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The Worst Episodes of DuckTales

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

Worst episode
S3E12 Beaglemania
6.8205 votes
Best episode
S4E7 The Golden Goose (2)
8.3233 votes
Top season
Season 4
7.6avg
Binge time
1d 12h
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    DuckTales Season 3 Episode 12 - Beaglemania
    6.8/10(205 votes)

    S3:E12

    The Beagle Boys become the latest music sensation in Duckburg, much to Scrooge's chagrin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 7 - Sphinx for the Memories
    6.9/10(288 votes)

    S1:E7

    An ancient Egyptian civilization abducts Donald so that he can host a spirit of a Pharaoh.

    Director:David Block
    Writer:Michael Keyes

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  3. DuckTales Season 2 Episode 3 - Bubba Trubba (3)
    6.9/10(227 votes)

    S2:E3

    Upon their return to the present, Scrooge blames all his financial troubles on Bubba, all the while the Beagle Boys try to capture him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. DuckTales Season 3 Episode 16 - Attack of the Fifty-Foot Webby
    6.9/10(207 votes)

    S3:E16

    Webby, who has been feeling overlooked, ends up becoming a giantess after falling into a mysterious pool in the jungle. While she is now the center of attention, she does not like it very much. While Scrooge searches for a way to reverse the process, a corrupt circus owner seeks to kidnap Webby for his new sideshow.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. DuckTales Season 3 Episode 8 - Bubba's Big Brainstorm
    6.9/10(206 votes)

    S3:E8

    Bubba's grades are deplorable, so the nephews use one of Gyro's latest inventions to increase his IQ, but they all soon become annoyed with the new Bubba.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. DuckTales Season 3 Episode 3 - Bubbeo & Juliet
    6.9/10(205 votes)

    S3:E3

    In this spoof of Romeo and Juliet, Bubba falls in love with the daughter of Scrooge's new neighbors, who have gotten in a feud with Scrooge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 53 - Duck to the Future
    7.1/10(263 votes)

    S1:E53

    Magica sends Scrooge into the future, where she has stolen his Number One Dime and taken over his company.

    Director:Terence Harrison
    Writers:Ken Koonce, David Wiemers

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  8. DuckTales Season 4 Episode 4 - New Gizmo-Kids on the Block
    7.1/10(209 votes)

    S4:E4

    Fenton's mother accidentally shrinks the Gizmoduck suit, and the child-size suit ends up in the hands of Scrooge's nephews.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. DuckTales Season 4 Episode 2 - Attack of the Metal Mites
    7.1/10(208 votes)

    S4:E2

    Glomgold intends to use metal-eating bugs to wipe out Scrooge's fortunes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. DuckTales Season 3 Episode 13 - Yuppy Ducks
    7.1/10(206 votes)

    S3:E13

    The nephews makes business decisions in Scrooge's name while Scrooge is in the hospital.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 45 - Raiders of the Lost Harp
    7.2/10(307 votes)

    S1:E45

    Scrooge acquires a magical harp that can determine if someone was lying or not. However, Magica de Spell wants the harp for herself, and so does the harp's guardian.

    Director:David Block
    Writer:Cherie Dee Wilkerson

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  12. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 39 - Working for Scales (4)
    7.2/10(286 votes)

    S1:E39

    Glomgold and the Beagle Boys attempt to make sure Scrooge doesn't win the contest on his way to Macaroon.

    Director:Terence Harrison
    Writers:Jymn Magon, Bruce Talkington, Mark Zaslove, Bruce Reid Schaefer

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  13. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 37 - A Whale of a Bad Time (2)
    7.2/10(277 votes)

    S1:E37

    As Scrooge tries to deliver his fortune to Macaroon, he experiences an interference in the form of a rogue submarine working for Glomgold.

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

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  14. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 55 - Launchpad's First Crash
    7.2/10(238 votes)

    S1:E55

    Scrooge and Launchpad reminisce on how they first met.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 59 - The Status Seekers
    7.2/10(234 votes)

    S1:E59

    Seeking respect from other members of Duckburg's elite, Scrooge hunts down a mask he gave away

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. DuckTales Season 4 Episode 5 - Scrooge's Last Adventure
    7.2/10(215 votes)

    S4:E5

    When Scrooge loses his money due to a computer bug, he and Fenton travel through cyberspace to get it back.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. DuckTales Season 3 Episode 9 - The Big Flub
    7.2/10(214 votes)

    S3:E9

    Fenton shoots a series of test commercials, but mistakingly creates demand for a nonexistant product. In desperation, he uses a new bubble gum invented by Gyro, who has not had time to test for side effects.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. DuckTales Season 3 Episode 5 - My Mother the Psychic
    7.2/10(212 votes)

    S3:E5

    Fenton's mother suffers a bad shock when trying to get better television reception. Her new-found psychic abilities are soon exploited by Scrooge, much to Fenton's chagrin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. DuckTales Season 3 Episode 14 - The Bride Wore Stripes
    7.2/10(201 votes)

    S3:E14

    Ma Beagle pretends that she's married to Scrooge in order to inherit his fortune.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 8 - Where No Duck Has Gone Before
    7.3/10(368 votes)

    S1:E8

    Gyro's props for a science fiction television show accidentally launch the cast into space, and Launchpad becomes the hero when it is realized that he is the only real pilot on board.

    Director:David Block
    Writer:Len Uhley

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  21. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 17 - Sir Gyro de Gearloose
    7.3/10(290 votes)

    S1:E17

    Gyro, tired of being looked upon as a "gadget man", invents a time machine and uses it to go back in time to the Middle Ages.

    Director:Steve Clark
    Writer:Mark Zaslove

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  22. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 40 - Merit-Time Adventure
    7.3/10(287 votes)

    S1:E40

    The Nephews, Webby, and Doofus attempt to earn a Junior Woodchuck badge in sailing while a sea monster is preying on Scrooge's shipping fleet.

    Director:Alan Zaslove
    Writer:Sharman DiVono

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  23. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 16 - The Money Vanishes
    7.3/10(284 votes)

    S1:E16

    The Beagle Boys steal Gyro's handheld teleporter and use it to steal Scrooge's fortune.

    Director:Steve Clark
    Writer:David Schwartz

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  24. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 52 - Take Me Out of the Ballgame
    7.3/10(283 votes)

    S1:E52

    Duckworth coaches the Junior Woodchucks in a baseball game. Second part of double episode: Magica's Magic Mirror

    Directors:Steve Clark, Vincent Davis
    Writers:Richard Merwin, Tedd Anasti

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  25. DuckTales Season 1 Episode 32 - Micro Ducks from Outer Space
    7.3/10(248 votes)

    S1:E32

    Scrooge misuses an alien size-shifting device, and accidentally ends up shrinking himself, the boys, and Webby.

    Director:Alan Zaslove
    Writers:Jack Hanrahan, Eleanor Burian-Mohr

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Beaglemania" is the worst rated episode of DuckTales. It scored 6.8/10 from 205 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on November 9, 1989. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Sphinx for the Memories".

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