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Best O' Plucky Duck Day

Season	Episode	Overall
1	43	43

Broadcast Information

Airdate

21 November 1990

Production Code

406-118

Credits

Written by

Beth Bornstein, Paul Dini, Eddie Fitzgerald, Tom Minton, Tom Reugger

Storyboard by

Byron Vaughns,

Robert Fuentes,John Dorman,Rich Arons

Directed by

Rich Arons

Animation Production by

Wang Film Productions

Episode Guide
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Best O' Plucky Duck Day is the 43rd episode of Tiny Toon Adventures. It was written by Beth Bornstein, Paul Dini, Eddie Fitgerald, Tom Minton, and Tom Reugger, and directed by Rich Arons.

Intro

Buster says that today the show is presenting "three hysterical duck tales", to which a frustrated Plucky remarks, "Don't use that word!", prompting Buster to reword that line. After saying, "Three hysterical duck cartoons," Plucky, as egotistical as ever, is excited that he is the star of the episode. Buster then informs the viewers that he had to give Plucky his own episode; it was in his contract. Just before the first segment, a sign that says "The Best o' Plucky Duck" falls on Plucky, revealing the best was covering worst.

Segments

One Minute Til' Three

It's Friday, and Plucky is anxious to leave school and go home for the weekend. Plucky hopes and prays that the clock will make it to three o'clock in what he describes as the longest sixty seconds in animation, as Granny is asking her students hard questions about computer animation. Every student who says the wrong answer is assigned to write an [insert number here] thousand page term paper on "The History of Four-dimensional animation" over the weekend. She tells them that their paper is due on Monday. Plucky doesn't want to be called on and give a wrong answer so Granny can give him a thousand page term paper for not paying attention. When She does call Plucky, he tries to stall for time until the bell rings, and Granny loses her patience. Plucky then tells her that it's two fifty-nine, and Granny tells him that is the correct answer.

Sticky Feathers Duck

Plucky has spent his last quarter at the arcade with Hamton and Shirley. On their way home, Hamton tells him he's hungry. Plucky spots an Acme Super-Duper Munch & Crunch bar (with almonds) at Acme Buy N' Buy, but Shirley reminds him they are out of money. Plucky suggests taking the candy bar while the manager isn't looking, but Hamton reminds him, "But that's stealing!" Shirley leaves, as she wants nothing to do with stealing, so Plucky decides Hamton's all the help he needs. Rémi Bughari, the store's manager asks if there is anything they can help them purchase, and Plucky tells him, "No, my good man, we're just looking." As Hamton takes the candy bar, "Welcome to a life of crime" flashes before his eyes. Plucky hides the candy bar in Hamton's overalls and they sneak out of the store. Having finally managed to pull off the heist, they fight over who is the first to eat the candy bar. The candy bar turns into a monster begging them to eat him, and telling them what they'll steal in the future. Plucky and Hamton return the candy bar to the store, confessing to Mr. Bughari that they stole a candy bar and promise never to steal again. Although Mr. Bughari congratulates them for their honesty, he also tells them that if they ever come back, he will call the police.

Duck in the Dark

Plucky spends a sleepover at Buster's burrow, watching scary movies. Buster, unable to go to sleep, tells Plucky that watching too many scary movies will give him nightmares, but Plucky doesn't believe him until he tries to go to sleep. Plucky has monster movie nightmares. Buster wakes Plucky up, reminding Plucky that the movies gave him bad dreams. Plucky, remembering that he still has twelve hours left to return the videotapes, tells Buster they can watch them all over again. Frustrated, Buster kicks Plucky and his videotapes out of his burrow.

Allusions

In the intro, Buster says "Today we're presenting three hysterical duck tales", to which Plucky remarks, "Don't use that word!", prompting Buster to reword that line. DuckTales is a Disney afternoon cartoon series from 1987 that TMS and Wang Films worked on.
In "Duck in the Dark", the deer and rabbit in one movie resemble Bambi and Thumper from the 1942 Disney film Bambi.
In "Duck in the Dark", Eddie Cougar is a parody of Freddy Kreuger of the 1984 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street.
In "Duck in the Dark", One of Plucky's nightmares references the 1975 Spielberg film Jaws.

