The Duck Bros. is a American adult animated TV series created by Patrick Johnson and Michael Sullivan, that aired from September 6, 1998 to May 23, 2004, on Fox. The series focuses on the misadventures of four friends: Craig, Townshend, Shawn and Bruce.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 25 | September 6, 1998 | May 8, 1999 | |
| 2 | 22 | September 18, 1999 | May 14, 2000 | |
| 3 | 24 | September 23, 2000 | May 20, 2001 | |
| 4 | 26 | September 23, 2001 | May 26, 2002 | |
| 5 | September 22, 2002 | May 17, 2003 | ||
| 6 | October 14, 2003 | May 23, 2004 | ||
Season 1 (1998-99)
- Showrunners: Alfred Gough & Miles Millar
- Executive Producers: Alfred Gough, Patrick Johnson and Miles Millar.
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Written By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Flood Warning" | Alfred Gough & Miles Millar |
| 2 | 2 | "Dinner With Craig" | Bill Odenkirk |
| 3 | 3 | "Fear of Flying" | Brent Forrester, David Greenwalt and Ken Keeler |
| 4 | 4 | "Gold Fever" | Michael Sullivan, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar and Michael Price |
| 5 | 5 | "The Curse of Giant Moai" | David Greenwalt, John Swartzwelder, George Meyer & Greg Daniels |
| 6 | 6 | "Dial 'M' for Murderousness" | Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein |
| 7 | 7 | "Have Gun, Will Unravel" | David Greenwalt, John Swartzwelder, George Meyer and Patric M. Verrone |
| 8 | 8 | "Head First" | Michael Sullivan & Phil Weinstein |
| 9 | 9 | "The Crepes of Wrath" | George Meyer, John Swartzwelder, Michael Sullivan & Lewis Morton |
| 10 | 10 | "Reunion" | Brian Kelley |
| 11 | 11 | "The Heartbroke Guy" | Bill Canterbury |
| 12 | 12 | "Anniversary" | Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein and Michael Price |
| 13 | 13 | "Lost in the Supermarket" | Steve Tompkins |
| 14 | 14 | "Blood Brothers" | Dan Vebber & Phil Weinstein |
| 15 | 15 | "What's With Townshend" | Tim Long |
| 16 | 16 | "Thanksgiving Day" | Jennifer Crittenden, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Matt Weitzman, Lewis Morton, Greg Daniels and Mike Scully |
| 17 | 17 | "Flight of the Craig" | David Greenwalt |
| 18 | 18 | "Labor Pains" | Brian Kelley |
| 19 | 19 | "UnderWater World" | Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein |
| 20 | 20 | "Where No Townshend Has Gone Before" | Ron Weiner |
| 21 | 21 | "Sins of the Father" | Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland |
| 22 | 22 | "Snow Job" | Cheryl Holliday Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland Jonathan Collier |
| 23 | 23 | "Good Will Hunting" | Joe Stillman |
| 24 | 24 | "Hungry Man" | Jon Vitti |
| 25 | 25 | "Art House" | Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger |
Season 2 (1999-2000)
- Showrunners: Mike Sullivan & Patrick Johnson
- Executive Producers: Alfred Gough, Patrick Johnson, Miles Millar and Mike Sullivan
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Written By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | "Nightmare Generator" | Ron Weiner |
| 27 | 2 | "Natural Born Killers" | David Greenwalt, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti and Brian Kelley |
| 28 | 3 | "B.B.K." | Bill Odenkirk |
| 29 | 4 | "The Longest Weekend" | Ron Hauge |
| 30 | 5 | "The Erotic Adventures of Townshend" | Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Tom Gammill, Max Pross |
| 31 | 6 | "Trouble With Gribbles" | Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger |
| 32 | 7 | "$e@ttle" | Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein |
| 33 | 8 | "For Better or Worse" | Michael Markowitz |
| 34 | 9 | "They Saved Craig's Brain" | David Greenwalt |
| 35 | 10 | "My Damn Mean Teacher" | Aaron Ehasz |
| 36 | 11 | "Blackout" | Jon Vitti |
| 37 | 12 | "Bob Takes the Case" | Bill Canterbury |
| 38 | 13 | "Dammit! Hollywood" | Ron Hauge |
| 39 | 14 | "Big Brother" | Jeff Astroff & Mike Sikowitz |
| 40 | 15 | "The Drunken Squid" | Jeff Westbrook |
| 41 | 16 | "'Townshend Should Not Be Allowed on T.V." | Lewis Morton |
| 42 | 17 | "T*R*A*S*H" | Phil Weinstein |
| 43 | 18 | "Moving Day" | Tom Gammill & Max Pross |
| 44 | 19 | "Showdown" | Darin Henry, Jon Vitti, Ron Hauge |
| 45 | 20 | "Mayhem in Japan" | Greg Daniels |
| 46 | 21 | "Naked Ambition" | Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger |
