Product Details

• Actors: Alan Young, Russi Taylor, Terence McGovern, Joan Gerber, Frank Welker
• Directors: Bob Hathcock, David Block, James T. Walker, Jamie Mitchell, Terence Harrison
• Writers: Anthony Adams, Bruce Coville, Bruce Reid Schaefer
• Format: Animated, Box set, Color, NTSC, Subtitled
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: November 13, 2007
• Run Time: 546 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000V1Y450
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,052 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "DuckTales - Volume 3" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

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Scrooge McDuck is an expert on making and hoarding money who's completely intolerant of anything or anyone that might come between him and his fortune. Intent on teaching his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie everything he knows about money, Scrooge provides the boys with a lesson about cutting expenses and generating profits for their lemonade stand in "Duck to the Future." But when Magica poses as a fortune teller, steals Scrooge's first, very lucky dime, and magically transports Scrooge into a future run by the fully grown, ruthless businessmen Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Scrooge is forced to reconsider whether or not making money at the expense of others is really such a bargain. Scrooge's first dime, and the entire fortune he has stored in his revered money bin, is continually in peril from the threat of people like Magica in "Dime Enough For Luck," the clueless bean counter Fenton and the outlaw Beagle Brothers in the five-part "Super Ducktales," or Bubba the cave-duck from prehistoric times in the five "Time is Money" episodes. More often than not, it falls to inventor Gyro Gearloose, the ever-crashing Launchpad McQuack, and a healthy dose of good luck on Scrooge's part to preserve Scrooge's fortune. Throughout the entire 9-plus hours of animated fun and adventure, Scrooge can be counted upon to ruthlessly pursue personal profit no matter how shady the business deal, but time and again he is, at least momentarily, swayed by a sudden realization of the value of family and friendship. (Ages 5 and older) --Tami Horiuchi

Product Description

This 3 DVD set includes 24 episodes.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

66 of 68 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Cartoon Show Ever! December 17, 2007

By Mel Odom TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

I loved being a dad back in the 1980s. Life after school was immensely pleasurable and easy to do. I got the kids home (I worked at home, and still do) so that was my job. Got the snacks ready. The turned on the television and took a little break with the kids. After all, we all deserved it.

The familiar music came on, we saw the duck tails wiggling as they strode along, and we were all off on our latest adventure with Uncle Scrooge and the boys. Man, those were the days. Back then there was nothing like DUCKTALES on television. It was Disney's first foray into the animated television market with a series like that, and it became a model for a lot of other Disney products as well as other cartoon companies.

The show ran from 1987 to 1990 and lasted 100 episodes. Besides Uncle Scrooge, Donald Duck, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie, the series also gave us other stalwarts from Carl Barker's iconic comics such as Gyro Gearloose, Goldie O'Gilt, Flintheart Glomgold, Ma Beagle and the Beagle Boys, Magica DeSpell, and Black Pete.

New characters were also added as the television series progressed. Uncle Scrooge's adopted grandniece Webbigail "Webby" Vanderquack, Launchpad McQuack, Mrs. Beakley, and Duckworth.

There was magic in those shows. In one episode, Uncle Scrooge and the boys could be off on an Indiana Jones-style adventure and in a science fiction story in the next. The barometer for their adventures swung from mythology-based ("The Golden Fleecing") to literature-based ("Duck In The Iron Mask") to movie-based with a twist ("Duck to the Future") to history-based ("The Uncrashable Hindentanic").

For thirty minutes, the kids and I would sit totally mesmerized by the story and our favorite characters. There was real drama, suspense, and laughs to die for. And Huey, Dewey, and Louie always triumphed over the bad guys even though Uncle Scrooge didn't always get the treasure.

The Season 3 DVD release is chockfull of goodness. Thankfully, I have a 10-year-old who hasn't seen them and can sit down with him and enjoy the episodes all over again. He's still living his childhood, but I use him as the excuse to relive mine.

There are 24 episodes in this latest release, but that includes two five-part serials that were originally broadcast over a week of showing to keep everybody in suspense. And, yes, it worked.

This series is absolutely one of the best Disney or anyone else has ever conceived of or produced. If this is your first time through the cartoons, my congratulations because you've got hours of entertainment ahead of you. And if you, like me, love this show, make excuses to put yourself back in front of the television and get ready for some real entertainment and a return to greatness.

42 of 45 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Happy to revisit a childhood favorite November 12, 2007

By D. Silver

I'm happy Disney has been releasing the old shows I used to watch as a kid. This review is for the DVD set and not the show. This set has three discs in slim cases with 8 episodes on each for a total of 24 episodes. There are no special features, just some sneak peaks of movies and the episodes have english and french subtitles.

The audio sounded great and the music is really good but the picture was somewhat deteriorated from what I've watched. There are noticeable white specks and lines that quickly appear and disappear through the course of an episode. I guess they didn't keep the original copies in a safe place. It makes the show look older than it actually is.

Still overall it is a great show that I would rate five stars and if you have young kids in elementary school I would definitely recommend buying this show for them to watch. It is much better than most of the stuff on TV for kids today. I also recommend DuckTales The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp.

Here's a list of the episodes:
Duck to the future
Jungle Duck
Lauchpad's First Crash
Dime Enough for Luck
Duck in the Iron Mask
The Uncrashable Hindentanic
The Status Seeker
Nothing to Fear
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. McDuck
Once Upon a Dime
Spies in there Eyes
All Ducks on Deck
Ducky Horror Picture Show
'Til Nephews do us Part
Time Is Money Part One
Time Is Money Part Two
Time Is Money Part Three
Time Is Money Part Four
Time Is Money Part Five
Super DuckTales Part One
Super DuckTales Part Two
Super DuckTales Part Three
Super DuckTales Part Four
Super DuckTales Part Five

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Release Volume 4 ASAP!! January 7, 2010

By RetroMan

Ducktales is one of the legendary shows that had aired since the late 80s and into the Disney Afternoon cartoon block. It is a shame there has not been one volume released with any extras or restored video and audio. But us Ducktales fans we'll take what we can get I guess is how Disney sees it. In the least they could have released Volume 4 and completed the series for the fans. They released each a volume starting in 2005, 2006, 2007 and then suddenly stopped when one volume was left. I thought they might have wanted to give the last volume a little royal treatment with good extras but sadly it's been 2 years since any release and it looks like they just went onto other things but certainly not better things when it comes to this show. Everyone should write into Disney Consumer division or send an email to let them know you want to see a volume 4. There are shows like Gargoyles as well as other Disney afternoon shows like Gummibears which also are waiting to be finished up and shows like Aladdin and The Little Mermaid show which haven't even got one volume off the ground yet. If Disney has too much on their plate why don't they sublicense the show out to a studio who will release it like MillCreek, Shout Factory!. Think of the fans, get someone in the Disney DVD division who actually had love and care for these older but GREAT shows.