Darkwing Duck (1991–1992): Season 1, Episode 34 - Up, Up, and Awry - full transcript

Megavolt steals horseshoes in an attempt to short circuit Gizmoduck.

♪ 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!

♪ 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 ♪♪

AND THEY'RE OFF!

IT WAS THE STRANGEST
THING I EVER SAW.

I BENT DOWN
TO CLEAN MY SHOE.

WHEN I LOOKED UP,
MY HORSE HAD
DISAPPEARED.

HMM...

THAT'S THE 13th HORSE
THIS WEEK THAT'S BEEN
REPORTED MISSING.

YECCHH!

I HAVE HAD IT
WITH EATING THAT STUFF!

IF WE DON'T BUST
THIS CASE SOON,

I'LL START TO WHINNY.

COME ON.

CONFIDENT OF CORRALLING
THE CRIMINAL,

THE CLEVERLY COSTUMED
CRIME FIGHTER

CAREFULLY CONSIDERS
EVERY CLUE.

AH! OH!
SO THERE YOU ARE!

COME ON, LIGHTNING.
WE GOT A RACE TO WIN.

AND THEY'RE OFF!

HEY! KNOCK IT OFF!

OOH! WHOA!

HEY...WE WON!

WHY, OF COURSE.
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN!

IT'S MEGAVOLT.

HE'S STEALING STEEDS BY
MAGNETIZING THEIR SHOES.

LIGHTNING,
YOU NEVER TOLD ME
YOU COULD TALK.

SORRY FOR THE DECEPTION,
FRIEND.

BUT I'M REALLY
DARKWING DUCK!

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

A TALKING HORSE
WITH A SPLIT PERSONALITY.

THIS HORSESHOE
SHOULD DO THE TRICK.

UP, UP, AND AWAY!

WELL, HOWDY, COWBOY.

HA HA HA!

HOWDY, YOURSELF,
YOU PONY PILFERER.

CEASE AND DESIST,
OR YOU'LL BE REALLY,
REALLY SORRY.

OH!
BUT I'M ALREADY SORRY.

SORRY I WON'T SEE YOU
GO "SPLAT!"

SPLAT?

OH. SPLAT.
NOW I GET IT.

REMOTE CONTROLLED
ELECTROMAGNET.

HEY, D.W.,
MEGAVOLT'S BLIMP
IS GETTING AWAY.

YEE-OW!

IT'S A BIRD!

IT'S A PLANE!

I'S A BIRD
AND A PLANE.

IT'S GIZMODUCK!

LUCKILY, I WAS NEARBY

PROMOTING MY NEW BOOK--

GIZMODUCK, THE MAKING
OF A SUPERHERO!

SOON TO BE A MAJOR
MOTION PICTURE.

[TRUMPET BLARES]

NOW I MUST DO WHAT
A SUPERHERO MUST DO.

BEING A SUPERHERO
IS EASY WHEN YOU
HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS.

SEE?

[CROWD CHEERS]

HOLD IT, HACK!

I'M THE HERO
IN THIS MEGALOPOLIS!

HAND OVER
MY MERCHANDISE.

WELL, IF YOU INSIST
ON NOT SHARING...
HERE.

AM I A TAKE-CHARGE
KIND OF GUY, OR WHAT?

DON'T...ANSWER...THAT.

EVEN THOUGH MEGAVOLT
MANAGED TO ESCAPE,

ST. CANARDIANS ARE SURE
TO SLEEP BETTER TONIGHT

KNOWING THAT SUPERHERO
GIZMODUCK'S BACK IN TOWN.

[MOCKING VOICE]
ST. CANARDIANS ARE GOING
TO SLEEP BETTER TONIGHT.

HA! NOT THIS
ST. CANARDIAN.

I'M SICK OF HEARING
ABOUT GIZMODUCK!

FROM NOW ON,
I'M READING.

HEY, DAD...

