Darkwing Duck: The Greatest Cartoon of Our Time or This is Bloggin Hood’s Mission Statement

What makes Darkwing Duck the greatest cartoon, nay television show, of all time?

You’d think after 2 years with surviving partly on sheer DW references, this would be an easy question to answer, but it’s not. There was a wealth of cartoons when I was growing up, and plenty were good. I mean, even the Disney Afternoon Block features classics like Chip and Dale’s Rescue Rangers and Goof Troop. Either of those shows belong in the pantheon of classic cartoons. I didn’t like Tailspin, but I keep hearing people bring it up, so I’ll give it a courteous mention, but it’s not on my list.

It’s not that hard to find other classics. I cant think of a soul who didn’t love the Animaniacs, which got away with more than most shows targets for adults* ¹. The second most popular segment, Pinky and the Brian, became it’s own phenomenon, even being added to PIX’s (then the WB) prime time lineup for a year or two. There was a Tiny Toons, a show borrowing from the classic Looney Tunes, to the point of featuring them as professors, but putting their own spin on classic gags. Ironically, Pinky and the Brian died when the show tried to add Elmyra to the series, creating a hodgepodge disaster that everyone should be ashamed of. I’m ashamed that I remember that happened honestly.

There were even a few cartoons I loved that have fallen through the cracks over the years, either due to lack of episodes, or because I have a very weird sense of humor. Maybe both. I remember Freakazoid being very funny, but I also remember the main character using random voices that drove me crazy. I think I’d need to re-watch this show to really get a feel for it again. One that I know still holds up is Earthworm Jim. I think a decent amount of people remember the game, but the cartoon was much better. Not only did the voice of Homer Simpson play Earthworm Jim, I don’t think there’s ever been a more random series. This show probably needs a blog down the road and I couldn’t recommend it enough, unless you like shows that make sense. However, since I didn’t remember it until I started listing out cartoons I loved as a kid, it’s probably not the best cartoon of all time.

I don’t need to mention Ducktales, which is the clear #2 cartoon. However, Disney Plus reminded me of the worst use of the Ducktales cast of characters of all time – Quack Pack. This show had Huey, Dewey and Louie as teenagers and it just wasn’t good. There’s a fine line between giving established characters more personality to improve them (Ducktales 2017) or label awful monstrosities after established characters and hope nobody notices the changes (Quack Pack). This is about the only Disney Duck cartoon I can’t recommend. Nice job on that, M. Mouse.

With so many options, it was tough for any cartoon to truly shine, but I do believe that Darkwing Duck stood out among all of them** ². But honestly, I couldn’t explain why. The only way to be sure was to watch episodes of Darkwing Duck and see why I loved them so much. 

I was a little nervous to re-watch. Nostalgia is a powerful force. Plenty of things from our childhood are nowhere near as enjoyable as we remember. Would Darkwing Duck suffer a similar fate?

Oh my goodness, no. It’s excellent. It might be better than I expected. Can it win an award for best comedy series retroactively? Pass that award to the rightful winner, Big Bang Theory.

Ok, I got carried away, but that’s what happens when I’m in the presence of greatness. Upon reflection (and a lot of rewinding), I came up with the 7 reasons that Darkwing towered over the competition and still does so to this day. But in the interest of fairness, I have to present a negative on Darkwing Duck. It look a lot of heartache to write the following, but when I realize it wasn’t about Darkwing Duck the character, I felt much better.

Negative – Honker Muddlefoot

Has a great show ever suffered from having such a horrible character? I mean, nearly every character in Darkwing Duck is great. Even the Muddlefoot parents, designed to be as annoying as possible, work as intended. But Honker. Jesus Christ Honker is a train wreck combined with a 20 car pile up. Had they replaced him with a cardboard cutout of a child, it would have been rejected for having too much personality.

There’s nothing wrong with being a geek. Today, it’s somewhat in fashion. Look at how many people where thick rimmed glasses as though they are cool. Unlike when I was growing up, people think brains are sexy. But Honker has the most nasally voice in history and I’m pretty sure he has a crush on his calculator. It’s even worse than he’s often paired with Gosalyn, who’s character blows him out of the water. I had hoped Disney Plus wiped out Honker upon the release, but alas, he was not. It’s a true shame. Note this for the rewrite.

But don’t let Honker’s awfulness bring you down. There’s so, so much good to this show that even old Calculator Crush can ruin it.

