Disney PlusMighty Ducks: The Animated Series (1996)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.2
Overview
Puckworld is home to a race of hockey-loving humanoid ducks. When the sinister Dragaunus takes over the planet, a band of determined rebels, The Mighty Ducks, manage to chase him from the planet. During the fight, they are caught in a dimensional portal and end up stranded in Anaheim, CA. The Ducks form a hockey team and build a secret base under the Anaheim Pond so they can continue to fight Dragaunus and hopefully find a way home.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Disney PlusBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
Puckworld is home to a race of hockey-loving humanoid ducks. When the sinister Dragaunus takes over the planet, a band of determined rebels, The Mighty Ducks, manage to chase him from the planet. During the fight, they are caught in a dimensional portal and end up stranded in Anaheim, CA. The Ducks form a hockey team and build a secret base under the Anaheim Pond so they can continue to fight Dragaunus and hopefully find a way home.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Disney PlusDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The series primarily focuses on apolitical themes of heroism, teamwork, and fighting against an external tyrannical threat, with the villains' motivation of resource exploitation being a secondary plot device rather than a central ideological critique. The solution involves direct action by a superhero team, not a promotion of specific political ideologies.
The animated series features a primary cast of anthropomorphic alien ducks, which inherently sidesteps traditional human racial casting considerations. The human character present is not subject to explicit racial or gender recasting. The narrative does not critique traditional identities, maintaining a neutral to positive portrayal.
Secondary
The animated series features Mallory McMallard, a core team member, who is depicted as a highly capable fighter. She regularly participates in and wins physical confrontations against multiple male opponents, primarily the raptor foot soldiers, using her martial arts skills.
Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on anthropomorphic ducks playing hockey and fighting alien invaders, with no explicit or implicit exploration of queer identities or relationships within its storyline.
The animated series introduces an entirely new cast of anthropomorphic duck characters, distinct from the human characters of the live-action films. No pre-existing, established characters from prior canon were portrayed with a different gender.
The animated series features original anthropomorphic duck characters, not human characters from the live-action films. No established human characters from prior canon were recast with a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.4
5.9
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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