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DUCK TALES
1987 SPECIAL

Special 001

Treasure of the Golden Sun

September 18, 1987

Donald joins the Navy and leaves Duckburg, while Huey, Dewey, and Louie stay behind with Uncle Scrooge. The boys must prove themselves innocent of stealing an expensive model ship and help Scrooge find a lost treasure ship. The scene then shifts to the Andes and later Antarctica where other adventures await the ducks.

This Pilot episode was shown later during the series in five parts: Don’t Give Up the Ship; Wrong Way to Ronguay; Three Ducks of the Condor; Cold Duck; and Too Much of a Gold Thing.

Directed by Alan Zaslove, Steve Clark, Terence Harrison.

120 min.

DUCK TALES
1987 SEASON
½-HOUR FORMAT

Episode 001	Send in the Clones
September 21, 1987	Magica de Spell transforms the Beagle Boys into look-a-likes for the nephews. The imposters arrive at Scrooge’s mansion just as a television interviewer prepares a profile on Scrooge. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 002	Sphinx for the Memories
September 22, 1987	The spirit of an ancient Middle-Eastern ruler attempts to take over Donald’s body. Directed by David Block.
Episode 003	Where No Duck Has Gone Before
September 23, 1987	Gyro’s props for a science fiction television show accidentally launch the cast into space. Directed by David Block.
Episode 004	Armstrong
September 24, 1987	A “perfect” robot worker in Scrooge’s money bin decides he would rather be the one in charge, forcing Scrooge and the boys to fear for their lives. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 005	Robot Robbers
September 25, 1987	The Beagle Boys steal giant construction robots and take over the city. Scrooge and Flintheart must join forces to stop the Beagle Boys before the city is destroyed. Story by Carl Barks. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 006	Magica’s Shadow War
September 28, 1987	Magica de Spell brings her shadow to life in another plot to steal Scrooge’s dime, but with unplanned results. Directed by David Block.
Episode 007	Master of the Djinni
September 29, 1987	An evil Djinni transports Scrooge and Flintheart back in time so he can enjoy life giving orders for a change. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 008	Hotel Strangeduck
September 30, 1987	When Scrooge buys an old castle and opens it as a hotel, he must deal with what seems to be the ghost of the former owner. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 009	Lost Crown of Genghis Khan
October 01, 1987	Scrooge and the boys discover an abominable snowwoman. More importantly, they also discover the value of honesty. Teleplay by Carl Barks. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 010	Duckman of Aquatraz
October 02, 1987	Flintheart frames Scrooge for an art theft and the hapless duck is sent to Aquatraz, the toughest prison of them all. Directed by Steve Clark.
Episode 011	The Money Vanishes
October 05, 1987	The Beagle Boys steal an invention from Gyro and use it to transport Scrooge’s money to their hideout – with unexpected results. It seems that money is not the only thing being transported. Directed by Steve Clark.
Episode 012	Sir Gyro de Gearloose
October 06, 1987	Gyro, bored with life, goes back in time to the days of King Arthur and the Round Table in the medieval kingdom of Quackalot. His skills are needed there to defeat the evil Black Knight. Directed by Steve Clark.
Episode 013	Dinosaur Ducks
October 07, 1987	Scrooge learns a lesson about love when he tries to capture a baby dinosaur and must risk his mission to save Webby from savages. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 014	Hero for Hire
October 08, 1987	Launchpad screws up one time too many and is fired. His attempt to become “The Webbed Wonder”, a hero for hire, provides the Beagle Boys with another chance to steal Scrooge’s fortune. Directed by Steve Clark.
Episode 015	Superdoo!
October 09, 1987	Doofus finds a stolen energy crystal from outer space that gives him super powers. He doesn’t know it, but the aliens who lost the medallion are determined to get it back. Directed by Steve Clark.
Episode 016	Maid of the Myth
October 12, 1987	A tribe of Vikings from the land of Valhalla attack Duckburg and take Mrs. Beakley prisoner. Scrooge’s rescue effort leads to Mrs. Beakley’s participating in a chariot race with Thor, the thunder god. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 017	Down & Out in Duckburg
October 13, 1987	A long-forgotten dept costs Scrooge his fortune, but he learns a valuable lesson in the process. Based on "The Horseradish Story" by Carl Barks. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 018	Much Ado About Scrooge
October 14, 1987	A search for o lost play takes Scrooge to a haunted island, where another adventurer plots to steal the manuscript. Directed by David Block.
Episode 019	Top Duck
