The series is a reboot of the original series of the same name , which focused on the lives of Scrooge McDuck and his family as they engaged on a variety of adventures around the world and the fictional city of Duckburg. The reboot itself focuses on newer elements and deeper character stories, including a greater involvement of Donald Duck. The series premiered on August 12, , with a minute long pilot episode on Disney XD , before the first season was green-lit for broadcast from September 23 that year on Disney XD ; [3] [4] between May to September , the series was moved to Disney Channel for the second half of the first season and the duration of the second season, then back on Disney XD for its third season. Since its release, the reboot has generated positive reviews from critics and audiences, as well as a comic book series and several online episodes. After not speaking to each other for ten years, Scrooge McDuck reunites with his estranged nephew Donald Duck when he asks him to babysit his three triplet nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie for the day.


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The cartoon series premiered on September 18, , and ran for a total of episodes over four seasons, with its final episode airing on November 28, Based upon Uncle Scrooge and other Duck universe comic books created by Carl Barks , the show follows Scrooge McDuck , his three grandnephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie , and close friends of the group, on various adventures, most of which either involve seeking out treasure or thwarting the efforts of villains seeking to steal Scrooge's fortune or his Number One Dime. DuckTales has inspired merchandise, including video games, merchandise, and comic books, along with an animated theatrical spin-off film entitled DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp , that was released to theaters across the United States on August 3, The series is notable for being the first Disney cartoon to be produced for weekday syndication, [2] [3] with its success paving the way for future Disney cartoons, such as Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers and TaleSpin. The show's popular theme song was written by Mark Mueller. Also, Launchpad McQuack later returned to appear in another Disney animated series, becoming a main character in Darkwing Duck. In February , Disney XD announced the revival of the show, with the intention of rebooting the series. The rebooted series premiered on August 12,
In the spring of , in the bedroom of a walk-up apartment on South Beverly Drive in L. Disney was looking for a theme song for a new animated series called DuckTales. They wanted a sense of adventure and excitement, a tune that would complement the technicolor energy of the show itself. He had stacks of cassettes of demos for songs no one wanted. And, before long, duck inspiration did strike. That day on South Beverly Drive, the chords, the melody, the lyrics—verse, pre-chorus, chorus, bridge—came pouring out of him. Mueller could be as loud as he liked: his downstairs neighbors, two elderly sisters named Fern and Evelyn, were hard of hearing. The whole thing took around 45 minutes to write.
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. When they discover that Scrooge intends to produce a gritty movie about Darkwing Duck with a new actor, both When Lunaris leads the Moonlanders to invade Earth, Scrooge is forced to team up with an unlikely ally to repel the invasion, while Della and the kids work on recruiting allies. Celebrate National Dog Day with a look at some shows that feature a few of the most adorable dogs on TV. Watch the video. Dewey must embrace his inner heel to beat the beloved Viking wrestling champ Jormungandr in a battle royale for the fate of the Earth.