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"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[]

A few days before Valentine's Day, Scrooge is preparing for an expedition to the Temple of Aphroducky, where "the greatest treasure of all" is supposedly hidden. The nephews and Webby want to come along, since they haven't been spending a lot of time with him lately, but he won't allow it. Of course, like before, they stow away by hiding in one of the supply boxes being loaded onto the plane. Once arriving at the waters where the Temple supposedly is, Scrooge sends Launchpad out to scout ahead and then sits down on the box that the kids stowed away in, causing them to make noise. Scrooge orders them to come out and, after seeing it's just the kids, threatens to take away dessert for a month. Launchpad then calls him back on the plane radio to say that he's spotted the Temple.

When the group shows up in the Temple of Aphroducky, which is decorated with statues of herself as well as Vulcan and Cupid, Louie finds a chest with Greek words written on it. Scrooge recognizes the text as saying that the greatest treasure is hidden inside the chest. However, when they open it, they find nothing except the word "Philos", the Greek word for "love", engraved at the bottom. This aggravates Scrooge, who says that he could've gotten this kind of sentiment from a Valentine card. However, Dewey then points out that the arrows attached to Cupid's statue are made of gold, leading Scrooge to believe this expedition didn't turn out so bad after all. But just then, a shark that's been lurking about comes after the ducks. Launchpad grabs a rusted shield and fights to protect his friends from the shark. In the battle that follows, his posterior gets poked by one of Cupid's arrows. He then proceeds to kiss the shark, much to its disgust, after which Scrooge and the kids trap it inside a giant teacup. As Launchpad tries to flirt with the shark, Scrooge takes the arrows from Cupid's statue and the Ducks head back to the plane, having to drag the lovesick Launchpad back. On the way back, the nephews and Webby can't help but wonder what's going on with Launchpad, and then realize that the arrows really must be Cupid's love-granting arrows, but Scrooge will have none of that.

Meanwhile, on Mount Olympus, Aphroducky and her husband Vulcan are having a bitter argument; as it turns out, Vulcan, out of annoyance about Aphroducky making people fall in love all the time, has hidden her magic arrows and won't tell her where they are. After throwing a potted plant at Vulcan, Aphroducky goes out to the balcony to sulk when she suddenly notices her magic lantern is lit, which means that someone has been in her Temple. Turning on her heart-shaped viewscreen, she sees the shark breaking out of its imprisonment and swimming away. More importantly, though, she also notices her quiver on Cupid's statue and realizes that Vulcan hid the arrows in the most obvious place she could have looked, but they aren't there now. Rewinding the camera footage, she sees Scrooge taking the arrows and decides to pay him a visit.

Later, back at the Money Bin, Scrooge is showing the kids the wooden display stand he made for the arrows. The kids aren't amused, saying they were hoping it was something for Valentine's Day, but Scrooge again brushes them off, saying it's just an excuse for the greeting card companies to make money. Just then, Aphroducky shows up and demands Scrooge return her arrows. When he refuses, she proceeds to start blasting at him. Webby grabs one of the arrows and jabs Aphroducky in the back with it, which proves to be a bad idea as it then makes her fall in love with Scrooge.

At McDuck Manor, Scrooge is outright annoyed with Aphroducky's newfound affection towards him, and the kids aren't happy about it either. They then figure that all they have to do is stick Aphroducky with the arrows again and make sure she sees herself in a mirror this time. They prepare to trap her in a tapestry so they can get her with the arrow, but this backfires when they inadvertently spring it on Scrooge, causing him to reciprocate Aphroducky's affections. Later that day, Scrooge begins construction on a new temple for Aphroducky on the mansion grounds. Webby goes to give Scrooge a Valentine cupcake that she made for him, despite the nephews bemoaning that he doesn't care about them now. When she presents the cupcake to him, Scrooge gives it to Aphroducky, who instead just tosses it on the ground.

Later, as Scrooge is preparing for a press conference, the nephews find Webby coming downstairs with a suitcase, saying she's running away because Scrooge doesn't love them anymore. As the nephews try to tell her that's not the case, Launchpad suddenly comes by, also carrying suitcases and dressed in a scuba suit. He tells them that he can't live without the shark he fell for earlier and is going to live under the sea. Webby then points out to Launchpad that if he goes to live with the shark, he'll never be able to fly a plane again. This freaks out Launchpad and undoes the arrow's spell on him. Noticing that Launchpad came to his senses when faced with the choice of never flying again, the kids come to the conclusion that a person's true passion is what breaks the spell, and therefore they should use Scrooge's love of money to do the same for him.

