| “ | Duckman, there is no explanation for what I'm about to say, but you appear to be trapped inside the plot of Hamlet. | ” |
Hamlet 2: This Time It's Personal is the sixty-eighth episode of the USA Network original series Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man. This episode aired on August 2nd, 1997.
Plot[]
Cornfed is in therapy and relates this tale about Duckman seeing the ghost of his uncle who says that Duckman's father was murdered by King Chicken. Duckman hangs with Bernice and King Chicken while pretending to be crazy. Cornfed realizes that Duckman is living out the plot of "Hamlet," that will eventually lead to Duckman's death, and they attempt to break free from the plot.
Notes[]
- The episode is non-canonical, much like Where No Duckman Has Gone Before, with the Duckman characters playing different roles in a story.
- Twice during his therapy session, Cornfed paused for two whole minutes. This was a fourth wall break in reference to commercials.
- Duckman re-caps the plot of Love! Anger! Kvetching! when he's met with King Chicken's post-hypnotic suggestion of Mo Dorkin.
- At the end, the cast all lift up their tops a la Girls Gone Wild (Even Duckman, Fluffy and Uranus, despite not having tops to lift.)
Continuity[]
- King Chicken lies about Honey Chicken being dead again. This time, it's much more obvious.
- While Duckman's deceased uncle Mo Dorkin appears again, and there's significant mention of Red Crocker, these we're only post-hypnotic suggestions done by the hands of King Chicken.
- This episode marks the first time that Beverly Hufnagel witnesses Duckman mutilating Fluffy and Uranus. Unlike other people who have seen this ritual, Beverly was aghast.
Goofs[]
- Bernice lifts up the top part of her fitness suit as if it were a shirt, despite the suit being a one-piece.
Cast of Characters[]
- Duckman as Hamlet
- King Chicken as Claudius
- Bernice as Gertrude
- Cornfed as Horatio
- Charles and Mambo as Ophelia
- Ajax as Laertes
- Mo Dworkin as the Ghost
- Fluffy and Uranus as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
- Beverly appears but does not have a significant role in the story.
Quotes[]
"What a piece of crap is man!"
- –Duckman
"Your idea of a medieval classic is Piscopo doing Sinatra! 'Doobie doobie do.' Wait, it's not doobie. Or is it? Damn. Doobie or not doobie? But that's not the question!"
- –Duckman
"Alas, poor Yelnick. I knew him well. What a moron."
- –Duckman
"I've written a play for King Chicken, and you're gonna help me perform it for him. Any questions?"
"Yes. When does the English version come out?"
- –Duckman and Charles
"The only part of meet that feels uplifted is my stomach."
- –Mambo after performing in Duckman's play
"Duckman, were you doing a soliloquy?"
"No, I'm against drugs, Corny. I was just talking to myself."
- –Cornfed and Duckman
"On your marks. Get set. DIE! …I mean, go."
- –King Chicken before Duckman and Cornfed duel