October 15, 1987	Launchpad learns that his family is proud of him – despite his series of crashes. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 020	Pearl of Wisdom
October 16, 1987	Scrooge is pitted against an evil smuggler when he searches for a pearl with magic powers. The owner is granted ultimate wisdom, but no one expects the results. Directed by Steve Clark.
Episode 021	The Curse of Castle McDuck
October 19, 1987	A return to his ancestral home in Scotland forces Scrooge to face old fears and a ghostly hound. He defeats the hound, only to learn a shocking secret about one of his ancestors. Based on "Hound Of Whiskervilles" by Carl Barks. Directed by Steve Clark.
Episode 022	Launchpad’s Civil War
October 20, 1987	Launchpad discovers a hidden band of Civil-War soldiers. He also learns a famous ancestor was a fraud. Directed by Steve Clark.
Episode 023	Sweet Duck of Youth
October 21, 1987	To avoid getting older, Scrooge sets out on a search for the Fountain of Youth. His search takes the ducks to the eerie Okeefedokie Swamp, where a hermit and the ghost of a Conquistador wait for unsuspecting visitors. Directed by Steve Clark.
Episode 024	Earth Quack
October 22, 1987	Fears of earthquakes bring Scrooge and the boys to a strange land far underground, where a race of unusual creatures is trying to create the biggest earthquake of all – right underneath the money bin. Story by Carl Barks. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 025	Home Sweet Homer
October 23, 1987	Scrooge and the boys travel back in time to ancient Greece, where they meet Homer and the evil sorceress Circe. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 026	Bermuda Triangle Tangle
October 26, 1987	Scrooge’s search for his missing ships leaves him a prisoner in the mysterious Sargossa Sea, home of the evil Captain Bounty. Directed by Steve Clark.
Episode 027	Micro Ducks From Outer Space
October 27, 1987	Miniature ducks from outer space are the unwitting cause of Scrooge and his helpers’ being shrunk after a plea for assistance in ending a famine. The ducks must travel through a now giant-sized Duckburg, where everyday objects have become potential dangers. Story by Carl Barks. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 028	Back to the Klondike
October 28, 1987	Scrooge returns to the site where he earned his first fortune and reawakens an old love affair with Glittering Goldie, the dance-hall girl who had stolen both his fortune and his heart. He must battle with Dangerous Dan, an old rival, for both Goldie and a fortune in gold. Story by Carl Barks. Directed by Steve Clark.
Episode 029	Horse Scents
October 29, 1987	Scrooge and Flintheart Glomgold both enter horses in the famed Ken-ducky Derby. If Flintheart wins, he’ll finally be the richest duck in the world, so he’s not leaving anything to chance. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 030	Scrooge’s Pet
October 30, 1987	A lemming escapes with the only copy of the combination to Scrooge’s impenetrable new vault. Based on "Lemming with the Locket" by Carl Barks. Directed by Steve Clark.
Episode 031	Catch As Cash Can, Part 1 – A Drain on the Economy
November 02, 1987	Scrooge loses his fortune to the beagle Boys just when he needs it to win a contest with Flintheart for a miraculous new type of light-producing fruit. This four-part story is also known as The Firefly Fruit Contest. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 032	Catch As Cash Can, Part 2 – A Whale of a Bad Time
November 03, 1987	Scrooge must dump his fortune at sea to avoid being lost himself. This four-part story is also known as The Firefly Fruit Contest. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 033	Catch As Cash Can, Part 3 – Aqua Ducks
November 04, 1987	A search of the ocean floor reveals a secret race of underwater beings. This four-part story is also known as The Firefly Fruit Contest. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 034	Catch As Cash Can, Part 4 – Working for Scales
November 05, 1987	Scrooge wins the prize when his fortune is found to be the largest in the world. This four-part story is also known as The Firefly Fruit Contest. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 035	Merit-Time Adventure
November 06, 1987	A sea serpent is attacking ships in Duckburg Harbor and Scrooge wants to stop it. The boys become overconfident while at sea and Webby must save them. Directed by Alan Zaslove.
Episode 036	The Golden Fleecing
November 09, 1987	A search for the legendary golden fleece brings the adventurers into contact with the Harpies, guardians of the treasure. Based on the story by Carl Barks. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 037	Ducks of the West
November 10, 1987	Is it the ghost of Jesse James that’s stealing oil from Scrooge’s Texas wells? Directed by David Block.
Episode 038	Time Teasers
November 11, 1987	Gyro invents a device that can freeze time, but when the Beagle Boys steal it, they’re thrown back in time – with Scrooge’s fortune. Directed by David Block.
