Series synopsis
Queer Duck is an American comedy animation television series that premiered on Showtime on October 11, 2000. It ended on May 15, 2002. It was created by Mike Reiss. It stars Jim J. Bullock.
Queer Duck is an animated series produced by Mondo that originally appeared on Icebox.com and later moved to the American cable television channel Showtime in 2002, where it aired as a follow-up feature of the American version of Queer as Folk. Although far from being the first gay cartoon character, Queer Duck was the first animated TV series to have homosexuality as its predominant theme. Like several later television cartoons, Queer Duck was animated in Macromedia Flash.
The show was created ...
Premise
Queer Duck is an animated series produced by Mondo that originally appeared on Icebox.com and later moved to the American cable television channel Showtime in 2002, where it aired as a follow-up feature of the American version of Queer as Folk. Although far from being the first gay cartoon character, Queer Duck was the first animated TV series to have homosexuality as its predominant theme. Like several later television cartoons, Queer Duck was animated in Macromedia Flash.
The show was created, written and executive produced by Mike Reiss, executive producer of network cartoons The Simpsons and The Critic. The animation was directed and designed by Xeth Feinberg. The theme song for the cartoon was performed by the drag-queen celebrity, RuPaul.
Despite the suggestive content, there is no graphic language or any sexual content, but the latter is heavily implied throughout the series and the movie.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jim J. Bullock as Adam Seymour 'Queer Duck' Duckstein
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 20 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | October 11, 2000 | November 8, 2000 |
| Season 2 | 15 | January 30, 2002 | May 15, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I'm Coming Out October 11th is "Coming Out Day" and Queer Duck is coming out to his friends and family, but they already know. |
October 11, 2000 |
| 2 |
Fiddler on the Roofie Queer Duck babysits his nephew, who finds an interesting collection of video tapes. |
October 18, 2000 |
| 3 |
Oh Christ The plans of Dr. and Mrs. Duckstein, Duck's parents, to deprogram our hero are met with fabulously entertaining results. |
October 25, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Gayest Place on Earth The Queer Gang go to a gay theme park. Queer Duck makes a pass at a sailor turkey named "Gobble - the salty Sea man" only to be thwarted by a captain (Mickey Mouse). Attractions seen are "It's a Gay World" (after all), "Butt Pirates" and several closeted stars are also caught there. |
January 30, 2002 |
| 2 |
Gym Neighbors After insulting Openly Gator's oversized derrière, and Gator's histrionics over the insult, Gator takes Queer Duck to the gym to rectify the problem. While there, Duck cruises the patrons, leaving Gator to suffer an accident on a weight bench. When the accident leaves Gator with a turned-up nose, Duck tells him it looks like Tori Spelling's. Gator returns to his melodramatic histrionics. |
February 6, 2002 |
| 3 |
Queer as Fowl While attending the funeral of H.I.V. Possum, Queer duck treats the event like a gay mixer. Queer Duck agrees, stating that "everything is a gay pickup, Desert Storm was a gay pickup." Queer Duck gets disgusted by the funeral poetry reading and turns the funeral into a gay disco. But as it turns out, Queer Duck also has a sensitive side. |
February 13, 2002 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Showtime |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 11, 2000 |
| Last aired | May 15, 2002 |
| Runtime | 3 minutes |
| Status | Ended |