Dodgers gets blindsided by a Martian attack while carrying tourists. Dodgers and Cadet join a band of mythical adventurers to thwart the wicked sorceress Lezah. 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Duck Dodgers is an American animated television series, based on the 1953 theatrical cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24th Century, produced by Warner Bros. Black Eel is a parody of Black Manta. He is seen as Mars' new shinning star, the leader of the Martian military and Secretary of War and Peace for Martian Queen Tyr'ahnee. He came close to gaining Earth's defense codes and Dodgers ship to attack the Earth immediately. Z-9 then staged a military coup on Mars by taking the Martian Queen as prisoner and sending X-2 on the run as a wanted criminal, declaring himself the new Martian King and Commander. Other names Duck Dodgers is always ready to swoop in and save the day, the planet, and the galaxy with a little luck and a lot of help, that is. The spirit of famed Beach Boy Brian Wilson turns up to help Dodgers succeed. Their friendship ended in college when they blamed each other for the loss of a prototype weight-loss pill they invented. It was also nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing Live Action and Animation and Special Class Animated Program in 2004,[5] and again in 2005. He'll always protect his master from danger, even if it makes K-9 look bad in front of him. It originally aired on Cartoon Network. Cadet looks up to Dodgers, seeing him as a father-figure in many ways. Z9 taunted. Martian General Z-9 is a well-known general of the Martian military, and is served by his right-hand robot counselor Dish. 39 (13 per season) (67 total segments) When Woe plotted to take over Mars, X-2 had to fight him in order to free Queen Tyr'ahnee only for Duck Dodgers to interfere and thwart him. Hi first appeared in Duck Dodgers in the 24th Century, as the Secretary of the Stratosphere who briefs Duck Dodgers. Though primarily based around the original Duck Dodgers short (which is also set in the "24 and 1/2" century, or roughly the year 2350), the series has also taken many visual and thematic cues from other Looney Tunes shorts not related to the Dodgers character and its science fiction premise. No. Looney Tunes Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. He is responsible for monitoring Duck Dodgers during his annual Protectorate Training Test, which Dodgers routinely avoids taking. Despite being much smarter than his so-called hero, Cadet lets Dodgers give all the orders. Jones was voiced by Randy Savage. However, sending it through the ship's evaporator causes a molecular change in the animal that bodes ill for Dodgers, Cadet and the ship. Duck Dodgers was nominated in 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. Dodgers and Cadet try to help a poor village by confronting the villain Hilgalgo and his sidekick Vasquez in this adventurous costume drama la "Zorro.". Duck Dodgers fights a Tasmanian Devil-like lifeform that on the talking planet Masatevo. He essentially created Duck Dodgers by going back in time and making Dodgers a hero so as to not be proven wrong by the queen. The Queen, to his surprise, is keeping an even closer eye on Marleaux X-2 and Z-9 sneak onto the set after night falls. Martian General Z-9 Hi. Despite Dish seducing Dodgers during the reading of the document, Cadet managed to stall the process long enough for Z-9 to lose patience and force the signature. Cute Marvin the Martian moments from Duck Dodgers 1.54K subscribers Subscribe 560 Share 27K views 1 year ago Marvin's got me wrapped around his finger now. Background information Both of them ended up being enemies again when the truce between Earth and Mars was over. tip: lex m/m (mature OR explicit). Star Johnson is a highly decorated space captain and the rival of Duck Dodgers, and was first seen in "The Trial of Duck Dodgers", as the Captain who brought Dodgers to trial over Dodgers' incompetence. He later appears as a boss, brainwashed by Marvin the Martian and strapped into a large war machine on the third planet's final area. The Gopher King wanted to blow up Mars. Captain Star Johnson is a secondary league character in Duck Dodgers. Hilgalgo's right-hand man, Sergeant Vasquez, keeps trying to tell him that Xero and Duck Dodgers are the same. Nasty Canasta, Taz, Rocky and Mugsy, and The Crusher also made appearances on this series. Dr. Dick Maniac is a mad scientist who was hired by the Martians to help them with a cybernetic project. Dodgers and Cadet must slow down the Invictus, an awesome new Martian space destroyer, so that Star Johnson can engage it in battle. Warner Home Video released Duck Dodgers The Complete First Season: Dark Side of the Duck to DVD on February 19, 2013, Duck Dodgers The Complete Second Season: Deep Space Duck on July 23, 2013, and Duck Dodgers - The Complete Third Season on January 28, 2020. These particular characters' personalities and voices were based on those of (and were possibly a tribute to) Yakko, Wakko, and Dot from, In "Shiver Me Dodgers", Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble of the. Catapoids are caterpillar-like aliens who take the form of girls when Duck Dodgers first encounters them. Duck Dodgers In the shorts, he was originally fat and wore a blue laboratory coat. Though primarily based around the original Duck Dodgers short (which is also set in the "24 and 1/2" century, or roughly 2350 AD), the series has also taken many visual and thematic