Count Duckula
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Dark Fantasy Animated series Comedy Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Cosgrove Hall Films |
| Directed by | Carlos Alfonso Chris Randall Keith Scoble |
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| Narrated by | Barry Clayton |
| Composer(s) | Mike Harding |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 65 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | John Hambley |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Distributor | FremantleMedia |
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| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | 6 September 1988 – 16 February 1993 |
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Count Duckula is a British animated comedy-drama dark fantasy television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall Films as a spin-off from Danger Mouse, a series in which the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain. Count Duckula premiered for four series from 6 September 1988 to 16 February 1993, and was produced by Thames Television. In all, 65 episodes were made, each about 22 minutes long. All have been released on DVD in the U.K., while only the first series has been released in North America.
This show should not be confused with the short lived 1979 Quackula which was produced by Filmation and appeared as part of their Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle cartoon hour.
Count Duckula was created by British studio Cosgrove Hall Films as a spin-off from Danger Mouse. In 1984 Nickelodeon acquired the rights to Danger Mouse which became a hit for the channel. After a few years the Nickelodeon management came to Cosgrove Hall wishing to co-produce a new series. After being shown a number of ideas, the then head of Nickelodeon, Jenny Lebron, spotted a picture of Count Duckula in Brian Cosgrove's office, and said "that's the one I want". As the series went into production one of the writers suggested he become a vegetarian, which added an even sillier concept to the series.
In a move mirroring Duckula's adaptation from Danger Mouse, the characters of Gaston and Pierre were reinvented and given a spinoff series as the now-human Victor and Hugo.
Count Duckula appeared in North American comics under Star Comics (an imprint of Marvel Comics) and introduced an additional difference between this incarnation of Duckula which separated him from his predecessors. Due to ketchup being used in the resurrection ceremony, this version of Duckula has ketchup, rather than blood, flowing through his veins. This was discovered when Duckula was given a blood test in order to get a passport into a fictional country which produced a salad which Duckula was obsessed with getting to eat. In the same issue, Duckula, Nanny, and Igor were photographed as a means of formal ID for said country, however due to the classic stereotype of vampires not appearing in film, Duckula did not appear in the photo which was taken. Duckula would also gain a romantic interest in the Star Comics run; Vanna Von Goosewing, who turned out to be the niece of his long time adversary Dr. Von Goosewing. The attraction was mutual, and the two continued their relationship though the majority of the series after their introduction, though Vanna didn't always appear in every issue of the book.
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