![]() Clearly, Donald can’t leave these kids alone for one minute, and with so little time, Donald has to reluctantly call in an old favor in order to make sure the boys stay out of trouble. Donald almost buys it until he hears Dewey hotwiring the boat in order to take a pleasure cruise. With no time to hire a replacement, the boys insist that they’ll be fine on their own for a couple hours. Donald calls the babysitter he hired, but it turns out the boys gave her the wrong address and she’s now out somewhere in the middle of the desert, miles from civilization and probably horrified. We also quickly get a sense that the boys have a tendency for mischief and Donald is a little overprotective. At the moment, Donald is getting ready for a job interview and the boys are trying to help out but are ultimately doing more harm than good and, as per usual, Donald takes a beating because of it. This houseboat is the home of Donald Duck who is the guardian of his three nephews, Huey, voiced by Danny Pudi, known for his role as Abed Nadir on Community, Dewey, voiced by Ben Schwartz, known for playing Jean Ralphio on Parks and Rec, and more recently, Sonic The Hedgehog in the recent film series, and Louie, voiced by Bobby Moynihan, known for his time on Saturday Night Live. We open on a beautiful scenic coast as a seagull lands on a houseboat, only to be frightened off by the chaos going on within. Let’s take a look at out first episode, simply entitled: Woo-oo! Technically the first two episodes form a double sized pilot movie of sorts that was released for free on YouTube to drum up interest in the show, but Disney+ splits them up and twenty minute episodes are easier to cover than forty minute episodes so I guess we’re doing it like this. Today, we’re going to be looking at the first episode of the series. Great writing, great storytelling and a real love for fans young and old, but I’m getting ahead of myself. ![]() Now you have my attention.” In the years that followed, I watched the entire series, and my God, this show is something truly special. In the words of Leonardo DiCaprio playing a southern slave owner, “You had my curiosity. ![]() Then, just as I thought I couldn’t get more hyped, rumors began that Darkwing Duck would have a part to play in the series. A modern day version of Ducktales with serialized storytelling like we’ve seen in shows like Avatar or Steven Universe? Sign me up! Even more exciting was the fact that one of my favorite actors, David Tennant, best known for his role as the 10th Doctor on Doctor Who, would be stepping into the role of the iconic Scrooge McDuck. However, when I learned that Disney channel was going to be rebooting the classic series, I was quite curious and the more I learned about the show, the more my excitement grew. I was aware of it of course and caught an episode here and there, but as a kid I gravitated more towards shows like Gargoyles and Darkwing Duck. You see, I didn’t really grow up with the original 1987 Ducktales series. I’m extremely excited for this retrospective. So, with that in mind, welcome one and all to the very first installment of Deep Dive Ducktales. About a month ago, I put a poll up on my twitter to determine my next Disney retrospective and while Gravity Falls came close, ultimately the 2017 reboot of Ducktales won out.
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