The Duck Factory (1984– )

Skip Tarkenton is a young animator who's just started with a low-budget animation company that produces "The Dippy Duck Show." As new guy, Skip is often the brunt of office politics, and ... See full summary »

Creators:

Allan Burns, Herbert Klynn

Stars:

Jim Carrey, Julie Payne, Nancy Lane

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jim Carrey	...	Skip Tarkenton (13 episodes, 1984)
Julie Payne	...	Aggie Aylesworth (13 episodes, 1984)
Nancy Lane	...	Andrea Lewin (13 episodes, 1984)
Jay Tarses	...	Marty Fenneman (13 episodes, 1984)
Clarence Gilyard Jr.	...	Roland Culp (13 episodes, 1984)
Don Messick	...	Wally Wooster (13 episodes, 1984)
Teresa Ganzel	...	Mrs. Sheree Winkler (13 episodes, 1984)
Jack Gilford	...	Brooks Carmichael (13 episodes, 1984)

Storyline

Skip Tarkenton is a young animator who's just started with a low-budget animation company that produces "The Dippy Duck Show." As new guy, Skip is often the brunt of office politics, and has to deal with his own lack of confidence.

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Plot Keywords:

sitcom

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 April 1984 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MTM Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

After the credits, the MTM kitten logo forms. An off-screen voice states, "And now, here's the cat!". Instead of meowing, the kitten says, "Quack!"

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Angels' Revenge (1995)

User Reviews

I saw it too

I remember seeing "The Duck Factory" on NBC as a teenager( makes two who saw it). I had an interest in voice-work and animation, plus curious to see what Don Messick looked like.

The show was OK, from what I remember, but felt NBC did not really give it a chance. Typical of shows that are actually good but the almighty dollar, and ratings, rules so it was cut.