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Four Weddings Inconceivable is the series finale of Duckman.
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Michael Markowitz |
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Steve Ressel |
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Plot
At the wedding of Dr. Ben Stein, a series of emotional epiphanies lead to a not so amazing set of marriage proposals. King Chicken proposes to Bernice, Cornfed proposes to Beverly and Duckman proposes to King Chicken's ex-wife Honey. After many arguments between the principles, Duckman says he will make all the arrangements, thereby letting everyone blame him. Despite his arrangements, the ceremony goes off with the appropriate hitches, except that Duckman finds out something that Cornfed forgot to tell him.
Trivia
- It's a little late in the series, but Bernice and Beverly's last names are revealed to be "Hufnagel."
- Writer/producer Michael Markowitz notes: In "Four Weddings Inconceivable" the role of Dana Reynard, Ben Stein's bride, was written for Elle Macpherson, who agreed to do it. But at the last minute, her schedule was changed twice, making it impossible for her to record the show. For many of us on the Duckman staff, this was a much, much bigger disappointment than even the show's cancellation. Speaking of Dana Reynard, for you X-Files fans, "Reynard" is French for "fox." Speaking of Reynard the Fox, the word comes from the medieval epic "Le Roman de Renart," or "Reynard the Fox." For you U.C.L.A. fans, this is where Bruin the Bear comes from. Nothing to do with Duckman, just interesting.
- About the cliffhanger, Michael noted (in Sep 1998) on the alt.tv.duckman newsgroup: "We never formally planned Part II... and I'll never tell what I personally had in mind. I'm hoping to leave it to my heirs, for the inevitable day when Duckman is revived by future generations. Ah, the Spandex suits they'll wear, the hovercrafts they'll fly!"
Fan Theories
Many fan theories have come up on the internet over the years in an attempt to explain both the cliffhanger and other elements of the episode. For example, many fans see Cornfed keeping such a secret from the Duckman family to be out of character. These are some of the more popular theories
Just a Dream
Probably the most popular and easy to explain theory is that this episode is all a dream. This would not only explain why Beatrice would be alive, but also several other things that don't quite add up. For example, Honey and King Chicken saying they were only married for nine years and never had sex, despite having a fifteen year old daughter. Also, King Chicken not knowing about/being disgusted by sex despite being shown having sex throughout the series as well as Honey's abrupt change in personality could all be explained if the episode were a dream.
