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The Best Episodes of Darkwing Duck Season 1

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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
    Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 1 - Darkly Dawns the Duck (1)
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 2 - Darkly Dawns the Duck (2)
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 3 - Beauty and the Beet
    5.9/10(7 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 4 - Getting Antsy
    6.0/10(7 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 5 - Night of the Living Spud
    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Night of the Living Spud

    S1:E5

    Bushroot, the half plant/half duck villain, tries growing a bride to keep him company.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Steve Roberts

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  6. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 6 - Apes of Wrath
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 7 - Dirty Money
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Dirty Money

    S1:E7

    Someone is scrubbing the print off the cash in bank vaults across the country and Darkwing Duck is on the case!

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

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  8. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 8 - Duck Blind
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Duck Blind

    S1:E8

    In a battle with the electrified villain, Megavolt, Darkwing Duck is blinded by a giant flashbulb.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Len Uhley

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  9. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 9 - Comic Book Capers
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 10 - Water Way to Go
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 11 - Paraducks
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Paraducks

    S1:E11

    Darkwing Duck is the brave volunteer to try out a Shush scientist's time travel machine!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Doug Langdale

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  12. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 12 - Easy Come, Easy Grows
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Easy Come, Easy Grows

    S1:E12

    Darkwing Duck is baffled by the mysterious disappearance of bank safes which seem to be literally walking away on their own.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Marion Rose Wells

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  13. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 13 - A Revolution in Home Appliances
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #13 - A Revolution in Home Appliances

    S1:E13

    Megavolt accidentally gives life to a group of home appliances who go on a crime spree through St. Canard.

    Director:Tom Minton
    Writer:Gary Sperling

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  14. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 14 - Trading Faces
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 15 - Hush, Hush Sweet Charlatan
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 16 - Can't Bayou Love
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Can't Bayou Love

    S1:E16

    A Cajun crook, Jambalaya Jake, moves to the city when his pork-bellied pet gator, Gumbo, develops an allergy to swampwater. But, his crooked style is cramped by Darkwing Duck!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dean Stefan

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  17. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 17 - Bearskin Thug
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Bearskin Thug

    S1:E17

    Gosalyn would rather be anywhere than camping, but Drake has decided it's time to hit the trail for a little father/daughter togetherness.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Tad Stones, Patrick Corcoran

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  18. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 18 - You Sweat Your Life
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #18 - You Sweat Your Life

    S1:E18

    Drake is off to the health spa when he finds two of it's employees, Flex and Slim, stealing rare items from the St. Canard Museum!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Julia Jane Lewald, Marion Rose Wells

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  19. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 19 - Days of Blunder
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Days of Blunder

    S1:E19

    Quackerjack masquerades as a psychiatrist and convinces Darkwing Duck that he's become ineffective at his job. Darkwing then switches careers as Quackerjack goes on a crime spree.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jan Strnad

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  20. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 20 - Just Us Justice Ducks (1)
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Just Us Justice Ducks (1)

    S1:E20

    Darkwing Duck's ego gets the better of him when Negaduck teams up Darkwing's greatest foes: Megavolt, Quackerjack, Bushroot and Liquidator!

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

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  21. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 21 - Just Us Justice Ducks (2)
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 22 - Double Darkwings
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Double Darkwings

    S1:E22

    Jambalaya Jake and Gumbo obtain a bayou zombie potion to control Darkwing Duck. But Launchpad gets hit with the potion when in his Darkwing decoy outfit!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dean Stefan

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  23. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 23 - Aduckyphobia
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 24 - When Aliens Collide
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 25 - Jurassic Jumble
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #25 - 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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Darkly Dawns the Duck (1)" is the best rated episode of "Darkwing Duck" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Tad Stones, Jymn Magon, it aired on 9/6/1991. This episode is rated 2.0 points higher than the second-best, "Darkly Dawns the Duck (2)".