Duck Dodgers (TV series)

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Duck Dodgers
Robert Kral
Douglas Romayne
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes39 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerSander Schwartz
Producers
EditorRob Desales
Running time22 minutes
Production companyWarner Bros. Animation
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network (2003–2005)
Boomerang (2005)
ReleaseAugust 23, 2003 (2003-08-23) –
November 11, 2005 (2005-11-11)
Related

Duck Dodgers is an American

comic science fiction series, featuring the Looney Tunes characters in metafictional roles, with the character Daffy Duck as the title character. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation from 2003 to 2005.[1] It originally aired on Cartoon Network and later ended on Boomerang.[2]

Concept

Though primarily based around the original

, Egghead Junior, and the unnamed evil scientist who owned Gossamer.

Theme songs

The show's theme song (arranged by the Flaming Lips) is sung by Tom Jones, in a style reminiscent of the theme from the James Bond film Thunderball.[4] Daffy once played a caricature of Jones, who was his singing voice in the second-season episode "Talent Show A Go-Go", singing his signature song, "It's Not Unusual". Dave Mustaine of the thrash metal band Megadeth was featured in the third-season episode "In Space, No One Can Hear You Rock", with the band performing the song "Back in the Day" from their 2004 album The System Has Failed.

Accolades

Duck Dodgers was nominated in 2004

Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program—Joe Alaskey.[7]
The series ended production in 2005 after its third season.

Characters

Galactic Protectorate

The Martian Empire

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
113August 23, 2003 (2003-08-23)November 18, 2003 (2003-11-18)Cartoon Network
213August 14, 2004 (2004-08-14)February 25, 2005 (2005-02-25)
3135March 11, 2005 (2005-03-11)April 22, 2005 (2005-04-22)
8September 16, 2005 (2005-09-16)November 11, 2005 (2005-11-11)Boomerang

Voice cast

Home media

Warner Home Video released Duck Dodgers – The Complete First Season: Dark Side of the Duck to DVD on February 19, 2013, Duck Dodgers – The Complete Second Season: Deep Space Duck on July 23, 2013, and Duck Dodgers - The Complete Third Season on January 28, 2020. Unlike the previous 2 seasons released on DVD the 3rd was released on a DVD-R. The complete series was released on Blu-ray on March 28, 2023.[8] The Blu-ray set also includes the original 1953 short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century as a bonus feature.[9]

Season Title Episodes Release date
1 The Complete First Season: Dark Side of the Duck 13 February 19, 2013
2 The Complete Second Season: Deep Space Duck July 23, 2013
3 The Complete Third Season January 28, 2020

See also

References

  1. ^ "FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; The First Duck in Space? That Is So Daffy". The New York Times. 2003-09-21. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
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  4. ^ Mallory, Michael (Aug 22, 2003). "They dare to 'Duck'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  5. ^ "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announced for the 31st Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards" (PDF). The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2004.
  6. ^ "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announced for the 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards" (PDF). The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2005.
  7. ^ "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Winners for the 31st Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy® Awards" (PDF). The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2004.
  8. ^ "Duck Dodgers: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]".
  9. ^ "Duck Dodgers: The Complete Series Blu-ray".

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