List of DuckTales episodes facts for kids
This page lists all the exciting episodes from the classic DuckTales TV show! This animated series from Disney is based on the famous Scrooge McDuck character and the Uncle Scrooge comic books by Carl Barks. The show follows Scrooge, his adventurous great-nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and their friend Webby Vanderquack. Many other fun characters were also created just for the show.
While Huey, Dewey, and Louie first appeared in Donald Duck cartoons in the 1930s, their personalities in DuckTales are more like how they were in Carl Barks' comics. Even though Donald Duck was a big part of the Uncle Scrooge comics, he only appeared in a few DuckTales episodes as a guest.
The show first aired in 1987. It started with a special two-hour movie called "Treasure of the Golden Suns." After that, new episodes aired every weekday. The first season had 65 episodes and finished in early 1988. Later, 10 episodes came out in the second season, and 18 in the third. Three episodes from the third season were shown later in 1990 when DuckTales became part of The Disney Afternoon block. Seven more episodes were made for the final season, bringing the total to 100 episodes! The last episode aired in November 1990.
You can find all 100 episodes on DVD in Region 1. Some episodes from the first season are also available on DVD in Region 2.
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Series Overview: DuckTales Adventures
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1 | 65 | September 18, 1987 | January 1, 1988 | |
2 | 10 | November 24, 1988 | March 26, 1989 | |
3 | 18 | September 18, 1989 | February 11, 1990 | |
Film | August 3, 1990 | |||
4 | 7 | September 10, 1990 | November 28, 1990 |
Episodes: Join the Duck Family on Adventures!
Season 1 (1987–1988): First Adventures
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1 | 1 | "Treasure of the Golden Suns (Part 1): Don't Give Up the Ship" | Alan Zaslove | Story by : Mark Zaslove Teleplay by : Jymn Magon and Bruce Talkington |
September 18, 1987 | 124 | ||||
Donald Duck joins the Navy and sends his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie to live with Scrooge McDuck. Meanwhile, a mysterious villain named El Capitán helps the Beagle Boys escape jail. He then hires them to steal a model ship from Scrooge, which holds a secret treasure map.
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2 | 2 | "Treasure of the Golden Suns (Part 2): Wronguay in Ronguay" | Steve Clark | Story by : Jymn Magon and Bruce Talkington Teleplay by : Mark Zaslove |
September 18, 1987 | 125 | ||||
After stopping the Beagle Boys, Scrooge tries to understand the map. His nephews discover it leads to a sunken treasure ship in Ronguay, South America. They decide to go after it. But El Capitán wants the treasure too and gets help from Scrooge's rival, Flintheart Glomgold.
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3 | 3 | "Treasure of the Golden Suns (Part 3): Three Ducks of the Condor" | Alan Zaslove | Story by : Mark Zaslove Teleplay by : Jymn Magon and Bruce Talkington |
September 18, 1987 | 126 | ||||
Scrooge finds a golden coin that is part of the Golden Suns treasure. With a plane from inventor Gyro Gearloose, piloted by Launchpad McQuack, Scrooge heads to the Andes Mountains. He brings Donald, who is on shore-leave, to find the map.
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4 | 4 | "Treasure of the Golden Suns (Part 4): Cold Duck" | Terence Harrison | Story by : Jymn Magon and Bruce Talkington Teleplay by : Mark Zaslove |
September 18, 1987 | 127 | ||||
Launchpad must accept help from the nephews, their new nanny Mrs. Beakley, and her granddaughter Webby. They track Scrooge to Antarctica. He was captured by penguins for trying to steal the second half of the treasure map. They try to get it with help from a young penguin Webby befriends.
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5 | 5 | "Treasure of the Golden Suns (Part 5): Too Much of a Gold Thing" | Alan Zaslove | Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington and Mark Zaslove | September 18, 1987 | 128 | ||||
Scrooge and his family go to the Valley of the Golden Sun to find the lost treasure. El Capitán chases them. The nephews worry that Scrooge is getting "gold fever." They are right when Scrooge and El Capitán only care about the gold, putting everyone in danger.
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6 | 6 | "Send in the Clones" | Alan Zaslove | Story by : Astrid Ryterband Teleplay by : Ken Koonce and David Weimers |
September 21, 1987 | 4412-020 | ||||
The evil sorceress Magica DeSpell wants Scrooge's Number One Dime. She helps the Beagle Boys escape to steal it. Using a cloning spell, she makes them look like Huey, Dewey, and Louie. This causes chaos when a TV crew comes to interview Scrooge.
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7 | 7 | "Sphinx for the Memories" | David Block | Michael Keyes | September 22, 1987 | 141 | ||||
8 | 8 | "Where No Duck Has Gone Before" | David Block | Len Uhley | September 23, 1987 | 4412-033 | ||||
Gyro's props for a science fiction TV show accidentally launch the actors into space. Launchpad becomes the hero because he is the only real pilot on board.
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9 | 9 | "Armstrong" | Alan Zaslove | Michael Keyes | September 24, 1987 | 4412-014 | ||||
Gyro shows Scrooge a new robot named Armstrong. Everyone is impressed, but Armstrong decides it wants to be in charge. It starts taking over everything. The nephews, with Launchpad's help, must rescue everyone.