7).  The Theme Song

With constant streaming and DVRs, this portion of shows is overlooked. It’s also a crucial factor in catching people’s attention. Look at Ducktales. Only the dumbest, most stubborn failures would deny that the Ducktales theme song is one of the 3 most important musical accomplishments in history. Denying this would make you a real life version of Honker. You don’t want to be Honker, do you?

I didn’t think so. 

Darkwing’s theme doesn’t reach the level of Ducktales, but it’s not far off. One of the keys to the song is a memorable opening 3 seconds. You know Stone Cold’s theme song? Even if you’re not a wrestling fan or are under the age of 25, you’ve heard the song. One of the reasons it’s memorable is the glass shattering opening. Sure, the fact that he’s one of the most popular wrestlers of all time doesn’t hurt but the glass shatter helps hype his appearance. You know who’s coming to the ring the second you hear the glass. Likewise, the first few seconds of Darkwing’s theme, a hip hop like build up, let’s you know what’s coming.

The song itself is a Michael Jackson inspired pop song, and it’s catchy as anything. I don’t know if Michael Jackson is a good association to a kid’s show in 2019, but here we are. I’m pretty sure the guy who played Powerline in the Goofy Movie sings the theme song, and if he didn’t, he damn well should have. I could have research this, but I didn’t.

The point is, this is catchy, good theme. It’s not quite to the level you’ll listen to it away from the show unless you’re a super fan, but it’s good.

I’d argue the closing credits has the better theme. This is a jazzy remix to the original theme without words, and it’s just great. The only solace in the episodes ending is that you’re treated to this song. Well that and there’s still another 90 episodes you can pick from.

6). The Cross Overs

With respect to Allen Iverson and Tim Hardaway, of course.

Most cartoons made a huge deal of having cross overs from other shows. I remember as a kid, the Batman and Superman shows spun their cross over into this giant event. What was the big deal? I mean, Superman could destroy any Batman villain by flicking them. This was supposed to enhance drama? It’s like having a basketball game featuring 9 All Stars and an irrationally confident Dion Waiters and wondering which team will win. Hint – not the team with Waiters.

There’s two main benefits to cross overs and guest appearances. First, they let you see characters interact that normally don’t. I mean, who didn’t want to see Batman act smug toward Superman? Or Superman act like a giant boy scout and not change his personality even an iota*** ³. It’s the interactions that you imagined in your head coming to life. In many ways, I think this is why Smash Brothers is so popular.

The second is universe expansion. Interacting from characters in other shows made these fictional universes less self-contained. They aren’t living and breathing, but it does give them life.

The most obvious example in Darkwing Duck is Launchpad McQuack, former Pilot for Scrooge, turned pilot/sidekick in Darkwing. Even in the first episode, Launchpad was a Darkwing fanboy. I know the man had excellent taste. It takes a few incidents, some desperation, and a character arc for Launchpad to get sidekick status, but it happens in two episodes. Throughout Darkwing Duck, Launchpad’s original home of Duckburg is vaguely referenced, but never outright stated. It’s never addressed while he’s in a new city or what happened to his relationship with the McDuck’s, if anything. Maybe he crashed one too many expensive vehicles. How does Darkwing pay for all of those anyway?

You know what? The explanation would be great for lore, but it’s a kid’s show. Does it matter? Instead, I wondered what an adventure between Scrooge and Darkwing would be like. Would the bigger batter be against the villains, or their own egos? In my head, Scrooge was the secret funder behind Darkwing, and sent Launchpad to make sure he stays in line. I think part of this was in an official comic strip, but I never read those. Who’s got time to read when I can watch the show?**** ⁴.

Another guest character was Gizmoduck, also from Ducktales. Gizmoduck shows up nearly as much in this series as Ducktales, and DW hates him from the start for stealing the spotlight. I think Darkwing showed Gizmoduck in a more heroic light than Ducktales. Since Darkwing hated him, I hated him too, even though he was one of my favorites in his original series. I was easy to manipulate as a kid. Gizmoduck played a foil to Darkwing, usually as the selfless hero who didn’t need glory, but got it anyway. He was also a member of their version of the Justice League/Avengers, but really that group only existed to feature more villains in an episode.

There were a few cameos from other Disney properties, but just the fact that Launchpad and Gizmoduck were part of the cast was awesome to me. Plus, it didn’t take 23 movies and billions of dollars to have the crossover. Eat your heart out Marvel.  

5). The catchphrases

“Let’s get dangerous,” isn’t just a call to action, it’s a way of life. Kids, remember to always get dangerous responsibly.

