I love that line, "I recon every family has to find their own normal." Goofy is speaking from his own experience as a widower. The creators of Goof Troop and the Goofy Movies have said that Max's mother is dead. So from the time Max was a small child, Goofy had to find a normal for their family.

Donald: "Nobody understands me..." Goofy: "Goosh, Donald, I understand you perfectly." Daisy: "Hey, that's my line!" Mickey: "When will I come into Ducktales and not as some...melon cameo!?" Minnie: "Me too!?"

So much 4th wall breaking was done in this episode , including the fact that huey mentions that there is no 4th wall

I am weirdly obsessed with the outfit they gave Della. Since there weren't really any older Della outfits to go off of like the rest of the cast had.

Not one mention about the fact that of the three, Huey is the one who notices that they're in a TV show... Huey who's voiced by Danny Pudi, who played Abed Nadir on Community. The character who always treats reality like a TV show!

Really liked that moment when the kids cheered when Donald realized they were in danger. They know he's not going to let those hideous hyperintellegent hairless apes harm one feather on HIS FAMILY.

I think is also worth mentioning that Goofy’s fatherly figure was being developed long before the Goof Troop series, the later original cartoons dealt a lot with fatherly situations for him.

Let’s not forget about the callback to Disney’s bumpers

I guess this bottle episode could be called a genie-in-a-bottle episode! *Cue laugh track* I wonder... since Goofy was there the whole time, will he show up again?

This one is actually tied for my favorite so far (with Louie's Eleven and Double-O Duck) because we get a deep look into Donald and how he's handling everything. He's most likely never *had* a normal life because he and Della have been adventuring with Scrooge since they were kids. He's probably been sacrificed or trapped more times than he could count and that's given him some PTSD. When Della got stranded on the moon it pushed him over the edge and in turn made Donald want to do *anything* to keep his boys safe. Then we get the double-whammy of Donald's insecurity about his voice. It is also something Donald has dealt with his whole life and has been a large factory in his temper and general unluckiness. No one can understand him which leads to Donald not getting the respect he deserves. I just have a LOT of feelings about Donald

I'm glad Goofy was real all along and I hope he will appear again in the future episodes.

The Ducktales crew is litteraly me omg 😂 "Ay, I have a nice idea. I'll work on it without getting too into it, just for fun." **Spend the next few weeks/months putting her soul in that project**

I really hope they bring back Goofy. He's Ducktales canon as far as I'm concerned.

I like how Scrooge, Mrs. Beakley, Launchpad, and Donald were wearing their nostalgic outfits.

This episode reminded me of when Darkwing and Megavolt ended up in a dimension where humans lived and how they reacted in horror too

I could make an entire essay on what I loved about this episode, but I'll instead list my biggest highlights: 1. Seeing Scrooge, Mrs. Beakley, and Launchpad in their original outfits 2. Scrooge, Della, Louie, and Huey staring at the 'fourth wall,' which was both surreal and haunting 3. Gene the Genie returning 4. Everything with Goofy, including his photos of Max, PJ, and Roxanne 5. That rotating shot of the McDuck clan knocking out the humans Speaking of "Quack Pack," I rewatched a few episodes of that show on Disney+ recently.

Also PJ's in one of the photos. Pete family confirmed.

Huey: If we're so rich... *camera pans up to set lighting* Why can't we afford a ceiling?

“There is no goofier neighbor than goofy” Kramer: “Jerry hold my big salad.”

I absolutely loved this episode, I think might be the funniest episode of the show yet! It's clever, self-aware, endlessly creative, and it was crazy in the best possible way.

As an animator, that “bottle” episode definitely wasn’t easier on the crew to make. Any time there are costume changes, the animation team usually slows down

Well, you see, this wasn't a bottle episode, it was a LAMP episode, and sometimes you have to let the genie out!

