films than any other Disney character. Donald Duck appeared in comedic roles in animated cartoons . Donald's first appearance
3078-497: Is also a bit of a poseur . He likes to brag, especially about how skilled he is at something. He does, in fact, have many skills—he is something of a Jack-of-all-trades . Amongst other things, he is a talented fisher , a competent hockey player, and a skilled pianist . However, his love of bragging often leads him to overestimate his abilities, so that when he sets out to make good on his boasts, he gets in over his head, usually to hilarious effect. Another of his personality traits
3192-437: Is being lazy and needs to get some exercise. But despite his apparent idleness, Donald proves that he is muscular. In the short film Sea Scouts , Donald is traveling with his nephews in a boat when it is attacked by a shark. Donald makes several attempts to defeat the shark, each of which proves ineffective, but then finally triumphs and defeats the shark with a single well-placed punch. Additionally, as discussed below, Donald had
3306-506: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages DuckTales (1987 TV series) 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 ,
3420-420: Is done squeezing air through the cheek, that is not true. I can't reveal how it's actually done, but it is definitely not done by squeezing air through the cheek. The Hanna-Barbera character ' Yakky Doodle ' is done that way. Donald Duck is not." Nash reputedly originally developed the voice as that of a "nervous baby goat" before Walt Disney interpreted it as sounding like a duck. The character of Donald Duck
3534-541: Is part of the ensemble cast of characters in the TV show Mickey Mouse Clubhouse as well. He also appears in the new 3-minute Mickey Mouse TV shorts for Disney Channel. Donald also appears in the DuckTales reboot, in which he is a main character as opposed to his minor role in the original cartoon. The series depicts him as having once been Scrooge's partner in adventure along with his sister Della . However, ten years prior to
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3648-501: Is perseverance. Even though he can at times be a slacker , and likes to say that his favorite place to be is in a hammock , once he has committed to accomplishing something he goes for it 100 percent, sometimes resorting to extreme measures to reach his goal. There is a running gag in the Donald Duck comics about him being physically unhealthy and unmotivated to exercise . Usually, some character close to Donald annoys him by saying he
3762-649: Is portrayed as an impatient, immature, and arrogant duck with a pessimistic attitude and an insecure disposition. In addition, his two dominant personality traits are his fiery temper and his upbeat attitude to life. Many Donald shorts start with Donald in a happy mood, without a care in the world until something comes along and spoils his day. His rage is a great cause of suffering in his life. On multiple occasions, it has caused him to get in over his head and lose competitions. There are times when he fights to keep his temper in check, and he sometimes succeeds in doing so temporarily, but he always returns to his normal angry self in
3876-485: Is seen wearing an old-style pilot's uniform with a board with a nail in it in one hand, and a lightning bolt in the other hand. Donald's most famous appearance, however, was on the North American Aviation B-25B Mitchell medium bomber (S/N 40-2261) piloted by Lt. Ted W. Lawson of the 95th Bombardment Squadron, USAAF. The aircraft, named the "Ruptured Duck" and carrying a picture of Donald's face above
3990-407: Is well known for his characteristic Scottish accent, spats, and top hat. We later learn in the series his family comes from Castle McDuck, and he came to America when he was young learning how to "work smarter not harder". In addition to them, the show features frequent appearances by Gyro Gearloose , an established comic book character, as well as guest appearances by Donald in the first season – this
4104-535: Is well noted for its many references to popular culture, including Shakespeare , Jack the Ripper , Greek mythology , Ancient Egypt , James Bond , Indiana Jones , and Sherlock Holmes . After its first season, the show moved away from globe-trotting stories, with adventures focused mainly within Duckburg. The show also featured a range of additional voice actors who voiced several minor characters, most frequently including
4218-630: The Disneyland television show (1959). For this latter show, Donald's uncle Ludwig von Drake was created in 1961. Another uncle, Scrooge McDuck , made his first animated appearance on the program in 1967, after decades as a comics-only character. In Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Donald has a piano duel scene with his Warner Brothers counterpart Daffy Duck voiced by Mel Blanc . Donald has since appeared in several different television shows and (short) animated movies. He played roles in The Prince and
