Darkwing Duck
Darkwing Duck

Darkwing Duck (1991)

7.4 (321 votes)
3 Seasons
September 6, 1991
English
Action & Adventure Animation Comedy Family Kids

Synopsis

The adventures of superhero Darkwing Duck, aided by his sidekick Launchpad McQuack. In his secret identity of Drake Mallard, he lives in a suburban house with his adopted daughter Gosalyn, next door to the bafflingly dim-witted Muddlefoot family. A spin-off of DuckTales.

Network

ABC, Disney Channel, Syndication

Episodes

Darkly Dawns the Duck (1)
E1

Darkly Dawns the Duck (1)

Sep 6, 1991
22 min
8.0

Darkwing Duck meets Launchpad McQuack! Together they try to save Gosalyn from being kidnapped and used by Taurus Bulba as a pawn in his evil plan.

Darkly Dawns the Duck (2)
E2

Darkly Dawns the Duck (2)

Sep 6, 1991
22 min
6.0

Taurus nabs Gosalyn, despite the best efforts of DW and Launchpad. Can Darkwing Duck and Launchpad McQuack save the day?

Beauty and the Beet
E3

Beauty and the Beet

Sep 9, 1991
22 min
5.9

Darkwing Duck must battle through a greenhouse of hostile plants to save Rhonda from being changed into a plant.

Getting Antsy
E4

Getting Antsy

Sep 10, 1991
22 min
6.0

Darkwing and Gosalyn take a trip to the new miniature golf course that turns out to be the hideout of Dr. Lulliput, a scientist who's shrinking the banks of St. Canard!

Night of the Living Spud
E5

Night of the Living Spud

Sep 11, 1991
22 min
6.0

Bushroot, the half plant/half duck villain, tries growing a bride to keep him company.

Apes of Wrath
E6

Apes of Wrath

Sep 12, 1991
22 min
6.2

Shush asks Darkwing Duck to investigate the disappearance of a gorilla researcher.

Dirty Money
E7

Dirty Money

Sep 13, 1991
22 min
6.5

Someone is scrubbing the print off the cash in bank vaults across the country and Darkwing Duck is on the case!

Duck Blind
E8

Duck Blind

Sep 16, 1991
22 min
6.0

In a battle with the electrified villain, Megavolt, Darkwing Duck is blinded by a giant flashbulb.

Comic Book Capers
E9

Comic Book Capers

Sep 17, 1991
22 min
6.2

A comic book company wants to produce a Darkwing Duck comic book! Darkwing decides to write about his latest adventure with Megavolt.

Water Way to Go
E10

Water Way to Go

Sep 18, 1991
22 min
5.8

Darkwing Duck finds Steelbeak using a rain-making device to flood the Sahara Desert!

Paraducks
E11

Paraducks

Sep 19, 1991
22 min
6.0

Darkwing Duck is the brave volunteer to try out a Shush scientist's time travel machine!

Easy Come, Easy Grows
E12

Easy Come, Easy Grows

Sep 20, 1991
22 min
6.4

Darkwing Duck is baffled by the mysterious disappearance of bank safes which seem to be literally walking away on their own.

A Revolution in Home Appliances
E13

A Revolution in Home Appliances

Sep 23, 1991
22 min
6.2

Megavolt accidentally gives life to a group of home appliances who go on a crime spree through St. Canard.

Trading Faces
E14

Trading Faces

Sep 24, 1991
22 min
5.8

Darkwing Duck and Gosalyn are forced into action when Steelbeak and F.O.W.L. Egg Men steal a huge booster rocket from an intergalactic spacecraft!

Hush, Hush Sweet Charlatan
E15

Hush, Hush Sweet Charlatan

Sep 25, 1991
22 min
5.8

Tuskerninni plans to take over a studio by causing 'accidents' to occur to the leading actors. Darkwing decides to investigate by becoming the lead in Tuskerninni's latest film!

Can't Bayou Love
E16

Can't Bayou Love

Sep 26, 1991
22 min
5.8

A Cajun crook, Jambalaya Jake, moves to the city when his pork-bellied pet gator, Gumbo, develops an allergy to swampwater. But, his crooked style is cramped by Darkwing Duck!

Bearskin Thug
E17

Bearskin Thug

Sep 27, 1991
22 min
5.5

Gosalyn would rather be anywhere than camping, but Drake has decided it's time to hit the trail for a little father/daughter togetherness.

You Sweat Your Life
E18

You Sweat Your Life

Sep 30, 1991
22 min
6.0

Drake is off to the health spa when he finds two of it's employees, Flex and Slim, stealing rare items from the St. Canard Museum!

