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==Production==
==Production==
The series consists of 70 episodes that aired on Saturday nights from 1994 to 1997 on the [[USA Network]]. It later reran on both [[Cartoon Network]] and [[Comedy Central]] in the [[United States]]. It also aired on [[Cartoon Network (Spanish TV channel)|Cartoon Network]] in [[Spain]]. In the [[United Kingdom]], it aired on [[Sky 1]] and in [[Canada]], it is a former program on [[MTV2 (Canadian TV channel)|MTV2]] and [[Teletoon]]. The initial [[Show runner|showrunners]] were Peck, Reno and Osborn, and the show was produced in association with [[Paramount Television|Paramount Network Television]]. The animation was produced by [[Klasky Csupo]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The rugrats' real mom and dad |publisher=Business Week |url=http://www.businessweek.com/archives/1995/b3446111.arc.htm |accessdate=August 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207095808/http://www.businessweek.com/archives/1995/b3446111.arc.htm |archivedate=December 7, 2010 |df=mdy}}</ref> In later years, the show running duties went to David Misch and [[Michael Markowitz]]. At the time the series was produced, Klasky Csupo also produced another animated series in 1994: ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]'' on [[Nickelodeon]]. Creator and executive producer Everett Peck was with the show for its entire run. Producer [[Gene Laufenberg]] was with the show for most of its run. Scott Wilk and Todd Yvega created original music for the series, including the theme.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=DUCKMAN&search_in=t&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&pagenum=1&start=1 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-01-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523060627/http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=DUCKMAN&search_in=t&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&pagenum=1&start=1 |archivedate=May 23, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The first season also featured excerpts from [[Frank Zappa]]'s published catalog (Frank Zappa died several months prior to this series' premiere).
The series consists of 70 episodes that aired on Saturday nights from 1994 to 1997 on the [[USA Network]]. It later reran on both [[Cartoon Network]] and [[Comedy Central]] in the [[United States]]. It also aired on [[Cartoon Network (Spanish TV channel)|Cartoon Network]] in [[Spain]]. In the [[United Kingdom]], it aired on [[Sky 1]] and in [[Canada]], it is a former program on [[MTV2 (Canadian TV channel)|MTV2]] and [[Teletoon]]. The initial [[Show runner|showrunners]] were Peck, Reno and Osborn, and the show was produced in association with [[Paramount Television|Paramount Network Television]]. The animation was produced by [[Klasky Csupo]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The rugrats' real mom and dad |publisher=Business Week |url=http://www.businessweek.com/archives/1995/b3446111.arc.htm |accessdate=August 28, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207095808/http://www.businessweek.com/archives/1995/b3446111.arc.htm |archivedate=December 7, 2010 |df=mdy}}</ref> In later years, the show running duties went to David Misch and [[Michael Markowitz]]. At the time the series was produced, Klasky Csupo also produced another animated series in 1994: ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]'' on [[Nickelodeon]]. Creator and executive producer Everett Peck was with the show for its entire run. Producer [[Gene Laufenberg]] was with the show for most of its run. Scott Wilk and Todd Yvega created original music for the series, including the theme.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=DUCKMAN&search_in=t&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&pagenum=1&start=1 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-01-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523060627/http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=DUCKMAN&search_in=t&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&pagenum=1&start=1 |archivedate=May 23, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The first season also featured excerpts from [[Frank Zappa]]'s published catalog (Frank Zappa died several months prior to this series' premiere).

==Guest stars/additional voices==
The show regularly featured high-profile guest stars and additional voices, including:<ref>{{cite web|title=Duckman - All Seasons|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/duckman/cast/|website=TV.com}}</ref>