4332-523: The Inducks , which is a database about Disney comics worldwide, American, Italian and Danish stories have been reprinted in the following countries. In most of them, publications still continue: Australia, Austria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark ( Faroe Islands ), Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico,
4446-564: The Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy in 1989. A sequel to the game, DuckTales 2 , was released for NES and Game Boy in 1993. A Disney's DuckTales hand-held LCD game from Tiger Electronics was also released in 1990. A DuckTales mobile game was developed by Artefact Games and published by Disney Mobile and released for Mobile Phones on 2011 in Moscow . A different platform game, DuckTales: The Quest for Gold ,
4560-557: The "richest duck in the world"; the Beagle Boys , who seek to rob Scrooge of his fortune and often target his money bin; and Magica De Spell , who seeks to steal his Number One Dime. A few changes were made to these villains – unlike the comics, Flintheart is of Scottish descent and wears a couple of pieces of Scottish attire, including a kilt; Magica, who is Italian in the comics, has an Eastern European accent, always saying "darling" (which shocks Scrooge in an episode when Magica changes into
4674-498: The 1942 Academy Award for Animated Short Film . Der Fuehrer's Face was also the first of two animated short films to be set during the War to win an Oscar, the other being Tom and Jerry 's short film, The Yankee Doodle Mouse . Other shorts from this period include a six film mini-series that follows Donald's life in the U.S. Army from his drafting to his experiences in basic training under Sergeant Pete to his first actual mission as
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4788-573: The 1980s, primarily for live entertainment offerings in the parks, Disney on Ice shows, and live-action clips for television. Since Nash died, Donald's voice has been performed by Disney animator, Tony Anselmo , who was mentored by Nash for the role. Anselmo's first performance as Donald is heard in a 1986 D-TV special, D-TV Valentine on The Disney Channel , and in his first feature film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit , in 1988. Walt Disney insisted on character consistency and integrity. Continuing in that tradition, in 1988, Roy E. Disney created
4902-762: The Bear , Spike the Bee, Mountain Lion Louie, Bootle Beetle, Witch Hazel (in Trick or Treat ), Aracuan Bird and Baby Shelby (in Mickey Mouse Works ). During the Second World War , pro-Allied cartoons saw Donald set against Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime. In the comics, he is often harassed or on the run from the Beagle Boys , Magica De Spell , Gladstone Gander and Mr. Jones . In
5016-514: The DVD contained only 20 episodes, while having 5 language tracks: English, French, German, Spanish and Italian. Other regional versions were distributed to other countries, but only going up to episode #20. On November 12, 2012, the UK received two further releases of Collection 2 and Collection 3, being a Region version of the 2nd and 3rd volumes from North America. Unlike the first release, these 3-disc sets include
5130-456: The Disney Afternoon, DuckTales reruns remained in syndication until 1995. On April 19, 1997, reruns began airing on ABC's "Animal Broadcasting Company" Saturday Morning block, up until August 30, 1997. Two days later, on September 1, 1997, Ducktales began reairing again in a new syndication run. Reruns continued on the Disney Channel from October 1995 to 2000, where it was at first part of
5244-480: The Japanese provided them with more available artists for the cartoon, this also increased production costs, due to the currency exchange rates between the yen and the dollar , though Disney intended to invest heavily in its DuckTales ' s production, with plans to recuperate its money by having it syndicated via its syndication unit, Buena Vista Television , with a 2.5/3.5 syndicator/station ad split. While this
5358-585: The Lost Lamp was released nationwide in the United States on August 3, 1990, by Walt Disney Pictures and Disney MovieToons , Disney TV Animation division and Disney France . The film follows Scrooge McDuck and his nephews as they try to defeat the evil warlock Merlock from taking over the legendary magic lamp. The film was well received by critics and audiences, but was considered a financial disappointment by Disney and several planned sequels were abandoned as
