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* [[Anachronism Stew]]: During "Pig Amok", Cornfed shows a documentary explaining the inherited gene that requires him to lose his virginity or die. During the documentary, one of those Civil War letters by Ulysses S. Grant is read, only it's revealed that it wasn't an actual letter, but an e-mail.

* [[And I Must Scream]]: King Chicken initially decides to let Duckman go at the start of "Inherit the Judgment: The Dope's Trial". When Duckman suspicious asks why he would let him go, Chicken replies with:

{{quote| '''King Chicken''': So that one day, when you least expect it, I will trap you in an elaborately-woven web of diabolical deceit, craven cruelty, and evil so terrible, that it will turn your life into an unending tortorous Hell on Earth, where you'll be too frightened to die, and too damned to scream!}}

{{quote|'''King Chicken''': So that one day, when you least expect it, I will trap you in an elaborately-woven web of diabolical deceit, craven cruelty, and evil so terrible, that it will turn your life into an unending tortorous Hell on Earth, where you'll be too frightened to die, and too damned to scream!}}

* [[Animated Actors]]: In "The One With Lisa Kudrow in a Small Role", Duckman, Cornfed, and Bernice are sitting on the couch after the second commercial break. They're casually chatting about various subjects until they're told by the off-screen director to get into places. When he says "Action", they get into character and continue the plot of trying to find the missing Ajax.

* [[Animated Adaptation]]: Based on an [[Underground Comics|underground comic book]] by Everett Peck, who also helped develop the show.

* [[Anti Role Model]]: Duckman. Explicitly lampshaded on at least one occasion.

{{quote| '''Duckman''': "Role model"? Hey, I'm a water fowl! ''I'm not a TV show!'' Even if I were, any halfway intelligent audience would know I'm not somebody to imitate. Who'd aspire to imitate someone who's gotten the stuffing kicked out of him so many times, the only reason he gets up in the morning is because either he's ''really stupid'', or somewhere, deep down inside, beats the heart of a disappointed, yet still hopeful, idealist. A yellow, [[Brick Joke|''YES YELLOW!'']], teller of truth, who's a spokesperson for the silent masses who'd love to tell it like it is, who's an idol to be emulated, nay, a ''GOD'', to be bowed down to!... But, heh, I'm... I'm not a ''role model''.}}

{{quote|'''Duckman''': "Role model"? Hey, I'm a water fowl! ''I'm not a TV show!'' Even if I were, any halfway intelligent audience would know I'm not somebody to imitate. Who'd aspire to imitate someone who's gotten the stuffing kicked out of him so many times, the only reason he gets up in the morning is because either he's ''really stupid'', or somewhere, deep down inside, beats the heart of a disappointed, yet still hopeful, idealist. A yellow, [[Brick Joke|''YES YELLOW!'']], teller of truth, who's a spokesperson for the silent masses who'd love to tell it like it is, who's an idol to be emulated, nay, a ''GOD'', to be bowed down to!... But, heh, I'm... I'm not a ''role model''.}}

* [[Art Shift]]: In "I, Duckman", Duckman watches various home movies to hopefully get a clue about his past. All the home movies have a different art style: [[Steamboat Willie]] for his childhood years, [[Popeye]] for another time, [[Yogi Bear]] for high school years, and [[The Simpsons]] for adult years when he and Beatrice were still married.

* [[Astronomic Zoom]]: Demonstrated at the beginning of "Days of Whining and Neurosis".

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* [[Bigger Bad]]: Parodied in "The Mallardian Candidate", where the episode ends with Duckman and Cornfed solving the case and being observed by a group of villains, who are also watched over by an endless chain of other criminal masterminds.

* [[Bill, Bill, Junk, Bill]]:

{{quote| '''Bernice''': Let's see: Junk, junk, junk, summons...}}

* [[Biting the Hand Humor]]: USA was a frequent target of the series.

{{quote| '''Bernice''': USA? Are they on at night?~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Bernice''': USA? Are they on at night?

'''Duckman''': Dozens of people watch USA every night! }}

* [[Blatant Lies]]: Cornfed resorts to using one on Duckman to get him to go on his own son's field trip.

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** "Clip Job" as well.

* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: Demonstrated in "They Craved Duckman's Brain!", when bystanders overhear that Duckman has a cure for cancer in his brain. Once they start to riot when trying to grab Duckman, the doctor from the episode appeals to the crowd with [[An Aesop]]:

{{quote| '''Doctor''': It's like the story of the goose that laid the golden egg: When the cottager cut it open to get all the eggs at once, it killed the goose!~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Doctor''': It's like the story of the goose that laid the golden egg: When the cottager cut it open to get all the eggs at once, it killed the goose!

'''Man 1''': Hey, did you hear that? He lays golden eggs, too!~~ ~~

'''Man 1''': Hey, did you hear that? He lays golden eggs, too!

'''Man 2''': Let's crack him open and get all the eggs at once! (crowd riots again) }}

* [[Commercial Break Cliffhanger]]:

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* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]:

** From "Psyche":

{{quote| '''Therapist''': Are you sexually active?~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Therapist''': Are you sexually active?

'''Duckman''': I'm very sexually active!~~ ~~

'''Duckman''': I'm very sexually active!

'''Therapist''': I mean, with another person.~~ ~~

'''Therapist''': I mean, with another person.

'''Duckman''': Oh, uh, no. }}

** Of all people, Beverly is alluded to do this as well. In "Love! Anger! Kvetching!", Beverly says it would be hypocritical to throw out Duckman's porno mags, because then she'd have to throw out her's. Then she goes to the bedroom.

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* [[Distracted by the Sexy]]: Duckman, [[Once Per Episode]], if not more.

* [[Don't Explain the Joke]]: In "Joking the Chicken":

{{quote| '''Iggy Catalpa''': My name is... (checks wallet) Iggy Catalpa. I was checking my wallet, like I forgot. (silence from the crowd) }}

{{quote|'''Iggy Catalpa''': My name is... (checks wallet) Iggy Catalpa. I was checking my wallet, like I forgot. (silence from the crowd) }}

** Jokes often have to be explained to Ajax due to his stupidity. One time, Bernice began to explain a joke about Duckman, but gave up and said, "Oh just laugh; we're belittling your father!" At which point, Ajax guffawed.

* [[Double Entendre]]: Duckman often uses euphemisms for sexual acts. Examples:

{{quote| '''Duckman''': You know, like those really ugly broads who are always yellin' about equal rights when all they ''really'' need is a little... (clicks) honey in their hives.~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Duckman''': You know, like those really ugly broads who are always yellin' about equal rights when all they ''really'' need is a little... (clicks) honey in their hives.

'''Duckman''': Hey nurse, I've got a thermometer that'll make you bed-ridden for a week! }}

* [[Downer Ending]]: "About Face", which ends with Duckman deciding to not go on a date with Angela because he feels that he's holding her back.

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* [[Dysfunctional Family]]

* [[The Eighties]]: The episode "America the Beautiful" had Duckman and Cornfed venturing to different cities, all of which are a different stereotype of a certain period of time. Their fourth stop is to a businessman's office, who represents the stereotypes of [[The Eighties]]: Obsessed with making money on Wall Street, heartless, and only concerned with material goods and trophy wives.

* [[Embarrassing First Name]]: {{spoiler|Willibald Fievel}} Cornfed.

** It was revealed Duckman has one too(to him anyways). {{spoiler|Eric}} Duckman.

* [[Episode Title Card]]: Done traditionally in "The Road to Dendron", complete with theme music. Every other episode merely had the episode title superimposed over the action, though.

* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: In "Dammit Hollywood", the [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], [[Sylvester Stallone]], and [[Bruce Willis]] caricatures try to kill Duckman from their plane. In the process, they inadvertently destroy several buildings, but make sure to remind the audience that they radioed ahead for everyone to evacuate the buildings so no innocent bystanders would be harmed.

