Series synopsis
Duckman is an American animation comedy television series that premiered on USA Network on March 5, 1994. It ended on September 6, 1997. It was created by Everett Peck. It stars Jason Alexander, Gregg Berger, Nancy Travis and Dweezil Zappa.
Together with Cornfed, his portly, porcine partner in crime solving, this defective detective amazingly manages to solve crimes and be a single parent to his hilariously dysfunctional sons at the same time.
Premise
Together with Cornfed, his portly, porcine partner in crime solving, this defective detective amazingly manages to solve crimes and be a single parent to his hilariously dysfunctional sons at the same time.
Premise: What the hell are you starin' at?!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jason Alexander as Duckman (voice)
- Gregg Berger as Cornfed (voice)
- Nancy Travis as Bernice (voice)
- Dweezil Zappa as Ajax (voice)
- Dana Hill as Charles (voice)
- E. G. Daily as Mambo (voice)
- Pat Musick as Fluffy / Uranus (voice)
- John Kassir
Supporting cast
- Jess Harnell as (voice)
- Robert Klein as Uncle Mo Dorkin (voice)
- Michael Manasseri as Wyatt Donnelly (voice)
- Xander Berkeley as Hans (voice)
- Leeza Gibbons as Leeza Gibbons
- Howard Morris as Ernest T. Glob (voice)
- Sheena Easton as Betty (voice)
- Jeremy Piven as Victor DeMann (voice)
- Ron Palillo as Ron Palillo (voice)
- Pamela Adlon
- John Vernon as Principal Dinkler (voice)
- Kenneth Mars as Native American (voice)
Guest cast
- John Kassir
- Jess Harnell as (voice)
- Robert Klein as Uncle Mo Dorkin (voice)
- Michael Manasseri as Wyatt Donnelly (voice)
- Xander Berkeley as Hans (voice)
- Leeza Gibbons as Leeza Gibbons
- Howard Morris as Ernest T. Glob (voice)
- Sheena Easton as Betty (voice)
- Jeremy Piven as Victor DeMann (voice)
- Ron Palillo as Ron Palillo (voice)
- Pamela Adlon
- John Vernon as Principal Dinkler (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 76 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 6 | September 16, 2008 | January 6, 2009 |
| Season 1 | 13 | March 5, 1994 | June 11, 1994 |
| Season 2 | 9 | March 11, 1995 | May 8, 1995 |
| Season 3 | 20 | January 6, 1996 | July 6, 1996 |
| Season 4 | 28 | January 4, 1997 | September 6, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Unaired Pilot Video of the original animatic drawings and animation from the unaired pilot with Everett Peck and Gregg Berger. |
September 16, 2008 |
| 2 | What the hell are you staring at | September 16, 2008 |
| 3 | Designing Duckman | September 16, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I, Duckman We are introduced to Duckman, who's ignored by his family and feels under appreciated, he is searching for something to be remembered by. The agency receives a package that contains a bomb that goes of in the office. Duckman is happy someone cared enough to try and kill him so he visits the sender in prison. Only that suspect also receives a package. |
March 5, 1994 |
| 2 |
T.V. or Not to Be Duckman is watching a TV program, but the family takes over the set when Mother Mirabelle's Home Miracle Network program starts airing. The family demands that Duckman help find Mother Mirabelle's stolen painting that helps create miracles. Duckman reluctantly agrees, but he is skeptical until he experiences his own miracle. |
March 12, 1994 |
| 3 |
Gripes of Wrath A comment Duckman makes at the unveiling of a new supercomputer, named Loretta, makes the world a better place to live in, for a while anyway. |
March 19, 1994 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Papa Oom M.O.W. M.O.W. While trying to grab a couple of women in the ass, Duckman saves the president's life. When this fact is later revealed, Duckman tries to capitalize on his sleazy image. |
March 11, 1995 |
| 2 |
Married Alive Bernice returns home with news that she is getting married to a self-made billionaire who plans to take her and the kids away with him to Europe, leaving Duckman alone. |
March 18, 1995 |
| 3 |
Days of Whining and Neurosis Duckman & Cornfed go undercover into an exclusive celebrity-filled health spa to investigate one of the support groups. |
March 25, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Noir Gang Feeling ""creatively obligated by a film-noir parody,"" Cornfed calls their new client ""a dame,"" whose name is Tamara La Boinque. Later he confesses to a priest about betraying his partner, when they both fall in love with their client. |
January 6, 1996 |
| 2 |
Forbidden Fruit Duckman is slapped with a sexual harassment charge by the French nanny that Bernice has hired to tutor the boys. It seems the nanny isn't who she appears to be. In search of solitude Duckman moves in with Fluffy and Uranus; even they reach their breaking point with him. |
January 13, 1996 |
| 3 |
Grandma-ma's Flatulent Adventure The family makes plans to put Grandma-ma in a rest home. While taking her there, Duckman gets distracted and loses track of her. Grandma-ma embarks on a flatulent adventure and later when Cornfed and Duckman find her, she appears to be dead. Duckman makes the funeral arrangements. |
January 20, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dammit, Hollywood Annoyed with the current state of the film industry, Duckman goes to Hollywood to demand his $7 back. Instead, he falls into the plot of a soon-to-be deposed studio executive, a man who's looking for a patsy to run the studio into the ground in hopes of saving his own job. Duckman becomes head of Paradox Pictures, where ""if it's a good movie its a Paradox"". He quickly begins running through the studio's money, signs a secretary to a 340 million dollar deal to star in a movie in her underpants. The deposed executive also arranges it so that Duckman manages to alienate the studio's three biggest action stars. |
January 4, 1997 |
| 2 |
Coolio Runnings With the Father & Son Games coming up, Duckman looks for an alternative to competing with Ajax. He spots a more than adequate replacement in recording artist Coolio, who's returned to school to replace his high school diploma. Coolio does not compete with Duckman. Ajax competes with Duckman and even tho they don't win, it has made Duckman and Ajax's bond stronger. |
January 11, 1997 |
| 3 |
Aged Heat 2: Women in Heat Duckman is imprisoned for killing Fluffy and Uranus, again. However, he is accidentally sent to a women's prison. A dream of his comes true! In fact Duckman fits in quite well and becomes the star attraction in the warden's side business, a dance ring. Everything's going great until Suzy comes along. |
January 18, 1997 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | USA Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 5, 1994 |
| Last aired | September 6, 1997 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 22:30:00 |