The WORST episodes of Duck Dodgers
Every episode of Duck Dodgers ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Duck Dodgers!
The animated Duck Dodgers television series ran for three seasons beginning in 2003 and was inspired by the 1953 Merrie Melodies cartoon "Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century"--essentially a spoof of science fiction book series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Flash Gordon. The series stars Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers, a hapless duck frozen for three centuries, thawed in the 24 1/2th century, and then assigned by Chief Scientist Dr. Ignatius Q "I.Q." Hi to defend Earth from the Martians, who are ruled by the Martian Queen and protected by Martian commander X-2 (played by Marvin Martian). Duck Dodgers is an egotistical featherbrain who's easily distractible, so it often falls to his sidekick Cadet, played by Porky Pig, to hold things together and guide the team toward successfully completing its missions.
#1 - Duck Departure
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/15/2003
Tired of mounting space hijinks, Dodgers quits the Protectorate to work in the food service industry. Although he's trying to get away from everything, he's constantly reminded about everything from his past while working at the restaurant.
#2 - Samurai Quack
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/4/2005
Ingesting improperly self-prepared sushi sends Dodgers into a vivid fever dream wherein he becomes a samurai master and battles a tyrant sorcerer who bears an alarming resemblance to Dodgers' clock.
#4 - Where's Baby Smartypants?
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/13/2003
Duck Dodgers and Cadet must retrieve a baby philosopher to save a peace conference. When Martians kidnap the baby, Cadet gives chase while Dodgers disguises himself as the baby to prevent war.
#5 - Detained Duck
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/20/2003
Drake Darkstar, an evil Duck Dodgers doppelganger, steals Dodgers' identity to escape incarceration. When Dodgers escapes from prison and arrives on his own spaceship, he must prove to Cadet that he is the real Duck Dodgers.
#6 - Pig of Action
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/27/2003
Duck Dodgers and Cadet investigate space barbarians planning to invade Earth. While on the rogue planet, Cadet discovers a shiny rock that transforms him into a gargantuan warrior.
#7 - The Wrath of Canasta
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/11/2003
Dodgers drags Cadet along to Robo-World, a space vacation fantasy theme park.
#8 - To Love a Duck
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/25/2003
Because Dodgers has been such a worthy adversary to the Queen and X-2, the Queen decides to take Dodgers as her King, if he can pass three death-defying Martian trials: Combat, Endurance, and Logic.
#9 - Back to the Academy
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/8/2003
Dodgers must keep his Protectorate Captain's certification by taking a yearly course. He encounters a tough space academy drill sergeant and his own disdain for authority in the process.
#10 - Castle High
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/28/2005
I.Q. Hi makes the mistake of leaving Dodgers alone with his ancestor's castle, and so Dodgers tells I.Q. Hi what happened in a Frankenstein-type exaggeration.
#11 - Bonafide Heroes
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/11/2005
Kirk Manlord, the host of a sleazy reality show Bonafide Heroes about universe's heroes, does a piece on Duck Dodgers. The crew follows Duck 24/7 and interviews his enemies and friends. Dodgers decides to use this opportunity to promote himself.
#12 - In Space, No One Can Hear You Rock
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/4/2005
The Martians create a weapon to drain energy from Earth's music and use its atomic power to destroy the Earth. Dodgers unfreezes Megadeth star, Dave Mustaine, to play enough heavy metal to overload the device.
#13 - Master & Disaster
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/21/2005
A lightning-fast burglar eludes the Galactic Protectorate, forcing Dodgers and Cadet to track down an imposing Kung Fu master for assistance.
#14 - A Lame Duck Mind
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 10/14/2005
A psychic supervillain named Manobrain, steals top secret codes and hides them in Dodgers' brain. I.Q. Hi, Cadet, Manobrain, and embodiments of Dodgers' personality explore his mind in their quest to find them.
#15 - Good Duck Hunting
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/7/2005
A criminal gambling kingpin hires a gang of bounty hunters to kill Duck Dodgers, but his plan goes downhill when one of the bounty hunters quits and offers to help Dodgers.
#16 - Too Close for Combat
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/30/2005
The Martian Queen hires the highly unusual assassins Hubie and Bert, who trick Dodgers and Cadet into thinking the other is out to kill them.
#17 - The Six Wazillion Dollar Duck
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/23/2005
After being injured, Dodgers receives cyborganic parts, which give him super powers. Meanwhile, the Martian Queen and X-2 kidnap other cyborg people from Earth to steal their technology, using the dubious help of Dr. Maniac.
#18 - Ridealong Calamity
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/4/2005
I.Q. Hi joins Dodgers and the Cadet for his annual ride along misadventure. Dodgers and the Cadet gradually grow tired of I.Q. Hi tagging along and they ask the Martians to fake an attack, so I.Q. Hi can save the day and leave. Unfortunately, the Martians plan to attack for real.
#20 - Win, Lose or Duck
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/8/2005
Duck Dodgers, The Eager, Young Space Cadet, Dr. I.Q. Hi, The Martian Queen, Martian Commander X-2 and a random centurion fall for an Internet scam. A random stranger forces them to fight for their lives.
#21 - Clean Bill of Health
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/15/2005
I.Q. Hi builds a detoxification machine and uses it on Dodgers as a test subject. The machine rids Dodgers of anything impure and turns him into the perfect duck. But Dodgers' friends and enemies quickly learn they like the old Dodgers better.
#22 - That's Lifomatica
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/22/2005
Dodgers invites people to a party to celebrate his new Lifomatica, a system designed to make life easier. That is, until Lifomatica goes insane and traps the guests inside the ship.
#23 - Corporate Pigfall
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/16/2005
When the Cadet quits the Protectorate to become a big corporate CEO, Dodgers decides to get him back by sabotaging his company with the help of his new Cadet, Egghead Jr.
#24 - The Fins of War
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/30/2005
While on a diplomatic mission to an aquatic planet, Dodgers instigates war between the dolphin and shark people. Dodgers and Cadet are drafted to fight on opposing sides, but must find a way to bring about peace.
#25 - Consumption Overruled
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/7/2005
When Hungortus the Eater of Worlds heads toward the solar system for his next meal, Duck Dodgers and the Martians hire lawyers to convince him of which planet to eat: Earth or Mars.