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♪ daring duck of mystery ♪

♪ champion of right ♪

♪ swoops out of the shadows ♪

♪ darkwing of the night ♪

♪ somewhere some Villain schemes ♪

♪ but his number's up ♪

3, 2, 1!

♪ darkwing duck ♪

♪ when there's trouble You call d.W. ♪

♪ darkwing duck ♪

Let's get dangerous.

♪ darkwing duck ♪

Darkwing, darkwing duck!

♪ a cloud of smoke And he appears ♪

♪ the master of surprise ♪

♪ who's that cunning Mind behind ♪

♪ the shadowy disguise ♪

♪ nobody knows for sure ♪

♪ the bad guys are out of luck ♪

♪ here comes ♪

♪ darkwing duck ♪

Look out!

♪ when there's trouble You call d.W. ♪

♪ darkwing duck ♪

Let's get dangerous!

♪ darkwing duck ♪

♪ you better watch Out, you bad boys ♪

♪ darkwing duck ♪♪

What's the hurry?

Is it an emergency Call from s.C.U.S.H.?

Nothing so trivial.

Then what? Meeting with a crime boss?

Cornering a blood-sucking alien?

Close. I have a meeting With my tv producer.

Good afternoon, mr. Duck.

Always a thrill when Stars visit dizzy studios.

Glad I could make your Day, citizen.

But how come you're not Wearing your sailor suit?

I believe you have The wrong duck.

Really? I thought you were...

Come on, daddy. The security guard

Probably doesn't Get to watch tv.

Well, a normal person should Recognize a star when they see one.

Look. There's a real star!

See?

Can I have your autograph?

You're a role model For women everywhere.

I never dreamed I would Actually meet you.

Huh huh huh.

Could I have your autograph?

We really love watching Your adventures.

Well, if I can bring a little Pleasure into your lives...

Must be nice to get out Of that sailor suit, huh?

I want a bigger publicity budget

And I want it now!

Nobody recognized me.

Ah, darkwing! Babe!

Of course they recognize you,

They're just nervous in The presence of greatness.

Yeah?

Oh, brother.

So, let me guess...

You want to sign me For some new episodes.

Well, here's what I want...

One... A much bigger dressing room.

Two... A personal masseuse.

Three... My own popcorn maker...

Actually, the audience Is sick of darkwing duck.

Four... I want a..Gaaa... A heart and lung machine.

Dad! Are you ok?

Ok, ok, so maybe that's Putting it a little strongly.

We feel the show Needs a new gimmick.

Like a spin-off character.

Now you're talking...

I see me in an action adventure.

Lot's of car chases And explosions.

Br-r-r-r-r!

Or maybe we play The fantasy angle.

They killed her friends And stole her dad's soul.

This time it's personal.

Gosalyn mallard, zombie slayer!

So when do my people Call your people?

Sorry, kiddo. Nobody wants a little girl for a star.

What?!

Except me. I love the idea.

We're already working on it.

Just waiting for the rewrites.

It's just, ah, That we already have someone in mind

To help this series.

Crosby, bring in our guest.

yes, sir, mr. Rockwell.

This guy is just What your show needs.

Hi, everybody.

Not you!

Bushroot?

Stay back! A little weed Killer and he is cow food.

Hey! Watch where you Point that thing!

You're compost now. Hey!

Chill out a sec, wingster.

Bushroot is your new gimmick.

Mr. Rockwell says I'll bring In a whole new audience.

Of what? Cabbage patch kids.

Don't think plant. Think mutant.

Mutants watch tv?

Mutants are all Over the place...

Comic books, television, movies.

Say, bushroot, do you know any Of that ninja chop saki stuff?

Is that like chow Mein or something?

Let's go gosalyn.

I'm not turning over my show

To some ambulating eggplant With delusions of grandeur.

Did you forget, darkwing?

You're under contract.

Better read the fine print.

It's all fine print and I've read every word.

