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Season 1 – Darkwing Duck

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Drake Mallard dons a mask to fight crime.
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Darkwing Duck — Season 1

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Kevin Johnson AV Club 09/24/2018
Darkwing Duck, both the show and the character, is keenly aware of the connection between heroics and vanity. Go to Full Review
Charles Solomon Los Angeles Times 09/24/2018
Darkwing looks suspiciously like Daffy Duck... But Daffy was funny, and this inept crime fighter who describes himself as "the terror that flaps in the night, the winged scourge that pecks at your nightmares" isn't. Go to Full Review
Amanda Dyer Common Sense Media 05/17/2021
4/5
Silly characters, slapstick action, and spoofs on famous comic book characters make this series a fun family watch. Go to Full Review
Nigel Mitchell CBR 09/24/2018
Unlike other square-jawed superheroes, Darkwing Duck was vain and short-tempered... Yet he was still lovable and fought crime with cool gadgets and wisecracks. Go to Full Review
Simon Westgarth What Culture 09/24/2018
The series incorporates some of the characters from DuckTales, but recreates Barks' amazing feat of taking a bare-bones structure and creating a new city full of personalities for the established characters to interact with. Go to Full Review
Kevin Carr 7M Pictures 09/24/2018
3/5
Darkwing Duck is a fun, lighthearted spoof of the genre. Go to Full Review
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steve d 07/26/2020 I loved this growing up. Fun superhero action for the youngest among us. See more 02/24/2019 One of the greatest cartoons from my childhood. This series was goofy, witty and original. The father daughter relationship between the main hero and his energetic tomboy shows a realistic side and gives this show its heart. If not to stroke his own ego, Darkwing continues to fight the scum of St. Canard to keep his daughter safe. See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Sep 6, 1991 Darkly Dawns the Duck Darkwing foils the attempted abduction of an orphan. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 6, 1991 Darkly Dawns the Duck Launchpad frees Darkwing from jail to track the elusive Taurus Bulba. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 9, 1991 Beauty and the Beet Darkwing tells the origins of supervillain Dr. Reginald Bushroot. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 10, 1991 Getting Antsy The owner of a miniature golf course invents a shrinking ray. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 11, 1991 Night of the Living Spud Dr. Bushroot accidently creates a vampire potato. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 12, 1991 Apes of Wrath While searching for a missing anthropologist, Darkwing stumbles across a vacation villa for villains. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 13, 1991 Dirty Money Someone is erasing the ink off all the money in Saint Canard. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 16, 1991 Duck Blind Darkwing becomes blind after a battle with Megavolt; undeterred, Darkwing carries on; Gosalyn, Honker and Launchpad get captured. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 17, 1991 Comic Book Capers Unhappy with his portrayal in a comic book, Darkwing decides to use his artistic license and rewrite the story. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 18, 1991 Water Way to Go Darkwing agrees to be Launchpad's sidekick for the day, however, Darkwing has received an important mission to stop Steelbeak. Details Episode 11 Aired Sep 19, 1991 Paraducks Darkwing and Gosalyn go into the past and return to their present, however, they find they have altered their timeline, and they must go back and rectify the past. Details Episode 12 Aired Sep 20, 1991 Easy Come, Easy Grows Darkwing investigates a string of incidents involving missing money and bank vaults; Bushroot creates a tree covered in money. Details Episode 13 Aired Sep 23, 1991 A Revolution in Home Appliances Megavolt gets zapped with his new invention and gains the ability to turn ordinary appliances into sentient beings. Details Episode 14 Aired Sep 24, 1991 Trading Faces Darkwing's computer goes on the fritz and forces the gang to switch bodies with each other; Gosalyn must stop Steelbeak's plan. Details Episode 15 Aired Sep 25, 1991 Hush, Hush Sweet Charlatan Tuskernini has decided to turn over a new leaf and give up his villainous ways so he can pursue a new life as a movie director, however, the