The kids find Aphroducky relaxing in the Money Bin and tell her that she may be suffering "cash-ititis", an allergy to money. Aphroducky brushes this off at first, but soon starts to think she may indeed have this allergy when the kids make it look like she is suffering the symptoms - sneezing, skin turning green, and feathers falling out. A panicked Aphroducky tells Scrooge to keep his money away from her because it's making her sick. The kids tell their great-uncle that he's going to have to choose between Aphroducky or his money. At the press conference, however, Scrooge (who noticeably was not suffering the same freak-out that happened when Launchpad's spell was broken) announces to the press that he's choosing Aphroducky over his money and is moving away to marry her and live on Mount Olympus, much to the kids' dismay. Unbeknownst to them all, Vulcan is watching the press conference on TV and is infuriated at Scrooge's declaration, so he makes his way to Duckburg.

Later, as Scrooge and Aphroducky are about to leave, the nephews and Webby try to convince their great-uncle they don't want him to go, saying that he can't live on Mount Olympus... and neither can they. Realizing that he may have to leave his grandnephews and adoptive niece behind finally gets Scrooge to start freaking out of his spell the way Launchpad did earlier. Just then, a giant Vulcan shows up, ready to incinerate the World's Richest Duck. As Vulcan starts blasting all over the mansion grounds, the kids fall into one of the holes created by them, and their cries for help finally bring Scrooge back to his senses. As Launchpad keeps Vulcan distracted, Scrooge pulls the kids out of the hole. After getting the kids to safety, Scrooge gets into a construction truck and backs it up against the now-completed temple, causing its pillars to fall down and making Vulcan slip on them like marbles. Vulcan gets back up quickly, but he is then shrunk down to his normal size by Aphroducky, who is still under the arrows' effects and refusing to let her actual husband harm Scrooge. Right as she's threatening Vulcan to his face, the nephews stick her with her arrows again, this time causing her to fall back in love with her husband. No longer arguing for the time being, Vulcan and Aphroducky leave, but not before Aphroducky asks Scrooge for her arrows back. Scrooge obliges, saying he has all the treasure he needs right here (referring to his family).

Cast[]

Trivia[]

  • This was the last episode aired before DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp was released in theaters.
  • The original hour-length "special" version of this episode was re-aired on the Disney Channel a few times in February 1992, three years before DuckTales itself began airing in reruns on the channel, technically making this the first DuckTales episode to air on the Disney Channel.

Gallery[]



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Media
Shows/Movies: 1987 series (videography) • 2017 seriesWalt Disney's World On Ice: Double Feature... Live!Raw ToonageDuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost LampChibi Tiny TalesThis Duckburg Life

Video Games: Video game (HD remake/Soundtrack) • DuckTales 2The Quest for GoldScrooge's LootDisney Heroes: Battle ModeDisney All-Star RacersDisney All-Star Party
Comics: Comic Books (IDW)
Books: The Secret City Under the SeaSphinx for the Memories and Sir Gyro GearlooseScrooge's Treasure HuntChristmas at the North PoleWebby Saves the DayThe Art of DuckTales

Disney Parks
DuckTales World Showcase AdventurePLAY!Donald's Duck Pond
Characters
1987 series: Scrooge McDuckHuey, Dewey, and LouieLaunchpad McQuackWebby VanderquackBentina BeakleyDuckworthChief O'HaraGyro GearlooseLittle HelperYardarmDoofus DrakeFenton CrackshellDonald DuckLudwig Von DrakeGladstone GanderBubba the Cave DuckAbominable SnowwomanTootsie the TriceratopsSkittlesBlackjackPouponGene the GenieGlittering GoldieMad Dog McGurkFeathers GaloreBurt QuackarachMajor CourageMicro DucksAdmiral GrimmitzKing HomerQueen ArielShawebizadGandra DeeMcPapaMcMamaRoboticaBeagle BoysMa BeaglePeteFlintheart GlomgoldPhantom BlotDijonArgus McSwineMagica De SpellMinima De SpellPoe De SpellEl CapitanJoaquin SlowlyMerlock the MagicianCinnamon TealDracula DuckDr. NoGoodMillionara VanderbucksFritter O'WayLawrence LoudmouthArmstrongThe SirensCirceHarpiesYuckalindaQueen GriseldaDjinniTerra-Firmie KingOverlord BulovanSolegoGICU-2Magica's ShadowThe Fear DemonsVacation Van HonkEmperor Ping the Pitiless

