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* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: The Duchess.

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* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: The Duchess.Duchess is incredibly curvy and happily flaunts her beauty with a form fitting dress.



** DoingInTheWizard: Most of the ghost's activities can be easily explained once invisibility is invoked--presumably he was inside the suit of armor and statue which seemed to come to life, and leaped onto the table with the axe to chop it into pieces. But aside from the fact it's hard to believe an ugly bruiser like that could write flawless cursive when signing in as Dr. Strangeduck, exactly how did he make the books in the library fly around, and how did he appear as a skeleton shadow in the secret lab (and only that scene)? Hmmm...

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** DoingInTheWizard: Most of the ghost's activities can be easily explained once invisibility is invoked--presumably he was inside the suit of armor and statue which seemed to come to life, and leaped onto the table with the axe to chop it into pieces. But aside from the fact it's hard Albeit it isn’t explained he was able to believe an ugly bruiser like that could write flawless cursive when signing in as Dr. Strangeduck, exactly how did he make the books in the library fly around, and or how did he was able to he appear as a skeleton shadow in the secret lab (and only that scene)? Hmmm...lab.
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* {{Irony}}: Strangeduck's assistant Bernardo couldn't find his book of secret formulas because Strangeduck had coated it with his invisible paint, the same invention Bernardo was using to pretend to be a ghost.

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* ScoobyDooHoax: Strangeduck's assistant, Bruno used Strangeduck's [[InvisibilityInk invisible paint]] to pose as a ghost in order to find his boss's book of secret formulas and steal people's valuables.

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* ScoobyDooHoax: Strangeduck's assistant, Bruno Bernardo used Strangeduck's [[InvisibilityInk invisible paint]] to pose as a ghost in order to find his boss's book of secret formulas and steal people's valuables.



* ShoutOut: The title is a reference to ''Film/DrStrangelove''.

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* ShoutOut: The title is a reference to ''Film/DrStrangelove''.''Film/DrStrangelove''.
* StrangerBehindTheMask: In this case, it's a stranger under the invisible paint as the ghost is revealed to be Strangeduck's assistant Bernardo, a person that hadn't been introduced until after his paint was washed away.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The Duchess has a lot more cleavage and a much lower cut dress than you'd expect from a Disney cartoon.

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* ScoobyDooHoax: Strangeduck's assistant, Bruno used Strangeduck's [[InvisibleInk invisible paint]] to pose as a ghost in order to find his boss's book of secret formulas and steal people's valuables.

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* ScoobyDooHoax: Strangeduck's assistant, Bruno used Strangeduck's [[InvisibleInk [[InvisibilityInk invisible paint]] to pose as a ghost in order to find his boss's book of secret formulas and steal people's valuables.
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* DitzyGenius: Dr. Strangeduck is an inventor that could give Gyro a run for his money but never thought to sell his incredible creations till Scrooge suggests it.

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* DitzyGenius: Dr. Strangeduck is an inventor that could give Gyro a run for his money [[CutLexLuthorACheck but never thought to sell his incredible creations creations]] till Scrooge suggests it.



* [[InvisibleMonsters Invisible Villain]]: The VillainOfTheWeek took one of Dr. Strangeduck's potions and cannot be seen until Scrooge undoes it.

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* [[InvisibleMonsters Invisible Villain]]: The VillainOfTheWeek took used one of Dr. Strangeduck's potions inventions to render himself invisible and cannot be seen until was only made visible when Scrooge undoes it.knocked him into the moat and washed away the paint.



* ScoobyDooHoax: Strangeduck's assistant, Bruno was dressing up as a ghost to find something in the laboratory and steal people's valuables.

