Sitting Ducks

Sitting Ducks

2001
Sitting Ducks
Sitting Ducks

Sitting Ducks

7 | TV-Y | en | Animation

Sitting Ducks is an American children's animated television series based on the 1970s "Sitting Ducks" lithograph and the 1998 children's book of the same name, created by the poster artist Michael Bedard. Sitting Ducks first appeared in 2001 in Europe, later debuting in United States on Cartoon Network, in Australia on ABC3, in Canada on CBC Television, in the United Kingdom on BBC Two, Disney XD and in the Japanese version of Cartoon Network. The show lasted for two seasons each comprising thirteen episodes, with the last episode shown on July 5, 2003. Reruns of the show were aired on Qubo in 2007, and was later aired as part of its block Qubo Night Owl, until June 30, 2012.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP26  Outback Quack
Jul. 05,2003
Outback Quack

Bills old friend, Outback Quack, comes for a visit and begins to brag about his gator he caught. Aldo then pretends to be Bill's captured gator and scares Quack revealing to everyone that he isn't what he says he is.

EP25  Duck Lover
Jul. 05,2003
Duck Lover

When the other gators start making fun of Aldo because his best friend is a duck, he doesn't feel anyone respects him anymore not even in Ducktown. The alligators even initiate a raid on Ducktown. Aldo reaches out to a llama and says that even though he is friends with a duck, he is proud of his alligator roots.

EP24  Fowl Weather Feathers
Jun. 28,2003
Fowl Weather Feathers

Ducktown is facing a feather shortage and is in danger from Swamptown. Bill manages to convince Oly to donate some of his feathers, which turn out to be unique. When Oly becomes a celebrity amongst Ducks and Gators alike, Bill and Aldo realize that if Oly is producing all the feathers, the Gators will have no use for the rest of the Ducks and will eat them.

EP23  Free as a Bird
Jun. 28,2003
Free as a Bird

It turns out that Jerry, Bill's parrot, can talk and has been ordering things with Bill's credit card. Bill gets suspicious when he receives a delivery that he didn't order. After trying and failing to get Jerry to tell him who ordered it, Bill decides to set Jerry free thinking it will give him something to talk about. But when Jerry doesn't return Bill begins to worry.

EP22  Duck Footed
Jun. 21,2003
Duck Footed

After Bev's dance partner drops out of the Ducktown's annual Shake and Shimmy dance contest, Bill volunteers to step in.

EP21  Iced Duck
Jun. 21,2003
Iced Duck

A huge block is delivered to the cafe and Bill and Aldo notice that there is an ancient Caveduck stuck in the ice after the ice begins to melt.

EP20  Duck and Cover
Jun. 14,2003
Duck and Cover

Bev is almost eaten by an alligator while outback of the cafe. However Bill can't get out there to save her, but two members from the Ducktown Defense League end up coming to her rescue. Subsequently, Bill joins the League and ends up becoming a hero to all ducks in the League, and even Drill Sergeant Duck.

EP19  Nothing but the Truth
Jun. 14,2003
Nothing but the Truth

Everyone one is tired of Ed's lying so they go to see Cecil to get something which will fix his lying problem. Cecil gives them a spray but Waddle and Oly go around and spray everyone and Bill ends up trying to tell Bev he likes her.

EP18  Gonna Getcha Gator
Jun. 07,2003
Gonna Getcha Gator

Drill Sergent Duck wants to win the Outstanding Sergeant of the Year Award and decides the only way to win it is by catching an alligator. She decides to go after Aldo, so Bill and Aldo must stay one step ahead of her. She ends up arresting Bev, Ed, Fred, Oly, Waddle and Aldo but then loses the award because it is revealed that she arrested Aldo for nothing.

EP17  Close Encounters of the Green Kind
Jun. 07,2003
Close Encounters of the Green Kind

Waddle gets a new girlfriend, Alley, who is an alligator. But when she keeps drooling over him he begins not to trust her. Bill reminds Waddle about how no one trusted Aldo at first when he returned to Ducktown, so Waddle tells Alley he could trust her more if she didn't drool as much.

EP16  Aldo's Uncle Artie
May. 31,2003
Aldo's Uncle Artie

Aldo is going out of town for a bowling tournament and needs someone to look after his blind Uncle Artie. Bill volunteers and he and Artie soon become friends. But when Artie says something about ducks that annoys Bill, Bill tells him he is a duck. Artie then tries to eat Bill, but Aldo comes back in the nick of time and saves Bill.

