I watched every episode of this show when I was a kid - I wanted to be a cartoonist & this show inspired me to write and draw my own cartoons in newspapers! Skip was my hero - I always wished the show would come back, but it didn't... So I made it MY goal in life. THANK YOU JIM CARREY!!! 😊
I remember watching this when it originally aired. I loved it as a kid. When I tried to tell people about this show they had no idea what I was talking about. Most just think Jim started his career on In Living Color. Thanks for upload
Jim did have a career before In Living Color but it was In Living Color that took his career to where he wanted it as far as comedy wise. This show was a start for him but In Living color took him to the next level. Even he said that without ILC they're never would have been a Ace Ventura
@@dboslice Of course, without the Duck Factory and appearances at the Improv and the Laugh Factory etc., there may have never been a spot for him on 'In Living Colour'
This didn't really start his career, but somewhat derail it. In Living Color gave him the perfect platform to showcase his skills. That launched his real career.
WAY ahead of its time. In 1984, they were shooting on location, using film(?) instead of tape, and creating an excellent cast that actually had some very good lines, instead of the normal sit com BS. Should have known it was too good to last!
"using film(?) instead of tape" I have to admit that when I first heard of The Duck Factory, I thought it would be videotaped like WKRP and the first season of Newhart were; it blew my mind recently to see an NBC promo for this and find that it was actually filmed.
This show reminded me of another "ahead-of-it's-time" animation-themed TV show: "My World And Welcome To It" starring William Windom as a character based on James Thurber.
The Duck Factory originally aired on NBC from April 12 until July 11, 1984. 7 years later, after the show's cancellation, Comedy Central airs reruns of the program for 5 years off and on, from April 6 to August 3 of 1991, February 29 to December 26 of 1992, November 1 to December 6, 1993, November 3, 1994 to April 30, 1995. Aired once on August 11, 1995 and from October 28 of the same year until March 30, 1996.
It also won an Emmy for its production design. Not often a show cancelled before its first season even ends win multiple Emmys, should have gotten renewed
This was one of his first roles, airing around 1984 I think. It didn't make it past the first 13 weeks even though it had Cheers for a lead in. They made him a straight man to the rest of the cast and we now know Jim Carrey is no straight man.
@@DrDomich The straight man is a stock character in a comedy performance, especially a double act, sketch comedy, or farce. When a comedy partner behaves eccentrically, the straight man is expected to maintain composure. That is what he means
Actually, Jim CAN play straight man characters. Just look at Stanley Ipkiss in The Mask. He just doesn’t do them as often. Also, in regards to Cheers, you gotta keep in mind that this show aired in 1984. At that time, Cheers was still a flop and not as successful as it would become around 86-87. So The Duck Factory was stuck between a show that wasn’t a hit and a show that was: likely Hill Street Blues.
I’ve only just learned of this sitcom apparently it was and is very well regarded by animators. Looking forward to watching it. Thanks for the uploads 👍😃
After that, the entire MTM, Four Star and TCF TV library are now belongs to Disney Media Distribution where the new logo will appear after this show that replaced the other 20th Television.
Here I am on a Saturday night, deciding where to go, and this video grabbed my attention via a search suggestion! Great pilot, I thought. The ending theme has a hint of Chuck E's In Love to it.
Wow, I was really surprised with how well written this is. This could have really gone somewhere. Carrey wasn't really being used in the best way, but other than that they had a solid foundation. I almost think an older Carrey could have done this concept as a movie a few years later and it would have been great.
Jack Gilford who is Brooks here was a very famous N.Y. born comedian of some note. Unfortunately he was a victim of McCarthy's insane 50's fake Communist hunt. Lost time and credits till that madness passed in the 60's and he returned. Frank Welker as the voice artist here was that in his real life and voiced dozens of famous cartoon characters including 'Fred' of "Scooby Doo" & 'Abu' the monkey in "Aladdin".
I miss the days when TV shows had theme songs and opening credit sequences. Mrs. Winkler was Teresa Ganzel, Johnny Carson's Tea Time Movie girl (after Carol Wayne).
Saw this when it first came out. Of course, it was more for Jack Gilford and Don Messick; that Jim Carrey guy was a pleasant enough straight man, though.
@kassandramd It aired during the summer of 1984, so naturally the ratings were much lower. And remember, back then, there were still only 3 major networks.