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* ScoobyDooHoax: Strangeduck's assistant, Bruno was dressing up used Strangeduck's [[InvisibleInk invisible paint]] to pose as a ghost in order to find something in the laboratory his boss's book of secret formulas and steal people's valuables.
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* HaughtyHelp: As part of his preparations for turning the castle into a luxury hotel, Scrooge has Mrs. Beakley teach Huey, Dewey and Louie how to put on snooty airs as bellhops.
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Scrooge buys an old castle with the intent to turn it into a luxury hotel. However, there are rumors the castle is haunted by the ghost of its former owner: Dr. Ludvig von Strangeduck. Not willing to let mere rumors cheat him out of a chance for profit, Scrooge opens the hotel and drafts his family as the serving staff. They soon get two guests; the wealthy aristocratic Duchess of Swanylvania and billionaire playboy racing driver Benzino Gasolini, but soon strange occurences start to happen that may make the world's richest duck reconsider whether to start believing in ghosts. Determined to find out what's happening, Scrooge and the nephews start following the guests, convinced one of them is behind the mysterious hauntings. Eventually they discover Dr. Strangeduck's walled-up laboratory and the Duchess reveals she came to the hotel to find out what happened to Strangeduck because she's really his sister. The next night, the ghost appears in her room and steals a box of jewels but then when it tries to flee, Scrooge reveals it to be Dr. Strangeduck's old lab assistant who'd sprayed himself with one of Strangeduck's inventions: invisibility paint. Then Ludvig von Strangeduck himself appears and reveals he was alive all the time. Brother and sister are reunited and decide to live together at the hotel with Scrooge marketing and selling Dr. Strangeduck's marvelous creations to the world.

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Scrooge buys an old castle with the intent to turn it into a luxury hotel. However, there are rumors the castle is haunted by the ghost of its former owner: Dr. Ludvig von Strangeduck. Not willing to let mere rumors cheat him out of a chance for profit, Scrooge opens the hotel and drafts his family as the serving staff. They soon get two guests; the wealthy aristocratic Duchess of Swanylvania Swansylvania and billionaire playboy racing driver Benzino Gasolini, but soon strange occurences start to happen that may make the world's richest duck reconsider whether to start believing in ghosts. Determined to find out what's happening, Scrooge and the nephews start following the guests, convinced one of them is behind the mysterious hauntings. Eventually they discover Dr. Strangeduck's walled-up laboratory and the Duchess reveals she came to the hotel to find out what happened to Strangeduck because she's really his sister. The next night, the ghost appears in her room and steals a box of jewels but then when it tries to flee, Scrooge reveals it to be Dr. Strangeduck's old lab assistant who'd sprayed himself with one of Strangeduck's inventions: invisibility paint. Then Ludvig von Strangeduck himself appears and reveals he was alive all the time. Brother and sister are reunited and decide to live together at the hotel with Scrooge marketing and selling Dr. Strangeduck's marvelous creations to the world.world.
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* NothingIsScarier: A number of scenes during the ghost's haunting play up this trope before it's revealed he's just invisible. The scene in the bedroom where Mrs. Beakley and Webby place a sheet on a bed only to outline a person who isn't there is genuinely eerie, however.
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* NonindicativeName: Scrooge comments upon finding the door at bottom of the secret passage stairwell that it must be Dr. Strangeduck's "well-known secret lab."

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* NonindicativeName: Scrooge comments upon finding the door at the bottom of the secret passage stairwell that it must be Dr. Strangeduck's "well-known secret lab."
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* NonindicativeName: Scrooge comments upon finding the door at bottom of the secret passage stairwell that it must be Dr. Strangeduck's "well-known secret lab."


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** DoingInTheWizard: Most of the ghost's activities can be easily explained once invisibility is invoked--presumably he was inside the suit of armor and statue which seemed to come to life, and leaped onto the table with the axe to chop it into pieces. But aside from the fact it's hard to believe an ugly bruiser like that could write flawless cursive when signing in as Dr. Strangeduck, exactly how did he make the books in the library fly around, and how did he appear as a skeleton shadow in the secret lab (and only that scene)? Hmmm...

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* MadScientist: Dr. Strangeduck had a reputation for being one of these, complete with a;
** MadScientistLaboratory

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* MadScientist: Dr. Strangeduck had a reputation for being one of these, complete with a;
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Scrooge buys an old castle with the intent to turn it into a luxury hotel. However, there are rumors the castle is haunted by the ghost of its former owner: Dr. Ludvig von Strangeduck. Not willing to let mere rumors cheat him out of a chance for profit, Scrooge opens the hotel and drafts his family as the serving staff. They soon get two guests; the wealthy aristocratic Duchess of Swanylvania and billionaire playboy racing driver Benzino Gasolini, but soon strange occurences start to happen that may make the world's richest duck reconsider whether to start believing in ghosts. Determined to find out what's happening, Scrooge and the nephews start following the guests, convinced one of them is behind the mysterious hauntings. Eventually they discover Dr. Strangeduck's walled-up laboratory and the Duchess reveals she came to the hotel to find out what happened to Strangeduck because she's really his sister. The next night, the ghost appears in her room and steals a box of jewels but then when it tries to flee, Scrooge reveals it to be Dr. Strangeduck's old lab assistant who'd sprayed himself with one of Strangeduck's inventions: invisibility paint. The Ludvig von Strangeduck himself appears and reveals he was alive all the time. Brother and sister are reunited and decide to live together at the hotel with Scrooge marketing and selling Dr. Strangeduck's marvelous creations to the world.