I adored this episode, from the Classic outfits for Donald, Scrooge, Beakley and Launchpad, to the fun plot, to Gene the Genie, and ESPECIALLY Goofy. I loved the way that they made everything seem... off at the start of the episode, culminating in the return of Donald's intelligible voice. The fact that it's not even addressed until Huey looks at the Woodchuck Guidebook makes it all the better; it helps build everything up to the climax halfway through, and it honestly makes it kind of creepy - the atmosphere and feeling of the DuckTales world is completely different from what we know, yet no character actually acknowledges it until Huey - who is initially presented as 'Crazy' (that line from Louie about thinking Dewey would be the first to snap is great) spells it out for them. It makes me think - what if Huey hadn't figured out what was going on? The Ducks would have carried on in this Sitcom-inspired world, and - although they would've been safe - they wouldn't be THEM. Donald's wish made perfect sense for his character - he just got his entire family back, and together for the first time - given the chance, who wouldn't want to keep them safe, and remove the chance of someone getting lost again? This ties into how Goofy was used in this episode, which I also loved. They allowed him to be Goofy from Goof Troop and A Goofy Movie in the best way possible, having him tell Donald the, whilst clique, completely true and important message that 'Every family has their own normal'. Using Goofy to help Donald come to terms with the fact that there will be danger, but that's normal, and helping him embrace his family's normal rather than being in constant fear that everything will fall apart again is honestly the best way they could've used Goofy, capitalizing on his role as one of Disney's greatest father figures and Donald's best friend within the Fabulous Five at the same time. Goofy is probably the only character who understands both Donald and being a father - one who is constantly surrounded by danger as well, showcased in this episode through a recount of a mishap with a Roller-coaster, - well enough to give Donald this talk, to help talk him into bringing his Family's normal back. Whilst this very well could be the only time we see Goofy, due to the fact that they set up Max in this episode and as Goofy appeared so early in this season, I hope that means we'll see Goofy again soon so that he can further help Donald, bringing the adventurer out of him that has been teased since Season 1 and finally getting him to reel in any remaining over-protectiveness he has, presumably through demonstrating how he had raised Max. After all, if Goofy can raise his son and accept that he won't always be safe (especially due to Goofy's, well, Goofiness), Donald can learn to finally accept that his family are safe, and that he's not going to lose them again. Of course, with F.O.W.L resurfacing Donald may find it hard to fully accept his families' 'normal' (I definitely expect Donald's family-related fears and insecurities that were showcased in this episode to resurface in full force when the family find out about FOWL). Gene the Genie was also a highlight in this episode. I love the way that they teased that he was behind it, through Dewey's use of the catchphrase "Shabooey" when revealing Donald's "new 'do" - it was a great hint for fans of the Treasure of the Lost Lamp movie, whilst also working with other hints - such as the 'Photographer' appearing in the Pep Commercial- to allow people who have this episode as their first introduction to Gene to put hints together when he is revealed as the man behind this new sitcom-esque reality. Unlike Goofy, who probably won't return (but hopefully will), Gene feels like he's guaranteed to reappear at some point later in the Season - for Gene, this episode serves to showcase the extent of his Genie powers, allowing the audience to see just how powerful Gene is, meaning that when FOWL inevitably steals the Lamp for themselves to make their own diabolical wishes (let's be real, we all know that's going to happen) we already understand the stakes, so no time later in the season is wasted explaining why it's so bad that FOWL gets their hands on these artifacts. Another reason I believe Gene is likely to return is that he was freed from the Lamp - this sets up him returning in the future, as he can still be used by darker forces. It feels deliberate that not only is he not freed from the lamp, leaving him free (or, rather, not free) for other characters to use for their own wishes, but also not shown what the Family actually does with the lamp in general - we don't know if it's still in the cave or if the family took it home with them, and thus having him never appear again would make him feel more like a loose end than anything. The humans in this episode were also a nice surprise. I love the way they were made out to be genuinely terrifying monsters, whilst still having designs that echo how humans were drawn by Disney in Disney Afternoon shows they appeared in (I even saw people on the r/DuckTales subreddit draw comparison between them and the humans on Quack Pack, which is fitting due to the name of this episode). I do wonder if Humans exist in the DT17 universe outside of the wish reality to some extent - maybe they are on another planet entirely, alike how Darkwing Duck handled them (although I wouldn't be against never seeing Comet Guy again). Overall, this episode was amazing. From the guest characters, to Donald's development, to the comedy and the plot itself, Quack Pack is probably my second favourite episode of this season, only slightly behind "Double-O-Duck in You Only Crash Twice!". This season is shaping up to be DT17's best Season yet.

I loved this episode. My kids not so much. Having lived through the 90's. All the references got a belly laugh from me. The biggest is that the main human attacking them was the anchorman/producer/boss of Donald and Daisy in Quack Pack. Jaleel White as Gene was a masterstroke. Quack Pack wasn't reference any 90's sitcoms, but the Disney produced ABC TGIF sitcoms. A lineup that included Perfect Strangers and Family Matters, Home improvement and Full House, all the way to Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Goofy channeled Wilson from Home Improvement as well as Danny from Full House. And Jaleel White, the iconic intrusive neighbor as the genie was great. I smiled wistfully as he introduced his genie self in a shower of confetti. (RIP for Rip) Needless to say, I had to explain a lot of the in jokes to my little ones. With White and Schwarz in the same episode. I'd like of Instagram picture with the both of them in the sound booth and the caption "You're the Sonic now, dawg!"

