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Duck and Cover (film)

Duck and Cover is a 1951 nine-minute U.S. civil defense film by Archer Productions for the FCDA, starring Bert the Turtle, shown to millions of schoolchildren, withdrawn by 1957, and added to the National Film Registry in 2004.

Duck Dodgers (TV series)

Duck Dodgers (2003–2005) is a Warner Bros. Animation space-opera comedy on Cartoon Network starring Daffy Duck as the incompetent space hero, with Porky Pig, Marvin the Martian, a Flaming Lips theme sung by Tom Jones, 39 episodes in three seasons, and a 2004 Daytime Emmy for Joe Alaskey.

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century

Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953) is a Chuck Jones Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies short starring Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Marvin the Martian, parodying Buck Rogers; sequel to a 1980 TV special and 2003 Cartoon Network series.

Duck Dynasty

Duck Dynasty, A&E reality series (2012-2017) about the Robertson family and their Duck Commander duck call business in West Monroe, Louisiana; peaked at 11.8 million viewers, revived in 2025 as Duck Dynasty: The Revival.

Duck Dynasty: The Revival

Duck Dynasty: The Revival is an American reality television series on A&E that revives Duck Dynasty, following Willie and Korie Robertson at their Louisiana homestead; it premiered in 2025.

Duck Soup (1933 film)

Duck Soup (1933 film): Marx Brothers Paramount comedy directed by Leo McCarey; Groucho's Rufus T. Firefly leads Freedonia into war with Sylvania; final Zeppo appearance, 1990 National Film Registry.

Duck, You Sucker!

Duck, You Sucker! (Giù la testa, A Fistful of Dynamite) is Sergio Leone's 1971 Mexican Revolution epic starring Rod Steiger and James Coburn, his penultimate film and last western.

Duckie (group)

Duckie (group), founded November 1995 at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London, is a queer performance collective known for its 27-year Saturday club night, Olivier-winning C'est Duckie!, Lullaby, Gay Shame, and community projects like The Posh Club.

Duckman

Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man, also called Duckman, is an American adult animated sitcom (1994–1997, USA Network) created by Everett Peck from his Dark Horse comic, voiced by Jason Alexander, running 70 episodes and winning a CableAce Award.

DuckTales (2017 TV series)

DuckTales (2017 TV series): Disney Television Animation reboot by Matt Youngberg and Francisco Angones, Disney XD 2017–2021, 75 episodes, voiced by David Tennant as Scrooge McDuck; distinct from the 1987 series.

DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp

DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) is Disney's first Television Animation theatrical feature, following Scrooge McDuck, the nephews, and Webby against Merlock the Magician for a genie's lamp; it grossed $18.1 million.

Duckweed

Duckweed (乘风破浪, Cheng feng po lang) is a 2017 Chinese comedy-drama-fantasy film directed by Han Han, in which a rally driver travels back to 1998 and befriends his young father.

Dude (2018 film)

Dude (2018) is an American coming-of-age comedy-drama directed by Olivia Milch, written with Kendall McKinnon, released by Netflix April 20, 2018, starring Lucy Hale, Kathryn Prescott, Alexandra Shipp, and Awkwafina as four high school seniors facing grief and change.

Dude (2025 film)

Dude (டியூட்) is a 2025 Tamil romantic action comedy, Keerthiswaran's directorial debut, starring Pradeep Ranganathan and Mamitha Baiju. Released 17 October 2025 by Mythri Movie Makers, it grossed ₹114.30 crore worldwide and streamed on Netflix from 14 November 2025.

Dude Perfect

Dude Perfect is an American sports and comedy entertainment group of five Texas A&M roommates known for family-friendly trick-shot videos, with more than 100 million followers.

Dude, Where's My Car?

Dude, Where's My Car? is a 2000 American stoner comedy directed by Danny Leiner, starring Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott as two men searching for their lost car.

Dudley Do-Right

Dudley Do-Right is a dim-witted, conscientious Canadian Mountie cartoon character created by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, a Rocky and Bullwinkle Show segment (1961) later given its own 1969–70 ABC show and a poorly received 1999 Brendan Fraser live-action film.

Dudley Moore

Dudley Moore (1935-2002), English actor, comedian, jazz pianist, and composer; star of Beyond the Fringe with Peter Cook, Not Only... But Also, 10, and Oscar-nominated Arthur; CBE 2001; died of progressive supranuclear palsy.

Dudley Sutton

Dudley Sutton (1933-2018), English character actor; Tinker the tout in BBC's Lovejoy (1986-94), gay biker in The Leather Boys (1964), Baron de Laubardemont in Ken Russell's The Devils (1971); Joan Littlewood Theatre Workshop alumnus.

Due Date

Due Date is a 2010 American buddy road comedy directed by Todd Phillips, starring Robert Downey Jr. as an expectant father driving cross-country with Zach Galifianakis.

Due South

Due South is a Canadian crime comedy-drama series created by Paul Haggis, following Mountie Benton Fraser solving crimes with a Chicago detective, first broadcast in 1994.

Duel (1971 film)

Duel (1971) is Steven Spielberg's ABC Movie of the Week thriller, written by Richard Matheson from his Playboy story, in which Dennis Weaver's salesman is stalked by an unseen tanker-truck driver; its acclaim launched Spielberg's feature career.

Duel at Diablo

Duel at Diablo (1966) is a Ralph Nelson Western starring James Garner and Sidney Poitier, based on Marvin H. Albert's novel Apache Rising, about a cavalry ammunition convoy attacked by Apaches in Utah.

Duel in the Sun (film)

Duel in the Sun, 1946 Technicolor Western by King Vidor, produced by David O. Selznick from Niven Busch's novel, starring Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, and Joseph Cotten in a fatal Texas love triangle; notorious for its budget, censorship battles, and later critical re-evaluation.

Duel to the Death (生死决)

Duel to the Death (生死決, Xian si jue) is a 1983 Hong Kong wuxia film, Ching Siu-tung's directorial debut for Golden Harvest, about a decennial China-Japan swordsmen duel rigged by conspirators, famous for kite-riding ninjas and its cliff-top finale.

Duela Dent

Duela Dent, aka Joker's Daughter and Harlequin, is a DC Comics character created by Bob Rozakis and Irv Novick, debuting in Batman Family #6 (1976) as a Teen Titan who claimed to be Two-Face's daughter.

Duet (1994 film)

Duet (டூயட்) is a 1994 Tamil romantic musical film directed by K. Balachander, starring Prabhu, Ramesh Aravind, Meenakshi Seshadri, and Prakash Raj in his Tamil debut, with a saxophone-centered A. R. Rahman score, inspired by Cyrano de Bergerac.

Duet (The Flash)

Duet is The Flash season 3 episode 17, a March 21, 2017 CW musical crossover with Supergirl in which Darren Criss's Music Meister traps Barry and Kara in a 1950s movie-musical dream world; it features original songs by Rachel Bloom and Pasek and Paul.

Duet (TV series)

Duet is a Fox romantic-comedy sitcom (April 19, 1987–May 1989, 54 episodes, 3 seasons) created by Ruth Bennett and Susan Seeger, starring Matthew Laurance and Mary Page Keller; revamped into Open House in 1989.

Duffer brothers

Duffer brothers: Matt and Ross Duffer, American twin filmmakers, creators and showrunners of Netflix's Stranger Things (2016–2026); later signed a four-year Paramount deal with an untitled film set for November 3, 2028.