{{quote| '''Bruno''': We may destroy, but it ''doesn't'' mean we don't care.}}

{{quote|'''Bruno''': We may destroy, but it ''doesn't'' mean we don't care.}}

* [[Everybody's Dead, Dave]]: The ending to "The Longest Weekend", where Duckman is the last one standing in his warring neighborhood. A narrator explains:

{{quote| '''Narrator''': The following story ''could'' have happened. Only by treating everyone with dignity and respect [[Spoof Aesop|can we hope to maintain that element of surprise on that inevitable day when we wipe our enemies from the face of the earth.]]}}

{{quote|'''Narrator''': The following story ''could'' have happened. Only by treating everyone with dignity and respect [[Spoof Aesop|can we hope to maintain that element of surprise on that inevitable day when we wipe our enemies from the face of the earth.]]}}

* [[Evil Laugh]]: The scientist from "Ajax and Ajaxer" was more than a little happy when Duckman and Cornfed took on his "case". Duckman and Cornfed eventually joined in his laughter.

** Harry Medfly from "Clip Job". See [[Commercial Break Cliffhanger]] above.

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** In "Westward No!", Big Jack McBastard comes back at the end of the episode, alive and well. When Duckman and Cornfed are baffled how he could've survived being trampled and eaten by vultures, McBastard simply says, "Long story."

* [[Hanging Judge]]: In "Das Sub", after the judge carries out Duckman's community service sentence:

{{quote| '''Judge''': Bailiff! If he's not gone in fifteen seconds, ''kill'' him!}}

{{quote|'''Judge''': Bailiff! If he's not gone in fifteen seconds, ''kill'' him!}}

* [[He Who Must Not Be Seen]]: Tammy from "Cock Tales For Four" is never seen or heard; we only have a vague idea of what she and Ajax are doing on their date by what Ajax comes downstairs to get.

* [[Hidden Depths]]: Deep beneath the surface, Duckman is someone that really does care for his family, friends and even Bernice. He can also solve cases if motivated to actually try.

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* [[Image Song]]: "The Funky Duckman"

* [[I'm Not a Doctor But I Play One on TV]]: Parodied in "A Civil War":

{{quote| '''Actor''': Hi, I'm not an actor, but I play one on TV.}}

{{quote|'''Actor''': Hi, I'm not an actor, but I play one on TV.}}

* [[In Joke]]: One episode has Confed explaining in great detail how a murder was carried out by {{spoiler|a group of celebrities in detox}}. One step involves [[Klasky Csupo|klasky soup]].

* [[Inkblot Test]]:

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* [[Iron Butt Monkey]]: Fluffy and Uranus, who always get eviscerated in some terrible way but are fine a few scenes later, though the effects sometimes last longer than others, for instance the episode where they get eaten.

* [[I Take Offense to That Last One]]: This one from "Clip Job":

{{quote| '''Medfly''': You stupid clumsy idiotic brain-dead yellow imbecile! ~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Medfly''': You stupid clumsy idiotic brain-dead yellow imbecile!

'''Duckman''': Hey, wait, hold on there buddy! (beat) You really think I'm yellow? I've always seen myself as more a sallow ochre. Here, check the butt feathers. }}

* [[I Uh You Too]]: In "Cellar Beware", Duckman and the family are seemingly about to be killed by their own security system, so Duckman takes the last few moments to say he loves the whole family, even... B... B... Buh, BURRR!!! (Bernice smiles and sheds a tear)

* [[I Want Them Alive]]: When Agnes and Duckman escape the chain gang in "You've Come a Wrong Way, Baby", Walt Evergreen initially orders his minions to bring them back alive. But then he changes his mind:

{{quote| '''Walt Evergreen''': Aw heck, this is the [[Deep South]]. Let's bring 'em back ''dead''!}}

{{quote|'''Walt Evergreen''': Aw heck, this is the [[Deep South]]. Let's bring 'em back ''dead''!}}

* [[Jerkass]]: Yes, it's Duckman. It's a core driver of the show's plots and comedy.

* [[Jerkass Has a Point]]: During most of his rants, Duckman is actually capable of making some pretty valid points about other characters or society in general.

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* [[Joker Jury]]: In "Inherit the Judgment: The Dope's Trial", King Chicken requests that instead of going through the usual jury selection process, to just use whoever is currently (and unknowingly) sitting in the jury box. The motion is granted.

* [[Juggling Loaded Guns]]:

{{quote| '''Duckman:''' Did I ever tell you my Dad's last words to me?~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Duckman:''' Did I ever tell you my Dad's last words to me?

