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* The 1987 series has Bubba as a stereotypical DumbMuscle cave-duck who had a pet ''Triceratops'' named Tootsie in [[HollywoodPrehistory 1 million B.C.]] Since [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology none of that is accurate]], the reboot has Bubba reimagined as a GeniusBruiser from tens of thousands of years ago, who only encounters Tootsie through TimeTravel shenanigans caused by Louie's latest scheme. [[spoiler: The ending has him carve a certain hat from stone and uses his stick as a cane, revealing that he is the first [=McDuck=].]]

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* The 1987 series has Bubba as a stereotypical DumbMuscle cave-duck who had a pet ''Triceratops'' named Tootsie in [[HollywoodPrehistory 1 million B.C.]] Since [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology none of that is accurate]], the reboot has Bubba reimagined as a GeniusBruiser from tens of thousands of years ago, who only encounters Tootsie through TimeTravel shenanigans caused by Louie's latest scheme. [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The ending has him carve a certain hat from stone and uses his stick as a cane, revealing that he is the first [=McDuck=].]]
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* The 1987 series has Bubba as a stereotypical DumbMuscle cave-duck who had a pet ''Triceratops'' named Tootsie in HollywoodPrehistory. Since [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology none of that is accurate]], the reboot has Bubba reimagined as a GeniusBruiser from tens of thousands of years ago, who only encounters Tootsie through TimeTravel shenanigans caused by Louie's latest scheme. [[spoiler: The ending has him carve a certain hat from stone and uses his stick as a cane, revealing that he is the first [=McDuck=].]]

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* The 1987 series has Bubba as a stereotypical DumbMuscle cave-duck who had a pet ''Triceratops'' named Tootsie in HollywoodPrehistory. [[HollywoodPrehistory 1 million B.C.]] Since [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology none of that is accurate]], the reboot has Bubba reimagined as a GeniusBruiser from tens of thousands of years ago, who only encounters Tootsie through TimeTravel shenanigans caused by Louie's latest scheme. [[spoiler: The ending has him carve a certain hat from stone and uses his stick as a cane, revealing that he is the first [=McDuck=].]]
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** Finally, Manny the Headless Man-Horse [[CanonCharacterAllAlong ends up being this continuity's counterpart to]] ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Goliath]]'', of all characters, down to being voiced by Creator/KeithDavid once again. (''Gargoyles'' as it was would never have fit into either the original or reboot ''[=DuckTales=]'' given its' own dense mythology and presence of humans, so turning a seemingly new and random character into an equivalent was likely the best they could do.)

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** Finally, Manny the Headless Man-Horse [[CanonCharacterAllAlong ends up being this continuity's counterpart to]] ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Goliath]]'', of all characters, down to being voiced by Creator/KeithDavid once again. (''Gargoyles'' as it was would never have fit into either the original or reboot ''[=DuckTales=]'' given its' its own dense mythology and presence of humans, so turning a seemingly new and random character into an equivalent was likely the best they could do.)
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* In the original comics, Flintheart Glomgold [[AmoralAfrikaner hailed from South Africa]]. This wouldn't be allowed on 1987 kids' TV due to tensions over [[UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra apartheid]] and he was simply [[AdaptationalNationality changed to be Scottish like Scrooge was]]. By 2017 however, it was obviously fine for him to be from South Africa again, but as a nod to the previous situation, Flintheart is now a South African native ''[[{{Fauxreigner}} pretending]]'' to be Scottish as part of [[TheRival his quest to best Scrooge at everything]].

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* In the original comics, [[Characters/DuckTales2017FlintheartGlomgold Flintheart Glomgold Glomgold]] [[AmoralAfrikaner hailed from South Africa]]. This wouldn't be allowed on 1987 kids' TV due to tensions over [[UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra apartheid]] and he was simply [[AdaptationalNationality changed to be Scottish like Scrooge was]]. By 2017 however, it was obviously fine for him to be from South Africa again, but as a nod to the previous situation, Flintheart is now a South African native ''[[{{Fauxreigner}} pretending]]'' to be Scottish as part of [[TheRival his quest to best Scrooge at everything]].



* Donald's iconic temper tantrums in the original shorts and comics often were targeted at the triplets. However, given how it would provide bad vibes of AbusiveParent for modern audiences, his temper is treated differently. We learn Donald actually goes to therapy and said therapist reveals Donald's anger outbursts comes from being a CosmicPlaything and no one understanding him... literally. When he took the boys in and went to therapy, he channeled that anger into protective instincts, his outbursts now the result of unbridled fury at anything that could harm his boys.