As a 30+ year old man this was my favorite episode of the season so far, it was hilarious, weird, nostalgic and meta as hell.

Forget Roxanne, there was a picture of pj which means Pete and Peggy could be in the show

You know what type of episode I wanna see in the future? An episode that delves into Donald's position in the family now that Della Duck is back. What if Donald starts to feel like he's no longer important to the boys now that their mother is back. Donald has taken care of the boys their whole life, what kind of emotional toll could that have on Donald in having to face the potential reality that the boys may no longer need him now that Della is back in their lives. The boys are clearly very important to Donald, and I would love to see the showrunners tackle this idea, I could see it being a very emotional episode.

I just realized this episode is essentially the Ducktales version of Wandavision. It was Genie all along!

Oh my goodness. I didn't even realize the genie was played by Jaleel White. That must be a refrence to when he played Steve Urkel on Family Matters, which debuted in late 1989 and ran for most of the 90's. It's one of the first sitcoms I think of when I think of 90's sitcoms.

It was nice to know Max still exists.

The fact that there’s an entire KZfaq channel centered around my obsession really completes my life tbh

I dunno why, but I couldnt help but think about Full House while I was watching this episode

0:41 Also the episode references studio c, Good Luck Charlie, MLP

I mean, is anyone actually surprised there is a meta episode, with the meta character being Danny Pudi?

I wonder how Seaniccus will handle the mass of Osamu Tezuka (and other classic anime) references in "Astro B.O.Y.D.!". Pull in a cocreator?

I gotta be honest. I would've been totally fine with this characters keeping their Quack Pack designs (except Scrooge)

Im just gonna say it, Louie's bow outfit is giving me serious Harry Styles vibes

Fantastic episode! Almost felt like a current Disney sitcoms. I absolutely loved the nods to my fave Disney afternoon shows especially QUACK PACK! I LOVED THAT SHOW- I dont care what folks think of it! Also, atleast this sbow remembered Roxanne and Max's relationship unlike that Twice upon a Christmas special!

I love how good the animation is in this, especially in that 360-degree fight scene near the end

0:47-0:53 It’s easy to get them confused, both Quack Packs have gross human characters

One additional note. I looked at a calendar and realized its 2020, so many here haven't seen a Mentos commercial from the 90's. I'm sure its on KZfaq, and is pretty clearly the inspiration for the Pep commercial in this episode.

I love that they included a bug for The Ottoman Empire during the episode. I want to see that series!

I want to see more Goof Troop episodes. After all, they want to play with this extended universe as much as possible. It’s still a shame they won’t let Mickey, Minnie and Pluto into the DuckTales world.

Personally, for me, this HAS been my favorite episode, easily. I've ALWAYS loved reality altering stories in fiction, where you have a serialized, episodic series, and suddenly the characters wake up in an entirely foreign situation to what they normally do. Because then we get to explore interesting, unique dynamics between the characters and it's always really interesting to see these characters thrown out of their normal into an entirely different kind of scenario. And Quack Pack was a lot of fun for doing that in a way that still felt like a big Ducktales adventure. Besides that, the fact Goofy was here was one of my most anticipated moments of the season so far, barring another Sensational Six's appearance a few episodes from now. Goofy is just an incredibly endearing, lovable character, and I feel they really nailed what makes Goofy who he is. Goofy's a good dad since he loves his kid and is always doing his best for him, Goofy is a wacky, comical... Goof, who is great for slapstick as well as being a good character for a straight man to play off of, and Goofy is a good friend, always willing to listen to and help out Donald, even in spite of how Donald may find Goofy annoying or exasperating to deal with. And what I love about Goofy's speech to Donald, and Goofy as a whole here, is it felt like Goofy above all the others stayed the most true to himself. The heartfelt speech that puts everything into perspective and makes things right is a hallmark of sitcoms, yeah, but the speech Goofy gives Donald feels very true to Goofy as we've known him across all the animation featuring Goofy as a father, and the speech just felt like, even if they weren't stuck in a sitcom world, that Goofy would have given that exact same speech if Donald talked to him about wanting a normal family. Besides, Goofy, like Donald, seems aware of their situation the whole time- he looks at the camera when he tumbles over the kitchen island, does a pose when he faces Donald for the first time, and doesn't seem to show much resistance to their situation and just rolls with it. Which feels true to form for a happy-go-lucky guy like Goofy. So while it may not have been your favorite episode, it was absolutely my favorite, since it hits a lot of areas I love seeing in fiction, had a lot of fun jokes, and some great guest appearances by Goofy and Gene.

