DuckTales Theme

DuckTales Theme
General information
Feature films	DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Shows	DuckTales DuckTales (2017 series)
Video games	DuckTales DuckTales: The Quest for Gold DuckTales 2 DuckTales Remastered Disney Crossy Road
Albums	The Disney Afternoon The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song Disney's 75 Years of Music & Memories Toon Tunes: Action-Packed Anthems Disney on Ice 25th Anniversary Disney Television Classics DuckTales Remastered (soundtrack)
Composer	Mark Mueller
Lyrics	Mark Mueller
Performers	Jeff Pescetto
Other performers	Felicia Barton (2017 series)
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The "DuckTales Theme" is the song played during the opening title sequence of the animated series DuckTales. It was written by pop music songwriter Mark Mueller and performed by musical artist Jeff Pescetto.

The song was also performed during the end credits of DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp. Scrooge McDuck is seen humming the tune of the song in the story A Game of One Cupmanship. The song is also used during the opening sequence of the 2017 reboot series, performed by Felicia Barton.

Lyrics

• 1987 version
• Disney Afternoon version
• 1987 Extended version
• 2017 version
• 2017 Extended version
• 2017 Short version
• "Last Christmas!" version
• Launchpad Takeover
• Glomgold Takeover

Life is like a hurricane
Here in Duckburg
Race cars, lasers, airplanes
It's a duck-blur!
Might solve a mystery
Or rewrite history!

DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Every day they're out there making
DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales!

D-d-d-danger! Watch behind you!
There's a stranger out to find you
What to do, just grab on to some...

DuckTales! Woo-hoo!
Every day they're out there makin'
DuckTales! Woo-hoo!
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales! Woo-hoo!

Not ponytails or cottontails, no
DuckTales! Woo-hoo!

Life is like a hurricane
Here in Duckburg
Race cars, lasers, airplanes
It's a duck-blur!
Might solve a mystery
Or rewrite history!

DuckTales! Woo-hoo!
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales!

D-d-d-danger! Watch behind you!
There's a stranger out to find you
What to do, just grab on to some...

DuckTales! Woo-hoo!
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales! Woo-hoo!

Not ponytails or cottontails, no
DuckTales! Woo-hoo!

Life is like a hurricane
Here in Duckburg
Race cars, lasers, airplanes
It's a duck-blur!
Might solve a mystery
Or rewrite history!

DuckTales! Woo-hoo!
Every day they're out there making
DuckTales! Woo-hoo!
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales! Woo-hoo!

When it seems they're heading for final curtain
Good deduction never fails
That's for certain!
The worst of messes
Become successes!

DuckTales! Woo-hoo!
Every day they're out there making
DuckTales! Woo-hoo!
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales! Woo-hoo!

D-d-d-danger! Watch behind you!
There's a stranger out to find you
What to do, just grab on to some...
DuckTales!

(Instrumental bridge)

DuckTales! Woo-hoo!
Every day they're out there makin'
DuckTales! Woo-hoo!
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales! Woo-hoo!

D-d-d-danger! Watch behind you!
There's a stranger out to find you
What to do, just grab on to some...
DuckTales! Woo-hoo!

Every day they're out there making
DuckTales! Woo-hoo!
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales! Woo-hoo!

Every day they're out there making
DuckTales! Woo-hoo!
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales! Woo-hoo!

Not ponytails or cottontails, no
DuckTales! Woo-hoo!

Woo-hoo!
(Repeat and fade)

Life is like a hurricane
Here in Duckburg
Race cars, lasers, airplanes
It's a duck-blur!
Might solve a mystery
Or rewrite history!

DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Every day they're out there making
DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales! Woo-oo!

D-d-d-danger! Lurks behind you!
There's a stranger out to find you
What to do, just grab on to some...

DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Every day they're out there making
DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Tales of derring-
Bad and good-
Not ponytails or cottontails, no
DuckTales! Woo-oo!

Life is like a hurricane
Here in Duckburg
Race cars, lasers, airplanes
It's a duck-blur!
Might solve a mystery
Or rewrite history!

DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Every day they're out there making
DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales! Woo-oo!

When it seems they're heading for the final curtain
Good deduction never fails
That's for certain!
The worst of messes
Become successes!

DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Every day they're out there making
DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales! Woo-oo!

(Instrumental bridge)

D-d-d-danger! Lurks behind you!
There's a stranger out to find you
What to do, just grab on to some...

DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Every day they're out there making
DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales! Woo-oo!

Every day they're out there making
DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Tales of derring-
Bad and good-
Not ponytails or cottontails, no
DuckTales! Woo-oo!

Life is like a hurricane
Here in Duckburg
Race cars, lasers, airplanes
It's a duck-blur!
Might solve a mystery
Or rewrite history!

DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Every day they're out there making
DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Tales of derring-do
Bad and good luck tales! Woo-oo!

Life is like a candy cane,
Here in Duckburg
Snowflakes, presents, Santa's sleigh,
It's a duck-blur!
Might make bells jingle,
Or trap Kris Kringle!

DuckTales!
Christmas Eve we're out there makin'
DuckTales!
Tales of Christmas Past and Yuletide
Luck tales!

Life is like an aeroplane
Here in Duckburg
Airplanes, airplanes, aeroplanes!
It’s a duck blur
Might fly an airplane
Or crash that airplane

AIRPLANES! Uh, DUCKTALES!
Now I’m on a boat with Dewey
DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Hey, a scooter! WHOOPS! Kablooey!
DuckTales! Woo-oo!

I’ll catch up in a sec or two
Guys, look out, some guy’s behind you!
Even worse, here comes the key change!

DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Jump in the plane for the refrain
DuckTales! Woo-oo!
Wait, ducks have tails
I just got that
That’s why the name of the show is
DuckTales! Woo-oo!

Life is like an evil scheme, here on GlomTales
Sharks and bombs and Scrooge’s screams, it cannae GlomFail
Cannae top my grand plan, to beat that Scotsman

GlomTales!
Technically I’m Scottish as well
GlomTales!
Uugggghhh—Scrooge stinks, Scrooge stinks, Scrooge stinks, Scrooge stinks

GlomTales!
What’s next? Oh yeah!

C-C-C-CG, it’s so fancy
Once Scrooge sees this, there’s no chance he
Cannae compete with the glory of GlomTales!

Bravest, strongest, and most modest, GlomTales!
Okay, we ran out of budget, but kids 6 to 10 will love it
GlomTales!

Trivia

• During the opening sequence of the reboot series, three of the scenes are based on three paintings done by Carl Barks.
• In one of the Disney XD promos for the reboot series, Marco Diaz from Star vs. the Forces of Evil (another Disney XD cartoon in his "live chat" form) covered the theme for the reboot, along with some other characters from the show.
• The opening sequences for both the original and reboot series feature Launchpad's plane diving when the singer sings "airplanes", as well as the characters being chased by a mummy during the verse "There's a stranger out to find you."
• When the original series aired on the Disney Afternoon, a shorter 45-second version of the opening was produced and some of the scenes were replaced with scenes from Season 2. This includes the addition of Season 2 characters Bubba the Cave Duck, Tootsie the Triceratops, and Fenton Crackshell (with and without the Gizmo suit).
• In season two of the 2017 series, the opening sequence was slightly modified where the scene of Big Bulb shooting a laser was replaced with Gizmoduck, and the scene showing the villains close-up has one of the Beagle Boys replaced with Magica De Spell.
• The theme for the reboot is the first theme song for a Disney XD show to be longer than 30 seconds.
• Although the cheers throughout the song are “whoo-hoo” according to Mark Mueller, the singers clearly sing “woo-oo”. The first episode of the reboot even uses the latter as the title.
• To hype the 2017 reboot, a video was made of the main cast singing the theme.
• The Reboot episode Last Christmas! Has a Holiday version of the theme sung by a Frank Sinatra sound-a-like
• Two alternate versions of 2017 series' theme were released for the "Theme Song Takeover" short series. The first was on June 27 2019, with Launchpad McQuack where the lyrics were performed by his voice actor Beck Bennett. The second was on July 19, 2019 with Flintheart Glomgold where the lyrics were performed by his voice actor Keith Ferguson.
  • The Glomgold Takeover song would also be used as the opening song for the episode that would also be called GlomTales!.

