srsly, the fact that the writers turned the iconic moon theme into a lullaby that fit into the story of the reboot is amazing and brilliant!

This episode changed my perspective of Della as a character. Before this episode, I always thought that she may have stolen the rocket for selfish reasons; one last Joyride before having to deal with being a parent. But now I think that she probably boarded that rocket so that she would have a story to tell her boys. Instead of her main flaw being selfishness, it turned out to be impulsivity. Interesting.

This episode explained a lot for me. My jaw literally dropped when I saw Della has lost a leg.

I think I know why the Oxy-chew is it's flavor: 1) Black Licorice is the flavor where you only needed a little of it in order for it too work 2) Black Licorice flavor lasts longer Or 3) Gyro's a butt.

Fun fact: the subtitles (at least for DirecTV) actually say “Humming Moon theme from Ducktales NES game” when you see Della try to jump off the moon.

The birthday cake scene was the scene that made me cry the most.

One thing I love about Della's personality is that she seems to share Donald's anger issues in moments such as ripping up the manual or her fights with the Moonmite, showing that they're twins & they have similar quirks or flaws

Its interesting how this episode demonstrated the contrasting reactions Donald and Della to things going wrong and the kind of resulting self sabotage. Donald constantly has rotten luck and in the 10 years he raised the triplets, was doubt dealing with things going wrong in some way or another from the the houseboat to various jobs, etc. His resulting temper makes things even worse and we see from the various tantrums that Donald struggles to handle the every day bad luck he constantly gets. But in the critical times like the Shadow War episode he steps up and not only powers through his own natural misfortune but outright crafts/executes effective plans and spearheads the effort to rescue Scrooge and stop Magica. Della's success in adventuring certainly demonstrates how skilled she was and from what we seen of her before the space trip, didn't seem as prone to Donald's outbursts at bad luck. Her patience and continued optimism even after 10 years on the moon certainly demonstrate her determination. However its the most important moments where a clear head and focus is most necessary is when Della's impulsiveness and rage comes out and she ends up putting herself in a far worse position than before. Even the act of taking the Spear of Selene was itself her giving in to her emotions at the worst possible time. For all of Donald's personality quirks, in the big crisis events he rises above his occasional shortsighted thinking and emerges as a cool headed hero with greater ease than even Della manages at points.

I've watched it a dozen times now. The moon theme has been part of my life for almost 30 years now. I nearly snapped my own neck convulsing in joy when it popped into the episode and that didn't stop till the end when we got to hear lyrics. I still bawl at the words, brimming with a mother's love and wanting to give the world to her kids. I hope they release more lyrics for the other half of the tune. The level of care shown by the creative team is so wonderful. They found the best way to introduce the character to us, flaws and all, and they made me fall in love with a song I hold on my phone all over again. By paying homage to the family's history in all its forms, they have trailblazed a new path and made the Duck family's--and our own--lives richer for it. Woo-hoo!

Loved hearimg the Ducktales moon theme from the video game

Oxy-Chew comes from the Ducktales: Remastered where it's used to explain how Scrooge can breathe on the Moon.

I believe that Dewey looked at the star in Last Christmas Was because he remembered the lyrics to the song

I found it endearing how within Della we see each of her boys’s Personally traits: prone to jump into adventure without thinking, persistence about treasure, resourcefulness with making a prosthetic leg, it ties her to the her boys, even if they haven’t met yet.

I actually cried when I heard her sing this song. So nostalgic and a bit heartbreaking to my ears. I think this version would fit the credits piano version of the song from the Ducktales Remastered game.

I love how they revealed a character in the DuckTales series that's extremely rare to see in the DuckTales comics aka Della and everything of this episode is just awesome.

I guess the title should be "How's Della doing?". But nice video. And yeah, the song was a nice way to integrate the Moon theme.

what a beautiful and heartfelt lullaby! della's voice actress did such a great job! della is not a bad mother she just made a mistake this episode was great at portraying della duck and seeing what happened to her

Alas, Della's song only gave lyrics to the first part of the Moon theme, so in my head it still continued as "crazy duck in space..."

Prediction: final conflict will see Glumgold trying to steal all the gold from the moon.

