Terry McGovern" - Page 3 of 3

TM: Yes. When I was doing Ducktales, I lived in LA, but in 1988, I moved to the Bay Area, and Disney called me up and said, “We’d like you to do your character again, … we don’t want to change actors, so we’re going to record you up there.” And that’s what they did; I did the whole series by phone patch.

JF: Do you know why Launchapd was chosen, of all the characters, to be brought back?

JF: Do you have any guess as to what makes a character like Launchpad last in the mind of its audience?

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Conversations with Launchpad McQuack

JF: Launchpad, I always wondered how did you get to be twice as tall as all the other ducks?

LM: Well, let me set down this bottle of bourbon, I hit it pretty early here. I’m joking, little fella. I don’t know, I’m a big guy, I wear an 18 shoe. And I wore an 11 shoe when I was 11. Of course this is a webbed foot we’re talking about.

JF: I’ve been wondering for years, what happened that ended your job for Scrooge McDuck that freed you to work for Darkwing?

LM: I was let go by Mr. McD. He said ‘I’m noticing there’s money missing in the vault. He was nuts, I never touched nothin’. No, I was given a leave of absence. We parted very amicably and we’re still very good friends.


		Terry McGovern (Continued from Page 2 ) TM: Yes. When I was doing Ducktales, I lived in LA, but in 1988, I moved to the Bay Area, and Disney called me up and said, “We’d like you to do your character again, … we don’t want to change actors, so we’re going to record you up there.” And that’s what they did; I did the whole series by phone patch. JF: Do you know why Launchapd was chosen, of all the characters, to be brought back? TM: The only thing I know about this business is that they test-market everything, and he just must have tested real high. And they felt they needed some comic relief for Darkwing. JF: Do you have any guess as to what makes a character like Launchpad last in the mind of its audience? TM: That depends on a combination of things. It has to be conceived well, there has to be a built-in-need for a character, and everything just has to be right in place and click. * * * * * Conversations with Launchpad McQuack JF: Launchpad, I always wondered how did you get to be twice as tall as all the other ducks? LM: Well, let me set down this bottle of bourbon, I hit it pretty early here. I’m joking, little fella. I don’t know, I’m a big guy, I wear an 18 shoe. And I wore an 11 shoe when I was 11. Of course this is a webbed foot we’re talking about. JF: I’ve been wondering for years, what happened that ended your job for Scrooge McDuck that freed you to work for Darkwing? LM: I was let go by Mr. McD. He said ‘I’m noticing there’s money missing in the vault. He was nuts, I never touched nothin’. No, I was given a leave of absence. We parted very amicably and we’re still very good friends.
		JF: That’s good. Some people were afraid he canned you, or God forbid he passed away, I don’t know. LM: No! My God, he’s in the vault right now, counting. Money will keep him alive forever. I still fly for him once in a while, you know, take a trip up to the wine country. He loves wine. So I shuttle him up there to Napa or Sonoma and get a couple cases and uh, come back. JF: Do you ever have trouble landing straight with the few cases of wine under your… LM: Oh I don’t touch – oh hey hey hey hey, my friend, I don’t touch that stuff, not when I’m flyin'. Not when I’m flyin'. I have enough problems.	(c) Disney
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