The Duck Factory
The Duck Factory: Season 1

Air Date

April 12, 1984

Episodes

13 episodes

The Duck Factory

Season 1

Episodes

1. Goodbye Buddy, Hello Skip

April 12, 1984
30 min

Skip Tarkenton finds his dream of being an animator coming true a lot sooner than he expected when he hops a bus to L.A.

2. Filling Buddy's Shoes

April 19, 1984
30 min

Someone must fill Buddy's shoes as the Dippy Duck showrunner. But who?

3. The Annies

April 26, 1984
30 min

A series of mishaps arise when the staff attend the Annies, where Buddy is to receive a posthumous award.

4. No Good Deed

May 3, 1984
30 min

Skip learns that no good deed goes unpunished when he gives Ginger a job she doesn't deserve and Marty's script a kinder review than it deserves.

5. The Way We Weren't

May 10, 1984
30 min

Aggie plans to attend a reunion with her old Navy pals, but when she can't scrounge a date, she asks Skip to accompany her.

6. Can We Talk?

May 17, 1984
30 min

Marty's plagiarism becomes Skip's problem.

7. The Education of Mrs. Winkler (a.k.a. The Education of S*h*e*r*e*e W*i*n*k*l*e*r)

May 24, 1984
30 min

In hopes of being smarter, Sheree decides to finally get her high school diploma, and Brooks gives her a helping hand -- and a little something extra.

8. Ordinary People, Too

June 6, 1984
30 min

Skip helps come up with the cash to fund Andrea's film project, yet doesn't get the thanks one might think.

9. It Didn't Happen One Night

June 13, 1984
30 min

The gang begin to suspect that Skip and Andrea are romantically involved. Meanwhile, Marty isn't happy about his friend's new girlfriend -- Sheree.

10. The Duck Stops Here

June 20, 1984
30 min

Wally decides to throw his hat into the Shakespeare ring after his Dippy Duck voice escapes him.

11. The Children's Half Hour

June 27, 1984
30 min

It's Children's Night at the Apollo when Brooks' son and Wally's daughter both want to further their artistic careers -- to the joy of Brooks and the dismay of Wally.

12. You Always Love the One You Hurt

July 4, 1984
30 min

Roland is pressured to quit the animation biz and follow in his father's footsteps -- as a dentist. Meanwhile, the staff consider changing the show when a parents group vote it one of the most violent kids' programs on TV.

13. Call Me Responsible

July 11, 1984
30 min

The ball is in Skip's hands when the show needs someone to fight for it at the network, or it will be cancelled.