removeChild removeMovieClip?

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I am having difficulty removing my characters from the stage. I place code on the click event in my code but can’t seem to get it to work. Could someone tell me where I am going wrong.

Thanks,
Scott

MAIN TIMELINE CODE:

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stop();

var score:int;// lynda.com Tut
var energy:int;// lynda.com Tut
var hits:int;// lynda.com Tut

//Code from lynda.com that is placed inside a MovieClip controlling energy…

/*function hurtPlayer(event:MotionEvent):void
{
var main:MovieClip = MovieClip(this.parent.parent);
main.decreaseEnergy();
this.parent.removeChild(this);
}

function die(event:MotionEvent):void
{
var main:MovieClip =MovieClip(this.parent.parent);
main.increaseScore();
this_animator.removeEventListener(MotionEvent.MOTION_END, hurtPlayer);
this.parent.removeChild(this);
}*/

//NEED to add text Field to test edu_Tut

/var hits:int = 0;// tHits NEED to add text Field to test edu_Tut
var shots: int =0;// tshots NEED to add text Field to test edu_Tut
var duckCount = 0;// tDucks NEED to add text Field to test edu_Tut
var score:int = 0;// tScore NEED to convert to a graphic edu_Tut/

/var urlShot:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“shot.mp3”);//Need Sound effect edu_Tut
var sndShot:Sound = new Sound(urlShot);
var urlGotOne:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“gotOne.mp3”);//Need Sound effect edu_Tut
var sndGotOne:Sound = new Sound(urlGotOne);/

var duckTimer:Timer = new Timer(3000, 1);
duckTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, makeADuck);
duckTimer.start();

function makeADuck(evt:TimerEvent):void {
/*duckCount += 1;//extra from edu_Tut
tDucks.text = String(duckCount);//extra from edu_Tut */

var newDuck:Duck = new Duck();//(10) Point sys tPoints TEXT FEILD  add to all Characters replace w/ movieClip
var duckIndex:Number = this.getChildIndex(gdCheet1)+1;
addChildAt(newDuck, duckIndex);
newDuck.y = 204.8;
newDuck.swim();
//newDuck.disposition = "good";
newDuck.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickDuck);



//Not Exactly Sure Where to Place This..
/*
score = 0;// lynda.com Tut
energy = energy_mc.totalFrames;//lynda.com Tut
energy_mc.gotoAndStop(energy);// lynda.com Tut*/

}

var duckTimer2:Timer = new Timer(35000,1);
duckTimer2.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, makeADuck2);
duckTimer2.start();

function makeADuck2(evt:TimerEvent):void {

var newDuck:Duck2 = new Duck2();
var duckIndex:Number = this.getChildIndex(duck2Fnl)+1;
addChildAt(newDuck, duckIndex);
newDuck.y = 178.2;
newDuck.swim();
//newDuck.disposition = "bad";
newDuck.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickDuck);

}

var duckTimer3:Timer = new Timer(20000,1);
duckTimer3.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, makeADuck3);
duckTimer3.start();

function makeADuck3(evt:TimerEvent):void {

var newDuck:Duck3 = new Duck3();
var duckIndex:Number = this.getChildIndex(bamboo1)+1;
addChildAt(newDuck, duckIndex);
newDuck.y = 98.0;
newDuck.swim();
newDuck.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickDuck);

}

var duckTimer4:Timer = new Timer(25000,1);
duckTimer4.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, makeADuck4);
duckTimer4.start();

function makeADuck4(evt:TimerEvent):void {

var newDuck:Duck4 = new Duck4();
var duckIndex:Number = this.getChildIndex(goodMnky2)+1;
addChildAt(newDuck, duckIndex);
newDuck.y = 147.6;
newDuck.swim();
newDuck.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickDuck);

}

var duckTimer5:Timer = new Timer(25000,1);
duckTimer5.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, makeADuck5);
duckTimer5.start();

function makeADuck5(evt:TimerEvent):void {

var newDuck:Duck5 = new Duck5();
var duckIndex:Number = this.getChildIndex(goodMnky)+1;
addChildAt(newDuck, duckIndex);
newDuck.y = 58.1;
newDuck.swim();
newDuck.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickDuck);

