Let's just say this up front: if you don't like the show DUCK
DYNASTY or can't stand the Robertson family, then don't bother reading any
further. On the other hand, if you're like me and enjoy both, then by all means
read on.
Fans of the show will know this episode by heart having
aired this past season. I should say the main show on this disc as it offers a
trio of episodes here. The main episode deals with the Duck Dynasty warehouse
being turned into a haunted house for the local kids to go through. CEO Willie
Robertson loves the Halloween holiday and goes all out for this event.
Unfortunately no one seems to think Willie is scary no matter what he tries. It
doesn't matter because the rest of the group pulls together to make a scary
night for the kids that they'll enjoy and talk about the rest of their lives.
If that episode doesn't strike your fancy then another deals
with Uncle Si as he looks for the infamous black panther that he swears he's
seen for years in the area. Needless to say no one else is convinced. If that
isn't enough there's another episode where Willie approaches his mid-life
crisis by dying his beard and buying a motorcycle he has no idea how to ride.
This leads to a battle of the brothers between Willie, Jase and Jep to
determine just who the best of the three is.
One of the beautiful things about the DUCK
DYNASTY series is the simplicity of it. As you can see you can sum up what an
episode is about in just a few sentences. Like the ducks they hunt, each story
is like the animal they hunt at the center but it's covered with feathers all
over to make it better to look at. I know, a weird analogy, but it works.
I may have oversimplified the biggest reason the show has
done so well. It's not just the simplicity of the stories. The biggest reason
is the family and the love shared between them. Sure they may tease or make fun
of one another or they may prank one another, but the genuine affection they
feel and express here shines through each and every episode. When you add to
that the religious convictions that they stay true to but don't overkill on you
have something special. If that weren't enough already, each episode ends with
a family prayer almost always said at the dinner table where they gather
together.
It's funny how none of the networks seems to understand the
reason for the success of the show. Perhaps the two closest programs they have
along this line are WHALBURGERS where we have the Wahlberg family and BLUE
BLOODS where we have a devout Catholic family of cops that share a bond as
well. Both shows play to an audience tiring of the usual garbage tossed on the
air. While they claim that sex sells it's amazing to consider the amount of
viewers and sales of DUCK DYNASTY products
on the market that are doing amazing numbers. It's been this way as far back as
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE which had great ratings yet wasn't copied either.
So if you're looking for a fun time with the Robertson boys
for Halloween then by all means pick up this disc and enjoy. I know it's on my
keep shelf here right next to the copies of each season. I know I'll enjoy them
again and again.
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