Line #30 Recap/DuckTalesS1E19DuckToTheFuture


1	Scrooge is sent by Magica [=DeSpell=] to a future where his absence enabled her to take over the world.
2	!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
3	* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering: The boys say they spent all their allowances on materials for the lemonade stand.
4	-->'''Scrooge:''' Boys, if you spend $6 but only make 56 cents, what does that tell you?\
5	'''Huey:''' Uh, we need bigger allowances?
6	* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: After Scrooge crashes Launchpad's lesson on how to survive plane crashes with Gyro's Time Tub, a robot policeman arrests Scrooge on charges of speeding and illegal use of a bathtub.
7	* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: The entire economy in the future is reversed, with employees paying the business they worked at. This could mean two things: since Magica was involved, we could just say, [[AWizardDidIt A Witch Did It]]; or taxes have been raised so high, such as "The Privilege of Working for Magica [=McDuck=] Enterprises Tax," that getting a paycheck is practically a moot point since all your money gets taken out.
8	* BadFuture: The future shown in the episode has Magica having taken over and the triplets having become {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s. Luckily, it's all wiped away when Scrooge returns to the present.
9	* BrokenPedestal: Downplayed; while Doofus and Launchpad are still on good terms, the future Doofus has a greater recognition of his mentor's flaws than during his childhood.
10	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: This exchange:
11	-->'''Scrooge:''' Well, well, what have we here? Young enterprise at work?\
12	'''Huey:''' We're all sold out, Unca Scrooge!\
13	'''Dewey:''' And we're rich!\
14	'''Louie:''' We made 56 cents!\
15	'''Scrooge:''' I tip my tam-o'-shanter to you. Now then, was that net or gross?\
16	'''Huey:''' Uh, well, Doofus stepping on the lemons was a little gross, but no one complained.
17	* DidntThinkThisThrough: Seeing them run a lemonade stand, Scrooge gave the boys advice about how cutting costs can increase profits. He suggested cutting down on waste (like using smaller glasses), but it didn't occur to him that they'd cut costs by making an outright inferior product but telling the customers otherwise.
18	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite having become ruthless [=CEOs=] in the time since Scrooge disappeared, Huey, Dewey and Louie are still attached to their uncle, to the point where [[NiceJobFixingItVillain Magica revealing that the guy they're chasing is Scrooge himself and that she was responsible for his disappearance makes them turn on her]].
19	* EveryoneHasStandards:
20	-->'''Scrooge:''' Where did you boys learn such bad business practices?\
21	'''Huey:''' From you, Uncle Scrooge.\
22	'''Scrooge:''' I never taught you to cheat people. Making money at the expense of others is no bargain.
23	* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Doofus's future counterpart is shown to be married to Webby, who has blonde hair as an adult.
24	* GoneHorriblyWrong: Scrooge gives the nephews advice on cutting costs so they can get better at making a profit. After being sent by Magica [=DeSpell=] to the Bad Future where they're grown up, he discovers that their idea of cutting costs was to cheat their customers and rip their own employees off for everything they're worth. [[HonestCorporateExecutive As you can expect]], he was not happy with the results.
25	* GoneToTheFuture: By going 40 years into the future, Scrooge disappeared for 40 years (which Magica was perfectly aware would happen).
26	* HeelFaceTurn: Scrooge's evil adult nephews turn on Magica when they learn that she sent him into the future so she could take over his business.
27	* JustWhistle: Doofus, Webby, and Scrooge are thrown into Magica's dungeon partway through the episode. Luckily, Doofus reveals he has something to call Launchpad in case he's ever in trouble.
28	* LemonadeStandPlot: This episode begins with Huey, Dewey, and Louie starting their own lemonade stand. The boys spend six dollars to buy supplies to build the stand, but only make fifty-six cents in profits. Scrooge is unimpressed, and gives the boys advice on cutting costs so they can get better at making a profit, getting the main plot underway.
29	* MarriedInTheFuture: In the future, Scrooge encounters a shapely Webbigail and a slimmed down Doofus who tell him they've gotten married. When he gets back to his own time, he tells Doofus to take care of Webby, which causes her to have a disgusted reaction.
30	* MrsHypothetical: Magica takes over [=McDuck=] Enterprises and renames it "Magica [=McDuck=] Enterprises." The implications do not seem lost on Scrooge ("[[AbhorrentAdmirer Don't tell me...!]]").
31	* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Magica tells the nephews that she caused Scrooge to disappear, so they turn on her.
32	* OnePhoneCall: Scrooge demands a phone call, which the police robot lets him have. However, he can't pay the money necessary to speak to his nephews.
33	* RidiculousFutureInflation: In the future, everyday tasks such as taking a bus ride or making a collect phone call cost 100 times more than they do in Scrooge's time. It's implied that this is (at least partly) because Magica keeps prices high to squeeze money out of people.
34	* ShesAllGrownUp: A variation; Scrooge describes [[DaddysGirl Webbigail]] as having "changed into Cinderella" when he sees the woman she's grown up to be (complete with [[FurryFemaleMane blond hair]]). He's not attracted to her himself, but as Webby's HonoraryUncle, he can't help remarking that she grew up beautiful.
35	* ShipTease: Doofus and Webby are married in the future Scrooge visits, and although the future has been averted by the end of the episode, Scrooge still tells Doofus to take care of Webby and invite him to the wedding, and Doofus, unlike Webby, actually doesn't seem to mind the idea of them being a couple.
36	* ShoutOut:
37	** The title is presumably referring to ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''.
38	** One of Magica's guardbots says that "the great sorceress sees nobody, not no one, not no how", a reference to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''. Magica appearing as a giant floating head and using thunder and lightning effects is also a reference to this film.
39	** When Scrooge makes his phone call, the operator sings, "Reach out and crush someone", a reference to an AT&T ad jingle.
40	** The robot inside the entrance door is similar to the one in Jabba's Palace in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
41	* StealthPun: In the future, an elderly Launchpad teaches a class on how to survive plane crashes. A crash course, so to speak.
42	* UsedToBeASweetKid: The implications of the effect Scrooge's sudden disappearance for ''forty'' years had on his nephews' psychological well-being are dark. In addition to becoming stubborn, insensitive, and corrupt businessmen, see the way Dewey and Louie grab Magica and pull her back roughly from her plane seat when they realize she was the reason for Scrooge's disappearance, while Huey grabs the helm and shouts in horrified rage.
43	-->'''Huey''': You can't do that to OUR Uncle Scrooge!
44	* VillainsWantMercy: Even with everything she's done to him all episode, when Magica runs out of time-warping magic sand on a soon-to-explode airship, she still begs Scrooge to let her come along.
45	* WhatTheHellHero: After returning to his time, Scrooge calls his nephews out for the corrupt business decisions they made in an attempt to follow Scrooge's advice about finding a way to cut costs.
46	* WidelySpacedJailBars: Scrooge is placed in a jail cell with these.
47	* WigDressAccent: To get to Magica Scrooge disguises himself as a salesman (and ditches the Scottish accent to complete it).

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