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* CardCarryingVillain: Mr. Crosswhite's EstablishingCharacterMoment shows that he's threatening to lay off all his workers except Sally, who he is very much attracted to, and is willing to let her keep her job so long as she enters a steamy affair with him.
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* FatBastard: Mr. Crosswhite, who fakes his business going under to lure Donald into killing people to take their blood for his business, and rubs it in Donald's face that Sally, his crush, is going to be having a steamy romance with him.
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* FatBastard: Mr. Crosswhite, who fakes his business going under to lure Donald into killing people to take their blood for his business, and rubs it in Donald's face that Sally, his crush, is going to be having a steamy romance with him.him (again, his words).
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* LighterAndSofter: The episode is light on the gore, and features a rather light-hearted plot about a good-natured vampire struggling with the romantic actions of a coworker while trying to restock the blood bank he works in and attacking criminals to do so. The ending of the episode is also unambiguously happy for Donald and Sally.
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* LighterAndSofter: The episode is light on the gore, and features a rather light-hearted plot about a good-natured vampire struggling with the romantic actions intentions of a coworker while trying to restock the blood bank he works in and attacking criminals to do so. The ending of the episode is also unambiguously happy for Donald and Sally.
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* FriendToAllLivingThings: Donald has a pet rat named Leopold that he usually keeps perched on his shoulder. He is shown talking to the rat a few times in the episode, and even brings him to the blood bank during his feeding time
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* DeathByIrony: Crosswhite is framed as the vampire who committed the killing spree, who he was plotting to turn into his slave, and is done in with a stake through the heart.
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* ActorAllusion: Donald is played by Malcom [=McDowell=], star of ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' (which also notably features Patrick Magee, who also appeared in ''Film/TalesFromTheCrypt''). Much like the episode, the film has some small clips Malcom's character Alex has vampire fangs.
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* ActorAllusion: Donald is played by Malcom [=McDowell=], star of ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' (which also notably features Patrick Magee, who also appeared in ''Film/TalesFromTheCrypt''). Much like the episode, the film has some small clips where Malcom's character Alex has vampire fangs.
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->''Hey, it's a livin'! Meet the vampire who works as a night security guard at a blood bank.''
-->-- '''DVD description for the episode'''
A good natured vampire (Creator/MalcolmMcDowell) takes a more novel approach to satisfying his blood lust with his chosen undercover employment. Originally aired July 10, 1991.
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->''Hey, it's a livin'! Meet the vampire who works as a night security guard at a blood bank.''
-->-- '''DVD description for the episode'''
A good natured vampire (Creator/MalcolmMcDowell) takes a more novel approach to satisfying his blood lust with his chosen undercover employment. Originally aired July 10, 1991.
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->'''Crypt Keeper:''' ''(dressed as a
-->-- '''DVD description
A good natured vampire
Donald Longtooth (Creator/MalcolmMcDowell) is a vampire living in the big city, who sets himself apart from the traditional depictions of vampires by having three things most of his kind lack: a heart, a conscience, and a moral compass. Donald also loathes the fact that he must consume human blood to stay alive, but he manages to sustain his cravings by working as the night watchman at a blood bank, where he gradually helps himself to the bank's donations. One day, Donald finds out that his overindulging on the blood supply has put the blood bank at the risk of bankruptcy, and the bank's owner Mr. Crosswhite (Creator/GeorgeWendt) is threatening the staff with mass layoffs to make ends meet. Among the unlucky few is Sally, a sweet and kindly bookkeeper who Donald has a crush on. Hoping to make amends for his gluttony and help Sally and the other employees keep their jobs, Donald takes
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Sally is repulsed by Mr. Crosswhite's advances.
* ActorAllusion: In ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' (which also notably features Patrick Magee, who also appeared in ''Film/TalesFromTheCrypt''), Malcolm [=McDowell=] (Mr. Longtooth) has some small clips where he also has vampire fangs.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comic, Longtooth wasn't a good-hearted vampire, he was just lazy.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Crosswhite. In the comic, the blood bank really was in danger of closing down, and the director was an honest man desperate for a solution. Here, he made the whole thing up to oust Longtooth.
* BatmanGambit: Crosswhite learned of the altered records. He figured out Longtooth is a vampire and faked the bank being in danger to see how productive he could be.
* BlackComedy: Before helping himself to a mugger, Mr. Longtooth asks assorted medical-related questions, such as any drug use or dental surgery. He then attaches the IV to his neck, performing the Heimlich maneuver and later just jumping on him to get the blood out.
* ActorAllusion: In ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' (which also notably features Patrick Magee, who also appeared in ''Film/TalesFromTheCrypt''), Malcolm [=McDowell=] (Mr. Longtooth) has some small clips where he also has vampire fangs.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comic, Longtooth wasn't a good-hearted vampire, he was just lazy.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Crosswhite. In the comic, the blood bank really was in danger of closing down, and the director was an honest man desperate for a solution. Here, he made the whole thing up to oust Longtooth.
