Actually, the real pilot was "That Sinking Feeling" and about 13 episodes pre date Darkly Dawns The Duck. It was originally a Disney Channel only show but then it would air on ABC. I know for sure Waterway To Go pre dated the so called pilot everyone talks about.
syndication used to foul up the order of release all the time. now and then the episodes wouldn't line up with our tv guides. funny. I am now seeing that "That sinking feeling" was supposed to be released the day after the pilot. maybe someone aired the wrong ep. interesting. thank you for this. this is fun
@@AnimatorTalk Syndication was a different story. Disney Channel aired Darkwing first as a "exclusive Disney Channel Series" and had That Sinking Feeling air first.