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Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

  • Air date:1987-09-18
  • User score:
    6.1
  • Number of episodes:66

List of Episodes

Don't Give Up the Ship (1)
S1E1
8.0

Air date: 1987-09-18

Runtime: 22 min

The introduction of the series, as Donald Duck joins the Navy and sends Huey, Dewey, and Louie off to live with their uncle Scrooge McDuck. Meanwhile, a mysterious man named El Capitán busts the Beagle Boys out of jail in order for them to help him steal an awkward treasure map in Scrooge's possession.

Wronguay in Ronguay (2)
S1E2
7.7

Air date: 1987-09-18

Runtime: 22 min

After foiling the Beagle Boys, Scrooge and his nephews decipher the strange marking on the map, which leads to a sunken treasure ship in Ronguay. However, Flintheart Glomgold and El Capitán are out to stop them at every turn.

Three Ducks of the Condor (3)
S1E3
7.0

Air date: 1987-09-18

Runtime: 22 min

Upon finding out of the Valley of the Golden Suns, Scrooge begins an expedition to find the treasure therein, starting with finding the map that leads to it. First, he must get one half of the map from High Golden Sun Priest Joaquin Slowly.

Cold Duck (4)
S1E4
7.7

Air date: 1987-09-18

Runtime: 22 min

The nephews, Webby, and Mrs. Beakley find themselves joining Scrooge in his adventure as he looks for the second half of the treasure map in Antarctica.

Too Much of a Gold Thing (5)
S1E5
7.3

Air date: 1987-09-18

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge develops gold fever as he and the gang make their way to the Valley of the Golden Suns, all the while pursued by El Capitán.

Send in the Clones
S1E6
8.1

Air date: 1987-09-21

Runtime: 22 min

Magica DeSpell gets the Beagle Boys to help her steal the Number One Dime, disguising them as the nephews.

Sphinx for the Memories
S1E7
6.8

Air date: 1987-09-22

Runtime: 22 min

An ancient Egyptian civilization abducts Donald so that he can host a spirit of a Pharaoh.

Where No Duck Has Gone Before
S1E8
7.3

Air date: 1987-09-23

Runtime: 22 min

Gyro's props for a science fiction television show accidentally launch the cast into space, and Launchpad becomes the hero when it is realized that he is the only real pilot on board.

Armstrong
S1E9
7.3

Air date: 1987-09-24

Runtime: 22 min

Gyro presents the McDuck household with a robot named Armstrong to do their work for them. However, the robot decides it would rather work for itself.

Robot Robbers
S1E10
7.0

Air date: 1987-09-25

Runtime: 22 min

After the incident with Armstrong, Gyro builds giant human-operated robots for Glomgold, only to have them be stolen and operated by Ma Beagle and the Beagle Boys.

Magica's Shadow War
S1E11
7.2

Air date: 1987-09-28

Runtime: 22 min

Magica's plot to steal the Number One Dime using her own shadow goes awry when her shadow develops a mind of its own.

Master of the Djinni
S1E12
7.0

Air date: 1987-09-29

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge and Glomgold race for mastership of Aladdin's genie.

Hotel Strangeduck
S1E13
7.2

Air date: 1987-09-30

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge turns a castle once owned by mad scientist into a hotel, but he doesn't believe that the place is haunted.

Lost Crown of Genghis Khan
S1E14
7.2

Air date: 1987-10-01

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge goes searching for a crown in the Himalayas, which is guarded by a snow beast. Loosely based on the Carl Barks story of the same name.

Duckman of Aquatraz
S1E15
6.7

Air date: 1987-10-02

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge is framed for stealing a painting from Glomgold's art gallery and sent to Aquatraz.

The Money Vanishes
S1E16
6.7

Air date: 1987-10-05

Runtime: 22 min

The Beagle Boys steal Gyro's handheld teleporter and use it to steal Scrooge's fortune.

Sir Gyro de Gearloose
S1E17
6.8

Air date: 1987-10-06

Runtime: 22 min

Gyro, tired of being looked upon as a "gadget man", invents a time machine and uses it to go back in time to the Middle Ages.

Dinosaur Ducks
S1E18
7.0

Air date: 1987-10-07

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge and Launchpad explore a land where dinosaurs still live, but the kids tag along against Scrooge's directions to the contrary.

Hero for Hire
S1E19
7.0

Air date: 1987-10-08

Runtime: 22 min

After being fired by Scrooge, Launchpad is tricked by the Beagle Boys into performing a series of bank robberies disguised as movie scenes.

Superdoo!
S1E20
7.2

Air date: 1987-10-09

Runtime: 22 min

Having a hard time at camp, Doofus accidentally finds a stolen alien crystal that grants him numerous super powers.

Maid of the Myth
S1E21
6.5

Air date: 1987-10-12

Runtime: 22 min

Mrs. Beakley is abducted by Vikings and it is up to Scrooge and the others to rescue her.

Down & Out in Duckburg
S1E22
7.8

Air date: 1987-10-13

Runtime: 22 min

A family debt causes Scrooge to lose his entire fortune, sending his entire family into the poorhouse.