'''Cornfed:''' "Careful, son, I don't think the safety is on."~~ ~~

'''Cornfed:''' "Careful, son, I don't think the safety is on."

'''Duckman:''' Before that! }}

* [[Just Between You and Me]]: "They never just kill ya. There's always a lecture."

* [[Kangaroo Court]]: "Inherit the Judgment: The Dope's Trial".

{{quote| '''King Chicken''': Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: Think of an innocent child pickin' a daisy on a sunny Sunday afternoon. ''Now'', imagine Duckman roaring out of nowhere, driving a large truck! He hits her, and kills her, then he backs up and he runs over her ''again'' and ''again'' and ''again'', a sadistic beast, with a deranged, savage lust for blood!~~ ~~

{{quote|'''King Chicken''': Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: Think of an innocent child pickin' a daisy on a sunny Sunday afternoon. ''Now'', imagine Duckman roaring out of nowhere, driving a large truck! He hits her, and kills her, then he backs up and he runs over her ''again'' and ''again'' and ''again'', a sadistic beast, with a deranged, savage lust for blood!

'''Cornfed''': Objection! What's this fantasy got to do with the case before the court?~~ ~~

'''Cornfed''': Objection! What's this fantasy got to do with the case before the court?

'''Judge''': Sustained! [[Comically Missing the Point|The jury will disregard the fact that the defendant wantonly, brutally, and carelessly killed a little girl.]]

'''Duckman:''' Ha! Won that one! }}

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* [[Logo Joke]]: In "Inherit the Judgment: The Dope's Trial," after Duckman is acquitted he mentions he had faith in a higher power, looks up towards the sky... the camera follows his gaze as it goes through the clouds... and stops on a mountain surrounded by stars with the word "Paramount" above the peak. [[Paramount|Three guesses as to which company made this.]]

* [[Long List]]: In "You've Come a Wrong Way, Baby", there's a parody of the scene from ''[[The Fugitive (film)|The Fugitive]]'' when a long list of places to search for the getaway is given.

{{quote| '''Walt Evergreen''': OK people, listen up. I want a hard target search of every outhouse, beach house, warehouse, boat house, smoke house, clubhouse, ice house, hot house, White House, crack house, bath house, dog house, cat house, reptile house, halfway house, slaughter house, haunted house, gingerbread house, and [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Joe Eszterhas]] in the tri-swamp area.}}

{{quote|'''Walt Evergreen''': OK people, listen up. I want a hard target search of every outhouse, beach house, warehouse, boat house, smoke house, clubhouse, ice house, hot house, White House, crack house, bath house, dog house, cat house, reptile house, halfway house, slaughter house, haunted house, gingerbread house, and [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Joe Eszterhas]] in the tri-swamp area.}}

** In "Papa Oom M.O.W. M.O.W.", Cornfed rattled off the merchandise created when Duckman had his fifteen minutes of fame.

** In "The Mallardian Candidate", Cornfed listed all the so-called "necessary" items Duckman purchased for the surveillance job.

** In "Clip Job":

{{quote| '''Duckman''': Maybe I ''am'' a little rough around the edges. Maybe I could be a little more tactful when it comes to dealing with women, co-workers, service route handlers, census takers, the sheet metal workers union, people who bought Kathie Lee CD of Christmas songs, small, high-strung, butt-ugly dogs, kids with really funny birthmarks on their faces, peppers, Trekkers, boomers, buppies, slackers...}}

{{quote|'''Duckman''': Maybe I ''am'' a little rough around the edges. Maybe I could be a little more tactful when it comes to dealing with women, co-workers, service route handlers, census takers, the sheet metal workers union, people who bought Kathie Lee CD of Christmas songs, small, high-strung, butt-ugly dogs, kids with really funny birthmarks on their faces, peppers, Trekkers, boomers, buppies, slackers...}}

* [[Long-Lost Relative]]: Beverly, as introduced in "Bev Takes a Holiday". Also Cornfed's "son" in "In the Nam of the Father" (though he's eventually revealed to be an imposter trying to scam Cornfed out of money).

** Duckman's real biological father is revealed in "Kidney, Popsicle, and Nuts", [[Retcon|thereby meaning that the man seen in flashbacks from previous episodes wasn't his real father.]]

