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The Best Episodes of DuckTales Season 1

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    DuckTales Season 1 Episode 5 - Too Much of a Gold Thing (5)
    8.1/10(441 votes)

    S1:E5

    Scrooge develops gold fever as he and the gang make their way to the Valley of the Golden Suns, all the while pursued by El Capitán.

    Director:Alan Zaslove
    Writers:Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, Mark Zaslove

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  2. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 38 - Aqua Ducks (3)
    8.1/10(249 votes)

    S1:E38

    After dumping his fortune under the sea, Scrooge, along with Launchpad, Gyro, and Doofus, submerges in order to get it out.

    Director:Alan Zaslove
    Writers:Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, Mark Zaslove, Michael Keyes

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  3. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 41 - The Golden Fleecing
    8.1/10(260 votes)

    S1:E41

    After hearing about Launchpad's encounter with several Harpies, Scrooge heads to the Black Sea to seek out the legendary Golden Fleece.

    Director:Terence Harrison
    Writers:Ken Koonce, David Wiemers

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  4. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 10 - Robot Robbers
    8.0/10(290 votes)

    S1:E10

    After the incident with Armstrong, Gyro builds giant human-operated robots for Glomgold, only to have them be stolen and operated by Ma Beagle and the Beagle Boys.

    Director:Alan Zaslove
    Writer:Michael Keyes

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  5. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 30 - Home Sweet Homer
    8.0/10(256 votes)

    S1:E30

    Circe, a sorceress from the past transports Scrooge and the boys back to time of Ancient Greece, where they meet up with Homer.

    Director:Alan Zaslove
    Writer:Anthony Adams

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  6. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 49 - Luck o' the Ducks
    8.0/10(259 votes)

    S1:E49

    After finding a leprechaun, Scrooge is led to Ireland, where he believes that he'll find a vast fortune of gold.

    Director:Terence Harrison
    Writer:Michael O'Mahony

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  7. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 9 - Armstrong
    7.9/10(295 votes)

    S1:E9

    Gyro presents the McDuck household with a robot named Armstrong to do their work for them. However, the robot decides it would rather work for itself.

    Director:Alan Zaslove
    Writer:Michael Keyes

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  8. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 13 - Hotel Strangeduck
    7.9/10(265 votes)

    S1:E13

    Scrooge turns a castle once owned by mad scientist into a hotel, but he doesn't believe that the place is haunted.

    Director:Alan Zaslove
    Writer:Richard Merwin

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  9. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 23 - Much Ado About Scrooge
    7.9/10(278 votes)

    S1:E23

    Scrooge and the boys track down a lost play by a famed playwright.

    Director:David Block
    Writers:Chris Weber, Karen Willson

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  10. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 27 - Launchpad's Civil War
    7.9/10(262 votes)

    S1:E27

    When going to Virginia for a Civil War reenactment, Launchpad encounters aged Confederate veterans who once served under his ancestor, who had lost a battle. Meanwhile, Doofus and the nephews learn that a businessman is exploiting the reenactments for financial gain. Launchpad works to avenge his family's honor by rallying the old veterans to a "rematch" of sorts against the reenactors.

    Director:Steve Clark
    Writers:Pamela Hickey, Dennys McCoy

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  11. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 29 - Earth Quack
    7.9/10(252 votes)

    S1:E29

    Scrooge and the boys discover that the games of an underground civilization are causing earthquakes directly under the Money Bin.

    Director:Alan Zaslove
    Writer:Mark Aitchison Young

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  12. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 51 - Magica's Magic Mirror
    7.9/10(290 votes)

    S1:E51

    Magica uses a pair of magic mirrors to try to get Scrooge's Number One Dime. First part of double episode: Take Me Out of the Ballgame.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 57 - Duck in the Iron Mask
    7.9/10(273 votes)

    S1:E57

    Scrooge and the boys take a trip to visit an old friend of his, Count Roy. However, unknown to Scrooge, Roy's evil twin Ray rules Roy's kingdom with an iron fist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 62 - Once Upon a Dime
    7.9/10(337 votes)

    S1:E62

    Scrooge tells the story of how his Number One Dime got his fortune started.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 1 - Don't Give Up the Ship (1)
    7.8/10(537 votes)

    S1:E1

    The introduction of the series, as Donald Duck joins the Navy and sends Huey, Dewey, and Louie off to live with their uncle Scrooge McDuck. Meanwhile, a mysterious man named El Capitán busts the Beagle Boys out of jail in order for them to help him steal an awkward treasure map in Scrooge's possession.

    Director:Alan Zaslove
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 2 - Wronguay in Ronguay (2)
    7.8/10(455 votes)

    S1:E2

    After foiling the Beagle Boys, Scrooge and his nephews decipher the strange marking on the map, which leads to a sunken treasure ship in Ronguay. However, Flintheart Glomgold and El Capitán are out to stop them at every turn.

    Director:Steve Clark
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 25 - Pearl of Wisdom
    7.8/10(248 votes)

    S1:E25

    Scrooge learns that a pearl he bought will grant him infinite wisdom once he takes it back to its homeland.

    Director:Steve Clark
    Writer:Michael Keyes

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  18. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 26 - The Curse of Castle McDuck
    7.8/10(249 votes)

    S1:E26

    Scrooge, the nephews, and Webby visit Scrooge's ancestral home in Scotland, only to be embroiled in a mystery surrounding Castle McDuck.

    Director:Steve Clark
    Writer:Anthony Adams

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  19. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 28 - Sweet Duck of Youth
    7.8/10(262 votes)

    S1:E28

    Scrooge and the boys head for Florida in search of the fabled Fountain of Youth.

    Director:Steve Clark
    Writers:Ken Koonce, David Wiemers

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  20. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 64 - All Ducks On Deck
    7.8/10(247 votes)

    S1:E64

    Donald makes up a story about being a hero to the nephews. They stow away in the Navy and try to make him a hero. Meanwhile, The Phantom Blot has a spy infiltrating the Navy while he has Scrooge McDuck and Launchpad McQuack as prisoners on Cat Island after they go to investigate Scrooge's fishing fleet there.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 19 - Hero for Hire
    7.7/10(282 votes)

    S1:E19

    After being fired by Scrooge, Launchpad is tricked by the Beagle Boys into performing a series of bank robberies disguised as movie scenes.

    Director:Steve Clark
    Writers:Ken Koonce, David Wiemers

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  22. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 22 - Down & Out in Duckburg
    7.7/10(270 votes)

    S1:E22

    A family debt causes Scrooge to lose his entire fortune, sending his entire family into the poorhouse.

    Director:Terence Harrison
    Writers:Ken Koonce, David Wiemers

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  23. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 24 - Top Duck
    7.7/10(284 votes)

    S1:E24

    Launchpad's family comes to visit while the Beagle Boys eye Scrooge's new jet so that they can use it to pilfer his Money Bin.

    Director:Alan Zaslove
    Writer:Richard Merwin

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  24. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 44 - Back Out in the Outback
    7.7/10(387 votes)

    S1:E44

    Something's attacking Scrooge's sheep and shearing off their wool, so Scrooge heads off for Australia to find out what's going on.

    Director:David Block
    Writers:Richard Merwin, James A. Markovich

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  25. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 58 - The Uncrashable Hindentanic
    7.7/10(312 votes)

    S1:E58

    Scrooge makes a bet with Glomgold that he can make money off a blimp called the Hindentanic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Too Much of a Gold Thing (5)" is the best rated episode of DuckTales season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 441 votes. Directed by Alan Zaslove and written by Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, Mark Zaslove, it aired on September 18, 1987.