8.8/1086 votesLoading...#1 - The Once and Future Duck
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 4/13/1996
Ajax opens a rift in the time/space continuum with his clock radio. Duckman discovers from a future version of himself that his future hinges on Charles and Mambo's tuba recital. Unfortunately Duckman tries to use these visits from his future selves to make a his decisions and suddenly discover every little decision he makes has a big impact on his future.
Director: Peter Avanzino
Writer: Dean Batali, Rob DesHotel
8.6/1087 votesLoading...#2 - A Room With a Bellevue
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/17/1996
Duckman gets placed in a mental institution after pleading temporary insanity to a charge of public ranting. He likes the strict regimentation of the institution (compared to the anarchy and choas of outside the institution) so much that he decides to have himself permanently commited. Cornfed comes to rescue Duckman from the institution, but is to late as he has already been given shock treatment. Luckily Cornfed has a book on brain surgery and gets Duckman back to 'normal'. [note: the original version of this episode has a small section where Duckman is being dragged through a room where some residents are being given a test, and Dr. Stein asks them about seeing Duckman and a question of time. For some strange reason this scene is usually cut.]
Director: Peter Avanzino
Writer: Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia
8.5/10101 votesLoading...#3 - About Face
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/4/1994
Duckman calls 911 in an emergency and falls in love with the voice on the other end of the line. When they meet, her looks leave a whole lot to be desired. Then she gets a complete makeover that changes her life.
Director: Raymie Muzquiz
Writer: Jim Pond, Bill Fuller
8.4/1091 votesLoading...#4 - Joking the Chicken
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/11/1994
A group of comedians hire Duckman to stop a pathetic mild mannered politically correct chicken whose ""clean"" stand up routine becomes a comedy sensation. The chicken's routines are funny to everyone except Duckman, who soon discovers the source of his popularity.
Director: Jeff McGrath
Writer: Michael Markowitz, Jeff Astrof, Mike Sikowitz
8.4/1064 votesLoading...#5 - Cock Tales for Four
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 7/6/1996
Duckman and Bernice go to meet the parent's of Ajax's girlfriend. The parents turn out to be ""King"" Chicken and his wife; surprisingly for the moment he and Duckman make up. Bernice and the ""King"" also mend their fence; however, Honey makes a play for Duckman to put things back to normal.
Director: Bob Hathcock, Donovan Cook
Writer: Doug Chamberlin, Chris Webb
8.4/1061 votesLoading...#6 - Where No Duckman Has Gone Before
Season 4 Episode 27 - Aired 8/23/1997
In a send-up of the Paramount franchise, Eric Tiberius Duckman, captain of the starship Enterprise matches wits against the evil Khan Chicken.
Director: Steve Loter
Writer: Gene Laufenberg
8.3/1074 votesLoading...#7 - Color of Naught
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/1996
Duckman again foils King Chicken's plot for revenge. This time King Chicken has produced a product that makes everything beautiful, everything except Duckman. The only problem being is that this product is actually a virus that de-evolves everything. Duckman must again battle King Chicken and save the world.
Director: John Eng
Writer: Michael Markowitz
8.3/1068 votesLoading...#8 - Duckman and Cornfed in 'Haunted Society Plumbers'
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 4/19/1997
Duckman and Cornfed become plumbers and their first job takes them to a society gathering in a mansion. While not doing his job, Duckman discovers that the cursed ""Sharon Stone"" is missing; he and Cornfed try to recover the diamond before the hostess discovers the theft. After the diamond is revealed to be missing, its curse comes into play and traps them in the mansion.
Director: Peter Avanzino
Writer: Michael Markowitz, Gene Laufenberg, David Misch
8.2/1085 votesLoading...#9 - Noir Gang
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/1996
Feeling ""creatively obligated by a film-noir parody,"" Cornfed calls their new client ""a dame,"" whose name is Tamara La Boinque. Later he confesses to a priest about betraying his partner, when they both fall in love with their client.
Director: Raymie Muzquiz
Writer: Eva Almos, Ed Scharlach
8.2/1070 votesLoading...#10 - Forbidden Fruit
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/1996
Duckman is slapped with a sexual harassment charge by the French nanny that Bernice has hired to tutor the boys. It seems the nanny isn't who she appears to be. In search of solitude Duckman moves in with Fluffy and Uranus; even they reach their breaking point with him.
Director: Paul Demeyer
Writer: Jeff Astrof, Mike Sikowitz
8.2/1059 votesLoading...#11 - Clear and Presidente Danger
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 3/2/1996
Duckman and group win a trip to a third-world country. Duckman starts a revolution with his ranting and gets placed into power where he becomes as corrupt as the last rulling paty. This requires Cornfed to form a revolution and rescue Duckman and group.
Director: John Eng
Writer: Doug Chamberlin, Chris Webb
8.1/10143 votesLoading...#12 - I, Duckman
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/5/1994
We are introduced to Duckman, who's ignored by his family and feels under appreciated, he is searching for something to be remembered by. The agency receives a package that contains a bomb that goes of in the office. Duckman is happy someone cared enough to try and kill him so he visits the sender in prison. Only that suspect also receives a package.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jeff Reno, Ron Osborn
8.1/1085 votesLoading...#13 - A Civil War
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/23/1994
Duckman is jealous when everyone showers Cornfed with their attention, so he fires him while working their next case, which involves the ""murder"" of the owner of a Steak and Waffle on a Stick factory.
