The fact that he was originally a Boer and then retconned to being Scottish and then in the new show he is a Boer pretending to be Scottish is the best meta joke I've ever seen.

Flintheart: "how'd you know it was me?" Louie: "it's always you" Flintheart: "AND IT ALWAYS WILL BE! HA HA HA!" #Classic

Neither Scrooge nor Glomgold are motivated primarily by the money, Scrooge by adventure Glomgold by revenge

He's _not_ Glomgold but is Glomgold at the same time. And that's not a bunch of _Baloney_

One of my favourite things about how the Duke's backstory was told and how it ismply felt like tragic misunderstanding. Duke felt ripped off and looked down on by simply recieving a simple dime for his labor (and probably because living under misfortune circumstances). And while Scrooge's heart was in a right place, after his noble idea backfired he seemed to just react with "Well I tried but it didn't work" and leaving. Not to say that Scrooge was a jerk or in the wrong, just little impatient, just like Duke was too frustrated to see what the former's noble-at-heart gesture ment. Maybe if Scrooge actually sit the kid down and chared his own life story with him, could things have turned out differently?

This was a good episode, the reason they changed Glomgold from South African to Scottish in the first place in the original series was because of the Apartheid, a touchy subject back then. That made him as you said a perfect dark mirror of Scrooge.

This episode actually won the award for Most Obscure Carl Barks Reference in a Disney Cartoon.

The previous Ducktales version of Glomgold was a delight, but I also love how the reboot portrayed him. Seeing how bombastic he can get makes him all the more entertaining, especially since his voice actor, Keith Ferguson, also played Lord Hater from "Wander Over Yonder" (another hilarious villain from a Disney cartoon I also enjoy).

All we need now is a tragic backstory for Magica...

"GLOMGOLD! GLOMGOLD!"

This new Glomgold represents the reboot perfectly. Sillier on the surface, but actually much more complex and interesting than the original. Also you made me ship the two billionares so, congratulations.

I I really pitied Glomgold watching the episode in which he lost his memory. Seeing how broken he is, this is a comedy and his antics are hilarious to watch, but I hope he will eventually heal. He could still be Sgrooge's fiercest rival, eager to best him by any means necessary, but with his mind intact.

I’ve made my own video about this episode, but I find the dynamic presented in this episode *infinitely fascinating.* I’m enamored with the idea that Duke/Glomgold’s worst traits are things he learned from Scrooge’s example. The idea that Scrooge and Glomgold *are* mirrors in the sense that Duke’s hair-brained scheming was really the only thing separating their backgrounds until Scrooge pushed Duke in a different direction. The idea that fundamentally, even though he thinks he meant well, Scrooge really did make a conscious poor decision in paying for a $1 priced service with a dime and then get indignant about it. Most especially, I love the idea that Duke’s obsession is rooted not in a petty slight, but in the feeling that Scrooge’s nature as a stubborn cheapskate ruined his own ideal of The Richest Duck In The World. I also like having Louie be a major part of the episode, and having Louie compare himself to Glomgold constantly. I feel like the bet at the end of the episode is going to play a big role in Louie’s arc this season. I don’t know how, but for the first time, because of that money clip, Scrooge seems to be treating Glomgold like a SERIOUS rival, and I feel like Louie’s only going to be more impacted as the bet escalates, and finally closes.

The funny thing is, in the comics that went in depth on his backstory and history growing up when he got that American dime, he was mad. It was American dime it was next to useless in Glasgow. It’s when he adopted his motto of being tougher than the toughys and smarter than the smarties. So truthfully it makes complete sense that Glamgold didn’t take getting paid with a dime well either.

This is legitimately tragic...

4:27 The best come back for having your cover blown I've ever heard! Also, the animation for his flashback was amazing. I could watch that Little Dukey gesture and express over and over again. The animation this season has been a step up I think and it just makes the show greater.

Man, I can’t believe Mickey can’t appear in this show. It’d be amazing to see what type of personality they could give him, and I’d love an episode of Mickey, Donald and Goofy going on an adventure with the rest of the Ducktales cast. However, there is one character they could use in this show that would *really* benefit from appearing. That character is Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Disney’s true original. If he goes unused nowadays after Disney got the rights to him back, only appearing in the “Epic Mickey” franchise and cameoing in the Mickey Mouse shorts. If he appeared on DuckTales we could see him getting more recognition, and he could become more well-known. He could be a helpful character who assists the main cast on a couple adventures (maybe even being an adventure alike Indiana Jones), or he could be an antagonist, angry and bitter, taking it out on everyone- particular Donald, giving the excuse that “he can’t find that Mouse who stole his fame do a friend of his will have to do”

I can't be the only one that draws parallels between glomgold and donald Both are extremely unlucky and bitter but at the same time,donald lacks his evil ways,donald could have easily dedicated his life to besting his cousin,but he never did I like to believe that the reason glomgold bonded so well with donald in the first episode is because he sees himself in donald,whether he saw baloney or a possible glomgold is up for debate Is it because donald had a family? Is it because of his adventurous spirit? Why did donald turn out so well?

