Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Sadly Over-hyped

People are voting emotionally.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

My brother and I used to fiend for this show as kids. I remember seeing Ace Ventura and thinking... "Oh my God. It's the guy from that Duck Animation Show!" No one ever knew what I was talking about except my brother. It's just funny that a guy I grew up watching every day just disappeared only to pop up again 20 years later and be a Hollywood superstar. Sure the show was a little tame, but I think what I liked about it so much was that it didn't try too hard. I mean sure it had wacky and funny, but it also was easy to get drawn into because it wasn't too far out of real life. Like a Welcome Back Cotter or Night Court. You could sink into the characters as real people. Not cheesy fabricated icons of what a stereotype of a person should be.

I remember seeing "The Duck Factory" on NBC as a teenager( makes two who saw it). I had an interest in voice-work and animation, plus curious to see what Don Messick looked like.The show was OK, from what I remember, but felt NBC did not really give it a chance. Typical of shows that are actually good but the almighty dollar, and ratings, rules so it was cut.

This show had talented actors (Jim Carrey, Jack Gilford, Jay Tarses, Don Messick, etc.) and an interesting premise (life behind the scenes of an eccentric cartoon factory). But it never quite clicked...the writing was mediocre, and the network never gave it a chance to develop into the decent show it might've become. In a way, it was a show ahead of its time -- with the '90s animation boom, perhaps this would've drawn a bigger initial audience and the show would've had time to find itself. For animation fans, though, it was a rare chance to see longtime voice-over artists such as Messick, Janet Waldo and Bill Scott. And, of course, there was Carrey -- only 22 at the time -- who might've had more opportunity to showcase his wackiness had the show continued.

I saw this in a shop, and as I like Jim Carrey, I decided to get it. On the back, it said that "If you enjoyed 'Cheers', 'Airplane' and 'Absolutely Fabulous', you'll really appreciate the humour, the biting one-liners and the brilliant characters of The Duck Factory!"If only it lived up to it's hype. Jim Carrey plays an inexperienced cartoonist, working for the studio that creates "The Dippy Duck Show". However, the owner has just died, and the studio verges on having it's show being cancelled. If you enjoy watching extremely unfunny things, like a hooker trying to get to grips with being a receptionist, or the middle-aged battleaxe being humiliated by being forced to wear a skimpy outfit, then you'll probably enjoy this. A Maud rating of 1 out of 5. And that's only because I like Jim Carrey.