5472-453: The Memories" and "Launchpad's Civil War" are missing. The series theme song was written by Mark Mueller , an ASCAP award-winning pop music songwriter who also wrote the theme song to Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers ; Mueller was paid a little over $ 1,000 to write the tune. Episode musical scores and background cues were written by at least four musicians. The primary and most known composer
5586-416: 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, 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
5700-467: The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp , which was released to theaters on August 3, 1990, along with a franchise of merchandising, including toys, comic books and video games, a spin-off series , and eventually a revival in 2017, that rebooted the series . In 1990, the same year the original show ended, Russi Taylor -the voice of regular DuckTales characters Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Webby- obtained more voiceover work outside of Disney when she began providing
5814-640: The Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the former Yugoslavia. The character's first appearance in comic strip format was the 1934 Silly Symphony comic strip sequence based on the short The Wise Little Hen . For the next few years, Donald made a few more appearances in Disney-themed strips, and by 1936, he had grown to be one of
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#17328513404365928-786: The Netherlands, and Greece. Most of them are produced and published by the Italian branch of the Walt Disney Company in Italy ( Disney Italy ) and by Egmont in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. In Germany, the comics are published by Ehapa which has since become part of the Egmont empire. Donald comics have also been produced in The Netherlands and France. Donald also has been appeared in Japanese comics published by Kodansha and Tokyopop . According to
6042-513: The November 2013 release of the Disney Classics collection. Also, it is heard in the end credits of DuckTales: Remastered and is also released on its official soundtrack. The full version contains a second verse, and it includes a guitar solo , which is performed with a wah-wah pedal to make it sound like duck-like noises. It also has a fadeout ending, unlike the other versions. There is also
6156-491: The Pauper (1990) and made a cameo appearance in A Goofy Movie (1995). Donald had a rather small part in the animated television series DuckTales . There, Donald joins the U.S. Navy and leaves his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie with their Uncle Scrooge , who then has to take care of them. Donald's role in the overall series was fairly limited, as he only ended up appearing in a handful of episodes when home on leave. Some of
6270-458: The Straw – are regularly noted by critics as exemplary films and classics of animation. Animator Ben Sharpsteen also created the classic Mickey, Donald, and Goofy comedy in 1935, with the cartoon Mickey's Service Station . In 1936, Donald was redesigned to be a bit fuller, rounder, and cuter, beginning with the cartoon Moving Day . He also began starring in solo cartoons, the first of which
6384-508: The Volume 4 release. The episodes are in the order that they originally aired (except for the five-part serial "Treasure of the Golden Suns", placed at the beginning of Volume 2). None of the DVD sets contain any special features. In the United Kingdom, Disney released one Region 2 volume in 2007, titled DuckTales First Collection . Despite the set being similar to the North American version,
6498-458: The age of 10 — we're not sure how life in Duckburg is like a hurricane , or exactly what a 'duck blur' is — but the DuckTales song is still awesome." An article from Vanity Fair noted that the song has a tendency to stick in someone's head, a phenomenon known as an earworm . TVLine lists the theme song among the best animated series themes of all time. DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of
6612-470: The animation was handled by Wang Film Productions (some 1987 and 1989–1990 episodes only), Cuckoo's Nest Studio, Tokyo Movie Shinsha (season 1 only), and Burbank Films (1 episode only) having previously been used on two other Disney cartoons in 1985 – The Wuzzles and Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears – both of which had demonstrated better quality cartoons on TV than in previous years. Although
6726-495: The assembly line in which he is screwing in the detonators of various sizes of shells. In the end, he becomes little more than a small part in a faceless machine with no choice but to obey until he falls, suffering a nervous breakdown. Then Donald wakes up to find that his experience was, in fact, a dream. At the end of the short, Donald looks to the Statue of Liberty and the American flag with renewed appreciation. Der Fuehrer's Face won