* BatmanGambit: Crosswhite learned of the altered records. He figured out Longtooth is a vampire and faked the bank being in danger to see how productive he could be.
* BlackComedy: Before helping himself to a mugger, Mr. Longtooth asks assorted medical-related questions, such as any drug use or dental surgery. He then attaches the IV to his neck, performing the Heimlich maneuver and later just jumping on him to get the blood out.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Sally is shows herself to be repulsed by Mr. Crosswhite's advances.
* ActorAllusion:In Donald is played by Malcom [=McDowell=], star of ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' (which also notably features Patrick Magee, who also appeared in ''Film/TalesFromTheCrypt''), Malcolm [=McDowell=] (Mr. Longtooth) ''Film/TalesFromTheCrypt''). Much like the episode, the film has some small clips where he also Malcom's character Alex has vampire fangs.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comic,Longtooth Donald wasn't a good-hearted vampire, he was just lazy.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Crosswhite. In the comic, the blood bank reallywas ''was'' in danger of closing down, and the director was an honest man desperate for a solution. Here, he Crosswhite made the whole thing up to oust Longtooth.Donald as a vampire and force him to get blood from anyone he can find to keep the bank in business.
* BadBoss: Crosswhite, who found out long ago that Donald is a vampire, and uses holy water to force him to kill people to keep his blood bank in business.
* BatmanGambit: Mr. Crosswhite learned that Donald has been altering the blood bank's books to cover his "embezzlement" early in the episode, and took the records home with him as part of his plan. He tells Donald that he quickly found out that he was a vampire, and faked the news of the bank being in danger just to see how productive he could be if the need arose.
* BigDamnHeroes: Sally emerges from an empty casket in Donald's apartment, having followed Crosswhite when he broke in, and helps Donald stop him before his twisted plans for the poor vampire come to fruition.
* BlackComedy: Before helping himself to a mugger, Donald asks the guy assorted medical-related questions, such as bloodborne diseases, drug use, and dental surgery. He then attaches the IV to his neck, performing the Heimlich maneuver and later just jumping on him to get the blood out.
* {{Blackmail}}: Crosswhite forces Donald to get any blood he can, even if it's not a criminal or JerkAss, by threatening to tell everyone that he's a vampire and allowing a certain vampire hunter to slam a stake into his heart.
* CardCarryingVillain: Mr. Crosswhite's EstablishingCharacterMoment shows that he's threatening to lay off all his workers except Sally, who is very much attracted to, and is willing to let her keep her job so long as she enters a steamy affair with him.
* ChekhovsGag / ChekhovsGun: In Donald's castle-esque apartment, he is shown to sleep in a coffin that retracts into the wall like a Murphy bed. In the climax, he drops it on Crosswhite to knock him unconscious, and then puts him inside it to fool Rupert into killing him.
* ColdHam: Rupert plays up his mysteriousness with every line of dialogue that comes out of his mouth.
* TheCutie: Everything about Sally, from her blonde hair to her mildly squeaky voice to her kind and sensitive attitude, is meant to raise the "aw" factor for the episode. Is it any wonder why Donald loves her? Apart from her secret fetish for creatures of the night?
* DeathByIrony: Crosswhite is framed as the vampire who committed the killing spree, who he was plotting to turn into his slave, and is done in with a stake through the heart.
* BatmanGambit: Crosswhite learned of the altered records. He figured out Longtooth is a vampire ** Donald was originally going to feed on him, but Rupert and faked the bank being in danger to see how productive he could be.
* BlackComedy: Before helping himself to a mugger, Mr. Longtooth asks assorted medical-related questions, such as any drug use or dental surgery. He then attaches the IV to his neck, performing the Heimlich maneuver and later just jumping onRobinson arriving forced him to get go with the blood out.above plan.
* ActorAllusion:
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comic,
* AdaptationalVillainy: Crosswhite. In the comic, the blood bank really
* BadBoss: Crosswhite, who found out long ago that Donald is a vampire, and uses holy water to force him to kill people to keep his blood bank in business.
* BatmanGambit: Mr. Crosswhite learned that Donald has been altering the blood bank's books to cover his "embezzlement" early in the episode, and took the records home with him as part of his plan. He tells Donald that he quickly found out that he was a vampire, and faked the news of the bank being in danger just to see how productive he could be if the need arose.
* BigDamnHeroes: Sally emerges from an empty casket in Donald's apartment, having followed Crosswhite when he broke in, and helps Donald stop him before his twisted plans for the poor vampire come to fruition.