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Scrooge buys an old castle with the intent to turn it into a luxury hotel. However, there are rumors the castle is haunted by the ghost of its former owner: Dr. Ludvig von Strangeduck. Not willing to let mere rumors cheat him out of a chance for profit, Scrooge opens the hotel and drafts his family as the serving staff. They soon get two guests; the wealthy aristocratic Duchess of Swanylvania and billionaire playboy racing driver Benzino Gasolini, but soon strange occurences start to happen that may make the world's richest duck reconsider whether to start believing in ghosts. Determined to find out what's happening, Scrooge and the nephews start following the guests, convinced one of them is behind the mysterious hauntings. Eventually they discover Dr. Strangeduck's walled-up laboratory and the Duchess reveals she came to the hotel to find out what happened to Strangeduck because she's really his sister. The next night, the ghost appears in her room and steals a box of jewels but then when it tries to flee, Scrooge reveals it to be Dr. Strangeduck's old lab assistant who'd sprayed himself with one of Strangeduck's inventions: invisibility paint. The Then Ludvig von Strangeduck himself appears and reveals he was alive all the time. Brother and sister are reunited and decide to live together at the hotel with Scrooge marketing and selling Dr. Strangeduck's marvelous creations to the world.
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* MadScientist: Dr. Strangeduck had a reputation for being one of these, complete with a

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* [[MillionairePlayboy Billionaire Playboy:]] Benzino Gasolini.
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* ShoutOut: The title is a reference to Film/DrStrangelove.

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* ShoutOut: The title is a reference to Film/DrStrangelove.''Film/DrStrangelove''.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: The Duchess is twice her brother's height even without her gravity-defying hair.

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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: HugeGirlTinyGuy: The Duchess is twice her brother's height even without her gravity-defying hair.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: The Duchess is twice her brother's height even without her gravity-defying hair.

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Scrooge buys an old castle with the intent to turn it into a luxury hotel. However, there are rumors the castle is haunted by the ghost of its former owner: Ludvig von Strangeduck. Not willing to let mere rumors cheat him out of a chance for profit, Scrooge opens the hotel and drafts his family as the serving staff. They soon get two guests; a wealthy aristocrat and a playboy racing driver but soon strange occurences start to happen that may make the world's richest duck reconsider whether to start believing in ghosts. Determined to find out what's happening, Scrooge and the nephews start following the guests, convinced one of them is behind the mysterious hauntings. Eventually they discover Strangeduck's walled-up laboratory and the Duchess reveals she came to the hotel to find out what happened to Strangeduck because she's really his sister. The next night, the ghost appears in her room and steals a box of jewels but then when it tries to flee, Scrooge reveals it to be Strangeduck's old lab assistant who'd sprayed himself with one of Strangeduck's inventions: invisibility paint. The Ludvig von Strangeduck himself appears and reveals he was alive all the time. Brother and sister are reunited and decide to live together at the hotel with Scrooge marketing and selling Strangeduck's marvelous creations to the world.

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Scrooge buys an old castle with the intent to turn it into a luxury hotel. However, there are rumors the castle is haunted by the ghost of its former owner: Dr. Ludvig von Strangeduck. Not willing to let mere rumors cheat him out of a chance for profit, Scrooge opens the hotel and drafts his family as the serving staff. They soon get two guests; a the wealthy aristocrat aristocratic Duchess of Swanylvania and a billionaire playboy racing driver Benzino Gasolini, but soon strange occurences start to happen that may make the world's richest duck reconsider whether to start believing in ghosts. Determined to find out what's happening, Scrooge and the nephews start following the guests, convinced one of them is behind the mysterious hauntings. Eventually they discover Dr. Strangeduck's walled-up laboratory and the Duchess reveals she came to the hotel to find out what happened to Strangeduck because she's really his sister. The next night, the ghost appears in her room and steals a box of jewels but then when it tries to flee, Scrooge reveals it to be Dr. Strangeduck's old lab assistant who'd sprayed himself with one of Strangeduck's inventions: invisibility paint. The Ludvig von Strangeduck himself appears and reveals he was alive all the time. Brother and sister are reunited and decide to live together at the hotel with Scrooge marketing and selling Dr. Strangeduck's marvelous creations to the world.