Darkwing’s first catchphrase is usually stated when he’s on the villain’s trail or about to leap into action. As the series goes, it’s regularly lamp shaded. Either he is interrupted by a villain or an ally. I’m almost positive that both Gosalyn and Negaduck use the phrase at times, and it’s a suited motto for the hero. Considering how many times Darkwing suffers a cartoon esque injury and bounces back, it sure it dangerous around here. I do love this catch phrase, but it’s not his best one.

That’s right, Darkwing has two catch phrases. A hero of this magnitude couldn’t possibly be held back with just when. Whenever he appears, typically in a dramatic cloud of smoke, Darkwing will utter the following “I am the terror that flaps in the night. I am the (Insert annoyance of everyday life). I am Darkwing Duck!”. This is followed by a few additional one liners and an action sequence. You’d think in 91 episodes this would get old, but it doesn’t.

The key is, of course, the line added for that particular episode. These were all over the map, ranging from the extremely specific, very annoying, and even true. When Darkwing made his appearance in Ducktales 2017, they made sure to include both catchphrases, but I was a particular fan of their addition here – “I am the terror that flaps in the night. I am your burrito that’s become undone. I am Darkwing Duck”. That’s pretty good. The whole template for the catch phrase is great because it’s always fresh and there’s so many things that can annoy. This is basically a much more efficient and more charismatic Bloggin Hood Mini. I hate to admit that but it’s true. If Darkwing were revived, think of some of the examples we would use:

I am the headphone jack missing from your phone

I am the carb that ruins your keto diet.

I am the uber driver who makes a wrong left turn

I am the Pokemon who can never use again (sorry, still fresh)

And there’s just so, so many more. The terror catchphrase is my favorite for sure. No offense to Let’s Get Dangerous, which works so well in the theme song and the show, but the second one is unique and fits the show so much better.

4). The parody

Even from the start, Darkwing was always going to be a parody. Originally, the show was going to be called Double 0 Duck, a take on James Bond. Apparently, the “double O” is copy written and the creators had to go back to the drawing board. I don’t know how a rather common phrase was copy written, but look at LeBron’s Taco Tuesday. I guess if I created James Bond, I’d be protective of him too.

The series still has plenty of spy spoofs in it, including F.O.W.L. and SHUSH, the evil and good aligned grouped respectively. Steelbeak is a parody of typical bond villain, knocking off Jaws and F.O.W.L always works in the shadow, so we never see their faces. I mean, it’s classic James Bond stuff. It’s just as well Darkwing became who he was – he does not have the personality for being a spy.

When they couldn’t parody James Bond, the writers pivoted to Batman. At it’s heart, Drake Mallard and Bruce Wayne are the same character – men using a normal identity as a disguise for their super hero persona. The parallels of the two franchises are endless. Darkwing has it’s own version of the Joker (Quackerjack), patrols the city with various hi tech equipment (thanks Scrooge) and even extends his cape regularly for intimidation and to look, you know, like Batman. Really the only difference is that one is overly serious and the other is a goof. Oh, and Darkwing Duck didn’t have to rebooted 17 times in 50 years to stay relevant. Shots fired!

The show mocks super heroes in general. They give Darkwing’s character at least 6 different origin stories, including a Super Man rip off. Negaduck is a reference to the countless super heroes forced to face off against their darker self. The difference here is Negaduck is incredibly entertaining. The show itself is a parody, but a love letter, to the super hero genre. As a kid, I didn’t get this, but now it’s apparent.

The show referenced pop culture as well. I mean, it even had an episode parodying Twin Peaks. You know that was there for the parents. If it was around today, I’m sure they’d have a Game of Thrones episode, a Mad Men episode, and whatever else was big at the time the episodes were written. This was much better than “Stop the villain” or “Here’s a wacky adventure” that was anywhere else. I think Animaniacs was the only show parodying to this level, but they were basically an adult’s show that somehow aired on Saturday mornings. 

3). The Villains

Darkwing’s rogues gallery is the best in the business, though it’s definitely separated into two tiers. I didn’t know any other way to do this other than a ranking system. It’s reverse order so don’t have a heart attack at the first entry.

Jambalaya Jake – This guy was terrible. Whenever an episode featured Jambalaya Jake, I had little choice but to hope for back to back episodes, or feel cheated till next week. The heavy Cajun accent and puns might work for you, but I’ll pass. Fortunately, he only appeared in a couple episodes. His saving grace is his gator, Gumbo was pretty cool. Hopefully there weren’t any stews planned.

