A surprisingly strong and original show. Surprising, in the sense that I doubted I'd ever see a 3D TV show that didn't make me ill. And this show was produced several years before, for example, 'Father of the Pride'. In fact this is the show that nearly changed my mind (I'll tell you about the one that _actually_ did some other time).

I'll also admit that when I first saw this, it gave me horrible flashbacks to 'Howard the Duck', until I managed to squeeze that 80's horror film out of my head.

I gather that in the US this show is an obscuruty whch has disappeared from TV (actually I was surprised that it WAS a US show, as it seems to scream 'Canadian' to me). It is, however, out on DVD now - the whole series. It's also out on DVD in Australia on 2 volumes, but added together they cost more and have fewer cartoons than the US version, so get that if you have a region free machine.

The appearance is conspicuously 3D, but somehow that doesn't seem as much of a problem as I'm used to expecting. The characters somehow look 'natural', at the same time as looking 'fake'. They fit in with their universe, and don't draw attention to their 3D-ness like some movies I can think of. Perhaps it didn't hurt that I used to love Michael Bedard's duck prints back in the 80's.

Bill is an affable but somewhat retiring member of Ducktown. His three flatmates are basically twits. There is a delightfully realised lady cafe owner, and Aldo the Alligator (Bill's best friend, and former predator) gives it a good comic tension.

I think this show is a bit of an undiscovered gem. The humour is nicely nestled in the 'kid's show that adults will like' category. Nearly makes 3 stars for me. I'm going to try and track down more episodes. I saw it when it first come out, and it's being repeated at the moment on Australian TV.

A very decent show. I'll catch some more of it, and see if it upgrades to 3 stars. It's close.