"Bonfire of the Panties" is the sixth episode of Season 4, and the forty-eighth episode of Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man overall. This episode aired on February 8, 1997.
Synopsis[]
Charles notices that his father's inability to attract a woman has made him unbearably emotional and angrier than usual. Cornfed talks with the twins and convinces them to help prepare the ultimate aphrodisiac for Duckman to turn his love life around. They give him a limited amount of the potion, but he quickly replicates it in huge batches and appeals to more women than ever before. Bernice discovers what is going on and tries to put a stop to it. When a real relationship occurs between Duckman and actress Courtney Thorne-Smith without any use of the potion, no one believes him.
Plot[]
TBA
Character Appearances[]
Main Characters[]
- Duckman
- Cornfed
- Charles and Mambo
- Ajax
- Bernice
- Courtney Thorne-Smith (first appearance)
Secondary Characters[]
- Benjamin Franklin
- Wastebasket
- Bill Clinton
- Mr. Papandreou
- Irma
- Jason Alexander
Continuity[]
- Duckman mentions that he had an Afro in the '70s, which can be seen in the previous episode "From Brad to Worse".
- Duckman mentions to Courtney that in Togo, biscuits are called "duckmen". He had also said this previously in "Papa Oom M.O.W. M.O.W." to a group of reporters.
- Duckman reveals that he really likes blaxploitation films. A subsequent episode, "Ebony, Baby", is a parody of said films.
DVD Edits[]
- The montage of Duckman putting the aphrodisiac to use was originally accompanied by the Barry White song, "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love" (the Taylor Dayne cover, specifically). This was changed to generic music on the DVD version.
Trivia[]
- Episode Title Reference: The novel Bonfire of the Vanities
Quotes[]
- Charles: Let's face it, when it comes to women, Dad's no Larry King. But he used to be able to find someone-- like a woman getting even with a boyfriend, or a nymphomaniac with low standards.
- Mambo: Or that blind, obsessed Seinfeld groupie who thought he was Jason Alexander in a duck suit, but that was two years ago.
- Duckman: You want me to squat and pinch out a red friggin' carpet?
- Cornfed: We felt giving you more than that would be like giving Michael Jackson a drum of peanut oil and some Cub Scouts... allegedly.
- Duckman: And then... whoa, Nellie! And Nellie's roommate.
- Benjamin Franklin: The jig is up-- run, wastebasket, run.
- Duckman: Plus, she's got a pair of huskies that go to the Yukon and back.
- Courtney Thorne-Smith: Duckman, I hope I'm not being too forward...
- Duckman: Trust me, it's your best angle.
- Duckman (to Cornfed):GO AWAY! GO AWAY! LEAVE ME ALONE! JUST GO!