SHOULDN'T YOU
BE OUT CHASING MEGAVOLT
OR SOMETHING?

ET TU, GOSALYN?

MY OWN DAUGHTER WEARING
A GIZMODUCK T-SHIRT?

PRETTY COOL, HUH?

IT CAME
WITH MY GIZMOBURGER.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

GIZMODUCK COMES TO TOWN

AND DARKWING DUCK
BECOMES AN UNSUNG HERO,

AN IGNORED ICON.

AHH! A COMPLETELY
PASSED-OVER PROTAGONIST.

I'LL BE BACK WHEN YOU'VE
REESTABLISHED YOUR EGO.
SEE YA.

[HAMMERING]

OHH! CAN'T I EVEN
SEETHE IN SILENCE?

OH, SORRY, D.W.

I WAS TIGHTENING SOME
WHATCHAMACALLITS

SO YOU CAN GET BACK
TO THE HEROIZING.

WHY? SO I CAN DO
THE DIRTY WORK

AND GIZMO CAN GET
THE GLORY?

GLORY?

DON'T YOU EVER KNOCK?

I HAVE MORE ON MY MIND
THAN MANNERS, DARKWING.

THE NEW GIZMODOLL
HAS A SCREW LOOSE.

AND THAT
SURPRISES HIM?

IT'S SUPPOSED
TO FLY AND SAY,
"BEWARE EVIL-DOERS!"

INSTEAD, IT WETS
AND SAYS, "MAMA."

I'LL JUST HAVE MY PEOPLE
SUE THEIR PEOPLE.

MEANWHILE,
I HAVE AN IDEA.

I PROPOSE DARKWING DUCK
AND GIZMODUCK

JOIN FORCES TO CAPTURE
THE MALICIOUS MEGAVOLT

AND BRING HIM TO JUSTICE.

SOUNDS LIKE
A PRETTY NIFTY IDEA.

YOU KNOW MEGAVOLT
BETTER THAN ANYBODY.

O.K., SIGN HERE.

I WOULDN'T
WORK WITH YOU EVER!

[CREAKING]

WHOA!
WHOA!

OOH!

WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT
MY BUZZY BUZZ SAW?

DON'T WORRY, FRIENDS!

MY TALENTS LIE
IN SAVING THE DAY.

EMERGENCY BRAKE
SEEMS TO BE STUCK.

YOU BEEN HOOKED,
LINED, AND SUCKERED.

IT WILL TAKE
MORE THAN A HOOK
TO STOP GIZMODUCK!

SUPERPOWERED SUPERHERO!

OOH! THAT SMARTS!

I PICKED UP
THE HORSESHOES...

AND THE INDUSTRIAL
STRENGTH WIRING.

NOW TO PUT
THEM TOGETHER.

I AM THE TERROR THAT
FLAPS IN THE NIGHT!

I AM THE BLOWN FUSE
THAT BLACKS YOU OUT!

I AM DARKWING DUCK!

MUST YOU ALWAYS
INTRODUCE YOURSELF?

AAH!

WELL, THAT
WASN'T SO BAD.

WELL, IT WILL BE!

HA HA HA!

WHOO! OW! OHH! EEE!
OH! AH!

AAH!

WHAT'S THE MATTER,
DITWING?

I THOUGHT SUPERHEROES
COULD FLY.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION,

SUPERPOWERS
DO NOT A HERO MAKE.

BUT THEY
SURE WOULD COME IN HANDY.

YOW!

[COUGHING]

[GASP]

DO I LOOK WORRIED?

[CREAKING]

O.K.! O.K.!
I'M WORRIED!
I'M WORRIED!

NICE SHARKIE-WARKIES.

NICE SHARKIES.

GIZMO, YOU ALL RIGHT?

FINE AND DANDY,
LAUNCHPAD.

I WOULD'VE
GOT US OUT SOONER,

BUT THE THUNDERQUACK
NEEDED A TUNE-UP
AND OIL CHANGE.

