DuckTales (2017 series)

DuckTales is an animated series by Disney Television Animation. It is based on the original series with the same name. The show ran from August 12, 2017 to March 15, 2021, having three seasons. It is the first Disney Afternoon show to be revived and/or rebooted in animation form.
It initially aired on Disney XD before being moved to Disney Channel in May 2018, and then back to Disney XD in April 2020, where it concluded with its final episode in 2021.
==Premise==
After not speaking to one another for ten years, Scrooge McDuck is reunited with Donald Duck after he and his three nephews: Huey, Dewey, and Louie move into McDuck Manor. The presence of the newcomers rekindles Scrooge's spirit of adventure, leading the group to go on many new treasure-hunting expeditions, while the nephews and their new friend, Webby uncover the truth behind what caused their uncles to become estranged and retire from adventuring.
Season Two, after a year of adventuring as a family, Scrooge encourages Louie to start his very own adventuring business, which proves much harder for lazy Louie than it sounds. Meanwhile, the boys' mom, Della Duck has been stuck on the moon for years, surviving untold dangers; will she be able to get back to Huey, Dewey and Louie on Earth? The answer may be the Duck family's greatest adventure yet!
Season Three, a long-lost Junior Woodchuck journal leads the Duck family on a hunt for the world's greatest lost artifacts. But F.O.W.L., a secret organization from Scrooge's past, has stepped out of the shadows to stop them at any cost. The family will have to get smarter, tougher, and sharper to confront F.O.W.L. and save the world!
==Cast==
===Main cast===
*David Tennant as Scrooge McDuck
*Danny Pudi as Huey Duck
*Ben Schwartz as Dewey Duck
*Bobby Moynihan as Louie Duck
*Kate Micucci as Webby Vanderquack
*Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck
*Beck Bennett as Launchpad McQuack
*Toks Olagundoye as Mrs. Beakley
*Paget Brewster as Della Duck
===Recurring cast===
*Margo Martindale as Ma Beagle
*Lin-Manuel Miranda as Fenton Crackshell Cabrera/Gizmoduck
*Paul F. Tompkins as Gladstone Gander
*Jim Rash as Gyro Gearloose
*Allison Janney as Goldie O'Gilt
*Eric Bauza as Beagle Boys
*Catherine Tate as Magica De Spell
*Keith Ferguson as Flintheart Glomgold, Megavolt, Liquidator ("Let's Get Dangerous!")
*Josh Brener as Mark Beaks
*Corey Burton as Ludwig Von Drake and Liquidator ("Beware the B.U.D.D.Y. System!")
*Kimiko Glenn as Lena
*Susan Blakeslee as Miss Quackfaster
*David Kaye as Duckworth
*Graham McTavish as Fergus McDuck
*Chris Diamantopoulos as Drake Mallard/Darkwing Duck and Storkules
*Jim Cummings as Jim Starling/TV's Darkwing Duck/Negaduck, Paddywhack
*Kari Wahlgren as Roxanne Featherly
*Marc Evan Jackson as Bradford Buzzard, Bentley and Buford Buzzard
*Jennifer Hale as Gabby McStabberson
*Jason Marsden as Hack Smashnikov
*Sam Riegel as Slash Smashnikov
*John Gemberling as Doofus Drake
*April Winchell as Black Heron and Zenith
*Russi Taylor as Young Donald Duck (Last Christmas!)
*Cristina Vee as Young Donald Duck (The First Adventure!)
