Duck Dodgers (TV series)

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Duck Dodgers
Image:Duck Dodgers.jpg
Martian Commander X-2 (Marvin the Martian), Duck Dodgers and Eager Young Space Cadet.
Format Animated television series
Starring Joe Alaskey
Bob Bergen
Tia Carrere
Richard McGonagle
John O'Hurley
Michael Dorn
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of episodes 39
Production
Running time 22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Cartoon Network
Original run August 23, 2003 – November 11, 2005
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Duck Dodgers was an American animated television series based on the classic cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century produced by Warner Bros. from 2003 to 2005. The series aired on Cartoon Network and it starred Daffy Duck as the titular character. It currently airs in reruns on the sister network, Boomerang.

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Though primarily based around the original Duck Dodgers short, the series has also taken many visual and thematic cues from classic Looney Tunes shorts unrelated to the Dodgers character and its science fiction premise. Also, many other familiar characters from the Looney Tunes pantheon are featured in the series, often given traits to fit within Duck Dodgers's own universe. For example, Yosemite Sam becomes "K'chutha Sa'am," a parody of Klingons in Star Trek, Elmer Fudd becomes a parasitic mind-altering alien disease known as "The Fudd" (a take-off of The Flood in Halo, though more closely resembling The Borg in Star Trek: The Next Generation), Witch Hazel was Leezah the Witch in one episode, Count Blood Count was Count Muerte in two episodes, and Wile E. Coyote was a Predator-like alien hunter in one episode where Martian Commander X-2 and K-9 were hunting. Nasty Canasta, Taz, Rocky and Mugsy, and The Crusher also made appearances on this series. In a two-part episode, The Shropshire Slasher appears an a convict named the Andromeda Annihilator. In addition to these pop culture references, the show's theme (arranged by The Flaming Lips) is sung by Tom Jones, in a style reminiscent of Jones' performance of the theme from the James Bond film Thunderball. Jones also appeared in caricature form in the second season episode "Talent Show A Go-Go," to sing his signature song, "It's Not Unusual." The episode "In Space, No One Can Hear You Rock" feature Dave Mustaine of heavy metal band Megadeth, and the band performed "Back in the Day."

Duck Dodgers was nominated in the 2004 Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production Produced For Children, Music in an Animated Television Production, Production Design in an Animated Television Production, and Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production. It was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of SPECIAL CLASS ANIMATED PROGRAM in 2004 and again in 2005. This series ended production in 2005 after its third season.

The series starred a number of Looney Tunes characters, as well as new faces such as Queen Tyr'ahnee and Captain Star Johnson. However, this is the first TV series to spin-off from a Looney Tunes cartoon that stars Daffy Duck but doesn't feature Bugs Bunny at all, though no less than two references are made to him.

  • Captain Duck Dodgers - A poor, hapless soul-Daffy-that was accidentally frozen for over 300 years. He was later revived by Professor I.Q. Hi in the 24th and one half century. Through scheming and lies he managed to trick everyone into believing he was a twenty-first-century hero. In reality, he was only a water-boy for a football team. He is selfish, gullible, and not particularly intelligent. However, he occasionally displays surprisingly high levels of heroism and competence, suggesting that he is not quite as daft as he appears to be, although he mostly succeeds through dumb luck and the work of the Eager, Young Space Cadet. He is played by Looney Tunes staple character Daffy Duck.
  • The Eager, Young Space Cadet - Looks up to Dodgers, seeing him as a father-figure in many ways. He is utterly loyal to Dodgers and doesn't doubt a word he says. Despite this, he is much smarter than his so-called hero. Dodgers cares deeply for his cadet though he rarely shows it, and often tries to take credit for the cadet's work. Dodgers relies heavily on the cadet's assistance and would likely fail most missions without it. It should be noted that the cadet is also fairly successful as a ladies man, often being the one who gets the girl Dodgers swoons over. He graduated suma cum laude from the Protectorate Academy. Very little else is known about his past, though one episode portrays him as being the Prince and Ruler of his home planet of Swinus 9, with his own set of villains trying to dethrone or otherwise eliminate him. Since this was revealed in a story the Cadet told while babysitting his overly rambuctious neice and nephews, and they expressed no prior knowledge of this, it is unknown whether or not this is true or just his attempt to impress his impressionable relatives. He has claimed to have ended world hunger to Count Muerte, although this could be seen as bragging to a stranger. The cadet is played by Porky Pig.
  • Professor Ignatius Q "I.Q." Hi - Hi is the scientist that revived Dodgers after being frozen for 350 years. Nervous and hard-working, he is often irritated and frustrated with Dodger's incompetence, and doubts that Dodgers truly was a twenty-first-century hero. In addition to being a hard-working scientist, he constantly wears gloves that streches up his arm, ending at his elbow.
  • Captain Star Johnson - Johnson is a rival captain of Dodger's in the Galactic Protectorate. Gifted with a University education, Johnson has a Flash Gordon-like personality about him, and once took Dodgers to court over his incompetence. Since then, Johnson has been involved in freeing Mars from the military coup by General Z9, and searching for gangsters when Dodgers went missing for a brief period of time.
  • Captain Long - Member of the Galactic Protectorate.

