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This post originally ran in March 2021.
Were republishing it now that the complete series is available on Disney+.
Even things likeModern Familywere influences … Scrooge is largely the same familiar curmudgeon, along with lovable doofus Launchpad McQuack.
Mrs. Beakley and her granddaughter Webby were majorly revamped, with actual well-rounded personalities this time around.
seemed so natural from the start that it felt likeDuckTaleshadnt skipped a beat.
Then we heard Beck Bennett as Launchpad, and we were like, Great, problem solved!
But beyond what Youngberg refers to as a dream cast, what really makes Woo-oo!
special is how much groundwork it lays for an ongoing story thats all tied together in the finale.
Webbys story is one that we have been telling since [this pilot], Angones noted.
Bottom line:Hearing David Tennant perfectly embody the essence of Scrooge McDuck will give you an out-of-body experience.
Truly, its like he originated this role all over again.
Who Is Gizmoduck?!
Who Is Gizmoduck?!
It was one of our main goals.
He and Youngberg thought to fashion the new Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera as a hybrid of Tony Stark and Spider-Man.
Luckily, Miranda was onboard with the pairs vision for Fenton.
This is Lin-Manuel Miranda, Angones said.
The lo and behold!
He liked it and he said yes!
He got so excited to yell blathering blatherskite!
It was a trip.
Also, the literal ten seconds of the telenovelaPatos de la Pasionin this episode is ducking hilarious.
says Angones, who wrote the episodes teleplay.
But their harrowing circumstancefinallylets the Duck family address Della.
It was not an easy episode to execute, Angones admitted.
That last act has maybe one joke in it, but it was important to build.
Last Christmas!
And she ad-libbed that song that Donald sings!
We had the lyrics but she just went for it.
What Ever Happened to Della Duck?!
We wanted to have cool, adventurous, aspirational characters.
This is foundationally who this character is, so moving forward youll never forget who [she] is.
Quack Pack!
Everyones costumes are altered, theres a laugh track (?!
), and Donald Duck is voiced by Don Cheadle!
It was very hard, Angones said.
Theres no such thing!
You still have to draw every angle of the room.
to which Youngberg said, Maybe one location with maybe two or three shots, something like that.
Immediately the light bulb went off and Angones thought, Lets do a multi-cam sitcom!
Then we thought, why are they stuck in a sitcom?
And suddenly we found the emotional core [of this being] what Donald wants his life to be.
Donald just wishes his life wasQuack Pack,and unfortunately his life isDuckTales.
The Last Adventure!
(Season 3, Episode 22)
Woo-oo, boy.
A raucous adventure with a twist!
A showdown of good versus evil!
But ultimately it ends with a genuine, emotionally resonant finale.
One big, final mystery solved that returns to the heart of this reboot: the McDuck family.
We had huge moments we had to cut out of the finale because of time …
But ultimately, its a show about family so we need to show that family.
We had the benefit of knowing that we didnt have to put these characters to bed.
Bottom line:Grab your ducking tissues, and say one final woo-oo.