Episode 039	Back Out in the Outback
November 12, 1987	A report of wool-destroying U.F.O.s sends Scrooge on an expedition to his sheep ranch in Australia. Directed by David Block.
Episode 040	Raiders of the Lost Harp
November 13, 1987	When he ignores a warning on an ancient Trojan tomb, Scrooge awakens an ancient monster that almost destroys Duckburg. Directed by David Block.
Episode 041	The Right Duck
November 16, 1987	Launchpad is chosen to fly a mission into space, where he accidentally starts a war between Mars and Earth. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 042	Scroogerello
November 17, 1987	A fever causes Scrooge to dream that he is the central figure in a Cinderella-style story. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 043	Double-O-Duck
November 18, 1987	Launchpad looks just like a foreign spy, and agrees to help capture an international counterfeiting ring. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 044	Luck O’ the Ducks
November 19, 1987	A leprechaun and Scrooge engage in a battle of wits which leads to Ireland, where Scrooge schemes to discover the secret of the Golden Caverns, storage place of the leprechauns’ fortune. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 045	Duckworth’s Revolt
November 20, 1987	Duckworth must change his personality to save the boys from space invaders. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 046	Magica’s Magic Mirror / Take Me Out of the Ballgame
November 23, 1987	Magica’s Magic Mirror Magica de Spell uses a trick mirror to force Scrooge to give up his “Old #1 Dime”, planning to use his good luck charm to increase her power Take Me Out of the Ballgame Duckworth’s attempts at coaching the nephews’ baseball team lead to disaster. This is the only episode that contains two 15 min. stories. Part 1 directed by Steve Clark; Part 2 directed by Vincent Davis.
Episode 047	Duck to the Future
November 24, 1987	Scrooge travels to the future to see what will become of the boys, but Magica strands him there in her latest plot to get his lucky dime. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 048	Jungle Duck
November 25, 1987	A quest for the legendary “silver buzzard” brings Scrooge to Africa, where he finds the missing heir to a fortune living as a wild duck in the jungle. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 049	Launchpad’s First Crash
November 26, 1987	Scrooge and Launchpad reminisce about how they first met. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 050	Dime Enough for Luck
November 27, 1987	Magica tricks Gladstone Gander, the world’s luckiest duck, into helping her steal Scrooge’s lucky dime. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 051	The Duck in the Iron Mask
November 30, 1987	Dewey suffers an identity crises. He’s tired of being mistaken for his brothers and asserts his independence, only to learn a lesson about teamwork during an adventure in the tiny country of Monte Dumas. Directed by David Block.
Episode 052	The Uncrashable Hindentanic
December 01, 1987	A rash bet and a faulty blimp almost cause Scrooge to lose $1 million to Flintheart Glomgold. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 053	The Status Seeker
December 02, 1987	Scrooge must shun his friends to join a snooty club. Once he becomes a member, he realizes how much he misses his friends and family. Based on the story by Carl Barks. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 054	Nothing to Fear
December 03, 1987	Magica brings everyone’s worst fears to life, and the heroes must learn to confront their personal demons. Directed by David Block.
Episode 055	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. McDuck
December 04, 1987	A strange spell turns Scrooge into a spendthrift. Searching for an antidote, the boys take him to London, where they meet the notorious Jack the Tripper. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 056	Once Upon a Dime
December 07, 1987	Scrooge tells the boys how he earned his fortune. Directed by David Block.
Episode 057	Spies in Their Eyes
December 08, 1987	Donald is accused of being a traitor and the nephews and Scrooge must clear his name despite overwhelming evidence against him. Directed by David Block.
Episode 058	All Ducks on Deck
December 09, 1987	Donald tells the boys he’s an important crewmember on his ship, but they learn the truth. The boys try to help Donald get promoted, but their plans didn’t count on the Phantom Blot stealing a secret bomber. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 059	Ducky Horror Picture Show
December 10, 1987	Scrooge’s attempt to revive an old theater almost fails when real monsters show up for a horror festival. Directed by Terence Harrison.
Episode 060	Till Nephews Do Us Part
December 11, 1987	Uncle Scrooge almost marries a gold digger, but the boys help save him. Directed by Terence Harrison.

