This past weekend DuckTales triumphantly premiered its first two episodes, and now begins the
long wait for the series to begin in earnest on Saturday, September 23rd.
So since I have some time, rather than jumping directly into my review, or any deep speculation
on the future of the first season, I'm going to take a look backwards at a mystery that
surprisingly the first two episodes didn't answer.
Namely: Where is Duckworth?
One of the most exciting moments from the DuckTales panel at the D23 Expo was when a
fan asked if Scrooge's dryly-humorous and effete butler Duckworth would also be in the
new series.
Matt Youngberg replied, "We have already premiered Duckworth and nobody's found him."
Ben Schwartz had this to add: "There are some real tasty treats in that opening sequence.
I'd recommend watching multiple times."
The idea of something hidden in the DuckTales footage they've shown so far - Including
teasers, trailers, and the entirety of the first two episodes - is an exciting prospect.
So let's take a closer look at what they've shown us so far, and use context clues to
get a better idea of where or what he might be.
With Ben's recommendation right on the heels of Matt's confirmation, let's first assume
that Duckworth is hidden somewhere in the opening credits.
Scrubbing through frame by frame, the only thing we see that evokes the estranged butler
is this idol head.
As you can see by the side by side comparison, they both have the same tall head and stiffly
smug look.
Though one is a duck and the other a dog, they do share enough uncanny similarities.
So assuming that Duckworth is now a duck, this might fit into the show.
DuckTales does have a history of having cast members blunder into ancient civilizations
that suddenly worship them as gods or kings because of their uncanny likeness to their
prophecies, idols, and statues.
So it is plausible that Duckworth looks enough like this Easter Island head sculpture that
he could be mistaken for the person or god the idol represents.
And maybe on an early adventure with Scrooge, Donald, and Donald's sister Della - the
mother of Huey, Dewey, and Louie - he was given the choice of continuing to serve Scrooge
for for terrible pay, or live like a king… and he chose the latter.
Which explains why we haven't seen him around Scrooge's mansion.
However, the idea of "native tribes" and "false gods" are just two of many, many.
MANY examples of Ducktales' stumbling history with depicting non-western cultures, beliefs,
and even races from around the world - and I doubt that the forward thinking and progressive
creative team - and Disney's S&P board - would allow that kind of possibly offensive plot
in their new show.
So if that's not Duckworth, where else could he be?
Expanding our search beyond the opening credits, we don't see any other characters that look
like Duckworth.
Which can only mean that he he can NOT be seen.
Now, I've seen some talk online from those who believe that Duckworth may have been JARVIS-ed.
Perhaps Duckworth was invented by Gyro Gearloose and reimagined as an artificial intelligence
for the Money Bin that acts as a personal assistant for Scrooge.
However, I don't think that's how he'll be used in the new show.
Not because Scrooge is afraid of using new technology, but because Gyro is Scrooge's
R&D department.
If he invented something as useful as an artificially intelligent personal assistant, Scrooge would
have sold it and increased his fortune tenfold.
Plus Gyro's inventions have a habit of not working out as planned.
And with him already working on the artificially intelligent helper robot that we see as a
possible antagonist in the opening credits, then the likelihood of Scrooge welcoming another
AI into his life are slim to none.
So if this is the role Duckworth now has, he could also have been reimagined as the
Siri of DuckTales' universe.
We see in the first episode Donald uses an in-dash GPS with an artificially voiced guidance
system.
Perhaps this version of Duckworth was designed by Mark Beaks, and is one of the primary reasons
Mark is so rich and popular.
But on the other hand, the voice we hear is rather flat and lacks Duckworth's famous
sardonic droll.
This could be possible, but much like a Gearloose designed JARVIS, I don't feel it's very
likely.
So what's my theory you ask?
Well, let's examine the clip from Episode 3: Daytrip Of Doom shown at the D23 Expo.
In this clip we see that Mrs Beakley has taken on many of the responsibilities that would
normally fall to the head butler of a mansion.
Including serving morning tea, managing the household, and - most importantly - having
the ear of Scrooge.
In the two part TV movie, Woo-oo, we specifically learn that Beakly's title is "housekeeper"
- but she seems to be the only help Scrooge employs.
Traditionally, a housekeeper wouldn't be able to speak so candidly with their boss,
the master of the house.
That level of friendship, trust, and access is closely guarded by the butler.
Beakley likely fought hard for that level of friendship and access.
It's why Scrooge allows her to speak that frankly in regard to his family and have so
much responsibility.
Plus, with Scrooge being so notoriously cheap, I can't imagine he would never pay to have
two servants when one does the job so well.
So if Beakley is the housekeeper, head butler, and catch-all servant of the mansion, then
that leaves Duckworth redundant and out of a job.
So, let's take a closer look at that Easter Island head idol from the opening credits.
What if the reason we can't see Duckworth is because he's actually a ghost?
Somehow saved or collected by Scrooge on one his many adventures, Duckworth now haunts
the halls of the mansion and supernaturally helps with the household chores?
In previous clips we've already seen ghosts haunt the halls and scare the kids in Mrs
Beakley's short, and we've now seen Scrooge go toe to toe with Captain Peghook the pirate
ghost and the Headless Horse.
So ghosts clearly do exist in Duckburg, and Scrooge seems to be hoarding them - but what
do you think?
Is Duckworth hiding in one of the promos we've seen so far?
If so, is he a false king, an artificially intelligent personal assistant, a ghost, or
something else?
Sound off in the comments below!
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