It’s ‘DuckTales’ meets ‘American Dad!’
An animated (adult) half-hour sitcom.
When the slick duck, Hunter Johnson, grew up, he was bullied because his family was poor. Now he’s the richest duck in the pond.
Imagine an animated comedy series where animals in Central Park, NY, are anthropomorphized and live lives similar to humans. They have jobs like we do, go through existential problems, and comfort-eat when they’re upset like we do.
‘Uptown Ducks’ is a story about the now wealthy duck, Hunter Johnson, who grew up in poverty and always wanted more out of life than what the small pond he grew up in could give him.
Hunter now navigates life with a wife who spends all his hard-earned money, a preachy, socialist daughter, a socially awkward son, a frail old dad who thinks wealth makes you soft, and internal insecurities about never having enough.
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HUNTER
PENNY
SAMMY
DIXIE
GRAMPS
KEVIN
HUNTER
PENNY
SAMMY
DIXIE
GRAMPS
KEVIN
‘Uptown Ducks’ takes place in a world where all animals can speak and are, to certain degrees, anthropomorphized.
Our stories mostly take place in the Johnson family’s house in the pond in Central Park, at Hunter’s job in the big vibrant New York city (you can smell the aroma of pizza already, can’t ya?), and at Penny and Sammy’s schools.
In Central Park, animals are a lot like humans. They have jobs, existential problems, talk the way we do, and watch the same bad sitcoms on repeat like we do. Most animals in Central Park are afraid to venture out into the big city. The animal life mostly remains contained in the park and interacts with humans as little as possible.
But not Hunter. Hunter roams freely around the big city and interacts with humans on a daily basis. Ducks in the pond condemn Hunter’s success. They think he’s crazy for associating with humans and roaming the big city. “That’s not how a duck is supposed to live. “
In ‘Uptown Ducks’, humans are generally pretty dumb. When Hunter puts on a suit, humans can’t tell he’s a duck. No, I’m serious.
Ducks in the pond live in grass huts except for Hunter who lives in a wooden, overgrown mansion full of “human technology”.
For the most part, the pond is a peaceful and idyllic place. But the ducks in the pond are at times subject to threats like, wild cats, hawks and falcons, litter and pollution, and of course… humans.
It’s a fundamental human belief that “the grass is always greener on the other side”. We are hardwired as humans (and probably as ducks too) to want what we don’t already have and to think there’s a better life waiting for us. That what we already have isn’t enough.
‘Uptown Ducks’ deals with the theme of “obsession leads to destruction”. When Hunter strives to want more to uphold his image, he forgets his responsibilities as a father. When Dixie strives to seek external validation, she forgets to find internal happiness and meaning. When Sammy tries to be like his dad at all costs, he forgets that he can be whoever he wants to be. And so on.
Ultimately, I want to tell a story that began like how I felt myself growing up — trapped in a “small pond” and wanting more out of life than where I grew up could give me. That’s the story of the duck, Hunter Johnson, and where that made him end up.
‘Uptown Ducks’ deals with satirical comedy about societal norms and expectations. It uses humor and social commentary to critique and parody Western society.
PROGRESS
CONCEPT DEVELOPED
Characters birthed and world built.
PITCH PACKAGE
Pitch package includes: a fully written pilot, treatment, pitch bible, and concept art.
BROUGHT TO SERIES
‘Uptown Ducks’ is looking to be brought to series.
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ABOUT THE CREATOR
Patrick Will
Is a writer and creator of comedies, born and raised in Denmark, Scandinavia.
When he was 21 he wrote, produced, acted in, and directed comedy skits for TikTok, scaling a personal brand to 150,000+ followers.
Patrick is both funny in front of and behind the camera.
Patrick has shown serious professionalism, leadership qualities and ambition in all successful projects he has undertaken including podcasts, TV, helping scaling businesses with content innovation, and writing.
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