The Duck Factory 40 years old
The Duck Factory is a 1984 NBC television series produced by MTM Enterprises that is perhaps most notable for being Jim Carrey's first lead role in a Hollywood production. The show was co-created by Allan Burns. The premiere episode introduces Skip Tarkenton, a somewhat naive and optimistic young man who has come to Hollywood looking for a job as a cartoonist. When he arrives at a low-budget animation company called Buddy Winkler Productions, he finds out Buddy Winkler has just died, and the company desperately needs new blood. So Skip gets an animation job at the firm, which is nicknamed "The Duck Factory" as their main cartoon is "The Dippy Duck Show". Other Duck Factory employees seen regularly on the show were man-of-a-thousand-cartoon voices Wally Wooster; comedy writer Marty Fenneman; artists Brooks Carmichael and Roland Culp, editor Andrea Lewin, and business manager Aggie Aylesworth. Buddy Winkler Productions was now owned by his young, ditzy widow, Mrs Sheree Winkler, who had been married to Buddy for all of three weeks before his death. The Duck Factory lasted thirteen episodes; it premiered April 12, 1984. The show initially aired at 9:30 on Thursday nights, directly after Cheers, and replaced Buffalo Bill on NBC's schedule. Jay Tarses, an actor on The Duck Factory, had been the co-creator and executive producer of Buffalo Bill, which had its final network telecast on Thursday, April 5, 1984.
Credits
Jim Carrey
Skip Tarkenton
Don Messick
Wally Wooster
Jack Gilford
Brooks Carmichael
Jay Tarses
Marty Fenneman
Teresa Ganzel
Mrs. Sheree Winkler
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jim Carrey He was 22 , now 62 years old | as Skip Tarkenton |
| Don Messick He was 57 , 71 years old when he died | as Wally Wooster |
| Jack Gilford He was 76 , 82 years old when he died | as Brooks Carmichael |
| Jay Tarses He was 44 , now 85 years old | as Marty Fenneman |
| Teresa Ganzel She was 27 , now 67 years old | as Mrs. Sheree Winkler |
| Kenneth Mars He was 49 , 75 years old when he died | |
| Bill Scott He was 63 , 65 years old when he died | |
| Daphne Maxwell Reid She was 35 , now 76 years old | |
| Larry Gelman He was 53 , now 94 years old | |
| Julie Payne She was 43 , 75 years old when she died | as Aggie Aylesworth |
| Clarence Gilyard He was 28 , now 68 years old | as Roland Culp |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Harry Winer Directing He was 36 , now 77 years old | Director |
| Gene Reynolds Directing He was 61 , 96 years old when he died | Director |
| Rod Daniel Directing He was 42 , 74 years old when he died | Director |
| Burt Brinckerhoff Directing He was 47 , now 88 years old | Director |
| Peter Baldwin Directing He was 53 , 86 years old when he died | Director |
The Duck Factory (40 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1984-04-12
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 13