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Darkwing Duck — Season 1

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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.

Episodes (65)

Darkly Dawns the Duck (1)
E1

1. Darkly Dawns the Duck (1)

8.0

Aired 6 September 1991 • 22 min

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

2. Darkly Dawns the Duck (2)

6.0

Aired 6 September 1991 • 22 min

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

3. Beauty and the Beet

5.9

Aired 9 September 1991 • 22 min

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

Getting Antsy
E4

4. Getting Antsy

6.0

Aired 10 September 1991 • 22 min

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

5. Night of the Living Spud

6.0

Aired 11 September 1991 • 22 min

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

Apes of Wrath
E6

6. Apes of Wrath

6.2

Aired 12 September 1991 • 22 min

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

Dirty Money
E7

7. Dirty Money

6.5

Aired 13 September 1991 • 22 min

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

Duck Blind
E8

8. Duck Blind

6.0

Aired 16 September 1991 • 22 min

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

Comic Book Capers
E9

9. Comic Book Capers

6.2

Aired 17 September 1991 • 22 min

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

10. Water Way to Go

5.8

Aired 18 September 1991 • 22 min

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

Paraducks
E11

11. Paraducks

6.0

Aired 19 September 1991 • 22 min

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

Easy Come, Easy Grows
E12

12. Easy Come, Easy Grows

6.4

Aired 20 September 1991 • 22 min

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

13. A Revolution in Home Appliances

6.2

Aired 23 September 1991 • 22 min

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

Trading Faces
E14

14. Trading Faces

5.8

Aired 24 September 1991 • 22 min

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

15. Hush, Hush Sweet Charlatan

5.8

Aired 25 September 1991 • 22 min

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

16. Can't Bayou Love

5.8

Aired 26 September 1991 • 22 min

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

17. Bearskin Thug

5.5

Aired 27 September 1991 • 22 min

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

18. You Sweat Your Life

6.0

Aired 30 September 1991 • 22 min

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

19. Days of Blunder

6.5

Aired 1 October 1991 • 22 min

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

20. Just Us Justice Ducks (1)

7.0

Aired 2 October 1991 • 22 min

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

21. Just Us Justice Ducks (2)

5.8

Aired 3 October 1991 • 22 min

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

22. Double Darkwings

6.5

Aired 4 October 1991 • 22 min

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

23. Aduckyphobia

6.0

Aired 7 October 1991 • 22 min

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

24. When Aliens Collide

6.2

Aired 8 October 1991 • 22 min

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

25. Jurassic Jumble

5.8

Aired 10 October 1991 • 22 min

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

26. Cleanliness is Next to Badliness

6.2

Aired 15 October 1991 • 22 min

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

27. Smarter Than a Speeding Bullet

6.2

Aired 17 October 1991 • 22 min

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

28. All's Fahrenheit in Love and War

5.6

Aired 21 October 1991 • 22 min

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

29. Whiffle While You Work

6.2

Aired 23 October 1991 • 22 min

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

30. Ghoul of My Dreams

5.5

Aired 31 October 1991 • 22 min

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

31. Adopt-a-Con

5.8

Aired 7 November 1991 • 22 min

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

32. Toys Czar Us

6.0

Aired 11 November 1991 • 22 min

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

33. The Secret Origins of Darkwing Duck

5.0

Aired 13 November 1991 • 22 min

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

34. Up, Up, and Awry

4.7

Aired 14 November 1991 • 22 min

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

Life, the Negaverse, and Everything
E35

35. Life, the Negaverse, and Everything

6.0

Aired 18 November 1991 • 22 min

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

36. Dry Hard

6.5

Aired 20 November 1991 • 22 min

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

Heavy Mental
E37

37. Heavy Mental

6.0

Aired 21 November 1991 • 22 min

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

38. Disguise the Limit

6.0

Aired 26 November 1991 • 22 min

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

39. Planet of the Capes

6.5

Aired 27 November 1991 • 22 min

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

Darkwing Doubloon
E40

40. Darkwing Doubloon

6.0

Aired 16 December 1991 • 22 min

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

41. It's a Wonderful Leaf

6.0

Aired 23 December 1991 • 22 min

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

42. Twitching Channels

6.2

Aired 5 February 1992 • 22 min

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

43. Dances with Bigfoot

5.8

Aired 6 February 1992 • 22 min

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

Twin Beaks
E44

44. Twin Beaks

6.0

Aired 10 February 1992 • 22 min

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

45. The Incredible Bulk

6.0

Aired 12 February 1992 • 22 min

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

My Valentine Ghoul
E46

46. My Valentine Ghoul

5.3

Aired 14 February 1992 • 22 min

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

Dead Duck
E47

47. Dead Duck

7.2

Aired 17 February 1992 • 22 min

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

48. A Duck by Any Other Name

6.5

Aired 18 February 1992 • 22 min

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

Let's Get Respectable
E49

49. Let's Get Respectable

6.2

Aired 20 February 1992 • 22 min

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

50. In Like Blunt

6.2

Aired 24 February 1992 • 22 min

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

51. Quack of Ages

6.2

Aired 26 February 1992 • 22 min

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

52. Time and Punishment

5.2

Aired 27 February 1992 • 22 min

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

53. Stressed to Kill

6.0

Aired 3 March 1992 • 22 min

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

54. The Darkwing Squad

6.2

Aired 1 April 1992 • 22 min

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

55. Inside Binkie's Brain

6.8

Aired 1 April 1992 • 22 min

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

56. The Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain

6.5

Aired 29 April 1992 • 22 min

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

57. Slime OK, You're OK

6.2

Aired 1 May 1992 • 22 min

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

58. Whirled History

6.5

Aired 1 May 1992 • 22 min

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

59. U.F. Foe

6.2

Aired 1 May 1992 • 22 min

Aliens kidnap Launchpad to make him ruler of the universe.

A Star Is Scorned
E60

60. A Star Is Scorned

6.0

Aired 1 May 1992 • 22 min

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

61. The Quiverwing Quack

6.5

Aired 16 May 1992 • 22 min

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

62. Jail Bird

5.8

Aired 17 May 1992 • 22 min

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

63. Dirtysomething

6.5

Aired 18 May 1992 • 22 min

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

64. Kung Fooled

6.4

Aired 19 May 1992 • 22 min

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

Bad Luck Duck
E65

65. Bad Luck Duck

6.2

Aired 20 May 1992 • 22 min

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?

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