DUCK TALES
1988 - 1989 SPECIALS

Special 002	Time Is Money
November 25, 1988	Scrooge goes back in time to prove ownership of a valuable island, but he goes too far. He accidentally brings Bubba, a cave-duck, and his pet triceratops, Tootsie, back to the present. Once home, Gyro warns Scrooge to return Bubba to his own time or risk changing history. This special episode was later aired in five parts: Marking Time; The Duck Who Would Be King; Bubba Trubba; Ducks on the Lam [a.k.a. Gone with the Bin]; and Ali Bubba’s Cave. Directed by Bob Hathcock, James T. Walker, Terrence Harrison, James Mitchell. 120 min.
Special 003	Super DuckTales
March 26, 1989	When the Beagle Boys trick Scrooge into moving his money bin, Scrooge hires a new accountant, Fenton Crackshell, to help count the money while they’re moving it, but the Beagles have also tricked him into buying the land for his new bin from them. Their plan is to blast the bin off the mountain onto Ma Beagle’s land below, which will make the money theirs. Meanwhile Gyro builds a robot guard, but it becomes overprotective and won’t let Scrooge near the money. This special episode was later aired in five parts: Liquid Assets; Frozen Assets; Full Metal Duck; The Billionaire Beagle Boys Club; and Money to Burn. 120 min. Directed by James T. Walker.