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10 | 10 | "Robot Robbers" | Alan Zaslove | Story by : Carl Barks Teleplay by : Michael Keyes |
September 25, 1987 | 4412-034 | ||||
Scrooge is surprised when Glomgold gets a contract to build a new bank using giant robots made by Gyro. Ma Beagle sees a chance for a crime spree. She and some Beagle Boys hijack the robots. Scrooge and Glomgold must work together to stop them.
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11 | 11 | "Magica's Shadow War" | David Block | Randy Lofficier | September 28, 1987 | 4412-035 | ||||
Magica tries a new plan to steal Scrooge's Number One Dime. She brings her shadow to life to get it. But her shadow messes up and decides to work for itself. It wants to steal the Dime and bring all shadows to life. Scrooge and Magica must team up to stop it.
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12 | 12 | "Master of the Djinni" | Alan Zaslove | Sam Joseph and Manette Beth Rosen | September 29, 1987 | 4412-010 | ||||
Scrooge and Glomgold race to become the master of Aladdin's genie. Their fight sends them back to the Arabian Nights. The genie stays in the present and enjoys modern life. The two billionaires must solve a problem in the past to return home.
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13 | 13 | "Hotel Strangeduck" | Alan Zaslove | Richard Merwin | September 30, 1987 | 4412-022 | ||||
Scrooge turns a castle once owned by a mad scientist into a hotel. He doesn't believe the place is haunted, but strange things start to happen.
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14 | 14 | "Lost Crown of Genghis Khan" | Alan Zaslove | Story by : Carl Barks Teleplay by : Anthony Adams |
October 1, 1987 | 4412-008 | ||||
Scrooge searches for a crown in the Himalayas. A snow beast guards the crown.
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15 | 15 | "Duckman of Aquatraz" | Steve Clark | Francis Moss | October 2, 1987 | 4412-027 | ||||
Scrooge is arrested for stealing a painting from Glomgold's art gallery. He is found guilty and sent to Aquatraz prison. There, he earns respect by showing how tough he is. Meanwhile, Huey, Dewey, and Louie try to prove his innocence. They discover Glomgold might have framed Scrooge.
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16 | 16 | "The Money Vanishes" | Steve Clark | David Schwartz | October 5, 1987 | 4412-007 | ||||
The Beagle Boys escape from jail. They find out Gyro invented a teleporter for furniture. They trick Gyro and then trick Scrooge into spraying his money with the special compound. But they don't expect the nephews to stop them.
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17 | 17 | "Sir Gyro de Gearloose" | Steve Clark | Mark Zaslove | October 6, 1987 | 115 | ||||
Gyro is tired of being just a "gadget man." He invents a time machine and travels back to the Middle Ages.
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18 | 18 | "Dinosaur Ducks" | Alan Zaslove | Ken Koonce and David Weimers | October 7, 1987 | 106 | ||||
Launchpad discovers a hidden world where dinosaurs still live. Scrooge wants to see them and find a way to profit. Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Webby come along. They get into trouble when they find out the land also has primitive cave-ducks.
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19 | 19 | "Hero for Hire" | Steve Clark | Ken Koonce and David Weimers | October 8, 1987 | 113 | ||||
Scrooge fires Launchpad. The Beagle Boys trick Launchpad into robbing banks, making it look like movie scenes.
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20 | 20 | "Superdoo!" | Steve Clark | Michael Keyes | October 9, 1987 | 121 | ||||
Doofus has a tough time at camp. He accidentally finds a stolen alien crystal that gives him superpowers. But the aliens who lost it want it back.
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21 | 21 | "Maid of the Myth" | Alan Zaslove | Anthony Adams | October 12, 1987 | 112 | ||||
Mrs. Beakley is in an opera about vikings. She is shocked when real vikings kidnap her to plunder Duckburg. Scrooge, the nephews, and Launchpad chase them to a secluded island near Greenland. They must challenge the vikings to rescue Beakley and stop their raids.
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22 | 22 | "Down & Out in Duckburg" | Terence Harrison | Ken Koonce and David Weimers | October 13, 1987 | 4412-047 | ||||
Scrooge learns his family failed a cargo deal and now owes money to a customer's descendant. He becomes penniless, but his family stays by him. He tries to find a way for them to live in the poorhouse. The only solution is to find the missing cargo and deliver it.
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23 | 23 | "Much Ado About Scrooge" | David Block | Michael Keyes | October 14, 1987 | 131 | ||||
After a visit from salesman Philip Brushbill, Scrooge and the nephews find a hidden note. It's from playwright William Drakespeare about a lost play. They travel to Great Britain to find it. Brushbill also tries to find it, and they all deal with descendants of Drakespeare's actors.
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24 | 24 | "Top Duck" | Alan Zaslove | Richard Merwin | October 15, 1987 | 132 | ||||
Launchpad's family visits. The Beagle Boys want Scrooge's new jet to steal from his Money Bin.
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25 | 25 | "Pearl of Wisdom" | Steve Clark | Michael Keyes | October 16, 1987 | 109 | ||||
Thieves steal a pearl from a Pacific island tribe and sell it to Scrooge. He learns the pearl gives infinite wisdom if returned home. Webby borrows it for a marble competition. Scrooge must get it back. The thieves also want it back after learning its true value.
