Ducktales: “Whatever Happened to Della Duck” and the LYRICS to the Moon Theme! | Review | Analysis
Vložit
- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- You already knew what happened to Della -- but you didn't know the whole story.
SUBSCRIBE! czcams.com/users/seaniccus?su...
Wanna see me ramble on some more? Check me out on Twitter: / seaniccus
Music Credit:
Dreamer, by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/b... - Krátké a kreslené filmy
srsly, the fact that the writers turned the iconic moon theme into a lullaby that fit into the story of the reboot is amazing and brilliant!
Well, the took the idea straight from the 2013 Remaster Game where the theme also served as a slow piano arrangement track in the final end credits.
Despite the... "other" rendition being my first exposure to it... this IS very nostalgic. Me, I'm impressed at how WELL they went at it, properly matching up lyrics to a preexisting piece of music is harder than it sounds, ESPECIALLY if you insist on having said lyrics be sensible. For them to actually be PROFOUND in any sense? This is the sort of thing that only my absolute favorites of modern western animation can do, with only Gravity Falls and MLP:FiM sharing the position!
I lost it. Tears.
It was smart to bring it all together
@@MilesCW "This oughta be the end credits tune".
This episode changed my perspective of Della as a character. Before this episode, I always thought that she may have stolen the rocket for selfish reasons; one last Joyride before having to deal with being a parent. But now I think that she probably boarded that rocket so that she would have a story to tell her boys. Instead of her main flaw being selfishness, it turned out to be impulsivity. Interesting.
Natalie k you jumped the wagon. I hate it when people judge characters before they’re onscreen and showcase their personality
@@gracekim25 yeah that was probably a mistake. Unfortunately we weren't given a lot to work with in the beginning.
This episode explained a lot for me.
My jaw literally dropped when I saw Della has lost a leg.
Yeah... She probably had to chew it off...
While I know the show won't ever be too dark but I imagine she ate it due to how much hate she has for the gum!
@@Renkencen
Ughhhhhhh, that's disgusting
@@Renkencen Most of the legs on a duck is bone... And skin.
Andreas Smed I was waiting for someone to bring that up. I'm Chinese in real life and I can assure you, people CAN eat the duck leg. Also no I haven't ate myself as I find it to be weird and gross myself.
I think I know why the Oxy-chew is it's flavor:
1) Black Licorice is the flavor where you only needed a little of it in order for it too work
2) Black Licorice flavor lasts longer
Or 3)
Gyro's a butt.
My answer's on 3. Or, answer 4) Gyro is the only person in existence who likes black licorice
@@adcgdsin9320 Maybe it doesn't in the DuckTales universe.
Gyro will always be a butt.
That said, I enjoy the taste of black licorice, but I wouldn't want it to be the only flavor I EVER tasted
The latter XD
Gyro is apparently not only a jerk, but manages to imbue all his inventions with an innate jerkiness. That is why his robots turn evil!
One thing I love about Della's personality is that she seems to share Donald's anger issues in moments such as ripping up the manual or her fights with the Moonmite, showing that they're twins & they have similar quirks or flaws
Considering triplets and such run in the family, Della and Donald being twins make perfect sense.
I’m cool like that
@@delladuck6633 will you be glad if I used a wish form the dragonballs to wish for both your leg and tooth to both grow back della duck its your ok about it della duck
Ron Butner stop pLz
Fun fact: the subtitles (at least for DirecTV) actually say “Humming Moon theme from Ducktales NES game” when you see Della try to jump off the moon.
Its interesting how this episode demonstrated the contrasting reactions Donald and Della to things going wrong and the kind of resulting self sabotage.
Donald constantly has rotten luck and in the 10 years he raised the triplets, was doubt dealing with things going wrong in some way or another from the the houseboat to various jobs, etc. His resulting temper makes things even worse and we see from the various tantrums that Donald struggles to handle the every day bad luck he constantly gets. But in the critical times like the Shadow War episode he steps up and not only powers through his own natural misfortune but outright crafts/executes effective plans and spearheads the effort to rescue Scrooge and stop Magica.
