Count Duckula

Count Duckula was a British cartoon on Nickelodeon in the 1980s that starred a "vegetarian" vampire. He had been reincarnated several times over the centuries, but in this attempt ketchup was used accidentally, making him crave vegetables instead of blood. The show was a spinoff of Danger Mouse. His name is an obvious play on the notorious Count Dracula.
The show was created at Cosgrove Hall in Britain, also known for creating the animated film The Wind in the Willows.
== characters ==
* Count Duckula- a vegetarian vampire and the latest line of a dreadful dynasty of vicious vampire ducks, but became his way due to being reincarnated with ketchup instead of blood
* Nanny- the clueless and oafish housekeeper of Castle Duckula. Speaks with a British accent. Refers to Duckula as "Duckuler". Always wears a sling for unknown reasons.
* Igor- Duckula's butler and advisor, based on the stock movie character of the same name
* Vampire Bats- two bat characters who live in a cuckoo clock who always make snarky pun-filled comments about the current situation
* Dr. Von Goosewing- A vampire hunter with a mock-German accent who pronounces vampire as "wampire". Is always trying to find Duckula so he can shoot a stake at him with his blunderbuss.
* Thugs- three bumbling criminals who are always trying to break into Castle Duckula
== controversy ==
* The first episode is titled "No sax please, we're Egyptian". Also, Nanny mishears Anubis as "a nudist". A drinking song is sung at another point in the episode.
* In one episode, one character is armed with a pistol and rifle and carries a large knife
* The episode One Stormy Night features heavy use of strobing effects
* The intro features a pentagram, a symbol commonly associated with Satanism
*The aforementioned blunderbuss is a type of shotgun
*When they arrive in Spain, they encounter characters with rifles and pistols
==DVD==
The show is available on DVD.
== trivia ==
* The show's theme song may have been inspired by the Michael Jackson hit Thriller
* In one episode Duckula goes to Egypt, where in a tomb he encounters Hoomite and Yoobee. This leads into a conversation resembling the iconic sketch Who's on First.
*The Egypt episode has the episode copyright date listed in Roman numerals
*the opening monologue is spoken in a voice similar to that of Bela Lugosi
*When Duckula goes on vacation in Spain, it more resembles Mexico
Category:Cartoons