The worlds of DuckTales and Big Hero 6 are colliding for the first time in a new short. The crossover, which marks the first time that the two series have joined together in any format, was produced for Disney’s Random Rings series of shorts.
A crossover between DuckTales and Big Hero 6 The Series may seem outlandish at first glance, but actually makes a good deal of sense despite the shows being set in radically different worlds. Both series are beloved for how they mix action and humor, though one details the adventures of a superhero team made up of five young science students and their robot friend and the other centers upon the globe-trotting antics of Scrooge McDuck and his family. Both shows are also among the most popular original animated series produced for Disney XD.
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The crossover features a meeting of the minds between Scrooge McDuck’s chauffeur and pilot, Launchpad McQuack (Beck Bennett of Saturday Night Live) and Big Hero 6 The Series’ Baymax. (Scott Adsit from 30 Rock) The short centers around Launchpad trying to order a pizza as Baymax simultaneously tries to check Launchpad’s general well-being. Given that both characters are big-hearted but slow on the uptake, this goes about as well as one might expect. This historic moment, exclusively shared with Screen Rant, can be seen below.
The short does not explain just how Launchpad was able to brook the digital divide between the worlds of DuckTales and Big Hero 6 The Series. It’s possible that Launchpad’s plane is equipped with an extremely powerful phone, most likely built by ace inventor Gyro Gearloose. Of course if there was anyone in the Disney multiverse who could find a away to accidentally call another dimension while trying to order a pizza, it would be Launchpad McQuack.
In either case, it is to be hoped that this is not the last crossover between the casts of DuckTales and Big Hero 6 The Series. While a full-length crossover episode seems highly unlikely at this time, there is a lot of potential to be mined from the interactions between characters from both series. It would be interesting to see the equally manic Honey Lemon and Webby cross paths or to see Fred and Louie talking about the joys of slackerdom, though Louie’s greed might harsh Fred’s mellow. It would also be interesting to play any member of the Big Hero 6 team play off of Duckberg’s resident superheroes, Gizmoduck and Darkwing Duck.
