''Steven Spielberg Presents The Plucky Duck Show'' (often shortened to ''The Plucky Duck Show'') is an American

animated television series An animated series is a set of animated works with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main characters, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can have eith ...

created by Warner Bros. Animation and

Amblin Entertainment Amblin Entertainment, Inc., formerly named Amblin Productions and Steven Spielberg Productions, is an American film production company founded by director and producer Steven Spielberg, and film producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marsha ...

. It is a short-lived spin-off of ''

Tiny Toon Adventures ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' is an American animated comedy television series that was broadcast from September 14, 1990, to December 6, 1992. It was the first collaborative effort of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation a ...

'' concentrating attention mainly on Plucky Duck himself. It premiered on September 12, 1992 and ended on November 28, 1992, with a total of 13 episodes over the course of 1 season.

History

Of the 13 episodes produced, only "The Return of Batduck" was original to the series. All remaining episodes were compilations of ''Tiny Toons'' produced shorts, though some aired on ''The Plucky Duck Show'' first. The theme song is a rendition of the ''Tiny Toons'' theme, set to the same music, but with Plucky himself as the subject of the song. Some of the lyrics were reused in the ''Tiny Toons'' episode "It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special". After the show was canceled, "Batduck" was edited and added in as an episode of ''Tiny Toons''. The show's formula was attempted again several years later when the supporting characters from ''

Animaniacs ''Animaniacs'' is an American animated comedy musical television series created by Tom Ruegger for Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox Kids block in 1993, before moving to The WB in 1995, as part of its Kids' WB afternoon programming block, until ...

'' (

Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American director, writer, and producer. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. Sp ...

's next collaboration with Warner Bros. Animation), ''

Pinky and the Brain ''Pinky and the Brain'' is an American animated television series that was created by Tom Ruegger that premiered on Kids' WB on September 9, 1995. It was the first animated television series to be presented in Dolby Surround and the fourth col ...

'' were also given their own show. Unlike ''The Plucky Duck Show'', however, ''Pinky and the Brain'' consisted entirely of original material rather than reusing pre-existing shorts from the show it was spun-off from. The "Yakety Yak" segment was made commercially available on the rare ''Tiny Toons Sing!'' CD/cassette album.

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