2017 series: Della DuckLenaBradford BuzzardBentley and Buford BuzzardCaptain PeghookManny the Headless Man-HorsePixiuGabby McStabbersonHack and Slash SmashnikovRoxanne FeatherlyToad Liu HaiMark BeaksFalcon GravesAmunetSabafToth-RaZeusSeleneStorkulesCharybdisBriar and BrambleDarkwing DuckGosalyn MallardMegavoltDon KarnageQuackerjackLiquidatorBlack HeronZan OwlsonFisherMannDrosera occidendumJosé CariocaPanchito PistolesFethry DuckJohn D. RockerduckJeevesGavinGrandpappy BeagleViolet SabrewingUnicornPercival P. PeppingtonNightmare BeastPaddywhackBushrootNegaduckDaisy DuckGoofyChip and Dale Monterey JackZipperGadget HackwrenchKit CloudkickerTaurus BulbaMolly CunninghamLieutenant PenumbraGeneral LunarisMoonlandersMoon MitesGilded ManNeighbor JonesSteelbeakIsabella FinchIndy and Ty SabrewingTri-Crested TittertwillAletheiaVeroKing HonestusEmma GlamourInspector TezukaAkitaStrongbeardHeckaJormungandrPonce de LeonMatilda McDuckEmutilda

Episodes
1987 series

Season One: "The Treasure of the Golden Suns" • "Send in the Clones" • "Sphinx for the Memories" • "Where No Duck Has Gone Before" • "Armstrong" • "Robot Robbers" • "Magica's Shadow War" • "Master of the Djinni" • "Hotel Strangeduck" • "Lost Crown of Genghis Khan" • "Duckman of Aquatraz" • "The Money Vanishes" • "Sir Gyro de Gearloose" • "Dinosaur Ducks" • "Hero for Hire" • "Superdoo!" • "Maid of the Myth" • "Down and Out in Duckburg" • "Much Ado About Scrooge" • "Top Duck" • "Pearl of Wisdom" • "The Curse of Castle McDuck" • "Launchpad's Civil War" • "Sweet Duck of Youth" • "Earth Quack" • "Home Sweet Homer" • "Bermuda Triangle Tangle" • "Micro Ducks from Outer Space" • "Back to the Klondike" • "Horse Scents" • "Scrooge's Pet" • "Catch as Cash Can" • "Merit-Time Adventure" • "The Golden Fleecing" • "Ducks of the West" • "Time Teasers" • "Back Out in the Outback" • "Raiders of the Lost Harp" • "The Right Duck" • "Scroogerello" • "Double-O-Duck" • "Luck o' the Ducks" • "Duckworth's Revolt" • "Magica's Magic Mirror"/"Take Me Out of the Ballgame" • "Duck to the Future" • "Jungle Duck" • "Launchpad's First Crash" • "Dime Enough for Luck" • "Duck in the Iron Mask" • "The Uncrashable Hindentanic" • "The Status Seekers" • "Nothing to Fear" • "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. McDuck" • "Once Upon a Dime" • "Spies in Their Eyes" • "All Ducks on Deck" • "Ducky Horror Picture Show" • "Till Nephews Do Us Part"
Season Two: "Time is Money" • "Super DuckTales"
Season Three: "The Land of Trala La" • "Allowance Day" • "Bubbeo & Juliet" • "The Good Muddahs" • "My Mother the Psychic" • "Metal Attraction" • "Dough Ray Me" • "Bubba's Big Brainstorm" • "The Big Flub" • "A Case of Mistaken Secret Identity" • "Blue Collar Scrooge" • "Beaglemania" • "Yuppy Ducks" • "The Bride Wore Stripes" • "The Unbreakable Bin" • "Attack of the Fifty-Foot Webby" • "The Masked Mallard" • "A DuckTales Valentine"
Season Four: "Ducky Mountain High" • "Attack of the Metal Mites" • "The Duck Who Knew Too Much" • "New Gizmo-Kids on the Block" • "Scrooge's Last Adventure" • "The Golden Goose"

