![]() Duck Commander logo since 2000 | |
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Company type | Private |
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Founded | 1972 |
Headquarters | West Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. |
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Owners | Willie Robertson, Jase Robertson, Phil Robertson, Jep Robertson |
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Website | duckcommander |
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Original work | Duckmen of Louisiana (1987) |
Owner | Duck Commander |
Years | 1987–present |
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Films and television | |
Film(s) | The Blind (2023) |
Short film(s) | Duckmen (1988–2017) |
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Duck Commander is an American hunting and outdoor recreation company in West Monroe, Louisiana. Founded by Phil Robertson, a football quarterback at Louisiana Tech University, he developed and patented the company's namesake duck call the Duck Commander. He began his business in a dilapidated boat, where he spent 25 years making duck calls from Louisiana cedar trees. [1] Phil and Miss Kay's third son Willie Robertson is the company's chief executive officer. Willie and his wife Korie expanded the business into a multimillion-dollar enterprise. [2] Besides duck-hunting equipment, they also manufacture deer-hunting merchandise under the Buck Commander brand, fishing gear with their Fin Commander brand, and turkey-hunting merchandise under the Strut Commander brand.
The Robertson family and business are known through their media franchise that has encompassed numerous productions over the years. Including books, video games, toys, and television series such as the Duck Commander, Buck Commander, Fin Commander television shows on the Outdoor Channel and social media, the reality television series Duck Dynasty on A&E, and Duck Family Treasure by Fox Entertainment. [3] A theatrical film about Robertson family patriarch Phil and matriarch Kay was released in 2023, titled The Blind . [4] They also have their podcasts Duck Call Room hosted by Si, Martin, and Godwin, Unashamed hosted by Phil, Jase, and Alan, and WHOA That's Good Podcast hosted by Sadie Robertson.
Their hallmark product is their duck calls, particularly those designed by Phil Robertson and Jase Robertson. Duck calls are wind instruments, and learning of their unique reeds and design is required for proper usage. Their most popular varieties are the namesake Duck Commander call, the Jase Robertson Pro Series, the Triple Threat (using a triple reed system), the Cut Down 2.0, and others like specialty calls including The Flash Mallard Hen Duck Call and Mallard Drake Reedless Duck Call.
Duck Commander Face Camo is a face paint product, it is used by hunters, athletes, and actors, due to it being smudge-proof. [5]
Buck Commander is a brand of utilities such as chef cutting boards, and deer calls like the Lil' Doe Bleat can call, Grunt Call, and the Honcho Grunt Call.
With the Fin Commander brand they sell individual fishing lures and fish hooks, for pan fish, bass, and trout. And kits such as the Crappie Magnet Kit, the Commander Godwin Kit, and the Commander Martin Kit.
Truck Commander includes accessories and modifications for pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, and off-road vehicles, intended for use by outdoors enthusiasts. Including floor mats, steering wheel covers, Duck Commander and Buck Commander decals, etc.
Developed by Truck Hero and ROC & Design, the Buck Truck is a modification set available for Ford F-Series, [6] GMC, Chevrolet, [7] and Toyota trucks. [8] [9] [10]
Numerous apparel and toy products have been created for Duck Commander, as well as its related brands and media franchise. This includes Halloween costumes, Funko figures, stuffed toys, shirts, etc. [11] Other sporting brands sometimes partner with Duck Commander, such as Garrett Metal Detectors having metal detectors called the Garrett Jase Robertson Signature Edition APEX Metal Detector and the Garrett Jase Robertson Signature Edition AT MAX Metal Detector. [12]
The Duck Commander media franchise has been produced by numerous media production and broadcasting companies, including Outdoor Channel, A&E (Hearst Communications/The Walt Disney Company), Tyndale House, ABS-CBN, Blaze Media, Thomas Nelson, Activision, and Fox Entertainment. Usually in the genres of outdoors, sports (hunting, fishing, and metal detecting), reality, and Christian media.