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26 | 26 | "The Curse of Castle McDuck" | Steve Clark | Anthony Adams | October 19, 1987 | 119 | ||||
Scrooge, the nephews, and Webby visit Scrooge's old family home in Scotland. They get caught up in a mystery about Castle McDuck, involving ancient Druids and a Ghost Hound.
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27 | 27 | "Launchpad's Civil War" | Steve Clark | Pamela Hickey and Dennys McCoy | October 20, 1987 | 123 | ||||
Launchpad goes to Duck Ridge for an American Civil War reenactment. He meets old Union veterans who served under his ancestor. Meanwhile, Doofus and the nephews learn a businessman is using the reenactments for money. Launchpad tries to clear his family's name by rallying the veterans for a "rematch."
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28 | 28 | "Sweet Duck of Youth" | Ken Koonce and David Weimers | Ken Koonce and David Weimers | October 21, 1987 | 4412-003 | ||||
Scrooge, Launchpad, and the nephews go to the Okeefadokie Swamp in Florida. They think it might be the Fountain of Youth. Scrooge wants to find it because he feels old. But they are chased by the ghost of Ponce De Loon, who found the fountain.
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29 | 29 | "Earth Quack" | Alan Zaslove | Story by : Carl Barks Teleplay by : Mark Young |
October 22, 1987 | 102 | ||||
Duckburg has many earthquakes. Scrooge worries his Money Bin will be destroyed. Gyro invents a giant shock absorber for the faultline under the city. When workers get scared underground, Scrooge and his nephews investigate. They find an underground civilization causing earthquakes for sport.
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30 | 30 | "Home Sweet Homer" | Alan Zaslove | Anthony Adams | October 23, 1987 | 130 | ||||
In Ancient Greece, the sorceress Circe tries to stop Homer from rescuing his love and city. In the present, Scrooge and the nephews look for the city after seeing a statue in Donald's photos. A strange accident sends them to the past, where they join Homer's adventure.
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31 | 31 | "Bermuda Triangle Tangle" | Steve Clark | Frank Ridgeway | October 26, 1987 | 117 | ||||
Scrooge wants to know why his ships are disappearing in the Bermuda Triangle.
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32 | 32 | "Micro Ducks from Outer Space" | Alan Zaslove | Story by : Carl Barks Teleplay by : Jack Hanrahan and Eleanor Burian-Mohr |
October 27, 1987 | 4412-004 | ||||
Scrooge misuses an alien device that changes size. He accidentally shrinks himself, the boys, and Webby to the size of ants.
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33 | 33 | "Back to the Klondike" | Steve Clark | Story by : Carl Barks Teleplay by : Tedd Anasti and Patsy Cameron |
October 28, 1987 | 4412-001 | ||||
Scrooge takes the kids to the Klondike. This is where he met an old friend, Glittering Goldie.
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34 | 34 | "Horse Scents" | Alan Zaslove | Earl Kress | October 29, 1987 | 4412-018 | ||||
Scrooge and Glomgold look forward to the Kenducky Derby. They want to see who will win. Webby befriends a horse named Lady. Lady's owner owes money to a rancher. Webby decides to enter Lady in the Derby with help from the nephews and Mrs. Beakley.
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35 | 35 | "Scrooge's Pet" | Steve Clark | Jack Enyart | October 30, 1987 | 4412-005 | ||||
Scrooge loses the new combination for his vault. A lemming that the boys and Webby got him as a pet has it.
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36 | 36 | "A Drain on the Economy" | Alan Zaslove | S : Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, and Mark Zaslove T : Len Uhley |
November 2, 1987 | 137 | ||||
This is Part 1 of "Catch as Cash Can." Scrooge and Glomgold compete to be the world's richest duck. The winner will sell a new fruit from Macaroon that works like a flashlight. First, Scrooge must keep his money safe from the Beagle Boys.
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37 | 37 | "A Whale of a Bad Time" | Alan Zaslove | S : Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, and Mark Zaslove T : Anthony Adams |
November 3, 1987 | 138 | ||||
This is Part 2 of "Catch as Cash Can." Scrooge tries to deliver his money to Macaroon. A rogue Navy super-submarine working for Glomgold interferes. Donald is there to help his uncle get his money back.
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38 | 38 | "Aqua Ducks" | Alan Zaslove | S : Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, and Mark Zaslove T : Michael Keyes |
November 4, 1987 | 139 | ||||
This is Part 3 of "Catch as Cash Can." Scrooge dumps his money under the sea. He, Launchpad, Gyro, and Doofus go underwater to get it. They meet an underwater race of mermen and a monster named Glubbzilla.
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39 | 39 | "Working for Scales" | Terence Harrison | S : Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, and Mark Zaslove T : Bruce Reid Schaefer |
November 5, 1987 | 140 | ||||
This is Part 4 of "Catch as Cash Can." Glomgold and the Beagle Boys try to stop Scrooge from winning the contest on his way to Macaroon.
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40 | 40 | "Merit-Time Adventure" | Alan Zaslove | Sharman DiVono | November 6, 1987 | 116 | ||||
The Nephews, Webby, and Doofus try to earn a Junior Woodchuck badge in sailing. A sea monster is attacking Scrooge's shipping fleet.
