A DuckTales Valentine

💝 We’re celebrating Valentine’s Day in July with a deep dive into a 1990 “DuckTales” special that aired on “The Magical World of Disney.”  🎙️ Erin Evans and Joey O. join us as we tune our heart-shaped TVs to watch Scrooge McDuck search for the lost treasure of Aphroducky, which nearly ends in him marrying the avian goddess of love and angering her Honeymooner of a husband.  📺 You can watch “A DuckTales Valentine” on Disney+.  ****  (00:00) - Intro  (02:26) - Our Histories with DuckTales  (08:34) - The Magical World of Disney Intro  (10:32) - Act 1  (31:45) - Retro Commercial Break  (35:29) - Act 2  (54:42) - Final Thoughts  ****  💬 Topics & Tangents:  The accompanying shorts: “Mickey’s Delayed Date,” “Mr. Duck Steps Out,” and “Canine Casanova.”  This special’s intro featuring Michael Eisner and original commercials.  Michael’s Disney varsity jacket is on eBay.  Terry McGovern (Launchpad) in a “Back to the Future” deleted scene.  Terry McGovern on voicing Stormtroopers and accidentally inventing the word “Wookiee.”  Get the Phillies Feeling (circa 1988)  Today’s TV Trope: Cupid’s Arrow.  “Stop the presses!” from “The Great Muppet Caper.”  Sesame Street’s Love Boat.  Peter dives into a money bin on “Family Guy.”  Revenge of the Turducken Hunger Games.  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: “The Lost Queen of Atlantis.”  “Donald Duck: Instant Millionaire.”  ****  📼 Commercials:  Isuzu Trooper Commercial starring Joe Isuzu (1990)  Holidays After Dark  ****  “DuckTales” and “A DuckTales Valentine” © 1990 The Walt Disney Company.  Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  Find us at adventcalendar.house.  Hosted by The Retro Network.  #s16 #1990s #valentinesday #disney