Year | Title | Notes |
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1987–present | Duckmen | Direct-to-video series, the first episode "Duckmen of Louisiana" released in 1987. [13] The 21-episode series has included episodes "Traditions", [14] "How The West Was Won", [15] "Duckmen of Middle Earth: New Zealand". [16] Outdoors brands like Yeti continue to sponsor Duckmen videos for social media. [17] |
2009–present | Duck Commander | Originally aired on Outdoor Channel, originally sponsored by Benelli Armi SpA [18] [19] |
2010–present | Buck Commander | Duck Commander Outdoor Channel originally sponsored by Under Armour, still ongoing as a mini-series on YouTube, features numerous celebrities including Luke Bryan, Adam LaRoche, Ryan Langerhans, Tom Martin, Jason Aldean, and Tyler Farr. |
2012–2017 | Duck Dynasty | A&E reality television show |
2013 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | The Robertsons appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! . Scheduled musical guest Morrissey canceled because he objected to being on the show with those he called "animal serial killers". The band Churchill filled in for Morrissey. Phil Robertson responded, saying, "Whoever he is, I don't hold it against him." [20] In a parody skit, the Robertsons created a carrot call and a tea cup broccoli trap. [21] |
2013 | Last Man Standing | The Robertsons guest-starred on Season 3, Episode 1 "Back to School". |
2013 | VeggieTales | Si Robertson narrated the episode "Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas", and appears as an okra mall janitor. [22] [23] |
2014 | Duck Commander: Before the Dynasty | Episodes air on A&E, consisting of clips from the original series interspersed with modern-day commentary from members of the Robertson family. Aired between Seasons 6 and 7 of Duck Dynasty. |
2014–2015 | Dancing with the Stars | In Season 19 Sadie Robertson was a contestant with professional dance partner Mark Ballas. Members of the Robertson family appeared on several episodes, and in the semi-finals there was a Duck Commander themed samba to "Hunter" by Pharrell Williams, the song mentions Duck Dynasty and is from the album Girl . [24] [25] During Week 10 of season 20. The two finalists of season 19 reunited for a dance together, Alfonso Ribeiro and Sadie Robertson also danced with their professional dance partners Witney Carson and Mark Ballas. |
2016–2017 | Jep & Jessica: Growing the Dynasty | Follows Jep Robertson, Phil's youngest son, and his wife Jessica as they adopt a baby boy into their family on A&E. |
2016–2017 | Going Si-ral | Follows Si Robertson, Phil's brother, as he explores various quirks of the Internet on A&E. |
2017–2022 | Into the Woods With Phil | Phil Robertson hosted show on Blaze Media. |
2021 | The Masked Singer | In Season 6 Willie Robertson performed as The Mallard. [26] Songs he performed included "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" by Big & Rich, "My House" by Flo Rida, "Play Something Country" by Brooks & Dunn, and "Fly" by Sugar Ray. Though his costume was named after a mallard, it was actually a wood duck. [27] |
2022–present | Duck Family Treasure | A metal detecting show, which features metal detecting and history enthusiast Murray Crowe, alongside Jase and Jep Robertson. |
The Blind is a 2023 biopic covering the early relationship of Phil and Kay Robertson. Phil Robertson is portrayed by Aron von Andrian, and Kay Robertson is portrayed by Amelia Eve. [28] [29] It was filmed during early 2022 in Shreveport, Louisiana. [30]
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2013 | "Wagon Wheel" by Darius Rucker | Darius Rucker falls to sleep watching Duck Dynasty, and proceeds to have a dream where the Robertsons help him get to a concert. [31] |
2015 | "Cut 'Em All" by Colt Ford | A Duck Commander duck call can be heard as an instrument during the song, and Willie Robertson appears in both the song and music video. [32] |
Duck Dynasty is a 2014 hunting video game published by Activision Blizzard and developed by Fun Labs. It was released on Steam, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. The game follows John Luke and fictional Cousin Beaux, the player plays as John Luke during various hunting and puzzle mini-games. The Nintendo 3DS version of Duck Dynasty was developed by Black Lantern Studios, and features a top-down perspective and the player controls a "New Guy" in the Duck Commander office, it has its own set of mini-games and is different from the console versions.
Jakks Pacific developed a light gun shooter handheld TV game, the game featured a green and orange colored light gun.
In 2015 Bally Technologies created a slot machine based on Duck Dynasty, the game was developed for the Alpha 2 Pro Series cabinet, and it features mini-games themed after frog hunting, archery, and duck hunting. [33] [34]
The family released a Christmas album, Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas , on the UMG Nashville label on October 29, 2013. [35]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||
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US [36] | US Country [37] | US Holiday [38] | Canada [39] | ||||
Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas |
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US Country [44] | US Country Airplay [45] | |||
2014 | "Hairy Christmas" (Willie Robertson and Luke Bryan) | 49 | 45 | Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas |
Several podcasts have been produced about or by Duck Commander and the Robertson family. Including Unashamed by Phil, Jase, and Alan Robertson, The Duck Call Room hosted by Si, Martin, and Godwin, and WHOA That's Good Podcast by Sadie Robertson.