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* Donald's [[Characters/DuckTales2017DonaldDuck Donald Duck]]'s iconic temper tantrums in the original shorts and comics often were targeted at the triplets. However, given how it would provide bad vibes of AbusiveParent for modern audiences, his temper is treated differently. We learn Donald actually goes to therapy and said therapist reveals Donald's anger outbursts comes from being a CosmicPlaything and no one understanding him... literally. When he took the boys in and went to therapy, he channeled that anger into protective instincts, his outbursts now the result of unbridled fury at anything that could harm his boys.
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!!''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017''
ReimaginingTheArtifact in this series.
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* In the original comics, Flintheart Glomgold [[AmoralAfrikaner hailed from South Africa]]. This wouldn't be allowed on 1987 kids' TV due to tensions over [[UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra apartheid]] and he was simply [[AdaptationalNationality changed to be Scottish like Scrooge was]]. By 2017 however, it was obviously fine for him to be from South Africa again, but as a nod to the previous situation, Flintheart is now a South African native ''[[{{Fauxreigner}} pretending]]'' to be Scottish as part of [[TheRival his quest to best Scrooge at everything]].
* The 1987 series has Bubba as a stereotypical DumbMuscle cave-duck who had a pet ''Triceratops'' named Tootsie in HollywoodPrehistory. Since [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology none of that is accurate]], the reboot has Bubba reimagined as a GeniusBruiser from tens of thousands of years ago, who only encounters Tootsie through TimeTravel shenanigans caused by Louie's latest scheme. [[spoiler: The ending has him carve a certain hat from stone and uses his stick as a cane, revealing that he is the first [=McDuck=].]]
** Speaking of Tootsie, she is reimagined as completely wild, to correspond with the fact that non-avian dinosaurs did not live with early humans, and behaves more like a real ''Triceratops'', [[AdaptationalVillainy although this makes her hostile towards Bubba and the main cast]]. Her lizard-like appearance from the original show has also been exchanged with that of a warm-blooded animal with erect legs and a raised tail, thanks to ''Film/JurassicPark'' popularizing the Dinosaur Renaissance.
* Bombie the Zombie was heavily changed. In the original Carl Barks comics, Bombie was a creature summoned to get revenge on Scrooge [=McDuck=] for conning a group of African natives out of their land. Since Bombie and the natives were designed up as racist designs of savages, this would ''never'' fly at all. This goes the same with the reasoning for the summoning. When it was brought in for the reboot, Bombie was reimagined as a Solomon Grundy-like monstrosity who was created to forever chase and haunt whoever proclaimed themselves to be the richest person in the world. Scrooge has been keeping it at bay for years and now has a different target after the events of the previous episode. The Bombie's whole reason for doing so is to serve HumblePie to their target, so it maintains the spirit of its predecessor in terms of serving as a form of penance though here for hubris and lack of humility.
* Donald's iconic temper tantrums in the original shorts and comics often were targeted at the triplets. However, given how it would provide bad vibes of AbusiveParent for modern audiences, his temper is treated differently. We learn Donald actually goes to therapy and said therapist reveals Donald's anger outbursts comes from being a CosmicPlaything and no one understanding him... literally. When he took the boys in and went to therapy, he channeled that anger into protective instincts, his outbursts now the result of unbridled fury at anything that could harm his boys.
** Said therapist, Neighbor J. Jones, was originally Donald's old SitcomArchNemesis. Here, he runs an anger management business called Good Neighbor Jones. His relationship with Donald is professional though still vitriolic (though namely because Donald has been late with payments, due to his disappearance) because, hey, it is Donald after all.
* Most of the appearances of characters from [[WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon other Disney Afternoon shows]] are changed around to fit in with this continuity (especially since most of them weren't in the same continuity to begin with).
** The [[WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers Rescue Rangers]] would invoke FurryConfusion in a world where anthropomorphic animals are human-sized. To go around this, their origins have been reworked as ordinary lab animals [[UpliftedAnimal turned intelligent]] and [[AnthropomorphicTransformation given anthropomorphic forms]] by Black Heron's intelligence ray.
** Similarly, WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck is only an old TV show in universe. Then the old actor goes nuts after becoming fed up with the DarkerAndEdgier reboot and turns into this continuity's counterpart of Negaduck, and the actor hired to replace him ends up becoming Darkwing for real (which is helped when several of Darkwing's TV show villains get zapped into the "real" world thanks to a device that can cross dimensions). F.O.W.L. and Steelbeak also become major recurring villains as the show goes on (it should be noted F.O.W.L. appeared in an episode of the 1987 ''[=DuckTales=]'' first, though their depiction here hews more to their portrayal in ''Darkwing Duck'').
** [[WesternAnimation/TaleSpin Don Karnage]] shows up in the modern day (WordOfGod indicates he's a LegacyCharacter) and [[RoguesGalleryTransplant becomes Dewey's nemesis]]. Kit and Molly show up running Higher for Hire in season 3, Baloo apparently having retired and given the business to Kit.
** WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} as he appeared in ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'' appears in an episode that serves as a parody of sitcoms; unlike everything else in the episode, he's real, and an old friend of Donald's from college. Photos in his wallet also indicate Max, PJ and Roxanne all exist in this continuity too.
** Two of [[WesternAnimation/TheWuzzles the Wuzzles]], Rhinokey and Butterbear, appear as giant monsters created by a mystical artifact, the Stone of What Was.
** The [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears Gummi Bears]] ([[WritingAroundTrademarks only referred to as the "Great Ones"]]) existed far in the past, and one episode centers around a younger Scrooge and Mrs. Beakley attempting to prevent a F.O.W.L. agent from getting her hands on the Gummiberry Juice formula.
** Finally, Manny the Headless Man-Horse [[CanonCharacterAllAlong ends up being this continuity's counterpart to]] ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Goliath]]'', of all characters, down to being voiced by Creator/KeithDavid once again. (''Gargoyles'' as it was would never have fit into either the original or reboot ''[=DuckTales=]'' given its' own dense mythology and presence of humans, so turning a seemingly new and random character into an equivalent was likely the best they could do.)

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