production of the movie is being sabotaged by a mysterious phantom. Details Episode 16 Aired Sep 26, 1991 Can't Bayou Love Jambalaya Jake and his alligator, Gumbo, show up in St. Canard to do some villainous actions; Darkwing has to stop these bayou bad guys from succeeding. Details Episode 17 Aired Sep 27, 1991 Bearskin Thugs Darkwing takes Gosalyn on a camping trip to the national park, where the woods are being terrorized by a monstrous bear that has been attacking campers. Details Episode 18 Aired Sep 30, 1991 You Sweat Your Life A health spa owner discovers the formula for eternal youth; however, the owner must get a feather from a true hero, which leaves Darkwing Duck a prime target. Details Episode 19 Aired Oct 1, 1991 Days of Blunder The unsound Quackerjack poses as a psychiatrist and convinces Darkwing to hang his hat up and stop fighting crime; Quackerjack proceeds to wreak havoc with an unopposed crime spree. Details Episode 20 Aired Oct 2, 1991 Just Us Justice Ducks Darkwing's greatest foes assemble and create an alliance called the Fearsome Five; the new alliance attacks Darkwing in its bid to take over St. Canard. Details Episode 21 Aired Oct 3, 1991 Just Us Justice Ducks After the Fearsome Five capture the Justice Ducks, it is up to Darkwing to save them and the city from the evil doers. Details Episode 22 Aired Oct 4, 1991 Double Darkwings Jambalaya Jake schemes to have a hex placed on Darkwing, however, the victim of the hex is Launchpad disguised as Darkwing; Launchpad is an unwilling accomplice in a string of crimes. Details Episode 23 Aired Oct 7, 1991 Aduckyphobia After Darkwing gets bitten by a mutated spider, he grows a few pairs of extra arms; Darkwing adopts a new moniker to reflect his physical change. Details Episode 24 Aired Oct 8, 1991 When Aliens Collide Gosalyn comes across a spaceship with a cute alien inside; after it is discovered, the cute alien is a wanted criminal pretending to be a pet, and Darkwing must stop the charlatan. Details Episode 25 Aired Oct 9, 1991 Jurassic Jumble The evil Dr. Fossil plans to end life on Earth and give dinosaurs a second chance. Details Episode 26 Aired Oct 10, 1991 Cleanliness Is Next to Badliness Steelbeak and Ammonia Pine go into cahoots and start robbing banks; Gosalyn starts a Darkwing fan club. Details Episode 27 Aired Oct 11, 1991 Smarter Than a Speeding Bullet! During Steelbeak's caper of burgling rubber ducks, Darkwing's attempts to foil Steelbeak's criminal activity is interrupted by Comet Guy, a failed superhero. Details Episode 28 Aired Oct 14, 1991 All's Fahrenheit in Love and War Darkwing tires of the cold and seeks a vacation; before he can leave, a string of bank robberies strike the city. Details Episode 29 Aired Oct 15, 1991 Whiffle While You Work Quackerjack seeks revenge on the video game industry after putting him out of business; Quackerjack and Darkwing become trapped inside a video game. Details Episode 30 Aired Oct 16, 1991 Ghoul of My Dreams Morgana uses sleep sand to rob the citizens of St. Canard while they sleep; in his attempt to thwart Morgana, Darkwing succumbs to the sleep sand and gets a ticket to dreamland. Details Episode 31 Aired Oct 21, 1991 Adopt-a-Con Tuskernini is part of the Adopt-a-Con program; much to the surprise of Darkwing, Tuskernini is sent to his home; Tuskernini takes Darkwing, Gosalyn and Launchpad as hostages. Details Episode 32 Aired Oct 22, 1991 Toys Czar Us Quackerjack plans to create a kingdom for kids filled with dangerous toys. Details Episode 33 Aired Oct 23, 1991 The Secret Origins of Darkwing Duck Years in the future, Drake Mallard poses as a janitor in the Darkwing Duck museum. Details Episode 34 Aired Oct 24, 1991 Up, Up and Awry Darkwing's ego is battered and bruised after Gizmoduck comes and saves the day in St. Canard; Darkwing sulks and wallows in self-pity as everyone fawns over the newcomer. Details Episode 35 Aired Oct 25, 1991 Life, the Negaverse and Everything While trying to escape the Muddlefoots and their party, Darkwing finds himself in Negaduck's realm, the Negaverse. Details Episode 36 Aired Oct 28, 1991 Dry Hard Darkwing comes across a water salesman, Bud Flood, who has been poisoning the drinking water to promote his wares; Darkwing stops Flood's plans; Flood returns with a vengeance and shuts off the water supply to the city. Details Episode 37 Aired Oct 29, 1991 Heavy Mental Launchpad gains psychic powers; however, he is having trouble controlling his newfound talent; a villain seeks to gain psychic powers. Details Episode 38 Aired Oct 30, 1991 Disguise the Limit Negaduck disguises himself as