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The Best Episodes of Darkwing Duck

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The adventures of superhero Darkwing Duck, aided by his sidekick Launchpad McQuack. In his secret identity of Drake Mallard, he lives in a suburban house with his adopted daughter Gosalyn, next door to the bafflingly

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 24 - When Aliens Collide
    8.5/10(276 votes)

    #1 - When Aliens Collide

    S1:E24

    Gosalyn comes upon a space ship that has crashed in the park. A cute alien emerges, wearing a rather restrictive collar which he doesn’t seem to be fond of.

    Director:Tom Minton
    Writer:Jeremy Cushner

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  2. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 25 - Jurassic Jumble
    8.5/10(267 votes)

    #2 - Jurassic Jumble

    S1:E25

    Honker and Gosalyn track down a set of dinosaur footprints, and are led to the nefarious Dr. Fossil, duck turned dinosaur. With his de-evolution ray and the aid of a passing comet, Fossil plans to end the current life on the planet to give dinosaurs a second chance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Marlowe Weisman

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  3. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 42 - Twitching Channels
    8.4/10(212 votes)

    #3 - Twitching Channels

    S1:E42

    Megavolt creates a way of transmitting himself as an electrical signal. Darkwing confronts the rat, and both of them get transported to the human universe. Here, the Darkwing Duck cartoon is a big seller, and DW realizes he isn't getting any of the profits. And it seems that there is no way home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:John Behnke, Jim Peterson, Rob Humphrey

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  4. Darkwing Duck Season 2 Episode 5 - Slaves to Fashion
    8.1/10(167 votes)

    #4 - Slaves to Fashion

    S2:E5

    Under Binkie Muddlefoot's advice, Drake decides Gosalyn should act more like a ""lady"". Meanwhile, Tuskernini has developed a spray that makes people act the way they are dressed and targets the rich citizens attending the school masquerade party.

    Director:Tom Minton
    Writer:Gary Sperling

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  5. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 2 - Darkly Dawns the Duck (2)
    7.9/10(305 votes)

    #5 - Darkly Dawns the Duck (2)

    S1:E2

    Taurus nabs Gosalyn, despite the best efforts of DW and Launchpad. Can Darkwing Duck and Launchpad McQuack save the day?

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Tad Stones, Jymn Magon

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  6. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 44 - Twin Beaks
    7.9/10(213 votes)

    #6 - Twin Beaks

    S1:E44

    When Honker's parents go missing, all clues point to the mysterious Twin Beaks. A mutated alien race of cabbages have begun their conquest of Earth from this unseemly town.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Tad Stones, Jan Strnad

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  7. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 50 - In Like Blunt
    7.9/10(234 votes)

    #7 - In Like Blunt

    S1:E50

    A nefarious criminal from the past returns, to profit by auctioning of all a complete list of S.H.U.S.H.'s secret agents. J. Gander teams up Darkwing with the legendary Derek Blunt to intercept the documents before they fall into the wrong hands.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Brian Swenlin, Kevin D. Campbell

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  8. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 1 - Darkly Dawns the Duck (1)
    7.8/10(347 votes)

    #8 - Darkly Dawns the Duck (1)

    S1:E1

    Darkwing Duck meets Launchpad McQuack! Together they try to save Gosalyn from being kidnapped and used by Taurus Bulba as a pawn in his evil plan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Tad Stones, Jymn Magon

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  9. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 6 - Apes of Wrath
    7.7/10(285 votes)

    #9 - Apes of Wrath

    S1:E6

    Shush asks Darkwing Duck to investigate the disappearance of a gorilla researcher.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dev Ross

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  10. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 15 - Hush, Hush Sweet Charlatan
    7.7/10(175 votes)

    #10 - Hush, Hush Sweet Charlatan

    S1:E15

    Tuskerninni plans to take over a studio by causing 'accidents' to occur to the leading actors. Darkwing decides to investigate by becoming the lead in Tuskerninni's latest film!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carter Crocker

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  11. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 37 - Heavy Mental
    7.7/10(170 votes)

    #11 - Heavy Mental

    S1:E37

    Launchpad gains psychic powers, but has trouble controlling them. F.O.W.L. agent, Major Synapse, steals S.H.U.S.H.'s Nora Ray, and uses it on his underlings to give them super brain powers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Brian Swenlin, Kevin D. Campbell

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  12. Darkwing Duck Season 2 Episode 10 - Bad Tidings
    7.7/10(168 votes)

    #12 - Bad Tidings

    S2:E10

    F.O.W.L. is at it again! This time, the fiendish organzition is in control of the tides themselves. J. Gander Hooter teams up Darkwing and Grizlicoff to foil the plot, and they end up fighting amongst themselves rather than getting to the bottom of things.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Dean Stefan, Gary Klein

