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…
Comedy • Series • 1984 • 1 season
Starring: Jack Gilford, Jim Carrey, Jay Tarses
Created by: Herbert Klynn, Allan Burns
S1 E1 - Goodbye Buddy, Hello Skip
Skip Tarkenton finds his dream of being an animator coming true a lot sooner than he expected when he hops a bus to L.A.
Apr 12, 1984 • 30m
S1 E2 - Filling Buddy's Shoes
Someone must fill Buddy's shoes as the Dippy Duck showrunner. But who? Skip (Jim Carrey) abandons his room at the studio in the wake of a waterbed flood, out of his temporary residence at Mrs. Winkler's estate, and brings a plague of innuendo from colleagues who resented his assignment to produce "Dippy Duck."
Apr 19, 1984 • 30m
S1 E3 - The Annies
A series of mishaps arise when the staff attend the Annies, where Buddy is to receive a posthumous award.
Apr 26, 1984 • 30m
S1 E4 - No Good Deed
Skip learns that no good deed goes unpunished when he gives Ginger a job she doesn't deserve and Marty's script a kinder review than it deserves.
May 3, 1984 • 30m
S1 E5 - The Way We Weren't
Aggie plans to attend a reunion with her old Navy pals, but when she can't scrounge a date, she asks Skip to accompany her.
May 10, 1984 • 30m
S1 E6 - Can We Talk?
Marty's plagiarism becomes Skip's problem.
May 17, 1984 • 30m
S1 E7 - The Education of Mrs. Winkler
In hopes of being smarter, Sheree decides to finally get her high school diploma, and Brooks gives her a helping hand -- and a little something extra.
May 24, 1984 • 30m
S1 E8 - Ordinary People, Too
Skip helps come up with the cash to fund Andrea's film project, yet doesn't get the thanks one might think.
Jun 6, 1984 • 30m
S1 E9 - It Didn't Happen One Night
The gang begin to suspect that Skip and Andrea are romantically involved. Meanwhile, Marty isn't happy about his friend's new girlfriend -- Sheree.
Jun 13, 1984 • 30m
S1 E10 - The Duck Stops Here
Wally decides to throw his hat into the Shakespeare ring after his Dippy Duck voice escapes him.
Jun 20, 1984 • 30m
S1 E11 - The Children's Half Hour
It's Children's Night at the Apollo when Brooks' son and Wally's daughter both want to further their artistic careers -- to the joy of Brooks and the dismay of Wally.
Jun 27, 1984 • 30m
S1 E12 - You Always Love the One You Hurt
Roland is pressured to quit the animation biz and follow in his father's footsteps -- as a dentist. Meanwhile, the staff consider changing the show when a parents group vote it one of the most violent kids' programs on TV.
Jul 4, 1984 • 30m
S1 E13 - Call Me Responsible
The ball is in Skip's hands when the show needs someone to fight for it at the network, or it will be cancelled.
Jul 11, 1984 • 30m
