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%%* AppliedPhlebotinum

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%%* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering



%%* AsideGlance: Used ''even more'' often.



%%** [[ButtMonkey Megavolt]] gets some pretty bad ones too.



* IdiotHoudini: In "Inside Binkie's Brain", Binkie Muddlefoot gets away with causing trouble and hindering Darkwing's efforts to stop Megavolt in her misguided attempts to make St. Canard safer all because she's too dumb to know that her actions are causing problems.



%%* RedMage: Morgana, to a literal and figurative extent.



* TheRemnant



%%* TuxedoAndMartini: Derek Blunt.

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%%* * TuxedoAndMartini: Derek Blunt.Blunt is a blatant James Bond stand-in.
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** "Fraudcast News" at one point has Darkwing ask Launchpad what he could've done to Gosalyn to make her side with the Bugmaster, unaware that Gosalyn's merely pretending to be on Bugmaster's side to help bring her down. One of the things Launchpad mentions is that Darkwing once told Gosalyn she was grounded until her senior year at high school.

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* WentToTheGreatXInTheSky: When trying to kill Darkwing, Gosalyn and Launchpad with her Octobunny monster in "Paint Misbehavin'", Splatter Phoenix states that she's going to send them to the great canvas in the sky.

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* WentToTheGreatXInTheSky: WentToTheGreatXInTheSky:
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When trying to kill Darkwing, Gosalyn and Launchpad with her Octobunny monster in "Paint Misbehavin'", Splatter Phoenix states that she's going to send them to the great canvas in the sky.
** In "Fraudcast News", Gosalyn pretends to be the Bugmaster's new lackey the Grub in order to help her dad defeat the villainess. While in character, Gosalyn claims that she'll send Darkwing to the big beehive in the
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** In the episode "Star Crossed Circuits", Drake is informed by the D-2000 about the mischief his daughter Gosalyn has been up to and tells Gosalyn that she's grounded for 50 years.

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** In the episode "Star "[[Recap/DarkwingDuckS3E4StarCrossedCircuits Star Crossed Circuits", Circuits]]", Drake is informed by the D-2000 about the mischief his daughter Gosalyn has been up to and tells Gosalyn that she's grounded for 50 years.

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You Got Spunk does not mean what you think it means.


* WentToTheGreatXInTheSky: When trying to kill Darkwing, Gosalyn and Launchpad with her Octobunny monster in "Paint Misbehavin'", Splatter Phoenix states that she's going to send them to the great canvas in the sky.



* YouGotSpunk: Gosalyn.

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* YouGotSpunk: Gosalyn.YourMom: In "Mutantcy on the Bouncy", Darkwing sets off Cement Head by telling him that his mother wears cement overshoes.

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* GroundedForever: When Honker is held responsible for an art theft in "A Brush With Oblivion" that was actually committed by the villain of the week, his parents ground him in his room. His father makes a list of things Honker isn't allowed to have, including going out, having friends over, watching television, and [[DisproportionateRetribution sunlight, food, and water]]. His wife points out that those last few items are a bit excessive. Later, Herb grounds Honker for life as soon as he's bailed out of jail, only to change it to ten years when Binkie complains.

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* GroundedForever: GroundedForever:
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When Honker is held responsible for an art theft in "A Brush With Oblivion" that was actually committed by the villain of the week, Splatter Phoenix, his parents ground him in his room. His father makes a list of things Honker isn't allowed to have, including going out, having friends over, watching television, and [[DisproportionateRetribution sunlight, food, and water]]. His wife points out that those last few items are a bit excessive. Later, Herb grounds Honker for life as soon as he's bailed out of jail, only to change it to ten years when Binkie complains.complains.
** In the episode "Star Crossed Circuits", Drake is informed by the D-2000 about the mischief his daughter Gosalyn has been up to and tells Gosalyn that she's grounded for 50 years.

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* MadScientist: Bushroot.
* {{Malaproper}}: Grizzlikof

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* MadScientist: Bushroot.
Bushroot was a botanist who ended up accidentally mutating himself into a plant creature and continues conducting bizarre experiments having to do with plants.
* {{Malaproper}}: GrizzlikofGrizzlikof has a tendency to mistake the words he intends to say with similar-sounding ones.


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* MonsterMash: In the episode "Monsters R Us", we are introduced to Morgana Macawber's relatives, who include an aunt who is a hunchbacked witch, a cousin who is a green blob monster, and another cousin who is a cyclops. Darkwing gets into a tiff with Morgana's father Moloculo, who then tries to prove that monsters are superior to "normals" by transforming Darkwing into a werewolf, Gosalyn into a FrankensteinsMonster, and Launchpad into a vampire bat.
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* BankruptcyBarrel: In "Quiverwing Quack", Negaduck gets pinned to a wall with an arrow and escapes by slipping out of his clothes. He is seen walking away while wearing a barrel.


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* BedsheetLadder: In "Quiverwing Quack", Gosalyn climbs out of her room using a ladder of bedsheets after being grounded.


