The Duck Factory Episode 1

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[@SBEEZ]

Marlon brought me here

[@Heather-hd1su]

Me 2 bro ,,legends, we can thank from the Wayne's

[@BasementVinyL85]

Marlon Wayans brought me here..I wasn't born Yet

[@NFT_Artist]

M Wayans brought me here too. Never heard of this show before with a Baby Face Jim C.

[@ConcettaSebring]

Same

[@Brianfilms]

I was born and I never seen or heard of this before. I was 1 though

[@KidAstronaut]

Same!

[@Khordmaster]

Duck Soup!

[@BongoVids]

I watched every episode of this show when I was a kid - I wanted to be a cartoonist & this show inspired me to write and draw my own cartoons in newspapers! Skip was my hero - I always wished the show would come back, but it didn't... So I made it MY goal in life. THANK YOU JIM CARREY!!! 😊

[@darcanjel7]

Just for the record..."Once Bitten" is still one of my favorite comedy movies of all time.

[@tolget4684]

I remember watching this when it originally aired. I loved it as a kid. When I tried to tell people about this show they had no idea what I was talking about. Most just think Jim started his career on In Living Color. Thanks for upload

[@dboslice]

Jim did have a career before In Living Color but it was In Living Color that took his career to where he wanted it as far as comedy wise. This show was a start for him but In Living color took him to the next level. Even he said that without ILC they're never would have been a Ace Ventura

[@sha11235]

I knew Jim before In Living Color. First time I saw him was in Once Bitten.

[@brianbenoit6883]

@@dboslice Of course, without the Duck Factory and appearances at the Improv and the Laugh Factory etc., there may have never been a spot for him on 'In Living Colour'

[@almoen5412]

2022 I just heard about this today and I'm watching it

[@RichV20]

This didn't really start his career, but somewhat derail it. In Living Color gave him the perfect platform to showcase his skills. That launched his real career.

[@mattmc5069]

Just imagine seeing this first episode and having no idea you just saw the tv debut of one the greatest actors of our team. TV/flim history there

[@jcollins1305]

WAY ahead of its time. In 1984, they were shooting on location, using film(?) instead of tape, and creating an excellent cast that actually had some very good lines, instead of the normal sit com BS. Should have known it was too good to last!

[@bmasters1981]

"using film(?) instead of tape" I have to admit that when I first heard of The Duck Factory, I thought it would be videotaped like WKRP and the first season of Newhart were; it blew my mind recently to see an NBC promo for this and find that it was actually filmed.

[@carywaltonjr.9671]

Here I am all these years later 2019 getting high and still watching genius work

[@nickrameau938]

Hahaha, I can relate to some of what you said.

[@Birmp.]

@@nickrameau938 oh you get high too! Nice

[@susanfit47]

The Duck Factory originally aired on NBC from April 12 until July 11, 1984. 7 years later, after the show's cancellation, Comedy Central airs reruns of the program for 5 years off and on, from April 6 to August 3 of 1991, February 29 to December 26 of 1992, November 1 to December 6, 1993, November 3, 1994 to April 30, 1995. Aired once on August 11, 1995 and from October 28 of the same year until March 30, 1996.

[@DavidTSmith-jn5bs]

This show reminded me of another "ahead-of-it's-time" animation-themed TV show: "My World And Welcome To It" starring William Windom as a character based on James Thurber.

[@JoseTwitterFan]

Ted and Gerry Woolery's animated opening title actually won them a Primetime Emmy.

[@Ryan07_20]

It also won an Emmy for its production design. Not often a show cancelled before its first season even ends win multiple Emmys, should have gotten renewed

[@boopityboopboop]

OH MY GOD HE'S IN HIS 20s HE IS SUCH A BABY HERE

[@khotsokhoabaneTheFirst]

Who was sent here by Marlon Wayans from the Shay interview??

[@joecon1343]

😂😂

[@DerrickDLRogers]

Marlon wayans interview brought me here

[@jwelch5742]

This episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Series.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

+jwelch5742 Well, there's that!

