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I've never heard of this show bible myself. It might be a fan-site.
DuckTales is actually one of my favourite cartoons, despite the changes they made to the characters, which sometimes really got to my nerves. Sometimes it got the point where one has to wonder who this duck on the screen is and where did the real Scrooge go. DuckTales Scrooge just doesn't seem to have the same dynamics and comic Scrooge and the DuckTales Scrooge is usually more likely to commit acts of great stupidity, horrendous lack of logic, and general OOC moments like when he fell in love with Millionara Vanderbucks really randomly and really quickly in "Till Nephews do us part". Just wow Scrooge, why don't you join a book club and ride a narwhale over the moon while you're at it? Also, while writing it is obvious enough, I'm not sure why Scrooge just didn't learn to fly a plane rather than have Launchpad destroy everything all the time. It didn't seem to be as big of deal as you would think it would be in that world.
On the other hand, I saw DuckTales first, so that might be why I have a fondness for it. However despite the shortcomings it has to Barks!Scrooge, it still holds up it's own. The animation itself is pretty good, the theme song is ridiculously catchy, and it has some really good gags in it in my opinion, and for the rest of the time, the writing is usually enough to keep me happy (sometimes not, but it keeps me amused anyway). And Scrooge's car was really awesome looking, perhaps one of the few things I approved of of his obvious spending habit differences (the mansion, Duckworth etc.) I like both the comics and the show for different reasons because they are different things as far as I'm concerned that just use the same characters.
As for the long term impact, I think that depends where you live. Here, people still know and remember DuckTales. Why just this Christmas, I found seasons one to three at Wal-Mart. DuckTales apparently still overshows it's comic counterpart as I found out. There was an article about a Duck Comic and almost everyone commenting was talking about DuckTales. Only a handful of people actually seemed to know the difference and acknowledged who drew the comic. For extra salt in the wound, it was actually Don Rosa's "A Dream of a Lifetime" they were talking about, who hates DuckTales I've heard.
Also, I wish Disney would release the last season of DuckTales. I really, really do.

Quote from user: MonochromeAs for the long term impact, I think that depends where you live. Here, people still know and remember DuckTales. Why just this Christmas, I found seasons one to three at Wal-Mart.
Plus, you can still find all seasons of DT, plus most of the other collected DTVA shows, at Best Buy. There must still be a level of buying interest to justify keeping these titles on the shelves.

Quote:Plus, you can still find all seasons of DT, plus most of the other collected DTVA shows, at Best Buy. There must still be a level of buying interest to justify keeping these titles on the shelves
I saw those as well the other day! They come with a beach ball and everything, though sadly not of the characters of the show

Quote:As for "Don Rosa Ducktales hate" - I actually remeber him writing on DCML mailing list that he enjoy DuckTales and he consider it the best thing they had on television in the year it air for the first time... He simply don't find DuckTales characters the same characters as Carl Barks ducks and for him those are two diffrent worlds.
At one point - as mentioned more then once - he wanted to make a DuckTales-tribiute story in which he would show "DuckTales" exisisting in duck universe as a TV show base on Scrooge's life, a show which McDuck hates (as only person in Duckburg) and allways trying to sue it, sabotage etc.
Oh really? Well then I stand corrected, I guess. It seems that most people's impression is that he doesn't like it though...

I don't think that Bubba needed a five episode introduction for him either, it seemed like they just forced him into a show were he really didn't fit. It would have been better if they maybe had a two episode of him or so and called it a day. I enjoyed the five intro episodes of him as well, but they could have been done without him if my memory serves me correctly.

Though even though he was a cave duck, he STILL managed to get a better name than Doofus at least. Really, what kind of name is that? (either that, it strengthens the notion that everyone in Duckberg is a jerk). Speaking of Doofus, to be honest, I didn't really like him as a character. I suppose he did add a little bit to the show, and there was a couple funny gags where he was in, but he seemed too much like the lame fat guy (and how this was done was either kind of good or just most of the time bad, with occasional sparks of greatness) with not too much to offer, and the episode that was more or less centered around him "Superdoo" is one of my least favourite DuckTales episodes ever.... and it seems that he is unable to name himself anything presentable to save his life either.

Maybe so but Doofus is a good character and Burger is a bad character. It's funny how Doofus idolized Launchpad. It's too bad he disappeared during the second season. I think Bubba was a replacement character for Doofus.

Quote from user: Roger NorthMaybe so but Doofus is a good character and Burger is a bad character.
I'm puting my head down in shame admiting... I like Burger. Heck I like DucKTales, Beagles. I understand why people complain about how they change the Beagle Boys but I think they where amusing characters on their own and to be honest giving Beagles diffrent apperances works better in animation rather if they where simple clone of each others...

I too feel the change was good. Giving the different Beagles different personalities made them much more enjoyable to watch on TV.

Personally I think the greatest moment with Doofus in it was when they were going under the sea for Scrooge's money, and there was that inflatable balloon incident. Haha I find that moment hilarious. Personally I found him being Launchpad's fanboy moments to be annoying, but I suppose he's suppose to represent those kids that are "#1 fan" of someone.
I agree that for screen purposes, it worked out better that the Beagle boys were separate, but in the comic I am quite happy with them being the way they are. I liked the addition to Ma Beagle though, she is my favourite of the female added characters, which I don't believe she was in the comics at any point, was she?

I sometimes wonder was this panel from "Only poor old man" inspiration for Burger desing :

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg24/scaled.php?server=24&filename=burgerbeagle.jpg&res=landing

So yhe, Carl Barks created Burger Beagle ;) Go figure...