}

var duckTimer6:Timer = new Timer(27000,1);
duckTimer6.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, makeADuck6);
duckTimer6.start();

function makeADuck6(evt:TimerEvent):void {

var newDuck:Duck6 = new Duck6();
var duckIndex:Number = this.getChildIndex(goodMnky)+1;
addChildAt(newDuck, duckIndex);
newDuck.y = 389.6;
newDuck.swim();
newDuck.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickDuck);

}

var duckTimer7:Timer = new Timer(15000,1);
duckTimer7.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, makeADuck7);
duckTimer7.start();

function makeADuck7(evt:TimerEvent):void {

var newDuck:Duck7 = new Duck7();
var duckIndex:Number = this.getChildIndex(bamboo1)+1;
addChildAt(newDuck, duckIndex);
newDuck.y = 374.6;
newDuck.swim();
newDuck.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickDuck);

}

var duckTimer8:Timer = new Timer(30000,1);
duckTimer8.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, makeADuck8);
duckTimer8.start();

function makeADuck8(evt:TimerEvent):void {

var newDuck:Duck8 = new Duck8();
var duckIndex:Number = this.getChildIndex(bamboo1)+1;
addChildAt(newDuck, duckIndex);
newDuck.y = 485.5;
newDuck.swim();
newDuck.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickDuck);

}

var duckTimer9:Timer = new Timer(8000,1);
duckTimer9.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, makeADuck9);
duckTimer9.start();

function makeADuck9(evt:TimerEvent):void {

var newDuck:Duck9 = new Duck9();
var duckIndex:Number = this.getChildIndex(goodMnky)+1;
addChildAt(newDuck, duckIndex);
newDuck.y = 385.4;
newDuck.swim();
newDuck.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickDuck);

}

var duckTimer10:Timer = new Timer(25000,1);
duckTimer10.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, makeADuck10);
duckTimer10.start();

function makeADuck10(evt:TimerEvent):void {

var newDuck:Duck10 = new Duck10();
var duckIndex:Number = this.getChildIndex(goodMnky)+1;
addChildAt(newDuck, duckIndex);
newDuck.y = 352.3;
newDuck.swim();
newDuck.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickDuck);

}

// lynda.com Energy Bar “energy_mc”
/*
function increaseScore():void
{
score ++;
if(score >= monsterInGame)
{
monsterMaker.stop();
showWinLose(“You Win!”);

}
}

function decreaseEnergy():void
{
energy --;
if(energy <=0)
{
monsterMaker.stop();
showWinLose(“You Lose!”)
}
else
{
energy_mc.gotoAndStop(energy);
}
}

function showWinLose(endMessage:String):void
{
var winLose:MovieClip = new WinLose();
addChild(winLose);
winLose.end_txt.text = endMessage;
}
*/
function clickDuck(evt:MouseEvent):void {
evt.target.hit();
hits += 1;
if (hits == 30) {
gotoAndStop(“splash”);
}
trace(hits);
/if (this.parent != null) {
this.parent.removeChild(duck);
}/

if (evt.target.disposition == "bad") {
    smileMeter_mc.prevFrame();
    if (smileMeter_mc.currentFrame == 1) {
        trace("You Are a Loser");
        gotoAndStop("splash");

        //duckTimer.removeEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, makeADuck);
        //stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE,moveTarget);
        //duckTimer.stop();
    }

} else {
    smileMeter_mc.nextFrame();
    if (smileMeter_mc.currentFrame == 20) {
        trace("You Are a BadAss Winner");
        gotoAndStop("splash");
    }
}
trace("Click Duck!");
/*var rect:MovieClip = MovieClip (currentTarget);
this.removeChild(rect);
this.removeChild();*/

//removeEventListener(MovieClip, newDuck);
/*hits += 1;// Don't Need extra from edu_Tut
tHits.text = String(hits);// Don't Need extra from edu_Tut 
score += evt.target.points;// score need to convert to energy_mc edu_Tut
tScore.text = String(score);// score need to convert to energy_mc edu_Tut
sndGotOne.play();// Need sound Effect edu_Tut
*/

/function hitDuck(event:MouseEvent):void {
clickDuck.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.Mouse.CLICK, MovieClip);/
}

/*function anyClick(evt:MouseEvent):void
{
shots +=1;
tShots.text = String(shots);
sndShot.play(); //May not need this function. Nee Sound Effect edu_Tut
}
*/
//extra from edu_Tut
//stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, anyClick);//extra from edu_Tut