6840-566: The brunt of some other character's pestering. Donald is seen repeatedly attacked, harassed, and ridiculed by his nephews, by the chipmunks Chip 'n' Dale , or by other characters such as Humphrey the Bear , Spike the Bee , Bootle Beetle , the Aracuan Bird , Louie the Mountain Lion , or a colony of ants. In effect, much like Bugs Bunny cartoons from Warner Bros , the Disney artists had reversed
6954-408: The chief suspect, due to their feud. However, Donald did later get the charges dismissed, due to lack of evidence. Walt Disney , in his Wonderful World of Color , would sometimes make reference to the rivalry. Walt, one time, had presented Donald with a gigantic birthday cake and commented how it was "even bigger than Mickey's", which pleased Donald. The clip was rebroadcast in November 1984 during
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#17328513404367068-474: The city of Atlantis, where Scrooge has also brought the boys. After some initial conflict Scrooge offers to let them stay with him in his mansion. Donald owns a boat in the series, which is relocated to Scrooge's pool at the conclusion of the series premiere. Later in the series, it is revealed that Donald's anger is the result of a fear that no one can understand him, though with the help of an anger management counselor and while taking care of Huey, Dewey, Louie, he
7182-473: The classic screwball scenario perfected by Walter Lantz and others in which the main character is the instigator of these harassing behaviors, rather than the butt of them. The post-war Donald also starred in educational films , such as Donald in Mathmagic Land and How to Have an Accident at Work (both 1959), and made cameos in various Disney projects, such as The Reluctant Dragon (1941) and
7296-570: The coast near Shangchow, China. The Ruptured Duck's pilot survived, with the loss of a leg, and later wrote about the Doolittle Raid in the book, later to be the 1944 movie, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo . During World War II, Disney cartoons were not allowed to be imported into Occupied Europe owing to their propagandistic content. Since this lost Disney revenue, he decided to create a new audience for his films in South America. He decided to make
7410-535: The complete series on DVD; four volumes have been released in Region 1 featuring all 100 episodes of the series. The first was released on November 8, 2005 (containing episodes 1–27), the second on November 14, 2006 (containing episodes 28–51), and the third volume on November 13, 2007 (containing episodes 52–75). The fourth and final volume was released as a Disney Movie Club exclusive on September 11, 2018 (containing episodes 76–100). The first three volumes were packaged in
7524-591: The correct airdate order but some episodes are simply missing. For instance, the episodes on Netflix do not include a lot of Season 1 episodes, even though they have indeed been dubbed into Danish. Amongst the episodes missing are the Five-Part Miniseries, "Treasure of the Golden Sun", "Duckman of Aquatraz", and "Top Duck". The entire series is currently available for purchase on Amazon Instant Video in Germany, with
7638-477: The department of Disney Character Voices to ensure continuation of character integrity, consistency, and quality in recording methods. Roy named one official voice for all Walt Disney legacy characters. Tony Anselmo was approved by Roy E. Disney as Disney's official voice of Donald Duck. For the TV series Mickey and the Roadster Racers , Donald was voiced by voice actor Daniel Ross . Anselmo continues as
7752-515: The duck to fly into a squawking fit of anger. This explosive personality would remain with Donald for decades to come. Donald continued to be a hit with audiences. The character began appearing regularly in most Mickey Mouse cartoons. Cartoons from this period, such as the cartoon The Band Concert (1935) – in which Donald repeatedly disrupts the Mickey Mouse Orchestra's rendition of The William Tell Overture by playing Turkey in
7866-539: The dynamic trio of Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Because the stories often are set in far-flung places such as Greece, Antarctica, and the Klondike, kids are introduced to basic concepts of geography and diverse world cultures." Jeremy Hayes of BuzzFeed ranked DuckTales 2nd in their "Best Cartoons From The '80s" list, saying, "Arguably the greatest Disney cartoon show ever, the animation and voice acting really stand out (from what I've seen of this show). Often considered one of
7980-482: The end of Symphony Hour , which were due to Donald's antagonistic schemes). However, by the time The Mickey Mouse Club aired on television (after Bugs vs. Daffy cartoons such as the "hunting trilogy" of Rabbit Fire , Rabbit Seasoning , and Duck! Rabbit, Duck! ), it was shown that Donald always wanted the spotlight. One animated short that rivaled the " Mickey Mouse March " song showed Huey, Dewey, and Louie as Boy Scouts and Donald as their Scoutmaster at
