| The Plucky Duck Show | |
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| Also known as | Steven Spielberg Presents The Plucky Duck Show |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Tom Ruegger |
| Based on | Tiny Toon Adventures byWarner Bros. |
| Directed by | Rich Arons |
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| Theme music composer | Bruce Broughton |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (31 segments) |
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| Executive producer | Steven Spielberg |
| Producer | Sherri Stoner |
| Running time | 21–22 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Fox Kids |
| Release | September 19 (1992-09-19) – December 12, 1992 (1992-12-12) |
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The Plucky Duck Show is an Americananimated television series produced byWarner Bros. Animation andAmblin Entertainment. It is aspin-off ofTiny Toon Adventures focusing primarily on the character ofPlucky Duck.[1] It premiered on September 19, 1992, and ended on December 12, 1992, with a total of 13 episodes.
Of the 13 episodes produced, only "The Return of Batduck" was original to the series. All remaining episodes were compilations ofTiny Toons produced shorts, though some aired onThe Plucky Duck Show first.
The theme song is a rendition of theTiny Toons theme, set to the same music, but with Plucky himself as the subject of the song. Some of the lyrics were reused in theTiny Toons episode "It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special".
After the show was canceled, "Batduck" was edited and added in as an episode ofTiny Toons. The show's formula was attempted again several years later whenPinky and the Brain, the supporting characters fromAnimaniacs (Steven Spielberg's next collaboration withWarner Bros. Animation), were also given their own show. UnlikeThe Plucky Duck Show, however,Pinky and the Brain consists entirely of original material rather than reusing pre-existing shorts from the show it was spun-off from.
The "Yakety Yak" segment was made commercially available on theTiny Toons Sing! CD/cassette album.
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 13 | September 19, 1992 (1992-09-19) | December 12, 1992 (1992-12-12) | |
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | "The Return of Batduck" | Rich Arons | Storyboarded by : Jim Fletcher (as James Fletcher), Eddie Fitzgerald, Rusty Mills and Jenny Lerew Written by : Peter Hastings | September 19, 1992 (1992-09-19) | |||||||||||||
Plucky returns to his role as Batduck to star in a new movie. Note: This is the only episode withJohn Kassir as Buster. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | "Ducklahoma" | Rich Arons | Sherri Stoner and Nicholas Hollander | September 26, 1992 (1992-09-26) | |||||||||||||
| "Video Game Blues" | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| "Yakety Yak" | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| "Party Crasher Plucky" | Byron Vaughns | Story by :Sherri Stoner Written by : George McGrath | |||||||||||||||
(1.) Actually an edited version of the cartoon, which is a spoof ofOklahoma!. (2.) A musical number in which Plucky and Fowlmouth sing about Plucky's addiction to video games; set to music fromThe Nutcracker. (3.) A "music video" set to the songYakety Yak. (4.) Plucky crashes a celebrity party, and brings Shirley the Loon with him. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | "Minister Golf" | Directed by : Alfred Gimeno Co-directed by : David West | Tom Ruegger | October 3, 1992 (1992-10-03) | |||||||||||||
| "Particle Man" | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| "Istanbul" | – | – | |||||||||||||||
| "My Brilliant Revenge!" | Ken Boyer | Peter Hastings | |||||||||||||||
(1.) A "Baby Plucky" cartoon in which Plucky remembers the first time he played miniature golf. (2.) A "music video" set to the songParticle Man. (3.) Another "music video," set to theThey Might Be Giants' version ofIstanbul (Not Constantinople). (4.) Hamton destroys Plucky's bagpipes in a fit of anger, and Plucky plots a way to get back at Hamton. | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | "Kon Ducki" | Rich Arons | Storyboarded by : Eddie Fitzgerald, Jim Fletcher (as James Fletcher), Enrique May and Rusty Mills Written by : Sherri Stoner, Peter Hastings and Stephen Hibbert | October 10, 1992 (1992-10-10) | |||||||||||||
A feature about Pluck Heyerdahl's voyage on theKon Ducki (which is a parody of theKon-Tiki); followed by a "making of" featurette. | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | "Inside Plucky Duck" | Art Vitello | Paul Dini and Buzz Dixon | October 17, 1992 (1992-10-17) | |||||||||||||