  • Martian Commander X-2 - The confident commander of the Martian military who is Dodgers' arch enemy. He is infatuated with the Martian Queen that he serves, and considers Dodgers more of a nuisance than a true enemy. Though in reality, he is almost as incompetent as Dodgers, evinced by the fact that he essentially created Duck Dodgers by going back in time and making him a hero. He once dated the Martian Queen. He is played by Marvin the Martian.
  • The Martian Queen (AKA: Queen Tyr'ahnee, pronounced "tyranny") - The beautiful ruler of Mars. She is in love with Dodgers and, just like Cadet, believes him to be a true hero, although she still dislikes him at times. She wears outfits reminiscent of ancient Egyptian royal garb. Martian Commander X-2 once dated her.
  • Commander K-9 - Martian Commander X-2's dog. Played by K-9.
  • Martian Centurion Robots - The faithful robotic servants of the Mars Empire. They appear to be sentient, and make up a large portion of the Imperial Army, while the organic Martians act as officers. This is a homage to the Cylon Centurions of Battlestar Galactica.
  • Instant Martians - Strange bird-like Martian beings with purple hair. They were used briefly as an escape ploy by Commander X-2. They emerge from minuscule seeds that are activated when they come in contact with water.
  • Martian Commander Z-9 - A Martian Commander who plotted to take over Earth and Mars. He managed to capture Star Johnson, overthrow the Martian Queen, and send Martian Commander X-2 on the run. It took Duck Dodgers, Cadet, Martian Commander X-2, and Star Johnson to defeat him. He is currently incarcerated and sharing a cell with the Andromeda Annihilator.

  • Agent Roboto - Agent Roboto is a robot created by Dr. I.Q. Hi to assist Duck Dodgers and Cadet when the Martians' Space Station was firing a laser. Agent Roboto proved to be very good at saving lives which led to Dodgers planning to get rid of him. He ended up destroyed. He later returned with a vengeance by forming the Legion of Duck Doom and attempted to attack Duck Dodgers and Cadet at Carlsbad Caverns. When Agent Roboto turned out to be blinded by rage, he left to warn Duck Dodgers about the Legion's plan. He sacrificed himself to save Duck Dodgers by a meteor heading toward Mars.
  • Counselor Combustion - A fiery lawyer who is the sister of Flame Valet who she has a sibling rivalry with. Mars used her to convince Hungortus to eat Earth.
  • Flame Valet - A fiery lawyer who serves as the Herald of Hungortus. Earth used him to convince Hungortus to eat Mars even though Flame Valet never won a case.
  • Master Moloch - A gibbon-like alien who trains Protectorate Agents is a master of the Gibbon Fist Kung Fu move. He trained Duck Dodgers and Cadet into learning that martial arts move when it came to fighting the Whoosh.

