The story revolves around Donald Duck's miserly uncle Scrooge McDuck and his three mischievous nephews, Huey Duck, Dewey Duck, and Louie Duck. Initially, Scrooge dislikes the children, seeing them as a burden. However, after they stop the "Beagle Boys" from robbing his money bin and discover a treasure map leading to precious riches, Scrooge grows very fond of them. In search of treasures around the world, Scrooge takes the three little ones and other friends on an incredibly exciting adventure journey. Produced by the American Disney Company, the classic cartoon TV series "DuckTales" aired from September 18, 1987, to October 28, 1990, with a total of 100 episodes. "DuckTales" was nominated for the 1989 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program and quickly became Disney's top-selling cartoon series.