I bet you missed the edge.

The edge?

"We hold this truth self-evident

That the studio Is always right."

Perfect.

That's the spirit, dark.

Crosby, the scripts.

Yes, sir, mr. Rockwell. Right away.

We took some of your recent adventures And tried 'em in a different format...

Action, comedy, game Show, that sort of thing.

Game show?

Hey, d.W., just trying to put The best spin on your series.

Go out there and break a leg.

Don't tempt me.

But my talents are perfect For live-action films,

Not babysitting a bunch Of barnyard refugees.

Oh, yes, sir.

Of course not, mr. Dizzy.

I don't mean to imply... Absolutely. Nothing without you.

Yes, sir.

Boy, can he be cranky.

Crosby! Where are those video tapes?

Right here, sir.

Good boy.

Once bushroot's the Star of the show

I can pay him in Plant fertilizer,

And keep the big Bucks for myself.

And all we have to do Is dump darkwing duck.

All right, crosby, roll it.

Boy, howdy!

We'll have this mountain Flattened in no time at all.

Ain't progress wonderful?

Just look at those beauties.

Yeah, this mountain will Be wall-to-wall condos.

As soon as we can get Those trees out of the way.

And don't forget the mini-malls

With just oodles of dress Shops, shoe stores,

And cooking boutiques.

You ain't waitin' on me.

I am the ivy that Clogs your pipes.

I am the tap root That clogs your pipes.

I am bushroot.

Achoo! I got hay fever something awful.

You'll have worse than that If you trample my trees.

This isn't just a forest,

These are my friends.

But we followed all Proper procedures,

Including an environmental Impact report.

But this says the Environment will be ruined.

Well... Yes, but the point is

We filed the report on time.

So if you'll kindly stand Aside, fellow...

All right, let's get deciduous.

Yoo-hooo-hooo-hooo!

Whoa! I guess that's one Way to get a parking spot.

I am the terror that Flaps in the night.

I am the slug that Slimes your petunias.

I am...

Herb muddlefoot cast as A construction worker?

No, actually, that's my part.

Yes. And I'm a high-powered, Money-grubbing land developer

With absolutely no Redeeming values whatsoever.

It's a stretch, But we figured it was a good career move.

Besides, We really didn't have a choice.

Let me guess...

Something on the edge Of your contract?

Well, My job is still the same...

To turn this antisocial Artichoke into cole slaw.

You're the one who's antisocial.

I'm protecting the environment.

Oh, yeah? Well, I'm...

You... You can't go Around breaking the law.

And we have building permits And that makes us right.

Yeah... Sort of.

Take him down, boys!

No, no, no!

We have to draw In a new audience

To increase our ratings.

Yes, sir, mr. Rockwell.

This tape's designed to Attract a younger target group.

Hey, kids!

What time is it?

Kids: it's bushroot time!

Yea! Yea! Yea! Yea!

Then let's get started, ok?

Say, Where are my flower friends?

Oh, there they are...

Farmer binkey and Mr. Muddlefoot.

Oh, tell me, who's going to be My blossom buddies for today?

Why, two of our finest ferns...

Gosalyn mallard and Honker muddlefoot.

Yea! Yea! Yea!

You two know what to do.

When we hear the Secret word "Aardvark"

We let 'em have it.

Then it's time for puppet Adventure theatre. Yea!

Remember, last time, The evil mystery duck was trying

To stop me from Saving the forest.

Gaa! Caa! Gaa-gaa!

I hate treating a Pine cone like this,

But you shouldn't Try to stop me.

You're a villain, Even if it looks like you're not.

Surrender, dorothy... I mean, bushroot.

Help me, my leafy friends.

Do not hurt our bushy hero.

Yeah. He's only trying to do good.

Somebody give me a hand here.

You're supposed to wait For the secret word.

Golly, I forgot what it was.

It's aardvark. How do you forget a word like...

Aardvark.

