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Ludwig von Drake
Ludwig Von Drake
Background Info
movies Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
tv shows DuckTales, Mickey Mouse Works, House of Mouse, Mickey Mouse (TV Series), Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Mickey Mouse (TV Series), DuckTales (2017)
Video games
Animators
Voice actor/actress Paul Frees (1961-1967; 1986)
Wayne Allwine (1985)
Walker Edmiston (briefly)
Albert Ash (1987)
Corey Burton (1987-present)
Personal info
Full name Professor Ludwig Von Drake
Personality funny, smart, egocentric
physical Appearance elderly, male duck, wears a lab coat.
Species duck
family Donald Duck, Huey Dewey and Louie
Pets
friends Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy Goof, Daisy Duck, Scrooge McDuck, Huey Dewey and Louie, Pluto
Enemies Pete
Quote "The professor...and that's me..."


Professor Ludwig Von Drake is a supporting character in the Mickey Mouse and friends franchise. He is given the most attention and involvement of any character in the series outside of The Sensational Six.

He was first introduced on September 24, 1961, as the presenter (and singer of "The Spectrum Song") in the cartoon An Adventure in Color, part of the first episode of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color on NBC. Said to be an uncle of Donald Duck, he was supposedly named after either Ludwig von Mises or Ludwig van Beethoven. He is described as a scientist, lecturer, psychologist, and world traveler. The character displayed his "expert" knowledge on a variety of subjects in eighteen episodes of the classic anthology series, as well as on a number of Disneyland Records.

Paul Frees was the original voice of Ludwig Von Drake. After Frees' death in 1986, Walker Edmiston and Albert Ash took over the role. Since 1988, Corey Burton has voiced the character.

History[]

Von Drake has appeared on several Disney animated cartoon series: DuckTales, Raw Toonage, Bonkers, Mickey Mouse Works, Quack Pack, Disney's House of Mouse, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Mickey Mouse, and in numerous television specials. In all of these, Von Drake wears a pink shirt, black tie, red vest, and a lab coat.

In House of Mouse, Von Drake appears as a recurring character. In "Ask Von Drake", Mickey tries to prove that Ludwig Von Drake doesn't know everything. At the end, Mickey convinces him that during the headcount of all the Disney characters, he forgot himself. Also, in "House of Genius", Ludwig creates robot duplicates of Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, and Pluto. At the end, when Ludwig brings in a robot duplicate of himself, Mickey tells the robot to send the real Ludwig packing.

The Disney studio encouraged the writers of Duck comics to introduce this new character in print, and already in September 1961, Von Drake started appearing in Al Taliaferro and Bob Karp's featured daily strips. However, aside from a solitary cameo appearance in a one page story in Uncle Scrooge #54 (December 1964), the character was not used by leading Disney duck artist Carl Barks.

In 1961, Dell Comics launched a comic book series starring Von Drake and illustrated by Tony Strobl, but it only lasted for four issues before being discontinued. The character made subsequent appearances in other comic titles such as Walt Disney's Comics and Stories and in the Donald Duck newspaper strip.

Professor Ludwig has often been used by Italian cartoonists, including in some of the long sagas inspired by famous books that they usually produce with the Duck Family, such as "La storia di Marco Polo detta Il Milione"[32] (free translation "The Million - A Story of Marco Polo") and "Paperino in: Il mondo perduto" (free translation "Donald in: The Lost World"). As a result, he has achieved a quite significant popularity in Italy (he's known there as Pico De' Paperis).

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Characters 
Main: Chicken Little, Daisy Duck, Donald Duck, Genie, Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Olaf, Pluto
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Secondary: April, May and June, Chip 'n' Dale, Clarabelle Cow, Grandma Duck, Horace Horsecollar, Huey, Dewey and Louie, Ludwig Von Drake, Max Goof, Millie and Melody, Morty and Ferdie, Scrooge McDuck

Villains: Bowler Hat Guy, Captain Hook, Chernabog, Cruella De Vil, Dawn Bellwether, The Evil Queen, Gaston LeGume, Hades, Jafar, Judge Claude Frollo, Maleficent, Oogie Boogie, Pete, Prince Hans, Queen of Hearts, Scar, Turbo, Ursula

Other: Abby Mallard, Aladar, Aladdin, Anna, Antonio Madrigal, Aracuan Bird, Ariel, Arizona Goof, Aurora, Baby Shelby, Baymax, Mrs. Beakley, Beret Girl, Big Bad Wolf, Blackjack, Bobby Zimuruski, Bolt, Bubba the Cave Duck, Cheshire Cat, Chi-Chi, Cinderella, Clara Cluck, Clarice, Cogsworth, Cri-Kee, Cuckoo-Loca, Dinah the Dachshund, Darkwing Duck, Della Duck, Dickie Duck, Dim-Witty Duck, Donna Duck, Doofus Drake, Duckworth, Dumbo, Eega Beeva, Elliott, Ellsworth, Eeyore, Elsa, Fa Mulan, Felicity Fieldmouse, Fenton Crackshell, Fethry Duck, Figaro, Fish Out of Water, Flash Slothmore, Flynn Rider, Gadget Hackwrench, Gilbert Goof, Gladstone Gander, Glittering Goldie, Gloria, Mrs. Goof, Grandma Goofy, Gosalyn Mallard, Gram-Gram Peg-Leg, Gubbles, Gus Goose, Gyro Gearloose, Hercules, Humphrey the Bear, J. Audubon Woodlore, Jiminy Cricket, Mr. Jollyland, José Carioca, Judge Claude Frollo, Judy Hopps, Kristoff, Lady, Launchpad McQuack, Little Helper, Lena, Lewis Robinson, Mad Hatter, Maui, Megara, Mirabel Madrigal, Mittens, Moana, Mona, Monterey Jack, Mushu, Nala, Prince Naveen, Newton Gearloose, Nick Wilde, Chief O'Hara, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Panchito Pistoles, Baby Panda, Pascal, Peg Pete, Penguin Waiters, Peter Pan, Peter Pig, Mr. Pettibone, Pinocchio, Pistol Pete, P.J., Pluto's Angel, Pluto's Kid Brother, Pocahontas, Powerline, Prince Hans, Prince Naveen, Pumbaa, Quasimodo, The Quin-Puplets, Rapunzel, Raya, Rhino, Roger Rabbit, Roxanne, Roxanne's Father, Runt of the Litter, Salty the Seal, Simba, Sisu, Snow White, Spike the Bee, Stacey, Stitch, Storkules, Susie Beagleman, Sylvia Marpole, Tarzan, Three Little Pigs, Three Little Wolves, Tiana, Tigger, Tiki, Timon, Tinker Bell, Toodles, Tootsie the Triceratops, Tramp, Mrs. Turtle, Webby Vanderquack, Wilbur, Wilbur Robinson, Winnie the Pooh, Witch Hazel, Wreck-It Ralph, Zeus, Zipper

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