Herbert Klynn
Director
The Duck Factory (1984)
Season 1
The Duck Factory is a 1984 NBC television series produced by MTM Enterprises that is perhaps most notable for being Jim Carrey's first lead role in a Hollywood production. The show was co-created by Allan Burns. The premiere episode introduces Skip Tarkenton, a somewhat naive and optimistic young man who has come to Hollywood looking for a job as a cartoonist. When he arrives at a low-budget animation company called Buddy Winkler Productions, he finds out Buddy Winkler has just died, and the company desperately needs new blood. So Skip gets an animation job at the firm, which is nicknamed "The Duck Factory" as their main cartoon is "The Dippy Duck Show". Other Duck Factory employees seen regularly on the show were man-of-a-thousand-cartoon voices Wally Wooster; comedy writer Marty Fenneman; artists Brooks Carmichael and Roland Culp, editor Andrea Lewin, and business manager Aggie Aylesworth. Buddy Winkler Productions was now owned by his young, ditzy widow, Mrs Sheree Winkler, who had been married to Buddy for all of three weeks before his death. The Duck Factory lasted thirteen episodes; it premiered April 12, 1984. The show initially aired at 9:30 on Thursday nights, directly after Cheers, and replaced Buffalo Bill on NBC's schedule. Jay Tarses, an actor on The Duck Factory, had been the co-creator and executive producer of Buffalo Bill, which had its final network telecast on Thursday, April 5, 1984.
Released April 12, 1984
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
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Production Companies: MTM Enterprises
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Goodbye Buddy, Hello Skip
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.
April 12, 1984, midnight
S1E2 - Filling Buddy's Shoes
Someone must fill Buddy's shoes as the Dippy Duck showrunner. But who?
April 19, 1984, midnight
S1E3 - The Annies
A series of mishaps arise when the staff attend the Annies, where Buddy is to receive a posthumous award.
April 26, 1984, midnight
S1E4 - No Good Deed
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.
May 3, 1984, midnight
S1E5 - The Way We Weren't
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.
May 10, 1984, midnight
S1E6 - Can We Talk?
Marty's plagiarism becomes Skip's problem.
May 17, 1984, midnight
S1E7 - The Education of Mrs. Winkler
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.
May 24, 1984, midnight
S1E8 - Ordinary People, Too
Skip helps come up with the cash to fund Andrea's film project, yet doesn't get the thanks one might think.
June 6, 1984, midnight
S1E9 - It Didn't Happen One Night
The gang begin to suspect that Skip and Andrea are romantically involved. Meanwhile, Marty isn't happy about his friend's new girlfriend -- Sheree.
June 13, 1984, midnight
S1E10 - The Duck Stops Here
Wally decides to throw his hat into the Shakespeare ring after his Dippy Duck voice escapes him.
June 20, 1984, midnight
S1E11 - The Children's Half Hour
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.
June 27, 1984, midnight
S1E12 - You Always Love the One You Hurt
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.
July 4, 1984, midnight
S1E13 - Call Me Responsible
The ball is in Skip's hands when the show needs someone to fight for it at the network, or it will be cancelled.
July 11, 1984, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 390 min.
Released: April 12, 1984
Last Air Date: July 11, 1984, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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