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41 | 41 | "The Golden Fleecing" | Terence Harrison | Ken Koonce and David Weimers | November 16, 1987 | 146 | ||||
Launchpad tells Scrooge about Harpies. Scrooge then goes to the Black Sea to find the legendary Golden Fleece. But a Sleepless Dragon guards the fleece.
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42 | 42 | "Ducks of the West" | David Block | Richard Merwin | November 17, 1987 | 4412-037 | ||||
Scrooge and the boys go to Scrooge's oil wells. They want to find out why the wells ran dry.
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43 | 43 | "Time Teasers" | David Block | Anthony Adams | November 18, 1987 | 142 | ||||
Gyro invents a watch that lets anyone move super fast. The Beagle Boys want to use it to steal Scrooge's money. Things get worse when the group travels back in time and meets pirates.
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44 | 44 | "Back Out in the Outback" | David Block | S : James A. Markovich T : Richard Merwin |
November 19, 1987 | 143 | ||||
Something is attacking Scrooge's sheep and cutting off their wool. Scrooge goes to Australia to find out what's happening. Webby gets lost in the outback.
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45 | 45 | "Raiders of the Lost Harp" | David Block | Cherie Dee Wilkerson | November 20, 1987 | 144 | ||||
Scrooge gets a magic harp that can tell if someone is lying. But Magica de Spell wants the harp. So does the harp's guardian: a five-story stone Minotaur.
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46 | 46 | "The Right Duck" | Terence Harrison | Ken Koonce and David Weimers | November 23, 1987 | 148 | ||||
Scrooge fires Launchpad again. Launchpad joins the space program and accidentally gets sent to Mars. Worse, Doofus joins him. They accidentally cause the Martians to attack Earth.
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47 | 47 | "Scroogerello" | Terence Harrison | S : John Pirillo T : Evelyn Gabai |
November 24, 1987 | 149 | ||||
Scrooge has a fever and dreams he is in a fairy tale. It's a funny version of Cinderella, with Scrooge as the main character.
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48 | 48 | "Double-O-Duck" | Terence Harrison | Ken Koonce and David Weimers | November 25, 1987 | 4412-050 | ||||
Launchpad pretends to be Bruno Von Beak, an agent for the Foreign Organization of World Larceny. Their leader, Dr. Nogood, wants to destroy all the world's money.
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49 | 49 | "Luck o' The Ducks" | Terence Harrison | Michael O'Mahony | November 26, 1987 | 4412-045 | ||||
Scrooge finds a leprechaun in his cargo. It leads him to Ireland, where he believes he will find a lot of gold. But the leprechauns won't give it up easily.
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50 | 50 | "Duckworth's Revolt" | Terence Harrison | Dale Hale | November 27, 1987 | 4412-053 | ||||
Scrooge fires Duckworth, his butler. Duckworth and the boys are then kidnapped by plant aliens. They are enslaved on the aliens' ship with many other kidnapped aliens.
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51 | 51 | "Magica's Magic Mirror" | Steve Clark
Vincent Davis |
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November 30, 1987 | 4412-011 | ||||
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Magica uses two magic mirrors to try and steal Scrooge's Number One Dime. Duckworth coaches the Junior Woodchucks in a baseball game. |
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52 | 52 | "Duck To The Future" | Terence Harrison | Ken Koonce and David Weimers | December 1, 1987 | 4412-052 | ||||
Magica sends Scrooge into the future. In this future, she has stolen his Number One Dime and taken over his company.
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53 | 53 | "Jungle Duck" | Terence Harrison | S : Evelyn Gabai, Jymn Magon, and Bruce Talkington T : Judy Zook |
December 2, 1987 | 4412-051 | ||||
Mrs. Beakley goes with Scrooge to find silver. She meets a Tarzan-like character who used to be a boy she helped raise as a nanny.
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54 | 54 | "Launchpads First Crash" | Terence Harrison | Anthony Adams and Michael Keyes | December 3, 1987 | 155 | ||||
Scrooge and Launchpad remember how they first met.
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55 | 55 | "Dime Enough for Luck" | Terence Harrison | S : Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, and Mark Zaslove T : Diane Duane |
December 4, 1987 | 4412-057 | ||||
Magica tricks Gladstone Gander into stealing the Number One Dime for her. As a result, he gets bad luck.
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56 | 56 | "Duck in the Iron Mask" | David Block | Don Glut | December 7, 1987 | 4412-058 | ||||
Scrooge and the boys visit his old friend, Count Roy. But Scrooge doesn't know that Roy's evil twin, Ray, rules Roy's kingdom unfairly.
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57 | 57 | "The Uncrashable Hindentanic" | David Block | Ken Koonce and David Weimers | December 8, 1987 | 156 | ||||
Scrooge makes a bet with Glomgold. He bets he can make money from a blimp called the Hindentanic.
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58 | 58 | "The Status Seekers" | Terence Harrison | S : Carl Barks T : Jymn Magon |
December 9, 1987 | 4412-059 | ||||
Scrooge wants respect from other rich people in Duckburg. He hunts down a mask he once gave away. Other people are also hunting him down.
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59 | 59 | "Nothing to Fear" | David Block | Richard Merwin, Patsy Cameron, and Tedd Anasti | December 14, 1987 | 160 | ||||
Scrooge, the nephews, Doofus, and Duckworth are scared by a cloud. Magica conjured it, and it creates their worst fears.