Days of Blunder
E19

Days of Blunder

Oct 1, 1991
22 min
6.5

Quackerjack masquerades as a psychiatrist and convinces Darkwing Duck that he's become ineffective at his job. Darkwing then switches careers as Quackerjack goes on a crime spree.

Just Us Justice Ducks (1)
E20

Just Us Justice Ducks (1)

Oct 2, 1991
22 min
7.0

Darkwing Duck's ego gets the better of him when Negaduck teams up Darkwing's greatest foes: Megavolt, Quackerjack, Bushroot and Liquidator!

Just Us Justice Ducks (2)
E21

Just Us Justice Ducks (2)

Oct 3, 1991
22 min
5.8

The Justice Ducks are each defeated and captured by the Fearsome Five. Darkwing rushes to the rescue, and the five heroes join in battle against the five villains, with the ultimate victors deciding the fate of the whole city.

Double Darkwings
E22

Double Darkwings

Oct 4, 1991
22 min
6.5

Jambalaya Jake and Gumbo obtain a bayou zombie potion to control Darkwing Duck. But Launchpad gets hit with the potion when in his Darkwing decoy outfit!

Aduckyphobia
E23

Aduckyphobia

Oct 7, 1991
22 min
6.0

A mutated spider bite causes Darkwing to grow four extra arms! When this causes hims trouble while trying to catch Moliarty, Darkwing adopts a new super-hero identity... Arachno-duck!

When Aliens Collide
E24

When Aliens Collide

Oct 8, 1991
22 min
6.2

Gosalyn comes upon a space ship that has crashed in the park. A cute alien emerges, wearing a rather restrictive collar which he doesn’t seem to be fond of.

Jurassic Jumble
E25

Jurassic Jumble

Oct 10, 1991
22 min
5.8

Honker and Gosalyn track down a set of dinosaur footprints, and are led to the nefarious Dr. Fossil, duck turned dinosaur. With his de-evolution ray and the aid of a passing comet, Fossil plans to end the current life on the planet to give dinosaurs a second chance.

Cleanliness is Next to Badliness
E26

Cleanliness is Next to Badliness

Oct 15, 1991
22 min
6.2

Steelbeak teams up with agent Amonia Pine to clean out banks for F.O.W.L. Gosalyn starts a Darkwing fan club.

Smarter Than a Speeding Bullet
E27

Smarter Than a Speeding Bullet

Oct 17, 1991
22 min
6.2

Comet Guy, failure superhero has come from another planet to retrieve superhero training. Steelbeak directs the theft of masses of rubber to construct a destructive F.O.W.L. device - the F.O.W.L. ball.

All's Fahrenheit in Love and War
E28

All's Fahrenheit in Love and War

Oct 21, 1991
22 min
5.6

Launchpad and Darkwing are after a strange band of firebugs that have melted down the gold of the city banks. Icy Vanderchill, frozen duck, develops a crush on DW, and dates him, all the while hiding a plot to paint the city in a layer of gold.

Whiffle While You Work
E29

Whiffle While You Work

Oct 23, 1991
22 min
6.2

Gosalyn and Darkwing are hyped over a video game competition involving the popular ""Whiffle Boy"". However, a toymaker gone insane, Quackerjack, is out to get revenge on the gaming industry that put him out of business.

Ghoul of My Dreams
E30

Ghoul of My Dreams

Oct 31, 1991
22 min
5.5

Morgana is using sleep sand to rob the citizens of St. Canard while they sleepwalk. When Darkwing steps in to set things right, he ends up in dreamland. Nodoff, controller of dreamland and supplier of Morgana's sleep sand wants the entire city to snooze, and will see to it that no one gets in his way.

Adopt-a-Con
E31

Adopt-a-Con

Nov 7, 1991
22 min
5.8

In this case, Adopt-a-con means the Adopt A Convict Program. The program has sent Tuskernini to Drake's house. DW is sure that Tusker won't reform, even though he acts as if he has. Posing as Bushroot, he takes Launchpad, Gosalyn, And Drake hostages in order to fish out Darkwing. But Drake's already a hostage. How can DW pull out of this one?

Toys Czar Us
E32

Toys Czar Us

Nov 11, 1991
22 min
6.0

When Quackerjack learns that parents won't buy his dangerous toys, he decides to create a toy utopia for children, with him as the ruler. Gosalyn gets into trouble at school, causing the principal to suggest Drake take a better look at his parenting. Drake gives up Darkwing to become the perfect parent just as Quackerjack executes his insane plot.

The Secret Origins of Darkwing Duck
E33

The Secret Origins of Darkwing Duck

Nov 13, 1991
22 min
5.0

200 years in the future, an archaeologist tries to put the pieces of history together with the aid of a supercomputer and ends up with multiple origins of Darkwing Duck.