* BlackComedy: Before helping himself to a mugger, Donald asks the guy assorted medical-related questions, such as bloodborne diseases, drug use, and dental surgery. He then attaches the IV to his neck, performing the Heimlich maneuver and later just jumping on him to get the blood out.
* {{Blackmail}}: Crosswhite forces Donald to get any blood he can, even if it's not a criminal or JerkAss, by threatening to tell everyone that he's a vampire and allowing a certain vampire hunter to slam a stake into his heart.
* CardCarryingVillain: Mr. Crosswhite's EstablishingCharacterMoment shows that he's threatening to lay off all his workers except Sally, who is very much attracted to, and is willing to let her keep her job so long as she enters a steamy affair with him.
* ChekhovsGag / ChekhovsGun: In Donald's castle-esque apartment, he is shown to sleep in a coffin that retracts into the wall like a Murphy bed. In the climax, he drops it on Crosswhite to knock him unconscious, and then puts him inside it to fool Rupert into killing him.
* ColdHam: Rupert plays up his mysteriousness with every line of dialogue that comes out of his mouth.
* TheCutie: Everything about Sally, from her blonde hair to her mildly squeaky voice to her kind and sensitive attitude, is meant to raise the "aw" factor for the episode. Is it any wonder why Donald loves her? Apart from her secret fetish for creatures of the night?
* DeathByIrony: Crosswhite is framed as the vampire who committed the killing spree, who he was plotting to turn into his slave, and is done in with a stake through the heart.
* BlackComedy: Before helping himself to a mugger, Mr. Longtooth asks assorted medical-related questions, such as any drug use or dental surgery. He then attaches the IV to his neck, performing the Heimlich maneuver and later just jumping on
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** Every time Sally and Mr. Longtooth hug, his fangs pop out and he has to hide it.
** Faced with the possibility of losing the blood bank, Longtooth says he doesn't want to have to go back to "sucking on the streets again."
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Mr. Longtooth is safe and with the love of his life for eternity.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Mr. Longtooth needs to cover for some of the blood he's had, but he can't bring himself to attack an innocent dog walker. The guy that tries to rob her, however, is another story. When it looks like he might actually have to kill, he insists he wouldn't prey on nuns or orphans, just the truly repellent people that'd deserve it. He's also noticeably saddened that a bunch of people could lose their jobs because he overindulged on the blood supply.
* FatBastard: Mr. Crosswhite.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Mr. Longtooth has a pet mouse named Leo and often keeps him on his shoulder.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Mr. Longtooth hates his thirst for killing and human blood and rather settles for the blood bags donated at the blood bank he works at.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Mr. Crosswhite gets staked in the chest after being mistaken for a vampire.
* KissOfTheVampire: After the bad guy is defeated and Mr. Longtooth is let off the hook for all the vampire murders, Sally asks Mr. Longtooth to turn her into a vampire so they could be together forever and Mr. Longtooth willingly obliges. Sally moans in ecstasy from the vampire bite turning her.
* LongingLook: Between Sally and Mr. Longtooth.
* LoveTriangle: Crosswhite/Sally/Longtooth.
* MeaningfulName: The vampire is named Long''tooth''. His antagonist boss is named ''Cross''white.
* NightmareFetishist: Besides chivalry, Sally also finds vampires, creatures of the night and other horrors to be "sexy".
* ThePowerOfLove: Even the Crypt Keeper is touched to see two lovers so "batty" about each other.
* RewatchBonus: Sally's overtures towards Mr. Longtooth since she already knew he was a vampire.
* RuleOfThree: Mr. Longtooth's questions for each of his enemies/victims before he kills and steals their blood.
* SecretSecretKeeper: Sally knew for years that Longtooth was a vampire.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Longtooth got staked in the original comic, but he survives the episode, thanks to Crosswhite being placed in his coffin.
** Faced with the possibility of losing the blood bank, Longtooth says he doesn't want to have to go back to "sucking on the streets again."
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Mr. Longtooth is safe and with the love of his life for eternity.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Mr. Longtooth needs to cover for some of the blood he's had, but he can't bring himself to attack an innocent dog walker. The guy that tries to rob her, however, is another story. When it looks like he might actually have to kill, he insists he wouldn't prey on nuns or orphans, just the truly repellent people that'd deserve it. He's also noticeably saddened that a bunch of people could lose their jobs because he overindulged on the blood supply.
* FatBastard: Mr. Crosswhite.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Mr. Longtooth has a pet mouse named Leo and often keeps him on his shoulder.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Mr. Longtooth hates his thirst for killing and human blood and rather settles for the blood bags donated at the blood bank he works at.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Mr. Crosswhite gets staked in the chest after being mistaken for a vampire.