DUCK TALES
1989 SEASON
½-HOUR FORMAT

Episode 061	The Land of Tralla La
September 04, 1989	Scrooge unwittingly devastates a peaceful valley by the seeming innocuous act of dropping a bottle cap. Based on the story by Carl Barks. Directed by.
Episode 062	Allowance Day
September 05, 1989	The boys try to trick Scrooge into giving them their allowance early, with unexpected consequences. Directed by.
Episode 063	Bubbeo and Juliet
September 06, 1989	Bubba becomes involved in an unusual romance when he falls in love with a neighbor. Directed by.
Episode 064	The Good Muddahs
September 07, 1989	Webby is kidnapped by the Beagle Babes, cousins of the crooks, who want the famed Snowbuggian Crown Jewels. Directed by.
Episode 065	My Mother the Psychic
September 08, 1989	Fenton’s mother has an accident and suddenly can predict the future. Scrooge and Flintheart try to use her to beat the stock market. Directed by.
Episode 066	Metal Attraction
September 11, 1989	A robot maid almost destroys Scrooge’s fortune and Gizmoduck. Directed by.
Episode 067	Dough Ray Me
September 12, 1989	The nephews misuse Gyro’s new matter duplicator, and Duckburg ends up buried in money and in danger of exploding. Directed by.
Episode 068	Bubba’s Big Brainstorm
September 13, 1989	Gyro invents a thinking cap for Bubba, but no one foresees another change in the caveduck’s personality. Directed by.
Episode 069	The Big Flub
September 14, 1989	Fenton rushes a new product to market and then has to deal with some unusual side effects. Directed by.
Episode 070	A Case of Mistaken Secret Identity
September 15, 1989	When Duckburg believes Launchpad is really Gizmoduck, the flyer is happy with the attention until an emergency develops. Directed by.
Episode 071	Blue Collar Scrooge
September 18, 1989	Scrooge suffers amnesia and gets a job in one of his own factories. Directed by.
Episode 072	Beaglemania
September 19, 1989	The Beagle Boys end up working for Uncle Scrooge when they win a TV show’s rock-and-roll contest. Directed by.
Episode 073	Yuppie Ducks
September 20, 1989	When the boys are left in charge of the money bin, they inadvertently lose all of Scrooge’s fortune in bad business deals. Directed by.
Episode 074	The Bride Wore Stripes
September 21, 1989	Ma Beagle pretends she is married to Uncle Scrooge in an attempt to get half of his fortune. Directed by.
Episode 075	The Unbreakable Bin
September 22, 1989	Gyro’s unbreakable glass sheathing on the money bin turns out to be breakable – and Magica de Spell knows the secret. Based on the story by Carl Barks. Directed by.
Episode 076	Attack of the 50-Foot Webby
September 25, 1989	An accident turns Webby into a giant, and a circus owner tries to kidnap her. Directed by.
Episode 077	The Masked Mallard
September 26, 1989	Scrooge’s attempt to improve his public image lead to him acting as a superhero, but someone else is framing him for a series of crimes. Directed by.
Episode 078	A DuckTales Valentine! [a.k.a. Amour or Less]
September 27, 1989	Uncle Scrooge’s search for the lost temple of Aphroducky, the ancient goddess of love, has some unexpected results, when Aphroducky comes to retrieve Cupid’s love arrows. Directed by.

DUCK TALES
1990 SEASON
½-HOUR FORMAT

Episode 079	Ducky Mountain High
February 09, 1990	Scrooge and Flintheart battle for gold in Canada, with Flintheart turning to the local Beagle Boys for an extra edge. Directed by.
Episode 080	Attack of the Metal Mites
February 16, 1990	Flintheart’s scientists invent tiny bugs that can eat Scrooge’s money. Directed by.
Episode 081	The Duck Who Knew Too Much
February 23, 1990	Fenton feigns an ailment to take a vacation, but he doesn’t count on Scrooge’s checking into the same hotel. Directed by.
Episode 082	New Gizmo-Kids on the Block
March 02, 1990	Mrs. Crackshell accidentally shrinks Gizmoduck’s super suit, and the nephews have trouble controlling it. Directed by.
Episode 083	Scrooge’s Last Adventure
March 09, 1990	Fenton loses Scrooge’s money in a computer, and the two ducks enter the machine to get it back. Directed by.
Episode 084	The Golden Goose
March 11, 1990	Scrooge sets chase after the Golden Goose – the world’s “ultimate treasure” – and the world barely escapes being turned into solid gold in the process. Originally aired in two parts. 60 min. Directed by.

DUCK TALES
1987 SPECIAL

Special 004

DuckTales: The Movie Special

August 01, 1990

This preview of the film DuckTales the movie: The Treasure of the Lost Lamp begins with Tracey Gold and Kadeem Hardison showing clips from past DuckTales adventures from television. They then show clips of the new film, which centers on Scrooge’s search for an ancient treasure. The discovery of a genie in a hidden temple leads to unexpected trouble.

30 min. Directed by Adam Small, Barbara Williams.

DUCK TALES
THEATRICAL FEATURE

Feature 214

DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp [DisneyMovietoons]

August 03, 1990

Scrooge McDuck travels to the far ends of the earth in search of the elusive buried treasure of the legendary thief, Collie Baba. With his companions Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Webby, and Launchpad McQuack, Scrooge discovers not only the treasure but also that there's a mysterious madman named Merlock who isout to stop him. The travelers have to return home empty-handed except for an old lamp and discover a genie inside, who grants their wishes. When Merlock and his henchman, Dijon, return, it takes all of Scrooge's ingenuity to thwart them.

74 min. Directed by Bob Hathcock. Animated Feature, Other #01