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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 Worst Episode
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    Darkwing Duck Season 3 Episode 4 - Star Crossed Circuits
    4.3/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Star Crossed Circuits

    S3:E4

    D.W. gets the D-2000 super-computer! While it seems to be perfect, Launchpad feels it's replacing him as sidekick, and Gosalyn is fed up with not getting away with anything, and introduces it to Launchpad's soap-operas. Soon, even darkwing wants the machine gone when it falls in love with him. Darkwing finally tells the computer system it's getting unplugged when he gets to the tower, at which point it goes berserk and decides that if it can have D.W. noone else will!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz

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  2. Darkwing Duck Season 3 Episode 1 - Monsters R Us
    4.5/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Monsters R Us

    S3:E1

    Darkwing visits Morgana's parent's house and meets her family, who are upset to find out that she is dating a normal. Will Darkwing survive his visit with the McCawber family?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Maurer

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  3. Darkwing Duck Season 3 Episode 5 - The Steerminator
    4.7/10(3 votes)

    #3 - The Steerminator

    S3:E5

    F.O.W.L. rebuilds Taurus Bulba into a death machine, hoping to create a new agent from him. Bulba refuses their offer and burns only with the desire to have revenge on Darkwing. To make matters worse, a recent accident has Darkwing in a wheelchair. Can he defeat a new and improved Terminator machine in his condition?

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Tad Stones, Dev Ross

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  4. Darkwing Duck Season 3 Episode 8 - Hot Spells
    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Hot Spells

    S3:E8

    Gosalyn wants magical powers just like Morgana. One thing leads to another, and soon Gos finds a way to get magical powers...by selling Darkwing's soul to the devil!

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

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  5. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 52 - Time and Punishment
    5.2/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Time and Punishment

    S1:E52

    During a battle between Darkwing, Megavolt and Quackerjack, Gosalyn ends up aboard the villains Time Top, just before it starts up and takes them to the future. There, Gosalyn finds out that Darkwing has become Darkwarrior Duck, and enforces the law with an iron fist!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dev Ross

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  6. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 62 - Jail Bird
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Jail Bird

    S1:E62

    Negaduck steals a dimond that can steal other peoples powers. And after he steals the powers from,bushroot, megavolt, the luiquidator, and qukerjack, they have to use there weakneses to stop mega negaduck ( as he calls him).

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Doug Langdale, Michael Maurer

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  7. Darkwing Duck Season 3 Episode 9 - Fraudcast News
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Fraudcast News

    S3:E9

    A news reporter wants to film Darkwing Duck on his cases. But she is sick and tired of what darkwing his doing, she thinks it's too boring. So she becomes a vllain for DW to fight so her ratings will go up. But Goyslyn, who idolizes her, has joined her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz

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  8. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 53 - Stressed to Kill
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Stressed to Kill

    S1:E53

    Darkwing Is getting a little bit stressted. So he goes to a stress free clinic (which is beeing runby Megavolt and QuackerJack) and they brain wash him. Now he is too calm (not even Goslyn deystroying the house can get him mad!). When Megavolt and QuackerJack start a fire that soons starts to spread, Launchpd and Goslyn have to try to get DW out of it. But when Megavolt puts out the fire, he also starts a flood. What will they do?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Doug Langdale

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  9. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 60 - A Star Is Scorned
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #9 - A Star Is Scorned

    S1:E60

    Darkwing's TV producer feels that Darkwing's TV show needs a new gimmick in the form of a spin-off character, which might really be Darkwing's replacement.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Tad Stones, Haskell Barkin

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  10. Darkwing Duck Season 3 Episode 2 - Inherit the Wimp
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Inherit the Wimp

    S3:E2

    Helping with Gosalyn's homework, Darkwing shows her famous Mallards from history. She sneaks back into time with Quackerjack's timetop and brings them to the present. None of them seem to be as great as they were thought to be. When Megavolt steals Darkwing and Launchpad's nervous energy, the failures have a chance to prove they are heroes at heart.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Gordon Bressack

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  11. Darkwing Duck Season 3 Episode 3 - The Revenge of the Return of the Brainteasers, Too!
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - The Revenge of the Return of the Brainteasers, Too!