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* [[Charlie Adler]]
* [[Pamela Segall]]
* [[Joe Alaskey]]
* [[Ed Asner]]
* [[John Astin]]
* [[James Avery (actor)|James Avery]]
* [[Ed Begley Jr.]]
* [[Michael Bell (actor)|Michael Bell]]
* [[Jim Belushi]]
* [[Jeff Bennett]]
* [[Xander Berkeley]]
* [[Sandra Bernhard]]
* Sheryl Bernstein
* [[Elayne Boosler]]
* [[Charlie Brill]]
* [[Clancy Brown]]
* [[James Brown]]
* [[Carol Burnett]]
* [[Grand L. Bush]]
* [[John Byner]]
* [[Tisha Campbell]]
* [[Diahann Carroll]]
* [[Jack Carter (actor)|Jack Carter]]
* [[Dan Castellaneta]] (as [[Homer Simpson]])
* [[Cathy Cavadini]]
* [[Kim Cattrall]]
* [[Margaret Cho]]
* [[Coolio]]
* [[Jim Cummings]]
* [[Tim Curry]]
* [[Vic Damone]]
* [[Eddie Deezen]]
* [[Shelley Duvall]]
* [[John de Lancie]]
* [[Dana Delany]]
* [[Grey DeLisle]]
* [[Dom DeLuise]]
* [[Debi Derryberry]]
* [[James Doohan]]
* [[Paul Dooley]]
* [[David Duchovny]]
* [[Sheena Easton]]
* [[Walker Edmiston]]
* [[Nicole Eggert]]
* [[Paul Eiding]]
* Hector Elias
* [[Chris Elliott]]
* [[Giancarlo Esposito]]
* [[Brendan Fraser]]
* [[Janeane Garofalo]]
* [[Teri Garr]]
* [[Linda Gary]]
* [[Estelle Getty]]
* [[Leeza Gibbons]]
* [[Henry Gibson]]
* [[Thomas Gibson]]
* [[Bobcat Goldthwait]]
* [[Gilbert Gottfried]]
* [[Benny Grant]]
* [[Bob Guccione]]
* [[Jess Harnell]]
* [[Pat Harrington Jr.]]
* [[Bret Hart]]
* [[Phil Hartman]]
* [[Pamela Hayden]]
* [[Billie Hayes]]
* [[Dennis Haysbert]]
* [[Chick Hearn]]
* [[Andy Houts]]
* [[Ice-T]]
* [[Kathy Ireland]]
* [[Judith Ivey]]
* [[Michael Jeter]]
* [[Jeffrey Jones]]
* [[Tom Kane]]
* [[Brian Keith]]
* [[George Kennedy]]
* [[Leila Kenzle]]
* [[Robert Klein]]
* [[Lisa Kudrow]]
* [[Maurice LaMarche]]
* [[Vicki Lawrence]]
* [[Denis Leary]]
* [[Eugene Levy]]
* [[June Lockhart]]
* [[Heather Locklear]]
* [[Kurt Loder]]
* [[David Lodge (voice actor)|David Lodge]]
* [[Bernie Mac]]
* [[Tress MacNeille]]
* [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]]
* [[Melissa Manchester]]
* [[Joe Mantegna]]
* [[Merrill Markoe]]
* [[Kenneth Mars]]
* [[Andrea Martin]]
* [[Mitzi McCall]]
* [[Chuck McCann]]
* [[Roddy McDowall]]
* [[Maureen McGovern]]
* [[Michael McKean]]
* [[Lee Meriwether]]
* [[Laurie Metcalf]]
* [[Shawn Michaels]]
* [[Julie Moran]]
* [[Cathy Moriarty]]
* [[Garrett Morris]]
* [[Howard Morris]]
* [[Iona Morris]]
* [[Lorenzo Music]]
* [[Kathy Najimy]]
* [[Taylor Negron]]
* [[Bebe Neuwirth]]
* [[Leonard Nimoy]]
* [[Alan Oppenheimer]]
* [[Bibi Osterwald]]
* [[Rick Overton]]
* [[Ken Page]]
* [[Ron Palillo]]
* [[John Pankow]]
* [[Ron Perlman]]
* [[Sam Phillips]]
* [[Jeremy Piven]]
* [[Amanda Plummer]]
* [[Carl Reiner]]
* Walt Reno
* [[Burt Reynolds]]
* [[Jack Riley (actor)|Jack Riley]]
* [[Roger Rose]]
* [[Maggie Roswell]]
* [[Jack Roth]]
* John Rubinow
* [[Katey Sagal]]
* [[Ernie Sabella]]
* [[Rodney Saulsberry]]
* [[Randy Savage]]
* [[Kevin Schon]]
* [[Peter Scolari]]
* [[Charles Shaughnessy]]
* [[Susan Silo]]
* [[Marina Sirtis]]
* [[Paul Sorvino]]
* [[Kath Soucie]]
* [[Aaron Spann]]
* Jerry Sroka
* [[Ben Stein]]
* [[Ben Stiller]]
* [[Peter Strauss]]
* [[Sally Struthers]]
* [[Keith Szarabajka]]
* [[Jeffrey Tambor]]
* [[Judy Tenuta]]
* [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]]
* [[Jay Thomas]]
* [[Michelle Thomas]]
* [[Courtney Thorne-Smith]]
* [[Blair Underwood]]
* [[Brenda Vaccaro]]
* [[Jim Varney]]
* [[John Vernon]]
* [[Sal Viscuso]]
* [[Janet Waldo]]
* [[Basil Wallace]]
* [[Joe Walsh]]
* [[B. J. Ward (actress)|B.J. Ward]]
* Duncan Wass
* [[Beau Weaver]]
* [[Steven Weber]]
* [[Lennie Weinrib]]
* [[Bruce Weitz]]
* [[Jimmy Weldon]]
* [[Frank Welker]]
* [[Billy West]]
* [[Mae Whitman]]
* [[Lee Wilkof]]
* Helen Wilson
* [[William Windom (actor)|William Windom]]
* [[Henry Winkler]]
* [[Hattie Winston]]
* [[Edward Winter (actor)|Edward Winter]]
* [[Bill Woodson]]
* [[Alan Young]]
* [[Daphne Zuniga]]
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==Comic books==
==Comic books==

