The Duck Factory

Season 1

1984 · 13 episodes · 6h 30m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Goodbye Buddy, Hello Skip

   12 Apr 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. 2

   2. Filling Buddy's Shoes

   19 Apr 1984 · 30 min

   Someone must fill Buddy's shoes as the Dippy Duck showrunner. But who? Skip (Jim Carrey) abandons his room at the studio in the wake of a waterbed flood, out of his temporary residence at Mrs. Winkler's estate, and brings a plague of innuendo from colleagues who resented his assignment to produce "Dippy Duck."

3. 3

   3. The Annies

   26 Apr 1984 · 30 min

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

4. 4

   4. No Good Deed

   3 May 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.

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   5. The Way We Weren't

   10 May 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.

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   6. Can We Talk?

   17 May 1984 · 30 min

   Marty's plagiarism becomes Skip's problem.

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   7. The Education of Mrs. Winkler

   24 May 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. 8

   8. Ordinary People, Too

   6 Jun 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.

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   9. It Didn't Happen One Night

   13 Jun 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.

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    10. The Duck Stops Here

    20 Jun 1984 · 30 min

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

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    11. The Children's Half Hour

    27 Jun 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.

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    12. You Always Love the One You Hurt

    4 Jul 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.

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    13. Call Me Responsible

    11 Jul 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.