*Selenis Leyva as M'ma/Officer Cabrera
*Jaime Camil as Don Karnage
*Michael Bell as Quackerjack
*Tom Kenny as Fethry Duck
*Arturo Del Puerto as Panchito Pistoles
*Bernardo De Paula as José Carioca
*John Hodgman as John D. Rockerduck
*Jameela Jamil as Gandra Dee
*Libe Barer as Violet Sabrewing
*Omid Abtahi as Faris D'jinn
*Rob Paulsen as Gibbous
*Retta as the Mystical Harp
*Tress MacNeille as Daisy Duck
*Bill Farmer as Goofy
*Jaleel White as Gene the Genie
*Jason Mantzoukas as Steelbeak
*Bebe Neuwirth as Emma Glamour
*Kristofer Hivju as Jormungandr
*Giancarlo Esposito as Phantom Blot
*Selma Blair as Witch Hazel
*Stephanie Beatriz as Gosalyn Mallard
*Doug Jones as Wereduck and Demonic Clown
*Clancy Brown as Frankenstein's Monster
*James Marsters as Nosferatu
*James Monroe Iglehart as Taurus Bulba
*Michelle Gomez as Matilda McDuck
*Hugh Bonneville as Santa Claus
*Adam Pally as Kit Cloudkicker
*Eliza Coupe as Molly Cunningham
*Martin Freeman as Poe De Spell
*Noël Wells as June
*Riki Lindhome as May
===Additional voices===
*Laura Bailey as Launchpad's Girlfriends ("Quack Pack!")
*Abby Ryder-Fortson as Little Girl Audience Member ("Quack Pack!")
*Noah Baird as Little Boy Audience Member ("Quack Pack!")
*Kari Wahlgren as Audience Members ("Quack Pack!")
*Jeff Bennett as Chip and Dale, Gadget Hackwrench, Monterey Jack (squeaks), and Zipper (buzzes) ("Double-O-Duck in You Only Crash Twice!")
==Home Media==
A DVD titled Woo-oo! was released on December 12, 2017. It contains the pilot plus all 6 "Welcome to Duckburg" shorts. A second DVD, titled Destination Adventure!, was released on June 5, 2018. It contained the episodes "The Beagle Birthday Massacre!", "The Living Mummies of Toth-Ra!", "The Impossible Summit of Mt. Neverrest!", "The Spear of Selene!", "The Missing Links of Moorshire!", and "Beware the B.U.D.D.Y. System!", plus two episodes of the original show as bonus features.
The series has also been released digitally in six separate volumes consisting of eleven to twelve episodes each, two per season. This also includes all the special multi-part episodes in their original format.
==Reception==
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the show's first season received an approval rating of 100% based on 12 reviews. Chris Hayner from IGN, gave the show a score of 8.5 out of 10, stating "May be aimed at modern young audiences but there's no denying the heart and adventurous spirit it gets from the original series". DuckTales was placed at the #2 spot in MsMojo's (WatchMojo) "Top 10 Animated Disney Channel Shows of the Last Decade" list, right behind Gravity Falls (#1) .(2020) MsMojo: Top 10 Animated Disney Channel Series Of The Last Decade. Available at: https://watchmojo.com/articles/top-10-animated-disney-channel-series-of-the-last-decade (Accessed: January 17, 2023). As of 2023, it currently holds the #4 spot on Ranker's "The Best Disney Channel Cartoons Ever Made" list; following behind Kim Possible (#3), Phineas and Ferb (#2), & Gravity Falls (#1).TV, R. (2023, March 10). The Best Disney Channel Cartoons Ever made. Ranker. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.ranker.com/list/best-disney-cartoon-shows-all-time/ranker-tv
==Gallery==
==Videos==
All-New "DuckTales" Cast Sings Original Theme Song
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D23 Expo Exclusive Sneak Peek DuckTales Disney XD
DuckTales Exclusive Sneak Peek Comic-Con 2017 Disney XD
DuckTales Theme Song Supercut DuckTales Disney XD
Trailer DuckTales Disney Channel
DuckTales Don Cheadle IS Donald Duck Comic-Con 2018 Exclusive Disney Channel
DuckTales This Season On Comic-Con 2018 Exclusive Disney Channel
DuckTales Season 2 Premiere Sneak Peek
Voice of Della Duck DuckTales Disney Channel
Sneak Peek Treasure of the Found Lamp DuckTales Disney Channel
DuckTales - Friendship Hates Magic EXCLUSIVE CLIP by TVRecordsKing PRO
Season 3 is Coming Back! DuckTales Disney XD
A Brand New Adventure DuckTales Disney XD
==Trivia==
*This is the first time since Quack Pack that Huey, Dewey, and Louie have separate physical appearances, distinct personalities, and different voice actors.