    S3:E3

    Honker has become a galactic hero after foiling Flog and his companions from ruling the galaxy (in Battle of the Brainteasers). The body-stealing hats from outer space break free from captivity, bent once again to rule or destroy the universe - this time with a grudge against the young genius.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Charles M. Howell IV

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  12. Darkwing Duck Season 3 Episode 6 - The Frequency Fiends
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - The Frequency Fiends

    S3:E6

    Darkwing's new weapon hits Gosalyn. Although she's perfectly fine, 3 new beings are created, all of which look like Gosalyn, but have powers based on different frequencies: Heatwave (red), Lightwave (Yellow), and Radiowave (Green). D.W. enlists Megavolt help, but an untrusting Darkwing messes things up (""Positive, Positive, POSITIVE!""). Now the 3 Frequency Fiends are combined into 1 super-being, and it's up to the combined efforts of D.W., Launchpad, Goz, and Megavolt to stop them!

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz

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  13. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 51 - Quack of Ages
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Quack of Ages

    S1:E51

    To prevent the invention of the yo-yo, Quackerjack travels back to the medevial land of Canardia. Posing as the king's advisor, the demented toymaker convicts Darkwing as a warlock.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Joe Olson

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  14. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 54 - The Darkwing Squad
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #14 - The Darkwing Squad

    S1:E54

    J. Gander asks DW to train some of Shush's agents. That does not go over well with Agent Grizzlicoff, who joins F.O.W.L. as a double agent. Steelbeak sets a trap for the newly titled ""Darkwing Squad"" while Grizzli faces off against Darkwing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dev Ross

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  15. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 57 - Slime OK, You're OK
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Slime OK, You're OK

    S1:E57

    Bushroot creates a formula intending to create an intelligent plant friend, and Gosalyn ends up sampling it. Now Darkwing has a limited amount of time to find a cure before Gosalyn, half-slime, half-duck, melts into a pile of goo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Gordon Bressack

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  16. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 59 - U.F. Foe
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #16 - U.F. Foe

    S1:E59

    Aliens kidnap Launchpad to make him ruler of the universe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dev Ross

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  17. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 65 - Bad Luck Duck
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Bad Luck Duck

    S1:E65

    Darkwing Duck is accused of stealing a tribes jewel and the leader puts a curse on him. Now they have to get it back from Negabuck and sop him from using it. But where is the leader to get the curse off?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Maurer

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  18. Darkwing Duck Season 3 Episode 7 - Paint Misbehavin'
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Paint Misbehavin'

    S3:E7

    Darkwing is to appear as the guest of honor at a comic book convention, while Splatter Phoenix terrorizes the town by improving boring art.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Matt Uitz

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  19. Darkwing Duck Season 3 Episode 10 - Clash Reunion
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Clash Reunion

    S3:E10

    Drake attends his high school reunion, but it turns out that Megavolt was also a member of Drake's class.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Bob Roth, Bill Motz

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  20. Darkwing Duck Season 3 Episode 11 - Mutantcy on the Bouncy
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Mutantcy on the Bouncy

    S3:E11

    Goyslyn working for her school newspaper, covers the three way battle between the Rubber Chicken, Cement-head and Darkwing Duck.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Maurer

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  21. Darkwing Duck Season 3 Episode 13 - Extinct Possibility
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Extinct Possibility

    S3:E13

    Darkwing is asked to investigate a mysterious museum find; Darkwing himself encased in amber.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Tad Stones, Dev Ross

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  22. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 19 - Days of Blunder
    6.3/10(195 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 26 - Cleanliness is Next to Badliness
    6.3/10(183 votes)

    #23 - Cleanliness is Next to Badliness

    S1:E26

    Steelbeak teams up with agent Amonia Pine to clean out banks for F.O.W.L. Gosalyn starts a Darkwing fan club.

    Director:Tom Minton
    Writers:Gary Sperling, Stephen Hibbert

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  24. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 64 - Kung Fooled
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Kung Fooled

    S1:E64

    Darkwing chases Moleiarity to the city Kung Pow where he meets up with his old martial arts instructor, Master Lee.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:George Johnston, Victor Cook

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  25. Darkwing Duck Season 1 Episode 56 - The Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #25 - The Haunting of Mr. Banana Brain

    S1:E56

    A Sprit named Paddywhack is unleashed from a jack in the box when Gosalyn gets into mischief, and possesses Quackerjack's doll, Mr. Banana Brain. As he causes trouble alongside the demented toymaker, he grows, feeding from the negative emotions around himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dev Ross

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Star Crossed Circuits" is the worst rated episode of "Darkwing Duck". It scored 4.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Bob Roth, Bill Motz, it aired on 10/3/1992. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Monsters R Us".