Videos

Ducktales full orginal theme

DuckTales main title

DuckTales Intro (Extended Version)

DuckTales - Marco Diaz Cover (Promo)

Launchpad Theme Song Takeover ✈️ DuckTales Disney Channel

Glomgold Theme Song Takeover 💸 DuckTales Disney Channel

References

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Media Shows/Movies: 1987 series (videography) • 2017 series • Walt Disney's World on Ice: Double Feature... Live! • Raw Toonage • DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp • Chibi Tiny Tales • This Duckburg Life Video Games: Video game (HD remake/Soundtrack) • DuckTales 2 • The Quest for Gold • Scrooge's Loot • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • Disney All-Star Racers • Disney All-Star Party Comics: Comic Books (IDW) Books: The Secret City Under the Sea • Sphinx for the Memories and Sir Gyro Gearloose • Scrooge's Treasure Hunt • Christmas at the North Pole • Webby Saves the Day Disney Parks DuckTales World Showcase Adventure • PLAY! • Donald's Duck Pond Characters 1987 series: Scrooge McDuck • Huey, Dewey, and Louie • Launchpad McQuack • Webby Vanderquack • Bentina Beakley • Duckworth • Chief O'Hara • Shedlock Jones • Gyro Gearloose • Little Helper • Yardarm • Doofus Drake • Fenton Crackshell • Donald Duck • Ludwig Von Drake • Gladstone Gander • Bubba the Cave Duck • Abominable Snowwoman • Tootsie the Triceratops • Skittles • Blackjack • Poupon • Gene the Genie • Glittering Goldie • Mad Dog McGurk • Feathers Galore • Burt Quackarach • Major Courage • Micro Ducks • Admiral Grimmitz • King Homer • Queen Ariel • Shawebizad • Gandra Dee • McPapa • McMama • Robotica • Beagle Boys • Ma Beagle • Pete • Flintheart Glomgold • Phantom Blot • Dijon • Argus McSwine • Magica De Spell • Minima De Spell • Poe De Spell • El Capitan • Joaquin Slowly • Merlock the Magician • Cinnamon Teal • Dracula Duck • Dr. NoGood • Millionara Vanderbucks • Fritter O'Way • Lawrence Loudmouth • Bruno Von Beak • Armstrong • The Sirens • Circe • Harpies • Yuckalinda • Queen Griselda • Djinni • Terra-Firmie King • Overlord Bulovan • Solego • GICU-2 • Magica's Shadow • The Fear Demons • Vacation Van Honk 2017 series: Della Duck • Lena • Bradford Buzzard • Bentley and Buford Buzzard • Captain Peghook • Manny the Headless Man-Horse • Pixiu • Gabby McStabberson • Hack and Slash Smashnikov • Roxanne Featherly • Toad Liu Hai • Mark Beaks • Falcon Graves • Amunet • Sabaf • Toth-Ra • Zeus • Selene • Storkules • Charybdis • Briar and Bramble • Darkwing Duck • Gosalyn Mallard • Megavolt • Don Karnage • Quackerjack • Liquidator • Black Heron • Zan Owlson • Fisher • Mann • Drosera occidendum • José Carioca • Panchito Pistoles • Fethry Duck • John D. Rockerduck • Jeeves • Gavin • Grandpappy Beagle • Violet Sabrewing • Unicorn • Percival P. Peppington • Nightmare Beast • Paddywhack • Bushroot • Negaduck • Daisy Duck • Goofy • Chip and Dale • Monterey Jack • Zipper • Gadget Hackwrench • Kit Cloudkicker • Taurus Bulba • Molly Cunningham • Lieutenant Penumbra • General Lunaris • Moonlanders • Moon Mites • Gilded Man • Neighbor Jones • Steelbeak • Isabella Finch • Indy and Ty Sabrewing • Tri-Crested Tittertwill • Aletheia • Vero • King Honestus • Emma Glamour • Inspector Tezuka • Akita • Strongbeard • Hecka • Jormungandr • Ponce de Leon • Matilda McDuck • Emutilda 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 Duckburg • Atlantis • The Money Bin • McDuck Manor • Castle McDuck • Fountain of Youth • Scotland • Notre Duck • Valley of the Golden Suns • St. Canard • Cape Suzette Organizations Air Pirates • F.O.W.L. • Junior Woodchucks • S.H.U.S.H. 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