Where to find uncut Disney cartoon pilots?

[skykiii]

Probably should ask in one of the existing topics but I'm afeared the question would get buried if I did that.

Quick explanation: a lot of Disney's TV series would begin with a made-for-TV movie, but that would later get turned into a multi-part episode of the show. This happened to Ducktales (the 1980s one), Talespin, and Darkwing Duck, among others.

Usually, the episode versions would cut out footage due to time constraints.

And unfortunately, DVDs and streaming services tend to only have the episode versions, not the movie versions.

Basically, I'm looking for the uncut movie versions.

The only one I've been able to find online is the Talespin movie, Plunder and Lightning.

Darkwing Duck's pilot was called Darkly Dawns the Duck. This pops up on Torrent sites but it never has seeds. I have it on VHS but no means to rip it (I'd be willing to send my VHS to a US-based Kiwi who has the proper hardware so they can make a digital copy though).

Ducktales' pilot was called Treasure of the Golden Suns. I actually recall my parents having a recording of when this played on the Disney channel but if they still have it is anybody's guess. Same as with Darkwing, if I find my tape I'm willing to let others digitize it.

Or if they already exist in digital forms and you know a place where I can download the uncut movie versions, that would make me happy.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Shamefur Dispray]

I didn't know Cartoon Aviators were required to be circumcized...

 

[skykiii]

I didn't know Cartoon Aviators were required to be circumcized...

Gives a whole new meaning to the Bear Necessities, don't it?

Also, update, some reddit posts I find are saying that Ducktales' opening movie actually improved (read: had more footage added) when it was turned into a five-part episode. So maybe that one isn't a priority.

I also happened to find this, which has a movie version of another Ducktales episode called "Super Ducktales" that originally aired as a movie. Description claims this movie version has footage missing from the DVD. Sorta-update - Everything I've read is that for Ducktales, the five-episode versions actually have more footage than the movie versions. So going back to the OP really the only thing I care about is the Darkwing Duck pilot.

(Rescue Rangers had a five-part storyline too, but again I've been told the DVD version is actually more full-featured than the movie version).