In 2014, Duck Commander was the title sponsor of the Duck Commander 500, a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas which had been previously sponsored by Samsung, DirecTV, Radio Shack, the National Rifle Association of America, and others. [46] It was replaced by O'Reilly Auto Parts in 2017. [47]
Duck Commander also purchased in 2014 the naming rights for college football's Independence Bowl, held each year in Shreveport, Louisiana.
West Monroe is a city in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is situated on the Ouachita River, across from the neighboring city of Monroe. The two cities are often referred to as the Twin Cities of northeast Louisiana. Its population was 13,065 at the 2010 census and it is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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A duck call may be either the sound-imitation process used in waterfowl hunting, by which a hunter lures waterfowl, or the actual tool which the person uses to do so. Early duck call tools were basic woodwind instruments, while later innovations are constructed of rubber and plastic, and allow the hunter to adjust the volume and tone of the calls with reeds. Today's duck calls usually fall into three main categories: single, double, or triple reed call with many variations, although the triple reed is rare. The goal of a duck call is to sound like a realistic live duck, in attempts to decoy, or fool a duck into believing the decoys that are seen by a duck, and the sound that is heard appears lifelike.
Duck Dynasty is an American reality television series that aired on A&E from 2012 to 2017. The series portrays the lives of the Robertson family, who became successful from their family-operated business, Duck Commander. The West Monroe, Louisiana business makes products for duck hunters, primarily a duck call called Duck Commander. The episodes are structured in a sitcom story format, unlike other reality television series, which has allowed it to have continued success in syndication. The bearded Robertsons – brothers Phil and Si, and Phil's sons Jase, Willie, and Jep – are the poster characters for the show, though the main cast consists of family and friends of the Robertsons such as their wives – Miss Kay, Korie, Missy Robertson, and Jessica Robertson – as well as coworkers Martin and Godwin, beardless brother Alan, radio host Mountain Man, and the Robertson kids – Sadie, John Luke, Bella, Willie Jr, Mia, Reed, and others. The family was previously featured on the Duckmen series, and Outdoor Channel's Benelli Presents Duck Commander and its Buck Commander spin-off.
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Willie Jess Robertson is an American TV personality, businessman, author and news contributor. He is best known for his appearances on the reality TV series Duck Dynasty on A&E, and is the current CEO of the company Duck Commander. Robertson lives in West Monroe, Louisiana, with his wife Korie and his children: John Luke, Sadie, Will, Rowdy, Bella, and Rebecca.
Phil Alexander Robertson is an American professional hunter, businessman, and reality television star on the popular television series Duck Dynasty. He is also featured on the television show Duck Commander, a hunting program on the Outdoor Channel.
Jason SilasRobertson is an American television personality, businessman, and professional duck hunter. He developed several of Duck Commander's duck calls, and co-starred in the A&E reality television show Duck Dynasty and Fox Entertainment's Duck Family Treasure. He is the co-host of the podcast Unashamed alongside his father Phil Robertson and brother Alan.
Silas Merritt Robertson, known as Si Robertson and often referred to as "Uncle Si", is an American television personality, veteran, and a retired reed maker for duck calls at Duck Commander. He is best known for his role on A&E's Duck Dynasty, on which he has emerged as a breakout cast member. He has also appeared on other shows such as the Outdoor Channel's Buck Commander and The Duckmen of Louisiana, and was the eponymous host of the Duck Dynasty spin-off Going Si-Ral. Si has also made a guest appearance on Last Man Standing, and in Big Idea Entertainment's Veggie Tales episode Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas as Silas the Narrator. He is also presently cohosting the podcast Duck Call Room.
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Sadie Carroway Robertson Huff is an American Christian speaker, actress, businesswoman, podcaster, and author. She rose to fame on the A&E reality television show Duck Dynasty. She is a prominent Christian social media personality and host of WHOA, That's Good podcast.
Korie Howard Robertson is a reality television star on the A&E show Duck Dynasty.
Duck Family Treasure is an American reality television series from Fox that premiered in 2022 on Fox Nation, produced by Warm Springs Productions in collaboration with Tread Lively. It chronicles the metal detecting activities of Murry Crowe, Jase Robertson and Jep Robertson, with the Robertsons' Uncle Si directing them from The Duck Call Room podcast studio at Duck Commander. The show contains educational entertainment by highlighting historic sites and natural wonders, including those related to the National Park Service.
The Blind is a 2023 American Christian biographical drama film directed by Andrew Hyatt, who co-wrote the screenplay with Stephanie Katz. The film details the life of Duck Commander's Phil Robertson and Kay Robertson and their family until 1985, long before their Duck Dynasty fame.