Rescue Rangers still has its devote fans. So maybe we’ll see them get their own direct-to-DVD soon?

Now they're starting to do more interesting stuff in my book. I love Doug Langdale's Weekenders show. At the time it started I said, "Why are they doing this show, they've got shows just like it." But I've come to love those characters and the sensibility of them. Now they're trying Kim Possible, Lilo and Stitch as a different kind of spin-off, not ignoring the old Disney characters.

We're never going to see a Darkwing direct-to-video because if you gave the people in charge of home video clues without saying his name, I'm not sure if they could even recognize who you're talking about. There's also people waiting for a Rescue Rangers movie, by the way.

I'm looking at doing some different things in animation that take me away from that kind of stuff. I enjoyed Darkwing at the time. I'm sure could get back into it, but I'm kind of going in different directions, not necessarily Brer Rabbit, but with Atlantis, there are tales to tell there.

But who knows? If I went back and pitched the Darkwing Movie, if I hit the right ears, I could say `look at all these superhero movies, look at all the money Hellboy made, they're doing a new Batman, sounds to me like the time to do a Darkwing Duck.

JS: We have to wrap up now. Thanks for your time and giving me the story behind the stories.

TS: I hope I didn't make too many errors.

Joe Strike is a NYC-based writer/producer with a background in TV promotion and a lifelong interest in animation. He is writing a children's novel.