The Best Episodes of Darkwing Duck Season 1
Every episode of Darkwing Duck Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Darkwing Duck Season 1!
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 dim-witted Muddlefoot family. A spin-off of DuckTales.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Darkwing Duck" season 1 is "Darkly Dawns the Duck (1)", rated 7.8/10 from 314 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Tad Stones, Jymn Magon. "Darkly Dawns the Duck (1)" aired on 9/6/1991 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Darkly Dawns the Duck (2)".
7.8/10 314 votes#1 - Darkly Dawns the Duck (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/1991
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: N/A
Writer: Tad Stones, Jymn Magon
7.9/10 283 votes#2 - Darkly Dawns the Duck (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/6/1991
Taurus nabs Gosalyn, despite the best efforts of DW and Launchpad. Can Darkwing Duck and Launchpad McQuack save the day?
Director: N/A
Writer: Tad Stones, Jymn Magon
7.4/10 158 votes#3 - Beauty and the Beet
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/9/1991
Darkwing Duck must battle through a greenhouse of hostile plants to save Rhonda from being changed into a plant.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Behnke, Rob Humphrey, Jim Peterson
7.4/10 540 votes#4 - Getting Antsy
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/10/1991
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: N/A
Writer: Doug Langdale
6.7/10 238 votes#5 - Night of the Living Spud
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/11/1991
Bushroot, the half plant/half duck villain, tries growing a bride to keep him company.
Director: N/A
Writer: Steve Roberts
7.7/10 268 votes#6 - Apes of Wrath
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/12/1991
Shush asks Darkwing Duck to investigate the disappearance of a gorilla researcher.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dev Ross
6.6/10 218 votes#7 - Dirty Money
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/13/1991
Someone is scrubbing the print off the cash in bank vaults across the country and Darkwing Duck is on the case!
Director: N/A
Writer: John Behnke, Rob Humphrey, Jim Peterson
7.0/10 210 votes#8 - Duck Blind
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/16/1991
In a battle with the electrified villain, Megavolt, Darkwing Duck is blinded by a giant flashbulb.
Director: N/A
Writer: Len Uhley
7.3/10 149 votes#9 - Comic Book Capers
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/17/1991
A comic book company wants to produce a Darkwing Duck comic book! Darkwing decides to write about his latest adventure with Megavolt.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Behnke, Rob Humphrey, Jim Peterson
7.6/10 212 votes#10 - Water Way to Go
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/18/1991
Darkwing Duck finds Steelbeak using a rain-making device to flood the Sahara Desert!
Director: N/A
Writer: Dev Ross
7.3/10 203 votes#11 - Paraducks
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/19/1991
Darkwing Duck is the brave volunteer to try out a Shush scientist's time travel machine!
Director: N/A
Writer: Doug Langdale
7.1/10 187 votes#12 - Easy Come, Easy Grows
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/20/1991
Darkwing Duck is baffled by the mysterious disappearance of bank safes which seem to be literally walking away on their own.
Director: N/A
Writer: Marion Wells
6.9/10 194 votes#13 - A Revolution in Home Appliances
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/23/1991
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
7.4/10 196 votes#14 - Trading Faces
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 9/24/1991
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: N/A
Writer: Dev Ross, Julia Jane Lewald
7.5/10 162 votes#15 - Hush, Hush Sweet Charlatan
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 9/25/1991
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: N/A
Writer: Carter Crocker
7.3/10 179 votes#16 - Can't Bayou Love
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 9/26/1991
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: N/A
Writer: Dean Stefan
7.3/10 189 votes#17 - Bearskin Thug
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 9/27/1991
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: N/A
Writer: Tad Stones, Patrick Corcoran
6.9/10 176 votes#18 - You Sweat Your Life
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/30/1991
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: N/A
Writer: Marion Wells, Julia Jane Lewald
6.2/10 183 votes#19 - Days of Blunder
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 10/1/1991
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: N/A
Writer: Jan Strnad
7.1/10 170 votes#20 - Just Us Justice Ducks (1)
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 10/2/1991
Darkwing Duck's ego gets the better of him when Negaduck teams up Darkwing's greatest foes: Megavolt, Quackerjack, Bushroot and Liquidator!
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Swenlin, Kevin D. Campbell
7.5/10 147 votes#21 - Just Us Justice Ducks (2)
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 10/3/1991
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: N/A
Writer: Brian Swenlin, Kevin D. Campbell
6.8/10 172 votes#22 - Double Darkwings
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 10/4/1991
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: N/A
Writer: Dean Stefan
7.4/10 172 votes#23 - Aduckyphobia
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 10/7/1991
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: N/A
Writer: Doug Langdale
8.4/10 260 votes#24 - When Aliens Collide
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 10/8/1991
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
8.5/10 251 votes#25 - Jurassic Jumble
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 10/10/1991
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: N/A
Writer: Marlowe Weisman