8094-471: The end. Donald's aggressive nature has its advantages, however. While at times it is a hindrance, and even a handicap, it has also helped him in times of need. When faced with a threat of some kind, for example, Pete 's attempts to intimidate him, he is initially scared, but his fear is replaced by anger. As a result, instead of running away, he fights. In fact, his anger can make him powerful enough to defeat ghosts, sharks, mountain goats, giant kites, and even
8208-474: The end. All this to Edward Elgar 's Pomp and Circumstance Marches 1–4. In an alternate opening for the Disney film Chicken Little (2005), Donald would have made a cameo appearance as "Ducky Lucky". This scene can be found on the Chicken Little DVD. Donald also played an important role in Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse . In the latter show, he is the co-owner of Mickey's nightclub. He
8322-473: The episode "Everybody Loves Mickey", Donald's jealousy is explored and even joins sides with Mortimer Mouse. However, Donald has a change of heart when Daisy reminds Donald how Mickey has always been there to support him. Since then, Donald accepted that Mickey was the founder and worked with Mickey as a partner to make the club profitable and successful. Donald has numerous enemies, who range from comical foil to annoying nemesis: Chip 'n' Dale , Pete , Humphrey
8436-462: The episodes split into eight different seasons. iTunes and Amazon Instant Video in the United States currently offer the entire series (except the episode "Sphinx for the Memories") for purchase in SD format, split into six volumes at $ 9.99 per volume. The series has been available to stream on Disney+ since its launch on November 12, 2019, however some episodes are out of order and the episodes "Sphinx for
8550-428: The following: Walt Disney Television Animation began production on DuckTales in 1986, intending to have it ready for a premiere in 1987, and its episodes airing within a 4–6 p.m. placement, at a time when more children would be watching television, rather than within a morning timeslot. Seeking to create a cartoon with high quality animation, in comparison with other 1980s cartoons which had much lower budgets,
8664-467: The forces of nature. Donald is something of a prankster , and as a result, he can sometimes come across as a bit of a bully , especially in the way he sometimes treats Chip and Dale and Huey, Dewey and Louie . As animator Fred Spencer put it: The Duck gets a big kick out of imposing on other people or annoying them, but he immediately loses his temper when the tables are turned. In other words, he can dish it out, but he can't take it. However, with
8778-439: The form of Mrs. Beakly). She has a brother named Poe, who was transformed into a raven; the Beagle Boys have individual personalities and are headed by their mother, Ma Beagle, who sometimes springs them from jail to conduct schemes with her, but always avoids being caught by the police. The animated series also featured a list of minor villains , most of whom sought to either claim Scrooge's wealth or beat him to treasure. Most of
8892-514: The main characters in the Silly Symphony strip. Ted Osborne was the primary writer of these strips, with Al Taliaferro as his artist. Osborne and Taliaferro also introduced several members of Donald's supporting cast, including his nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie . In 1937, an Italian publisher named Mondadori created the first Donald Duck story intended specifically for comic books . The eighteen-page story, written by Federico Pedrocchi ,
9006-553: The most underrated cartoons ever, the show ran for four seasons after debuting in September of 1987." In January 2009, IGN listed DuckTales as the 18th best show in the Top 100 Best Animated TV Shows, writing, "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 . Disney made
9120-503: The official voice of Donald Duck on all Disney projects, Mickey Mouse Funhouse, Mickey Mouse shorts, Legend of the Three Caballeros, Kingdom Hearts III , Disney Parks, attractions, and consumer products. In the 2017 reboot of DuckTales , a young Donald was voiced by Russi Taylor in the episode, "Last Christmas!", using the same voice that she used for Huey, Dewey, and Louie in various Disney media. After Taylor's death in 2019, she
9234-424: The role of the unhelpful friend, along with acquaintance Peter Pig . Burt Gillett brought Donald back in a 1934 Mickey Mouse cartoon, Orphans' Benefit . Donald is one of a number of characters who are giving performances in a benefit for Mickey's Orphans. Donald's act is to recite the poems Mary Had a Little Lamb and Little Boy Blue , but every time he tries, the mischievous orphans heckle him, leading
9348-415: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title DuckTales . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DuckTales&oldid=1240921147 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