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* [[Not So Different]]: In "Cock Tales For Four", King Chicken blames Duckman for his life being a failure, due to Duckman ridiculing him to the other children when they were kids. However, after King Chicken says that Duckman couldn't possibly know what it's like to be an outcast, Duckman snaps: "I know ''exactly'' what that's like! (long pause) After you ran home, they made fun of me, too." This revelation causes the two to realize they have a lot in common, and temporarily become friends... until King Chicken's wife comes onto Duckman and King Chicken blames Duckman for it, thereby reinstating the long-standing feud between the two.

* [[Off on a Technicality]]: In "Inherit the Judgment: The Dope's Trial," Cornfed looks over every possible technicality to save Duckman from going to trial [[It Makes Sense in Context|over saying "egg" in the town]]. Nothing pans out and at the trial, Duckman is about to be pronounced guilty and sentenced to death. Fortunately, Charles and Mambo come up with the most unlikely technicality of all - Duckman didn't know what he did was against the law.

{{quote| '''King Chicken:''' Ignorance of the law is no excuse.~~ ~~

{{quote|'''King Chicken:''' Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

'''Cornfed:''' ''(reading the boys' paper)'' Actually, this is the one town where ignorance ''is'' a legal excuse.~~ ~~

'''Cornfed:''' ''(reading the boys' paper)'' Actually, this is the one town where ignorance ''is'' a legal excuse.

'''Judge:''' I didn't know that. }}

* [[Once an Episode]]: Duckman doing something horrible to his living plush-animal office assistants Fluffy and Uranus.

* [[The One With...]]: A third season episode is titled "The One With Lisa Kudrow in a Small Role".

* [[Opening Narration]]: The episode "Das Sub" opens with a Law&Order parody:

{{quote| '''Narrator''': In the criminal justice system, there are two separate but equally important groups: The police and prosecutors, who apprehend and try the offenders, and the idiotic defendants who take up the court's time with their self-serving blather. These are their stories.}}

{{quote|'''Narrator''': In the criminal justice system, there are two separate but equally important groups: The police and prosecutors, who apprehend and try the offenders, and the idiotic defendants who take up the court's time with their self-serving blather. These are their stories.}}

* [[Or So I Heard]]: Demonstrated in "The Germ Turns" by Cornfed, of all people.

* [[The Other Darrin]]: Dana Hill (Duckman's son Charles) was replaced by Pat Musick following the former's death.

* [[Other Stock Phrases]]: In "Gripes of Wrath", after Bernice shows affection for Duckman, he replies: "Who ARE you, and what have you done with Bernice?!"

* [[Out-of-Character Moment]]: Parodied in "The Road to Dendron." After Duckman is taken away by the guards (presumably to his death), Cornfed just dances around in a circle, repeatedly gloating, "The princess loves me!" When he finally exhausts himself and falls over:

{{quote| '''Cornfed:''' Why would I act so out-of-character?~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Cornfed:''' Why would I act so out-of-character?

'''Narrator:''' The password is: Bad Writing. }}

* [[Outrun the Fireball]]: Parodied in "The Mallardian Candidate".

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* [[Pet the Dog]]: Deliberately avoided.

* [[Phone Trace Race]]: Utilized in "Not So Easy Riders" when some IRS agents are tracing Duckman's phone call: Bernice keeps Duckman on the line by asking him if he's read any good books lately.

{{quote| ''Bernice'': What's that one about? (listens) ...With her own ''sisters''? Oh my God.}}

{{quote|''Bernice'': What's that one about? (listens) ...With her own ''sisters''? Oh my God.}}

* [[Playing Against Type]]: Not a specific actor, but ''studio''; so this cartoon was brought by... [[Klasky Csupo|the creators]] of ''[[Rugrats]]'', ''[[The Wild Thornberries]]'' and ''[[As Told by Ginger]]''?!

* [[Political Correctness Gone Mad]]: Parodied in "Joking the Chicken".

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** Duckman screwing up Mambo's name.

** From "Inherit the Judgment: The Dope's Trial", the sunglasses-wearing cop.

* [[Screwed by the Network]]: While USA treated the first three seasons fairly well (even though it did air on Saturday evenings), most of season 4 aired in the wee hours of the morning. Is it any surprise it was canceled after that?