[@jasonwilliams9240]

Theresa, Jim, and Clarence have been favorites of mine for years. I am so happy to have been introduced to their earlier work. Thanks

[@kathyheyne8610]

I’ve only just learned of this sitcom apparently it was and is very well regarded by animators. Looking forward to watching it. Thanks for the uploads 👍😃

[@djmips]

This was a lot funnier than I'd heard. I got a few laughs. It has a good premise and interesting characters but I've only seen this one episode.

[@akampfer]

This was one of his first roles, airing around 1984 I think. It didn't make it past the first 13 weeks even though it had Cheers for a lead in. They made him a straight man to the rest of the cast and we now know Jim Carrey is no straight man.

[@DrDomich]

what do you mean by "no straight man" exactly? He's not gay, is he?

[@raerncornerproduction6073]

@@DrDomich The straight man is a stock character in a comedy performance, especially a double act, sketch comedy, or farce. When a comedy partner behaves eccentrically, the straight man is expected to maintain composure. That is what he means

[@DrDomich]

@@raerncornerproduction6073 wow. Thanks. Never heard that before. Great info. And, yeah, clearly - Jim Carey is no straight man. 😉👍

[@jorgerosado2087]

Actually, Jim CAN play straight man characters. Just look at Stanley Ipkiss in The Mask. He just doesn’t do them as often. Also, in regards to Cheers, you gotta keep in mind that this show aired in 1984. At that time, Cheers was still a flop and not as successful as it would become around 86-87. So The Duck Factory was stuck between a show that wasn’t a hit and a show that was: likely Hill Street Blues.

[@burbanpoison2494]

This is just a visionary director who was way too early for the Truman show.

[@DayShiftNoWknd]

It's like a movie with a laugh track.

[@acdc09]

First show in and I'm really digging it. I sure hope the network picks it up for another season.

[@TheCoolestPetinTown]

Unfortunately it didn't, nobody bother to pick MTM Enterprises up for another season. But bigger things were in store for Jim Carrey.

[@TheCoolestPetinTown]

I'm doing a documentary for MTM hoping to bring MTM Enterprises back from extinction.

[@Criticmizer]

Sarcasm, right? the show is from 1984

[@acdc09]

@@Criticmizer Totally sarcasm.

[@joeybaseball7352]

@@acdc09 this is from 40 years ago. It's a completely forgotten show. Even Jim Carrey fans don't know about it.

[@sirtyger2674]

Thanks for posting this great show. Now I don't have to dig in the many boxes of VHS tapes to find the episodes I taped when it was on the air.

[@JoseTwitterFan]

8:43 Speaking of Disney, they now own the rights to this show given that the MTM library was also included in the 20th Century Fox deal.

[@michaelpowell5266]

Still speaking of Disney, the legendary Don Messick as Wally Wooster, was heard as Papa McDuck on DuckTales and as the mayor on Bonkers!!!

[@Musicradio77Network]

After that, the entire MTM, Four Star and TCF TV library are now belongs to Disney Media Distribution where the new logo will appear after this show that replaced the other 20th Television.

[@josephcalderon906]

Comedy Central aired this very early starring role of carrey's back in the mid 90's if i recall.

[@davidlafleche1142]

I thought this was a great show, but NBC never gave it a chance. I loved the title song.

[@Brendan-Black]

It was terrible, that's why the cancelled it. Yikes.

[@jeremyzak654]

@@Brendan-Black I wouldn't say terrible. I think "meh" is a better way of putting it.

[@johnseal56]

Here I am on a Saturday night, deciding where to go, and this video grabbed my attention via a search suggestion! Great pilot, I thought. The ending theme has a hint of Chuck E's In Love to it.

[@benlynar4744]

I haven’t seen this since it aired!!! Thanks for posting this!!

[@r.brookswilliams7476]

I came here cause I'm a big fan of Teresa Ganzel. But that was a LOL joke right off the bat: "At least he has a place to stay tonight".

[@zicdragon]

My goodness this show is a hidden gem!

[@CaptBill1947]

Thanks for posting this, as funny as I remember. It was a spring replacement show that just didn't get picked up for the fall.

[@nothingtoseehear5012]

I don't even know how I got here, I was searching for Duck Soup.