* DitzyGenius: Dr. Strangeduck is an inventor that could give Gyro a run for his money but never thought to sell his incredible creations till Scrooge suggests it.



* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The Duchess has a lot more cleavage and a much lower cut dress than you'd expect from a Disney cartoon.



* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: The Duchess.



* RedHerring: The Duchess of Swanylvania is always snooping around and Benzino is never around when the ghost is, so the triplets suspect them. Neither of them was the ghost.
* ScoobyDooHoax: Strangeduck's assistant, Bruno was dressing up as a ghost to find something in the laboratory and steal people's valuables.

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* RedHerring: The Duchess of Swanylvania is always snooping around and Benzino is never around when the ghost is, so the triplets suspect them. Neither of them was the ghost.
* ScoobyDooHoax: Strangeduck's assistant, Bruno was dressing up as a ghost to find something in the laboratory and steal people's valuables.valuables.
* ShoutOut: The title is a reference to Film/DrStrangelove.
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Scrooge's new hotel -- an old castle -- appears to be haunted.

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Scrooge's new hotel -- Scrooge buys an old castle -- with the intent to turn it into a luxury hotel. However, there are rumors the castle is haunted by the ghost of its former owner: Ludvig von Strangeduck. Not willing to let mere rumors cheat him out of a chance for profit, Scrooge opens the hotel and drafts his family as the serving staff. They soon get two guests; a wealthy aristocrat and a playboy racing driver but soon strange occurences start to happen that may make the world's richest duck reconsider whether to start believing in ghosts. Determined to find out what's happening, Scrooge and the nephews start following the guests, convinced one of them is behind the mysterious hauntings. Eventually they discover Strangeduck's walled-up laboratory and the Duchess reveals she came to the hotel to find out what happened to Strangeduck because she's really his sister. The next night, the ghost appears in her room and steals a box of jewels but then when it tries to flee, Scrooge reveals it to be haunted.Strangeduck's old lab assistant who'd sprayed himself with one of Strangeduck's inventions: invisibility paint. The Ludvig von Strangeduck himself appears and reveals he was alive all the time. Brother and sister are reunited and decide to live together at the hotel with Scrooge marketing and selling Strangeduck's marvelous creations to the world.
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* [[InvisibleMonsters Invisible Villain]]: The VillainOfTheWeek took one of Dr. Strangeduck's potions and cannot be seen until Scrooge undoes it.
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* ClearTheirName: The Duchess wanted to "prove that [Dr. Strangeduck] was really a good boy" [[spoiler: because she's his sister.]]

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* ClearTheirName: The Duchess wanted to "prove that [Dr. Strangeduck] was really a good boy" [[spoiler: because she's his sister.]]



* ScoobyDooHoax: [[spoiler: Strangeduck's assistant, Bruno]] was dressing up as a ghost to find something in the laboratory and steal people's valuables.

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* ScoobyDooHoax: [[spoiler: Strangeduck's assistant, Bruno]] Bruno was dressing up as a ghost to find something in the laboratory and steal people's valuables.
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* ClearTheirName: The Duchess wanted to "prove that [Dr. Strangeduck] was really a good boy [[spoiler: because she's his sister.]]

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* ClearTheirName: The Duchess wanted to "prove that [Dr. Strangeduck] was really a good boy boy" [[spoiler: because she's his sister.]]
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Scrooge's new hotel -- an old castle -- appears to be haunted.
!!This episode includes the following tropes:
* ClearTheirName: The Duchess wanted to "prove that [Dr. Strangeduck] was really a good boy [[spoiler: because she's his sister.]]
* EinsteinHair: Dr. Strangeduck has wild gray hair.
* GratuitousItalian: Benzino Gasolini throws in Italian words to his sentences all the time.
* MadScientist: Dr. Strangeduck had a reputation for being one of these, complete with a
** MadScientistLaboratory
* RedHerring: The Duchess of Swanylvania is always snooping around and Benzino is never around when the ghost is, so the triplets suspect them. Neither of them was the ghost.
* ScoobyDooHoax: [[spoiler: Strangeduck's assistant, Bruno]] was dressing up as a ghost to find something in the laboratory and steal people's valuables.

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