# Duck Dynasty (2012)

> The Robertson family of Louisiana turns a duck call business into a multimillion dollar empire, and their everyday workshop banter becomes the show.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/39015

## Facts

- Seasons: 11
- Episodes: 131
- Episode runtime: 30 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: reality, comedy
- Network: A&E
- Cast: Willie Robertson, Korie Robertson, Jase Robertson, Kay Robertson, Si Robertson, Phil Robertson, Sadie Robertson
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2229907/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: breezy, folksy, wholesome, warm, good natured

## What critics say

Critics were divided, with many faulting the staged scenes and folksy formula while acknowledging the strong family chemistry and comic appeal, and the show drew very large audiences across its run.

## Synopsis

Duck Dynasty (2012-2017) is a US cable reality comedy series created for A&E, following the Robertson family of West Monroe, Louisiana. Patriarch Phil Robertson, known as the Duck Commander, and his sons Willie Robertson and Jase Robertson run a business that began as a mom-and-pop operation making duck calls from salvaged swamp wood and grew into a sporting goods empire. Cast members Korie Robertson and Uncle Si Robertson, a Vietnam veteran with a gift for tall tales, share the workshop floor, and their everyday negotiations, pranks, and family squabbles drive each episode. The engine of the show is the tension between building a booming enterprise and keeping family life intact, played out in workshop bickering, hunting trips, and holiday gatherings. Across eleven seasons and 131 half-hour episodes, the format stays unscripted and loosely structured, shifting from one situation to the next rather than following a single arc. Its tone is breezy, warm, and folksy, with a faith-tinged sincerity and easygoing humor. Fans of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Little People, Big World, and Swamp People will find similar resonance in its rural southern family portrait.

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