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.
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.
Duck Dodgers accidentally explodes the ship's energy core, sending the crew adrift. To convince a Martian ship to rescue them, Dodgers dresses Cadet as a space vixen.
When his status as Surf King on an all-beach planet is wiped out by the Crusher, Dodgers must prevail in an impossible surfing contest.
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.
Dodgers and Cadet help Rickki Roundhouse, a robotic child hero of the planet Nippano, battle the normally docile Maninsuit monster, who is suddenly wreaking global havoc due to forces unknown!
In order to get a free rocket scooter from the Protectorate, Dodgers and the Cadet must go undercover at a rocket cycle rally on Planet Dakota. However, they immediately find out that it's actually an innocent appreciation club for rocket cycles. Now, Dodgers takes it upon himself to turn these law-abiding citizens into lawless marauders.
Watch Now:AmazoniTunesThe Martian Queen hires the highly unusual assassins Hubie and Bert, who trick Dodgers and Cadet into thinking the other is out to kill them.
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.
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.
Angling to make a profit by converting his ship into a luxury space liner, Dodgers gets blindsided by a Martian attack while carrying tourists. It's up to Dodgers and Cadet to battle while keeping the paying passengers entertained.
Watch Now:AmazoniTunesDuck Dodgers must escort a beautiful secret agent to a Martian-controlled planet. To prove his love for the lady spy, Dodgers volunteers to destroy an enemy radio tower.
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.
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.
Watch Now:AmazonWhen a crime family corners the galaxy's chewing gum market, Dodgers and the Cadet recruit rival gangsters to fight crime with crime.
Dodgers demands a pet and settles on a cute, fuzzy little Energy Mutator alien creature. However, sending it through the ship's evaporator causes a molecular change in the animal that bodes ill for Dodgers, Cadet and the ship.
Watch Now:AmazoniTunesHollywood mogul Harry Vermin lures Dodgers into a trap by offering to produce the duck's life story. Dodgers is made into a star after he his cast as the lead in his self-titled movie. X-2 is really behind it, and he has hired an assassin to play Dodgers' female Cadet.
Dodgers and Star Johnson go against each other to win the "Captain of the Year" award and the heart of a female Lieutenant.
Obsessed with ruining Dodgers' career, Marvin goes back in time to foil the college football exploits of his nemesis only to learn Dodgers must be schooled in his own field of alleged expertise.
Dodgers is surprised to learn he has a new female cadet, and he is equally shocked to find that she harbors an escalating, twisted obsession with him.