Darkwing Duck, or "Dorkwing Duck" as I used to call it, I consider to be one of the greatest animated shows ever, along with Little Bear, PB&J Otter, Rugrats, Talespin, Courage The Cowardly Dog, Animaniacs, Ren And Stimpy, Pinky And The Brain, DuckTales, Moo Mesa, and The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. For one thing, have I mentioned that the theme song is one of the catchiest theme songs along with the theme songs for Moo Mesa, Pinky And The Brain, DuckTales, CatDog, Sagwa, Maisy, PB&J Otter, and The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh? Darkwing is very funny, as is Launchpad. Plus, Goslyn reminds me of myself when I was young. But what really makes the series if you ask me are the villains, some of my favourites being Bushroot, Dr Fossil, Phineas Sharp, Ammonia Pine, Megavolt, Splatter Phoenix, and Taurus Bulba. Negaduck, Liquidator, Quackerjack, Steelbeak, Isis Vanderchill, Tuskernini, Moliarty, and Camille Leon are also enjoyable. The only villain that I have never particularly cared for is Jambalaya Jake, he's just a little bolshy for my taste. Anything else? You bet there is! I simply love the lullaby for Goslyn in the first episode Darkly Dawns the Duck, it's just so soothing. Plus, I simply can't help but feel bad for Bushroot, he was so badly teased by his coworkers and had his budget cut for no reason other than that he loved plants and his coworker Rhoda Dendron so much. Same goes for Dr Fossil. I should mention a couple of things that I have always wondered: (1) Before Bushroot became a plant-duck it was pretty easy to tell that he was balding but after his mutation he suddenly gains a head full of purple hair. (2) Since we get to see Bushroot pre-mutation, what did Dr Fossil look like as a duck before his transformation? I'm willing to bet that he was very old judging by his appearance. Turning himself into a dinosaur could have rejuvenated him somehow and been an attempt to get back at his coworkers for viewing him and his dinosaurs as purely a thing of the past. Anyway, another thing I admire is many of the character designs. For example, Bushroot resembles a thistle with his purple "hair" and prior to his mutation when he was Dr Reginald Bushroot, he was much shorter than everyone else and balding. Other examples of brilliant design include Gosalyn resembling my childhood self not only in personality but in appearance as well, as well as Honker's resemblance to Chuckie from Rugrats, as well as reminding me of my childhood friend Sean. Finally, I love the witty dialogue such as "being the world's only mutant plant-duck is a lonely job."
Review of Darkwing Duck