Director: Norton Virgien
Writer: Bob Kushell
8.1/1080 votesLoading...#14 - It's the Thing of the Principal
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/7/1994
Bernice is worried about Ajax, who's not been eating and has been sent to the principal every day this week. Duckman and Cornfed go undercover in the school to find out what's up with Ajax. It turns out that Ajax is in love with the vice principal and she's in love with him. They take off together with plans to get married, south of the border. Duckman and Bernice pose as a couple and go after them.
Director: Igor Kovalyov
Writer: N/A
8.1/1080 votesLoading...#15 - Cellar Beware
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/21/1994
Bernice decides they're going to act together as a family. For their first activity together, she invites the neighbors over for the monthly meeting of the block association. When a home security expert shows up, his pitch gets Duckman to buy the most elaborate security system, the ""Interlopen Fuhrer 2000,"" which of course doesn't do the job and then Duckman fixes it...
Director: Norton Virgien
Writer: Ladd Graham
8.1/1073 votesLoading...#16 - Apocalypse Not
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/24/1996
After the city gets attacked by one of Duckmans over-inflated dolls, the city decides to have an emergency drill where all the residents go underground till the drill passes. Duckman fails to know about the drill and has a city-wide 'party' (involving mass destrution) while all the residents are gone. Eventually the residents return to chase Duckman out of town.
Director: Raymie Muzquiz
Writer: Michael Markowitz, Bill Canterbury, Gene Laufenberg, David Misch
8.1/1060 votesLoading...#17 - The Mallardian Candidate
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 3/16/1996
Former comedian Iggy Catalpa hires Duckman to investigate a conspiracy where the only evidence is a sock missing from his laundry. The conspirators capture Duckman and brainwash him into killing the only one who can stop them, Cornfed.
Director: Peter Shin
Writer: David Misch
8.1/1061 votesLoading...#18 - The Road to Dendron
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 5/11/1996
A parody of the Hope/Crosby Road pictures is done in this episode as Duckman and Cornfed act as chaperones for Ajax's class trip to the Sudan. Ajax is kidnapped. Duckman and Cornfed must rescue Ajax from a Sultan, his Fakir and a beautiful princess.
Director: Peter Shin
Writer: Michael Markowitz, Bill Canterbury, Gene Laufenberg, David Misch
8.1/1076 votesLoading...#19 - All About Elliott
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 1/25/1997
Duckman and Cornfed hire a college intern for the agency. The intern undermines Cornfed's reputation and indulges Duckman's self-destructive behavior. Duckman must choose between his flashy new assistant (who may be trying to kill him) and his old partner.
Director: Peter Shin
Writer: Gene Laufenberg
8.1/1052 votesLoading...#20 - How to Suck in Business Without Really Trying
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 7/19/1997
Duckman sells his identity to the Variecom corporation for $1000, which he immediately spends. Unable to use his own name or image, he is left penniless. He even tries to become a Duckman impersonator, until he is ""downsized."" Then he conceives a plan to get his self-respect and identity back. Meanwhile, Cornfed leaves to rejoin the 80's band A Flock of Seagulls.
Director: Jaime Diaz
Writer: Ellis Weiner
8.1/1053 votesLoading...#21 - Hamlet 2: This Time It's Personal
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 8/2/1997
Cornfed undergoes analysis and relates this tale about Duckman seeing the ghost of his uncle who says that Duckman's father was murdered by King Chicken. Duckman hangs with Bernice and King Chicken while pretending to be crazy. Cornfed realizes that Duckman is living out the plot of ""Hamlet,"" that will eventually lead to Duckman's death.
Director: Anthony Bell
Writer: David Misch
8.0/10112 votesLoading...#22 - T.V. or Not to Be
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/12/1994
Duckman is watching a TV program, but the family takes over the set when Mother Mirabelle's Home Miracle Network program starts airing. The family demands that Duckman help find Mother Mirabelle's stolen painting that helps create miracles. Duckman reluctantly agrees, but he is skeptical until he experiences his own miracle.
Director: Raymie Muzquiz
Writer: Bernie Keating
8.0/10102 votesLoading...#23 - Gripes of Wrath
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/1994
A comment Duckman makes at the unveiling of a new supercomputer, named Loretta, makes the world a better place to live in, for a while anyway.
Director: Norton Virgien
Writer: Michael Markowitz
8.0/1099 votesLoading...#24 - Psyche
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/26/1994
Feeling inadequate and hard up, Duckman gets a bill job. The detectives then get a job researching the lives of two large breasted women, but Duckman runs away from it. Seeking further help, takes him into his psyche where he confronts what has really been troubling him.
Director: Paul Demeyer
Writer: Jeff Astrof, Mike Sikowitz
8.0/1089 votesLoading...#25 - Not So Easy Riders
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/30/1994
Duckman receives a letter from the IRS. The IRS agent is tough and Duckman is given 24 hours to pay $29,587.42 in back taxes. After asking his family for help and being rejected and lectured, Duckman tries anything. When he can't raise the funds, he and Cornfed go on the run and then on the road. Bernice falls for the IRS agent who's staying at the house waiting for Duckman to call.
Director: Paul Demeyer
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere, Steve Viksten
The Best Episodes of Duckman
Every episode of Duckman ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Duckman!
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man is an American animated sitcom that aired from 1994–1997, created by Everett Peck and developed by Peck. The sitcom is based...
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Best Episodes Summary
"The Once and Future Duck" is the best rated episode of "Duckman". It scored 8.8/10 based on 86 votes. Directed by Peter Avanzino and written by Dean Batali, Rob DesHotel, it aired on 4/13/1996. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Room With a Bellevue".