This episode was really good. In 80s cartoons there was never really a lot of back story or character development. The attention to details by the reboot team and realizing it has to cater for young (new fans) and oldder people who remember the 80s cartoon gives it a lot more depth which I think doesn't happen with cartoons with a few exceptions.

1987: Scrooge is Glomgold's most hated enemy. Now: Scrooge is Glomgold's FAVORITE enemy.

8:20 I knida like the subversive message in that scene. Hard work, determination, and resiliency are all well and good but sometimes people don't need lessons so much as they need the money.

After I watched that episode, I was like "I will cry or get some feels about this guy by the end of season, won't I?" Still waiting for Lena to returns from shadow realm.

Glomgold is hilarious But it is hard to take him seriously as a second richest duck.

The MOST changed character is probably Doofus, but that's fine. I didn't like the old Doofus much.

SO EXCITED for this to be released! I love your videos Seaniccus!!!!!

I like the new version l more. He may still have a dangerous aspect, but sometimes it just comes full circle to him being more of a parody of a villain

How did you know it was me? It’s always you. AND IT ALWAYS WILL BE!!! That joke always kills me.

That one dislike is Glomgold

The end of this episode was what really excited me...the throwback to my favorite multi-episode block of the original series was epic and I can't wait to see how it plays out this time

I really liked that episode, definitely the best of this season so far. At the end of the episode, they seem to set up a variation of the "Catch as Cash Can" arc of the original series, which for some reason used to be my favourite arc as a kid. I wonder how this will play out, especially considering that they can't do Atlantis (because already done in the pilot) and Scrooge's fortune is drained (because of Della). I have a very crazy theory: they will combine Della and this arc, forcing Scrooge to loose the competition. According to their agreement, Flintheart would get all of Scrooge's fortune and his company. So I theorize that maybe to rescue Della, Scrooge has to go into deep debt. I guess before the debt is revealed to Flintheart, he will taunt Scrooge and give him a dime (his number one dime) as a joke. Since Flintheart gets Scrooge's company and debt, both will end up with zero. But in contrast to Flintheart, Scrooge knows how to start again from scratch. Slightly of topic: I have heard a rumour that John D. Rockerduck (another billionaire rival of Scrooge) will appear this season. I am curious to see how they fit in his character between Flintheart Glomgold and Mark Beaks.

A podcast that went over their feelings on the reboot brought up a point on how the show is pretty much parodying Flintheart's obsessive rivalry and poking fun at how pathetic it really is. Other than that, your enthusiasm for the show is so catching.

"Goodbye, Dukey. Hello, Flinty." -- Scrooge McDuck (DuckTales '17)

In all fairness for the original cartoon the reason Glomgold isn’t South African in that version is that the apartheid had become international news and Disney probably didn’t want to risk backlash

To be honest, I've never watched the original Duck tales, nor have I read the comics, but when Webby questioned why Glomgold had a South African accent, I questioned how she could tell! I mean, first off, South African isn't the most common kind of accent to hear in America, heck, the only reason I know what a South African person sounds like, is cause my second cousin's in-laws are from South Africa. Not to mention, South African sounds incredibly close to Australian, which in turn, also kinda sounds like British, so with that in mind, I would think it'd be incredibly difficult to pin point where exactly his accent is from and I'd probably say it was Australian, never guessing that it could be South African. Also, I can't say that the voice actor does a stellar job at the South African accent, at least at the start. I couldn't tell until Webby said something. But as I listened to it more, it did start to sound more South African, but still with some Scottish sprinkled in. But anyway, it was interesting to know why exactly he was South African originally. I always got the feeling that his "Scottishness" was just a persona, what with him emphasizing his "Scottish qualities". Very fascinating episode. I enjoyed it.

I was listening to the extended version of the Ducktales theme when I got this notification XD

every time I see the character designs from the original series, I question things. like, the triplets look (and act from what I've heard) like a group of clones, flinthart is a mall santa, gyro is some insane grandpa, etc.

4:23 one of my favorite bits I LOVE Glumgold in this version

The new Ducktales may be sillier than the old one, but it is also much more clever. Glomgold losing his shadow, seems to be a reference to the Jungian shadow-self - the part of Duke Baloney that Duke Baloney suppressed. I wanna point out that Ducktales whitewashes Scrooges quite a bit. In his first story, Scrooge is the antagonist. In later stories, he is often a problematic anti hero. He steals land from indigenous people in Africa and can often be heartless and shady. Of course, he is good at heart, but the comic books make him more problematic than the two Ducktales shows.

