Duckman
Animated fowl investigator
Duckman is an animated television series that aired in the 1990s, featuring a crude, lecherous duck working as a private detective.
The show was known for its cynical humor and adult themes.
The term may also refer to the title character himself—an abrasive, perpetually frustrated antihero voiced by Jason Alexander.
Outside this context, duckman occasionally describes someone who hunts, raises, or has an unusual affinity for ducks.
Drawn episodic television program
- USA NetworkAmerican basic cable channel
- cult classicObscure work with devoted fans
- 1990sFinal twentieth-century decade
- AjaxWarrior from ancient epics
Jason Alexander · Charles · Bernice · private eye · dysfunctional family · absurdist · syndication · opening theme
Hired non-police detective
- casesContainers or instances
- gumshoeInformal term for detective
- noirHard-boiled film genre
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
incompetent · bumbling · sidekick · clients · office · trench coat · hardboiled · seedy
Analysis of societal conditions
- parodySatirical imitation
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
- pop cultureMass entertainment and trends
- media satireHumorous critique of journalism
consumerism · relationships · existential · cultural criticism · Hollywood · politics · hypocrisy · skewering
Comedy about taboo subjects
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- witClever, inventive humor
- irreverentDisrespectful toward authority
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
rants · neurotic · self-deprecating · biting · acerbic · deadpan · misanthropic · crude
animated series
Drawn episodic television program
- USA NetworkAmerican basic cable channel
- cult classicObscure work with devoted fans
- 1990sFinal twentieth-century decade
Jason Alexander · Ajax · Charles · Bernice · private eye · dysfunctional family · absurdist · syndication · opening theme
private investigator
Hired non-police detective
mystery · incompetent · bumbling · sidekick · clients · office · trench coat · hardboiled · seedy · investigations
social commentary
Analysis of societal conditions
- parodySatirical imitation
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
- pop cultureMass entertainment and trends
media satire · consumerism · relationships · existential · cultural criticism · Hollywood · politics · hypocrisy · skewering · topical
dark humor
Comedy about taboo subjects
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- witClever, inventive humor
- irreverentDisrespectful toward authority
cynical · rants · neurotic · self-deprecating · biting · acerbic · deadpan · misanthropic · crude · politically incorrect
DuckmanSherlock Holmes
Hercule Poirot · Miss Marple · Sam Spade · Columbo · Nancy Drew
DuckmanNed Flanders
Mr. Rogers · Lisa Simpson · Atticus Finch · Superman · Captain America
DuckmanDonald Duck
Irascible animated waterfowl
Daffy Duck · Scrooge McDuck · Daisy Duck · Howard the Duck · Darkwing Duck
man, duck, human, ducks, mankind, duckling, ducklings, drakes