Darkwing and goes on a crime spree; Darkwing goes on the lam until he can clear his name; Director Gander Hooter aids Darkwing by providing a revolutionary camouflage. Details Episode 39 Aired Oct 31, 1991 Planet of the Capes Comet Guy returns and wants Darkwing to go with him back to his home planet; Darkwing assumes he's being summoned to save the planet; however, upon arrival, Darkwing finds out he's being used. Details Episode 40 Aired Nov 1, 1991 Darkwing Doubloon Some of Darkwing Doubloon's escapades on the high seas and his battles against some seafaring miscreants. Details Episode 41 Aired Nov 4, 1991 It's a Wonderful Leaf After feeling slighted by holiday shoppers, Bushroot decides to ruin Christmas for the city by taking control of all of the Christmas trees. Details Episode 42 Aired Nov 5, 1991 Twitching Channels Megavolts latest device transports Darkwing and himself to a dimension filled with hideous, beakless abominations; Darkwing discovers he may only be a figment of someone's imagination. Details Episode 43 Aired Nov 6, 1991 Dances With Bigfoot Gosalyn and Honker search after Darkwing goes missing in the Pacific Northwest. Details Episode 44 Aired Nov 7, 1991 Twin Beaks A mutated alien race of cabbages appear to have abducted Honker's parents. Details Episode 45 Aired Feb 12, 1992 The Incredible Bulk Bushroot becomes invincible after creating an experimental fertilizer that causes plants to grow to giant proportions. Details Episode 46 Aired Feb 14, 1992 My Valentine Ghoul Darkwing and Morgana have a lover's spat; Gosalyn tries to make a love potion. Details Episode 47 Aired Feb 17, 1992 Dead Duck Darkwing tries to escape Death and return to the living after being killed in an accident. Details Episode 48 Aired Feb 18, 1992 A Duck by Any Other Name Darkwing thwarts Tuskernini's plan to steal a famous diamond. Details Episode 49 Aired Feb 20, 1992 Let's Get Respectable Gosalyn and Honker try to improve Darkwing's image. Details Episode 50 Aired Feb 24, 1992 In Like Blunt Darkwing teams up with J. Gander to thwart a criminal's plan to auction a list of S.H.U.S.H. secret agents. Details Episode 51 Aired Feb 26, 1992 Quack of Ages Quackerjack travels back in time to prevent the invention of the yo-yo. Details Episode 52 Aired Feb 27, 1992 Time and Punishment Gosalyn and two villains are sent into the future. Details Episode 53 Aired Mar 3, 1992 Stressed to Kill Darkwing is brainwashed while attending a stress relief clinic. Details Episode 54 Aired Apr 4, 1992 The Darkwing Squad Darkwing trains some new SHUSH agents; agent Grizzlicoff goes under cover. Details Episode 55 Aired Apr 5, 1992 Inside Binkie's Brain Binkie Muddlefoot gets hit on the head with a bowling ball. Details Episode 56 Aired Apr 29, 1992 The Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain A meddlesome spirit is released from a jack-in-the-box and possesses Quackerjack's doll. Details Episode 57 Aired May 1, 1992 Slime OK, You're OK Gosalyn samples a formula intended for Bushroot's plant friend. Details Episode 58 Aired May 2, 1992 Whirled History Gosalyn sleepwalks and dreams about famous explorers. Details Episode 59 Aired May 3, 1992 U.F.Foe Aliens kidnap Launchpad in order to make him ruler of the universe. Details Episode 60 Aired May 4, 1992 A Star Is Scourned The producer of Darkwing's TV show wants to replace Darkwing with Bushroot. Details Episode 61 Aired May 5, 1992 Quiverwing Quack Gosalyn takes up archery and foils one of Negaduck's capers; with all of the publicity from besting Negaduck, Gosalyn develops a new alter-ego; Negaduck seeks revenge on Gosalyn. Details Episode 62 Aired May 6, 1992 Jail Bird Negaduck steals a diamond that can steal other superheroes' powers. Details Episode 63 Aired May 7, 1992 Dirtysomething Ammonia Pine is teamed with her dirt-loving sister. Details Episode 64 Aired May 8, 1992 Kung Fooled Darkwing pays a visit to his old martial arts instructor. Details Episode 65 Aired May 20, 1992 Bad Luck Duck A tribe places a curse on Darkwing because they think he stole their jewel. Details
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Season Info

Screenwriter
Doug Langdale, Dev Ross, John Behnke, Kevin D. Campbell, Tad Stones, Ellen Svaco, Jan Strnad, Gary Sperling, Steve Roberts, Marion Wells, Bruce Talkington, Bruce Reid Schaefer, Julia Jane Lewald, Carter Crocker, Rob Humphrey, Brian Swenlin, Colleen Taber, Michael Maurer, Pat Corcoran, Jim Peterson
Network
Disney Channel
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Kids & Family, Entertainment, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 6, 1991