Flinty deserves to be happy and i'd say Scrooge's actions weren't as good as he thought they were. That scene in the dream with Glomgold literally throwing his heart on the fire to get a lot of money, which eventually consumes him, is so tragic and powerful.

Having been curious as to what you'd have to say about this bombshell of an episode, I'm a bit surprised that with your intricate knowledge of all things Disney Duck lore-related, you didn't point out (or quite make the connection?) in them making his original name "Duke Baloney" in this continuity. Because it isn't actually quite original to the show , but has its own roots in the comics: before Flintheart Glomgold was introduced, there was a one-off character who featured as an enemy of Uncle Scrooge; the second-richest duke in the world, the **Duke** of **Baloni**. What DT 2017 did, was consolidate Scrooge McDuck's best-known enemy from the comics with the mostly-forgotten prototype of that character, by making Duke Baloney his original name before adopting the moniker of Flintheart Glomgold. This is quite genius on many levels - why he has a name that basically means "stone-hearted gold thief", how he can truly pose as a Scotsman despite being a Boer originally, the manner in which he developed his ire for the richest duck in the world... It all works so well, and demonstrates how Frank Angones and the crew know how to stay true to the spirit of the comics and the original Duck Tales series while still forging their own unique path in the process. I tip my hat to them.

He's so Flamboyant with his evil, I love his character! I'm always a fan of his 80's original but this new one had he laughing on the floor! Also its awesome Dewey tries to get him on his show but constantly runs outta time! Flint Heart :"WHAT!?" Huey: "QUIET!" Flint Heart whispers: " ..what?!..."

4:24 This is how Ash should react to Team rocket by now

*quietly waiting for that three caballeros episode review*

Glomgold is south African in the reboot it's just he decided to be Scottish to best scrooge

😂😂😂I can never stop laughing at the fact that his beard is fake, and how he pulls a new one out of nowhere when he loses it

It's always a pleasure to watch your DuckTales reviews! You even point out a few things that I didn't quite consider.

I had a head canon that he was just pretending to be Scottish before this episode, and was happy it was confirmed

The dream sequence shows us what a DuckTales episode would look like if David Lynch would direct it.

Love that you put the "And it Always Will Be" Clip in it.

I really liked this episode with the past

And sharper then the sharpies

So no mention of the competition the two started at the end of the episode? I mean… Scrooge's money bin is either going to be very empty, or refilled at the end of the season.

I can no longer see him as Glomgold. Only Duke Baloney.

I'm so early the video isn't even up yet XD

Take a shot every time he says "flintheart glumgold"

Very underrated channel of yours I've come across, I love your style

I've been really liking season 2 so far (and it's not just because green bro is supposed to be the main focus this time around). I feel they took the best parts of season 1 and have been building from there. It's genuinely refreshing to have something to watch that is reliably good.

This is BRILLIANT! GREAT WORK SEANICCUS!🤣

So glad to hear ur thoughts on this episode

I can't wait to hear you talk about the last Christmas episode

Great episode and great review!

Just like every other character, I'm just glad they all look different. This Glomgold is not Donald with beard, or Magica is not Donald in dress, even Scrooge is not just Donald with a top hat.

Awesome video review fun to watch.

I always figured Glomgold to be essentially Scrooge from the Disney Christmas Carol

I love your videos they’re so amazing

Never thought we’d see you doing these on the characters again, especially as it’s been over a year since the latest one on Donald was completed. UPDATE: It’s actually an episode review. My bad, the title and thumbnail had me confused.

13:42 "because I'm Flintheart Glomgold, and I always will be" I like this scene so much

I really wanted Duke to stay but I knew that there was no way that would have stuck. Also I honestly think that what Scrooge did wrong, besides under paying in the first place, was giving the young Duke the dome himself, instead of through a proxy like his father did for him.

I remember one episode in season 1 ended with an appearance by Glomgold, only without his beard and accent, pretending to be a delivery boy or something. That got me very excited for the idea that there's something more to him, something kinda sinister or creepy than just "a goofier version of the old cartoon Glomgold", and he actually had been faking both his accent and beard. But I never actually expected them to go through with it, I genuinely thought it was going to remain a one-off gag instead of a kind of foreshadowing.

I love how much of this is inflation- Scrooge is ancient and a dime used to mean something more then symbolism. Glom was ripped off, but also he is an insane megalomaniac for this to be his solution.