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* DogsLoveFireHydrants: In "Quiverwing Quack", Negaduck gathers a bunch of vicious dogs to use in his plan to outrank Dr. Slug as public enemy number one. When he gets annoyed by the dogs' barking, he throws a fire hydrant in the back of his truck and remarks that it ought to keep them quiet.
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* NotNowKiddo: Darkwing sometimes dismisses Launchpad or Gosalyn as they're trying to tell him something important.
** "All's Fahrenheit in Love and War": Darkwing initially ignores Launchpad as he tries to point out the fire bugs. It takes the beach ball he brought along for atmosphere popping before he realizes something is strange.
** "Toys Czar Us": Darkwing ignores Gosalyn's attempts to tell him that his attempts at multitasking are causing a mess.
--->'''Gosalyn:''' Oh, dad...
--->'''Drake:''' Not now, honey, Daddy's talking on Mr. Phone!
--->'''Gosalyn:''' But, dad...!

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* DiggingToChina: The episode "Kung Fooled" has Darking, Gosalyn and Launchpad end up in China after the Ratcatcher rides deep into the Earth.



** Sneezemaster mutant power is powerful sneezing, but she also get diseased everytime she use it.

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** Sneezemaster Sneezemaster's mutant power is powerful sneezing, but she also get diseased everytime every time she use it.



* WhoWouldWantToWatchUs: At the end of "Kung Fooled", Gosalyn replies to Darkwing's idea of releasing his own line of self defense videos by asking who would stand watching him for a half-hour. She, Darkwing and Launchpad then look at the audience.



* WorldOfFunnyAnimals

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* WorldOfFunnyAnimalsWorldOfFunnyAnimals: The cartoon has nearly every character be an anthropomorphic animal.
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* StockScreams:StockScream:

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* StockScreams: When Beelzebub pushes a used car salesman into Hell in the episode "Dead Duck", the Howie Long Scream can be heard.

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* StockScreams: StockScreams:
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When Beelzebub pushes a used car salesman into Hell in the episode "Dead Duck", the Howie Long Scream can be heard.heard.
** The Howie Long Scream is heard again in "Twitching Channels" when Megavolt zaps a scientist in the butt.
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* StockScreams: When Beelzebub pushes a used car salesman into Hell in the episode "Dead Duck", the Howie Long Scream can be heard.
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** DW's gas gun could actually shoot just about anything that could fit out the barrel.

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** DW's gas gun could actually shoot just about anything that could fit out in the barrel.
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* MaliciousMisnaming: In "Smarter Than a Speeding Bullet", Steelbeak mockingly addresses Comet Guy as "Comatose Guy".

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* ThisIsMySide: The trope of drawing a line to divide an area between two people angry at each other is used in the episode "Bad Tidings" during Darking and Grizzlikoff's tiff.



* VillainSong: The episode "Paraducks" features a nice Elvis inspired one.

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* VillainSong: The episode "Paraducks" features has the King sing a nice Elvis inspired one.song where he brags about what a skilled thief he is. Darkwing eventually defeats the King while singing a heroic reprise of the song about how no criminal can elude him.

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* LargeHam: Let's see... Darkwing, [=NegaDuck=], the other [=NegaDuck=], Quackerjack, Megavolt, Gosalyn as Quiverwing Quack, [[WorldOfHam the list goes on, and on, and on]].

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* LargeHam: Let's see... Darkwing, [=NegaDuck=], the other [=NegaDuck=], Quackerjack, Megavolt, Gosalyn as Quiverwing Quack, [[WorldOfHam the list of melodramatic scenery-chewers goes on, and on, and on]].on]].
* LatexPerfection: The episode "Merchant of Menace" has Weasel Lowman wear a ridiculously lifelike mask to impersonate Herbert Muddlefoot.


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* RightBehindMe: In "Merchant of Menace", Darkwing turns around to see Grizzlikoff glaring at him and turning red with anger after he just referred to him as a buffoon.
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* CaptainColorbeard: In the episode "Film Flam", one of the movie villains that Tuskerninni brings to life is a pig pirate named Fleabeard.

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* IdeaBulb: Parodied with Megavolt.

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* IdeaBulb: Parodied with Megavolt.Megavolt, who actually holds a lightbulb near his head when he comes up with an idea.
* IfIWantedXIWouldY: Used in "Tiff of the Titans" when Drake gives a reason for turning off the TV during a news report on Gizmoduck.
-->'''Drake''': If I wanted to listen to a clown, I would've tuned in to a congressional hearing.
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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: In The Fearsome Five, we have sanguine Quackerjack, choleric Megavolt, melancholic Bushroot, and the phlegmatic (II) Liquidator. Negaduck occupies the middle ground between them.

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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: In The Fearsome Five, we have sanguine Quackerjack, choleric Megavolt, melancholic Bushroot, and the phlegmatic (II) Liquidator. Negaduck occupies the middle ground between them. The Muddlefoot family has melancholic Honker, choleric Tank, sanguine Herb, and phlegmatic Binkie.
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No spoiler tags outside of examples. If you find the information to be too sensitive then leave it out. I would imagine this goes double for spoilers concenred completely different shows.