When they showed those... *Humans* (shudder) I was so disturbed

After hearing all the initial reactions from people who didn't even understand the references, let alone the crew's reason why, I was looking forward to this review. Thank you.

I never seen the native English speakers, which speaks so calm and clear like you. Your channel is gold mine for me

I still think this episode basically mocks Disney Channel's generic, bland, unfunny kiddy sitcoms. Almost as if the writers knew that Disney was going to stick their show back on the sister network, or rather brother network, and they wanted to get in jab at the shows they were getting shoved off for. The purposely cringe inducing scene transitions, the characters being written as one dimensional tropes, obviously the blatant "Baba Network" commercial bumper. Almost to say "Hey. We're writing deep, fun, emotional stories, and you're just doing bad sub-Full House humor." I'm also glad that they decided to keep Goofy as totally part of this universe, thought they kinda have to since "Stand Out" by Powerline was sung in the last season by Dewey and Della. It would have been heartbreaking for Goofy to be part of the audience and other cast mob trying to destroy them. Oh. And Quack Pack isn't nearly as bad as the reputation would suggest. It's perfectly fine, Donald's still Donald, so at least there's that to make it enjoyable. It's NO Goof Troop, which handled the mix of sitcom and classic Disney cartoon much better, but it hardly deserves the crap it gets. Though it's dated as hell.

“How did I get here? Why am I dancing?” XD

I kept having weird and nostalgic vibes when I watched this episode, it had this strange thing to it.

Mickey Mellon, and now Goofy. I wonder who else will appear...

I found adorable how Dewey holds on to Della when backstage in the beginning of the third act.

Look at it this way: they made a bottle ACT. ... God, I cannot WAIT to watch your take on Daisy.

I want YOUR money scrooge -Goofy

Great review as always! I love the visual storytelling in this episode. You could say that the sitcom parts of the episode in the first 2 acts may have freed up the time to be more dynamic than normal in the third act. One of the things I loved about it was that, from a design and storytelling point, the closer they got to discovering that they were in a sitcom the more dynamic and deep the sets and shots became. The episode starts out incredibly flat in terms of visuals with the single sets and typical 3 camera style with punch-ins and different angles. And then the further in we get into the episode and the more unwoven everything becomes the more dynamic the shots get. Climaxing in some of the same sets with dynamic angles as opposed to the flat ones that preceded it. It's absolutely amazing.

I personally thought it was great the episode itself is a parody of family sitcoms, I love the fact they include Goofy into the series and his interactions with Donald makes It feel better then Kingdom Hearts coded, the episode reminds me of the Truman show with Jim Carey, I think the episode is great, ducktales and Disney afternoon fans or better yet the Mickey Mouse fans would definitely enjoy it.

I love how everytime the ducktales producers try to do something very lowkey and easy-to-make they end up doing over the top stuff unintentionally, I hate to idealize but I feel like te show is bound to succeed and be a legitimately good show and I just love that

_"Of course there's a fourth wall."_

This was my favorite episode yet.

I wonder if Huey being the first to figure out he’s on a tv show is a reference or something like a reference to Danny Pudis role in Community as Abed Nadir

I loved the fact that they referenced the goofy movie and goof troop so now they are in the same universe

Isn’t Last Crash of the Sunchaser also sort of a bottle episode?

This episode was really nostalgic for me not only for referencing Quack Pack and having Jaleel White as a guest star but the entire feel took me back to the 90s when I watched commercials and bumpers transitioning back to the show I’m watching.

Dunno if this comment is too late for the algorithm but just wanted to say love these Ducktales videos! Even if they take time, hope you don’t give up on them!

Also pj was in the back of the shot with the cotton candy machine lol

Ductless But it's become Full House. I Didn't know I wanted this.

The only thing that bugged me about this episode was that we never find out what happened to Gene after Donald made his last wish.

The humans were also an excellent metaphor for how audiences can be perceived when it comes to their fanaticism over their shows and the people who are in charge of them. Like when someone decided to cancel a show (reverse Donald's wish) and the fans get angry (the wish trying to preserve itself).

i can’t wait for the next review, if i remember the episode order right, double-o-duck is next which is now my favorite episode. i can’t wait to see what you thought of it! i have... a lot to say about that particular episode.

genie episode* It was a LONG LONG TIME AGO. In a place called the 90s! Me: ha..thanks for making us feel old...

Imagine the spin-ff show involving Goofy and Launchpad as main characters!