| 47 | 22 | "The Saga of Craig" | Eric Kaplan |
Season 3 (2000-01)
- Showrunner: David Greenwalt
- Executive Producers: David Greenwalt, Patrick Johnson, George Meyer and Mike Sullivan
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Written By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 1 | "Xmas Story" | Lewis Morton |
| 49 | 2 | "Mr. Townshend Goes to Washington" | Michael Shipley and Jim Bernstein |
| 50 | 3 | "The Amazing Colossal Townshend" | Bill Canterbury |
| 51 | 4 | "Inner Tube" | Bill Odenkirk & Phil Weinstein |
| 52 | 5 | "Townshend Verkaufen Galaktische Cafe" | Jon Vitti |
| 53 | 6 | "The Devil and Craig Simon" | David Greenwalt & Greg Daniels |
| 54 | 7 | "La Cage" | David Fury |
| 55 | 8 | "The Route of All Evil" | David Greenwalt |
| 56 | 9 | "How Sharon Got Her Groove Back" | Bill Odenkirk |
| 57 | 10 | "Mistaken Identity" | Tom Gammill & Max Pross |
| 58 | 11 | "Weekend at Townshendsie's" | Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman |
| 59 | 12 | "Townshend After Dark" | Jeff Astrof & Mike Sikowitz |
| 60 | 13 | "How Stanley Stole Christmas" | Bill Canterbury |
| 61 | 14 | "Thunderbolt" | Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman |
| 62 | 15 | "Noir Movie" | Steve Tompkins |
| 63 | 16 | "Be Careful What You Want For" | Ron Weiner |
| 64 | 17 | "Craig Blows His Promotion" | Tom Gammill & Max Pross |
| 65 | 18 | "The Ring" | John Swartzwelder |
| 66 | 19 | "Townshend, This Isn't Your Life" | Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger |
| 67 | 20 | "Independence Day" | Garrett Donovan and Neil Goldman |
| 68 | 21 | "Disturbia" | Michael Sullivan |
| 69 | 22 | "High Anxiety" | Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger |
| 70 | 23 | "Threat Levels" | David Zuckerman |
| 71 | 24 | "Big Man on Campus" | Greg Berlanti |
Season 4 (2001-02)
- Showrunner: David Fury
- Executive Producers: David Fury, David Greenwalt, Patrick Johnson, Bill Oakley, Michael Sullivan and Josh Weinstein.
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Written By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 1 | "Trip" | Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman |
| 73 | 2 | "Christmas Special" | Jeff Astrof & Mike Sikowitz |
| 74 | 3 | "From Method to Madness" | Tom Gammill & Max Pross |
| 75 | 4 | "Picture Perfect" | Bill Odenkirk, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar and Phil Weinstein |
| 76 | 5 | "Apologies for the Frivolity" | Lewis Morton |
| 77 | 6 | "Graduate" | Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman |
| 78 | 7 | "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" | David Greenwalt and Aaron Ehasz |
| 79 | 8 | "Blame It On Rio" | Story by: Bill Prady & Phil Johnston Teleplay by: Tom Gammill & Max Pross |
| 80 | 9 | "Feeling the Heat" | Jeff Astrof & Mike Sikowitz |
| 81 | 10 | "Mind Over Manner" | Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman |
| 82 | 11 | "A Streetcat Named Craig" | Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Alfred Gough & Miles MillR |
| 83 | 12 | "Venice or Dust" | Lee Aronsohn & Matt Weitzman |
| 84 | 13 | "New Moon Rising" | Alfred Gough & Miles Millar |
| 85 | 14 | "One If By Cat, Two If By Sea" | Michael Shipley & Jim Bernstein |
| 86 | 15 | "American Detectives" | Jeff Astrof & Mike Sikowitz |
| 87 | 16 | "The Last Temptation of Craig" | Michael Price & Matt Weitzman |
| 88 | 17 | "Boyz in the Woods" | Ron Weiner |
| 89 | 18 | "Lucky Strike" | Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein |
| 90 | 19 | "Life in a Day" | Bill Prady, David Greenwalt & Brian Kelley |
| 91 | 20 | "Miami Vice" | Lee Aronsohn & Robert Cohen |
| 92 | 21 | "Bob Gets a Job" | Aaron Ehasz |
| 93 | 22 | "I Know What You Did Last Summer" | Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman |
| 94 | 23 | "Love's Labours Lost" | Tom Gammill & Max Pross |
| 95 | 24 | "Beyond Citizen Craig" | Eric Kaplan |
| 96 | 25 | "No Sex" | Tom Gammill & Max Pross |
| 25b | "Chocolates and Guitars" | Alfred Gough & Miles Millar | |
| 97 | 26 | "Overclockwise" | Ken Keeler |
Season 5 (2002-03)
- Showrunner: Michael Sullivan
- Executive Producers: David Greenwalt and Patrick Johnson (Episodes 1-8), David Litt, Bill Oakley, Michael Sullivan and Josh Weinstein.
- Note: All episodes used the surfboard's reflecion variant.