We don't want to make Shows for tiny tots

With mindless entertainment.

They want to go out And play somewhere.

Besides, They don't have any buying power.

Audience-wise, sir... Are we talking couch potato time?

Mashed, baked, or deep fried.

Then I think I have just the Thing, sir.

I can't remember. Which wire do I connect?

Oh, use the red one, dear.

That way it won't clash With the dynamite.

When this baby goes off,

There won't be nothing Left of this forest

Excepting toothypicks.

[ ring ]

I'm snarling, crosby. You hear me?

now this is more like it.

pointless violence. Yes!

Wait a minute! This isn't like me.

sure it is. Crosby, what's he doing?

I don't use guns.

That's the spirit, bushroot.

We can compromise.

The answer isn't guns.

Right. Not while I have trees.

Waaaa!

oh, treachery. Audiences love treachery.

Compromise, huh?

When your real plan was to Blow my forest to smithereens.

B.R., If this is your pilot show,

Shouldn't you be the one on Jeopard at the end of the act?

Hey, I'm a vegetable.

What do I know about Story structure?

[ ring ]

Great acting, crosby!

What happens next?

Ah, he dies.

Ok. Exploding darkwing duck...

Upside... Surefire ratings,

Downside... We get stick With all this merchandise.

No. We better concentrate On our new star.

How do we distinguish bushroot from All the other mutant plant ducks?

Give him a job?

Quiet! I'm thinking.

I got it... We give him a job.

He could be a lawyer Or a doctor...

Whoa... Having a brainstorm here.

We'll make him both.

Dr. Bushroot, m.D., Attorney at law.

Your honor, for my next witness,

And patient, I call the Defendant, mr. Darkwing duck.

Do you deny, sir, That you tried to blow up trees?

Do I look like someone Who uses explosives?

I intend to prove, Beyond a shadow of a doubt,

That the defendant Is kinky for condos.

[ cough ]

Oh, dear. I don't like The sound of that cough.

And I'll toss in A free check up.

Take a deep breath And say "Guilty."

But I love trees.

I don't want them Replaced by condos

Or mini-malls or car parks.

I said "Car park."

Not... Would you... Won't catch me this time.

That word will Never pass my lips.

What word?

Aardvark.

Your honor, I have here an Extremely rare butterfly...

The purple specked nit-picker.

Which is found only in the Forest you tried to destroy.

That ought to be good for Life plus 20 year, huh?

Oh, herb, You know I'm no good with numbers.

I'll just lock him up For an even century.

Hey, hey, hey, I love bugs.

I wouldn't step on a cockroach

Without checking if It had full medical

And this poor thing...

Is nothing but a Couple of leaves

Stuck together with wacky glue.

Oops.

Very well, I tried doing things the legal way,

But you wouldn't let me. Heh heh heh heh.

So I've added a Special herbal potion

To the court house water supply.

Now you face not only me,

But the curse of the Mushroom zombies.

We're coming for you, darkwing.

mushroom zombies? Crosby, what is this craziness?

I-I-I don't know, sir.

Gee, My parking meter just ran out.

Anyone have any loose change?

After him, my fungal fiends.

He'll not threaten the forest When he becomes part of it.

Oh, why it's butter.

Courtesy of gosalyn Mallard, zombie slayer.

Time to saute some mushrooms.

Gosalyn, wait till I get a way!

What in creation was that?

I think the little girl slipped

On some of her own script pages.

Ok, we gotta get that Kid some therapy.

Maybe we ought to look At something more upbeat.

Hi, I'm reginal bushroot

And welcome to earth Of consequences.

Yea! Yea!

Thank you.

Our contestant today is the Well-known environmental pest,

Darkwing duck.

Boo! Boo!

Thanks again. This moral Leper has to make a choice...

Will he side with the Money-grubbing land developers

With no redeeming Values whatsoever,

Or with the shrubbery of this Pristine unspoiled forest?