Della's success in adventuring certainly demonstrates how skilled she was and from what we seen of her before the space trip, didn't seem as prone to Donald's outbursts at bad luck. Her patience and continued optimism even after 10 years on the moon certainly demonstrate her determination. However its the most important moments where a clear head and focus is most necessary is when Della's impulsiveness and rage comes out and she ends up putting herself in a far worse position than before. Even the act of taking the Spear of Selene was itself her giving in to her emotions at the worst possible time.
For all of Donald's personality quirks, in the big crisis events he rises above his occasional shortsighted thinking and emerges as a cool headed hero with greater ease than even Della manages at points.
The birthday cake scene was the scene that made me cry the most.
Same 😔
😢😭
Same ;u;
Hapy birthdey too uuuu
The ending and the part she doesn’t even know what her children look like made me tear a bit
I've watched it a dozen times now. The moon theme has been part of my life for almost 30 years now. I nearly snapped my own neck convulsing in joy when it popped into the episode and that didn't stop till the end when we got to hear lyrics. I still bawl at the words, brimming with a mother's love and wanting to give the world to her kids. I hope they release more lyrics for the other half of the tune.
The level of care shown by the creative team is so wonderful. They found the best way to introduce the character to us, flaws and all, and they made me fall in love with a song I hold on my phone all over again. By paying homage to the family's history in all its forms, they have trailblazed a new path and made the Duck family's--and our own--lives richer for it.
Woo-hoo!
Hey
@@delladuck6633 is it true that you are always barefoot?
Ron Butner oh come on
Oxy-Chew comes from the Ducktales: Remastered where it's used to explain how Scrooge can breathe on the Moon.
It comes from the original comic too, and it was in the old cartoon, but it was taffy. Gum is just more modern.
Loved hearimg the Ducktales moon theme from the video game
I actually cried when I heard her sing this song. So nostalgic and a bit heartbreaking to my ears. I think this version would fit the credits piano version of the song from the Ducktales Remastered game.
I love how they revealed a character in the DuckTales series that's extremely rare to see in the DuckTales comics aka Della and everything of this episode is just awesome.
I believe that Dewey looked at the star in Last Christmas
Was because he remembered the lyrics to the song
I'd be very surprised if he knew lyrics to a song he might have only heard as a bit of egg yolk
@@daniele7989 i would sing songs to my brother when they were in the womb
And they would calm down after they were born when i would sing the song
The triplets here might at least know the tune of the song
But not all the lyrics
children usually calm down when they are sung to. That's why people sing to children as a rule. besides with all due respect most songs would be throttled going to a whole ton of skin, fat and embryonic fluid before reaching an undeveloped child's ears. Unless Donald has sung it to them, theres very little chance they'ed remember the song at all, or that it was sung by their mother
And one of Huey’s thirty things is sleeping under the stars.
@@daniele7989donalds vioce is a bit rough the song wouldnt be thw same
I found it endearing how within Della we see each of her boys’s Personally traits: prone to jump into adventure without thinking, persistence about treasure, resourcefulness with making a prosthetic leg, it ties her to the her boys, even if they haven’t met yet.
I guess the title should be "How's Della doing?". But nice video. And yeah, the song was a nice way to integrate the Moon theme.
Kayle Mathew Comendador well, we don’t know how she’s doing now
@@mujiescomedy279 I didn't say "now" didn't I?
what a beautiful and heartfelt lullaby!
della's voice actress did such a great job!
della is not a bad mother she just made a mistake
this episode was great at portraying della duck and seeing what happened to her
Prediction: final conflict will see Glumgold trying to steal all the gold from the moon.
Alas, Della's song only gave lyrics to the first part of the Moon theme, so in my head it still continued as "crazy duck in space..."
Why did this episode make me cry so much? 😭
Della ducks leg Will grow back someday in the future I hope
Lol
Because she wants so much come back to her family and her baby boys...😭
@@cupcakegirl8537 della duck's leg will grow back someday in the future I hope
Because the more you live Della, the more tragic the circumstance.
