The Disney Afternoon
Some of the early cartoon series on The Disney Afternoon came from already in-circulation cartoons, such as "Adventures of the Gummi Bears", which aired on NBC from 1985 to 1988 and then moved to ABC in 1989. "DuckTales" premiered in 1987 as Disney was focused on incorporating animated series into its portfolio in the era of cartoons; it was Disney's only syndicated cartoon series until accompanied in 1989 by "." These two shows had been packaged together as an hour-long cartoon block from 1989 to 1990, until both shows were incorporated into The Disney Afternoon in September 1990.
Darkwing Duck
Though originally believed by some fans to be a spin-off of the 1987 "DuckTales" series, creator Tad Stones stated in a 2016 report that he believes the two shows exist in different universes, despite "DuckTales" supporting character Launchpad McQuack appearing on the series in a similar role to that the character plays in "DuckTales", and the fact that Scrooge McDuck, the main character of "DuckTales", is mentioned in "Darkwing Duck" episode "Tiff of the Titans". Additionally, the 2011 comic series "DuckTales" makes reference to Darkwing Duck and features various villains from the series. A crossover between the "Darkwing Duck" comic series and the "DuckTales" comic series occurs respectively in the seventeenth and eighteenth issues and the fifth and sixth issues of the series.