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The Best Episodes of Duckman Season 1

Every episode of Duckman Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Duckman Season 1!

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 on characters created by Peck in his Dark Horse comic. Klasky Csupo animated the series and produced it along with Reno & Osborn Productions for Paramount Network Television.

Genres:AnimationComedy
Network:USA Network

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Duckman" season 1 is "I, Duckman", rated 8.1/10 from 141 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno. "I, Duckman" aired on 3/5/1994 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "T.V. or Not to Be".

  • I, Duckman
    8.1/10 141 votes

    #1 - 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: Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno

  • T.V. or Not to Be
    8.0/10 110 votes

    #2 - 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

  • Gripes of Wrath
    8.0/10 100 votes

    #3 - 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

  • Psyche
    8.0/10 97 votes

    #4 - 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

  • Gland of Opportunity
    7.9/10 84 votes

    #5 - Gland of Opportunity

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/9/1994

    Duckman receives the adrenal gland of a daredevil via a transplant at an amusement park clinic. The new gland gives him loads of confidence.

    Director: John Eng

    Writer: Ron Lux, Eugene B. Stein

  • Ride the High School
    7.7/10 116 votes

    #6 - Ride the High School

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/16/1994

    Duckman receives a letter offering Ajax a chance to go to a boarding school for gifted children. After visiting Ajax's current school, Duckman decides that Ajax must go to the boarding school. The family begins to miss Ajax's presence. Cornfed decodes one of Ajax's letter's and they go to the school to bring Ajax back, but it turns out the school is a front for Duckman's arch-nemesis, ""King"" Chicken.

    Director: Raymie Muzquiz

    Writer: Michael Markowitz

  • A Civil War
    8.1/10 83 votes

    #7 - 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

  • Not So Easy Riders
    8.0/10 88 votes

    #8 - 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

  • It's the Thing of the Principal
    8.1/10 79 votes

    #9 - 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

  • Cellar Beware
    8.0/10 79 votes

    #10 - 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

  • American Dicks
    8.0/10 77 votes

    #11 - American Dicks

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/28/1994

    The Duckman detective agency, the only agency not affected by the nationwide detective strike, becomes the focus of TV show American Dicks who are looking to solve their 100th case. Eventually, Duckman gets a case; the mission is to find the mayor.

    Director: John Eng

    Writer: Jeff Astrof, Mike Sikowitz

  • About Face
    8.5/10 99 votes

    #12 - 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

  • Joking the Chicken
    8.4/10 91 votes

    #13 - 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