I always loved Darkwing Duck and am so glad to be reacquainted with it through Disney Plus. Dances with Bigfoot, however, reveals an ugly side not otherwise seen. I almost completely forgot this episode aside from Darkwing's vowel chant as he climbs the volcano- that was the only part that made an impact on me as a kid, that I always remembered it. The rest was forgettable, and now, it's jaw-dropping appalling.
The plot follows Darkwing being kidnapped and taken to the Pacific Northwest where his kidnappers plan to throw him into a volcano, a sacrifice to the gods. His kidnappers are a confused mishmash of Bigfoot and a native American tribe. Okay, stop right there. Equating an indigenous people with animals - anyone see a problem here? From the word go, the episode plunges deeper into racist caricature - Darkwing calls the natives savages, primitive and Neanderthals (again, identifying native Americans as less than human). The Bigfoot tribe know what zeppelins are, but they also make sacrifices down volcanoes and mistake people for gods. This is from a company that only four years later presented itself as a champion for native Americans with Pocahontas.
Otherwise as a Darkwing Duck episode, there are few laughs. Gosalyn as the Crimson Quackette is the only nice thing about the episode (aside from the aforementioned vowel chant). If you'd put her in another episode, you might have something here.