The Golden Goose, Part 2 is the one-hundredth and final episode of DuckTales 1987. It is also the second part of the series finale.
Plot[]
The next morning, Webby and Duckworth find Huey, Dewey and Louie turned to gold, and Scrooge breaks himself from the gold bedsheet and is horrified to discover that his nephews have been turned into gold. Gyro arrives and tells Scrooge that they're in this state and can't be returned back to normal selves. Scrooge begs the boys that someday they'll forgive him. Dijon and Poupon arrive at the mansion. Enraged, Scrooge shoots at Dijon, furiously telling him to get out of his house. But they're just looking for the Golden Goose, but Scrooge tells them he doesn't have it. Scrooge realizes that Glomgold has the Golden Goose and that he must retrieve it in order to save his nephews. Poupon warns that if they don't retrieve the Goose soon, it could begin its transformations.
Scrooge, Poupon, Dijon, and Launchpad arrive at Glomgold's factory hideout but are captured by the Beagles and threatened with golden death by Glomgold. Before Glomgold can turn the heroes into gold, the Golden Goose begins its first transformation and comes to life. Poupon warns that the goose will start turning everything it sees into gold; but a chase ensues. Dijon has the goose in his grasp, but Glomgold drops some spare change. Dijon, unable to resist the urge to steal, loses the goose, and Glomgold traps himself in a room, so that Scrooge and Co. won't be able to get the goose from him. The goose, though, turns Glomgold into gold and flies away. The goose begins flying around Duckburg turning everything in its sight to gold while Gyro works on a solution to restore the nephews to normal. Scrooge wants to dump the magic water on the boys, but Poupon warns that if he uses it on the nephews, the world may end; therefore, they must find the goose and pour the water on it.
Dijon is berated by Poupon for his carelessness and sulks away while Scrooge, Launchpad, and Poupon drive around town looking for the goose. They stumble upon the goose in the park, and, after a struggle, catch it; but, just as Poupon goes to pour the water on the goose, the Beagle Boys shoot the vase of water out of Poupon's hand. Suddenly, the goose enters its last transformation, which is the Golden Death. If the goose isn't returned to its fountain, the Golden Death will spread until Earth is in gold forever. The goose flies away again before Scrooge, Poupon, and Launchpad can catch it, and our trio has to flee from the rapidly spreading gold. The Beagles are overtaken by the gold, as are those back at the mansion. Scrooge, Launchpad, and Poupon drive through town, and Scrooge looks behind to see the gold death spreading all over Duckburg.
Scrooge, Launchpad, and Poupon head to get a plane in order to better track the goose while avoiding the spreading gold. Launchpad and Scrooge make it onto the plane, but Poupon is overtaken by the gold below them and they leave him behind by choice. Meanwhile, Dijon is sulking in the park, but stumbles upon the goose, which is hiding in the bushes. Scrooge and Launchpad see Dijon running from the gold below them, and they snatch Dijon and the goose aboard their plane. Dijon steals Scrooge's watch but gives it back.
Scrooge, Launchpad, and Dijon head overseas to the temple as the globe is rapidly being covered by the gold. They make it to the fountain, and Launchpad, for once, fails to crash the plane. The guards at the temple, unaware of the rapidly approaching gold, grab Dijon, and Launchpad passes the goose to Scrooge, who, just as he is being overtaken by the gold, manages to place the goose on top of the fountain and reverse the golden plague, thus saving the world and his nephews. The series comes to a close with Scrooge valuing his family more than his money and Poupon and Dijon making amends with each other. Scrooge realizes his watch and wallet has been stolen by Dijon, once again. Scrooge and Poupon glare angrily at Dijon, who nervously tells that he'll start the new life, tomorrow, he runs away. The final scene ends with a furious Scrooge chasing Dijon, just like in the last scene in the movie.
Cast[]
- Joan Gerber as Mrs. Beakley and Webra Walters
- Richard Libertini as Dijon
- Chuck McCann as Duckworth and Burger Beagle
- Terry McGovern as Launchpad McQuack
- Hal Smith as Gyro Gearloose and 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)
Trivia[]
- Scrooge is the last character to speak, making him the first and last character to ever speak in series pilots and finale, both aired and produced.
- This can, however, be considered a gray area. As far as production goes, Scrooge's last four lines are recycled from Part 1. Thus, Dijon could also be considered the last character to speak without the re-use of lines.
- These lines include: "Me wallet!", "Stop that thief!", "Don't let that snake get away!", and "Dijon(?)!".
- Despite all three triplets appearing in the episode, Huey is the only one that speaks while Dewey and Louie remain silent.