EP15  Fred's Secret
May. 31,2003
Fred's Secret

After seeing Fred with a mysterious package, Bill, Ed, Oly and Waddle begin to spy on him to find out what he is hiding. They thought Fred was either an alien from Neptune, a spy for the alligators, an evil mastermind planning to give Ducktown to the penguins, or all of the above. Soon they discover that Fred is actually building a satellite so they all can watch an Ice Pucky match on TV.

EP14  King of the Bongos
May. 24,2003
King of the Bongos

After listening to the radio Bill gets a chance to meet his idol King of the Bongos. However when the King goes missing, Bill and Aldo set out to find him only to find out that the King is a little crazy. Bill decides he prefers the King's music to the King himself.

EP13  Feather Island
May. 24,2003
Feather Island

After Drill Sergeant Duck bans Bill and Aldo from spending time together, they decide to go on a treasure hunt. However Ed, Oly, Waddle and Raoul follow them while trying to turn them all against each other. It turns out that the treasure wasn't what they expected but just a means for Bill and Aldo to spend time together.

EP12  Lotta Gelata
May. 17,2003
Lotta Gelata

Fred's favorite cousin, Gelata, comes to visit. Although all the male ducks take a liking to her leaving no time for Fred to spend with her. The only one who doesn't like her is Waddle whose only desire is ice cream, but in the end Fred gets to spend time with Gelata.

EP11  The Gator in the Mask
May. 17,2003
The Gator in the Mask

There is a picnic in the park for ducks. Aldo decides he would like to go so he puts on a duck mask so nothing will go wrong. However when two alligators show up to try and eat the ducks, they target Aldo because they think he is a duck.

EP10  You're Grounded
May. 10,2003
You're Grounded

After flying really crazy Raoul has his flying license grounded. This in turn upsets but also excites Bill because now he doesn't fight with Raoul. When Bill, Aldo, and Bev start to notice that Raoul is feeling down, Bill and Aldo help him get his flying license back so he can go back to being himself again.

EP9  Fred's Fever
May. 10,2003
Fred's Fever

Fred gets sick on the day of his test to become an official citizen of Ducktown. Bill and Aldo help Fred keep cool so he can continue to study. But after he takes the test and passes he becomes delirious, so they must get him into the cold and get rid of the sickness so Fred can become initiated.

EP8  Urban Legend
May. 03,2003
Urban Legend

Aldo has a nightmare about Quack the Ripper, a monstrous duck that shows up every midnight. He tells his friends that Quack is feared by all the alligators in Swampwood, so Ed comes up with an idea to make Waddle dress up like Quack. Something goes wrong and Waddle is almost eaten until the real Quack shows up and scares off the alligators.

EP7  O'Brother What Art Thou
May. 03,2003
O'Brother What Art Thou

Bill finds out that Aldo has a secret club. Bill then follows Aldo to a bowling alley dressed as an alligator, but when they want to initiate him into the club, Bill reveals he is a duck and almost gets eaten.

EP6  The Great Scooter Race
Apr. 26,2003
The Great Scooter Race

Bev bets Ed that she can beat him in a scooter race for milkshakes. Although Bev can't ride a scooter at first, she eventually picks up the skill which cause Ed, Oly and Waddle to try and cheat to win.

EP5  Feet of Fortune
Apr. 26,2003
Feet of Fortune

Bill and Aldo get told that Bev can tell peoples fortunes by looking at their feet. Bev tells Bill he has bad luck all over him and Bill starts to experience bad luck. But in the end they find out that Bev had the chart upside down and all the bad luck was in Bill's head.

EP4  Chasing Andy
Apr. 19,2003
Chasing Andy

Aldo has to watch his cousin Andy but when a bowling championship turns out to be on the same weekend he asks Bill to watch Andy. However Andy bits one of Waddle's feather giving him a craving for duck and tries to eat the ducks of Ducktown.

EP3  Aldo the Duck
Apr. 19,2003
Aldo the Duck

Aldo gets a craving to eat ducks so he goes to see Cecil for a way to fix it. Cecil gives him duck hormones to stop the cravings but Aldo takes too many and starts to turn into a duck.

EP2  Daredevil Ducks
Apr. 12,2003
Daredevil Ducks

Ed, Oly and Waddle break their television while watching "Daredevil Ducks" so they go over to Bill's to finish watching the show. They find out that they could win a new TV if they could complete a dare which involves rubbing an alligator's stomach until it falls asleep. When Aldo refuses to help them, they seek out another alligator in Swampwood which almost gets them killed.

EP1  Holding Pen 13
Apr. 12,2003
Holding Pen 13

After Ed, Oly and Waddle win a contest they didn't sign up for, they find themselves imprisoned in Swampwood. When Bill learns of their location Aldo and he have to sneak in and help them.