The more you smile, the more you cry!
Who else shed a tear when Della sang that lullaby for the baby moon mite?
I did.😭
I did
Too
Many
God
Damn
Tears
This episode is truly beautiful, and when the last question is answered it's just going to help everything.
The ending to this episode was sinister and makes me think the moon aliens will become antagonists throughout this season and its finale.
loved your analysis. Found it wonderful that you figured out that Della's own actions sabotaged her attempts to get off the moon. Sometimes that's the way in life, instead of being patient and thinking things through, we rush ahead and sometimes act out of anger, and this backfires.
--jthree
Happens to me on a good day. I don't waste time when isn't necessary.
When she said"I dont have enough scrap for an S.O.S"
I thought it stand for:
Spear
OF
Selene 😖😄😄😊
Edit: thanks for 100 likes. Ive never gotten so many before😃
Lytzy Bitzy Spider it’s Save our Soul
@@gracekim25 yeah but what a coincidence?
@@gracekim25 no S.O.S was chosen because the morse code is easy to remember
Three dots (or short beeps)
Three dashes (or long beeps)
And three dots (again, or short beeps)
I never thought of it that way. thanks.
This episode made me cry so much like when they revealed della was alvie and living on the moon
how much authority/knowledge does selene actually have on the moon she is the goddess of if claims that she doesn't know where della is while she is on the moon witch also has giant mites aliens and a golden city me thinks either she has less power then her title would imply, she hasn't checked on the moon in many years at the least, or is purposely hiding information
Della's an incredibly endearing character to me, and I'm beyond excited to see what comes next in her story! Gotta say, though, the Moonlanders seem like they're gonna be HUGE jerks (aside from Lunaris, maybe). I really hope some of them are genuinely kind - so many alien civilizations are given unanimous and unflinching beliefs in modern fiction.
So far, we've seen two Moon-people, who are polar opposites (the hotheaded and violent Penumbra and the calm and friendly Lunaris), so it's hard to tell what the rest of them will be like...
It ended up being exactly the opposite!
I love comments like that because I can confidently say you were the literal opposite of the correct answer
this episode it’s wonderful.
on an unrelated note here are a few character interaction that i hope to se in the future:
1)Donald and Fethry:as some one who life in italy i read a lot of comics with this duo and fethry is the perfect foil to donald.
2)Fethry and Storkules:they are both naive and enthusiastic good guys that are usualy unaware of the troble they cause and have and admiration for donald while he prefers to stay away from them, do i have to say more?
3)Donald and webby:this should be intresting.
4)Scrooge and the beagle boys: seriously they are scrooge most famouse enemies and they did’n interacted onece doring season 1.
I already love Della and can't wait to see her again in future episodes.
the reunion is going to be heart wrenching I can already tell
Now I know how she managed to survive living on the moon it’s cool oxychew handles all necessities despite its flavor
Apparantly that concept was created for the reboot game... as were the ideas that it tastes terrible and that Gyro likes it. The particular TYPE of terrible is exclusive to the show though.
Oxi-chew was in the original comic and the cartoon too. But, it was taffy. Gum is just more modern.
Exactly
@@delladuck6633 are you always barefoot della duck
everything about this episode was brilliant and awesome. nuff said
What happened to della ducks leg?
Ron Butner when she crashed she got stuck so she just amputated it xD
@@Xiddiaa let's hope both della duck's leg and tooth both grow back ok
Who Else Felt Bad For Della For All The Stuff She Went Through In The Episode?
(Speaking Of Which, I Was Left Amazed And Speechless. I Loved It! And I Was Also Surprised, And Also Felt Bad, When Della Had To Somehow Amputate Her Leg And Make A Prosthetic One, That Was Very Unexpected. I Also Loved Hearing The Moon Theme Play. And It Was Super Heartwarming And Sweet When She Sung Her Lullaby.)
Not even like two minutes in Della became my favorite character
This episode helped me forgive her for leaving her boys. She seems like a blend of Donsld and Webby. Not making a theory about Webby....probably just writers not sure how to write "interesting " women.
