Duck Dodgers (TV series)

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Duck Dodgers
Martian Commander X-2 (Marvin the Martian), Duck Dodgers and Eager Young Space Cadet.
Genre	Animated television series
Running time	30 minutes (15 minutes per segment) (approx. per episode)
Starring	Joe Alaskey Bob Bergen Tia Carrere
Country of origin	USA
Original channel	Cartoon Network
Original run	August 23, 2003–November 11, 2005
No. of episodes	39
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Duck Dodgers is an American animated television series based on the classic cartoon shorts Duck Dodgers produced by Warner Bros. from 2003 to 2005. The series aired on Cartoon Network.

Though primarily based around the original Duck Dodgers short, the series has also taken many visual and thematic cues from classic Looney Tunes shorts unrelated to the Dodgers character and its science fiction premise. Also, many other familiar characters from the Looney Tunes pantheon are featured in the series, often given traits to fit within Duck Dodgers's own universe. For example, Yosemite Sam becomes "K'chutha Sa'am," a parody of Klingons in Star Trek, and Elmer Fudd becomes a parasitic alien race known as "The Fudd" (a take-off of The Flood in Halo). In addition to these pop culture references, the show's theme is sung by Tom Jones, in a style reminiscent of Jones' performance of the theme from the James Bond film Thunderball. Jones also appeared in caricature form in the second season episode "Talent Show A Go-Go," to sing his signature song, "It's Not Unusual." The episode "In Space, No One Can Hear You Rock" feature Dave Mustaine of heavy metal band Megadeth, and the band performed "Back in the Day."

Duck Dodgers was nominated in the 2004 Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production Produced For Children, Music in an Animated Television Production, Production Design in an Animated Television Production, and Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production. As of 2005, this series ended production after its third season.

1 Characters
2 Episode list
3 Cast
4 External links

[edit] Characters

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Duck Edgar Dumas Aloysius Dodgers Dodgers was a poor hapless soul that was accidentally frozen for over 300 years and revived by Professor I.Q. High in the 24th century. Through scheming and lies he managed to trick everyone into believing he's a twenty-first-century hero. In reality, he was really only a water-boy for a football team. He is selfish and gullible and not the brightest duck on the block. However, he occasionally displays surprising levels of heroism and competence, suggesting that he is not as daft as he appears to be. On the other hand, he is played by Looney Tunes staple character Daffy Duck.
The Eager Young Space Cadet Cadet looks up to Dodgers, seeing him almost as a father-figure. He is loyal to Dodgers and doesn't doubt a word he says. Despite this, he is much smarter then his so-called hero. Dodgers cares deeply for his cadet though he rarely shows it, and often tries to take credit for the cadet's work. Dodgers relies heavily on the cadet's help and would likely fail nearly every mission without it. The cadet is played by Porky Pig.
Martian Commander X2 The confident Martian Commander who is the usual villain that Dodgers faces. He has a crush on the Martian Queen that he serves and considers Dodgers more of a nuisance than a true enemy. Though in reality, he is almost as incompetent as Dodgers, evinced by the fact that he essentially created Duck Dodgers by going back in time and making him a hero. He is played by Marvin the Martian.
The Martian Queen (AKA: Queen Tyr'ahnee, pronounced "tyranny") The beautiful ruler of Mars who is in love with Dodgers. Just like Cadet, she believes him to truly be who he says he is.
Professor Ignatius Q "I.Q." Hi. Hi is the scientist that reawakened Dodgers after being frozen for 300 years. He is a nervous and hard-working professor. He is often irritated and frustrated with Dodger's failings, and doubts that Dodgers truly was a twenty-first-century hero.
Martian Centurion Robots The faithful robotic servants to the Mars Empire. They appear to be sentient, and make up a large portion of the Imperial Army, while the organic Martians pose as officers. This is a homage to the Cylon Centurions of Battlestar Galactica. All voiced by Michael Dorn.
Captain Star Johnson Johnson is another captain in the Galactic Protectorate who is usually a rival to Dodgers. Gifted with University education, Johnson has a Flash Gordon personality about him, and once took Dodgers to court over his incompetence. Since then, Johnson has also been involved in freeing Mars from the military coup by General Z9, and searching for gangsters when Dodgers briefly went missing.
Instant Martians The strange bird-like Martian Beings with purple hair used briefly as an escape ploy by Commander X2. They first come in little seeds that must be added with water.

[edit] Episode list

Season 1 (2003)	Season 2 (2004)	Season 3 (2005)
01 "Duck Deception / The Spy Who Didn't Love Me"	14 "Pig Planet"	27 "Til Doom Do Us Part"
02 "The Fast and the Feathery / The Fowl Friend"	15 "Invictus Interruptus / Pet Peeved"	28 "Villainstruck / Just the Two of Us"
03 "The Trial of Duck Dodgers / Big Bug Mamas"	16 "The Menace of Maninsuit / K-9 Quarry"	29 "The Kids Are All Wrong / Win, Lose of a Duck"
04 "Duck Codgers / Where's Baby Smarty Pants"	17 "Talent Show A-Go-Go / The Love of a Father"	30 "Boar to Be Riled / Clean Bill of Health"
05 "I'm Gonna Get You, Fat Sucka / Detained Duck"	18 "The New Cadet / The Love Duck"	31 "Best of Captains, Worst of Captains / That's Lifomatica"
06 "K-9 Kaddy / Pig of Action"	19 "The Fudd"	32 "Diamond Boggie / Corporate Pigfall"
07 "Shiver Me Dodgers"	20 "The Mark of Xero / I See Duck People"	33 "The Six Wazillion Dollar Duck"
08 "They Stole Dodgers' Brain / The Wrath of Canasta"	21 "Deathmatch Duck / Deconstructing Dodgers"	34 "Too Close for Combat / Fins of War"
09 "The Green Loontern"	22 "MMORD / Old McDodgers"	35 "Good Duck Hunting / Consumption Overruled"
10 "Quarterback Quack / To Love a Duck"	23 "Diva Delivery / Castle High"	36 "Lame Duck Mind"
11 "Hooray for Hollywood Planet"	24 "Surf the Stars / Samurai Quack"	37 "Mast & Disaster / All in the Crime Family"
12 "The Queen is Wild / Back to the Academy"	25 "Of Course You Know This Means War and Peace Part 1"	38 "In Space, No One Can Hear You Rock / Ridealong Calamity"
13 "Enemy Yours / Duck Departure"	26 "Of Course You Know This Means War and Peace Part 2"	39 "Bonafide Hero: Captain Duck Dodger"