Trivia

The candy bar monster from "Sticky Feathers Duck" first appears in "The Looney Beginning" as one of the villains who escapes from the villains box.
Absent: Babs Bunny

Cast

Vocie Actors:	Character(s):
Charlie Adler	Buster Bunny, Eddie Cougar
Tress MacNeille	A Screaming Woman
Joe Alaskey	Plucky Duck
Don Messick	Hamton J. Pig
Cree Summer	Elmyra Duff
Danny Cooksey	Montana Max
June Foray	Granny
Gail Matthius	Shirley the Loon
Rob Paulsen	Rémi Bughari, The Candy Bar Monster

Quotes

Buster: "Welcome, toonatics! Today we're presenting three hysterical duck tales."

Plucky: "Don't use that word!"

Buster: "Uh, three duck stories... uh, duck cartoons! That's right, that's right. Three hysterical duck cartoons."

Granny: "Now, Elmyra, can you tell me how to use trigonometry when animating a dog and cat fight?"

Elmyra: "First you animate the animals, paying attention to the soft furry coats on each one, and then you put in the cuddly parts, so you'll want to squeeze them and love them and hug them forever! Oh, and you also use trigonometry."

Granny: "That's very sweet... AND VERY WRONG! 12,000 page term paper, due MONDAY!"

Plucky: "I hate you, you time piece from Hades!"

Granny: "What's the solution, Little Beeper?"

Little Beeper: "HONK!"

Granny: "WRONG! 15,000 page term paper, due monday!"

Plucky: "Were you going to eat that all by yourself?"

Rémi: "GET OUT OF HERE!"

Plucky: "Nightmares? Moi? Come on, Buster, only a total idiot would be scared of these movies."

Buster: "I rest my case."