Awesome video! I confess I was never interested about this Duck Tales reboot, but some days ago I've seen a clip of Della singing the Moon theme and it made me a little curious. As far as I can see from your video, it seems that the reboot works to give depth to beloved characters in a similar way than Don Rosa did in comics. I'll give give it a chance now. After all, it's not everyday you find a cartoon able to make you cry.
It's a pretty good reboot! It's very much it's own thing though.
Wow. I like that Della was introduced in the series. She was barely mentioned in the comics written by Carl Barks and Don Rosa.
I doubt the Brentalfloss lyrics will ever leave. They’re just too darn catchy.
It's going to get really confusing when my brain alternates between Brent and Della.
Great analysis Seannicus. Great thought on now Della's attempts made things worse, when if she had done nothing, some rescue attempts would have worked. Sometimes that's how it is in life. We sabotage our own efforts by not being patient or thinking things through. -Jthree
Brentafloss version was iconic on its own, now that this episode was released well our brains will explode
@@seaniccus I della duck is is always barefoot
No mention of how there were shades of Huey, Dewey, Louie and Scrooge poking through her personality the same way some of Donald's quirks did? Dewey's giddy, childish impulsiveness. Huey's intelligence and trust in the good old JWGB. Louie's dry sarcasm and wit. Scrooge's badass adventuring skills and knack for sniffing out trouble. Della showed all of that while still managing to identify herself as a unique character and it's AWESOME.
Was anyone reminded of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.?
You mean the episode with Simmons on Maveth right?
@@Karas540 Yep!
When sim was on maveth I loved that episode
Yep
No, but I can definitely see the similarities now, and it's really cool!
Bonus points to the voice actress, Paget Brewster for doing a ducking wonderful job in both speaking and singing for this wonderful woman, duck, lady...thingy.
After watching this episode and giving it some thought, I also realized why the expenses for searching for Della were so great to the point of bankrupting Scrooge, because the experimental rockets were powered by gold. Most likely Scrooge took money out of his own bin not just to afford the construction of all the rockets, but to power them as well.
Knowing that, I wonder if that'll lead to some key events in the future of Season 2, maybe in regards to the wager between Scrooge and Glomgold.
Likley with me I'll still hear Brentalfloss. But maybe I'll hear Della.
I agree with you I will be hearing both versions
We loved this episode. I only know about the moon theme from my husband but he has made me listen to it for years. It was great hearing it here. Having a Della-centric episode this soon makes me wonder if this show will be like Gravity Falls and end after 2 seasons. I can't see the show going on after the family is reunited. Her disappearance has been THE mystery and emotions tying the whole show together. I would like at least one more season. My kids love it too. My daughter has even named one of her stuffies "Della"
Moon mites? Why? When Luna ticks is right there.
I'm glad that you brought this aspect of the episode up! It was definitely something that made me love this episode! It's SO important that we really got to know WHO Della is outside of other characters talking about her!
Thanks for this video. You've been able to perfectly articulate how the moon theme was not only central to this episode, but how well the writers did it. Keep up the good work.
Oxy-chew doesn't provide heat to survive on the moon without equipment.
I don't think I could ever get the lyrics from Brentalfloss out of my head. I've just heard that song for so long now, it's stuck in my head. :D
Not too dissimilar to the actual Duck Tales theme eh?
@@DrMadd oh no... I Iiked and get excited to hear actual lyrics for the song. Just saying I have another set just stuck in my head and that I laughed when it was mentioned in this video.
Awesome video.
i love this ep.
good thing i had it on my DVR.
Fun fact: if you go and watch this episode on Disney+ with subtitles on, it explicitly refers to the theme as "Moon Theme from the NES Ducktales game". For some reason that tickles me.
For me I see the DuckTales 2017 cast take on the moon level, maybe even an invasion episode. Maybe this is what happened during the first 6 months(season 1) to Della and we know she still stayed on the wreckage of her ship even though she could have asked help from the moon people, maybe they had a falling out with each other? Who knows.