The ending to this episode was sinister and makes me think the moon aliens will become antagonists throughout this season and its finale.

When she said"I dont have enough scrap for an S.O.S" I thought it stand for: Spear OF Selene 😖😄😄😊 Edit: thanks for 100 likes. Ive never gotten so many before😃

Why did this episode make me cry so much? 😭

Who else shed a tear when Della sang that lullaby for the baby moon mite? I did.😭

loved your analysis. Found it wonderful that you figured out that Della's own actions sabotaged her attempts to get off the moon. Sometimes that's the way in life, instead of being patient and thinking things through, we rush ahead and sometimes act out of anger, and this backfires. --jthree

how much authority/knowledge does selene actually have on the moon she is the goddess of if claims that she doesn't know where della is while she is on the moon witch also has giant mites aliens and a golden city me thinks either she has less power then her title would imply, she hasn't checked on the moon in many years at the least, or is purposely hiding information

This episode is truly beautiful, and when the last question is answered it's just going to help everything.

This episode made me cry so much like when they revealed della was alvie and living on the moon

Della's an incredibly endearing character to me, and I'm beyond excited to see what comes next in her story! Gotta say, though, the Moonlanders seem like they're gonna be HUGE jerks (aside from Lunaris, maybe). I really hope some of them are genuinely kind - so many alien civilizations are given unanimous and unflinching beliefs in modern fiction.

this episode it’s wonderful. on an unrelated note here are a few character interaction that i hope to se in the future: 1)Donald and Fethry:as some one who life in italy i read a lot of comics with this duo and fethry is the perfect foil to donald. 2)Fethry and Storkules:they are both naive and enthusiastic good guys that are usualy unaware of the troble they cause and have and admiration for donald while he prefers to stay away from them, do i have to say more? 3)Donald and webby:this should be intresting. 4)Scrooge and the beagle boys: seriously they are scrooge most famouse enemies and they did’n interacted onece doring season 1.

Bonus points to the voice actress, Paget Brewster for doing a ducking wonderful job in both speaking and singing for this wonderful woman, duck, lady...thingy.

I already love Della and can't wait to see her again in future episodes. the reunion is going to be heart wrenching I can already tell

Not even like two minutes in Della became my favorite character

No mention of how there were shades of Huey, Dewey, Louie and Scrooge poking through her personality the same way some of Donald's quirks did? Dewey's giddy, childish impulsiveness. Huey's intelligence and trust in the good old JWGB. Louie's dry sarcasm and wit. Scrooge's badass adventuring skills and knack for sniffing out trouble. Della showed all of that while still managing to identify herself as a unique character and it's AWESOME.

Now I know how she managed to survive living on the moon it’s cool oxychew handles all necessities despite its flavor

I doubt the Brentalfloss lyrics will ever leave. They’re just too darn catchy.

Who Else Felt Bad For Della For All The Stuff She Went Through In The Episode? (Speaking Of Which, I Was Left Amazed And Speechless. I Loved It! And I Was Also Surprised, And Also Felt Bad, When Della Had To Somehow Amputate Her Leg And Make A Prosthetic One, That Was Very Unexpected. I Also Loved Hearing The Moon Theme Play. And It Was Super Heartwarming And Sweet When She Sung Her Lullaby.)

Wow. I like that Della was introduced in the series. She was barely mentioned in the comics written by Carl Barks and Don Rosa.

Awesome video! I confess I was never interested about this Duck Tales reboot, but some days ago I've seen a clip of Della singing the Moon theme and it made me a little curious. As far as I can see from your video, it seems that the reboot works to give depth to beloved characters in a similar way than Don Rosa did in comics. I'll give give it a chance now. After all, it's not everyday you find a cartoon able to make you cry.

everything about this episode was brilliant and awesome. nuff said

Was anyone reminded of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.?

Moon mites? Why? When Luna ticks is right there.

After watching this episode and giving it some thought, I also realized why the expenses for searching for Della were so great to the point of bankrupting Scrooge, because the experimental rockets were powered by gold. Most likely Scrooge took money out of his own bin not just to afford the construction of all the rockets, but to power them as well. Knowing that, I wonder if that'll lead to some key events in the future of Season 2, maybe in regards to the wager between Scrooge and Glomgold.