Up, Up, and Awry
E34

Up, Up, and Awry

Nov 14, 1991
22 min
4.7

Darkwing becomes self-conscious about not having powers, so Gizmoduck and Launchpad create a Gizmosuit for him!

Life, the Negaverse, and Everything
E35

Life, the Negaverse, and Everything

Nov 18, 1991
22 min
6.0

To set things 'right' in an alternate universe where morality is reversed, Darkwing Duck teams up with the superheroes of the world: Megavolt, Quackerjack, Bushroot and Liquidator!

Dry Hard
E36

Dry Hard

Nov 20, 1991
22 min
6.5

Bud Flood, a crooked water salesman, becomes the Liquidator, seizing control of the water in St. Canard!

Heavy Mental
E37

Heavy Mental

Nov 21, 1991
22 min
6.0

Launchpad gains psychic powers, but has trouble controlling them. F.O.W.L. agent, Major Synapse, steals S.H.U.S.H.'s Nora Ray, and uses it on his underlings to give them super brain powers.

Disguise the Limit
E38

Disguise the Limit

Nov 26, 1991
22 min
6.0

Negaduck, disguised, frames Darkwing for a series of crimes. To go into hiding, the hero uses an experimental S.H.U.S.H. design, which ends up causing him to spontaneously change into whomever he looks at.

Planet of the Capes
E39

Planet of the Capes

Nov 27, 1991
22 min
6.5

Comet Guy returns, and he needs Darkwing to go to his planet to help him.

Darkwing Doubloon
E40

Darkwing Doubloon

Dec 16, 1991
22 min
6.0

300 years ago, a pirate scourge sailed the seas, striking for truth and justice. That's right, believe it or not, that was a scourge of pirates! Darkwing Doubloon and his crew, Gosalyn, Stegmutt, Launchpad, and Gizmoduck have must battle the alleged pirate Negaduck and the Fearsome Four to keep them from making off with the king's jewels.

It's a Wonderful Leaf
E41

It's a Wonderful Leaf

Dec 23, 1991
22 min
6.0

A crowd of pushy holiday shopppers rub Bushroot the wrong way. He decides to ruin Christmas by taking control of all of St. Canard's Christmas trees.

Twitching Channels
E42

Twitching Channels

Feb 5, 1992
22 min
6.2

Megavolt creates a way of transmitting himself as an electrical signal. Darkwing confronts the rat, and both of them get transported to the human universe. Here, the Darkwing Duck cartoon is a big seller, and DW realizes he isn't getting any of the profits. And it seems that there is no way home.

Dances with Bigfoot
E43

Dances with Bigfoot

Feb 6, 1992
22 min
5.8

Drake Mallard disappears and it’s up to the Crimson Quackette to find him.

Twin Beaks
E44

Twin Beaks

Feb 10, 1992
22 min
6.0

When Honker's parents go missing, all clues point to the mysterious Twin Beaks. A mutated alien race of cabbages have begun their conquest of Earth from this unseemly town.

The Incredible Bulk
E45

The Incredible Bulk

Feb 12, 1992
22 min
6.0

Bushroot creates a new experimental fertilizer that causes plants to grow large and strong.

My Valentine Ghoul
E46

My Valentine Ghoul

Feb 14, 1992
22 min
5.3

Darkwing’s refusal of Morgana’s suggestion of help, makes her very angry, which Negaduck sees as an opportunity.

Dead Duck
E47

Dead Duck

Feb 17, 1992
22 min
7.2

Chasing Megavolt, Darkwing gets into an accident and is killed. Now, on the run from Death himself, he no only plans to apprehend the villain he's after, but also has to search for a way to return to the living before it's too late.

A Duck by Any Other Name
E48

A Duck by Any Other Name

Feb 18, 1992
22 min
6.5

A news program reveals Darkwing Duck's identity as Launchpad.

Let's Get Respectable
E49

Let's Get Respectable

Feb 20, 1992
22 min
6.2

After a television program shows that Darkwing as a poor reputation with the public, Gosalyn decides that Darkwing needs an image change.

In Like Blunt
E50

In Like Blunt

Feb 24, 1992
22 min
6.2

A nefarious criminal from the past returns, to profit by auctioning of all a complete list of S.H.U.S.H.'s secret agents. J. Gander teams up Darkwing with the legendary Derek Blunt to intercept the documents before they fall into the wrong hands.

Quack of Ages
E51

Quack of Ages

Feb 26, 1992
22 min
6.2

To prevent the invention of the yo-yo, Quackerjack travels back to the medevial land of Canardia. Posing as the king's advisor, the demented toymaker convicts Darkwing as a warlock.