Never heard of this show until Marlin mentioned this on the Shay Shay show ….they really dropped the ball when they canceled this show … maybe it was ahead of its times idk wouldn’t be a bad idea to remake this with a good story
This is Thad Mumford's only producing stint with MTM Enterprises. I guess Mary Tyler Moore thought maybe he wasn't good enough for a producer like him, whereas The Electric Company and Good Times has.
I watched every episode of this show when I was a kid - I wanted to be a cartoonist & this show inspired me to write and draw my own cartoons in newspapers! Skip was my hero - I always wished the show would come back, but it didn't... So I made it MY goal in life. THANK YOU JIM CARREY!!! 😊
awesome !!!
Marlon brought me here
Me 2 bro ,,legends, we can thank from the Wayne's
@@Heather-hd1su *Wayans
Who gives a hot shit?
Just imagine seeing this first episode and having no idea you just saw the tv debut of one the greatest actors of our team. TV/flim history there
Who was sent here by Marlon Wayans from the Shay interview??
😂😂
Marlon Wayans brought me here..I wasn't born Yet
M Wayans brought me here too. Never heard of this show before with a Baby Face Jim C.
Same
I was born and I never seen or heard of this before. I was 1 though
Same!
Duck Soup!
Just for the record..."Once Bitten" is still one of my favorite comedy movies of all time.
I remember watching this when it originally aired. I loved it as a kid. When I tried to tell people about this show they had no idea what I was talking about. Most just think Jim started his career on In Living Color. Thanks for upload
Jim did have a career before In Living Color but it was In Living Color that took his career to where he wanted it as far as comedy wise. This show was a start for him but In Living color took him to the next level. Even he said that without ILC they're never would have been a Ace Ventura
I knew Jim before In Living Color. First time I saw him was in Once Bitten.
@@dboslice Of course, without the Duck Factory and appearances at the Improv and the Laugh Factory etc., there may have never been a spot for him on 'In Living Colour'
2022 I just heard about this today and I'm watching it
This didn't really start his career, but somewhat derail it. In Living Color gave him the perfect platform to showcase his skills. That launched his real career.
The "Cancelled Too Soon" podcast brought me searching for this, and they were right, this was good!
I don't even know how I got here, I was searching for Duck Soup.
WAY ahead of its time. In 1984, they were shooting on location, using film(?) instead of tape, and creating an excellent cast that actually had some very good lines, instead of the normal sit com BS. Should have known it was too good to last!
"using film(?) instead of tape"
I have to admit that when I first heard of The Duck Factory, I thought it would be videotaped like WKRP and the first season of Newhart were; it blew my mind recently to see an NBC promo for this and find that it was actually filmed.
Here I am all these years later 2019 getting high and still watching genius work
Hahaha, I can relate to some of what you said.
@@nickrameau938 oh you get high too! Nice
This show reminded me of another "ahead-of-it's-time" animation-themed TV show: "My World And Welcome To It" starring William Windom as a character based on James Thurber.
OH MY GOD HE'S IN HIS 20s HE IS SUCH A BABY HERE
Marlon wayans interview brought me here
This episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Series.
+jwelch5742 Well, there's that!
The roller skating guitar guy I met in 2012, crazy
I saw him in Venice way back in the 90's. I'd remembered him from the opening credits of some show when I was a kid. How old could he be now?
The Duck Factory originally aired on NBC from April 12 until July 11, 1984. 7 years later, after the show's cancellation, Comedy Central airs reruns of the program for 5 years off and on, from April 6 to August 3 of 1991, February 29 to December 26 of 1992, November 1 to December 6, 1993, November 3, 1994 to April 30, 1995. Aired once on August 11, 1995 and from October 28 of the same year until March 30, 1996.
Ted and Gerry Woolery's animated opening title actually won them a Primetime Emmy.
It also won an Emmy for its production design. Not often a show cancelled before its first season even ends win multiple Emmys, should have gotten renewed
Theresa, Jim, and Clarence have been favorites of mine for years. I am so happy to have been introduced to their earlier work. Thanks
This was one of his first roles, airing around 1984 I think. It didn't make it past the first 13 weeks even though it had Cheers for a lead in. They made him a straight man to the rest of the cast and we now know Jim Carrey is no straight man.
what do you mean by "no straight man" exactly? He's not gay, is he?