| "Bat's All, Folks" | – | Teleplay by : Paul Dini and Buzz Dixon | |||||||||||||||
| "Wild Takes Class" | Art Vitello | Paul Dini | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | "A Quack in the Quarks" | Art Vitello | Storyboarded by : Douglas McCarthy andBruce Timm Written by :Tom Minton | October 24, 1992 (1992-10-24) | |||||||||||||
In this spoof of theStar Wars films, aliens choose Plucky to defend their world against a Darth Vader-style villain. | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | "A Ditch in Time" | Art Vitello | Storyboarded by : Bruce Timm and Douglas McCarthy (as Doug McCarthy) Written by : Wayne Kaatz, Art Vitello, Bruce Timm and Douglas McCarthy | October 31, 1992 (1992-10-31) | |||||||||||||
Plucky builds a time machine so that he can go back a few days and finish his homework on time, but ends up traveling to prehistoric days. | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | "Going Up" | Byron Vaughns | Story by : Tom Ruegger Written by : Nicholas Hollander | November 7, 1992 (1992-11-07) | |||||||||||||
| "Wait Till Your Father Gets Even" | Ken Boyer | Nicholas Hollander | |||||||||||||||
| "Never Too Late to Loon" | Rich Arons | Jim Reardon | |||||||||||||||
(1.) A "Baby Plucky" cartoon in which little Plucky is playing with the buttons in an elevator at the shopping mall. (2.) Hamton loses his father's bottle cap collection to Plucky, and he is afraid to face his father. (3.) Afraid of failing a math test, Plucky asks his psychic girlfriend Shirley the Loon to give himAlbert Einstein's brain. | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | "Just-Us League of Supertoons" | Byron Vaughns | Paul Dini | November 14, 1992 (1992-11-14) | |||||||||||||
| "A Bacon Strip" | Ken Boyer | Wayne Kaatz | |||||||||||||||
| "Migrant Mallard" | Tom Minton | Rich Arons | |||||||||||||||
(1.) Batduck and Decoy try to join the Just-Us League (a parody of theJustice League). (2.) Afterskinny-dipping in Max's pool, naked Hamton tries to get home without being seen. (3.) Unable to fight his instincts, Plucky flies south for the winter against his will. | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | "Hollywood Plucky" | Art Vitello | Storyboarded by : Bruce Timm and Douglas McCarthy Written by : Sherri Stoner | November 21, 1992 (1992-11-21) | |||||||||||||
Plucky, accompanied by Hamton, goes toHollywood to try to sell his movie script. | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | "The Potty Years" | Jon McClenehan | Storyboarded by : Ken Boyer and Alfred Gimeno Written by : Tom Ruegger | November 28, 1992 (1992-11-28) | |||||||||||||
| "Milk, It Makes a Body Spout" | Rich Arons | Tom Minton and Tom Ruegger | |||||||||||||||
| "The Anvil Chorus" | Art Leonardi | Don Dougherty and Tom Ruegger | |||||||||||||||
(1.) The first "Baby Plucky" cartoon, in which Plucky remembers his potty training. (2.) Buster and Plucky have a contest to see who can make Hamton laugh hard enough to shoot the milk he is drinking out of his nose. (3.) An orchestra plays theAnvil Chorus while Plucky tries to avoid the falling anvils that are crashing down around him. | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | "Slugfest" | Art Vitello | Jim Reardon | December 5, 1992 (1992-12-05) | |||||||||||||
| "Duck Dodgers Jr." | Directed by : Kent Butterworth Design by : Maurice Noble | Mike Kazaleh, Maurice Noble and Wayne Kaatz | |||||||||||||||
| "Duck Trek" | Ken Boyer | Jim Reardon | |||||||||||||||
(1.) In this satire ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Plucky and Hamton dress up as Plucky's cartoon heroes, the Immature Radioactive Samurai Slugs. (2.) Plucky isDuck Dodgers' sidekick as Dodgers once again faces off against Marvin. (3.) A parody ofStar Trek, featuring Plucky in the role of Captain Kirk. | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | "One Minute Till Three" | Rich Arons | Tom Ruegger and Tom Minton | December 12, 1992 (1992-12-12) | |||||||||||||
| "Sticky Feathers Duck" | Rich Arons | Beth Bornstein | |||||||||||||||
| "Duck in the Dark" | – | – | |||||||||||||||
(1.) Plucky is anxiously waiting for the class to end, and hoping to avoid getting stuck with a weekend assignment for getting the wrong answers. (2.) Plucky and Hamton steal a candy bar, and it weighs on their consciences. (3.) Plucky sleeps over at Buster's house, but stays up late watchinghorror movies, causing him to have nightmares. | |||||||||||||||||
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