Time and Punishment
E52

Time and Punishment

Feb 27, 1992
22 min
5.2

During a battle between Darkwing, Megavolt and Quackerjack, Gosalyn ends up aboard the villains Time Top, just before it starts up and takes them to the future. There, Gosalyn finds out that Darkwing has become Darkwarrior Duck, and enforces the law with an iron fist!

Stressed to Kill
E53

Stressed to Kill

Mar 3, 1992
22 min
6.0

Darkwing Is getting a little bit stressted. So he goes to a stress free clinic (which is beeing runby Megavolt and QuackerJack) and they brain wash him. Now he is too calm (not even Goslyn deystroying the house can get him mad!). When Megavolt and QuackerJack start a fire that soons starts to spread, Launchpd and Goslyn have to try to get DW out of it. But when Megavolt puts out the fire, he also starts a flood. What will they do?

The Darkwing Squad
E54

The Darkwing Squad

Apr 1, 1992
22 min
6.2

J. Gander asks DW to train some of Shush's agents. That does not go over well with Agent Grizzlicoff, who joins F.O.W.L. as a double agent. Steelbeak sets a trap for the newly titled ""Darkwing Squad"" while Grizzli faces off against Darkwing.

Inside Binkie's Brain
E55

Inside Binkie's Brain

Apr 1, 1992
22 min
6.8

When Binkie Muddlefoot gets hit on the head by a bowling ball, her ""little hero"" escapes and causes her to become the Canardian Guardian. Her endless quest for safety endangers the life of Darkwing as he tries once again to capture Megavolt.

The Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain
E56

The Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain

Apr 29, 1992
22 min
6.5

A Sprit named Paddywhack is unleashed from a jack in the box when Gosalyn gets into mischief, and possesses Quackerjack's doll, Mr. Banana Brain. As he causes trouble alongside the demented toymaker, he grows, feeding from the negative emotions around himself.

Slime OK, You're OK
E57

Slime OK, You're OK

May 1, 1992
22 min
6.2

Bushroot creates a formula intending to create an intelligent plant friend, and Gosalyn ends up sampling it. Now Darkwing has a limited amount of time to find a cure before Gosalyn, half-slime, half-duck, melts into a pile of goo.

Whirled History
E58

Whirled History

May 1, 1992
22 min
6.5

Forced to work on her boring history assignment, Gosalyn dozes off, and begins sleepwalking. She dreams herself with AstroDuck, a television show character, trying to find ""The Fountain Of Knowledge"". While she is learning about famous explorers in her dreams, Megavolt uses her as bait to trap and kill Darkwing in the real world.

U.F. Foe
E59

U.F. Foe

May 1, 1992
22 min
6.2

Aliens kidnap Launchpad to make him ruler of the universe.

A Star Is Scorned
E60

A Star Is Scorned

May 1, 1992
22 min
6.0

Darkwing's TV producer feels that Darkwing's TV show needs a new gimmick in the form of a spin-off character, which might really be Darkwing's replacement.

The Quiverwing Quack
E61

The Quiverwing Quack

May 16, 1992
22 min
6.5

Gosalyn takes up archery, and bests Negaduck with it. Against Darkwing's wishes she creates her alter-ego, the Quiverwing Quack and causes a stir of publicity. She also becomes Negaduck's new target - so he can regain his position as Public Enemy # 1.

Jail Bird
E62

Jail Bird

May 17, 1992
22 min
5.8

Negaduck steals a dimond that can steal other peoples powers. And after he steals the powers from,bushroot, megavolt, the luiquidator, and qukerjack, they have to use there weakneses to stop mega negaduck ( as he calls him).

Dirtysomething
E63

Dirtysomething

May 18, 1992
22 min
6.5

It's Ammonia Pine's worst nightmare! FOWL has teamed her with her polar opposite, her filth-loving sister, Ample Grime. It WOULD be easy for Darkwing Duck to stop them. But Gosalyn, not having enough allowance to buy a video game, has discovered that she can cash in whatever she recycles... incuding the Thunderquack's engine, the Ratcatcher, a few gas guns, etc.

Kung Fooled
E64

Kung Fooled

May 19, 1992
22 min
6.4

Darkwing chases Moleiarity to the city Kung Pow where he meets up with his old martial arts instructor, Master Lee.

Bad Luck Duck
E65

Bad Luck Duck

May 20, 1992
22 min
6.2

Darkwing Duck is accused of stealing a tribes jewel and the leader puts a curse on him. Now they have to get it back from Negabuck and sop him from using it. But where is the leader to get the curse off?

Cast

Details

Original Title

Darkwing Duck

Status

Ended

Seasons

3

Episodes

91

Production

Disney Television Animation