Mouse.hide();
mTarget.mouseEnabled = false;
function moveTarget(evt:MouseEvent):void {
//target graphic = mTargetget
mTarget.x = evt.stageX;
mTarget.y = evt.stageY;
}
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE,moveTarget);

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EXTERNAL AS FILE:

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package {

import flash.display.MovieClip;
import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
import fl.motion.Animator;

public class Duck extends MovieClip {
    var duckHit_animator:Animator;
    public var disposition:String = "good";
    //public var points:int;// form TUT


    function Duck():void {
        this.disposition = "good";

    }
    public function swim():void {
        var swimTween = new Tween(this, "x",None.easeNone,4.8,4.8, 5, true);

    }
    public function hit():void {

        
        var duckHit_xml:XML = &lt;Motion duration="91" xmlns="fl.motion.*" xmlns:geom="flash.geom.*" xmlns:filters="flash.filters.*"&gt;
        &lt;source&gt;
        &lt;Source frameRate="24" x="245.15" y="586.9" scaleX="1" scaleY="1" rotation="0" elementType="movie clip" symbolName="duckHit"&gt;
        &lt;dimensions&gt;
        &lt;geom:Rectangle left="-85.65" top="-51" width="171.3" height="102"/&gt;
        &lt;/dimensions&gt;
        &lt;transformationPoint&gt;
        &lt;geom:Point x="0.5046701692936368" y="0.5"/&gt;
        &lt;/transformationPoint&gt;
        &lt;/Source&gt;
        &lt;/source&gt;
        
        &lt;Keyframe index="0" tweenSnap="true" tweenSync="true"&gt;
        &lt;tweens&gt;
        &lt;SimpleEase ease="0"/&gt;
        &lt;/tweens&gt;
        &lt;filters&gt;
        &lt;filters:GlowFilter blurX="0" blurY="0" color="0xFF0000" alpha="1" strength="0" quality="1" inner="false" knockout="false"/&gt;
        &lt;/filters&gt;
        &lt;/Keyframe&gt;
        
        &lt;Keyframe index="5" tweenSnap="true" tweenSync="true"&gt;
        &lt;tweens&gt;
        &lt;SimpleEase ease="0"/&gt;
        &lt;/tweens&gt;
        &lt;filters&gt;
        &lt;filters:GlowFilter blurX="56" blurY="56" color="0xFFCC00" alpha="1" strength="1" quality="3" inner="false" knockout="false"/&gt;
        &lt;/filters&gt;
        &lt;/Keyframe&gt;
        
        &lt;Keyframe index="10" tweenSnap="true" tweenSync="true"&gt;
        &lt;color&gt;
        &lt;Color alphaMultiplier="0"/&gt;
        &lt;/color&gt;
        &lt;tweens&gt;
        &lt;SimpleEase ease="0"/&gt;
        &lt;/tweens&gt;
        &lt;filters&gt;
        &lt;filters:GlowFilter blurX="0" blurY="0" color="0xFF0000" alpha="1" strength="0" quality="1" inner="false" knockout="false"/&gt;
        &lt;/filters&gt;
        &lt;/Keyframe&gt;
        
        &lt;Keyframe index="85" tweenSnap="true" tweenSync="true"&gt;
        &lt;color&gt;
        &lt;Color alphaMultiplier="0"/&gt;
        &lt;/color&gt;
        &lt;tweens&gt;
        &lt;SimpleEase ease="0"/&gt;
        &lt;/tweens&gt;
        &lt;filters&gt;
        &lt;filters:GlowFilter blurX="0" blurY="0" color="0xFF0000" alpha="1" strength="0" quality="1" inner="false" knockout="false"/&gt;
        &lt;/filters&gt;
        &lt;/Keyframe&gt;
        
        &lt;Keyframe index="90" tweenSnap="true" tweenSync="true"&gt;
        &lt;color&gt;
        &lt;Color/&gt;
        &lt;/color&gt;
        &lt;tweens&gt;
        &lt;SimpleEase ease="0"/&gt;
        &lt;/tweens&gt;
        &lt;filters&gt;
        &lt;filters:GlowFilter blurX="0" blurY="0" color="0xFF0000" alpha="1" strength="0" quality="1" inner="false" knockout="false"/&gt;
        &lt;/filters&gt;
        &lt;/Keyframe&gt;
        &lt;/Motion&gt;;

        duckHit_animator = new Animator(duckHit_xml, this);
        duckHit_animator.play();
        //removeMovieClip(this);




    }
}

}
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