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60 | 60 | "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. McDuck" | Terence Harrison | Margaret Osborne and Michael Keyes | December 23, 1987 | 4412-061 | ||||
Scrooge drinks a potion that makes him want to give all his money away. His nephews must find an antidote before he stays a big spender forever. They face the mugger Jack the Tripper. Junior Woodchuck detective Shedlock Jones helps them.
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61 | 61 | "Once Upon A Dime" | David Block | S : Richard Esckilsen T : Ken Koonce and David Weimers |
December 24, 1987 | 4412-062 | ||||
Scrooge tells the story of how his Number One Dime helped him start his fortune.
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62 | 62 | "Spies in Their Eyes" | David Block | Sharman DiVono and Bruce Reid Schaefer | December 25, 1987 | 154 | ||||
A hypnotist brainwashes Donald. She makes him give her a remote control for a submarine built by Scrooge's company. Donald is set to be court-martialed unless Scrooge and the boys can clear his name.
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63 | 63 | "All Ducks On Deck" | Terence Harrison | S : Patsy Cameron and Tom Naugle T : John Semper and Tedd Anasti |
December 30, 1987 | 4412-063 | ||||
Donald Duck makes up a hero story for his nephews. They sneak onto a Navy ship to make him a hero. Meanwhile, the Phantom Blot has a spy in the Navy. He captures Scrooge McDuck and Launchpad McQuack on Cat Island.
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64 | 64 | "Ducky Horror Picture Show" | Terence Harrison | Richard Merwin, Patsy Cameron, and Tedd Anasti | December 31, 1987 | 4412-064 | ||||
Scrooge pays for a new meeting hall. A group of horror movie monsters then uses it.
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65 | 65 | "Till Nephews Do Us Part" | Terence Harrison | Ken Koonce and David Weimers | January 1, 1988 | 4412-065 | ||||
A rich woman named Millionara Vanderbucks tries to charm Scrooge. But the nephews and Webby find out she only wants his money.
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Season 2 (1988–1989): New Adventures Begin
After the first 65 episodes, Disney announced more DuckTales episodes. In the second season, only two new TV movie specials aired: "Time Is Money" and "Super DuckTales." Like "Treasure of the Golden Suns," these specials first aired as two-hour movies. Later, they were shown as five-part stories in the regular series. "Time Is Money" was first shown as a series in February 1989, and "Super DuckTales" in October 1989.
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66 | 1 | "Marking Time" | Bob Hathcock | S : Jymn Magon | November 24, 1988 | 201 |
This is Part 1 of "Time Is Money." Scrooge buys one of Glomgold's islands with a diamond mine. Glomgold blows up the mine. Scrooge, Launchpad, and the nephews go back in time to stop the explosion. They end up 1 million years in the past and meet Bubba the Caveduck and his pet Triceratops, Tootsie.
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67 | 2 | "The Duck Who Would Be King" | Bob Hathcock and Terence Harrison |
S : Bruce Talkington T : Bruce Coville, Len Uhley |
November 24, 1988 | 202 |
This is Part 2 of "Time Is Money." Scrooge, Launchpad, the nephews, Bubba, and Tootsie try to return to the present. They crash-land in an ancient kingdom ruled by a mean tyrant.
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68 | 3 | "Bubba Trubba" | Bob Hathcock, James T. Walker, and Jamie Mitchell |
S : Jymn Magon and Bruce Talkington T : Len Uhley |
November 24, 1988 | 203 |
This is Part 3 of "Time Is Money." Scrooge and the others return to the present. Scrooge blames Bubba for all his money problems. Meanwhile, the Beagle Boys try to capture Bubba.
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69 | 4 | "Ducks on the Lam" | James T. Walker | S : Bruce Talkington T : Len Uhley |
November 24, 1988 | 204 |
This is Part 4 of "Time Is Money." The Beagle Boys kick Scrooge and Bubba out of the Money Bin. Scrooge and Bubba then have many problems that land them in jail.
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70 | 5 | "Ali Bubba's Cave" | James T. Walker | S : Bruce Talkington T : Doug Hutchinson, Len Uhley |
November 24, 1988 | 205 |
This is Part 5 of "Time Is Money." Scrooge, the nephews, and Launchpad try to pay Glomgold for the island. Bubba and Tootsie, back in the past, feel lonely and try to return to the present.
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71 | 6 | "Liquid Assets" | James T. Walker | David Weimers and Ken Koonce | March 26, 1989 | 206 |
This is Part 1 of "Super DuckTales." The Beagle Boys secretly change a new freeway route for Ma Beagle's birthday plan. To move his Money Bin, Scrooge hires an accountant, and Fenton Crackshell gets the job.
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72 | 7 | "Frozen Assets" | James T. Walker | S : David Weimers and Ken Koonce T : Jymn Magon |
March 26, 1989 | 207 |
This is Part 2 of "Super DuckTales." Gyro builds a giant robot to guard the Money Bin. It goes out of control, cutting Scrooge off. Fenton accidentally loses the Number One Dime to the Beagle Boys. He tries to get it back and becomes the superhero GizmoDuck. He accidentally leaves the instruction booklet for the suit.
