Series synopsis
Sitting Ducks is an American family animation comedy kids television series that premiered on YTV on September 13, 2001. It ended on May 8, 2003. It was created by Michael Bedard. It stars Dave 'Squatch' Ward, Ian James Corlett, Scott McNeil and Kathleen Barr.
The offbeat escapades of unlikely best friends Bill, a rambunctious duck, and Aldo, an alligator from Swampwood, where ducks are usually lunch, not pals.
Premise
The offbeat escapades of unlikely best friends Bill, a rambunctious duck, and Aldo, an alligator from Swampwood, where ducks are usually lunch, not pals.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Dave 'Squatch' Ward as Aldo (voice)
- Ian James Corlett as Bill (voice) / Cecil (voice)
- Scott McNeil
- Kathleen Barr as Bev (voice)
- Chiara Zanni
- Garry Chalk
- Michael Benyaer as Raoul (voice)
- Jay Brazeau as Waddle (voice)
Supporting cast
- Cathy Weseluck as Drill Sergeant Duck (voice)
- Pauline Newstone
- Alec Willows
- Louis Chirillo as Ed (voice)
- Philip Maurice Hayes as Oly (voice) / Fred (voice)
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | September 13, 2001 | December 9, 2001 |
| Season 2 | 26 | April 22, 2003 | May 8, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Running Duck In parallels to the in-universe TV show “Running Duck,” Bill is almost attacked by Aldo. After finding out that Aldo has a toothache, he takes him to see Cecil, the local dentist. |
September 13, 2001 |
| 2 |
Duck Naked After Bill starts losing all of his feathers he goes to Bev for help. Getting all but his tail feathers back on, Bill goes into a feather-making machine for a second time, regaining all of his feathers but also turning green. |
September 13, 2001 |
| 3 |
Ducks for Hire After dropping a fridge on someone's scooter, Ed, Oly, and Waddle must find a job to pay to get it fixed. After getting fired from Bev's Cafe and several other jobs, Bill asks them to help paint a billboard, but however goes terribly wrong. |
September 20, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Holding Pen 13 After Ed, Oly and Waddle win a contest they didn't sign up for, they find themselves imprisoned in Swampwood. When Bill learns of their location Aldo and he have to sneak in and help them. |
April 22, 2003 |
| 2 |
Daredevil Ducks Ed, Oly and Waddle break their television while watching "Daredevil Ducks" so they go over to Bill's to finish watching the show. They find out that they could win a new TV if they could complete a dare which involves rubbing an alligator's stomach until it falls asleep. When Aldo refuses to help them, they seek out another alligator in Swampwood which almost gets them killed. |
April 22, 2003 |
| 3 |
Aldo the Duck Aldo gets a craving to eat ducks so he goes to see Cecil for a way to fix it. Cecil gives him duck hormones to stop the cravings but Aldo takes too many and starts to turn into a duck. |
April 23, 2003 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | YTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 13, 2001 |
| Last aired | May 8, 2003 |
| Runtime | 11 minutes |
| Status | Ended |