cues from other Looney Tunes shorts unrelated to the Dodgers character and its science fiction premise. For example: Yosemite Sam becomes "K'chutha Sa'am," a parody of Klingons in Star Trek; Elmer Fudd becomes a parasitic mind-altering alien disease known as "The Fudd" (though more closely resembling The Borg in Star Trek: The Next Generation). Count Muerte returned from the dead as a member of Agent Roboto's Legion of Duck Doom. [4] A caricature of Jones also appears in the second-season episode "Talent Show A Go-Go", singing his signature song, "It's Not Unusual". He plotted to flood the Earth by moving the Moon close to Earth, but was thwarted and escaped. Baby-Faced Moonbeam is an evil little boy with electromagnetic powers. However, Dish is killed by the Martian Queen, and Cadet uses Dish's head to knock the treacherous general into the ship's control panel, shocking him into unconsciousness and defeating him for good. Portrayed by the character of the same name, Crusher is a tough surfer who is said to be the best in the universe. Rocky was voiced by Joe Alaskey and Mugsy was voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. He later attends the Martian Queen's wedding with Seaman (a parody of Aquaman). Character information No. Commander X-2 and General Z-9's arrangement started as most bad ideas did after a night of drinking. Dr. Woe is a mad scientist who is the archenemy of Martian Commander X-2. Though primarily based around the original Duck Dodgers short (which is set in roughly 2350 AD), the series also takes visual and thematic cues from other Looney Tunes shorts, with other Looney Tunes characters appearing in the series, albeit adapted to fit within the show's universe. It last aired in reruns on Cartoon Network's sister channel, Boomerang. Queen Tyr'ahnee is the ruler of Mars. Dave Mustaine is the vocalist and guitarist of the heavy metal band Megadeth. So sit back, and enjoy a hilarious flight of fantasy filled with light-years of intergalactic intrigue and futuristic fun. The titular ruler of the Galactic Protectorate, The President of Space is shown to be more of a figurehead ruler than a capable one; most business is taken care of by I.Q. Since then, Johnson has been involved in freeing Mars from the military coup by General Z9 and searching for gangsters when Dodgers went missing for a brief period of time. Hi (still under the effects of being brainwashed) being recruited as Dodgers' new cadet. In contrast to her hideous appearance, her player is quite attractive. He is a parody of one of Galactus' Heralds, Firelord. Duck Dodgers was accidentally frozen for over three centuries. Rona Vipra is a bounty hunter originally hired by Skunderbelly, but allied with Duck Dodgers. The Cadet's intervention resulted in him being electrocuted against the malfunctioning ship's dash and becoming unconscious. Since then, Johnson has been involved in freeing Mars from the military coup by General Z9, and searching for gangsters when Dodgers went missing for a brief period of time. The only problem I had with this show was that they stopped airing it too soon there was so much more that they could have done; mighty funny show. They were used briefly by Commander X-2 as an escape ploy. He chase Dodgers and Crusher along with some other monsters. Duck Dodgers was nominated in 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. Agent Roboto is a robot created by Dr. I.Q. The case was, however, dismissed. He serves as the primary antagonist of the two-part finale of the second season, "Of Course You Know This Means War and Peace". It won the Annie award in 2004, for Music in an Animated Television Production, music by Robert J. Kral. Dodgers fell into unrequited love with her (who remained oblivious to his advances throughout the entire episode) at first sight but by the end of the mission, she'd fallen in love with a freedom fighter named Dax. Dodgers and Cadet visit Cadet's home planet, Swinus Nine, to quell the cruel reign of his evil cousin Zag. 1 Galactic Protectorate. But to eradicate one annoying weed, Dodgers introduces a Martian cure far worse than the problem. He also has a slight potassium deficiency. Z-9 then plans to get hold of the shut-down codes of Earth's shield system by staging up a false peace treaty between Mars and Earth to finalize his invasion on Earth. Disguised as a cowboy, he took on Duck Dodgers before being defeated by the robot version of Cadet. While Flippauralius is a fan of classical music, King Great White prefers rock (the latter may be a reference to the rock band Great White). Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky & The Brain. Duck Dodgersis an Americananimated television series, based on the 1953 theatrical cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24th Century, produced by Warner Bros. The Serpenti Crime Family are snake-like aliens who make up a crime family. In addition to these pop culturereferences, the show's theme (arranged by The Flaming Lips) is sung by Tom Jones, in a style reminiscent of Jones' performance of the theme from the James Bond film Thunderball. Animation from 2003 to 2005. The Martian Centurion Robots are robotic servants of the Mars Empire. Hihi! The treaty signing does not go smoothly, and Dodgers realizes that he must restore his friendship with Cadet by clearing Cadet's name. Hubie and Bertie are two mice hired by the Martian Queen and Martian Commander X-2 to turn Duck Dodgers against Cadet with various pranks that the other one is blamed for.