DuckTales
Pearl of Wisdom
TV Flash files “Pearl of Wisdom” as hour 25 of 100 in the TV Flash guide — DuckTales (1987–1990) on Syndication, season 1, episode 25, aired 1987-10-16, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E25: listed hour 25 of 100 in the DuckTales guide, hour 25 of 65 in season 1. It aired 1987-10-16 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Top Duck” (S01E24). Next is “The Curse of Castle McDuck” (S01E26).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Pearl of Wisdom sit in the DuckTales guide?
S01E25 is listed hour 25 of 100 — hour 25 of 65 in season 1, season 1 episode 25.
When did DuckTales S01E25 air?
Pearl of Wisdom aired 1987-10-16 and is listed at 30 minutes.
1987 DuckTales or the reboot?
1987–1990 is Disney Afternoon gold — the renaissance look and the undefeated theme. The 2017 reboot proved IP power; it is not a substitute for Woo-oo as originally sung.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Woo-oo: Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and globetrotting greed recast as adventure. Disney Afternoon gold that proved TV animation could look expensive again, with a theme song that remains undefeated in the earworm Olympics. Treasure-hunt serial comedy — capitalism as a family sport — and the launchpad for a whole after-school block.
Syndication, 1987–1990: Scrooge McDuck and grandnephews hunt treasure and foil the Beagle Boys worldwide — woo-oo, greed recast as adventure. That is the window, not a museum of ducks. DuckTales, from Jymn Magon, is Disney TV animation renaissance: Alan Young's Scrooge, Russi Taylor's Huey/Dewey/Louie, Terence McGovern's Launchpad McQuack, Webby expanding the mythos. Globetrotting serial comedy, capitalism as a family sport. The theme song remains undefeated in the earworm Olympics. Rex can keep the martini for…
Filed against
- Alan Young as Scrooge McDuck
Alan Young’s Wilbur Post spent Mister Ed talking to a horse on purpose — 1960s catalog high-concept silliness, vaudeville executed as a sitcom, then DuckTales asking the same warmth for Scrooge’s globetrotting greed. TV Flash files him as…
- Russi Taylor as Huey / Dewey / Louie
Russi Taylor's Huey, Dewey, and Louie turned DuckTales into globetrotting greed recast as adventure — Scrooge McDuck, Disney Afternoon gold, a theme song undefeated in the earworm Olympics. Treasure-hunt serial comedy, capitalism as a…
- Terence McGovern as Launchpad McQuack
Terence McGovern crashed DuckTales as Launchpad McQuack — woo-oo globetrotting greed recast as adventure, a pilot who makes the landing a gag, Disney Afternoon gold that proved TV animation could look expensive again. Theme song…
Also in season 1
- S01E01 Treasure of the Golden Suns (1) - Don't Give Up the Ship
- S01E02 Treasure of the Golden Suns (2) - Wronguay in Ronguay
- S01E03 Treasure of the Golden Suns (3) - Three Ducks of the Condor
- S01E04 Treasure of the Golden Suns (4) - Cold Duck
- S01E05 Treasure of the Golden Suns (5) - Too Much of a Gold Thing
- S01E06 Send in the Clones