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"Sir Gyro de Gearloose" is the seventeenth episode of DuckTales.

Synopsis[]

Huey, Dewey, and Louie are on their way over to Gyro’s house to have him repair a painting machine that he invented. When the boys arrive, they see that there is a long line up of customers waiting for Gyro to fix their machines. Gyro has had a long day, and the last thing he wants to do make more repairs. After Gyro gets chewed out for not being able to fix Vacation Van Honk’s automatic dressing machine, a sweet, female chicken asks him to fix her toaster. Gyro’s attempt to fix the toaster only makes things worse, and the woman huffs off in disgrace. As for Gyro, he has gotten really frustrated by this point, feeling that everyone in town only looks at him as nothing more than a gadget man. Feeling sorry for Gyro, the boys decide to not ask him for his help. Instead, Gyro gets the idea that in another time, people would’ve appreciated him more.

The next day, the boys return to Gyro’s house, and see a flash of light flare out from the windows. When they enter, they see that Gyro has just finished building a time machine out of an old bathtub, which he calls the Sometime Tub. Gyro declares that he’ll go back to a time when he would’ve been something more important, and decides to become a knight. Dewey suggests that Gyro bring his tools with him, but the last thing Gyro wants is to be associated as a gadget man, even in the past. After causing a small mess, Gyro activates the Sometime Tub, with the boys inside, and the four of them travel back in time to the Middle Ages.

When they arrive in the middle ages, they see a king, and his magician, Moorloon, riding away from a black knight on horseback. Moorloon (who speaks in a German accent,) tries to stop the knight with magic, but he fails. Gyro rigs up a slingshot from an old tire and a mop that was in the Sometime Tub, and uses it to scare off the knight. The king and Moorloon meet up with Gyro and the boys, and welcome them to the land of Quackelot. Huey asks if the king is King Arthur, but the king corrects him, stating that he is not the dull King Arthur, but rather, King Artie, who loves to party. Gyro introduces himself as Sir Gyro de Gearloose, and is asked back to Artie’s castle to attend a party.

Meanwhile, at another castle, the black knight (who is actually a scrawny man hiding beneath thick armor), is being scolded by Lessdred, King Artie’s evil nephew, for failing to stop the king. After whining about King Artie a bit, Lessdred comes up with an idea. Lessdred sends the black knight to a dragon’s cave to throw rocks at the sleeping dragon within in the name of King Artie. The dragon wakes up, furious, and attacks the knight with his fire breath.

Back at King Artie’s castle, there is a dinner party going on, where Gyro is the guest of honor. Everyone is impressed with Gyro’s contraption from before, except for Moorloon, who feels that his magic is better. When Moorloon tries to impress everyone by summoning a thunderstorm, King Artie tells him to stop. Gyro impresses the people by demonstrating how a magnet works, but he would rather talk about knight-related topics.

The dinner is interrupted by the dragon, who is trying to burn down the castle. When Moorloon claims that he can’t take care of dragons, Gyro ends up rigging up a device that sprays cider, which he uses to put out the dragon’s breath. Unable to blast more fire, the dragon flies off in a drunken manner. Moorloon is upset over Gyro’s victory, while King Artie congratulates him.

Gyro then rejects Artie’s request to build a machine that can create party hats, and decides to become a knight. His first attempt to practice jousting doesn’t go over very well (he "polevaults" himself into a wall), but he eventually gets the hang of it. When Huey asks Gyro about returning to the present, Gyro tells them that he’d rather stay a knight in Quackelot instead.

That night, in their room in the castle, the boys, although they could go back in the Sometime Tub, choose to stay with Gyro instead. When they hear Moorloon walking by their room, the boys investigate, and follow him all the way to Lessdred’s castle, where they spy on him. Moorloon then makes a proposition for Lessdred, in that Lessdred will sneak into King Artie’s castle and seize Gyro. The boys attempt to escape from the castle, but get caught by the black knight, who locks them in chains in the dungeon. Soon Moorloon gets tossed (literally) into the dungeon as well. Because Moorloon already told Lessdred about the secret entrance to King Artie’s castle, Lessdred chose to betray him, and prepares a siege to overthrow the king.

Moorloon, who’s ashamed of himself, admits to the boys that he just wanted to get rid of Gyro. Louie tells Moorloon that he doesn’t need gadgets if he has magic instead. Moorloon whines about how people take his magic for granted, while Dewey tells him that people always took Gyro’s gadgets for granted.

Back at King Artie’s castle, King Artie is awakened by Lessdred’s army, who enter the castle through the secret entrance. Artie and Gyro attempt to fight them off, but are unsuccessful in doing so. Lessdred then has Artie taken prisoner.

Meanwhile, the boys convince Moorloon that he should just stick to magic, which is what he’s good at, and not to worry about inventions. Moorloon then remembers about how King Artie is in danger, and the boys offer to help. Moorloon uses magic to free the boys from their chains, and trick some guards into opening the door so that Moorloon can turn the guards into newts.

The boys and Moorloon head back to Artie’s castle, where the siege is still going on, and meet up with Gyro, who’s fallen in the grass. Gyro is upset over how he failed, but Moorloon tells him that a gadget man is just the kind of man they could use at this point. Gyro then gets an idea when his magnet gets stuck to his own armor.

After the siege, Lessdred has overtaken Artie’s throne, and crowns himself the new king. When he and the black knight hear something from outside, they look out the window, and see a huge ball of chains (actually a magnet) being wheeled to the castle in a wagon. Lessdred sends for his knights to stop them. Moorloon then summons a thunderstorm, and the magnet gets charged up when it gets hit by a lightning bolt. Gyro then activates the charged magnet, which attracts all the enemy knights towards it. When Gyro, the boys and Moorloon return to rescue Artie, they learn that Lessdred and the black knight are stuck to the ceiling, as the powerful magnet is still activated.

The next day, Gyro and the boys prepare to return to the present. King Artie questions why they have to leave, but Gyro reminds them that they don’t need his gadgets as long as Moorloon has his magic. Gyro and the boys then return to the present, where Gyro is thrilled to be back home with his gadgets again. Just then, the woman with the toaster from before shows up, apologizes for her attitude earlier, and presents Gyro with a bouquet. Gyro announces that he wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Trivia[]

  • This is the first episode in which Scrooge does not appear (though he is mentioned more than once by Huey, Dewey, and Louie).
  • Reruns of this episode on Toon Disney, as well as the DVD, contained an edit made to the scene where Moorloon tries to figure out how Gyro's magnet works. Specifically, his line "Work, work, work!" was redubbed with his accent dropped because, in earlier broadcasts as well as the VHS and Laserdisc releases, his accent made it sound like he was saying a certain swear word.

Video releases[]

VHS

  • DuckTales: Duck to the Future

Laserdisc

  • DuckTales: Lost World Wanderers / Duck to the Future

DVD

  • DuckTales: Volume 1

External links[]


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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'HaraShedlock JonesGyro 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 LoudmouthBruno Von BeakArmstrongThe SirensCirceHarpiesYuckalindaQueen GriseldaDjinniTerra-Firmie KingOverlord BulovanSolegoGICU-2Magica's ShadowThe Fear DemonsVacation Van Honk

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
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