Ducktales 1987
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Ducktales was produced on a budget of $275,000 for each episode made. The animation was outsourced overseas in Japan at Tokyo Movie Shinsha. The combined total cost for Ducktales for all 100 episodes is $27,500,000.
. Stereo. Mono (Five-part pilot only)Original releaseSeptember 18, 1987 ( 1987-09-18) –November 28, 1990 ( 1990-11-28)ChronologyRelated shows(2017)DuckTales is an American, produced by and distributed. The cartoon series premiered 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 and other comic books created by, the show follows, his three grandnephews, 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.DuckTales has created much merchandise, including video games, merchandise, and comic books, along with an animated theatrical spin-off film entitled, 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. The show's popular theme song was written.
Also, Launchpad McQuack later returned to appear in another Disney animated series, becoming a main character in.In February 2015, announced the revival of the show, with the intention of. Dark devotion dbd. The rebooted series premiered on August 12, 2017. Contents.Premise When decides to join the, he enlists his uncle to look after his nephews,. Although reluctant to do so due to their hyperactivity, along with his continual pursuit of increasing his 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. In addition to them, the show features frequent appearances by, 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, whose character was adapted from the comic books. The show introduced new characters to the Duck universe; while some were minor including the nanny, whom Scrooge hires to babysit the nephews; Mrs.
Beakley's granddaughter; Scrooge's pilot;, an admirer of Launchpad and a close friend of the nephews; and the McDuck Manor butler,. The second season later introduced three new additional characters as part of the show's stories: 'caveduck' and his pet Tootsie; and, Scrooge's personal accountant who secretly works as a superhero named Gizmoduck.The show's primary villains consist of those from the comics:, who seeks to replace Scrooge as the 'richest duck in the world'; the, who seek to rob Scrooge of his fortune and often target his money bin; and, 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, as well as 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, 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; 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 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,.
After its first season, the show moved away from globe-trotting stories, with adventures focused mainly within Duckburg.Cast. Main article:. as. as and Webby Vanderquack. as Duckworth the Butler, Burger Beagle, and Bouncer Beagle. as Launchpad McQuack (entire series) and Babyface Beagle (season 1).
as Bigtime Beagle (entire series), Baggy Beagle (entire series), Poe (season 1), and Bubba (seasons 2–4). as and. as Mrs. Bentina Beakley, and Additional voices.
as Fenton Crackshell/Gizmoduck (seasons 2–4). Additional voices in season 1. as Ma Beagle and. as Bankjob Beagle and Admiral Grimitz (season 1). as Doofus Drake and Bugle Beagle (season 1).
Additional voices in season 3. as (season 1)The show also featured a range of additional voice actors who voiced several minor characters, most frequently including the following.History Production 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, the animation was handled by (some 1987 and 1989–1990 episodes only), Cuckoo's Nest Studio, (season 1 only), and Burbank Films (1 episode only) having previously been used on two other Disney cartoons in 1985 – and – both of which had demonstrated better quality cartoons on TV than in previous years.
Although the Japanese provided them with more available artists for the cartoon, this also increased production costs, due to the currency exchange rates between the and the, though Disney intended to invest heavily in its DuckTales 's production, with plans to recuperate its money by having it via its syndication unit, with a 2.5/3.5 syndicator/station ad split. While this 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. Broadcast The cartoon premiered worldwide between 18–20 September 1987 (the time and date varying between markets), with 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 1987–88, consisted of 65 episodes, the 'magic number' requirement needed for a show to have weekday syndication (five days a week for thirteen weeks).