Hey, why not do an updated character overview. To fill in the void while we wait for updates.
I liked how they let her hair grow to show time passing. Also I really can't wait for Della to meet Webby.
I hope Della gets home soon
Oh look she (I) does
@@delladuck6633 how come you are always barefoot della duck
Now I'm gonna need a list of the references. And also of every time the moon theme played.
Listen to the last scene in the season 1 finale. When they show the surface of the moon you can hear part of that theme.
The title of the episode is a question that so many people were asking then the episode itself is the answer
I dunno if anyone’s mentioned this, but Oxy-Chew has actually been a thing for a while. It was first created for the game Ducktales: Remastered, to explain how Scrooge was able to explore the moon without a spacesuit. It’s really cool that they brought it back for this show.
8:00 oh man, the shade on brentalfloss. Also, this title is really clickbaity, so glad the content was good
Wish it aired in my country. Looking ahead, this episode is still not scheduled to show in Canada in the next week.
I literally geeked out when I heard the Moon theme. This was a great episode to start with after the three month hiatus.
4:06 THANK YOU!
Say that out loud so people can understand that it's not just Scrooge who deserves to have all the blame for Della's disappearance.
Last Time I Was This Early, The Moon Song's Lyrics were already made by a Guy on CZcams! ;)
7:54 Yeah. That one. I Remember Watching that Video for the First Time Vividly now. And it's Awesome to see this make a Grand Return in an Unexpected but Spectacular way. ^^
I hope the Moonlanders can help speed up the RE-rebuilding of the Spear of Selene assuming they cooperate.
The Della reunion could be at the end of season zwei after all...
Based on that ending? Those guys are clearly up to no good
@@Tfbrave You mean the Moonlander might be like... CP9 from One Piece?
I don't want to see Della return home until the end of the series. Her disappearance has been the thematic/emotional glue holding the story together. I think her return will end that. Her return will be so emotional it would be a good note to end on. MAYBE have her return the episode before the finale.
@@kimp7160 Even if it's just once, I wanna see Della raise her kids and go on adventures.
6:59 Such a beautiful song! I nearly cried when I heard Della sing it for the first time. I wish her the best of luck on getting home.
Since Della has oxy-chew, I’ll assume that Gyro knows that Della is still alive out there, but I can’t believe that Scrooge never thought to search on the moon. It’s almost is if Della was actually invisible to Moon Landers during the past 10 years whilst stranded there.
You are back my dude
I got something in my eye when i heard her song. Having been around to play the original, when it was original, I was astounded. Proof nostalgia pulls at your heart.
Great Video Seaniccus I Loved The Della Duck Episode Can’t wait for my Ducktales 🦆💰🦆😍😍😉👍🏻 Have a Wonderful Day tomorrow 😉
What I want to know is who’s their father?
Would be cool if we find out this season.
@@fangirl_ktee I'm hoping he'll turn out to be a 007 parody, voiced by Robert Downey Jr.
@@colinpreston80 So... Double O Duck?
I will not revel the boys father yet because it would put a lot of “emotion” on them
@@delladuck6633 really della duck?
Damnit, you won yourself a subscriber.... good job
I really didn’t like how they revealed that Della was still alive. I’m sure it had to be like this for story purposes, but having her “out of the picture” was kind of the main point of the rift that formed in the family. It’s the reason why The Last Crash of the Sunchaser is my favorite episode. Also, the reveal was ruined for me when my friend accidentally revealed it in the most unsubtle way possible.
Donald better be the first one to hug Della
I would think the boy want to there frist
Now I want a Ducktales game that has you playing as Della.
To me honest, the nitpicker in me still finds it relatively hard to believe that nobody noticed Della, her spaceship, or that "Moon Mite" for 10 years. Sure one of the spaceships Scrooge sent out failed to notice her and dismissed the dustcloud kicked up by her and the mite as a meteorite crashing into the moon's surface, but... you know, telescopes are a thing. Photographs from space, even? It doesn't look like she crashed on the dark side of the moon, it looked like she was constantly facing the Earth so... Ah, whatever, it's not even that big of a contrivance, it's just frustrating is all... especially when those moon people reveal there was an entire civilization she didn't know about and they didn't bother helping her until 10 years after impact (and her helping them, too), but if Penumbra's reaction to her is anything to go by, they're pretty xenophobic towards "Earthers".