Ammonia Pine – Just another disappointment. Ammonia Pine hated dirt and tried to, I don’t know, clean our heroes clocks? I feel like that worked. Did that work?

She was a F.O.W.L agent, but when we got an episode featuring F.O.W.L. we didn’t want a maid. This is another villain I checked out on early. She alas a sister named Ample Grime who loved dirt. I mean sure, opposites are fun and that made for a decent episode, but there’s way higher peaks in the series than these two.

Professor Moliarty – I’ll be honest with you. I googled Darkwing Villains to make sure I didn’t forget one. And I had totally forgotten this guy. This was, surprise surprise, a mole, who came up with overly complicated schemes so that the mole people could rise. So, completely forgettable in the grand scheme of things, but the name of his pun is strong enough to keep him out of the bottom of the list. Plus, I enjoy an overly complicated scheme.

Tuskernini – A walrus showmen, Tuskernini’s background as I remember is when he was a director who committed crimes. He talked with a dignified accent and carries himself as a high class character. I never really liked him, but the last episode I watched involved Tuskernini posing as other villains while committing his crimes and fooling people. It was so dumb, I had to love it. There’s a lot better villains, but he’s fine.

Taurus Bulba – Voiced by Tim Curry, Taurus Bulba was a ruthless criminal with borderline competent henchmen. How often do you see even close to competent henchmen. And I mean, an afternoon cartoon landing Tim Curry is impressive. This had to be a big role. So why isn’t he higher? Bulba appears in a grand total of three episodes – 2 of which where the pilot (broken into two episodes). The show was still finding it’s footing, so even Darkwing fails to have his full personality pinned down. Had Bulba been more frequent, maybe he’d be a top 3 villain. Instead, he is the last villain of the low tier.

Quackerjack – Darkwing’s version of the Joker, the character never really clicked with me. The creators intended him to be dark, but obviously couldn’t go too far in that direction, being a Disney show. Quackerjack attacks with various toys and speaks with an inanimate stuffed banana (Mr. Banana Brain). Some of the toys he uses are unique, but he’s not the best solo villain. I’ve heard in other Darkwing media, mainly the comics, he’s much better. Maybe in the reboot I’ll continue to push, he’ll reach a higher level.

Bushroot – It’s the old tale of a scientist who accidentally turns himself into a plant and then can control plants because of the transformation which makes no sense. Ok, maybe it’s not an old fashioned tale, but it’s not bad. Bushroot is a better character than a villain. As the series goes on, he seems more like an anti-villain, and barely does anything nefarious at all. Usually, he’s about plants over humans. In many ways, Darkwing predicted the vegans before they became sentient. Bushroot’s biggest issue is that he’s too whiny. If he had some conviction behind his points, I’d give him more credit. Still, he’s a top 5 antagonist.

Liquidator – This guy is legit awesome. Liquidator was once a pitch man who transformed into a water monster due to, you guessed it, a horrible accident. Being made entirely of water, he’s very difficult to defeat. But beyond that, Liquidator’s dialogue has him always speaking in sale pitches and slogans, complete with a water effect on his voice. It’s really, really cool. Liquidator is outside the top 3 because he was used less frequently than the best villains. The writers said it was difficult to continue to make good dialogue for him. That’s fair. It’s also tough to continue coming up with plausible ways to defeat a villain who’s made of water. I think they used pudding mix once. That’s not a joke. Had he been in more episodes, he might have been the top villain.

Steelbeak – More of less the 2B to Megavolt’s 2A, Steelbeak always oozed coolness. He was the main agent of F.O.W.L. and while he never beat Darkwing, he always matched wits with him. The best was when he lost his cool and blew up, usually angry cause Darkwing survived a few of his schemes. Steel Beak had some of the best lines in the show. I think the biggest negative for him was his laugh, which was annoying, but I always thought that was the point. It was his tick. Stealbeak episodes always delivered. Plus, he had the little egg headed ducks as his henchmen. I don’t know if that’s a plus or a minus, but it’s something.

Finally, I have a theory that Steelbeck is the father of the rooster kid from Tiny Toons. It’s been kept hush because it’s a love spanning two companies. Scandals!