9462-544: The score to the cartoon on his California Melodies program for the Los Angeles AM radio station KHJ . The main vocals were performed by a trio, the Three Rhythm Kings. Clarence Nash and Florence Gill performed the character voices for this radio treatment, with Nash performing both Donald Duck and Peter Pig, making it the first time the public heard Nash's duck voice. An apocryphal alternative story for how Donald
9576-474: The series' beginning, Della went missing, leading to Donald and Scrooge going their separate ways and not speaking to each other throughout that time. In the present, Donald reluctantly brings Della's sons and his legal charges, the triplets, to Scrooge's mansion so he can babysit them while Donald attends a job interview, though he still has not forgiven Scrooge for their past history. Donald is temporarily hired by Scrooge's rival Flintheart Glomgold and ends up at
9690-431: The show also created beloved partners like Launchpad McQuack, Gizmoduck, and Webby, who all brought fun and adventure to this Disney classic." Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media rated the show a 4 out of 5 stars, stating, " DuckTales was a huge hit with fans during its four-year run in the '80s and continues to entertain today with quality stories, wild adventures, and classic Disney characters such as Scrooge McDuck and
9804-426: 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 . DuckTales has inspired video games, merchandise, and comic books, along with an animated theatrical spin-off film entitled DuckTales
9918-472: The show. Three other musicians worked on creating incidental music cues for DuckTales . One musician, Stephen Rucker , also was in charge of conducting and composing tracks, much like Jones. The two other musicians, Steve Zuckerman, and Thomas Chase Jones, composed only synthetic cues for the show, and generally kept the tone lighter, as opposed to Jones and Rucker. In total, there were approximately 85(?) incidental music cues composed for DuckTales . A track
10032-421: The smart move of taking classic characters like Scrooge McDuck and Baloo from The Jungle Book and giving them a late '80s reboot." The theme song, written by Mark Mueller, has been widely regarded as one of the most memorable for a television program, with Dan Fletcher of Time magazine noting its lasting impact despite being just a children's song: "Some of the lyrics might not make sense to those older than
10146-500: The stories in the series were loosely based on the comics by Carl Barks . Donald made some cameo appearances in Bonkers , before getting his own television show Quack Pack . This series featured a modernized Duck family . Donald was no longer wearing his sailor suit and hat, but a Hawaiian shirt. Huey, Dewey, and Louie now are teenagers, with distinct clothing, voices, and personalities. Daisy Duck has lost her pink dress and bow and has
10260-516: The stories used in the show revolve around one of three common themes – the first focuses on the group's efforts to thwart attempts by various villains to steal Scrooge's fortune or his Number One Dime ; the second focuses on a race for treasure; the third focused on specific characters within the show. Although some stories are original or based on Barks' comic book series, others are pastiches on classical stories or legends, including characters based on either fictional or historical persons. DuckTales
10374-544: The theme song for broadcast. However, after recording a version with the group, Disney felt that the theme song needed a different vocal style, and instead commissioned Pescetto to perform the theme. After performing on DuckTales , Pescetto would later be asked to sing the vocal themes for Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (composed by Mueller and produced by Alf Clausen ), Darkwing Duck (composed by Steve Nelson and Thom Sharp and produced by Steve Tyrell ), and for The Disney Afternoon itself. The Jets, meanwhile, later performed
10488-558: The third season (aired between 1989 and 1990) consisted of 18 episodes, with it forming an hour-long syndicated block alongside Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers ; and the fourth season (aired during late 1990) consisted of seven episodes (including three unaired episodes meant for the previous season), which was used to form a two-hour-long syndicated block called The Disney Afternoon , consisting of DuckTales and three other half-hour cartoons. The cartoon continued running within The Disney Afternoon until 1992. Following its departure from
10602-456: The video game Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers , he saves Daisy from Merlock . The Italian-produced comic PKNA – Paperinik New Adventures stars Donald Duck as Paperinik , or Duck Avenger , in his battles against new alien enemies: Evronian Empire, founded by emperor Evron . Voice performer Clarence Nash auditioned for Walt Disney Studios when he learned that Disney was looking for people to create animal sounds for his cartoons. Disney