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Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man
Created byEverett Peck
Based onDuckman
by Everett Peck
Developed by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes70 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Running time22–23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkUSA Network
ReleaseMarch 5, 1994 (1994-03-05) –
September 6, 1997 (1997-09-06)

Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (commonly known as Duckman) is an American animated television series that aired on the USA Network from March 5, 1994, through September 6, 1997[1] and reruns were shown on both Cartoon Network and Comedy Central. It was created and developed by Everett Peck [2] and is based on characters created by Peck in his 1990 one-shot comic book published by Dark Horse Comics.[3][4] Anivision and its parent Sunwoo Entertainment animated the series and was produced by Klasky Csupo and Reno & Osborn Productions for Paramount Television. It marks Klasky Csupo's second adult-oriented television series after the first three seasons of The Simpsons on the Fox Broadcasting Company.

Plot

File:Duckman.gif
Left to right: Duckman, Bernice, Ajax, Gecko, Charles, Mambo, "Grand-Ma-Ma" and Cornfed.

The series centers on Eric Tiberius Duckman (voiced by Jason Alexander),[5] a widowed, lewd, self-hating, egocentric anthropomorphic duck who lives with his family in Los Angeles (as mentioned in the episode "Bev Takes a Holiday") and works as a private detective. The tagline of the show, seen in the opening credits, is "Private Dick/Family Man".

Main characters include Cornfed (voiced by Gregg Berger), a pig who is Duckman's Joe Friday–esque business partner and best friend, Ajax (voiced by Dweezil Zappa), Duckman's eldest, mentally-slow teenage son; Charles (voiced by Dana Hill and later Pat Musick) and Mambo (voiced by E. G. Daily), Duckman's genius conjoined twins whose heads share a body; Bernice (voiced by Nancy Travis), the identical twin of Duckman's presumed-dead wife Beatrice, a fanatical fitness buff who hates Duckman with a passion; and Grandma-ma (voiced by Travis), Duckman's comatose, immensely flatulent mother-in-law.

Recurring characters include Agnes Delrooney (voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray), Grandma-ma's doppelgänger who kidnaps her and poses as her for several episodes; Fluffy and Uranus (voiced by Musick), Duckman's two Care Bear–esque teddy-bear office assistants; George Herbert Walker "King" Chicken (voiced by Tim Curry), a supervillain who schemes to ruin Duckman's life; Beverly (voiced by Travis), Beatrice and Bernice's long-lost sister; and Gecko, Duckman's pet dog.

In the final episode, four couples (Dr. Stein/Dana Reynard, Duckman/Honey, King Chicken/Bernice, Cornfed/Beverly) get married – the last three in a joint ceremony. The kids, Fluffy and Uranus, and a number of characters from previous episodes are in attendance. As the ceremonies draw to a close, Beatrice (Duckman's supposedly deceased wife) appears and shocks the entire crowd. When Duckman asks how she can still be alive, Beatrice indicates Cornfed always knew. Cornfed says, "I can explain." The show then ends with "To be continued...?" superimposed on the screen. In regards to this cliffhanger, Duckman writer Michael Markowitz offered the following shortly after the series came to an end: "We never formally planned Part II... and I'll never tell what I personally had in mind. I'm hoping to leave it to my heirs, for the inevitable day when Duckman is revived by future generations."[6] On August 13, 2015, Markowitz posted on his Twitter page in response to a question from a fan about the cliffhanger, "Was then (& now) an #XFiles fan (bride in ep was Dana Reynard, a Mulder-Scully hint) so involved gov't coverup of aliens".[7]

Production

The series consists of 70 episodes that aired on Saturday nights from 1994 to 1997 on the USA Network. It later reran on both Cartoon Network and Comedy Central in the United States. It also aired on Cartoon Network in Spain. In the United Kingdom, it aired on Sky 1 and in Canada, it is a former program on MTV2 and Teletoon. The initial showrunners were Peck, Reno and Osborn, and the show was produced in association with Paramount Network Television. The animation was produced by Klasky Csupo.[8] In later years, the show running duties went to David Misch and Michael Markowitz. At the time the series was produced, Klasky Csupo also produced another animated series in 1994: Aaahh!!! Real Monsters on Nickelodeon. Creator and executive producer Everett Peck was with the show for its entire run. Producer Gene Laufenberg was with the show for most of its run. Scott Wilk and Todd Yvega created original music for the series, including the theme.[9] The first season also featured excerpts from Frank Zappa's published catalog (Frank Zappa died several months prior to this series' premiere).

