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The Worst Episodes of Darkwing Duck

Every episode of Darkwing Duck ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Darkwing Duck!

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.

Genres:Action & AdventureAnimationComedyFamilyKids

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "Darkwing Duck" is "Monsters R Us", rated 3.8/10 from 4 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Michael Maurer. "Monsters R Us" aired on 9/12/1992 and is rated 0.5 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Star Crossed Circuits".

  • Monsters R Us
    3.8/10 4 votes

    #1 - Monsters R Us

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Michael Maurer

  • Star Crossed Circuits
    4.3/10 3 votes

    #2 - Star Crossed Circuits

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Bill Motz, Bob Roth

  • Fraudcast News
    4.3/10 3 votes

    #3 - Fraudcast News

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Bill Motz, Bob Roth

  • Stressed to Kill
    4.7/10 3 votes

    #4 - Stressed to Kill

    Season 1 Episode 53 - Aired 3/3/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale

  • Inherit the Wimp
    4.7/10 3 votes

    #5 - Inherit the Wimp

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Gordon Bressack

  • The Revenge of the Return of the Brainteasers, Too!
    4.7/10 3 votes

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

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Charles M. Howell IV

  • The Steerminator
    4.7/10 3 votes

    #7 - The Steerminator

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Tad Stones, Dev Ross

  • The Frequency Fiends
    4.7/10 3 votes

    #8 - The Frequency Fiends

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Bill Motz, Bob Roth

  • Quack of Ages
    5.0/10 3 votes

    #9 - Quack of Ages

    Season 1 Episode 51 - Aired 2/26/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Joe Olson

  • Paint Misbehavin'
    5.0/10 3 votes

    #10 - Paint Misbehavin'

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Matt Uitz

  • Hot Spells
    5.0/10 3 votes

    #11 - Hot Spells

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/1992

    This is the ""lost"" or ""Banned"" episode. It hasn't on tv for years. In this now banned episode, 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: N/A

    Writer: John Behnke, Rob Humphrey, Jim Peterson

  • Clash Reunion
    5.0/10 3 votes

    #12 - Clash Reunion

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/14/1992

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bill Motz, Bob Roth

  • Mutantcy on the Bouncy
    5.0/10 3 votes

    #13 - Mutantcy on the Bouncy

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/1992

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Maurer

  • Extinct Possibility
    5.0/10 3 votes

    #14 - Extinct Possibility

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/12/1992

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tad Stones, Dev Ross

  • Time and Punishment
    5.2/10 4 votes

    #15 - Time and Punishment

    Season 1 Episode 52 - Aired 2/27/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Dev Ross

  • Malice's Restaurant
    5.3/10 3 votes

    #16 - Malice's Restaurant

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/1992

    Morgana opens up a new restuarant, but Darkwing forgets to cancel the guests coming there: The Cute Little Lost Bunnies! Negaduck tries to turn the C.L.L.B. evil, but his plans are constantly failing.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Matt Uitz

  • Jail Bird
    5.8/10 4 votes

    #17 - Jail Bird

    Season 1 Episode 62 - Aired 5/17/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Doug Langdale, Michael Maurer

  • A Star Is Scorned
    6.0/10 4 votes

    #18 - A Star Is Scorned

    Season 1 Episode 60 - Aired 5/1/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Tad Stones, Haskell Barkin

  • Kung Fooled
    6.0/10 4 votes

    #19 - Kung Fooled

    Season 1 Episode 64 - Aired 5/19/1992

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Victor Cook, George Johnston

  • Days of Blunder
    6.2/10 183 votes

    #20 - 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

  • Cleanliness is Next to Badliness
    6.2/10 169 votes

    #21 - Cleanliness is Next to Badliness

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 10/15/1991

    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

    Writer: Gary Sperling, Stephen Hibbert

  • The Darkwing Squad
    6.3/10 4 votes

    #22 - The Darkwing Squad

    Season 1 Episode 54 - Aired 4/1/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Dev Ross

  • Slime OK, You're OK
    6.3/10 4 votes

    #23 - Slime OK, You're OK

    Season 1 Episode 57 - Aired 5/1/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Gordon Bressack

  • U.F. Foe
    6.3/10 4 votes

    #24 - U.F. Foe

    Season 1 Episode 59 - Aired 5/1/1992

    Aliens kidnap Launchpad to make him ruler of the universe.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dev Ross

  • Bad Luck Duck
    6.3/10 4 votes

    #25 - Bad Luck Duck

    Season 1 Episode 65 - Aired 5/20/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: Michael Maurer