  • Alien Hunter - An alien hunter who hunted Martian Commander X-2 and Commander K-9 when they were on their hunting trip. He is played by Wile E. Coyote.
  • Andromeda Annihilator - A convict which shared a cell with the Cadet (who took the fall for Dodgers). He was played by the Shropshire Slasher.
  • Archduke Zag - Cadet's evil cousin who took over Swinus 9. When news of Cadet's return reached the planet, Archduke Zag went into hiding and resurfaced to capture Princess Incense. When Cadet and Duck Dodgers followed him to a lava river, Archduke Zag and Cadet fought with laser sabers which Cadet won at. He then used lava-powered bracelets to conjure a lava monster to attack Cadet. When Duck Dodgers and Princess Incense have converted the lava monster's energy source, Archduke Zag was defeated.
  • Baby-Faced Moonbeam - An evil little boy with electromagnetic powers. He was sentenced to life imprisoned 900 years ago frozen in ice and was supposed to stay that way until Dodgers thawed him out. He was eventually defeated by Dodgers, the Cadet and Martian Commander X-2. Baby-Faced Moonbeam was last seen with other villains when Agent Roboto assembled the Legion of Duck Doom.
  • Black Eel - A villain in an atmospheric diving suit. He first appeared when Agent Roboto formed the Legion of Duck Doom. He is a Seaman villain who was filled in about Duck Dodgers by the other villains. He later attends the Martian Queen's wedding with Seaman. Both of them ended up being enemies again when the truce between Earth and Mars was over.
  • Camoman - A supervillain who can blend into his surrounding unless it is plaid. He infiltrated Dodgers' ship when the Bonified Heroes show was filming Duck Dodgers so that Camoman can be on TV.
  • Catapoids - Catepillar-like aliens who take the form of girls when Duck Dodgers first encounters them. One of they appears in the Legion of Duck Doom in girl form, credited as "Massage Girl".
  • Commandante Hilgalgo - Ruler of a California-based planet with less-advanced technology. Duck Dodgers takes on his tyranny disguised as Xero. His right hand man Sergeant Vasquez keeps trying to tell him that Xero and Duck Dodgers are the same. Soon, Xero and Commandante Hilgalgo engaged each other in a laser sword fight which Duck Dodgers won. He is last seen in the Legion of Duck Doom.
  • Count Muerte - A fat-sucking vampire who plotted to suck the fat out of the Eager Young Space Cadet. He even hypnotized Duck Dodgers to help him. Cadet destroyed Count Muerte by using a fat-free cheese duplicate of himself. Count Muerte returned from the dead as a member of Agent Roboto's Legion of Duck Doom. He is played by Count Blood Count.
  • Crusher - Portrayed by the character of the same name, Crusher is a tough surfer who is said to be the best in the universe. He challenged Duck Dodgers to a surfing contest where they tried to defeat each other. Duck Dodgers ended up winning the surf-off. He returns as a membder of the Legion of Duck Doom.
  • Drake Darkstar - A dangerous villain who resembles Duck Dodgers.
  • Dr. Woe - A mad scientist and archenemy of Martian Commander X-2 who plotted to take over Mars. Martian Commander X-2 had to fight him in order to free Queen Tyr'ahnee only for Duck Dodgers (who Martian Commander X-2 didn't consider to be his archenemy) to interfere and thwart him. He is portrayed by the mad scientist from Water, Water Every Hare.
  • Hungortus - The Eater of Worlds. Duck Dodgers and Martian Commander X-2 had to hire lawyers to help him decide if he should eat Earth or Mars. He is a parody of Galactus with a mouth on his stomach that eats up any remains of a planet.
  • K'Chutha Sa'am - Leader of the Klunkins, he first appeared in a plot to take over Earth only to be thwarted by Cadet (who found the Moonesium Rocks that transformed him into Pork Piggler). The Klunkins consider cats as their appetizer. On another occasion, they fought Duck Dodgers when they were guarding spoiled pop star Lady Chanticleer whom K'Chutha is a fan of. He is last seen as a member of the Legion of Duck Dooom. K'Chutha Sa'am is played by Yosemite Sam.
  • Long John Silver the 23rd - A descendant of Long John Silver who leads a band of Space Pirates. He and his pirates had possession of a device called Disappearo that enables their ship to disappear without detection when robbing spaceships on the trade route. It took Duck Dodgers, Cadet, and Martian Commander X-2 (who was trying to claim the Disappearo for Mars) to thwart him, but Long John Silver the 23rd got away. He is last seen as a member of the Legion of Duck Doom.
  • Magnificent Rogue - A handsome, rich, long-haired, muscular and suave villain who is a celebrity. He plotted to flood the earth, but was thwarted and escaped.
  • Maninsuit - A giant monster who lived on a Japan-based planet and was controlled by the Martians.
  • Mother Fudd - A large head of a parasitic mind-altering alien disease on a floating device. Anyone exposed to it resembles the person who plays it....Elmer Fudd. It started to infect everyone on Earth and Mars so they can invade the sun and take over the Solar System. Since they were hit by a magical rock earlier, Duck Dodgers, Cadet, and Martian Commander X-2 had to work together to infiltrate the Mother Fudd's ship and stop it. When the immunity jar reversed the powers, Mother Fudd reverted back to Elmer Fudd. A different version of Fudd was among the villains assembled by Agent Roboto to join the Legion of Duck Doom.
  • Martian Gophers - Two six-limbed green gophers from Mars that Martian Commander X-2 and Commander K-9 encounter. Their king wanted to blow up Mars. They resemble the Goofy Gophers.
  • Nasty Canasta - An intergalactic bounty hunter portrayed by the Looney Tunes character of the same name. He was hired by Martian Commander X-2 to take down Duck Dodgers who was vacationing on Roboworld. Disguised as a cowboy, he took on Duck Dodgers before being defeated by the robot version of Cadet. He is recluted in the Legion of Duck Doom.
  • New Cadet - A female cadet who infiltrated Duck Dodgers' ship posing as Cadet's replacement so she can fall in love with him. She helped Duck Dodgers into thwarting a plot by Martian Commander X-2. Dr. I.Q. Hi didn't know he sent a new cadet until Dodgers discovered Cadet tied up below. The two managed to escape with New Cadet setting her eyes upon Martian Commander X-2. She apperas as one of the members of Legion of Duck Doom.
  • Serpenti Crime Family - Snake-like aliens who make up a crime family. It is led by twin brothers Royal and Roy Serpenti. It was said that they stole the universe's supply of Bubba Looney gum. To get close to them, Duck Dodgers and Cadet worked with gangsters Rocky and Mugsy to form a crime family only for the Serpenti Crime Family to end up arrested in the end.
  • Sinestro - A villain who attempts to destroy the Green Lantern on Oa.
  • Skunderbelly - A gambling kingpin who hired bounty hunters to capture Duck Dodgers.
  • Tasmanian Warrior - A Tasmanian Devil-like lifeform living on the talking planet Masativo. He appears in the Legion od Duck Doom. He is played by Taz.
  • Victor Von Boogieman - A villain from a 1970's disco planet. He was in cahoots with Martian Commander X-2 and the Martian Queen when they stole the galaxy's supply of diamonds. He was defeated by Duck Dodgers, Cadet, and Paprika Solo.
  • Whoosh - Dennis is an orangutan-like alien. He used a Gibbon Fist Kung Fu move for a life of crime after he didn't get a perfect score. It took Duck Dodgers, Cadet, and Master Moloch to defeat him, but a villain's dojo received info about the special martial arts move from him.