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73 | 8 | "Full Metal Duck" | James T. Walker | David Weimers and Ken Koonce | March 26, 1989 | 208 |
This is Part 3 of "Super DuckTales." GizmoDuck destroys Gyro's robot and saves Scrooge's nephews. He becomes famous in Duckburg. But Ma Beagle finds the instruction booklet. Her smartest son, Megabyte Beagle, makes a remote control to make GizmoDuck work for them.
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74 | 9 | "The Billionaire Beagle Boys Club" | James T. Walker | David Weimers and Ken Koonce | March 26, 1989 | 209 |
This is Part 4 of "Super DuckTales." The Beagles make GizmoDuck steal Scrooge's money and put Scrooge in jail. The nephews work to save the day and get the remote control.
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75 | 10 | "Money to Burn" | James T. Walker | David Weimers and Ken Koonce | March 26, 1989 | 210 |
This is Part 5 of "Super DuckTales." Alien robots invade and steal Scrooge's Money Bin to melt it for metal. While chasing them with Scrooge and Launchpad, the robots' leader finds out GizmoDuck is not a real robot. He reveals Fenton's secret identity to Scrooge. Fenton uses his brain to outsmart the leader, get the suit back, and save Scrooge and Launchpad. The Money Bin crashes back to its original spot.
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Season 3 (1989–1990): More Fun and Mystery
In September 1989, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers joined DuckTales as another syndicated show. That fall, 17 of the expected 20 episodes aired. Also, "A DuckTales Valentine" premiered in February 1990 on NBC's The Magical World of Disney.
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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76 | 1 | "Land of Tra La La" | James T. Walker | S : Carl Barks T : Doug Hutchinson |
September 18, 1989 | 301 |
Scrooge gets a strange sickness. Fenton takes him to a place where money isn't used. But Fenton's plan goes wrong when he gets the locals to use bottlecaps as money.
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77 | 2 | "Allowance Day" | James T. Walker | T : David Weimers, Ken Koonce | September 19, 1989 | 303 |
The nephews want their allowance early to buy a new scooter. They trick Scrooge into thinking it's Saturday instead of Friday. This causes confusion all over the world.
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78 | 3 | "Bubbeo & Juliet" | James T. Walker | S : Evelyn Gabai T : Doug Hutchinson |
September 20, 1989 | 304 |
This episode is a funny version of Romeo and Juliet. Bubba falls in love with the daughter of Scrooge's new neighbors. Scrooge and the neighbors have a big fight.
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79 | 4 | "The Good Muddahs" | James T. Walker | David Weimers and Ken Koonce | September 21, 1989 | 305 |
The Beagle Babes, who are female cousins of the Beagle Boys, kidnap Webby. They want a set of crown jewels as ransom.
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80 | 5 | "My Mother the Psychic" | James T. Walker | Alan Burnett | September 22, 1989 | 302 |
Fenton's mother gets a shock trying to fix TV reception. She gains psychic powers. Scrooge uses her new abilities, which makes Fenton upset.
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81 | 6 | "Metal Attraction" | James T. Walker | S : Cliff MacGillivray T : Alan Burnett, David Weimers, and Ken Koonce |
November 2, 1989 | 307 |
Gyro builds a robot maid. She falls in love with GizmoDuck.
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82 | 7 | "Dough Ray Me" | James T. Walker | S : Brooks Wachtel T : Gordon Bressack |
November 3, 1989 | 4305-021 |
Prices go way up in Duckburg. This happens because the nephews make too many duplicating coins.
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83 | 8 | "Bubba's Big Brainstorm" | James T. Walker | S : Evelyn Gabai | November 6, 1989 | 4305-020 |
Bubba's grades are very bad. The nephews use one of Gyro's new inventions to make him smarter. But they soon get annoyed with the new, super-smart Bubba.
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84 | 9 | "The Big Flub" | James T. Walker | David Weimers and Ken Koonce | November 7, 1989 | 4305-024 |
Fenton films some test commercials. He accidentally creates a demand for a product that doesn't exist. He uses a new bubble gum from Gyro, which hasn't been tested. It works at first, but then people start floating in the air.
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85 | 10 | "A Case of Mistaken Secret Identity" | James T. Walker | Alan Burnett | November 8, 1989 | 313 |
Scrooge's nephews try to figure out GizmoDuck's secret identity. All their guesses point to Launchpad McQuack.
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86 | 11 | "Blue Collar Scrooge" | Jamie Mitchell and James T. Walker |
David Weimers and Sam Locke | November 9, 1989 | 311 |
Scrooge plans to sell one of his factories. He then gets amnesia. He protests against himself at a factory due to bad working conditions. He also dates Fenton's mother. Fenton must pretend to be Scrooge to complete the factory sale, not knowing Scrooge is there.
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87 | 12 | "Beaglemania" | James T. Walker | Mark Seidenberg | November 10, 1989 | 310 |
The Beagle Boys become the most popular music group in Duckburg. Scrooge is not happy about it.
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88 | 13 | "Yuppy Ducks" | James T. Walker and Jamie Mitchell |
David Weimers and Ken Koonce | November 13, 1989 | 4305-016 |
Scrooge is in the hospital. The nephews make business decisions in Scrooge's name while he is away.
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89 | 14 | "The Bride Wore Stripes" | Jamie Mitchell | S : David Weimers and Ken Koonce T : George Atkins |
November 14, 1989 | 4305-026 |
Ma Beagle pretends to be married to Scrooge. She wants to inherit his fortune.