@@DrDomich The straight man is a stock character in a comedy performance, especially a double act, sketch comedy, or farce. When a comedy partner behaves eccentrically, the straight man is expected to maintain composure. That is what he means
@@raerncornerproduction6073 wow. Thanks. Never heard that before. Great info. And, yeah, clearly - Jim Carey is no straight man. 😉👍
Actually, Jim CAN play straight man characters. Just look at Stanley Ipkiss in The Mask. He just doesn’t do them as often.
Also, in regards to Cheers, you gotta keep in mind that this show aired in 1984. At that time, Cheers was still a flop and not as successful as it would become around 86-87. So The Duck Factory was stuck between a show that wasn’t a hit and a show that was: likely Hill Street Blues.
This is just a visionary director who was way too early for the Truman show.
It's like a movie with a laugh track.
I’ve only just learned of this sitcom apparently it was and is very well regarded by animators. Looking forward to watching it. Thanks for the uploads 👍😃
This was a lot funnier than I'd heard. I got a few laughs. It has a good premise and interesting characters but I've only seen this one episode.
8:43 Speaking of Disney, they now own the rights to this show given that the MTM library was also included in the 20th Century Fox deal.
Still speaking of Disney, the legendary Don Messick as Wally Wooster, was heard as Papa McDuck on DuckTales and as the mayor on Bonkers!!!
After that, the entire MTM, Four Star and TCF TV library are now belongs to Disney Media Distribution where the new logo will appear after this show that replaced the other 20th Television.
I thought this was a great show, but NBC never gave it a chance. I loved the title song.
It was terrible, that's why the cancelled it. Yikes.
@@Brendan-Black I wouldn't say terrible. I think "meh" is a better way of putting it.
My goodness this show is a hidden gem!
I came here cause I'm a big fan of Teresa Ganzel. But that was a LOL joke right off the bat: "At least he has a place to stay tonight".
First show in and I'm really digging it. I sure hope the network picks it up for another season.
Unfortunately it didn't, nobody bother to pick MTM Enterprises up for another season. But bigger things were in store for Jim Carrey.
I'm doing a documentary for MTM hoping to bring MTM Enterprises back from extinction.
Sarcasm, right? the show is from 1984
@@Criticmizer Totally sarcasm.
@@acdc09 this is from 40 years ago. It's a completely forgotten show. Even Jim Carrey fans don't know about it.
13:02 - 13:04 OMG, what a gentleman. If it were me, I would've kissed him on the spot. (Young Jim Carrey was so gorgeous.)
Thanks for posting this great show. Now I don't have to dig in the many boxes of VHS tapes to find the episodes I taped when it was on the air.
Had no idea this show existed. Only learned about it from a reference in the Tonight show.
2021 fun!
Thanks Jim!
Comedy Central aired this very early starring role of carrey's back in the mid 90's if i recall.
Imagine if they revived this and made it more like Carrey's newest show...
I really like Jim Carrey
GOD, carreys voice was high when he first started
R.I.P. Clarence Gilyard !
8:31 Hey didn't that guy help rob the Nakatomi Plaza on Christmas
Here I am on a Saturday night, deciding where to go, and this video grabbed my attention via a search suggestion! Great pilot, I thought. The ending theme has a hint of Chuck E's In Love to it.
Such a wholesome guy.
Guess he had to start somewhere. He really shined on In Living Color.
Wow, I was really surprised with how well written this is. This could have really gone somewhere. Carrey wasn't really being used in the best way, but other than that they had a solid foundation. I almost think an older Carrey could have done this concept as a movie a few years later and it would have been great.
Where is the laughter coming from in the outdoor scenes? lol
Classic laugh track
Thanks for posting this, as funny as I remember. It was a spring replacement show that just didn't get picked up for the fall.
I haven’t seen this since it aired!!!
Thanks for posting this!!
Jack Gilford who is Brooks here was a very famous N.Y. born comedian of some note. Unfortunately he was a victim of McCarthy's insane 50's fake Communist hunt. Lost time and credits till that madness passed in the 60's and he returned. Frank Welker as the voice artist here was that in his real life and voiced dozens of famous cartoon characters including 'Fred' of "Scooby Doo" & 'Abu' the monkey in "Aladdin".
It's not Frank Welker, it's Don Messick.
Marlon brought me here too. Long live mister Carrey
As soon as you make fun of FUNerals, I'm all in.
