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Yes I have seen both of those episodes. It's hard to believe that Don Rosa wrote the scripts for both of those episodes. They must have paid him a lot of money to write them.

Quote from user: Gooey98Quote from user: Roger NorthYes I have seen both of those episodes. It's hard to believe that Don Rosa wrote the scripts for both of those episodes. They must have paid him a lot of money to write them.
I beg to differ. By 1990, Don had only written around 25 stories, and by my understanding, he was more of an up-and-coming artist than a big-time type guy. I'm pretty sure he wrote them because he needed the money; he wasn't making ends meet off of comics alone, so he had to try some other sources of income. If my memory serves correctly.
I've heard the same thing to, so you seem to be spot on. The issue of money was also why Don Rosa wrote that one story for the Ducktales Magazine "Back in time for a Dime", although he didn't illustrate it.

Didn't Rosa also did a third one? Some websites say episode "A Touch of Glass' was his as well

Quote from user: Gooey98Quote from user: ToonArt14Quote from user: Gooey98I beg to differ. By 1990, Don had only written around 25 stories, and by my understanding, he was more of an up-and-coming artist than a big-time type guy. I'm pretty sure he wrote them because he needed the money; he wasn't making ends meet off of comics alone, so he had to try some other sources of income. If my memory serves correctly.
I've heard the same thing to, so you seem to be spot on. The issue of money was also why Don Rosa wrote that one story for the Ducktales Magazine "Back in time for a Dime", although he didn't illustrate it.
He talks about it in the last few pages of the Fantagraphics Volume 2, you can read about it in the book preview here http://www.amazon.com/Walt-Disney-Uncle-Scrooge-Donald/dp/1606997807/
Sweet! :D I read through a good chunk of Don's commentaries on Talespin, his covers, his stories etc. in that preview a few days ago and I really enjoyed it all. I can't wait until the book finally does come out.

Maybe he only did it because they were paying him to do it. Kind like when they asked him to add Fethry to his Duck Family Tree.

Quote from user: Roger NorthMaybe he only did it because they were paying him to do it. Kind like when they asked him to add Fethry to his Duck Family Tree.
Why didn't Don want to add Fethry do his Duck family tree again? Was it because he wasn't a Carl Barks character?

Quote from user: Mr. MI can honestly imagine Bubba not being present in oryginal concept for the story (he dosen't contribiute much to the plot out side of few jokes that can be easly writen-out) I can imagine Don being ask to include the character to promote him in the season 2 of the show, especialy since the plot had pre-historing elements.

Or maybe Don Rosa honestly likes the character? Who knows?
In the preview for the second Don Rosa Fantagrpahics Book, I read the commentary on "Back in Time for a Dime" and Don said that he kinda liked the character of Launchpad McQuack, and that had he been created by Barks he would have had no problem using him in one of his own stories. However he didn't seem to like Bubba. Maybe the only reason he's there is because a good chunk of the story takes place in pre-historic times, kinda like you said.

Quote from user: ToonArt14In the preview for the second Don Rosa Fantagrpahics Book, I read the commentary on "Back in Time for a Dime" and Don said that he kinda liked the character of Launchpad McQuack, and that had he been created by Barks he would have had no problem using him in one of his own stories. However he didn't seem to like Bubba. Maybe the only reason he's there is because a good chunk of the story takes place in pre-historic times, kinda like you said.
I also recall Rosa saying that he didn't mind the idea of using Launchpad in a story. It is not hard to imagine why he didn't think much of Bubba, though. As for using Fenton/Gizmoduck... I doubt that he would have used the character willingly simply because he wanted to do stories in the Barks tradition. The presence of a permanent superhero in such a world would have seemed peculiar. Fitting LP into a Barksian context would have been much easier to do.