Likley with me I'll still hear Brentalfloss. But maybe I'll hear Della.

Oxy-chew doesn't provide heat to survive on the moon without equipment.

4:06 THANK YOU! Say that out loud so people can understand that it's not just Scrooge who deserves to have all the blame for Della's disappearance.

I liked how they let her hair grow to show time passing. Also I really can't wait for Della to meet Webby.

We loved this episode. I only know about the moon theme from my husband but he has made me listen to it for years. It was great hearing it here. Having a Della-centric episode this soon makes me wonder if this show will be like Gravity Falls and end after 2 seasons. I can't see the show going on after the family is reunited. Her disappearance has been THE mystery and emotions tying the whole show together. I would like at least one more season. My kids love it too. My daughter has even named one of her stuffies "Della"

I'm glad that you brought this aspect of the episode up! It was definitely something that made me love this episode! It's SO important that we really got to know WHO Della is outside of other characters talking about her!

Fun fact: if you go and watch this episode on Disney+ with subtitles on, it explicitly refers to the theme as "Moon Theme from the NES Ducktales game". For some reason that tickles me.

Thanks for this video. You've been able to perfectly articulate how the moon theme was not only central to this episode, but how well the writers did it. Keep up the good work.

8:00 oh man, the shade on brentalfloss. Also, this title is really clickbaity, so glad the content was good

I dunno if anyone’s mentioned this, but Oxy-Chew has actually been a thing for a while. It was first created for the game Ducktales: Remastered, to explain how Scrooge was able to explore the moon without a spacesuit. It’s really cool that they brought it back for this show.

I don't think I could ever get the lyrics from Brentalfloss out of my head. I've just heard that song for so long now, it's stuck in my head. :D

I hope the Moonlanders can help speed up the RE-rebuilding of the Spear of Selene assuming they cooperate. The Della reunion could be at the end of season zwei after all...

For me I see the DuckTales 2017 cast take on the moon level, maybe even an invasion episode. Maybe this is what happened during the first 6 months(season 1) to Della and we know she still stayed on the wreckage of her ship even though she could have asked help from the moon people, maybe they had a falling out with each other? Who knows. Hey, why not do an updated character overview. To fill in the void while we wait for updates.

Awesome video. i love this ep. good thing i had it on my DVR.

The title of the episode is a question that so many people were asking then the episode itself is the answer

Wish it aired in my country. Looking ahead, this episode is still not scheduled to show in Canada in the next week.

What I want to know is who’s their father?

I hope Della gets home soon

I literally geeked out when I heard the Moon theme. This was a great episode to start with after the three month hiatus.

Since Della has oxy-chew, I’ll assume that Gyro knows that Della is still alive out there, but I can’t believe that Scrooge never thought to search on the moon. It’s almost is if Della was actually invisible to Moon Landers during the past 10 years whilst stranded there.

Now I'm gonna need a list of the references. And also of every time the moon theme played.

Great Video Seaniccus I Loved The Della Duck Episode Can’t wait for my Ducktales 🦆💰🦆😍😍😉👍🏻 Have a Wonderful Day tomorrow 😉

Last Time I Was This Early, The Moon Song's Lyrics were already made by a Guy on KZfaq! ;) 7:54 Yeah. That one. I Remember Watching that Video for the First Time Vividly now. And it's Awesome to see this make a Grand Return in an Unexpected but Spectacular way. ^^

6:59 Such a beautiful song! I nearly cried when I heard Della sing it for the first time. I wish her the best of luck on getting home.

You are back my dude

Now I want a Ducktales game that has you playing as Della.

Damnit, you won yourself a subscriber.... good job

I got something in my eye when i heard her song. Having been around to play the original, when it was original, I was astounded. Proof nostalgia pulls at your heart.

