Tuskerninni

TuskerninniDarkwing Duck character
Background information
First appearance	"Hush, Hush Sweet Charlatan" (airing order) "Film Flam" (chronological order)
Voiced by	Kenneth Mars
Character information
Full name	Arturo Tuskerninni
Minions	Penguin henchmen
Enemies	Darkwing Duck, Launchpad McQuack, Gosalyn Mallard, Honker Muddlefoot
Quote	"That's one small step for crime, one giant leap for the criminal mind."

Arturo Tuskerninni is a recurring villain from Darkwing Duck, voiced by Kenneth Mars. He is an anthropomorphic walrus whose schemes always revolve around films and film-making. He also has a gang of three penguins who follow him and do his bidding. One interesting characteristic of his is that he usually plays dumb, pretending he is either reformed or not doing anything wrong, only to reveal his scheme when the heroes are out of his way.

Character

Background

Tuskerninni began his career as a law-abiding actor, but whether justified or not, he wasn't getting any recognition or roles. This brought him in financial troubles and for most of this period he went hungry. Then he got his big acting break and a plentiful paycheck, which he used to treat himself on good food, leading to the corpulent form he possesses these days. And with his weight gain, he lost the prospect for more roles. Unwilling to leave the world of the silver screen and seek a job elsewhere, he became a criminal director creating schemes for himself to star in. One way or another, he gained the loyalty of three penguins who are now his felonious assistants.

Appearances

TV episodes

• "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlatan"
• "Film Flam"
• "A Ducky by Any Other Name"
• "Slaves to Fashion"
• "Adopt-a-Con"

Comic stories

• "The Kitty Kat Kaper" (Disney Adventures Volume 2, Number 9)
• "What Goes Around! (Disney Adventures Volume 4, Number 11)
• "Club Mud: The Last Resort" (The Disney Afternoon #3)
• "The Big Snooze" (The Disney Afternoon #10)
• "The Ballot of Darkwing Duck and Launchpad" (Darkwing Duck #15-16)
• "Orange is the New Purple" (Darkwing Duck #1-3)

Video games

• Darkwing Duck (TurboGrafx-16)
• Darkwing Duck (Mobile)

Notes

• Tuskerninni is named after the conductor Arturo Toscanini.
• It is unclear whether the name is spelled "Tuskernini" or "Tuskerninni". This wiki uses "Tuskerninni" because most material, including the show bible, the Playmates Toys figurine, and the comics, use the spelling "Tuskerninni". A notable instance of the spelling "Tuskernini" is on the newspaper in the episode "Adopt-a-Con".
• Aaron Sparrow had intended to use Tuskerninni for a DuckTales/Darkwing Duck crossover comic titled "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck: The Movie". In it, Darkwing would attempt to investigate a Scrooge McDuck biopic being produced by Tuskerninni, only to be cast as Scrooge when Tuskerninni sees through his disguise. Unfortunately, since the comic was cancelled to make room for the DuckTales reboot, the story is unlikely to ever be published.

External links

• Disney Wiki: Tuskerninni
• Darkwing Duck Wiki: Tuskerninni