I don't have to take this.

I don't care if you Are my ratings gimmick.

You think it's easy being a Defender of law and justice?

It's hard work.

I said hard work!

Hard work, you know?

How could defending Justice be aardvark?

We have a winner...

For your prize, darkwing duck,

You and your closest friends

Will share an exciting demise

As the living forest does to st. Canard

What you want to Do to their home...

Level it to the ground!

You know, for a gimmick, Bushroot seemed to have all the good lines.

Is it just me or what?

I think that slezoid Rockwell is up to something.

You better watch your back.

Nah. He won't mess with me.

I'm the star of the show.

Who else is going to Be his meal ticket?

Maybe you should ask bushroot.

What?!

Hiya, darkwing?

Look what mr. Rockwell Sent for me.

Isn't it swell?

Whoops. Gotta go.

I have a meeting with mr. Dizzy.

Step on it, driver.

Mr. Dizzy? I never had a Meeting with mr. Dizzy.

What's going on?

Open this up!

"Authorized personnel only."

The name is darkwing duck.

Sorry, you're not on the list.

You're gonna have to move along.

Rockwell is up to something. I have to get inside.

There's one way in, But you're not gonna like it.

Good afternoon, mr. Duck. Go right in.

I tell you, mr. Dizzy,

Bushroot here is one Talented major food group.

He's also incredible Versatile, sir.

Unlike, say, A duck-type character.

Rockwell's making me Look like an idiot.

No criminal will ever Take me seriously again.

Dad, in here.

This is the film of What really happened.

Then I say we give Mr. Dizzy a real show.

Not only talented, But he test through the roof.

Right, crosby?

Yes, sir. Bushroot's index is off the charts.

It is?

Wait till you see the second reel. Roll 'em.

Oh, yes, sir, mr. Rockwell.

Hey, that voice... How could he...

Way to go, guys.

No one can stop st. Canard from Becoming our personal cup of tea.

I am the terror that Flaps in the night.

I am the editor that leaves You on the cutting room floor.

Crosby! Just what's going on here?

I-I-I don't know, sir.

Gee, I thought you would Have cut out this part.

I am the clock cleaner That will ring your chimes.

I am darkwing duck.

Oops, show's running long.

Time to do some trimming.

Leave those leaves alone!

I've only got one Thing to say to you...

Aardvark!

Hey!

Hmmm. Rhubarb. My favorite.

Hear that? Isn't our contestant a good sport?

All right, You'll be playing for your friends.

These monstrous, if Misguided, forest conifers.

So, is it door number one?

Door number two?

Or door number three?

Let's see. Door number two... No, ah, number one...

An. Definitely three... No, sorry, two.

Sorry, I don't know.

Definitely door number two.

I think.

Ok, I'm easy. We'll open all three.

[ buzzing ]

Yes, it's your very own collection Of termites and bark beetles.

But I was only trying to keep The forest from being paved over

For parking lots And nail salons.

That's one shrub's opinion.

We have a caller on the line.

Caller, what do you think?

the environment is important,

but people need Places to live too.

can't there be a compromise?

Our forest is saved!

But my condos got built too.

Now there's room in The world for everybody

If we just work together.

All thanks to our hero and Star, darkwing duck.

Bushroot.

Yes, sir?

Don't give up your day job.

Yes, sir.

Rockwell, I've had my eye on Your operation for a long time.

Really, sir?

Um-huh. And I think you're due for a chat

With the boys in accounting.

Let's talk about your expense Account charges, shall we?

Aaaaaah!

Once again, justice triumphs.

But there is no rest.

As night falls, it's again time

For darkwing duck... What are you looking at?

I wonder who the big star is.

Oh, no!

Oh, mr. Darkwing, We're getting our own tv show.

Isn't that wonderful.

I betcha I can get you a part.

You want to play My wacky neighbor?

That's the trouble with Television today...

There's never anything good on.