To me honest, the nitpicker in me still finds it relatively hard to believe that nobody noticed Della, her spaceship, or that "Moon Mite" for 10 years. Sure one of the spaceships Scrooge sent out failed to notice her and dismissed the dustcloud kicked up by her and the mite as a meteorite crashing into the moon's surface, but... you know, telescopes are a thing. Photographs from space, even? It doesn't look like she crashed on the dark side of the moon, it looked like she was constantly facing the Earth so... Ah, whatever, it's not even that big of a contrivance, it's just frustrating is all... especially when those moon people reveal there was an entire civilization she didn't know about and they didn't bother helping her until 10 years after impact (and her helping them, too), but if Penumbra's reaction to her is anything to go by, they're pretty xenophobic towards "Earthers". Also, from what I can tell, Jake Kaufman, the composer for DuckTales Remastered, was credited for the use of the Moon theme used in this episode but not the original composer, Hiroshige Tonomura. How unfortunate. :(

I really didn’t like how they revealed that Della was still alive. I’m sure it had to be like this for story purposes, but having her “out of the picture” was kind of the main point of the rift that formed in the family. It’s the reason why The Last Crash of the Sunchaser is my favorite episode. Also, the reveal was ruined for me when my friend accidentally revealed it in the most unsubtle way possible.

This episode reminded me a lot of The Martian, and the Agents of SHIELD episode "4,722 hours" Stranded in space is becoming my new favorite genre.

So... How exactly did Della amputate her leg again?

Donald better be the first one to hug Della

kinda liked the first half of the episode more, since its only della. But the second half was still pretty cute

Anyone else notice that Lunaris says "You have done the Planet Moon a great service today, Della Duck." Despite the fact she hadn't introduced herself. Just eludes to the later revealed fact the Lunaris has tabs on the Duck family.

I just got the notification after I watch the new episode

Can Della sing or what. Makes me feel a little sorry for Donald that he doesn't have that gift as well.

Now then, whatever happened to their father?

She’s most out on the most important years of her kids lives and I think she’s gonna have to a really hard time trying to make up for it.

I just want Della to come HOME already.. She NEEDS to come home.. My heart needs that closure.. ALso those moon aliens are definitely suspicious,.. like 50s sci-fi b-movie aliens invading the planet suspicious.

I also liked how she even kind of acknowledged that she failed her children and that's driving her to get home. And the Birthday wish for her kids was sad too.

Where did you get that shirt? also it was a great video and I loved it :)

Glad to not be the only one that went "crazy duck in spaceee"

Anyone else catch the beautifully subtle nod to the anime NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND?

Also, don't feel bad about your theory being disproven. Mine was too. I had theorized that after Della crashed on the moon, she stumbled upon the Moon Vault where the "Green Cheese of Longevity" was stored, and had been eating it the entire time to sustain herself. I thought of it as an clear reference to the NES video game. But hey, the Oxy-Chew was also a mentioned item in the Remastered game. So I'm glad we got VG references regardless. XD

I still think that it's hilarious that Della is so bold she thinks she can jump from the moon back to earth.

A: If you didn't tear up a bit while Della was singing the lullaby, you're not a person. B: Crazy theory: She's NOT on the moon. She's on the PLANET Moon, which is much further away than the moon (which would explain why only one ship scouted there) and has a moon that's earthlike.

I think Donald saved Scrooge and Della more then he like to and Della was so stubborn and full of herself that she took a untested rocket to space and paid a price none should pay.

I love the Moon Theme! It's awesome that they have plucked material from so many branches of the Duck franchise while making this series. This is how reboots should be done, respecting the past while exploring new ground. It's a shame they didn't credit the original Japanese composer from Capcom, Hiroshige Tonomura. It's pretty neat that modern DuckTales represents the work of artists from all over the world over the last 80+ years.

I really loved how she showed some traits we've seen in some of her family members, be it Scrooge, Donald and even her own Children! ^-^

Della did a Mega man jump, it's a blink and you miss it moment.

I thought it was OK The best part for me is when The Moon theme from the Ducktales game is played and I loved it.

I feel really bad for Della

im not afraid to admit i cried on this episode

One of the mysterious character from the Phatmojo has been revealed, two left.

Didn’t necessarily like some of the answers we got but like the character growth we got. You can definitely tell she’s Donald’s sister

When I saw Dellas first temper tantrum, I said, NOW I see the family resemblance... And Theory time! What if Gyro...is the boys biological father!? Like he and Della had a fling but they are in super denial about it? Cause it seemed a little weird that Gyro would single Della out like that in an instruction manual. And it would explain where Huey got his super smarts from.

The lullaby made me cry