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{{Episode
|episode = Best O' Plucky Duck Day
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|episode = 43
 
|season = 1
 
|season = 1
|number = 43
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|number =
 
|image = Bestoplucky1a.jpg
 
|image = Bestoplucky1a.jpg
 
|caption =
|airdate = November 21, 1990
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|airdate = 21 November 1990
|writer = Beth Bornstein, Paul Dini, Eddie Fitzgerald, Tom Minton, Tom Reugger
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|writer = [[Beth Bornstein]], [[Paul Dini]], [[Eddie Fitzgerald]], [[Tom Minton]], [[Tom Reugger]]
|director = Rich Arons
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|director = [[Rich Arons]]
 
|previous = [[Looniversity Daze]]
 
|previous = [[Looniversity Daze]]
 
|next = [[Hero Hamton]]
 
|next = [[Hero Hamton]]
 
|gagcredit = Moral of the Story - Plucky's a Jerk
 
|gagcredit = Moral of the Story - Plucky's a Jerk
 
|endtag = Plucky: "Parting is such sweet sorrow."
 
|endtag = Plucky: "Parting is such sweet sorrow."
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|Name=Best O' Plucky Duck Day|overall=43|production=406-118|storyboard=Byron Vaughns,
|caption = The Title Card}}
 
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Robert Fuentes,
'''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.
 
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John Dorman,
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Rich Arons|animation=Wang Film Productions}}
 
'''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==
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== 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 "The Best o' Plucky Duck" falls on Plucky, revealing the best was covering worst.
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[[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==
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== Segments ==
   
===''One Minute Til' Three''===
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=== 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 to write an [insert number here] thousand page term paper on "The History of Four-dimensional animation" over the weekend. And 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.
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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''===
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=== 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 [[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.
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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''===
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=== 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.
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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.
   
==Cast==
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== 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''.
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== 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.
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* Absent: Babs Bunny
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== Cast ==
 
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px;"
 
|'''Vocie Actors:'''
 
|'''Vocie Actors:'''
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==Quotes==
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== Quotes ==
 
*'''Buster''': "Welcome, toonatics! Today we're presenting three hysterical duck tales."
 
*'''Buster''': "Welcome, toonatics! Today we're presenting three hysterical duck tales."
 
: '''Plucky''': "Don't use that word!"
 
: '''Plucky''': "Don't use that word!"
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*'''Granny''': "Now, Elmyra, can you tell me how to use trigonometry when animating a dog and cat fight?"
 
*'''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."
 
: '''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!"
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: '''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''': "I hate you, you time piece from Hades!"
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: '''Buster''': "I rest my case."
 
: '''Buster''': "I rest my case."
   
==Allusions==
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== Gallery ==
*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 [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] afternoon cartoon series from 1987 that TMS worked on.
 
 
*In the episode segment, ''Duck in the Dark'', the deer and rabbit in the movie Plucky watches resemble Bambi and Thumper from the 1942 Disney film, ''Bambi''.
 
 
*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''.
 
 
*In the episode segment, ''Duck in the Dark'', One of Plucky's nightmares references the 1975 Speilberg film, ''Jaws''.
 
 
==Trivia==
 
*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.
 
 
==Gallery==
 
 
''Main article: [[Best O' Plucky Duck Day/Gallery]]''
 
''Main article: [[Best O' Plucky Duck Day/Gallery]]''
   
==Home Video Releases==
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== Home Video Releases ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
FiendishlyFunnyVHS.png|'''Tiny Toon Adventures: Fiendishly Funny Adventures''' VHS (Episode segment, ''Duck in the Dark'' only)
 
FiendishlyFunnyVHS.png|'''Tiny Toon Adventures: Fiendishly Funny Adventures''' VHS (Episode segment, ''Duck in the Dark'' only)
 
TTADVD2.png|'''Tiny Toon Adventures Season 1, Vol. 2''' DVD
 
TTADVD2.png|'''Tiny Toon Adventures Season 1, Vol. 2''' DVD
 
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</gallery>
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[[Category:We're All a Little Looney]]

Latest revision as of 14:29, 29 September 2023

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

Home Video Releases