What we have here is one of the show’s most creative, as well
as relatable, episodes. In my life, I
noticed that it’s not uncommon to get enticed into buying things you really
don’t need. Enter Filler Brushbill, a
door-to-door salesduck bent on selling all sorts of random merchandise to
anyone he comes across with the intent on making some serious cash. His sales pitches are so enticing that the
beginning of this episode features Scrooge and the boys going to big measures
of defense to keep Filler away from the mansion to protect their fortunes. The best part about the sequence is how the
whole thing is staged like an army attack, and if you know me, I love it when
animated products portray something simple as something bigger. It just suits the medium. Now, while the mission to beat Filler
Brushbill back is a bust, it serves as a lead-in to the creative center of the
episode. One of the things
Scrooge and the boys end up buying is a set of the works of famous playwright,
William Drakespeare, and one of the works has a note explaining that there’s a
lost play by Drakespeare on the island of Great Written, so they head there to
obtain the play so they can sell it. The
adventure to the lost play includes our heroes running into all kinds of
creatures like witches, fauns, talking trees, just about any creature that was
part of any Shakespeare play. These
creatures try to drive Scrooge and the boys away, but through all the
encounters from them, it’s Filler Brushbill who actually gets them out of
trouble with his salesduck skills, nicely portraying him as more than a
one-dimensional antagonist. Then, when
they eventually find the play, we get a couple twists to the ultimate outcome
to aid in the creativity. It turns out
all the creatures were descendants of actors who starred in Drakespeare’s play trying
to protect the play. It would be simple
for Scrooge to strike a deal with everyone so to go along with selling the
play, but instead things are resolved with the actors performing the play,
Scrooge discovering that the play is lousy, and deciding that it’s not worth
selling despite Drakespeare’s name. Even
Filler discovers this after trying to steal it for himself. This ending message of how selling something
bad is not a good idea is one I’m all for and one that can relate to the
entertainment world. While it’s true
that bad products can be successful, they can hurt the reputation of something
like a show or film franchise and eventually turn everyone off altogether. This is something most people should
consider. It just goes to show that the
play, or episode in this case, is the thing because the creativity,
relatability, and cast of likable characters make this a great watch. 9.5/10
The Ranking
- Hotel Strangeduck
- Maid of the Myth
- Hero for Hire
- Robot Robbers
- Much Ado About Scrooge
- Magica’s Shadow War
- Duckman of Aquatraz
- Armstrong
- Sir Gyro de Gearloose
- Master of the Djinni
- Sphinx for the Memories
- Send in the Clones
- Down and Out in Duckburg
- The Lost Crown of Genghis Kahn
- The Money Vanishes
- Where No Duck Has Gone Before
- Dinosaur Ducks
- Superdoo!
That's it for disc 2 of the Volume 1 set. Now
we’re left with just one more to cover, so join me next time as we start that disc with a review of "Top Duck."
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