Duck Dodgers is an American animated television series based on the
1953 theatrical animated short film of the same name. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation from 2003 to 2005. Duck Dodgers is a comic science fiction series, featuring the Looney Tunes characters in metafictional roles, with the character Daffy Duck as the title character. It originally aired on Cartoon Network. Duck Dodgers was nominated in 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 won the Annie award in 2004, for Music in an Animated Television Production, music by Robert J. Kral. It was also nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing – Live Action and Animation and Special Class Animated Program in 2004, and again in 2005. It later won for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program—Joe Alaskey.
Plot[]
Captain Duck Dodgers is on trial for make an alternative defense to protect the Earth. The Captain Star Johnson commands the trial, but dodgers has good information, coming to invite the Queen Tyr'ahnee as evidence. In the end, Dodgers was found innocent by the Judge, but had to pay the fine for that large amount of weaponry seized, potatoes!
Episodes[]
- 39
Theme Songs[]
- Opening
- Closing
Voice Cast[]
- the late Joe Alaskey as Duck Dodgers, Commander X-2, Beaky Buzzard, Drake Darkstar, Hubie and Bertie, Sheep, Muttley
- Bob Bergen as the Eager Young Space Cadet
- Michael Dorn as The Martian Centurion Robots, Captain Long, Klunkin Warrior
- Tia Carrere as The Martian Queen
- John O'Hurley as Captain Star Johnson
- Charlie Adler as Bigfoot
- Carlos Alazraqui as Commandante Hilgalgo
- Loni Anderson as Herself
- Ed Asner as Guard Captain
- Dee Bradley Baker as Alien Hunter
- Tisha Terrasini Banker as Aurora Soleil
- Dick Beals as Baby-Faced Moonbeam
- Jeff Bennett as Count Muerte, Victor Von Boogieman
- John Billingsley as Dr. Psy-Q Hi
- Lewis Black as Manobrain
- Paget Brewster as Rona Viper
- Clancy Brown as Archduke Zag
- Corey Burton as Martian Commander Z-9
- Bruce Campbell as Pork Piggler
- Dane Cook as Van Chancy
- Jim Cummings as Tasmanian Warrior, Black Eel, Koo Koo
- Tim Curry as Magnificent Rogue
- Stacey Dash as Paprika Solo
- John de Lancie as Sinestro
- Grey Delisle as Catapoid, Boodikka
- the late Dom DeLuise as Roy Serpenti
- Dustin Diamond as Himself/Xainius the Eternal
- John DiMaggio as The Crusher, Long John Silver the 23rd, Kilowog, King Great White
- Chris Edgerly as Steve Boston
- the late June Foray as Lezah the Wicked
- Stan Freberg as Martian Gopher King
- Jeff Garlin as Camoman
- Macy Gray as Lady Chanticleer
- Castulo Guerra as Sergeant Vasquez
- Jennifer Hale as Counselor Combustion
- Jess Harnell as Martian Gopher #2, Puerco
- Tom Jones as Himself
- Tom Kane as President, Walter Carbonite
- Tom Kenny as Harry Vermin, Flame Valet
- Maurice LaMarche as K'chutha Sa'am, Dr. Woe, Masativo
- the late Mako Iwamatsu as Happy Cat, Achoo
- Tress MacNeille as Sow
- Vanessa Marshall as The New Cadet (2nd Time)
- Ed McMahon as Himself
- Candi Milo as Rickki Roundhouse
- Dave Mustaine as Himself
- Daran Norris as Hungortus
- Rob Paulsen as Martian Gopher #1, Porko
- the late Burt Reynolds as Royal Serpenti
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Agent Roboto, Mugsy, Nasty Canasta
- Kelly Ripa as The New Cadet (First appearance)
- Randy Savage as Master Sergeant Emily Dickinson Jones
- Riders in the Sky as Western Band
- Kevin Smith as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern
- John Stephenson as Ganthet
- Tara Strong as Katma Tui
- James Patrick Stuart as Chancellor Flippauralius
- Quentin Tarantino as Master Moloch
- Genndy Tartakovsky as Himself
- Brian Tochi as The Whoosh
- Lauren Tom as Dr. Yoshimi
- Frank Welker as Captain Rodman, Ch'p, K-9, Maninsuit
- Billy West as The Fudd
- Jane Wiedlin as Cassiopeia
- Brian Wilson as Himself
- Henry Winkler as Dr. Maniac
Trivia[]
- Duck Dodgers and The Space Cadet appear in many Cartoon Network Bumpers by being in their spaceship. Oddly enough Dodgers and the Space Cadet never interacted with the characters of other famous Cartoon Network cartoon series.
- This show's theme song was sung by Sir Tom Jones, in a style reminiscent to his performance of the theme song from the James Bond movie Thunderball (1965). Jones also appeared in caricature form in season two, episode four, "Talent Show a Go-Go/The Love of a Father", to sing his signature song, "It's Not Unusual".
- Though he was briefly referenced in two episodes, Bugs Bunny did not make an appearance on this show.
- Many other familiar characters from the Looney Tunes pantheon were featured on this show, often given traits to fit within Duck Dodgers' own universe. For example: Yosemite Sam became "K'chutha Sa'am", a parody of Klingons on Star Trek: The Original Series (1966). Elmer Fudd became a parasitic mind-altering alien disease known as "The Fudd", though more closely resembling The Borg in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). Taz was a barbaric ship Captain forced into single combat with Dodgers (a parody of the Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) episode "Arena". Wile E. Coyote showed up as a Predator-like alien hunting the Martian Commander.
- This is the first Looney Tunes franchise to be aired on Cartoon Network before Kids' WB! went defunct in 2008.
- In season one, episode nine, "The Green Loontern", Dodgers temporarily becomes a Green Lantern (of DC Comics fame) after accidentally picking up the wrong laundry. Movie director Kevin Smith has a cameo as the voice of Hal Jordan, when he finally shows up to reclaim his Power Ring and Superhero Suit.
- Of the five main characters on this show, four of them appeared in Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953): Daffy Duck (Duck Dodgers), Porky Pig (The Eager Young Space Cadet), Marvin the Martian (Martian Commander X-2), and Dr. I.Q. Hi (Himself). However, the fifth major character, The Martian Queen, was created specifically for the series.
- In addition to being based on Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953), this show took many visual and thematic cues from other Looney Tunes shorts unrelated to the Dodgers character and its science fiction premise.
- This show was released in 2003, the same year of "Looney Tunes: Back in Action".
- This show was primarily based on the theatrical cartoon short, Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953).
- Many secondary Looney Tunes characters also made appearances on this show, such as, Witch Hazel, Count Bloodcount, Nasty Canasta, Rocky and Mugsy, The Crusher, Mac and Tosh, Hubie and Bertie, Dr. Woe, K-9, Frisky Puppy, Petunia Pig, Michigan J. Frog, Egghead Junior, Ralph Phillips, and The Shropshire Slasher.
- In season three, episode one, "Till Doom Do Us Part", Agent Roboto assembles some of Duck Dodgers' old enemies to form the Legion of Duck Doom (a parody of DC Comics' the Legion of Doom and the Superman Revenge Squad). It was made up of Crusher, Fudd, a Catapoid, Count Muerte, New Cadet, Black Eel, Nasty Canasta, Commandante Hilgalo, Baby-Faced Moonbeam, Long John Silver the 23rd, K'Chutha Sa'am, and the Tasmanian Warrior.
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