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''This article is about the 1987 DuckTales television series. For the 2017 television series, see [[DuckTales (2017 television series)]]. For the video game by [[Capcom]], see [[DuckTales (video game)]].

{{Infobox_Film |
  name               = DuckTales |
  image              = [[File:DuckTales 1987.jpg|360px]]|
  production_company = [[Disney Television Animation|Walt Disney Television Animation]]|
  distributor        = [[Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International|Buena Vista Television]]|
  formats            = [[Digital distribution|Digital]], [[DVD]], [[VHS]]|
  release            = TV: September 18, 1987 - November 28, 1990<br />VHS NA: May 31, 1988 - August 14, 1990<br />VHS UK/AU: September 11, 1992 - September 10, 1993<br />DVD NA: November 8, 2005 - September 11, 2018<br />Digital: 2013<br />Disney+: November 12, 2019|
  added_to_museum    = Volume 1 DVD: January 21, 2019|
}}
'''''DuckTales''''' was an animated television series by [[Disney Television Animation|Walt Disney Television Animation]]. It was the first animated television series in the [[DuckTales|''DuckTales'' series]].

==Development==
While ''DuckTales'' was primarily based on the ''Uncle Scrooge'' and ''[[Donald Duck]]'' comics by Carl Barks and Don Rosa, it also included original characters including Webby Vanderquack and Mrs. Beakly, the butler Duckworth, the superhero Gizmoduck and his alter-ego Fenton Crackshell, the pilot Launchpad McQuack, and Bubba the Caveduck.

==Legacy==
''DuckTales'' was adapted into a feature-length theatrical film titled ''[[DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp]]'' in 1990.

It also was adapted into several video games including ''[[DuckTales (video game)|DuckTales]]'' and ''[[DuckTales 2]]'' by [[Capcom]], ''[[DuckTales: The Quest for Gold]]'' by [[Incredible Technologies]] and [[Sierra|Sierra On-Line]], ''[[DuckTales: Scrooge's Loot]]'' by [[Disney Parks, Experiences and Products|Disney Interactive]], and ''[[DuckTales (video game)|DuckTales Remastered]]'' by [[WayForward Technologies]].

''DuckTales'' was successful enough that [[The Walt Disney Company]] sought to emulate its premise of placing familiar Disney characters in new situations.  The resulting series, ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'', ''[[TaleSpin]]'', ''[[Goof Troop]]'', and ''[[Quack Pack]]'' made up the majority of the successful syndicated television block, ''The Disney Afternoon''.

''DuckTales'' was also spun-off into a series titled ''[[Darkwing Duck]]''. This series was originally conceptualized as ''Double-O Duck'' starring the pilot from the ''DuckTales'' series, Launchpad McQuack. A backdoor pilot of ''Double-O Duck'' was released as part of the ''DuckTales'' series. Before airing, the series was changed from a ''[[James Bond]]'' spoof to a ''[[Batman]]'' spoof starring a new character named Darkwing Duck, and Launchpad McQuack was reduced to the role of a sidekick.

In 2017, ''DuckTales'' was rebooted into a [[DuckTales (2017 television series)|series of the same name]]. The ''DuckTales'' reboot ran for three seasons from 2017 to 2021.

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