An EXCELLENT analysis of an equally great episode (I always look forward to you longer videos), but one question from that episode still nags at me: WHAT exactly is the significance of the money clip?? It couldn't have been a one-off, the way Scrooge reacted when he saw Glomgold had it must mean it's something of value, and apparently something he's been trying to get back for a long time. I really, REALLY wanna know where this plot thread leads.

@seaniccus What was the name of the song played during the video? I love it!

I've been waiting for this Finally! Next time it's The Town where Everyone was Nice i think you'll look forward to that, I think you already watched it by now.

Seaniccus: flintheart is the most evil of all Magica: am I a joke to you

I love this episode of DuckTales. It gives character development to a character that never really had much development before. And Louie and Webby are always great together. :D Can't wait for the reviews on the next couple of episodes!

I just finished Community and found out Danny Puddi was in this show and now I keep getting recommended videos about it... I only saw like 2 episodes when the show first came out

Mr. Seanicus, I want to thank you for delving into the Ducktales reboot series. As a kid I never really got to see the Original Ducktales show except for that one episode when Magica cast a spell on Scrooge to make him fall in love with her so she could get his fortune. My sister who is two years older than me says she likes the original better as she watched most of it, but because I've only seen one episode I prefer the reboot, mostly because of David Tenant. Unfortunately most of the references on the Ducktales reboot related to the Original Ducktales tends to go over my head. The only references I understand come from watching Darkwing Duck, and Tailspin which I did grow up watching. And apparently for season 3 I will understand the references to Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers when Disney starts to air it, but we gotta finish season 2 first, man what's with the two Haitus'?! Even MLP has the decency to hold one hiatus per season! Speaking of which, what did you think of the trailer for the rest of season 2? I was very confused for about half the trailer, and the only thing I actually understood was that Glomgold is creating an army to takedown the McDuck Family and their friends.😅

12:08 *Shippers have entered the chat*

Owlsan, help me get up so I can dance on his coffin

I wonder the likeness we're going to see Mickey and Goofy in this new series... I understand it's Ducktales, but even during the original series I always wanted to know what happened to those two... Unless they're too busy hanging out with a kid that's holding a massive key sword, and fighting against a horde of heartless zombies, a bunch of nobodies, traveling to new worlds, and unlocking keyholes. But that'll be a tad bit ridiculous.

You know what would actually be a good idea for a story in this universe? One centered around Louie and Glomgold and how Glomgold's backstory reflects Louie's character arc.

I missed the premiere already? I was 1 minute late!

This man is so deadset on winning against scrooge that he tried to defeat him in being scottish

What's that outro music? Really good

I called him being a fake Scot in the pilot. The accent is hilarious but contrasting him with David Tennant's authentic accent seemed intentional.

I like to think that Duke Baloney grew up in Bloemfontein or Johannesburg before becoming Flintheart Glomgold

As much as I like the Ducktales reboot, and as great as this origin is for Glomgold in cementing him as mirror Scrooge I must say: I am sad that they did not use the origin given in The Terror of the Transvaal.

Now I wanna see how you feel about the three caballeros since they had an appearance in a recent Ep and it’s interesting because their origin lies outside of the original duck tales show

I would want to see a spin-off about Flintheart Glomgold. That would be amazing.

So what do you think of the setup for the over-arching plot setup they did for the season?

I did not expect this episode to be so tragic. It was an amazing look into Flintheart’s mind. That dream sequence was something else.

Is it going to be LIVE

I’m excited for what you have to say about the Christmas episode the only way I see that it could’ve been better is it after everyone got done time traveling Donald and do we had a little talk about how he went to the past and what happened

I really liked this episode. The wierd dream sequence and the flash back. Just loved it. And the end scene between Glommy and Scrooge. That is what I wanted to see. Now I don´t expect that many episodes focusing on the competition but I hope they will do work of it. But I wonder if that will be the season finally. In that case I hope it actually turns out Scrooge loses. But then something else happens so he get his riches back. You know a little of a twist.

Can you do scrooge? And magica?

Flintheart might be one of my favorite characters in the new show. He's just written so well as the comedy relief and villain at the same time

The sad thing is Scrooge is an understanding man. If Glomgold understood the symbolism and said said so to Scrooge followed by “but I am gonna have to ask you to pay the full price” Scrooge would have done so and this would have all been avoided, and we might have gotten the honest, honourable, and optimistic billionaire Duke Baloney. Instead he didn’t get the message and took it as an insult. And Scrooge has a defensive ego by nature, so naturally he’d bite back and ended up not paying the full price, leading to the cheating, revenge driven, and borderline criminal billionaire Flintheart Glomgold.

Knowing what started him down this path and how he hasn't let that go for SOOOOOOO long, It just makes me exhausted thinking about it

The fact that this episode came out in 2018 makes me feel old.

is that teamhospital music in the bacground man