The genie says "Ages....! The long-ago year of the NINETEEN-NINETY" after he's found out, and something 'clicked' in my head. What if... the world of Ducktales is our Earth, but THOUSANDS OF YEARS in the future? Humans extinct, not a trace of them, and now antropomorphic animals rule the planet. Why? Because... the 'audience' for the episode's "episode" are none other than HUMANS! Not "human look-a-like"... but humans. So what if this Genie was created in OUR "1990's"... and survived all the way to the world of Ducktales? Like Alladin's genie that lived thousands of years in that lamp.

this episode kinda reminded me of wandavision; both have the oddly specific storyline of the characters being trapped in a cheesy parody of a sitcom from a different time period with no explanation (complete with a commercial parody to break up the episode)

Goofy was actually mature at first... he was the poster adult, then became sillier, then they kinda did both... he’s a goofy dad. Love this show 😁

The best reference to the 90's sitcoms in this episode is the kitchen. Seriously, every 90's sitcom had a kitchen everyone hung out in. Home improvement, roseanne, drew carey, sabrina the teenage witch, fraser, seinfeld, full house, boy meets world. The list goes on. And honestly, when was the last time you saw the kitchen in Ducktales? That's right, the bigfoot episode and that's only because bigfoot was raiding it for food.

This is one of my top 3 episodes of Season 3 of Ducktales!!! I like that Huey was the only sane one in the episode and of course Goofy's appearance!!

They probably also referenced Quack Pack and Goof Troop along with sitcoms because with their basic “Family in the suburbs that wacky stuff happens to” premises, those two shows were the closest to family sitcoms the Disney Afternoon had.

Personally I absolutely loved this episode definitely my favorite of season 3

THE HUMAN PART TOOK ME OUT they seriously went there

Season 1 Episode 17 has a Gummy Bears reference. I cant believe I missed that!

As a child of the 80s and 90s, I can appreciate all the little stuff they did to this episode.

Well the shows back on hiatus so now you have time to catch up.

I've been excitedly waiting for your review of this episode in particular, was looking forward to seeing how you felt about such an interesting change to its usual formula. So far this is the only reboot I've seen that not only makes callbacks to its original source material, it also makes callbacks to OTHER properties on its network IN THE SAME EPISODE and STILL make it work somehow. And the types of callbacks are complete fan service, too, such as the characters wearing their original designs and mentioning 1990, the year the Ducktales movie took place. If there was any doubt that the creators of this show know who their fans are and know their source material(s), this episode basically eliminates all doubt.

Ducktales 2017 episode Quack Pack has everyone in their signature classic outfits and the triplets in their Quack Pack outfits

I saw this episode as a parody of typical TV sitcom troops, especially those that ere on the Disney Channel. And I wish I had knew about the shoiw in a bottle concept before I watched the episode, I would have greatly changed my experience.

i saw this ep and i thought that it was good to see Goofy and give advise to Donald.

I thought this was more of a fun episode than anything

I actually think even the original pitch for a super simple bottle episode, if played straight, might leave the boarding team grasping at straws, unless they wanted to just phone it in completely; the stilted, limited angles and a script made up of everyone just standing around talking, might make it challenging to board scenes in ways that are interesting and not just.... the same three shot held at different distances throughout the entire episode. I think making it a deliberate parody/homage of sitcoms was really the only way to make it work organically... though they definitely wrote themselves out of the bottle halfway through anyways.

"The long ago year of 1990." As soon as he says that he looks like he's high. Was he on something then? IS he on something?

I love these videos for giving me insight to the bigger picture I just didn't know about. From a previous show called Quack Pack, to the idea of an animation bottle episode. Thanks Sean for all the knowledge. Please keep talking about this show.

1:09 Sonic: huh, neat.

Speaking of tv show clichés, did anyone notice that they showed the final part of the DUCKTALES opening credits only? The part with the logo? Pretty sure that's a shout out -- and shout at -- to how the opening credits of modern sitcoms (and most other fictional tv) are just long enough to show the title. Also, pretty sure the human audience wad a reference to a DARKWING DUCK episode where he was sent to the "real world" where he was just a cartoon character.

Huey's character REALLY fits Danny Pudi in this episode, wink wink

Now i want an episode where they actually get teleported to an alternate dimension where they all meet human counterparts of themselves. One where there are no antharmorphic animals.

I have been waiting for you to review this episode! Thanks so much! 😊😊

This was an amazing episode. I love 4th wall jokes and this one has the best I’ve ever seen

Bottle episodes probably worked in old school animation. Shows like the Flintstones seem well primed for this.

This is probably my favorite episode of the show so far. I was really looking forward to you talking about it and was not disappointed. :-)

I agree. Goofy is the best and most nostalgic part of the episode😍😊

I thought the best thing about this episode is that it was aired around the same time as WandaVision.