Much Ado About Scrooge
S1E23
7.0

Air date: 1987-10-14

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge and the boys track down a lost play by a famed playwright.

Top Duck
S1E24
6.0

Air date: 1987-10-15

Runtime: 22 min

Launchpad's family comes to visit while the Beagle Boys eye Scrooge's new jet so that they can use it to pilfer his Money Bin.

Pearl of Wisdom
S1E25
6.5

Air date: 1987-10-16

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge learns that a pearl he bought will grant him infinite wisdom once he takes it back to its homeland.

The Curse of Castle McDuck
S1E26
6.7

Air date: 1987-10-19

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge, the nephews, and Webby visit Scrooge's ancestral home in Scotland, only to be embroiled in a mystery surrounding Castle McDuck.

Launchpad's Civil War
S1E27
6.7

Air date: 1987-10-20

Runtime: 22 min

When going to Virginia for a Civil War reenactment, Launchpad encounters aged Confederate veterans who once served under his ancestor, who had lost a battle. Meanwhile, Doofus and the nephews learn that a businessman is exploiting the reenactments for financial gain. Launchpad works to avenge his family's honor by rallying the old veterans to a "rematch" of sorts against the reenactors.

Sweet Duck of Youth
S1E28
7.0

Air date: 1987-10-21

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge and the boys head for Florida in search of the fabled Fountain of Youth.

Earth Quack
S1E29
6.0

Air date: 1987-10-22

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge and the boys discover that the games of an underground civilization are causing earthquakes directly under the Money Bin.

Home Sweet Homer
S1E30
6.3

Air date: 1987-10-23

Runtime: 22 min

Circe, a sorceress from the past transports Scrooge and the boys back to time of Ancient Greece, where they meet up with Homer.

Bermuda Triangle Tangle
S1E31
6.2

Air date: 1987-10-26

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge seeks to find out why his ships are disappearing in the Bermuda Triangle.

Micro Ducks from Outer Space
S1E32
6.0

Air date: 1987-10-27

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge misuses an alien size-shifting device, and accidentally ends up shrinking himself, the boys, and Webby.

Back to the Klondike
S1E33
6.5

Air date: 1987-10-28

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge takes the kids to the Klondike, where he met an old flame, Glittering Goldie.

Horse Scents
S1E34
4.0

Air date: 1987-10-29

Runtime: 22 min

Webby helps trains a horse for the Kenducky Derby so the owner will have the money to raise it.

Scrooge's Pet
S1E35
4.0

Air date: 1987-10-30

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge loses the new combination for his vault to a lemming.

A Drain on the Economy (1)
S1E36
6.5

Air date: 1987-11-02

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge and Glomgold compete in a contest where the winner, being the world's richest duck, becomes the sales broker for a new fruit from Macaroon that works like a flashlight. First, though, Scrooge must keep his fortune away from the Beagle Boys.

A Whale of a Bad Time (2)
S1E37
5.0

Air date: 1987-11-03

Runtime: 22 min

As Scrooge tries to deliver his fortune to Macaroon, he experiences an interference in the form of a rogue submarine working for Glomgold.

Aqua Ducks (3)
S1E38
5.0

Air date: 1987-11-04

Runtime: 22 min

After dumping his fortune under the sea, Scrooge, along with Launchpad, Gyro, and Doofus, submerges in order to get it out.

Working for Scales (4)
S1E39
4.5

Air date: 1987-11-05

Runtime: 22 min

Glomgold and the Beagle Boys attempt to make sure Scrooge doesn't win the contest on his way to Macaroon.

Merit-Time Adventure
S1E40
4.5

Air date: 1987-11-06

Runtime: 22 min

The Nephews, Webby, and Doofus attempt to earn a Junior Woodchuck badge in sailing while a sea monster is preying on Scrooge's shipping fleet.

The Golden Fleecing
S1E41
5.0

Air date: 1987-11-16

Runtime: 22 min

After hearing about Launchpad's encounter with several Harpies, Scrooge heads to the Black Sea to seek out the legendary Golden Fleece.

Ducks of the West
S1E42
4.5

Air date: 1987-11-17

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge and the boys go to Scrooge's oil wells to find out why they ran dry.

Time Teasers
S1E43
6.5

Air date: 1987-11-18

Runtime: 22 min

Gyro invents a watch that allows anyone to move super fast. But the Beagle Boys want to use it so they can steal all of Scrooge's money.

Back Out in the Outback
S1E44
5.0

Air date: 1987-11-19

Runtime: 22 min

Something's attacking Scrooge's sheep and shearing off their wool, so Scrooge heads off for Australia to find out what's going on.

Raiders of the Lost Harp
S1E45
4.5

Air date: 1987-11-20

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge acquires a magical harp that can determine if someone was lying or not. However, Magica de Spell wants the harp for herself, and so does the harp's guardian.

The Right Duck
S1E46
4.5

Air date: 1987-11-23

Runtime: 22 min

After being fired by Scrooge, Launchpad enters the space program, and accidentally gets sent to Mars.

