Ludwig Von Drake

Ludwig Von Drake is one of Walt Disney's cartoon and comic book characters. He first appeared as the presenter of the cartoon "An Adventure in Color" in 1961, part of the first show of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color on NBC. He was introduced as an uncle of Donald Duck, and was named after Ludwig von Mises. He was voiced by Paul Frees (After his death, Corey Burton took over as the voice of Ludwig Von Drake).

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Walt Disney - Cartoon - Comic book - 1961 - Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color - NBC - Donald Duck - Ludwig von Mises - Paul Frees - Corey Burton

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In the Disney comic book continuity, Ludwig Von Drake was born in Vienna, Austria in about 1870. Some creators have presumed that his family is a Germanic branch of the Duck family but that hasn't been included in any major stories. Ludwig had a fascination with knowledge. Since his youth he had been trying to obtain as many diplomas, in any science, as possible. By 1930, the professor had emigrated to the United States and he married the already retired Matilda McDuck. Matilda had presumably died by 1948 because on that year her brother Scrooge McDuck claimed he was the last McDuck. Ludwig spent the rest of his life as a loner. Among his other interests was psychology and he tried to make a psychological study of his nephew Donald Duck. According to Don Rosa's timelines, Ludwig was dead by 1970. But that does not Disney themself think.

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Vienna, Austria - 1870 - The Duck family - 1930 - United States - Matilda McDuck - 1948 - Scrooge McDuck - Donald Duck - Don Rosa - 1970

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According to a controversial, but intriguing, theory, von Drake was one of the scientists extracted from Germany by U.S. Intelligence in Operation Paperclip at the end of WWII.

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However, Ludwig continues to appear in Disney animated cartoons (which are less bound by continuity or time); he has shown up on DuckTales, Raw Toonage, Bonkers, Mickey Mouse Works, Quack Pack, House of Mouse, and numerous television specials.

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DuckTales - Raw Toonage - Bonkers - Mickey Mouse Works - Quack Pack - House of Mouse - Television specials

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Ludwig Von Drake will co-star in the children's television series Disney's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.

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Children's television series - Disney's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

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