* [[The Seventies]]: The episode "America the Beautiful" had Duckman and Cornfed venturing to different cities, all of which are a different stereotype of a certain period of time. Their third stop was a disco club.

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** In "The Road to Dendron", Duckman is forced into a metal cage and lowered towards lava. This is definitely a reference to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

** In "Das Sub," a parody of 1995's ''Nixon'' sees Duckman re-enact the part where Nixon looks at a picture of JFK. As Duckman is filling the Nixon role, [[Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist|Dr. Katz]] is in the picture.

{{quote| "They look at you and see what they wanna watch. They look at me and know it's the wrong channel."}}

{{quote|"They look at you and see what they wanna watch. They look at me and know it's the wrong channel."}}

* [[Single-Minded Twins]]: Sharing a body, Charles and Mambo displayed this sometimes, although they were also known to argue with each other. They've been known to ''headbutt'' each other!

* [[The Sixties]]: The episode "America the Beautiful" had Duckman and Cornfed venturing to different cities, all of which are a different stereotype of a certain period of time. Their second trip was to a college campus in a 60s-ish town. Everyone who's not a cop is a hippie.

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* [[Slipping a Mickey]]: In "The Road to Dendron", Duckman is rescued by Princess Fallopia, but doesn't want to sleep with her because [[Squick|she looks virtually identical to Ajax and it would be weird.]] So he asks an aide to sleep Fallopia a mickey every night, and the next morning he tells her a tall tale about how good he was in bed with her.

* [[Slow Clap]]: Played straight at first in "Das Sub", but devolves into parody when the clapping group follows Duckman home, still clapping.

{{quote| '''Duckman''': Would you shut the hell up and go home? I've called the cops! Freakin' hoodlums.}}

{{quote|'''Duckman''': Would you shut the hell up and go home? I've called the cops! Freakin' hoodlums.}}

* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: Demonstrated by Duckman in "Gland of Opportunity" when he becomes famous. Interestingly, though, the show mostly averts this trope; Duckman is reluctantly trying to quit smoking right at the start of the series and we're shown the negative side effects of his former addiction.

* [[Sound Effect Bleep]]: Duckman is bleeped a number of times in succession at the start of "American Dicks".

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* [[Tempting Fate]]: Fluffy and Uranus tell house-crasher Duckman about some of their prized possessions in "Forbidden Fruit". The next morning, said items are ruined by Duckman.

* [[That's All Folks]]: The end of "Inherit the Judgment: The Dope's Trial" featured a [[Looney Tunes]] parody, with Cornfed taking Porky's place:

{{quote| '''Cornfed''': Abadeaabadeaabadea, that's everything we've got, people.}}

{{quote|'''Cornfed''': Abadeaabadeaabadea, that's everything we've got, people.}}

* [[Theme Park Landscape]]: The underground cavern in "The Road to Dendron" features a water passage which Duckman, Cornfed, and Ajax use to escape, though in a subversion, the Fakir laments: "Why did I put in that water slide?! After them!"

* [[They Killed Kenny]]: Fluffy and Uranus die in just about every episode. Usually due to [[Tastes Like Diabetes]].

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* [[Unwanted Rescue]]: In "Papa Oom M.O.W. M.O.W.", Duckman inadvertently saves the president from a terrorist. However, instead of being hailed as a hero, he's ridiculed by the press for getting in the way of a bigger story, that is, a presidential assassination.

* [[Unit Confusion]]: In "Das Sub", after Duckman gets a sentence of 5,000 of community service:

{{quote| '''Duckman''': 5,000 hours? That's 45 minutes!~~ ~~

{{quote|'''Duckman''': 5,000 hours? That's 45 minutes!

'''Cornfed''': Actually, it's about six months.~~ ~~

'''Cornfed''': Actually, it's about six months.

'''Duckman''': What? Damn metric system. }}

* [[Utopia]]: The city briefly became one in "The Gripes of Wrath" when Duckman made an off-hand complaint about short-lasting deodorant and a supercomputer used his criticism to change society for the better. Something happened between acts two and three to cause [[Dystopia|a complete reversal of this scenario, though.]]