2017 series
Season One: "Woo-oo!" • "Daytrip of Doom!" • "The Great Dime Chase!" • "The Beagle Birthday Massacre!" • "Terror of the Terra-firmians!" • "The House of the Lucky Gander!" • "The Infernal Internship of Mark Beaks!" • "The Living Mummies of Toth-Ra!" • "The Impossible Summit of Mt. Neverrest!" • "The Spear of Selene!" • "Beware the B.U.D.D.Y. System!" • "The Missing Links of Moorshire!" • "McMystery at McDuck McManor!" • "JAW$!" • "The Golden Lagoon of White Agony Plains!" • "Day of the Only Child!" • "From the Confidential Casefiles of Agent 22!" • "Who is Gizmoduck?!" • "The Other Bin of Scrooge McDuck!" • "Sky Pirates...in the Sky!" • "The Secret(s) of Castle McDuck!" • "The Last Crash of the Sunchaser!" • "The Shadow War!"
Season Two: "The Most Dangerous Game...Night!" • "The Depths of Cousin Fethry!" • "The Ballad of Duke Baloney!" • "The Town Where Everyone Was Nice!" • "Storkules in Duckburg!" • "Last Christmas!" • "What Ever Happened to Della Duck?!" • "Treasure of the Found Lamp!" • "The Outlaw Scrooge McDuck!" • "The 87 Cent Solution!" • "The Golden Spear!" • "Nothing Can Stop Della Duck!" • "Raiders of the Doomsday Vault!" • "Friendship Hates Magic!" • "The Dangerous Chemistry of Gandra Dee!" • "The Duck Knight Returns!" • "What Ever Happened to Donald Duck?!" • "Happy Birthday, Doofus Drake!" • "A Nightmare on Killmotor Hill!" • "The Golden Armory of Cornelius Coot!" • "Timephoon!" • "GlomTales!" • "The Richest Duck in the World!" • "Moonvasion!"
Season Three "Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks!" • "Quack Pack!" • "Double-O-Duck in You Only Crash Twice!" • "The Lost Harp of Mervana!" • "Louie's Eleven!" • "Astro B.O.Y.D.!" • "The Rumble for Ragnarok!" • "The Phantom and the Sorceress!" • "They Put a Moonlander on the Earth!" • "The Trickening!" • "The Forbidden Fountain of the Foreverglades!" • "Let's Get Dangerous!" • "Escape from the ImpossiBin!" • "The Split Sword of Swanstantine!" • "New Gods on the Block!" • "The First Adventure!" • "The Fight for Castle McDuck!" • "How Santa Stole Christmas!" • "Beaks in the Shell!" • "The Lost Cargo of Kit Cloudkicker!" • "The Life And Crimes of Scrooge McDuck!" • "The Last Adventure!"

Locations
DuckburgAtlantisThe Money BinMcDuck ManorCastle McDuckFountain of YouthScotlandNotre DuckValley of the Golden SunsSt. CanardCape Suzette
Organizations
Air PiratesF.O.W.L.Junior WoodchucksS.H.U.S.H.
Objects
Number One DimeJunior Woodchucks GuidebookGizmosuitGene's LampMerlock's TalismanSun CoinSun ChaserHarp of TroyMillennium ShortcutGyro's HelicopterMolecular ManipulatorGolden GooseWebby's Quacky Patch DollHindentanicMagic MedallionRatcatcherJewel of AtlantisPep!Gummiberry JuiceIron VulturePirate FightersSpear of SeleneSea DuckRanger Plane
Songs
DuckTales ThemeThree Cheers for Bubba DuckBoogie Beagle BluesMoon Stage ThemeSky PiratesThe Three CaballerosHear My Voice
See also
Carl BarksThe Disney AfternoonDarkwing DuckQuack PackDisney XD (Netherlands)Let's Go to Disneyland Paris