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90 | 15 | "The Unbreakable Bin" | James T. Walker | S : Carl Barks T : Alan Burnett |
November 15, 1989 | 315 |
Scrooge gets a special glass from Gyro that makes the Money Bin impossible to break. This puts GizmoDuck out of a job. Not even Magica's strongest spells can break it. But she might find a bird that can shatter the glass with a loud shriek. Scrooge will need GizmoDuck's help to stop her.
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91 | 16 | "Attack of the Fifty-Foot Webby" | James T. Walker and Jamie Mitchell |
S : Alan Burnett | November 16, 1989 | 316 |
Webby feels ignored. She falls into a mysterious jungle pool and becomes a giant. She gets a lot of attention, but she doesn't like it. Scrooge looks for a way to change her back. A bad circus owner tries to kidnap Webby for his show.
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92 | 17 | "The Masked Mallard" | James T. Walker and Jamie Mitchell |
Len Uhley | November 17, 1989 | 318 |
Scrooge decides to become a superhero after a mean reporter airs a bad story about him. A villain pretending to be Scrooge frames him. GizmoDuck unmasks him, not knowing the fake Scrooge is the reporter who slandered him.
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93 | 18 | "A Duck Tales' Valentine" | Mircea Mantta | Len Uhley | February 11, 1990 | 4305-034 |
Scrooge gets magical love arrows that once belonged to a goddess.
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DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp is a feature film based on the TV show. Walt Disney Pictures released it on August 3, 1990. It was made by the Disney Television Animation studios, Walt Disney Animation France, and DisneyToon Studios.
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DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | Bob Hathcock | Alan Burnett | August 3, 1990 | |
Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie go to Egypt. They are looking for a magic lamp. The evil sorcerer Merlock and his sidekick Dijon also want the lamp.
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Season 4 (1990): The Final Adventures
On September 10, 1990, The Disney Afternoon started airing. DuckTales was part of this new lineup. These episodes take place after the movie DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp. Some episodes like "Ducky Mountain High," "The Duck Who Knew Too Much," and "Scrooge's Last Adventure" were made for season three but aired in season four.
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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94 | 1 | "Ducky Mountain High" | James T. Walker | Rich Fogel, David Weimers, and Ken Koonce | September 10, 1990 | 4305-029 |
Scrooge meets Glittering Goldie again. He wants to buy land from her that has golden trees. However, Glomgold also wants that land.
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95 | 2 | "Attack of the Metal Mites" | Rick Leon | Jeffrey Scott | September 18, 1990 | 4305-035 |
Glomgold's scientists create mutant insects that eat metal. He plans to use them to destroy Scrooge's money. The bugs eat the GizmoDuck suit. Fenton must find the courage to stop the metal mites without his suit.
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96 | 3 | "The Duck Who Knew Too Much" | Terence Harrison | Doug Hutchinson | September 26, 1990 | 4305-031 |
Fenton is supposedly on vacation. He uncovers a secret plan to steal Scrooge's gold overseas.
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97 | 4 | "New Gizmo-Kids on the Block" | Rick Leon | Jeffrey Scott | November 5, 1990 | 4305-036 |
Fenton's mother accidentally shrinks the GizmoDuck suit. The child-size suit ends up in the hands of Scrooge's nephews.
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98 | 5 | "Scrooge's Last Adventure" | Jeff Hall and Richard Trueblood | David Weimers and Ken Koonce | November 17, 1990 | 4305-033 |
Scrooge loses his money because of a computer bug. He and Fenton travel through cyberspace to get it back.
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99 | 6 | "The Golden Goose" (Part 1) | Rick Leon | S : Ken Koonce, David Weimers, and Alan Burnett T : Jeffrey Scott |
November 27, 1990 | 4305-038 |
Dijon joins the Brotherhood of the Goose. This group protects the Golden Goose, which can turn anything to gold. Dijon "borrows" it but accidentally loses it to Scrooge. Scrooge discovers its secret but then loses it to the Beagle Boys, who Glomgold sent to get it.
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100 | 7 | "The Golden Goose" (Part 2) | Rick Leon | S : Ken Koonce, David Weimers, and Alan Burnett T : Jeffrey Scott |
November 28, 1990 | 4305-039 |
Scrooge, Launchpad, Dijon, and Poupon try to get the Golden Goose back from Glomgold and the Beagles. They must stop it before its powers cause the end of the world.
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Home Media: Watching DuckTales at Home
You can find DuckTales episodes on DVD and other home video formats.
NTSC Releases
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has released four DVD sets that include all the episodes in NTSC format. You can also buy 99 out of 100 episodes on iTunes and Amazon. The episode "Sphinx For the Memories" is not available there.