Guest stars/additional voices

The show regularly featured high-profile guest stars and additional voices, including:[10]

Comic books

Between 1994 and 1996 various comic books were published by Topps based on the TV series.[3]

Video game

In May 1997, a point-and-click adventure computer game, Duckman: The Graphic Adventures of a Private Dick, was released for Microsoft Windows. In it, Duckman has become a famous detective, and a television series based on him is about to debut, but someone is pushing Duckman out of his own life, and replacing him with a bigger, better, heroic Duckman. The player's goal is to help Duckman get rid of the impostor and reclaim his rightful place.

Episodes

Main article: List of Duckman episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113March 5, 1994 (1994-03-05)June 11, 1994 (1994-06-11)
29March 11, 1995 (1995-03-11)May 8, 1995 (1995-05-08)
320January 6, 1996 (1996-01-06)July 6, 1996 (1996-07-06)
428January 4, 1997 (1997-01-04)September 6, 1997 (1997-09-06)

Home media

In January 2008, TVShowsOnDVD.com reported that Duckman would be coming to region 1 DVD.[11] Details followed in May, when it was announced that the first release in the series would be the first two seasons, 22 combined episodes on three discs, on September 16, 2008.[12] The final two seasons, 48 episodes, were released on a seven-disc set on January 6, 2009.[13] Both DVD sets were released by CBS DVD/Paramount Home Entertainment.

With the DVD releases, many episodes were edited to remove copyrighted music because of royalty issues, and as a result they differ somewhat from the aired TV episodes though Everett Peck was involved in the process of the DVD releases and he felt the most important music was preserved.[14]

The Complete Series DVD was released on February 6, 2018.[15]

Title Season(s) Episode count Release date
Volume 1: The Complete First and Second Seasons 1, 2 22 September 16, 2008 (2008-09-16)
This three-disc release contained the entire first two seasons.
Volume 2: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons 3, 4 49 January 6, 2009 (2009-01-06)
This seven-disc release contained the entire final two seasons.
The Complete Series 1-4 71 February 6, 2018 (2018-02-06)
This ten-disc release contained the entire series.

Reception

The show was critically acclaimed.[16][17][18] In January 2009, IGN listed Duckman as the 48th best in the Top 100 Best Animated TV Shows.[1]

Episodes "T.V. or not to Be", "Noir Gang", and "Duckman and Cornfed in Haunted Society Plumbers" were nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program in 1994, 1996, and 1997, respectively.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Top 100 animated series". IGN. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  2. ^ "Duckman: Seasons Three and Four". DVD Talk. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Everett Peck".
  4. ^ Mendoza, N.F. (March 5, 1995). "WITH ON EYE ON... : 'Duckman's' Dweezil Zappa is a dude who just wants to have fun--a lot". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  5. ^ "Duckman - Seasons One & Two". DVD Talk. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  6. ^ "To Be DIScontinued! - The Hall of Unresolved TV Cliffhangers: 1996-2000". Members.tripod.com. September 21, 1998. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "Twitter page of Michael Markowitz". twitter.com. August 13, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  8. ^ "The rugrats' real mom and dad". Business Week. Archived from the original on December 7, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Duckman - All Seasons". TV.com.
  11. ^ "Duckman DVD news: Plans Announced for Duckman". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  12. ^ "Duckman DVD news: Announcement for Duckman - Seasons 1 and 2". TVShowsOnDVD.com. May 28, 2008. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  13. ^ "Duckman DVD news: Update about Duckman - Seasons 3 & 4". TVShowsOnDVD.com. September 14, 2008. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  14. ^ "INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Everett Peck, Animator, Cartoonist And Creator Of Duckman". Alternative Magazine Online. November 18, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  15. ^ "Duckman - 'The Complete Series' on DVD from CBS/Paramount: Date and Package Art Look for all 4 seasons to come together in one set in early February". TVShowsOnDVD.com. November 13, 2017. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  16. ^ O'Connor, John J. (March 9, 1996). "TELEVISION REVIEW - 'Madison County' Spoof From a Cartoon Duck". NYTimes.com. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  17. ^ Hiltbrand, David. "Picks and Pans Review: Duckman". People.com. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  18. ^ Winistorfer, Andrew (January 18, 2009). "Duckman: Seasons Three and Four". PopMatters. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  19. ^ "Duckman". Emmys. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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