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Written By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | 1 | "Burning Down the School" | Tom Gammill, Max Pross, Robert Cohen, Aaron Ehasz, John Wells |
| 99 | 2 | "Scared Straight" | Kevin Curran |
| 100 | 3 | "Six Degrees of Shawn" | Story by: Brian Kelley & Lee Aronsohn Teleplay by: David Litt & Steven Molaro |
| 101 | 4 | "The Storm" | Story by: Phil Johnston Teleplay by: Phil Johnston & Jeff Pinkner |
| 102 | 5 | "The Dark Knight" | Dan Vebber, John Swartzwelder & Lewis Morton |
| 103 | 6 | "Gone With the Wind" | Tom Gammill & Max Pross |
| 104 | 7 | "Cool Change" | Dan Vebber |
| 105 | 8 | "Dr. Phil" | Michael Shipley & Jim Bernstein |
| 106 | 9 | "There's Something About Craig" | Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein |
| 107 | 10 | "Survival" | Ron Weiner & Steven Molaro |
| 108 | 11 | "Lifeguard" | Story by: Jennifer Glickman Teleplay by: Dave Goetsch & Steven Molaro |
| 109 | 12 | "Tough Love" | Story by: Darin Henry & Patric M. Verrone Teleplay by: Phil Weinstein & Patric M. Verrone |
| 110 | 13 | "Death of a Dream" | Bill Odenkirk |
| 111 | 14 | "Cool Runnings" | Tom Gammill & Max Pross |
| 112 | 15 | "Civil War" | Story by: Michael Sullivan Teleplay by: David Litt & Robert Cohen |
| 113 | 16 | "Fahrenheit 932" | Tom Gammill & Max Pross |
| 114 | 17 | "Foreign Affairs" | Story by: Michael Sullivan Teleplay by: John Eisendrath & Alex Kurtzman |
| 115 | 18 | "The Truth" | Ron Weiner, Aaron Ehasz, Bill Odenkirk |
| 116 | 19 | "A Scorpion's Tale" | Tom Gammill & Max Pross |
| 117 | 20 | "Hughes" | Story by: Bill Prady & Stephen Engel Teleplay by: Michael Sullivan, Lee Aronsohn & Dave Goetsch |
| 118 | 21 | "Possession" | Robert Cohen, Lee Aronsohn, Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan |
| 119 | 22 | "King of the Hill" | John Swartzwelder |
| 120 | 23 | "Playdate With Destiny" | Jennifer Crittenden |
| 121 | 24 | "Collision" | Bill Odenkirk, Richard Appel, Lewis Morton, Greg Daniels |
| 122 | 25 | "Cabin Fever" | Tom Gammill & Max Pross |
| 123 | 26 | "Payback" | John Swartzwelder, Michael Price, Ron Hauge, Matt Weitzman |
Season 6 (2003-04)
- Showrunner: Tim Minear
- Executive Producers: Garrett Donovan, Neil Goldman, Tim Minear and Mike Sullivan
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Written By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | 1 | "The Chronicle" | George Meyer, Matt Weitzman, Greg Daniels Michael Shipley & Jim Bernstein |
| 125 | 2 | "I Dream of America" | Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman |
| 126 | 3 | "The Aftermath" | Jeff Astrof & Mike Sikowitz |
| 127 | 4 | "Iced" | Bill Canterbury, Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Ken Keeler, Eddie Gorodetsky, Steve Tompkins, Matt Weitzman & Greg Daniels |
| 128 | 5 | "Blood is Thicker Than Water" | Eric Kaplan |
| 129 | 6 | "Heaven" | Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman |
| 130 | 7 | "Harvest" | Eric Horsted |
| 131 | 8 | "Sweet Innocence" | Tim Minear |
| 132 | 9 | "Fritz" | John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky |
| 133 | 10 | "Terminal" | Michael Shipley & Jim Bernstein |
| 134 | 11 | "Chemical Frenzy" | Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger |
| 135 | 12 | "Sweet Craig Simon's Badass Song" | George Meyer |
| 136 | 13 | "The 'A' Student and the Pauper" | Brian Scully |
| 137 | 14 | "Asylum" | Tim Minear and Mike Sullivan |
| 138 | 15 | "Whacking Day" | John Swartzwelder |
| 139 | 16 | "Jeopardy!" | Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman |
| 140 | 17 | "Volcano" | Damon Lindelof |
| 141 | 18 | "Bite Me" | Steven Molaro |
| 142 | 19 | "Runaway" | Tom Gammill & Max Pross |
| 143 | 20 | "Surprise" | Ken Keeler, Jennifer Crittenden & Steve Tompkins |
| 144 | 21 | "Toy Story" | Michael Shipley & Jim Bernstein |
| 145 | 22 | "Sharon Reiss" | Lewis Morton |
| 146 | 23 | "Parental Guidance" | Robert Cohen & David Litt |
| 147 | 24 | "The Apartment" | George Meyer |
| 148 | 25 | "The Garage Sale" | George Meyer, Bill Canterbury, Mike Barker, Matt Weitzman & Jennifer Crittenden |
| 149 | 26 | "Return" | David Greenwalt, Patrick Johnson, Michael Sullivan, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Tom Gammill, Max Pross and John Swartzwelder |