Scroogerello
S1E47
6.8

Air date: 1987-11-24

Runtime: 22 min

While experiencing a fever, Scrooge has an extended dream sequence parodying the fairy tale of Cinderella, with himself in the titular role.

Double-O-Duck
S1E48
5.0

Air date: 1987-11-25

Runtime: 22 min

Launchpad finds himself masquerading as Bruno Von Beak, an agent for the Foreign Organization of World Larceny.

Luck o' the Ducks
S1E49
6.2

Air date: 1987-11-26

Runtime: 22 min

After finding a leprechaun, Scrooge is led to Ireland, where he believes that he'll find a vast fortune of gold.

Duckworth's Revolt
S1E50
4.5

Air date: 1987-11-27

Runtime: 22 min

After being fired by Scrooge, Duckworth and the boys are abducted by plant aliens and enslaved.

Magica's Magic Mirror
S1E51
0.0

Air date: 1987-11-30

Runtime: 12 min

Magica uses a pair of magic mirrors to try to get Scrooge's Number One Dime. First part of double episode: Take Me Out of the Ballgame.

Take Me Out of the Ballgame
S1E52
4.0

Air date: 1987-11-30

Runtime: 11 min

Duckworth coaches the Junior Woodchucks in a baseball game. Second part of double episode: Magica's Magic Mirror

Duck to the Future
S1E53
6.5

Air date: 1987-12-01

Runtime: 22 min

Magica sends Scrooge into the future, where she has stolen his Number One Dime and taken over his company.

Jungle Duck
S1E54
6.0

Air date: 1987-12-02

Runtime: 22 min

While accompanying Scrooge in his search for silver, Mrs. Beakley encounters a Tarzan-like character who used to be a boy she helped raise as a nanny.

Launchpad's First Crash
S1E55
5.0

Air date: 1987-12-03

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge and Launchpad reminisce on how they first met.

Dime Enough For Luck
S1E56
6.8

Air date: 1987-12-04

Runtime: 22 min

Magica tricks Gladstone Gander into stealing the Number One Dime for her, and as a result, he is then cursed with bad luck.

Duck in the Iron Mask
S1E57
7.0

Air date: 1987-12-07

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge and the boys take a trip to visit an old friend of his, Count Roy. However, unknown to Scrooge, Roy's evil twin Ray rules Roy's kingdom with an iron fist.

The Uncrashable Hindentanic
S1E58
5.0

Air date: 1987-12-08

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge makes a bet with Glomgold that he can make money off a blimp called the Hindentanic.

The Status Seekers
S1E59
4.5

Air date: 1987-12-09

Runtime: 22 min

Seeking respect from other members of Duckburg's elite, Scrooge hunts down a mask he gave away

Nothing to Fear
S1E60
6.5

Air date: 1987-12-14

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge, the nephews, Doofus, and Duckworth are intimidated by a cloud that generates their worst fears, conjured by Magica.

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. McDuck
S1E61
5.0

Air date: 1987-12-23

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge becomes a victim of a potion that causes him to be obsessive with giving money away. It is up to his nephews to find an antidote before he stays a big spender forever.

Once Upon a Dime
S1E62
5.0

Air date: 1987-12-24

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge tells the story of how his Number One Dime got his fortune started.

Spies In Their Eyes
S1E63
5.8

Air date: 1987-12-25

Runtime: 22 min

A hypnotist brainwashes Donald into giving her a remote control device for a submarine that's Scrooge's companies built for the navy.

All Ducks On Deck
S1E64
4.5

Air date: 1987-12-30

Runtime: 22 min

Donald makes up a story about being a hero to the nephews. They stow away in the Navy and try to make him a hero. Meanwhile, The Phantom Blot has a spy infiltrating the Navy while he has Scrooge McDuck and Launchpad McQuack as prisoners on Cat Island after they go to investigate Scrooge's fishing fleet there.

Ducky Horror Picture Show
S1E65
5.0

Air date: 1987-12-31

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge finances a meeting house, which is then used by a group of horror movie-based monsters.

Till Nephews Do Us Part
S1E66
4.5

Air date: 1988-01-01

Runtime: 22 min

Scrooge is romanced by a billionairess named Millionara Vanderbucks, but as the nephews and Webby find out, she only wants his money.

Top Cast

Alan Young

Alan Young

Scrooge McDuck (voice)

Russi Taylor

Russi Taylor

Huey Duck / Dewey Duck / Louie Duck (voice)

Terence McGovern

Terence McGovern

Launchpad McQuack (voice)

Chuck McCann

Chuck McCann

Duckworth / Burger Beagle / Bouncer Beagle (voice)

Frank Welker

Frank Welker

Bigtime Beagle / Baggy Beagle / Bubba the Caveduck (voice)

Hal Smith

Hal Smith

Gyro Gearloose / Flintheart Glomgold (voice)

Brian Cummings

Brian Cummings

Doofus Drake (voice)

June Foray

June Foray

Ma Beagle / Magica De Spell / Mrs. Featherby (voice)

Tony Anselmo

Tony Anselmo

Donald Duck (voice)

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