Gallery

Main article: Best O' Plucky Duck Day/Gallery

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+|next = [[Hero Hamton]]
+|gagcredit = Moral of the Story - Plucky's a Jerk
+|endtag = Plucky: "Parting is such sweet sorrow."
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+'''Best O' Plucky Duck Day''' is the 43rd episode of ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''. It was written by Beth Bornstein, Paul Dini, Eddie Fitgerald, Tom Minton, and Tom Reugger, and directed by Rich Arons.
-==Intro==
+== Intro ==
-[[Buster Bunny|Buster ]] appears in the intro, telling the viewers that today the show is presenting "three hysterical duck tales", to which a frustrated [[Plucky Duck|Plucky]] remarks, "Don't use that word!", prompting Buster to reword that line. After saying, "Three hysterical duck cartoons," Plucky, as egotistical as ever, is excited that he is the star of the episode. Buster then informs the viewers that he had to give Plucky his own episode; it was in his contract. Just before the first episode segment, a sign that says ''<u>The</u> BEST o' Plucky Duck'' falls on Plucky, revealing the BEST was covering WORST.
+[[Buster Bunny|Buster]] says that today the show is presenting "three hysterical duck tales", to which a frustrated [[Plucky Duck|Plucky]] remarks, "Don't use that word!", prompting Buster to reword that line. After saying, "Three hysterical duck cartoons," Plucky, as egotistical as ever, is excited that he is the star of the episode. Buster then informs the viewers that he had to give Plucky his own episode; it was in his contract. Just before the first segment, a sign that says "The Best o' Plucky Duck" falls on Plucky, revealing the best was covering worst.
-==Episode Segments==
+== Segments ==
-*'''One Minute Til' Three''' - It's Friday and Plucky is anxious to leave school and go home for the weekend. Plucky hopes and prays that the clock will make it to 3:00 in what he describes as the longest 60 seconds in animation, as [[Granny]] is asking her students hard questions about computer animation. Every student who gave a wrong answer was assigned an [insert number here] thousand page term paper on "The History of Four-dimensional animation". Plucky doesn't want to be called on and give a wrong answer so Granny can give him a thousand page term paper for not paying attention.
-*'''Sticky Feathers Duck''' - Plucky has spent his last quarter at the arcade with [[Hamton J. Pig|Hamton]] and [[Shirley the Loon|Shirley]]. On their way home, Hamton tells him he's hungry. Plucky spots an Acme Super-Duper Munch & Crunch bar (with almonds) at [[Acme Buy N' Buy]], but Shirley reminds him they are out of money. Plucky suggests taking the candy bar while the manager isn't looking, but Hamton reminds him, "but that's stealing!" Shirley leaves, as she wants nothing to do with stealing, so Plucky decides Hamton's all the help he needs. [[Rémi Bughari]], the store's manager asks if there is anything they can help them purchase, and Plucky tells him, "No, my good man, we're just looking." As Hamton takes the candy bar, "WELCOME TO A LIFE OF CRIME" flashes before his eyes. Plucky hides the candy bar in Hamton's overalls and they sneak out of the store. Having finally managed to pull of the heist, they fight over who is the first to eat the candy bar. The candy bar turns into a monster begging them to eat him, and telling them what they'll steal in the future. Plucky and Hamton return the candy bar to the store, confessing to Mr. Bughari that they stole a candy bar and promise never to steal again. Although Mr. Bughari congratulates them for their honesty, he also tells them that if they ever come back, he will call the police.
-*'''Duck in the Dark''' - Plucky spends a sleepover at Buster's burrow, watching scary movies. Buster, unable to go to sleep, tells Plucky that watching too many scary movies will give him nightmares, but Plucky doesn't believe him until he tries to go to sleep. Throughout the cartoon, Plucky has monster movie nightmares. Buster wakes Plucky up, reminding Plucky that the movies gave him bad dreams. Plucky, remembering that he still has 12 hours left to return the videotapes, tells Buster they can watch them all over again. Frustrated, Buster kicks Plucky and his videotapes out of his burrow.
+=== One Minute Til' Three ===
-==Cast==
