The Duck Factory

Total Seasons :1Total Episodes : 13

The Duck Factory is a 1984 NBC television series produced by MTM Enterprises that is perhaps most notable for being Jim Carrey's first lead role in a Hollywood production. The show was co-created by Allan Burns. The premiere episode introduces Skip Tarkenton, a somewhat naive and optimistic young man who has come to Hollywood looking for a job as a cartoonist. When he arrives at a low-budget ani...

Episodes(13)

Goodbye Buddy, Hello Skip

1. Goodbye Buddy, Hello Skip

Skip Tarkenton finds his dream of being an animator coming true a lot sooner than he expected when he hops a bus to L.A.

Air Date : 1984-04-12

Filling Buddy's Shoes

2. Filling Buddy's Shoes

Someone must fill Buddy's shoes as the Dippy Duck showrunner. But who?

Air Date : 1984-04-19

The Annies

3. The Annies

A series of mishaps arise when the staff attend the Annies, where Buddy is to receive a posthumous award.

Air Date : 1984-04-26

No Good Deed

4. No Good Deed

Skip learns that no good deed goes unpunished when he gives Ginger a job she doesn't deserve and Marty's script a kinder review than it deserves.

Air Date : 1984-05-03

The Way We Weren't

5. The Way We Weren't

Aggie plans to attend a reunion with her old Navy pals, but when she can't scrounge a date, she asks Skip to accompany her.

Air Date : 1984-05-10

Can We Talk?

6. Can We Talk?

Marty's plagiarism becomes Skip's problem.

Air Date : 1984-05-17

The Education of Mrs. Winkler

7. The Education of Mrs. Winkler

In hopes of being smarter, Sheree decides to finally get her high school diploma, and Brooks gives her a helping hand -- and a little something extra.

Air Date : 1984-05-24

Ordinary People, Too

8. Ordinary People, Too

Skip helps come up with the cash to fund Andrea's film project, yet doesn't get the thanks one might think.

Air Date : 1984-06-06

It Didn't Happen One Night

9. It Didn't Happen One Night

The gang begin to suspect that Skip and Andrea are romantically involved. Meanwhile, Marty isn't happy about his friend's new girlfriend -- Sheree.

Air Date : 1984-06-13

The Duck Stops Here

10. The Duck Stops Here

Wally decides to throw his hat into the Shakespeare ring after his Dippy Duck voice escapes him.

Air Date : 1984-06-20

The Children's Half Hour

11. The Children's Half Hour

It's Children's Night at the Apollo when Brooks' son and Wally's daughter both want to further their artistic careers -- to the joy of Brooks and the dismay of Wally.

Air Date : 1984-06-27

You Always Love the One You Hurt

12. You Always Love the One You Hurt

Roland is pressured to quit the animation biz and follow in his father's footsteps -- as a dentist. Meanwhile, the staff consider changing the show when a parents group vote it one of the most violent kids' programs on TV.

Air Date : 1984-07-04

Call Me Responsible