DuckTales

DuckTales is an American television series created by Jymn Magon. The series premiered on September 18, 1987 and aired for four seasons.
== Plot ==
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 is well noted for its many references to popular culture, including Shakespeare, Jack the Ripper, Greek mythology, 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.
== Cast and Characters ==
=== Main ===
* Alan Young as Scrooge McDuck
* Russi Taylor as Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck / Webbigail "Webby" Vanderquack
* Terry McGovern as Launchpad McQuack
* Joan Gerber as Mrs. Bentina Beakley / Glittering Goldie
* Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck
* Paget Brewster as Della Duck
* Frank Welker as Bigtime Beagle / Baggy Beagle / Megabyte Beagle / Phantom Blot
* Chuck McCann as Burger Beagle / Bouncer Beagle / Duckworth the Butler 
* Peter Cullen as Bankjob Beagle / Admiral Grimitz
* Terry McGovern as Babyface Beagle
* Brian Cummings as Bugle Beagle / Doofus Drake
* June Foray as Ma Beagle / Magica De Spell
* Robert Ridgely as Bomber Beagle
* Brian Cummings, Chuck McCann and Terry McGovern as The Beagle Brats
* Frank Welker and Chuck McCann as The Bluebood Beagles
* Chuck McCann and William Callaway as The Early 20th Century Beagles
* Victoria Carroll, Jo Anne Worley and Susan Blu as The Beagle Babes
* Danny Mann and Frank Welker as The Canadian Beagles
* Hal Smith as Flintheart Glomgold / Gyro Gearloose
* Josh Brener as Mark Beaks
* Lance Reddick as General Lunaris
* Marc Evan Jackson as Bradford Buzzard
* April Winchell as Black Heron
* John Hodgman as John D. Rockerduck
* Keith Ferguson as Jeeves
* Jason Mantzoukas as Steelbeak
* Amy Sedaris as Pepper
* Hamilton Camp as Fenton Crackshell/Gizmoduck
== Episodes ==
Season	Episodes	First Aired 	Last Aired
1 	65 	September 18, 1987	January 1, 1988
2 	10 	November 24, 1988 	March 26, 1989
3 	18 	September 18, 1989	February 11, 1990
4 	7 	September 10, 1990	November 28, 1990
== Films ==
* DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
== Reboot ==
* DuckTales (2017 Series)
Category:DuckTales
Category:Television Series
Category:Animated TV Series
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