Mr. Duckman was the husband of Ivana Duckman and the believed biological father of Duckman.
Character[]
Mr. Duckman was first seen in "I, Duckman" in one of Duckman's home movies, where he tells Duckman he has to go to college. When Duckman mentions that he's decided against going to college, his father chases after him, telling Duckman that he's going even if he needs to be dragged there.
Mr. Duckman appeared again in a flashback in "Cellar Beware". Here, Duckman recalls a story from when he was six and he stole some candy. Rather than spanking Duckman or yelling at him, Mr. Duckman calmly wrote a letter and told Duckman to take it to the Chief of Police; the letter requested Duckman be locked in a jail cell for a few hours to teach him a lesson. The policeman listened to this request, but he soon fell and hit his head, going into a coma. Since nobody else knew why Duckman was there, he wasn't released until the policeman finally woke up sixteen months later. Mr. Duckman didn't notice that Duckman had gone missing.
When Bernice questions the ending of this story, Duckman becomes very upset and is adamant that his father loved him, claiming that his father only forgot about him because he had a lot on his mind at the time. It seems as if Duckman needs to convince himself that he was loved and is making up excuses for his father's behavior to make himself feel better.
Duckman states that he did not really know his father that well, and the only time he really spent with him was when he was being punished. Duckman's earlier specification of "not being spanked nor yelled at" during the aforementioned flashback might imply that he was typically punished in these ways.
In "Kidney, Popsicle, and Nuts", however, it seems that the two had at least a few good moments together; Duckman vaguely reminisces on the tender words they shared and how his father's hand felt on his own.
Death[]
In "Not So Easy Riders", it is mentioned that Duckman accidentally shot his father as a child, killing him. This would eventually lead to Duckman's mother sexually engaging with various men as a way to cope with her husband's death, as well as her becoming very neglectful of Duckman.
Duckman later reveals in "Kidney, Popsicle, and Nuts" that his father "got caught up in the cryogenics craze of the '70s" and wanted to be cryogenically frozen himself, so Duckman obliged. He was seemingly left an inheritance of his father's life savings, but he spent it all on 8-Tracks, therefore he was only able to afford granting his father's wish at a Frozen Yogurt Cryogenics Lab.
Episode Appearances[]
Mr. Duckman only makes appearances throughout the series through flashbacks and mentions.
Season 1[]
- I, Duckman
- Not So Easy Riders (mentioned)
- Cellar Beware
Season 2[]
- The Germ Turns (mentioned)
Season 4[]
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