LET ME OUT OF HERE!

OPEN WIDE!

TAKE THAT AND THAT
AND SOME OF THIS!

I HAD HIM
RIGHT WHERE I WANTED HIM.

NOTHING LIKE SAVING A FEW
HUNDRED LIVES

BEFORE BEDTIME.

THIS IS SO HUMILIATING.

HERE HE IS, LAUNCHPAD.
SAFE, SOUND, AND SULKING.

GIZMO, YOU SAVED
THE DAY AGAIN.

IF HE'S SUCH
A HOTSHOT HERO,

WHY IS HE LETTING
MEGAVOLT ESCAPE?

NOT ONLY DID I DUNK
DARKWING LIKE A DOUGHNUT,

BUT I CAPTURE THE COIL
OF MY DREAMS.

GIZMODUCK!

OH, NO! PLEASE, NO!

BAD GUYS BEWARE.

BREAK THE LAW,
AND YOU'LL BE BUSTED!

AAH!

AND SO FINAWY,
MEGAVOLT IS SAFEWY
WOCKED UP BEHIND BARS.

HOW CAN THE CITIZENS
OF ST. CANARD
EVER THANK YOU, GIZ?

NO THANKS
ARE NECESSARY, BARB.

I DID WHAT
ANY SUPERPOWERED
SUPERHERO WOULD DO.

IT'S JUST NOT FAIR.

I CAN'T COMPETE WITH
THAT NOODLE-HEADED NITWIT

AND HIS SUPERCILIOUS
SUPERPOWERS.

HMM. UNLESS...

SCIENCE HAVING
FAILED HIM,

DARKWING DUCK RESORTS
TO THE SUPERNATURAL

TO GAIN HIS SUPERPOWERS.

YOU SURE THIS GAMMA
PHI BETA KAPPA RAY

WILL GIVE YOU
SUPERPOWERS?

I'M SURE. DON'T YOU WATCH
LATE-NIGHT MOVIES?

BUT IN THE MOVIES,
SOMETHING ALWAYS
GOES WRONG.

WELL, DON'T JUST
STAND THERE, LAUNCHPAD.

GET THE BROOM.

WHAT ARE WE GOING
TO DO, LAUNCHPAD?

I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM
SO DEPRESSED.

I CAN CHEER HIM UP.

OH, NO! WHAT DID
YOU DO TO GIZMO?

NOTHING. I ASKED
FOR HIS HELP.

SURPRISE!

LOOK WHAT I'VE MADE YOU!

I GIVE UP. WHAT IS IT?

IT'S YOUR VERY OWN
SUPERSUIT, D.W.

IT'S SO SIMPLE
A CHILD COULD OPERATE IT.

STICK WITH ME, DARKWING,
AND I'LL TEACH YOU
EVERYTHING I KNOW.

THAT SHOULD TAKE
FIVE MINUTES.

NOW I SUGGEST WE START
WITH THE LITTLE CRIMES
AND--

WHO TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS?

ONLY MEGAVOLT
COULD SHORT-CIRCUIT
A CITY THIS SIZE.

IMPOSSIBLE! HE'S IN JAIL.
I PUT HIM THERE MYSELF.

HE COULD HAVE A TWIN.

THAT'S MEGAVOLT.
I'M GOING TO STOP HIM.

WAIT! YOU'RE NOT READY
TO SOLO YET, CADET!

I'LL HANDLE THIS!

NO WAY.

THIS TIME--

I'M THE SUPERPOWERED
SUPERHERO.

HA HA HA!

SLOW DOWN! STOP!

OH, IS THIS
GOING TO HURT.

I'LL BE BACK!

YIII!

AS SOON AS I FIGURE OUT
HOW TO STOP!

NEVER FEAR!

GIZMODUCK IS HERE!

I LOVE
THESE LAST-MINUTE
HEROIC SAVES.