+It's Friday, and Plucky is anxious to leave school and go home for the weekend. Plucky hopes and prays that the clock will make it to three o'clock in what he describes as the longest sixty seconds in animation, as [[Granny]] is asking her students hard questions about computer animation. Every student who says the wrong answer is assigned to write an [insert number here] thousand page term paper on "The History of Four-dimensional animation" over the weekend. She tells them that their paper is due on Monday. Plucky doesn't want to be called on and give a wrong answer so Granny can give him a thousand page term paper for not paying attention. When She does call Plucky, he tries to stall for time until the bell rings, and Granny loses her patience. Plucky then tells her that it's two fifty-nine, and Granny tells him that is the correct answer.
+=== Sticky Feathers Duck ===
+Plucky has spent his last quarter at the arcade with [[Hamton J. Pig|Hamton]] and [[Shirley the Loon|Shirley]]. On their way home, Hamton tells him he's hungry. Plucky spots an Acme Super-Duper Munch & Crunch bar (with almonds) at [[Acme Buy N' Buy]], but Shirley reminds him they are out of money. Plucky suggests taking the candy bar while the manager isn't looking, but Hamton reminds him, "But that's stealing!" Shirley leaves, as she wants nothing to do with stealing, so Plucky decides Hamton's all the help he needs. [[Rémi Bughari]], the store's manager asks if there is anything they can help them purchase, and Plucky tells him, "No, my good man, we're just looking." As Hamton takes the candy bar, "Welcome to a life of crime" flashes before his eyes. Plucky hides the candy bar in Hamton's overalls and they sneak out of the store. Having finally managed to pull off the heist, they fight over who is the first to eat the candy bar. The candy bar turns into [[The Candy Bar Monster|a monster]] begging them to eat him, and telling them what they'll steal in the future. Plucky and Hamton return the candy bar to the store, confessing to Mr. Bughari that they stole a candy bar and promise never to steal again. Although Mr. Bughari congratulates them for their honesty, he also tells them that if they ever come back, he will call the police.
+=== Duck in the Dark ===
+Plucky spends a sleepover at Buster's burrow, watching scary movies. Buster, unable to go to sleep, tells Plucky that watching too many scary movies will give him nightmares, but Plucky doesn't believe him until he tries to go to sleep. Plucky has monster movie nightmares. Buster wakes Plucky up, reminding Plucky that the movies gave him bad dreams. Plucky, remembering that he still has twelve hours left to return the videotapes, tells Buster they can watch them all over again. Frustrated, Buster kicks Plucky and his videotapes out of his burrow.
+== Allusions ==
+* In the intro, Buster says "Today we're presenting three hysterical duck tales", to which Plucky remarks, "Don't use that word!", prompting Buster to reword that line. ''DuckTales'' is a [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] afternoon cartoon series from 1987 that TMS and Wang Films worked on.
+* In "Duck in the Dark", the deer and rabbit in one movie resemble Bambi and Thumper from the 1942 Disney film ''Bambi''.
+* In "Duck in the Dark", Eddie Cougar is a parody of Freddy Kreuger of the 1984 horror film ''A Nightmare on Elm Street''.
+* In "Duck in the Dark", One of Plucky's nightmares references the 1975 Spielberg film ''Jaws''.
+== Trivia ==
+* The candy bar monster from "Sticky Feathers Duck" first appears in "[[The Looney Beginning]]" as one of the villains who escapes from the villains box.
+* Absent: Babs Bunny
+== Cast ==
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 |'''Character(s):'''
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-|Charlie Adler
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 |Buster Bunny, Eddie Cougar
 |-
-|Tress MacNeille
+|[[Tress MacNeille]]
 |A Screaming Woman
 |-
-|Joe Alaskey
+|[[Joe Alaskey]]
 |Plucky Duck
 |-
-|Don Messick
+|[[Don Messick]]
 |Hamton J. Pig
 |-
-|Cree Summer
+|[[Cree Summer]]
 |[[Elmyra Duff]]
 |-
-|Danny Cooksey
+|[[Danny Cooksey]]
 |[[Montana Max]]
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-|June Foray
+|[[June Foray]]
 |Granny
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-|Gail Matthius
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 |Shirley the Loon
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-|Rob Paulsen
+|[[Rob Paulsen]]
 |Rémi Bughari, The Candy Bar Monster
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-==Quotes==
+== Quotes ==
+*'''Buster''': "Welcome, toonatics! Today we're presenting three hysterical duck tales."