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1 | 1987–88 | 65 | Volume 1: November 8, 2005 Episodes: "Send in the Clones" – "Micro Ducks from Outer Space" Volume 2: November 14, 2006 Episodes: "Don't Give Up the Ship" – "Too Much of a Gold Thing" • "Back to the Klondike" – "Take Me Out of the Ballgame" Volume 3: November 13, 2007 Episodes: "Duck to the Future" – "Till Nephews Do Us Part" 4-Pack Collection (Volumes 1-3 + Treasure of the Lost Lamp): January 20, 2019 Episodes: Entire season featured |
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2 | 1988–89 | 10 | Volume 3: November 13, 2007 Episodes: Entire season featured 4-Pack Collection (Volumes 1-3 + Treasure of the Lost Lamp): January 20, 2019 Episodes: Entire season featured |
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3 | 1989 | 18 | Volume 4: September 11, 2018 (Disney Movie Club exclusive) Episodes: Entire season featured |
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4 | 1990 | 7 | DuckTales (2017): Volume 2: Destination: Adventure: June 5, 2018 Episodes: "Ducky Mountain High" • "New Gizmo-Kids on the Block" Volume 4: September 11, 2018 (Disney Movie Club exclusive) Episodes: Entire season featured |
India (PAL) Releases
In India, DuckTales was dubbed in Hindi for TV. Sony DADC India released 60 episodes from Seasons 1 and 2 on 20 DVD volumes and Video CDs in PAL format. These discs work in Region 2, Region 4, and Region 5. They quickly sold out because there were not many copies. Each DVD has 3 episodes. Some episodes are missing from this set. Episodes from 70 to 100 (Seasons 2, 3, and 4) and 10 random episodes from Season 1 have not been released in Hindi on DVD yet.
DVD Volume | Episode Number | Episodes |
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Vol. 1 | 42, 37, 7 | Ducks of the West | Catch as Cash Can: A Whale of a Bad Time | Sphinx for the Memories |
Vol. 2 | 38, 43, 44 | Catch as Cash Can: Aqua Ducks | Time Teasers | Back Out in the Outback |
Vol. 3 | 39, 45, 49 | Catch as Cash Can: Working for Scales | Raiders of the Lost Harp | Luck o' the Ducks |
Vol. 4 | 41, 46, 47 | The Golden Fleecing | The Right Duck | Scroogerello |
Vol. 5 | 48, 53, 52 | Double-O-Duck | Jungle Duck | Duck To The Future |
Vol. 6 | 50, 62, 54 | Duckworth's Revolt | Spies in Their Eyes | Launchpad's First Crash |
Vol. 7 | 57, 56, 58 | The Uncrashable Hindentanic | The Duck in the Iron Mask | The Status Seekers |
Vol. 8 | 59, 60, 63 | Nothing To Fear | Dr. Jekyll & Mr. McDuck | All Ducks on Deck |
Vol. 9 | 64, 65, 66 | Ducky Horror Picture Show | Till Nephews Do Us Part | Time Is Money: Marking Time |
Vol. 10 | 67, 68, 69 | Time Is Money: The Duck Who Would Be King | Time Is Money: Bubba Trubba | Time Is Money: Ducks on the Lam |
Vol. 11 | 33, 29, 28 | Back to the Klondike | Earth Quack | Sweet Duck Of Youth |
Vol. 12 | 32, 35, 18 | Micro Ducks from Outer Space | Scrooge's Pet | Dinosaur Ducks |
Vol. 13 | 16, 14, 25 | The Money Vanishes | Lost Crown Of Genghis Khan | Pearl of Wisdom |
Vol. 14 | 12, 51, 21 | Master Of The Djinni | Magica's Magic Mirror and Take Me Out of the Ballgame | Maid of the Myth |
Vol. 15 | 19, 9, 17 | Hero for Hire | Armstrong | Sir Gyro de Gearloose |
Vol. 16 | 40, 31, 34 | Merit-Time Adventure | Bermuda Triangle Tangle | Horse Scents |
Vol. 17 | 26, 6, 20 | The Curse of Castle McDuck | Send in the Clones | Superdoo! |
Vol. 18 | 13, 27, 1 | Hotel Strangeduck | Launchpad's Civil War | Treasure Of The Golden Suns: Don't Give Up The Ship |
Vol. 19 | 2, 3, 15 | Treasure of the Golden Suns: Wronguay In Ronguay | Treasure of the Golden Suns: Three Ducks Of The Condor | Duckman of Aquatraz |
Vol. 20 | 30, 4, 5 | Home Sweet Homer | Treasure Of The Golden Suns: Cold Duck | Treasure Of The Golden Suns: Too Much Of A Gold Thing |
Europe (PAL) Releases
In Europe, DuckTales has been released on DVD Collections. The packaging looks different in different regions (artwork, language, age ratings), but all the sets seem to have the same content.
DVD Collection | Number of Discs | Number of Episodes | Episodes | Audio | Subtitles |
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Collection 1 | 3 | 20 | E06-E25. | Dolby 2.0: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish | English, English for the hearing impaired, French, Italian, German, Spanish |
Collection 2 | 3 | 24 | E01-E05 (Treasure of the Golden Suns), E33-E51 | Dolby 2.0: English, French, German, Dutch | |
Collection 3 | 3 | 24 | E52-E65, Time is Money (S02E01-S02E05), Super Ducktales (S02E06-S02E10) | Dolby 2.0: English, French, German, Dutch |
Note: Episodes 26-32 are missing from the European PAL DVDs. These include "The Curse of Castle McDuck," "Launchpad's Civil War," "Sweet Duck of Youth," "Earth Quack," "Home Sweet Homer," "Bermuda Triangle Tangle," and "Micro Ducks from Outer Space." In the US NTSC release, these were included in the first collection.