The Golden Goose, Part 1 is the ninety-ninth episode of DuckTales 1987 and the first part of the series finale.
Plot[]
Scrooge, Launchpad, Huey, Dewey, and Louie are in Barkladesh looking to take items back to Duckburg that can be sold at Scrooge's new department store. In the process, they have another encounter with Dijon, who manages to steal Scrooge's wallet. After managing to shake the wallet (and several other things) out of Dijon's grasp, Scrooge and the boys chase after him, but lose sight of him when he disguises himself as part of a group of monks.
Upon following said monks into their temple, Dijon finds that the group is led by his long-lost brother, Poupon. Dijon claims that he came to the Golden Goose to be with his brother and reform his criminal ways. Poupon explains to Dijon that they guard the Golden Goose, a goose which has the power to turn anything into a valuable piece of gold. Dijon is left in charge of the goose's watch, but he struggles with doing the right thing (guarding the goose) and fighting his urge to steal the goose.
Meanwhile, Flintheart Glomgold and the Beagle Boys are on the search for the Golden Goose and figure their best chance of getting the goose (and making Glomgold richer than Scrooge) is to steal it at night. After debating with himself all night, Dijon decides to steal the goose and leaves the temple, thus disregarding Poupon's directions. The Beagles attempt to wrestle the goose away from Dijon and chase him through the city before he drops the goose into one of Scrooge's cargo boxes. Scrooge and the boys head back to Duckburg in their plane, unaware they have the Golden Goose. Dijon is captured and scolded by Poupon, who warns him that they must go to Duckburg to get the goose back or else the world could end.
Meanwhile, at the department store, Scrooge doesn't think the goose is worth much, so he initially sells it for $5.00. Glomgold, upon discovering Scrooge has the goose, sends Burger Beagle in the store to buy it, but Burger steals the goose instead and is captured by the nephews. Glomgold decides to go get it himself, and when Scrooge figures out that Glomgold wants the goose raises the price until he decides to keep it for himself since "if you want it, I wouldn't sell it for the world". Scrooge promptly has Glomgold kicked out of the store and returns home with the goose.
Scrooge tries to figure out why Glomgold would find the goose to be so valuable, and when he says the word "gold", the goose turns the balance on his desk into gold. At first, Scrooge cannot get the goose to turn anything else into gold until he says the word "gold" and turns his globe into gold. Scrooge then goes crazy and turns many of his household items into gold while Glomgold and the Beagles watch in the window. The nephews fear Scrooge may accidentally gold plate them as he turns his grass and rosebushes into gold.
Glomgold decides to send the Beagle Boys to Scrooge's mansion later that night so they can steal the goose away. Scrooge settles down and goes to bed after realizing his nephews' fears. Suddenly, the Beagles break in and struggle with Scrooge over the goose, trapping him in his bed sheet and turning it to gold. The nephews hear the struggle and run to find out what's going on. They confront the Beagle Boys and order them to give the goose back, but Bigtime instead turns them into gold statues, remarking, "Now Scrooge'll really appreciate you brats. After all, you're priceless."
Cast[]
- Joan Gerber as Mrs. Beakley
- Richard Libertini as Dijon
- Chuck McCann as Duckworth and Burger Beagle
- Terry McGovern as Launchpad McQuack
- Hal Smith as Flintheart Glomgold
- Russi Taylor as Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck and Webby Vanderquack
- Frank Welker as Big Time Beagle, Baggy Beagle and Poupon
- Alan Young as Scrooge McDuck
Video releases[]
DVD
- "DuckTales: Volume 4" (Reg. 1)