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Released: 2001-09-13 | Released Producted By: Universal Pictures , Universal Television Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
Synopsis

Sitting Ducks is an American children's animated television series based on the 1970s "Sitting Ducks" lithograph and the 1998 children's book of the same name, created by the poster artist Michael Bedard. Sitting Ducks first appeared in 2001 in Europe, later debuting in United States on Cartoon Network, in Australia on ABC3, in Canada on CBC Television, in the United Kingdom on BBC Two, Disney XD and in the Japanese version of Cartoon Network. The show lasted for two seasons each comprising thirteen episodes, with the last episode shown on July 5, 2003. Reruns of the show were aired on Qubo in 2007, and was later aired as part of its block Qubo Night Owl, until June 30, 2012.

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Cast

Dave 'Squatch' Ward , Ian James Corlett , Scott McNeil

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Reviews

Joe Ekaitis In a satellite and cable TV universe where originality is a sure-fire formula for obscurity, "Sitting Ducks" was one of the brightest spots on the Cartoon Network schedule. Now banished indefinitely, it's poised to become a home video classic."Sitting Ducks" strikes just the right balance between cuteness for the children and sophistication for grown-ups. The friendship between Bill, an amiable self-assured duck who lives in Ducktown and Aldo, a towering 'gator from neighboring Swampwood is at the heart of the series. And what heart!Bill and Aldo's friendship begins in an unlikely manner (without divulging too much, one was hoping to eat the other) but grows into a partnership that offers no end of comic possibilities. Aldo, we find out over time, is not just another mindless green duck-eating machine but often displays wisdom, ingenuity and even morality. The series' setting of Ducktown is populated with an assortment of other feathered folks who are as quirky as Bill and Aldo's friendship, including Dr. Cecil, a general practitioner and aspiring dentist in a burg where not a single citizen has a tooth! To him, Aldo is a godsend, a king-size chance to ply his long unused dental craft. The cuteness of the series is pierced from time to time by the dangers of alligators and ducks living at each other's doorsteps. Though a truce exists between Swampwood and Ducktown, 'gators regularly plot to make a meal out Ducktown's citizens. In an episode poking fun at reality TV, a duck cameraman is eaten (off-camera) by alligators. In another, Aldo is trying to curb his appetite for duck by wearing duck hormone patches prescribed by Dr. Cecil. The patches give him a hankering for duck fare. When he chomps a fly right out of the air, the insect's dying cry reverberates all the way to the next spoken line. There are also a few instances of potty humor but that's probably what sold the show to Cartoon Network. Though "Sitting Ducks" has gone dark on cable and satellite TV, it shines brighter than ever on home video.
Huang_Gai Despite the fact that almost everything about the show is incredibly mundane (solving a case of hick ups, trying to get a generally feared member of society to a picnic, etc etc).Basically, the show centers around a well-liked member of Ducktown named Bill and his friend Aldo, an alligator (a species normally feared in town, but because of his passive attitude, makes him an exception). Usually the episodes are fairly simple, but are relevant to some adult problems (i.e. a gregarious and often preoccupied relative visiting and her timid cousin trying to spend some quality time with her). The show doesn't rely on crude humor or violence, using simple slapstick and goofiness to keep viewers entertained. The voice actors are generally very good and keep everyone sounding very natural. The music relies heavily on honking (you know, duck theme? . . .ahh nevermind) and bongo drums, as well as other percussion instruments and is very well done. The animation is entirely CG and is absolutely beautiful for a television series. The characters move incredibly fluidly and everything looks natural.Some may find the show incredibly boring, because everything is very relaxed and laid back, in comparison to the normally faced media, but I find it to be a great change of pace, and I enjoy the show greatly. Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys comedy or cartoons.
talbaineric This by far is one of the coolest toons out there today. It relates to a lot of adult-type situations,in a way kids can understand,driven with a splash of humor and diverse characters.Bill's a well-liked duck from Ducktown,but a little misunderstood. He has a best pal named Aldo,who's an alligator(weird isn't it?) along with his other best pals Ed Oly and Waddle,and Bev and Fred(the only Penguin in Ducktown).Glad us American viewers are finally seeing the show. Still running on Cartoon Network as I type and a very cool show.
toni_chatelaine This is an extremely odd but funny show. ^_^; I had no idea Scott McNeil was in it! Watch the show. It's based in a world where Ducks can talk and basically take over where humans used to be. They even make a reference back to when ducks were "primitive" check it out! lol