*Many aspects of the show's design are based on works by Carl Barks, including his original comics.
*Unlike most of their animated appearances and like in the classic comics, the duck characters have white sclerae.
*Tony Anselmo, Corey Burton, Tress MacNeille, Michael Bell, Jim Cummings, Keone Young, Russi Taylor, and Rob Paulsen act as returning cast members from the original series. Anselmo and Burton reprise their roles as Donald Duck and Ludwig Von Drake (as well as Dale and Zipper in The Last Adventure!), while Taylor, Paulsen, and MacNeille's roles from the original series (Huey, Dewey, Louie, Webby, Gladstone Gander, and Emily Quackfaster) have been recast while Bell's and Young's original roles were minor, and the actors provide new character voices as Jim Starling/Negaduck, a younger version of Donald Duck, Gibbous, Daisy Duck (whom MacNeille has been voicing since 1999), and Quackerjack. Young provides additional voices.
*Della Duck is the only member of the main cast who is left-handed, as shown in "What Ever Happened to Della Duck?!"
*Co-producer Frank Angones wanted to include Mickey Mouse in the series, but the character has been barred from appearing by Disney executives in-person.Mickey Mouse in 2017's DuckTales (This is despite the fact that Mickey had been confirmed in the continuity of the original show.:File:Mickey confirmed in OG DuckTales.jpg) However, a reference to the character was featured in the episode "Moonvasion!", in the form of a Mickey-shaped melon whom Donald voiced through ventriloquism (implying that Mickey is only a figment of Donald's imagination in this continuity), with his ventriloquism being provided by Mickey voice actor Chris Diamantopoulos.
*While the pilot episode premiered in August, the actual series premiered on the same month the original series premiered in 1987.
**Not counting the day, this also coincides with the 30th anniversary of the original series.
*This series marks the animated debuts of Fethry Duck, John D. Rockerduck, Jeeves, Neighbor Jones, Bombie the Zombie, Scrooge's sister Matilda McDuck, and the nephews' mother, Della Duck.
*Early promo art of the series envisioned Dewey, Webby, and Donald wearing different clothes, with Dewey having a single shirt with two different shades of blue in a triangular pattern, Webby wearing a pink dress similar to the original Disney Afternoon series and a purple bow, and Donald wearing a sailor cap similar to the original series from when he went to the navy as well as his shirt being blue with yellow accents. Additionally, Scrooge was also going to wear red spats and have red patches instead of black, similar to the original series.
*Other Disney Afternoon cartoons appear in the show, in their own way; Darkwing Duck was a TV show within it initially, the Rescue Rangers are a side effect of an intelligence Ray, Cape Suzette, Kit Cloudkicker, and Don Karnage from TaleSpin appear, Goofy appears in his Goof Troop outfit as well as Max in his photos, and the Gummi Bears' Gummiberry Juice is used.
*This is the second Disney Animated Production that Clancy Brown, Julie Bowen, and James Monroe Iglehart have work on since Tangled: The Series.
*There were plans for a Darkwing Duck spinoff which was leaked online in April 2024.https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/massive-archive-of-lost-media-from-disney-and-cartoon-network-leaked-online-2666720/ It was eventually scrapped in favor of an unrelated reboot planned for release on Disney+.
*This was the fifth series by Disney Television Animation to be serialized/story-driven, following Gargoyles, Gravity Falls, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, and Tangled: The Series.
**Big City Greens has multiple instances of continuity which make it partially serialized; Wander Over Yonder transitioned to a serialized plotline in Season 2.
*In the Norwegian dub, Huey, Dewey and Louie are voiced by the Maurstad brothers. Interestingly enough, their mother, Mari Maurstad has the current Norwegian voice of nephews in other media and is also the voice of Daisy Duck.
*A ride based on the series was pitched as a replacement for Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin in April 2020, but with scrapped due to cutbacks at Walt Disney Imagineering caused by COVID-19.
==References==
==External links==
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*Oh My Disney: This is Not a Drill: We’re Getting New DuckTales in 2017!
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