"A DuckTales Valentine" (also titled "Amour or Less") is a special Valentine's Day-themed episode of DuckTales that originally aired as a prime-time special on The Magical World of Disney on February 11, 1990. To fill out an hour-length slot, the original Magical World of Disney broadcast had the episode followed up with a rerun of an earlier episode of the anthology series, A Disney Valentine (which included Mickey's Delayed Date, Mr. Duck Steps Out, and Canine Casanova).
Plot
In McDuck Manor, the kids and Webby try to convince Scrooge McDuck that it's Valentine's Day, but their grand-uncle only cares about an adventure in order to get Cupid's arrows at the temple of Aphroducky.
As Scrooge goes to the adventure with Launchpad McQuack, the kids decide to come with them, as they have made it at the underwater after defeating a shark, they've got the arrows.
In the temple, Aphroducky breaks up with Vulcan. After noticing that Scrooge stealing her arrows from her magic monitor, enraged, Aphroducky goes after Scrooge to get her arrows back.
Back in McDuck Manor, kids make Scrooge's office as a heart shaped office as Scrooge returns and presents the gifts for the children, much to their excitement. However, the gift - is obviously - an arrows, the children's excitement turn into a disappointment. Aphroducky enters and introduces herself, before asking Scrooge to give her arrows back. Scrooge disbelieves her as a real goddess of love and kicks her out. Agitated, Aphroducky re-enters and starts shooting lightning bolts at Scrooge, tells him to get her arrows back, Scrooge refuses. The things have gone worse, after both elderly ducks are struck by an arrows, which causes both of them to go in an insane love, much to the kids' confusion.
Scrooge builds the temple at his garden. Webby wants to show the surprise for Scrooge, much to the boys' reluctance, as from now on, they think that Scrooge doesn't care about them as he now loves Aphroducky; Webby disbelieves it and goes anyway. She gives Scrooge the heart shaped cupcake, Scrooge loves it, much to Webby's joy. However, Scrooge gives it to Aphroducky, she rejects it and throws it to the ground as they leave. Once they're gone, heartbroken, Webby starts crying, saying that it was for Scrooge as the boys attempt to comfort her.
Eventually, the kids are annoyed and angered with their love. Angered, the kids leave and found out that Webby decides to leave the Mansion, because she thinks that Scrooge don't love them anymore. Having enough with the love between their great-uncle and the goddess, they decide to ask Scrooge ultimatum: money or Aphroducky.
Back in the temple, Vulcan returns and realizes that Aphroducky with Scrooge. However, Scrooge chooses Aphroducky instead of money, much to the kids' shock and Vulcan's fury. Furious, Vulcan turns into a giant and decides to go after and kill Scrooge.
Back in Duckburg, the kids beg Scrooge that all arrows corrupted them into a love. Scrooge gets confused, but gets shocked to learn that heartbroken, the kids tearfully say goodbye to Scrooge and they love him as Webby starts crying, which causes Scrooge to go insane. Vulcan confronts the duck family and Aphroducky, as Scrooge comes back to his senses and saves the kids, and he along with the others have defeated Vulcan, Aphroducky tells him that he now has love. The kids get an arrow and are furious by what Aphroducky put them through as how she broke Webby's heart by rejecting her gift to uncle Scrooge, they strike her again with an arrow as revenge. Aphroducky falls in love with Vulcan, restoring the gods' love back again. With they're gone, Scrooge says he loves his kids, much to their joy.
Cast
- Miriam Flynn as Newsboy
- Linda Gary as Aphroducky
- Kenneth Mars as Vulcan, Shark
- Chuck McCann as Duckworth
- Terry McGovern as Launchpad McQuack
- Russi Taylor as Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Webby
- Alan Young as Scrooge McDuck
Trivia
- This is the last episode aired before DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp was released in theaters.
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