A group of vikings, who were cut off from civilization for centuries, attack Duckburg and abduct Mrs. Beakley. Scrooge and his team are off to the rescue.A group of vikings, who were cut off from civilization for centuries, attack Duckburg and abduct Mrs. Beakley. Scrooge and his team are off to the rescue.A group of vikings, who were cut off from civilization for centuries, attack Duckburg and abduct Mrs. Beakley. Scrooge and his team are off to the rescue.
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William Callaway
- Thor
- (voice)
Kenneth Mars
- Auric
- (voice)
- (as Ken Mars)
Terence McGovern
- Launchpad McQuack
- (voice)
- (as Terry McGovern)
Tress MacNeille
- Griselda
- (voice)
- …
Russi Taylor
- Huey Duck
- (voice)
- …
Alan Young
- Scrooge McDuck
- (voice)
- Director
- Writers
- Anthony Adams
- Christina Adams(uncredited)
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- TriviaThe song that Mrs. Beakley chants is The Ride of the Valkyries from Richard Wagner's The Valkyrie, which centers on Norse (Viking) mythology. It has often been featured in cartoons in humorous contexts (such as Bugs Bunny's battles against Elmer Fudd) and in serious contexts in military movies. The song has traditionally been taboo in the State of Israel, because Nazi legions used it as a theme.
- Quotes
Scrooge McDuck: Are you vikings or trembling lambs who whine through the whiskers of a goat?
- ConnectionsReferenced in DuckTales: From the Confidential Casefiles of Agent 22! (2018)
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Opera and vikings
Have a lifelong and undying love for animation, which will never go away and will always thank it for helping me through my many rough patches that are unfortunately still happening health-wise, but animation, classical music and opera and film are getting me through. Found many merits when younger, mainly Disney, Looney Tunes, Hanna Barbera and Tom and Jerry, but seeing more ambitious animations and ones in foreign languages over-time actually love it even more now.
'Ducktales' was one of my favourites from Disney and overall and still consider it one of the best animated shows and one of Disney's best shows, back when they were making one of actual good quality and not stuff that has made the Disney Channels barely watchable now. This is not nostalgia talking as, as has been said by me several times before, not all childhood favourites have held up to the extent that their initial appeal is questionable. 'Ducktales' though does hold up, because it has all the qualities that made me love it in the first place and is also even funnier and cleverer today, with the material easier to understand from an adult perspective.
"Maid of the Myth" is not a bad episode at all but do think that there are infinitely better 'Ducktales' episodes that are better written and more exciting. While still decent, it is somewhat lesser 'Ducktales'.
Starting with what didn't work for me, really disliked the behaviour of Scrooge and the nephews at the beginning. Can totally understand that opera is not everybody's cup of tea, personally love it myself, but their behaviour reminded me uncomfortably of the behaviour of my peers when classical music and opera was played in class or performed by me as well as being over the top rude. That was the hating opera trope overdone and wasn't funny. Sorry about a lot being said about that, but considering that Scrooge and the nephews are great characters and have shown empathy before and since "Maid of the Myth" this was a rare occurance of disliking them at the beginning.
While the story is diverting enough and fun, the Vikings' motivations should have been given an explanation in the episode and there are lapses in logic, like with the speedboat. Would have liked a more exciting climax, which for this kind of episode should have been the most exciting part but the episode just peters out.
On the other hand, the animation is great. It is bright and colourful with lively fluid movement, smooth drawing and meticulous attention to detail in the backgrounds. The standouts in this regard are the entrance of the Vikings and the chariot race which had the excitement and thrills the ending should have had. The music again is dynamic and beautifully orchestrated, never jarring with the action and full of energy. The use of opera was inspired. Disney had many theme songs that were irresistibly catchy to the extent one doesn't forget them, and that for 'Ducktales' to me was one of the best. Enough of the writing is amusing and thought-provoking.
Despite what was said about the problems above, the story was still mostly good fun with a nice adventurous element, a few wonderful sequences (especially the Vikings' entrance and the chariot race) and a very convincing conflict. Scrooge and the nephews' behaviour at the start did leave a bad taste in the mouth, but did become more likeable later. Faring best in the characterisation are the genuinely menacing Vikings and Mrs Beakley playing a much larger role to usual and it was interesting. The voice acting is great, can imagine nobody else voicing Scrooge than Alan Young. Will say now that one does question the point of the Viking Queen but Tress MacNeille's voice work made the character more memorable than she had the right to be.
In summation, decent but a little underwhelming. 6/10
'Ducktales' was one of my favourites from Disney and overall and still consider it one of the best animated shows and one of Disney's best shows, back when they were making one of actual good quality and not stuff that has made the Disney Channels barely watchable now. This is not nostalgia talking as, as has been said by me several times before, not all childhood favourites have held up to the extent that their initial appeal is questionable. 'Ducktales' though does hold up, because it has all the qualities that made me love it in the first place and is also even funnier and cleverer today, with the material easier to understand from an adult perspective.
"Maid of the Myth" is not a bad episode at all but do think that there are infinitely better 'Ducktales' episodes that are better written and more exciting. While still decent, it is somewhat lesser 'Ducktales'.
Starting with what didn't work for me, really disliked the behaviour of Scrooge and the nephews at the beginning. Can totally understand that opera is not everybody's cup of tea, personally love it myself, but their behaviour reminded me uncomfortably of the behaviour of my peers when classical music and opera was played in class or performed by me as well as being over the top rude. That was the hating opera trope overdone and wasn't funny. Sorry about a lot being said about that, but considering that Scrooge and the nephews are great characters and have shown empathy before and since "Maid of the Myth" this was a rare occurance of disliking them at the beginning.
While the story is diverting enough and fun, the Vikings' motivations should have been given an explanation in the episode and there are lapses in logic, like with the speedboat. Would have liked a more exciting climax, which for this kind of episode should have been the most exciting part but the episode just peters out.
On the other hand, the animation is great. It is bright and colourful with lively fluid movement, smooth drawing and meticulous attention to detail in the backgrounds. The standouts in this regard are the entrance of the Vikings and the chariot race which had the excitement and thrills the ending should have had. The music again is dynamic and beautifully orchestrated, never jarring with the action and full of energy. The use of opera was inspired. Disney had many theme songs that were irresistibly catchy to the extent one doesn't forget them, and that for 'Ducktales' to me was one of the best. Enough of the writing is amusing and thought-provoking.
Despite what was said about the problems above, the story was still mostly good fun with a nice adventurous element, a few wonderful sequences (especially the Vikings' entrance and the chariot race) and a very convincing conflict. Scrooge and the nephews' behaviour at the start did leave a bad taste in the mouth, but did become more likeable later. Faring best in the characterisation are the genuinely menacing Vikings and Mrs Beakley playing a much larger role to usual and it was interesting. The voice acting is great, can imagine nobody else voicing Scrooge than Alan Young. Will say now that one does question the point of the Viking Queen but Tress MacNeille's voice work made the character more memorable than she had the right to be.
In summation, decent but a little underwhelming. 6/10
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- May 31, 2019
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