pilot "Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century" (1953); "Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century" (1980)
Season 1 (2003) Season 2 (2004) Season 3 (2005)
01 "Duck Deception / The Spy Who Didn't Love Me" 14 "Pig Planet" 27 "Till Doom Do Us Part"
02 "The Fowl Friend / The Fast and the Feathery" 15 "Invictus Interruptus / Pet Peeved" 28 "Villainstruck / Just the Two of Us"
03 "The Trial of Duck Dodgers / Big Bug Mamas" 16 "The Menace of Maninsuit / K-9 Quarry" 29 "The Kids Are All Wrong / Win, Lose of a Duck"
04 "Duck Codgers / Where's Baby Smarty Pants" 17 "Talent Show A-Go-Go / The Love of a Father" 30 "A Boar to Be Riled / Clean Bill of Health"
05 "I'm Gonna Get You, Fat Sucka / Detained Duck" 18 "The New Cadet / The Love Duck" 31 "Best of Captains, Worst of Captains / That's Lifomatica"
06 "K-9 Kaddy / Pig of Action" 19 "The Fudd" 32 "Diamond Boogie / Corporate Pigfall"
07 "Shiver Me Dodgers" 20 "The Mark of Xero / I See Duck People" 33 "The Six Wazillion Dollar Duck"
08 "The Wrath of Canasta / They Stole Dodgers' Brain" 21 "Deathmatch Duck / Deconstructing Dodgers" 34 "Too Close for Combat / The Fins of War"
09 "The Green Loontern" 22 "MMORD / Old McDodgers" 35 "Good Duck Hunting / Consumption Overruled"
10 "Quarterback Quack / To Love a Duck" 23 "Diva Delivery / Castle High" 36 "Lame Duck Mind"
11 "Hooray for Hollywood Planet" 24 "Surf the Stars / Samurai Quack" 37 "Master & Disaster / All in the Crime Family"
12 "The Queen is Wild / Back to the Academy" 25 "Of Course You Know This Means War and Peace Part 1" 38 "In Space, No One Can Hear You Rock / Ridealong Calamity"
13 "Enemy Yours / Duck Departure" 26 "Of Course You Know This Means War and Peace Part 2" 39 "Bonafide Hero: Captain Duck Dodgers"

In blackest day or brightest night
Watermelon, cantaloupe, yadda yadda
Erm...superstitious and cowardly lot
With liberty and justice for all!
  • In "Till Doom Do Us Part," Agent Roboto assembles some of Duck Dodgers' old enemies to form the Legion of Duck Doom (parody of the Legion of Doom). It's made up of Crusher, Fudd, Catapoid, Count Muerte, New Cadet, Black Eel, Nasty Canasta, Commandante Hilgalo, Baby-Faced Moonbeam, Long John Silver the 23rd, K'Chutha Sa'am, and Taz.
  • Though he is briefly referenced in two episodes, Bugs Bunny does not make a single appearance in the series.
  • In "Surf the Stars," Duck Dodgers eats a can of pineapples and instantly becomes stronger, possibly a reference to Popeye and his spinach.
  • In "Samurai Quack," Duck Dodgers eats a poisonous blowfish, and falls into a coma. In the coma, Dodgers dreams that he is Samurai Quack, a parody of Samurai Jack.

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