DuckTales
DuckTales | |
Developer | Disney |
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Publisher | various |
Platforms | As noted below |
Released | TV: 1987-1990, 2017-2021 Comics: 1988-2011, 2017-present Video games: 1989-2013 Film: 1990 |
Added to Museum |
As noted below |
DuckTales is a multimedia series by Disney consisting of television shows, comics, video games, a film, books, and music. It a spin-off of the Donald Duck series of cartoons and comics.
The original DuckTales series ran from 1987 to 1990, and was part of the Disney Afternoon syndicated block. It had several adaptations including a film titled DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, comics, and video games, among others. It was rebooted into a new television show, also titled DuckTales, in 2017. This series had its own comics adaptation, which also began in 2017.
The 2017 series includes characters from other Disney Afternoon properties, including Bonkers, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck, Goof Troop, TaleSpin, and Quack Pack.
It also includes characters from The Three Caballeros.
Fictional character biographies
Scrooge McDuck, the richest duck in the world, finds himself having to watch over his nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. They go on adventures in an attempt to keep Scrooge the richest duck in the world, a title that Scrooge's rival Flintheart Glomgold wants to claim for his own. He is joined on his adventures by Huey, Duey, and Louie, and occasionally their uncle, Donald Duck, Scrooge's housekeeper Mrs. Beakly, her granddaughter Webby, the pilot Launchpad McQuack, the inventor Gyro Gearloose, and Fenton Crackshell, whose alter-ego is the robotic hero Gizmoduck.
Films in the DuckTales series
Title | Studio | Release | Added to museum | Notes |
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DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | Disney MovieToons | 1990 | Not yet |
Television shows in the DuckTales series
Title | Studio | Release | Added to museum | Notes |
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DuckTales | Walt Disney Television Animation | 1987-1990 | Volume 1 DVD: January 21, 2019 | 1987 original |
DuckTales | Disney Television Animation | 2017-2021 | Not yet | 2017 Reboot |
Video games in the DuckTales series
Title | Developer | System | Release | Added to museum | Notes |
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DuckTales | Capcom | Game Boy, NES | 1989 | PS4: June 4, 2017 Windows (Remastered): August 7, 2019 |
Recieved an enhanced remake titled DuckTales Remastered for Android, iOS, PlayStation 3, Windows, Windows Phone, and Xbox 360 in 2013. Included in the The Disney Afternoon Collection for PS4, Windows, and Xbox One in 2017. |
DuckTales: The Quest for Gold | Incredible Technologies Sierra On-Line |
Amiga Apple II C64 DOS Windows Mac OS |
1990 | Not yet | |
DuckTales 2 | Capcom | Game Boy, NES | 1993 | PS4: June 4, 2017 | Included in the The Disney Afternoon Collection for PS4, Windows, and Xbox One in 2017. |
DuckTales: Scrooge's Loot | Disney Interactive | Android iOS |
2013 | Not yet |