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The Worst Episodes of DuckTales

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

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The adventures of billionaire Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, their famous uncle Donald Duck, pilot extraordinaire Launchpad, Mrs. Beakly, Webby and Roboduck. Adventures and hidden treasures are everywhere, in their hometown

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#1 Worst Episode
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4.5/10(6 votes)
#1 - The Infernal Internship of Mark Beaks!
S1:E710/21/2017
Huey competes with Dewey for a coveted internship with Duckburg's newest tech billionaire, Mark Beaks, while Scrooge and Glomgold team up to take this new competitor down.
Director:John Aoshima
Writer:Colleen Evanson
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Director:John Aoshima
Writer:Colleen Evanson
5.0/10(2 votes)
#2 - The Last Crash of the Sunchaser!
S1:E228/11/2018
Stuck on a precarious peak, the kids secretly search the plane for the final clue about Della’s mysterious disappearance.
Director:John Aoshima
Writer:Francisco Angones
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Director:John Aoshima
Writer:Francisco Angones
5.0/10(2 votes)
#3 - Treasure of the Found Lamp!
S2:E85/7/2019
As the boys track a missing artifact across Duckburg, Scrooge and Webby stall the warrior looking for it with a phony quest.
Director:Jason Zurek
Writer:Christian Magalhaes
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Director:Jason Zurek
Writer:Christian Magalhaes
5.0/10(2 votes)
#4 - Friendship Hates Magic!
S2:E145/15/2019
Stuck as a shadow, Lena tries to protect Webby from her suspicious new friend Violet during a supernatural Sleepover.
Director:Matthew Humphreys
Writer:Rachel Vine
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Director:Matthew Humphreys
Writer:Rachel Vine
5.0/10(2 votes)
#5 - The Dangerous Chemistry of Gandra Dee!
S2:E155/16/2019
With Huey’s and Webby’s help, Fenton woos a punk-rock scientist, Gandra Dee, only to uncover her dangerous plans for Gizmoduck.
Director:Jason Zurek
Writer:Christian Magalhaes
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Director:Jason Zurek
Writer:Christian Magalhaes
5.0/10(2 votes)
#6 - The Duck Knight Returns!
S2:E165/17/2019
After he and Dewey meet Darkwing Duck's original actor Jim Starling and then find out that Scrooge intend to make a gritty movie about Darkwing Duck with a new actor, both Launchpad and Jim are against it.
Director:Tanner Johnson
Writer:Francisco Angones
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Director:Tanner Johnson
Writer:Francisco Angones