[@jadenn.hernandez7784]

GOD, carreys voice was high when he first started

[@KnuckleBigFoot]

I’m really happy to come across this. I really enjoyed the show. Thanks for sharing. 😂

[@maryannscribner1922]

The roller skating guitar guy I met in 2012, crazy

[@jasper232323]

I saw him in Venice way back in the 90's. I'd remembered him from the opening credits of some show when I was a kid. How old could he be now?

[@LOLA-mx7jm]

Marlon brought me here too. Long live mister Carrey

[@OddOneOut665]

Imagine if they revived this and made it more like Carrey's newest show...

[@benjaminbloom2497]

2021 fun! Thanks Jim!

[@jomishx]

Guess he had to start somewhere. He really shined on In Living Color.

[@JimCornetteIsMyDad]

I'm glad I found this. I really thought I imagined this from when I was a kid. 46 and I still remember it.

[@jasonwilliams9240]

Man, they didn't even know what they had...

[@darcanjel7]

Damn! I forgot about this show. I used to watch as a kid for the animated parts. I foget how long Jim Carrey has been around!

[@rchyngyzr]

I really like Jim Carrey

[@colinmaharaj]

8:31 Hey didn't that guy help rob the Nakatomi Plaza on Christmas

[@hiphophillbilly420]

Just found this in 2021

[@justinsane3909]

As soon as you make fun of FUNerals, I'm all in.

[@heru-deshet359]

Had no idea this show existed. Only learned about it from a reference in the Tonight show.

[@bretwalker2295]

Thanks for reposting these! I loved this show when I was a kid (-:

[@EternalHennessy]

Jack Gilford who is Brooks here was a very famous N.Y. born comedian of some note. Unfortunately he was a victim of McCarthy's insane 50's fake Communist hunt. Lost time and credits till that madness passed in the 60's and he returned. Frank Welker as the voice artist here was that in his real life and voiced dozens of famous cartoon characters including 'Fred' of "Scooby Doo" & 'Abu' the monkey in "Aladdin".

[@Desslar]

It's not Frank Welker, it's Don Messick.

[@FEARisCOLD]

This was much better than I expected

[@arthurjeremypearson]

Such a wholesome guy.

[@phenomeninja1855]

R.I.P. Clarence Gilyard !

[@phoenixrising_1973]

I'm here because of Marlon on Club Shay Shay

[@grahamjackmacpherson6501]

3.15 ... The old guy was in cocoon and the other guy was the basketball coach in teen wolf 😆

[@kaber759]

This would have been better as a movie....how far could they stretch the new guy saves studio angle

[@curiousgemini]

Carrey's too restrained in this show.

[@nicotheconqueror]

If he couldn't do that he'd been out from the start! Thanks for posting the Duck series!

[@Rob_Kates]

I miss the days when TV shows had theme songs and opening credit sequences. Mrs. Winkler was Teresa Ganzel, Johnny Carson's Tea Time Movie girl (after Carol Wayne).

[@RobertNazarov65]

I couldn’t believe seeing that the spot we skated as kids on gower was the duck factory. I’m hooked Correct me if I’m wrong

[@laloqi7313]

the mask was my favorite pet detective as well when nature calls was funny thank you

[@scotth.hawley1560]

Where is the laughter coming from in the outdoor scenes? lol

[@fstrgray82]

Classic laugh track

[@kassandramd]

1984, year I was born. It got cancelled just after 14 episodes. Not sure why, its pretty good and he is so sweet and innocent in this:)

[@cookingwithtabitha]

He really is so cute here! It makes me want to pinch his cheeks.

[@CarolHardesty]

13:02 - 13:04 OMG, what a gentleman. If it were me, I would've kissed him on the spot. (Young Jim Carrey was so gorgeous.)

[@RyuBlack93]

Can't believe I never knew about this show.

[@jamontearobinson9628]

Never heard of this show until Marlin mentioned this on the Shay Shay show ….they really dropped the ball when they canceled this show … maybe it was ahead of its times idk wouldn’t be a bad idea to remake this with a good story

[@bartlidofsky]

Saw this when it first came out. Of course, it was more for Jack Gilford and Don Messick; that Jim Carrey guy was a pleasant enough straight man, though.