Also, from what I can tell, Jake Kaufman, the composer for DuckTales Remastered, was credited for the use of the Moon theme used in this episode but not the original composer, Hiroshige Tonomura. How unfortunate. :(
This episode reminded me a lot of The Martian, and the Agents of SHIELD episode "4,722 hours"
Stranded in space is becoming my new favorite genre.
So... How exactly did Della amputate her leg again?
Double ouch...
@Little Katipunero let's hope both della duck's leg and tooth both grow back someday we hope
kinda liked the first half of the episode more, since its only della. But the second half was still pretty cute
I just got the notification after I watch the new episode
Anyone else catch the beautifully subtle nod to the anime NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND?
Ohhhhh my goodness!!! Yes! I noticed it too and I’m glad someone else caught it!
The lullaby made me cry
Anyone else notice that Lunaris says "You have done the Planet Moon a great service today, Della Duck." Despite the fact she hadn't introduced herself. Just eludes to the later revealed fact the Lunaris has tabs on the Duck family.
I also liked how she even kind of acknowledged that she failed her children and that's driving her to get home. And the Birthday wish for her kids was sad too.
omg the feels, the FEELS!
im not afraid to admit i cried on this episode
I really loved how she showed some traits we've seen in some of her family members, be it Scrooge, Donald and even her own Children! ^-^
I was actually singing the brentalfloss lyrics in my head the whole time
One of the mysterious character from the Phatmojo has been revealed, two left.
Glad to not be the only one that went "crazy duck in spaceee"
This episode reminds me of an "Agents of Shield" episode called "4,722 Hours".
I love the Moon Theme! It's awesome that they have plucked material from so many branches of the Duck franchise while making this series. This is how reboots should be done, respecting the past while exploring new ground. It's a shame they didn't credit the original Japanese composer from Capcom, Hiroshige Tonomura. It's pretty neat that modern DuckTales represents the work of artists from all over the world over the last 80+ years.
Also, don't feel bad about your theory being disproven. Mine was too.
I had theorized that after Della crashed on the moon, she stumbled upon the Moon Vault where the "Green Cheese of Longevity" was stored, and had been eating it the entire time to sustain herself.
I thought of it as an clear reference to the NES video game. But hey, the Oxy-Chew was also a mentioned item in the Remastered game. So I'm glad we got VG references regardless. XD
I hope mcduck and the boys go to the moon to fulfill dellas adventuring and find her and bring her home with alot new adventures
One question now that I think about it, why did they have her loose a leg?
Her leg was trapped under a metal thing at the start of the episode, after she crashed. (Edit: Did you mean why the makers of the show decided that would happen? I thought you meant the canon in-show reason. Sorry if that was a misunderstanding)
Yea, my question was why take away one of her legs? It can show how resourceful she is to build her own bionic leg, but beyond that I wonder if there was a reason.@@ghostghost8806
I thought it was OK The best part for me is when The Moon theme from the Ducktales game is played and I loved it.
I wanna try to play that moon game the theme music from this episode is from SO BADLY.
7:00 I love this song
I think Donald saved Scrooge and Della more then he like to and Della was so stubborn and full of herself that she took a untested rocket to space and paid a price none should pay.
A: If you didn't tear up a bit while Della was singing the lullaby, you're not a person.
B: Crazy theory: She's NOT on the moon. She's on the PLANET Moon, which is much further away than the moon (which would explain why only one ship scouted there) and has a moon that's earthlike.
7:50 I will never not think of Brentalfloss when i hear that song. Hes the guy who introduced the song to me in the first place 😋
Now then, whatever happened to their father?
Didn’t necessarily like some of the answers we got but like the character growth we got. You can definitely tell she’s Donald’s sister