+: '''Plucky''': "Don't use that word!"
-*Buster: "Welcome, toonatics! Today we're presenting three hysterical duck tales."
+: '''Buster''': "Uh, three duck stories... uh, duck cartoons! That's right, that's right. Three hysterical duck cartoons."
-Plucky: "Don't use that word!"
-Buster: "Uh, three duck stories... uh, duck cartoons! That's right, that's right. Three hysterical duck cartoons."
-*Granny: "Now, Elmyra, can you tell me how to use trigonometry when animating a dog and cat fight?"
-Elmyra: "First you animate the animals, paying attention to the soft furry coats on each one, and then you put in the cuddly parts, so you'll want to squeeze them and love them and hug them forever! Oh, and you also use trigonometry."
-Granny: "That's very sweet... AND VERY WRONG! 12,000 page term paper, due monday!"
-*Plucky: "I hate you, you time piece from Hades!"
-*Plucky: "Were you going to eat that all by yourself?"
-Rémi: "GET OUT OF HERE!"
-*Plucky: "Nightmares? Moi? Come on, Buster, only a total idiot would be scared of these movies."
-Buster: "I rest my case."
-==Gag Credit==
-Moral of the story
-Plucky's a Jerk
+*'''Granny''': "Now, Elmyra, can you tell me how to use trigonometry when animating a dog and cat fight?"
-==Allusions==
+: '''Elmyra''': "First you animate the animals, paying attention to the soft furry coats on each one, and then you put in the cuddly parts, so you'll want to squeeze them and love them and hug them forever! Oh, and you also use trigonometry."
+: '''Granny''': "That's very sweet... AND VERY WRONG! '''12,000''' page term paper, due MONDAY!"
+*'''Plucky''': "I hate you, you time piece from Hades!"
-*In the intro, Buster says "Today we're presenting three hysterical duck tales", to which Plucky remarks, "Don't use that word!", prompting Buster to reword that line. ''Duck Tales'' is a Disney afternoon cartoon series from 1987 that TMS worked on.
+*'''Granny''': "What's the solution, Little Beeper?"
-*In the episode segment, ''Duck in the Dark'', Eddie Cougar is a parody of Freddy Kreugger, the main antagonist of the 1984 horror film, ''A Nightmare on Elm Street''.
+: '''Little Beeper''': "HONK!"
+: '''Granny''': "WRONG! 15,000 page term paper, due monday!"
+*'''Plucky''': "Were you going to eat that all by yourself?"
-*In the episode segment, ''Duck in the Dark'', One of Plucky's nightmares references the 1975 Speilberg film, ''Jaws''.
+: '''Rémi''': "GET OUT OF HERE!"
-==Trivia==
+*'''Plucky''': "Nightmares? Moi? Come on, Buster, only a total idiot would be scared of these movies."
-*The candy bar monster from the episode segment, ''Sticky Feathers Duck'' first appears in [[The Looney Beginning|''The Looney Beginning'']] as one of the villains who escapes from the villains box.
+: '''Buster''': "I rest my case."
-==Gallery==
+== Gallery ==
+''Main article: [[Best O' Plucky Duck Day/Gallery]]''
+== Home Video Releases ==
-<gallery captionalign="left">
+<gallery>
-Bestoplucky2a.jpg|Everyone is bored at Granny's class
+FiendishlyFunnyVHS.png|'''Tiny Toon Adventures: Fiendishly Funny Adventures''' VHS (Episode segment, ''Duck in the Dark'' only)
-Bestoplucky3a.jpg|WRONG!
+TTADVD2.png|'''Tiny Toon Adventures Season 1, Vol. 2''' DVD
-Bestoplucky4a.jpg|Like, totally WRONG!
-Bestoplucky5a.jpg|Plucky prays for the clock to reach 3:00
-Bestoplucky6a.jpg|[[Bookworm]] points to Plucky
-Bestoplucky7a.jpg|Granny gets closer to Plucky
-Bestoplucky8a.jpg|Plucky freaks out as Granny finally chooses him
-Bestoplucky9a.jpg|"Heh heh heh! It's sinfully easy!"
-Bestoplucky11a.jpg|Plucky and Hamton fight over their ill-gotten gain
-Bestoplucky12a.jpg|The Candy Bar Monster
-Bestoplucky13a.jpg|Eddy Cougar
-Bestoplucky14a.jpg|The monsters in one of Plucky's many nightmares
-Bestoplucky15a.jpg|A shark reveals himself in disguise
-Bestoplucky16a.jpg|Monster Buster in one of Plucky's many nightmares
-Bestoplucky17a.jpg|A mini Eddy Cougar rides a frightened Plucky
 </gallery>
-==Home Video Releases==
+{{-}}
-*'''Tiny Toon Adventures: Fiendishly Funny Adventures''' VHS (Episode segment, ''Duck in the Dark'' only)
-*'''Tiny Toon Adventures Season 1, Vol. 2''' DVD
 [[Category:Season 1 Episodes]]
 [[Category:Season 1 Episodes with Episode Segments]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
 [[Category:The Plucky Duck Show Episodes]]
+[[Category:Episodes Made By Kennedy Cartoons]]
+[[Category:Episodes focusing on Plucky]]
+[[Category:Episodes focusing on Hamton]]
+[[Category:Episodes focusing on Buster]]
+[[Category:We're All a Little Looney]]