Megavolt – Probably the best “normal” villain, Megavolt controlled electricity with his constructed villain attire. He was also completely insane. Megavolt crimes were never sensible. His most infamous was breaking into a bank to free the light bulbs. Like Bushroot, he considered electrical items more human than people. He also received a lot of wackier roles in the series, like being Darkwing’s high school classmate. He had a good power, insane personality, and few bad appearances. Megavolt would be the best villain, except…

Negaduck – Who better to face Darkwing than a super evil version of Darkwing? It would be boring if Negaduck was just that, but fortunately, he’s so much more. Negaduck forms a group with Megavolt, Liquidator, Bushroot and Quackerjack called the fearsome five mainly through sheer terror. He is so fearsome, he scares all of the others by threatening them with a chainsaw. On a kid’s show! The guy made of liquid was afraid of getting sliced up and that’s not physically possible.

More than scary, Negaduck is just as funny as Darkwing, except bitterly sarcastic. He knows he’s in a cartoon and he’s not afraid to show it. Most of his humor revolves around cruelty and being overly violent but it works.

I think the key with Negaduck is he wasn’t overused. He shows up for big episodes and it makes him feel special. Had he been regularly involved, it might have lost his luster. He’s involved in the best episodes of the series and I don’t think that’s an accident. 

Do I like him best because he’s basically a gravely voiced, sarcastic, yellow suited Darkwing? Probably. But still, he’s great.

2). Darkwing isn’t a Bot Scout.

Let’s face it. Most superheroes in kid’s shows can do no wrong. In their 22 minutes each week, superheroes never fail to figure out who’s behind the scheme and stopping them, only to let the villain get away for the next week. Occasionally they struggle, but that’s for a two partner. At no point does anything think they will lose. And why would you when the most popular super hero weaknesses aren’t encouraging any upset victories for the villains?

Superman – Too strong. Yeah, there’s a real difficult weakness to have. Oh no, you accidentally killed the mass murdering villain. How tragic.

Batman – Doesn’t trust anyone. Again, this worked out very well for Stone Cold, so I don’t really see an issue. It’s not great for Bruce Wayne, but Batman seems to get the job done just fine. I suppose he suffers horrific internal pain from the loss of his parents, but that’s not going to be the crux of a kid’s show. Unless a writing staff really hates kids and wants to give therapists a wave of clients.

Aquaman – Oxygen. Ok, this is getting out of hand.

Don’t get me wrong. There’s never any true danger of Darkwing losing. I’m not going to lie to you and say this was a great compelling drama that asks what is a super hero. But Darkwing was definitely more flawed than other characters. This was played for laughs but it’s still interesting.

Darkwing Duck has a bigger ego than even the most conceited NBA stars (and Waiters) He gets annoyed when he doesn’t get any credit for his success and this leads him to all sorts of trouble. You have to wonder why the guy became a super hero – to save the town or for the fame? I don’t know if the character could answer this question. This comes into play a lot in the series, especially the pilot, but also creates a lot of riffs with Gosalyn among others.

Most of Darkwing’s allies get annoyed with him, especially the Bear shush agent, Vladimir Gryzlikoff (wonder where that name came from). Still, since he gets the job done, he continues to get called on for missions, must to Vladdy’s dismay.

He also hates, and I mean hates, Gizmoduck, mostly because most people love him. Gizmoduck is basically Superman in this series – a typical hero that can do no wrong. We see the intense jealously whenever a hero steps on Darkwing’s turf. Ultimately they’ll work together but it’s never smooth. Ironically, Gizmoduck is so oblivious, he doesn’t see the hostility. This shade carries over in Ducktales 2017, but we’ll get there in the final Darkwing post (of this month).

So sure, Darkwing always wins, but he never gets out with an easy victory. Every episode sees the hero go through the ringer of cartoon injuries. He’s blown up, crushed and regular falls from the tops of buildings. Usually this occurs within the first five minutes. Now it’s a cartoon from the 90s, it’s expected. This is before parents complained that violence wasn’t good for kids. I’m sure a few mothers were worried there kids would drop anvils on each other or something. I mean, who didn’t have an anvil lying around?

Not only were Darkwing’s wins at the expense of serious aspirin cost, he rarely won alone. Despite how much he hated help, Gosalyn, Launchpad and others (never Honker) helped a lot. Sometimes they figured out how the villain was pulling something off and let Darkwing get the win. Sometimes they outright beat the villain themselves. Darkwing did earn his fair share of wins, but it’s nice to see a show where it’s not just the main character winning it’s time.

Also, and this shouldn’t be rare but it is, Darkwing actually has a personality and unique traits. What a frigging concept. While, the rest of the cast carries a lot of the comic relief, Darkwing himself was funny with one liners and reactions to impending pain. He broke the fourth wall before Deadpool existed, making it one of his signatures. He also served as the show’s narrator, which I like to think was a sign of his ego – nobody can tell a Darkwing Duck story quite like Darkwing Duck. Finally, he talked in alliteration constantly, a speech tick most other shows wouldn’t try. It took effort to pull it off, and it was worth it.