Just found this in 2021
Jim Carrey brought me here…there’s no one like him he’s the best 💯
Carrey's too restrained in this show.
If he couldn't do that he'd been out from the start! Thanks for posting the Duck series!
Club Shay Shay and Marlon Wayans brought me here to this duck soup
I’m really happy to come across this. I really enjoyed the show. Thanks for sharing. 😂
1984, year I was born. It got cancelled just after 14 episodes. Not sure why, its pretty good and he is so sweet and innocent in this:)
He really is so cute here! It makes me want to pinch his cheeks.
I'm glad I found this. I really thought I imagined this from when I was a kid. 46 and I still remember it.
Man, they didn't even know what they had...
I miss the days when TV shows had theme songs and opening credit sequences. Mrs. Winkler was Teresa Ganzel, Johnny Carson's Tea Time Movie girl (after Carol Wayne).
Thanks for reposting these! I loved this show when I was a kid (-:
3.15 ... The old guy was in cocoon and the other guy was the basketball coach in teen wolf 😆
I couldn’t believe seeing that the spot we skated as kids on gower was the duck factory. I’m hooked
Correct me if I’m wrong
Damn! I forgot about this show. I used to watch as a kid for the animated parts. I foget how long Jim Carrey has been around!
This was much better than I expected
This would have been better as a movie....how far could they stretch the new guy saves studio angle
Saw this when it first came out. Of course, it was more for Jack Gilford and Don Messick; that Jim Carrey guy was a pleasant enough straight man, though.
I'm here because of Marlon on Club Shay Shay
jim carrey: one of many reasons why i created john's wacky world
@kassandramd It aired during the summer of 1984, so naturally the ratings were much lower. And remember, back then, there were still only 3 major networks.
Can't believe I never knew about this show.
This show seemed way ahead of it's time
the mask was my favorite pet detective as well when nature calls was funny thank you
Can I get an apartment for $112 this day and age? I'll take a two bedroom with two baths and around 1,700 square feet. Yes, with an office.
What a pleasant surprise!
Happy 35th anniversary of Once Bitten 2023
Jim Carrey Is The Satanic High Priest In L.A.
This is my first time hearing of this.
Legit the first thing I ever saw Jim Carrey in was In living color then after that was Once Bitten🤯
This was replaced by Night Court
I’m surprised they never made a current sitcom about an animation studio
Great episode very funny
Never heard of this show until Marlin mentioned this on the Shay Shay show ….they really dropped the ball when they canceled this show … maybe it was ahead of its times idk wouldn’t be a bad idea to remake this with a good story
thank you to put this on youtube
Pretty cool seeing his early stuff. Thank u for posting
That's the computer nerd from Die Hard.
thank you for this post!!! great quality too considering the time
The black guy from Matlock and Walker, Texas Ranger.
welcomen buddy great remenbers good
This is Thad Mumford's only producing stint with MTM Enterprises. I guess Mary Tyler Moore thought maybe he wasn't good enough for a producer like him, whereas The Electric Company and Good Times has.
They should release this on DVD.
David Merrill Gill or Olive Films or Mill Creek or Kino Lorber
Let Disney do it.
Canned laughter was horrific
I have to be honest: I only came because this was the only live action role of the talented Don Messick.
Yosef Demby Don was pretty hilarious in that episode.
This episode, or the episode with Wally is the center of the story?
And the funny thing is, Jim Carrey is a great artist
geez I was 2 when this came out
It's so weird seeing Scooby Do in live action.
Early 80's.
GREAT STUFF! :)
Aaaa the ole laugh track lol
Love Jim Carrey then and now, alway.
Michael Richards in the first minute!
Kind of feels like M*A*S*H - not really “funny”, but full of lighthearted moments. I can understand why the average viewer didn’t get it.
This was Jim Carrey long before he was Ace Ventura!
Wow, Jim Carrey was a total babe ..
Jim Carrey Is The Satanic High Priest In L.A.
Mimsie - "QUACK!" LOL
It's Jim Carrey before he was Ace Ventura, folks!
Pet Detective!
masscashstacks a film
+Shane Spencer Exactly ten years before he finally succeeded in the movies!.
That's right!
There was a N.Y. Yankee outfielder in the late 90's named Shane Spencer.
The custom variant of the MTM logo meets the normal version of the MTM logo!
One hundred and twelve dollars a month? OMG