PLUCKY DUCK



          Plucky Duck is a hyper-active and egocentric young duck.
          He's lovable due to his innate wackiness and his tragic and
          comic flaws.  Plucky is driven by blind ambition.  He
          has big dreams of wealth, fame and power.  But he's so desperate
          to get them that he always falls victim to his own wild schemes.

          Plucky has the uncensored mind of a child; he's all selfishness
          and irrational imagination.  Plucky always thinks he knows
          best or thinks he is the best.  He always has an angle, always
          has a scheme to dodge work or responsibility.  He rarely
          studies and finishes his homework five minutes before the
          bell, if at all.  He is easily frustrated and quick to give
          up.  He can be paranoid, thinking everybody's out to get
          him.  He's insanely jealous, both of Buster's coolness and of
          Monty's bank account.

          Plucky thinks he's just as smart as Buster, or even smarter,
          but while Buster wins out in every situation, Plucky inevitably
          screws up.  But Plucky never gives up because he is devoid
          of any objective self-knowledge.  He's a smorgasbord of emotions,
          all of them beyond his control.  He is jealous, excitable,
          miserable, vengeful... all in a kaleidoscopic way, without
          a beat between conflicting emotions.

          Plucky envisions himself as a crusader for what's good;
          that is, what's good for Plucky Duck.  He wants to be a star
          and would do anything to take over Buster's hosting chores.
          He often stars in movie and television parodies when he's
          not acting as the "Toxic Revenger" or cajoling his pal Hamton
          into some lame-brained scheme.  Plucky imagines himself to be
          brilliantly adept at everything, yet he constantly overestimates
          his own abilities and falls flat on his bill.

          Whenever Plucky is attacked or in an explosion, his beak
          is rearranged on his head.  A strong sneeze can also send
          his beak flying.  Feathers fly when he's furious.  And when
          his temper explodes, he breaks into wild 'quacking fits'.

          Plucky is a fast talker, but the only character he can con
          is the most gullible character in Acme Acres, Hamton.  Buster
          is wise to Plucky, but will sometimes play along just to
          turn the tables. Invariably, Plucky ends up as the victim
          of his own con.



          QUOTABLES:


          "Give me a break!"
          "Why me?"
          "Just my luck!"



          AUDITION COPY

          PLUCKY:                  (singing to the tune of "I'll Be
                                    Watching You")
                              Every move I make,
                              every breath I take,
                              I'll be watching ME!
                                   (a big wet kiss: SMACK!)
                              You adorable duck, you!
                                   (relaxed)
                              Ah, nothing like a nice relaxin'
                              dip in the 'ol duck pond.  Hey, what the-?
                                   (disgusted)
                              YUCK!  PTOOEY!  ICHHHH!  YUCK!
                                   (steamed)
                              Alright, what wiseguy polluted my pond?
                              Well, whomsoever is responibubble will
                              have to answer to ME!!
                                   (overly heroic)
                              The one and only TOXIC REVENGER!  Champion
                              of the environment, nature lover and...
                                   (delighted)
                              All around swell guy!