And despite being a cartoon for children, Darkwing got his bad ass moments, usually coupled with his catchphrase. He wasn’t a bumbling fool all the time and could get the job done like the Batman’s and Superman’s of the world. But where’s the fun in being invincible?

1). The Heart

But if this isn’t enough to convince you, I think this will. Darkwing Duck has more heart in it than any other cartoon. And if the surprisingly complex character of Darkwing Duck isn’t enough, Gosalyn Mallard should be.

Most cartoons that I watched were aimed at boys (what a twist!). Well written female characters were, well, I’m sure they were somewhere but I didn’t see any. I don’t know if that was an accident or if writers solely appealed to boys. I’m guessing the latter. Women were pretty much damsels in distress for the most part. The only exceptions I can think of is from Animaniacs and Tiny Toons where the female characters had some personality. It was rare.

Gosalyn was a whole different character. She starts as an orphan who nobody wants to adopt because she’s a handful. Darkwing chooses to because he thinks she’s full of spirit. She’s regularly trying to help Darkwing, who doesn’t want her to tag along for her safety. This never works and she manages to get involved most of the time. Sometimes she gets captured and Darkwing has to save her. But sometimes it’s reversed and Gosalyn is the hero. This didn’t happen in superhero shows. Girls rarely got to shine in superhero shows – unless it was Wonder Woman, aka Superman with a lasso and a low cut costume.

Even shows from Disney we’re guilty of this. Webby from the original Ducktales has no unique traits in the original series. Her defining trait was wearing a bow. I’m not kidding. In the reboot, she’s a adventurer and the only one of the kids who can fight at all. I believe this was a callback to Gosalyn and no one can tell me otherwise.

The writers took care with Gosalyn. She got superpowers a few times. She got to play a knockoff Green Arrow/ Hawkeye. If I remember correctly, she even got to be Gizmoduck in an episode. Shows didn’t share the spotlight with the secondary characters often, especially one that crafted a main character with an ego the size of St. Canard.

That’s the city the show was based in, by the way. But we all knew that. It’s common knowledge.

Adding Gosalyn gave more depth to Darkwing, who had to learn how to be a parent on the fly. This wasn’t easy considering he spent most of his free time as a crime fighter. There’s plenty of times were Darkwing’s ego or secret identity conflict with Gosalyn’s needs. Darkwing always chooses Gosalyn (eventually).

There’s other cartoons that dealt with parenting, but not many managed to put it at the forefront while managing to be somewhat subtle about it. It’s there, but it’s never a deterrent. Let’s see Superman and Batman do that. Oh, Superman is child less and Batman has had multiple Robins killed on duty. Huh? Well, the defendant rests their case.

And there you have it, definitive proof that Darkwing Duck is the greatest cartoon, nay, show of all time. If you don’t agree, that’s fine, you’re probably a dumb. Maybe you’re a fanboy of less acclaimed entertainment like Mad Men or the Sopranos. Or Tailspin. Yuck.

Feel free to watch episodes for yourself and make your judgment. In fact watch the series, multiple times. Leave it on while you’re out of the house. Just get these Ducks the ratings they need to be revived. Can you say no to this face?

I didn’t think so.

1. *With everything constantly being revived, where’s the Animaniacs reboot? I thought this was in the works a few years ago, but haven’t seen a thing. The people need new Good Idea: Bad Idea segments. They demand it
2.  **Another cartoon that stood out at this time was Maisy. Maisy was a Nick Jr show that was created for children under 5, but I saw a few episodes as I had younger cousins. Maisy was a young mouse who every episode got naked and took a bath. I’m not kidding, this was almost a running gag with how often it happened. Now, it was innocent – the show’s target audience was at the age where baths seems like a nuisance but no other show I can remember had a main character whip off their clothes regularly. Well, it’s the only show that didn’t require age verification and a credit card at least.
3. ***I actually liked both of these shows growing up, those Batman was better
4. ****Apparently, Darkwing Duck creator Tad Stones says that the Launchpad on his show is not the same as the Launchpad of Ducktales. This implies multiverse theory, or that there’s two nearly identical Launchpads in this universe. I refuse to believe or even entertain this. Fortunately, the 2017 Ducktales series put all this to rest and confirmed they are in the same world. Scrooge, start writing them check cause Darkwing needs a patrolling Cruise ship.