[@frankbarbaro4363]

This was replaced by Night Court

[@stpaulimdog]

Michael Richards in the first minute!

[@justincase9967]

thank you for this post!!! great quality too considering the time

[@paystarbuzzy]

The black guy from Matlock and Walker, Texas Ranger.

[@geoffcornwell2]

Pretty cool seeing his early stuff. Thank u for posting

[@Chacai]

Great episode very funny

[@rrsaga]

And the funny thing is, Jim Carrey is a great artist

[@justins21482]

geez I was 2 when this came out

[@starrieyedGirl]

This is my first time hearing of this. Legit the first thing I ever saw Jim Carrey in was In living color then after that was Once Bitten🤯

[@johnswackyworld]

jim carrey: one of many reasons why i created john's wacky world

[@jasonpeters3558]

This show seemed way ahead of it's time

[@CJODell12]

@kassandramd It aired during the summer of 1984, so naturally the ratings were much lower. And remember, back then, there were still only 3 major networks.

[@davidlawrence8051]

One hundred and twelve dollars a month? OMG

[@jasonpeters3558]

Canned laughter was horrific

[@maryannscribner1922]

I’m surprised they never made a current sitcom about an animation studio

[@andrureeve1962]

Kind of feels like M*A*S*H - not really “funny”, but full of lighthearted moments. I can understand why the average viewer didn’t get it.

[@DefLeppardVanHalen]

They should release this on DVD.

[@terryleemangrumii8566]

David Merrill Gill or Olive Films or Mill Creek or Kino Lorber

[@Musicradio77Network]

Let Disney do it.

[@yosefdemby8792]

I have to be honest: I only came because this was the only live action role of the talented Don Messick.

[@robbiefarabee6954]

Yosef Demby Don was pretty hilarious in that episode.

[@yosefdemby8792]

This episode, or the episode with Wally is the center of the story?

[@floridaclarinetstudio2338]

GREAT STUFF! :)

[@vikkisnow5672]

Hi, I'd like to make russian subs for this show. But there are moments which i can't hear properly. If somebody could help me in this matter, leave a comment please.

[@shithappens9802]

thank you to put this on youtube

[@NOLASea]

Happy 35th anniversary of Once Bitten 2023

[@beckderm]

Jim Carrey Is The Satanic High Priest In L.A.

[@AlextheSportsFan]

Mimsie - "QUACK!" LOL

[@vestonbruno2795]

This is Thad Mumford's only producing stint with MTM Enterprises. I guess Mary Tyler Moore thought maybe he wasn't good enough for a producer like him, whereas The Electric Company and Good Times has.

[@drummerlinn]

What a pleasant surprise!

[@novacodyperez176]

welcomen buddy great remenbers good

[@Caine7ify]

It's so weird seeing Scooby Do in live action.

[@markv9163]

Early 80's.

[@captaindj9790]

Aaaa the ole laugh track lol Love Jim Carrey then and now, alway.

[@sdseals2076]

Can I get an apartment for $112 this day and age? I'll take a two bedroom with two baths and around 1,700 square feet. Yes, with an office.

[@mrceleb2006]

23:46 - "Where's the cat?"

[@CJODell12]

Mimsie: Quack!

[@Musicradio77Network]

C.J. O'Dell Mimsie quacks and meows.

[@josephcalderon906]

It is me but was jim was trying to emulate a young jimmy stewart here?.

[@mrceleb2006]

It's Jim Carrey before he was Ace Ventura, folks!

[@mrceleb2006]

Pet Detective!

[@rgzrgerzre480]

masscashstacks a film

[@josephcalderon906]

+Shane Spencer Exactly ten years before he finally succeeded in the movies!.

[@mrceleb2006]

That's right!

[@EternalHennessy]

There was a N.Y. Yankee outfielder in the late 90's named Shane Spencer.

[@somedudevista]

23:47 Mimzie The Cat!

[@godislord3377]

Listen believe it or not I've never seen this show with Jim carry

[@jasonpeters3558]

Honestly? it was shows like this that lead into Seinfeld

[@logoboy95returns]

The custom variant of the MTM logo meets the normal version of the MTM logo!

[@chrisbinion7536]

Theo from "Die Hard" ftw.