Table of contents:
- 1. Hometown of Scrooge Glasgow
- 2. Alan Young
- 3. Donald Duck
- 4. Mark Mueller
- 5. Three cubic acres
- 6. Beagle Boys
- 7. Gripping mallard
- 8. Scrooge is busted
- 9. "DuckTales" online
- 10. Population of Duckburg
- 11. State of Kalisota
- 12. Gina or Sophie?
- 13. LA Times
- 14. The animated series became popular all over the world
- 15. Fan-club "Duck Tales"
Video: 15 little-known facts about "Duck Tales" that will be interesting even for adults
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Even today, children enjoy watching Duck Tales cartoons. And recently, the Disney studio announced the relaunch of the series in 2017. While everyone is waiting for new adventures of ducks, we have prepared for our readers a selection of curious facts about Scrooge McDuck and his brave nephews.
1. Hometown of Scrooge Glasgow
Scrooge earned his lucky dime while working as a cleaner in his hometown of Glasgow. He was then only 10 years old. This is exactly what the comics say. There are different versions regarding the year of issue of the coin - 1875 or 1857. Today, such a dime would cost up to $ 700.
2. Alan Young
Alan Young, who voiced Scrooge, is better known for his other voice acting. He also voiced Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, The Incredible Hulk, The Smurfs, Alvin and the Chipmunk, Batman, The Ren and Stimpy Show.
3. Donald Duck
If the animated series completely adhered to the comic book plot, then the audience would never see Donald Duck. Disney animators decided that a character depicting a stingy Scotsman would be interesting.
4. Mark Mueller
Mark Mueller, the composer who wrote the catchy song for Duck Tales, also wrote the theme Chip and Dale Helping Out. Naturally, he is known not only for his songs for cartoons. For example, he wrote hits like "Crush" for Jennifer Page and "That’s What Love is For" for Amy Grant.
5. Three cubic acres
How Great Is Scrooge's Wealth? Three cubic acres. Although this is stated in the cartoon, the economic historian John Steele Gordon argued that this is simply impossible: “Acre is a measure of area (that is, two dimensions). cubic feet of gold However, later in the history of Don Rosa, blueprints for the vault were shown, which estimate its size to be 127 x 120 feet.
6. Beagle Boys
The Beagle Boys' leader was modeled after the infamous Ma Barker of the Barker-Karpis gang. There are seven main brothers - Chef, Glutton, Thug, Slut, Banker, Hipster and Kid.
7. Gripping mallard
To create the "Black Cloak" the animators were inspired by the episode "Duck Tales" "Agent-duck two zeros". In fact, the Black Cloak is called Gripping Quack.
8. Scrooge is busted
The DuckTales video game had an alternate ending. The game could have ended by ruining Scrooge.
9. "DuckTales" online
You can still play the original DuckTales online. A remake of the game for PC and consoles was released by WayForward studio in August 2013. There is a site on the Internet with a game emulator.
10. Population of Duckburg
In the episode "Agent Two Zero Duck," it was said that there are approximately 315,000 residents in Duckburg. Those. in size it is approximately equal to the Eagle or Cherepovets in Russia or St. Louis in the United States.
11. State of Kalisota
The comics locate this city in Calisota, a fictional state in the United States. But in different comics and in the TV series, Kalisota is located in different places in the country.
12. Gina or Sophie?
Carl Barks was inspired to create the character Magica de Hypnosis (Magica De Spell) by two Italian actresses: Gina Lollobrigida and Sophia Loren. These actresses also inspired the character of Morticia Addams from The Addams Family.
13. LA Times
Critics were not particularly friendly at first about Duck Tales. The LA Times felt that the public would be extremely disappointed with the quality of the animation.
14. The animated series became popular all over the world
The first American cartoon in the USSR. In 1991, Duck Tales became the first American cartoon to be shown in the former Soviet Union.
15. Fan-club "Duck Tales"
Without the adventures of Scrooge and his nephews, Indiana Jones might not have existed. According to D23, an official Disney fan club, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg once said comic cartoons were a powerful influence in the making of Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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