Day 27: Haunted Ducklings

October 27, 2022

Dear Disney,

Yesterday was a blast from the past with the Disney Afternoon show Goof Troop. Today, we are going in the opposite direction. In 2017, Disney XD announced they would be rebooting the original Disney Afternoon show, Duck Tales. Amazing actors signed on for the reboot. Darling and I were really excited for the new show…and then life got in the way. We never watched any of the shows and the show ended in 2021. For today’s 31 Days of Disney Halloween we are looking at the 2021 Halloween Special of the Duck Tales, “The Trickening!”

I expected to find myself having some nostalgic feelings for this show, but I did not. The reboot is both similar and significantly different from the original. From this one episode it appears that Donald plays a large role than the original series. The whole reasons why Donald’s Nephews went to Uncle Scrooge’s house was because Donald was being shipped off to sea as Donald was a member of the Navy. If this happened in the reboot, I have no idea. “The Trickening!” happens in the third season, the last season, and there is so much Duck Tale lore that I am unaware of. There are new characters, and new voices, and it appears that Huey, Dewey, and Louis must be in their late teens based on the voice actors.

IT may appear that I did not like the episode. On the contrary, I thought it was great. It was interesting. The characters made me want to know more. I do not know when, but I must now watch the entire series. I must have my questions answered.

Furthermore, the episode was scary. It was what you want from a Halloween Special. I finished the episode, and it took all of my willpower not to start the series from Season 1. Alas, I have other commitments.

Sincerely,

Jim Dear