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3''A Miss Mallard Mystery'' is a Chinese-Canadian AnimatedAdaptation of the children's book series of the same name by Creator/{{Cinar}} and the Shanghai Animation Film Studio.
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5Miss Marjorie Mallard is a famous, globe-trotting duck who is known for her mystery-solving escapades. With the help of her nephew, Willard Widgeon, Miss Mallard gets to the bottom of all cases, exposes the criminal mastermind, and puts them securely behind bars.
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7The series was released on September 4th, 2000. It ran until September 19th, 2001.
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10!!A Miss Mallard Mystery contains examples of:
11* AlliterativeName:
12** The protagonist is named '''M'''iss '''M'''arjorie '''M'''allard.
13** Miss Mallard's nephew is named '''W'''illard '''W'''idgeon.
14* AnimatedAdaptation: Of the book series of the same name.
15* HeadlessHorseman: In one episode, "Dig To Disaster", Miss Mallard, Willard, and Harold Scoter go to an ancient city said to be haunted by a headless duck riding around on the back of an armadillo. [[spoiler:Said headless duck turns out to be Harold Scoter, or rather Heraldo Scotari, posing as the headless duck to scare them off so he could continue to loot the city.]]
16* ScoobyDooHoax: A great many of the mysteries Miss Mallard solves involves someone dressing up as some sort of monster.
17* TheShangrila: Sagahappy in "Danger In Tibet" is a paradise in the Himalayan Mountains.
18* ThrillerOnTheExpress: The episode "Express Train To Trouble" is set on the Nile Express, and involves the disappearance of a passenger after an ancient Egyptian artifact is brought on board.
19* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: The episode "Rickshaw to Horror" is about a man being run over by a rickshaw (which the driver is left upset about) and gaining the ability to predict disasters. [[spoiler:Said disasters were just a distraction so he could organize the theft of a priceless gemstone.]]

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