THEY'RE SO--WHOOP--
INVIGORATING! AAH!

AAH!

AAH!

WHOA!

NOT TO WORRY, DARKWING.

YOU'RE WITH A REAL
SUPERPOWERED SUPERHERO.

GEE, I GUESS
MY BATTERIES ARE LOW.

NICE WORK.

THIS IS IT.
I CAN'T HANG ON
MUCH LONGER.

WHAT AN UNTIMELY
DEMISE.

OH. HEH HEH HEH HEH.

WHAT DID I TELL YOU?

THERE'S NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT

WHEN YOU'RE
WITH GIZMODUCK,
SUPERHERO!

GOODBYE,
MY LITTLE HORSESHOES!

AND HELLO,
MY BIG HORSESHOE!

NOW, WITH THE HELP
OF THIS LOVELY,
LIVELY WIRE,

I'LL SOON HAVE THE WORLD'S
BIGGEST ELECTROMAGNET!

THIS IS IT--
MEGAVOLT'S HIDEOUT.

WHY WOULD MEGAVOLT
COME HERE?

WE'D SURELY FIND HIM.

SIMPLE. CHEAP RENT.

AHA! ONLY ONE FIEND
AND ONE FIEND ALONE

COULD CREATE A GIANT
ELECTROMAGNET LIKE THAT.

WHO?

I'LL GIVE YOU
THREE GUESSES.

OH, GOODY GOODY!
THIS IS HARD.

IS HE BIGGER
THAN A BREADBASKET?

ONCE I PLUG IN
MY HORSESHOE,

THE CITY'S METAL
WILL BE DRAWN HERE.

I'LL TURN ALL THE METAL INTO
A BIGGER ELECTROMAGNET!

THE BIGGER THE MAGNET,
THE BIGGER THE HAUL.

THE BIGGER THE HAUL,
THE BIGGER THE MAGNET!

I AM THE TERROR
THAT FLAPS IN THE NIGHT.

NOT HIM AGAIN.

I AM DARKWING--
SUPERPOWERED SUPERHERO--
DUCK!

TOO BAD. I THOUGHT
YOU WERE A TRAVELING
HARDWARE STORE.

WHICH BUTTON CONTROLS
MY BAD-GUY BOOBY TRAPS?

THERE. THAT SHOULD DO IT.

HEY, HEY! WAIT, WAIT!
STOP, STOP!

ALL THOSE DO-IT-YOURSELF
HAIRCUTS

NEVER WORKED OUT
FOR ME, EITHER.

YOUR PLANS
SHORT-CIRCUITED.

YOU CAN GO PEACEFULLY
OR IN PIECES.

I JUST HATE TO MAKE
DECISIONS.

SO I WON'T!

UH-OH! AAH!

IT'S WORKING!
MY PLAN IS WORKING!

WHOA!

I'M AFRAID
WE'RE IN BIG TROUBLE.

WITHOUT THIS SUIT,
I'M NOTHING.

YOU MAY BE NOTHING,
BUT I'M NOT.

O.K. TIME TO GET BACK
TO BASICS.

CATCH ME, BATTERY BREATH!

LET THIS BE A LESSON.
NEVER WASTE ELECTRICITY.

FEELING THE NEED
TO SUCCUMB, SCUM?

ELECTRICITY.
I NEED ELECTRICITY.

COMING RIGHT UP.

HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

NO!

STOP!
I'LL BE MAGNETIZED!

HOW SHOCKING.

AAH!

TALK ABOUT YOUR
MAGNETIC PERSONALITY.

NO! DON'T!

HE'S HELPING ME
POUND OUT THESE DENTS.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

YOU SEE, GUYS, BEING
A SUPERPOWERED SUPERHERO

DOES HAVE
ITS DISADVANTAGES.

I MEAN,
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME

YOU SAW DARKWING DUCK
GET A DENT?

OOH, DON'T ANSWER THAT.