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Richard Esckilsen. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Richard Esckilsen is known for DuckTales (1987). Add photos, demo reels.
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Richard Esckilsen was the writer on one season 1 episode of the original DuckTales. Once Upon a Dime (story only)
191. YOUR RATING. Rate. Animation Action Adventure. Uncle Scrooge tells the story of how he made his fortune. Director. David Block. Writers. Richard Esckilsen. Ken Koonce. David Weimers. Stars. William Callaway. June Foray. Pat Fraley. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. from $1.99. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. 1 User review. Photos.
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- David Block
- 1987-12-24
Nov 5, 2013 · Remarkably, "Dime" ultimately subsumes into a pile of incoherent goo despite a good deal of evidence that writers Ken Koonce, David Weimers, and Richard Esckilsen (more specifically, the mysterious Esckilsen, who provided the "story" and has no other credit listed on IMDB; K&W wrote the teleplay) performed at least some degree of moderately ...
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Scroogewakes up to "dime polishing day", the day where he gives his number-one dime a yearly polish. However, he discovers his beloved dime had been replaced by a quarter and goes into a panic at its disappearance. The nephews cut off his crisis by explaining they took it to play an arcade game and gave him their lucky quarter as a replacement, the...
William Callaway as Wild Bill Beagle/Old Man Ribbit/Scotty McGillicuttyJune Foray as Ma Beagle/McMamaChuck McCann as Duckworth/Butch BeagleAt the beginning of this episode, Scrooge's calendar declares this episode to take place on a Tuesday that falls on July 1. At the time of this episode's airing, the nearest year that had its month...The episode was notably based on numerous flashbacks and other references from classic Carl Barks Uncle Scrooge comics, including:Cottage McDuck, Scrooge's childhood home, reappears in this episode. It had previously appeared in the episode "The Curse of Castle McDuck", where Scrooge and his family visit Scrooge's old childho...This episode marked the animated debut of Scrooge's parents, McPapa and McMama.- 2 min
Season 1. Episode 61. Series. DuckTales 1987. Written by. Richard Esckilsen (story) Ken Koonce & David Wiemers (teleplay) Directed by. David Block. Production code. 162. Original air date. December 24, 1987. Previous " Dr. Jekyll & Mr. McDuck " Next " Spies in Their Eyes " Once Upon a Dime is the sixty-first episode of DuckTales 1987 . Contents.
Synopsis. Huey, Dewey, and Louie are in for an epic surprise when they meet their wealthy but reclusive uncle, Scrooge McDuck. The family embark on globe-trotting adventures and treasure hunts ...