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  13. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 10 - Water Way to Go
    7.6/10(226 votes)

    #13 - Water Way to Go

    S1:E10

    Darkwing Duck finds Steelbeak using a rain-making device to flood the Sahara Desert!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dev Ross

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  14. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 21 - Just Us Justice Ducks (2)
    7.6/10(160 votes)

    #14 - Just Us Justice Ducks (2)

    S1:E21

    The Justice Ducks are each defeated and captured by the Fearsome Five. Darkwing rushes to the rescue, and the five heroes join in battle against the five villains, with the ultimate victors deciding the fate of the whole city.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Brian Swenlin, Kevin D. Campbell

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  15. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 35 - Life, the Negaverse, and Everything
    7.5/10(172 votes)

    #15 - Life, the Negaverse, and Everything

    S1:E35

    To set things 'right' in an alternate universe where morality is reversed, Darkwing Duck teams up with the superheroes of the world: Megavolt, Quackerjack, Bushroot and Liquidator!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Brian Swenlin, Kevin D. Campbell

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  16. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 43 - Dances with Bigfoot
    7.5/10(153 votes)

    #16 - Dances with Bigfoot

    S1:E43

    Drake Mallard disappears and it’s up to the Crimson Quackette to find him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Ellen Svaco, Colleen Taber

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  17. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 49 - Let's Get Respectable
    7.5/10(156 votes)

    #17 - Let's Get Respectable

    S1:E49

    After a television program shows that Darkwing as a poor reputation with the public, Gosalyn decides that Darkwing needs an image change.

    Director:Tom Minton
    Writer:Bruce Reid Schaefer

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  18. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 3 - Beauty and the Beet
    7.4/10(173 votes)

    #18 - Beauty and the Beet

    S1:E3

    Darkwing Duck must battle through a greenhouse of hostile plants to save Rhonda from being changed into a plant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:John Behnke, Jim Peterson, Rob Humphrey

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  19. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 4 - Getting Antsy
    7.4/10(565 votes)

    #19 - Getting Antsy

    S1:E4

    Darkwing and Gosalyn take a trip to the new miniature golf course that turns out to be the hideout of Dr. Lulliput, a scientist who's shrinking the banks of St. Canard!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Doug Langdale

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  20. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 9 - Comic Book Capers
    7.4/10(160 votes)

    #20 - Comic Book Capers

    S1:E9

    A comic book company wants to produce a Darkwing Duck comic book! Darkwing decides to write about his latest adventure with Megavolt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:John Behnke, Jim Peterson, Rob Humphrey

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  21. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 14 - Trading Faces
    7.4/10(211 votes)

    #21 - Trading Faces

    S1:E14

    Darkwing Duck and Gosalyn are forced into action when Steelbeak and F.O.W.L. Egg Men steal a huge booster rocket from an intergalactic spacecraft!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Julia Jane Lewald, Dev Ross

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  22. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 23 - Aduckyphobia
    7.4/10(185 votes)

    #22 - Aduckyphobia

    S1:E23

    A mutated spider bite causes Darkwing to grow four extra arms! When this causes hims trouble while trying to catch Moliarty, Darkwing adopts a new super-hero identity... Arachno-duck!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Doug Langdale

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  23. Darkwing Duck Season 2 Episode 2 - Film Flam
    7.4/10(159 votes)

    #23 - Film Flam

    S2:E2

    Tuskernini utilizes a special camera gun to pull characters directly out of the movies and into the real world. As director of a specially crafted criminal force, he takes them out on the town to do his bidding.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bruce Reid Schaefer

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  24. Darkwing Duck Season 2 Episode 4 - Fungus Amongus
    7.4/10(156 votes)

    #24 - Fungus Amongus

    S2:E4

    A series of supernatural pizza topping thefts leads DW to the place that is home to St. Canard's mushroom production - McCawber Mansion. However, instead of keeping his thoughts on the case, he ends up falling for Morgana McCawber, the chair of the company. Can he crack this mysterious case, or has the hero been bitten too hard by the lovebug?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dev Ross

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  25. Darkwing Duck Season 2 Episode 6 - Something Fishy
    7.4/10(155 votes)

    #25 - Something Fishy

    S2:E6

    A day at the beach gets turned upside down when the gang has to feal with attacks from sea creatures. In comes Neptunia, whom is sick of the pollution that is dumped in the sea and caused her to mutate. She plans revenge by flooding the city of St. Canard!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Stephen Sustarsic

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Best Episodes Summary

"When Aliens Collide" is the best rated episode of "Darkwing Duck". It scored 8.5/10 based on 276 votes. Directed by Tom Minton and written by Jeremy Cushner, it aired on 10/8/1991. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Jurassic Jumble".