The Best Episodes of Darkwing Duck Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.8/10(348 votes)

   #1 - Darkly Dawns the Duck (1)

   S1:E19/6/1991

   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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   Director:Unknown

   Writers:Tad Stones, Jymn Magon
2. 

   7.9/10(306 votes)

   #2 - Darkly Dawns the Duck (2)

   S1:E29/6/1991

   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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   Director:Unknown

   Writers:Tad Stones, Jymn Magon
3. 

   7.4/10(174 votes)

   #3 - Beauty and the Beet

   S1:E39/9/1991

   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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   Writers:John Behnke, Jim Peterson, Rob Humphrey
4. 

   7.4/10(566 votes)

   #4 - Getting Antsy

   S1:E49/10/1991

   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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   Writer:Doug Langdale
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   6.7/10(257 votes)

   #5 - Night of the Living Spud

   S1:E59/11/1991

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

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Steve Roberts

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   Writer:Steve Roberts
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   7.7/10(286 votes)

   #6 - Apes of Wrath

   S1:E69/12/1991

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

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Dev Ross

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   Writer:Dev Ross
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   6.6/10(233 votes)

   #7 - Dirty Money

   S1:E79/13/1991

   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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   Writers:John Behnke, Jim Peterson, Rob Humphrey
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   7.0/10(224 votes)

   #8 - Duck Blind

   S1:E89/16/1991

   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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   Writer:Len Uhley
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   7.4/10(160 votes)

   #9 - Comic Book Capers

   S1:E99/17/1991

   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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   Writers:John Behnke, Jim Peterson, Rob Humphrey
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    7.6/10(226 votes)

    #10 - Water Way to Go

    S1:E109/18/1991

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

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Dev Ross

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    Writer:Dev Ross
11. 

    7.3/10(219 votes)

    #11 - Paraducks

    S1:E119/19/1991

    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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    Writer:Doug Langdale
12. 

    7.1/10(202 votes)

    #12 - Easy Come, Easy Grows

    S1:E129/20/1991

    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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    Writer:Marion Rose Wells
13. 

    6.9/10(208 votes)

    #13 - A Revolution in Home Appliances

    S1:E139/23/1991

    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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    Director:Tom Minton

    Writer:Gary Sperling
14. 

    7.4/10(211 votes)

    #14 - Trading Faces

    S1:E149/24/1991

    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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    Writers:Julia Jane Lewald, Dev Ross
15. 

    7.7/10(175 votes)

    #15 - Hush, Hush Sweet Charlatan

    S1:E159/25/1991

    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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    Writer:Carter Crocker
16. 

    7.3/10(194 votes)

    #16 - Can't Bayou Love

    S1:E169/26/1991

    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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    Writer:Dean Stefan
17. 

    7.3/10(205 votes)

    #17 - Bearskin Thug

    S1:E179/27/1991

    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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    Writers:Tad Stones, Patrick Corcoran
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    6.9/10(190 votes)

    #18 - You Sweat Your Life

    S1:E189/30/1991

    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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    Writers:Julia Jane Lewald, Marion Rose Wells
19. 

    6.3/10(196 votes)

    #19 - Days of Blunder

    S1:E1910/1/1991

    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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    Writer:Jan Strnad
20. 

    7.1/10(183 votes)

    #20 - Just Us Justice Ducks (1)

    S1:E2010/2/1991

    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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    Writers:Brian Swenlin, Kevin D. Campbell
21. 

    7.6/10(160 votes)

    #21 - Just Us Justice Ducks (2)

    S1:E2110/3/1991

    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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    Writers:Brian Swenlin, Kevin D. Campbell
22. 

    6.8/10(185 votes)

    #22 - Double Darkwings

    S1:E2210/4/1991

    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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    Writer:Dean Stefan
23. 

    7.4/10(186 votes)

    #23 - Aduckyphobia

    S1:E2310/7/1991

    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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    Writer:Doug Langdale
24. 

    8.5/10(276 votes)

    #24 - When Aliens Collide

    S1:E2410/8/1991

    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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    Director:Tom Minton

    Writer:Jeremy Cushner
25. 

    8.5/10(267 votes)

    #25 - Jurassic Jumble

    S1:E2510/10/1991

    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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    Writer:Marlowe Weisman