The 20 BEST Episodes of DuckTales

5.0/10(2 votes)
#7 - A Nightmare on Killmotor Hill!
S2:E199/5/2019
The kids are pulled into a world made of their wildest dreams. Unfortunately, Lena’s worst nightmare comes true: Magica De Spell is back and coming to reclaim what’s hers.
Director:Tanner Johnson
Writer:Emmy Cicierega
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Director:Tanner Johnson
Writer:Emmy Cicierega
5.2/10(8 votes)
#8 - Day of the Only Child!
S1:E166/30/2018
When Dewey invents a holiday that allows the triplets to be only children for a day, each realizes they need their brothers more than they thought.
Directors:Dana Terrace, Tanner Johnson
Writer:Robert Snow
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Directors:Dana Terrace, Tanner Johnson
Writer:Robert Snow
5.5/10(2 votes)
#9 - The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!
S1:E218/4/2018
On a family trip to Scrooge’s ancestral castle, Dewey tries to hide the truth about his mom as his brothers search for family secrets.
Director:Matthew Humphreys
Writer:Robert Snow
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Director:Matthew Humphreys
Writer:Robert Snow
5.5/10(2 votes)
#10 - The Shadow War
S1:E238/18/2018
Magica De Spell is close to exacting revenge on Scrooge, so the family races against time to plan a dangerous rescue mission to save Scrooge and the city.
Directors:Matthew Humphreys, Tanner Johnson
Writers:Colleen Evanson, Madison Bateman
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Directors:Matthew Humphreys, Tanner Johnson
Writers:Colleen Evanson, Madison Bateman
5.5/10(2 votes)
#11 - What Ever Happened to Della Duck?!
S2:E73/9/2019
Della struggles for survival against dangerous elements of the Moon, as she looks for a way to get back to her family on Earth.
Director:Tanner Johnson
Writers:Colleen Evanson, Madison Bateman
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Director:Tanner Johnson
Writers:Colleen Evanson, Madison Bateman
5.5/10(2 votes)
#12 - The 87 Cent Solution!
S2:E105/9/2019
The kids must stop Scrooge’s unhealthy obsession with a few missing coins to keep him from becoming the next Glomgold.
Director:Matthew Humphreys
Writer:Robert Snow
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Director:Matthew Humphreys
Writer:Robert Snow
5.5/10(2 votes)
#13 - The Golden Spear!
S2:E115/10/2019
As Della rebuilds her ship, Penumbra becomes convinced Della’s planning an attack. Meanwhile, Donald’s nap keeps getting interrupted by adventure.
Director:Jason Zurek
Writer:Robert Snow
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Director:Jason Zurek
Writer:Robert Snow
5.5/10(2 votes)
#14 - Nothing Can Stop Della Duck!
S2:E125/13/2019
Della Duck has faced every danger the moon has to offer to reunite with her family, but her greatest challenge is one she might not be able to fight her way out of.
Director:Tanner Johnson
Writer:Colleen Evanson
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Director:Tanner Johnson
Writer:Colleen Evanson
5.5/10(2 votes)
#15 - Raiders of the Doomsday Vault!
S2:E135/14/2019
Dewey tries to prove himself by exploring a frozen fortress in search of a money tree seed, but Glomgold has kidnapped Scrooge in order to find it first.
Director:Matthew Humphreys
Writer:Madison Bateman
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Director:Matthew Humphreys
Writer:Madison Bateman
5.5/10(2 votes)
#16 - What Ever Happened to Donald Duck?!
S2:E179/3/2019
Donald and Penumbra must break out of a Moon Prison and send a warning to Earth about a looming invasion. Meanwhile, Dewey and Webby uncover a sinister conspiracy targeting their family.
Directors:Jason Reicher, Jason Zurek
Writer:Colleen Evanson
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Directors:Jason Reicher, Jason Zurek
Writer:Colleen Evanson
5.5/10(2 votes)
#17 - Happy Birthday, Doofus Drake!
S2:E189/4/2019
Louie teams with Goldie to scam their way through Doofus' dangerous party. Huey pushes himself out of his comfort zone in his favorite online game.
Director:Matthew Humphreys
Writer:Robert Snow
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Director:Matthew Humphreys
Writer:Robert Snow
5.5/10(2 votes)
#18 - The Golden Armory of Cornelius Coot!
S2:E209/6/2019
Webby leads the kids in a race against the Beagles to find a secret treasure while hiding a secret of her own. Della is forced to teach Launchpad how to actually fly a plane.
Director:Matthew Humphreys
Writer:Robert Snow
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Director:Matthew Humphreys
Writer:Robert Snow
5.5/10(2 votes)
#19 - GlomTales!
S2:E229/10/2019
Glomgold forms his own family made of all of Scrooge’s greatest villains to defeat Scrooge’s family once and for all.
Director:Tanner Johnson
Writer:Colleen Evanson
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Director:Tanner Johnson
Writer:Colleen Evanson
5.5/10(2 votes)
#20 - The Richest Duck in the World!
S2:E239/11/2019
Louie, Scrooge and Owlson must escape from an unstoppable monster cursed to hunt down and destroy the richest duck in the world.
Director:Matthew Humphreys
Writer:Madison Bateman
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Director:Matthew Humphreys
Writer:Madison Bateman
5.5/10(2 votes)
#21 - Moonvasion!
S2:E249/12/2019
The moon invades Duckburg, forcing Scrooge to join forces with an unlikely ally in an effort to save the earth. Meanwhile, Della and the kids search the globe for reinforcements.
Directors:Jason Zurek, Tanner Johnson
Writers:Robert Snow, Christian Magalhaes, Colleen Evanson, Madison Bateman
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Directors:Jason Zurek, Tanner Johnson
Writers:Robert Snow, Christian Magalhaes, Colleen Evanson, Madison Bateman
5.6/10(11 votes)
#22 - The Living Mummies of Toth-Ra!
S1:E810/28/2017
In a lost pyramid, Louie interprets a pharaoh's prophecy to his advantage, forcing Scrooge and Launchpad to convince a group of living mummies to rescue him.
Director:Dana Terrace
Writer:Madison Bateman
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Director:Dana Terrace
Writer:Madison Bateman
5.7/10(3 votes)
#23 - Timephoon!
S2:E219/9/2019
When Louie uses Gyro’s Time Tub to steal lost treasures from the past, a mysterious storm in the present sends all of space and time crashing down onto the mansion.
Director:Jason Zurek
Writer:Madison Bateman
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Director:Jason Zurek
Writer:Madison Bateman
5.7/10(3 votes)
#24 - The Lost Cargo of Kit Cloudkicker!
S3:E203/1/2021
Della, Dewey and Huey recruit a showboating pilot to take them to an island full of monsters in search of a missing mystery, unaware that Don Karnage is hot on their tails.
Director:Tanner Johnson
Writers:Colleen Evanson, Tanner Johnson
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Director:Tanner Johnson
Writers:Colleen Evanson, Tanner Johnson
5.8/10(5 votes)
#25 - The Depths of Cousin Fethry!
S2:E210/27/2018
Huey and Dewey are led on an adventure by their distant Uncle Fethry, who takes them to the depths of Scrooge’s deep‐sea laboratory.
Director:Matthew Humphreys
Writer:Christian Magalhaes
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Director:Matthew Humphreys
Writer:Christian Magalhaes

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Infernal Internship of Mark Beaks!" is the worst rated episode of "DuckTales". It scored 4.5/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by John Aoshima and written by Colleen Evanson, it aired on 10/21/2017. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Last Crash of the Sunchaser!".