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| Also known as | Disney's DuckTales |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Uncle Scrooge by Carl Barks |
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| Theme music composer | Mark Mueller |
| Opening theme | "DuckTales" by Jeff Pescetto |
| Ending theme | "DuckTales" (Instrumental) |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 100 (101 segments) + 1 film (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Walt Disney Television Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | September 18, 1987 – November 28, 1990 |
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| 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.[3]
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,[4][5] 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.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Cyrenne, Randall. "DuckTales: Volume 2". Animated Views. Retrieved September 15, 2017.