50 Fun Facts About Duck Dynasty

On which cable network did Duck Dynasty air from 2012 to 2017?

Its episodes were structured like a sitcom, which helped it thrive in syndication after the run ended.

What is the main product made by the Robertsons' company?

The signature call shares the company's name; a triple-reed version is sold as the Triple Threat.

In which Louisiana town is Duck Commander based?

Rebecca Robertson opened a clothing boutique in the same town after a fashion internship in California.

How many seasons of Duck Dynasty aired before the original series ended?

The finale aired on March 29, 2017.

What was the title of the hour-long series finale?

It closed with Uncle Si performing the theme song alongside the band that recorded it.

Which band's song "Sharp Dressed Man" served as the show's theme?

The band turned up in person for the finale.

How many viewers watched the 2013 fourth-season premiere, then a record for a nonfiction cable series?

Its 5.0 rating remains the highest for any telecast on the network.

What was the title of that record-setting fourth-season premiere?

The season went on to average 9.4 million viewers a week.

At Louisiana Tech, Phil Robertson started at quarterback ahead of which future Pro Football Hall of Famer?

He turned down interest from Washington after his junior year because football interfered with duck season.

In which year was the Duck Commander Company incorporated?

Phil had invented and patented his first call the year before.

For 25 years Phil made his calls from which Louisiana wood?

He started out working from a dilapidated boat.

How old was Miss Kay when she married Phil in January 1966?

They were together for 59 years until his death in 2025.

Which of Phil and Kay's sons is the only adult male in the family without a beard?

He joined the show in Season 4, saying he wanted to spread the Word of God to more people.

The eldest son left the family business to do what before rejoining it?

He returned to handle public relations at Duck Commander.

Which son is in charge of manufacturing and tunes the duck calls by hand?

He also designed the Pro Series model that carries his name.

Which son was CEO of Duck Commander during the show's original run?

He holds a degree in Health and Human Performance with a business emphasis from NE Louisiana University.

What is the name of Willie's wife, who co-founded the family's production company?

Their company, Tread Lively Productions, co-produces the 2025 sequel series.

What does the youngest son, Jep, do for the family business?

He and his wife Jessica later got their own spin-off and adopted a son nicknamed Gus.

Uncle Si is rarely seen without iced tea in what kind of cup?

His mother sent him a set of the cups, along with beans, rice and jalapeños, while he was serving in Vietnam.

What was Uncle Si's job at Duck Commander?

He treated it as an easy job and was forever wandering off for a nap in the warehouse.

Uncle Si is a veteran of which war?

He was drafted after dropping out of Louisiana Tech, and his service is honoured with a museum exhibit in Monroe.

With which rank did Uncle Si retire from the Army in 1993?

He went straight from the Army to a job at his brother's business.

Sadie Robertson finished as runner-up on which TV competition in 2014?

She has since built a career as a Christian speaker, author and podcaster.

Who beat Sadie to the trophy that season?

Sadie danced with professional partner Mark Ballas.

What is the name of Sadie's podcast?

Her ministry and speaking tour are called Live Original.

Mia Robertson, Phil's granddaughter, was born with which condition, requiring 15 surgeries by Season 9?

The Season 5 finale, "Stand by Mia", featured wrestler Hacksaw Jim Duggan.

Rebecca, the family's foster daughter, first came to the Robertsons as an exchange student from where?

She later married John Reed Loflin in Mexico in 2016.

What business does neighbour Mountain Man run when he is not co-hosting his radio show?

His real name is Tim Guraedy and the show airs on KXKZ.

Long-time employee John Godwin, besides building calls and running shipping, holds what specialist title?

He has worked at Duck Commander since 2002; Justin Martin is the other long-serving builder.

Phil was suspended by the network in December 2013 over remarks in an interview with which magazine?

The article ran under the headline "What the Duck?"

How long did that suspension last before the network reversed it?

The network promised a public-service campaign promoting tolerance across its channels.

Which Louisiana governor guest-starred in the Season 6 episode "Governor's Travels"?

He was also among the politicians who defended Phil during the magazine controversy.

In 2014 Duck Commander was title sponsor of a NASCAR Cup race at which track?

The Duck Commander 500 had previously carried names like Samsung and DirecTV, and O'Reilly Auto Parts took over in 2017.

What is the subtitle of the sequel series that premiered on A&E in June 2025?

It centres on the CEO, his wife and their adult children and grandchildren.

What diagnosis for Phil did the family announce in 2024?

He died on May 25, 2025, a week before the sequel series premiered.

What is the title of the 2023 biopic about Phil and Kay's early relationship?

Filmed in Shreveport, it stars Aron von Andrian and Amelia Eve.

What is the name of the podcast hosted by Phil, Jase and Alan?

Duck Commander produces a separate podcast with Si, Martin and Godwin.

Roughly how much revenue had Duck Dynasty merchandise generated by 2013?

Advertising alone brought in $80 million in the first three quarters of that year.

Outside the United States, the show has a cult following in which country?

The sequel series also airs there on TV5.

Cartoon Network's MAD parodied the show by mashing it up with which cartoon?

The sketch was called "McDuck Dynasty".

What was the title of the Blaze Media series featuring the patriarch that ran from 2017 to 2021?

Fox Entertainment followed in 2022 with a syndicated series about the family's outdoor adventures.

How did Phil describe himself, given his dislike of modern technology?

He also worried aloud that his grandchildren were becoming "yuppies".

How does nearly every episode of Duck Dynasty end?

Phil claimed producers once asked them not to say Jesus's name in the prayers, and added bleeps over harmless dialogue.

Which Outdoor Channel series featured the family before their A&E fame?

It spawned a Buck Commander spin-off, and the family had earlier appeared in the Duckmen videos.

How many one-hour episodes did the 2025 sequel series initially order?

They were split across two ten-episode seasons.

Which professional wrestler appeared in the Season 9 episode "Van He'llsing"?

Another wrestler, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, had turned up in the Season 5 finale.

In which Louisiana town were Phil and Si born?

The family lived without electricity, toilet or bathtub, and Phil's restored log-cabin birthplace still stands nearby.

Which NASCAR driver guest-starred in the season 2 episode 'Drag Me to Glory'?

Other guests over the years included wrestler 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan and, in the finale, the band ZZ Top, whose song was the show's theme.

Since 2019, John Luke Robertson has directed a Christian summer retreat in Calhoun, Louisiana, called what?

Willie and Korie's eldest son attended Liberty University, where he met his wife Mary Kate; the couple married in June 2015.

Which company launched the syndicated spin-off Duck Family Treasure in 2022?

Earlier spin-offs included Jep & Jessica: Growing the Dynasty and Going Si-Ral, and Hulu began streaming the original series in 2023.