Darkwing Duck makes some appearances in ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', as a ShowWithinAShow of which Launchpad [=McQuack=] is a diehard fan. [[spoiler: Until the episode "[[Recap/Ducktales2017S2E16TheDuckKnightReturns The Duck Knight Returns!]]", where a fan [[AscendedFanboy becomes the real Darkwing Duck]], [[FallenHero while the original actor becomes Negaduck]].]]

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Darkwing Duck makes some appearances in ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', both as a ShowWithinAShow of which Launchpad [=McQuack=] is a diehard fan. [[spoiler: Until the episode "[[Recap/Ducktales2017S2E16TheDuckKnightReturns The Duck Knight Returns!]]", where a fan [[AscendedFanboy becomes the real Darkwing Duck]], [[FallenHero while the original actor becomes Negaduck]].]]
and as an actual character.
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* MadLibsCatchPhrase: Darkwing's intro always began with "I am the terror that flaps in the night!" and ended with "I am Darkwing Duck!" The second phrase in the middle was different almost every time he said it.

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!!This animated series provided examples of:

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!!This animated series provided examples of:
!!These are the tropes that flap in the night!


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* MadLibsCatchPhrase: Darkwing's intro always began with "I am the terror that flaps in the night!" and ended with "I am Darkwing Duck!" The second phrase in the middle was different almost every time he said it.
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* FurryConfusion: As typical with Disney Duck media, anthropomorphic and non-anthropomorphic animals of the same species coexist. For example, "Battle of the Brainteasers" features non-anthropomorphic sheep and cow, when Taurus Bulba and his minions Hoof and Mouth are an anthropomorphic bull, donkey and ram respectively.

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* RunningGag

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* RunningGagRumpRoast: A candle sets Darkwing's rear on fire in "Can't Bayou Love".
* RunningGag:



* ServileSnarker: Gumbo.

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* ServileSnarker: Gumbo.Gumbo is Jambalaya Jake's lackey, but not above non-verbally expressing his contempt for his boss's quirks.


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* WeWillMeetAgain: Professor Moliarty's debut episode "That Sinking Feeling" ends with the villain burrowing underground and promising that he'll return to fight Darkwing another time.

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Crosswicking.


%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}:
%%** Launchpad and Stegmutt.
%%** [[IAmTheNoun Quackerjack practically embodies this trope.]]
%%** Also Hotshot and Flygirl.



* HuskyRusskie: Agent Grizzlikoff.
* HypocriticalHumor

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* HuskyRusskie: Agent Grizzlikoff.
Grizzlikoff is Russian as well as large and strong.
* HypocriticalHumorHypocriticalHumor:


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* PortraitPaintingPeephole: The episode "Fungus Amongus" has Darkwing find a portrait with moving eyes. He remarks how the "portrait with eyes that follow you" gag has happened a million times before he removes the portrait in an attempt to reveal the person spying on him, only to reveal a pair of disembodied eyes with bat wings.
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Darkwing Duck makes some appearances in ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', as a ShowWithinAShow of which Launchpad [=McQuack=] is a diehard fan. [[spoiler: Until the episode ''[[Recap/Ducktales2017S2E16TheDuckKnightReturns The Duck Knight Returns!]]'', where a fan [[AscendedFanboy becomes the real Darkwing Duck]], [[FallenHero while the original actor becomes Negaduck]].]]

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Darkwing Duck makes some appearances in ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', as a ShowWithinAShow of which Launchpad [=McQuack=] is a diehard fan. [[spoiler: Until the episode ''[[Recap/Ducktales2017S2E16TheDuckKnightReturns "[[Recap/Ducktales2017S2E16TheDuckKnightReturns The Duck Knight Returns!]]'', Returns!]]", where a fan [[AscendedFanboy becomes the real Darkwing Duck]], [[FallenHero while the original actor becomes Negaduck]].]]
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Darkwing Duck makes some appearances in ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', as a ShowWithinAShow of which Launchpad [=McQuack=] is a diehard fan.

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Darkwing Duck makes some appearances in ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', as a ShowWithinAShow of which Launchpad [=McQuack=] is a diehard fan.
fan. [[spoiler: Until the episode ''[[Recap/Ducktales2017S2E16TheDuckKnightReturns The Duck Knight Returns!]]'', where a fan [[AscendedFanboy becomes the real Darkwing Duck]], [[FallenHero while the original actor becomes Negaduck]].]]
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* OutOfControlPopcorn: When Launchpad, Gosalyn, and Honker get trapped in a popping popcorn machine, Honker knocks over another pack of it inside; causing so much popcorn to pop that it breaks the glass of the machine, allowing them to escape.
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In July 2017, it was announced that Darkwing Duck would be part of the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' revival in some capacity! This proved to be in the form of a ShowWithinAShow of which Launchpad was a diehard fan.

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In July 2017, it was announced that Darkwing Duck would be part of the ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' revival in makes some capacity! This proved to be appearances in the form of ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', as a ShowWithinAShow of which Launchpad was [=McQuack=] is a diehard fan.

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