10716-536: The voices of some recurring characters on The Simpsons . 10 VHS cassettes, containing two episodes each, were released in the United States. Also, the episode "Ducky Horror Picture Show" was released with the Goof Troop episode "FrankenGoof" on a VHS cassette entitled Monster Bash in 1993. 10 VHS cassettes, each containing two or three episodes, were released in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has released
10830-404: The war, because Donald was never officially separated from service in either his animated shorts or his comic strips, as part of Donald's 50th Birthday celebrations during the 25th Annual Torrance, California Armed Forces Day Parade, the U.S. Army retired Donald Duck from active duty as a "Buck Sergeant" (i.e. "Buck Sergeant Duck"). Many of Donald's films made after the war recast the duck as
10944-507: Was Ron Jones , who wrote and conducted orchestral themes for the program. In contrast to how the other composers were creating a "patronizing" and "cute" score for the show, Jones says he composed the music with regard to the audience and its intelligence. "I would not play the score like a kid's show at all. If they went on an adventure I would play it serious like Raiders of the Lost Ark . Jones' score for DuckTales has been praised by fans of
11058-507: Was Ben Sharpsteen's 1937 cartoon, Don Donald . This short also introduced a love interest of Donald's, Donna Duck , who evolved into Daisy Duck . Donald's nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie , would make their first animated appearance a year later in the 1938 film, Donald's Nephews , directed by Jack King (they had been earlier introduced in the Donald Duck comic strip by Al Taliaferro , see below). By 1938, most polls showed that Donald
11172-474: Was a concept that worked well with live-action TV reruns, it had only ever been used with inexpensive cartoon series in the past that either recycled theatrical shorts from decades past or only featured limited, low-budget animation, and thus had never been attempted with a high quality animated series, with the heavy investment considered a risky move. The cartoon premiered worldwide between 18 and 20 September 1987 (the time and date varying between markets), with
11286-419: Was able to channel it into protective instinct. Donald's first voice was performed by Clarence Nash , who voiced him for 50 years. As long as Nash was alive no one else was permitted to do Donald's voice. In the early 80's someone recorded Donald's voice in a commercial and a few children's records. Nash was upset when he found out and went to Ron Miller. Ron Miller apologized not knowing about it, and sent out
11400-497: Was created came about from a claim that Disney was watching an exhibition cricket match between Australia and the New York West Indians and Australia's star batsman Don Bradman was out for a duck . Disney allegedly used this as inspiration for the character. However, the veracity of this has been doubted by modern historians. Donald Duck's first film appearance was in the 1934 cartoon The Wise Little Hen , which
11514-556: Was either a full appearance, or in a cameo scene when Scrooge and his nephews read letters he sends to them, and a few minor appearances by Scrooge's old flame, Glittering Goldie , whose character was adapted from the comic books. The show introduced new characters to the Duck universe; while some were minor including the nanny Mrs. Beakley , whom Scrooge hires to babysit the nephews; Mrs. Beakley's granddaughter Webby ; Scrooge's pilot Launchpad McQuack ; Doofus Drake , an admirer of Launchpad and
11628-400: Was free for Amazon Prime members but as of February 28, 2014, DuckTales Season 1 is no longer accessible through Amazon Video or Amazon Prime accounts. As of December 11, 2015, some episodes from Season 1 have been made available on Netflix in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. In Denmark, at least, only 20 episodes from season 1 are available on Netflix. The episodes available do follow
11742-413: Was given his own film series starting with Don Donald (1937). These films introduced Donald's love interest and permanent girlfriend Daisy Duck and often included his three nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie . After the film Chips Ahoy (1956), Donald appeared primarily in educational films before eventually returning to theatrical animation in Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983). His last appearance in
