The comedy-adventure series chronicles the high-flying adventures of trillionaire Scrooge McDuck; his temperamental nephew Donald Duck; grandnephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie; Launchpad McQuack... Read allThe comedy-adventure series chronicles the high-flying adventures of trillionaire Scrooge McDuck; his temperamental nephew Donald Duck; grandnephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie; Launchpad McQuack; and Mrs. Beakley and her granddaughter Webby.The comedy-adventure series chronicles the high-flying adventures of trillionaire Scrooge McDuck; his temperamental nephew Donald Duck; grandnephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie; Launchpad McQuack; and Mrs. Beakley and her granddaughter Webby.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 23 nominations total
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If "Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil" was the next "Gravity Falls", is this the next "Star Vs."? This may in fact be even better than the original. In the original, the character Webigail wasn't really that interesting. She wasn't bad, she was more like a stereotypical little girl. This version, on the other hand is way smarter and is an action girl all the way! Thank you for improving this character! We even get more screen time with Donald Duck which was oddly lacking from the original show a lot. We even get some new villains or henchman of Flintheart Glomgold.
My only complaint is that Huey, Dewey, and Louie's voices are a bit too mature. We even get shout outs to locations in other Disney cartoons from around the same time period. A new universe they're creating, perhaps? I just love all the constant movements and action. They're not doing that much to make the show relevant again by changing any personalities and it's working perfectly! Everyone is in character or better than they were before and I see the beginning of an awesome show! ****
I enjoyed the original series but rarely got to watch it. I finally took the time to watch the new series and was thoroughly impressed! The animation, story beats, and comedy are all great! The first season is generally more episodic while the latter seasons become more serialized. The earlier seasons are stronger in terms of character development, but the latter seasons are stronger in terms of villain and story development. The show is witty, fun, and simply by good time had by all. It's sad that it only lasted three seasons, but it does seem they took these characters as far as they could go.
Like a lot of people, I eyed off the idea of a reboot with suspicion, but my fears were put to rest with the very first teasers to come out, and with the actual release, I fell in love with the first scenes.
The new DuckTales looks and sounds different than the old one, and that's okay. Die-hard old fans who can't abide by the smallest adjustments are just dinosaurs waiting for the comet to hit.
The art style is great. It's more reminiscent of the comic art style that the series is based on, and more smooth than the old series. It's not CGI, which makes it stand way out.
The voice acting is perfect. It's not the same voice actors as the old series, but again, it doesn't matter.
The characters have been given more personality than before, which is great. Huey, Dewie, and Louie are finally three different kids with personalities. Scrooge is more than just a trillionaire. And it seems we're going to see Donald as the adventurer and find out more about the kid's parentage.
I'm absolutely beyond excited for this show and look forward to following it. I hope the success makes for some more additions.
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Did you know
- TriviaTony Anselmo reprises his role of Donald Duck from DuckTales (1987); while it was a minor role in that show (he left the nephews with Scrooge when joining the navy, appearing in only a few episodes), it's a bigger role in this show.
- Quotes
[At Donald's birthday, his candle goes berserk and tries to kill him]
Scrooge McDuck: It's a Promethean candle, guaranteed never to go out!
[gets stares]
Scrooge McDuck: Did you expect me to buy a new candle for *every* birthday? Do you have any idea what that would cost, at my age?
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are of Scrooge McDuck chasing through different locations and comic-book panels for his lucky dime, accompanied by his family and friends and pursued by his enemies. At the end, McDuck swims through the series title (made of gold) and catches the dime.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Nostalgia Critic: DuckTales 2017 (2017)
- SoundtracksDuckTales
Written by Mark Mueller
Performed by Felicia Barton
Produced by Michael Smidi Smith and Dominic Lewis
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- Runtime21 minutes
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