11856-568: Was in The Wise Little Hen (1934), but it was his second appearance in Orphan's Benefit that same year that introduced him as a temperamental comic foil to Mickey Mouse. Throughout the next two decades, Donald appeared in over 150 theatrical films, several of which were recognized at the Academy Awards . In the 1930s, he typically appeared as part of a comic trio with Mickey and Goofy and
11970-504: Was more popular than Mickey Mouse. During World War II , Donald appeared in several animated propaganda films , including the 1943 Der Fuehrer's Face . In this cartoon, Donald plays a worker in an artillery factory in "Nutzi Land" ( Nazi Germany ). He struggles with long working hours, very small food rations, and having to salute every time he sees a picture of the Führer ( Adolf Hitler ). These pictures appear in many places, such as on
12084-506: Was most famously drawn by Al Taliaferro , Carl Barks , and Don Rosa . Barks, in particular, is credited for greatly expanding the " Donald Duck universe ", the world in which Donald lives, and creating many additional characters such as Donald's rich uncle Scrooge McDuck . Donald has been a popular character in Europe, particularly in Nordic countries where his weekly magazine Kalle Anka & C:o
12198-475: Was on June 7 at the Radio City Music Hall . Donald's appearance in the cartoon, as created by animator Dick Lundy , is similar to his modern look – the feather and beak colors are the same, as are the blue sailor shirt and hat – but his features are more elongated, his body plumper, his feet smaller, and his sclerae white. Donald's personality is not developed either; in the short, he only fills
12312-620: Was part of the Silly Symphonies series of theatrical cartoon shorts. The film's given release date of June 9 is officially recognized by the Walt Disney Company as Donald's birthday, though historian J.B. Kaufman , consultant of The Walt Disney Family Museum , discovered in recent years that The Wise Little Hen was first shown on May 3, 1934, at the Carthay Circle Theater for a benefit program , while its official debut
12426-510: Was particularly impressed with Nash's duck imitation and chose him to voice the new character. Disney came up with Donald's iconic attributes including his short temper and his sailor suit (based on ducks and sailors both being associated with water). While Dick Huemer and Art Babbit were the first to animate Donald, Dick Lundy is credited for developing him as a character. On April 29, 1934, five days before The Wise Little Hen's first theatrical release, bandleader Raymond Paige performed
12540-407: Was played on different occasions on an episode, appropriate with the current ongoing situation. As of 2019, there has never been an official release of any of the background music on DuckTales . The DuckTales Theme was sung by Jeff Pescetto . There are four different versions of the theme song. The original version, serving as the show's opening theme, contained one verse, chorus, bridge, and then
12654-424: Was released by Incredible Technologies for computers in 1990. DuckTales: Remastered , an HD remake of Capcom's original game, developed by WayForward Technologies , was released by Disney Interactive for PlayStation Network , Nintendo eShop and Steam on August 13, 2013. It was also released on September 11, 2013, for Xbox Live Arcade . A retail copy for PlayStation 3 was released on August 20, 2013, with
12768-552: Was replaced by Cristina Vee in the episode, "The First Adventure!". An alternate version of Donald's voice was provided by Don Cheadle in the episode "The Shadow War!", after he takes a pill that makes his voice more intelligible. This voice returned in the episode, "Quack Pack!". While Donald's cartoons continue to be shown in the United States and around the world, his weekly and monthly comic books enjoy their highest profile in many European countries, especially Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland, but also Germany,
12882-612: Was the comics publication with the highest circulation from the 1950s to 2009. In Italy , Donald is a major character in many comics , including a juvenile version named Paperino Paperotto , and a superhero alter ego known as Paperinik ( Duck Avenger in the US and Superduck in the UK). The character is known for possessing an only partly intelligible voice , developed by Donald's original performer, Clarence Nash . During an interview, Tony Anselmo revealed that "Most people believe that Donald's voice
12996-911: 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. When Donald Duck decides to join the US Navy , he enlists his uncle Scrooge McDuck to look after his nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie . Although reluctant to do so due to their hyperactivity, along with his continual pursuit of increasing his wealth and maintaining harsh business ethics, he eventually warms up to them upon seeing how smart and resourceful they are and takes them into his manor as well as several adventures. Scrooge McDuck
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