* KissOfTheVampire: After the bad guy is defeated and Mr. Longtooth is let off the hook for all the vampire murders, Sally asks Mr. Longtooth to turn her into a vampire so they could be together forever and Mr. Longtooth willingly obliges. Sally moans in ecstasy from the vampire bite turning her.
* LongingLook: Between Sally and Mr. Longtooth.
* LoveTriangle: Crosswhite/Sally/Longtooth.
* MeaningfulName: The vampire is named Long''tooth''. His antagonist boss is named ''Cross''white.
* NightmareFetishist: Besides chivalry, Sally also finds vampires, creatures of the night and other horrors to be "sexy".
* ThePowerOfLove: Even the Crypt Keeper is touched to see two lovers so "batty" about each other.
* RewatchBonus: Sally's overtures towards Mr. Longtooth since she already knew he was a vampire.
* RuleOfThree: Mr. Longtooth's questions for each of his enemies/victims before he kills and steals their blood.
* SecretSecretKeeper: Sally knew for years that Longtooth was a vampire.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Longtooth got staked in the original comic, but he survives the episode, thanks to Crosswhite being placed in his coffin.
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** Every time Sally and Mr. Longtooth Donald hug, his fangs pop out and he has scrambles to hide it.
them from her, usually wearing dentures to cover them up.
** Faced with the possibility of losingthe blood bank, Longtooth his job and his easy access to blood, Donald says that he doesn't want to have to go back to "sucking on the streets again."
* EarnYourHappyEnding:Mr. Longtooth Donald manages to pin the blame for his crime spree on his villainous boss, who is safe and with staked in the heart. He ends of the episode giving the love of his life a bite on the neck, allowing for the two of them to stay together for eternity.
* EveryoneHasStandards:Mr. Longtooth needs to cover for some of the blood he's had, but he can't bring himself to attack an innocent dog walker. The guy that tries to rob her, however, Donald is another story. When it looks like he might actually have to kill, he insists he wouldn't prey on nuns or orphans, just the truly repellent people that'd deserve it. He's also noticeably saddened that a bunch of people could lose their jobs because he overindulged on the blood supply.
supply. When he tries to work out a way to replace the blood he's consumed, he can't bring himself to attack an old lady walking her dog. The guy that tries to mug her, however, is another story. Then, when it looks like he might actually have to kill, Donald insists he wouldn't prey on nuns or orphans, just the truly repellent people that deserve it.
* FatBastard: Mr.Crosswhite.
Crosswhite, who fakes his business going under to lure Donald into killing people to take their blood for his business, and rubs it in Donald's face that Sally, his crush, is going to be having a steamy romance with him.
* FrameUp: Donald puts Crosswhite in his coffin to frame him as the vampire behind the city's crime wave, indirectly tricking Rupert into putting a stake in his heart.
* FriendToAllLivingThings:Mr. Longtooth Donald has a pet mouse rat named Leo and often Leopold that he usually keeps him perched on his shoulder.
shoulder. He is shown talking to the rat a few times in the episode, and even brings him to the blood bank during his feeding time
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire:Mr. Longtooth hates his thirst for killing and Despite being a creature of the night, Donald is a genuinely good guy. He makes it clear that he's not really a fan of how he has to drink human blood to survive, and rather settles for his hunger pangs consuming the blood bags donated at the blood bank he works at.
* FreudianSlip: Donald almost spills the fact that he's a vampire to Sally a few times. The end reveals that she actually knew his secret for years.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Sally, the blonde bookkeeper who Donald has a crush on, is a total sweetheart who is concerned about Donald losing his job.
* HateSink: Mr. Crosswhite, who faked his business going under to force Donald to blow his cover, then tortures him with holy water to force him to kill anyone and everyone he can (criminal or not) for their blood so his blood bank can make a huge profit. He also blatantly lusts after Donald's crush, Sally, and rubs in the fact that he's going to be in a romantic affair with the poor bookkeeper.
* HatingOnMonday: Donald's first words are a weary "How I hate Mondays."
* HauntedHouse: Donald's apartment is decorated like a mausoleum, complete with candles, cobwebs, rats, a coffin, ghoulish portraits, and Transylvanian soil.
* HeroAntagonist: Rupert van Helsing, the vampire hunter who is determined to stake Donald through the heart.
* HolyBurnsEvil: Crosswhite is able to injure Donald, nearly having him at his mercy, by squirting him with holy water.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Rupert gives this as the reason why he had to kill Crosswhite, who he thought was the vampire plaguing the city.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Donald wants to live just like any other person, in spite of the fact that he's a vampire and must drink human blood to live.
* ImmuneToBullets: Thinking that Crosswhite is preparing to shoot him, Donald ominously warns him that bullets can't kill him. Little does he realize that Crosswhite's guns are actually filled with holy water.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Mr. Crosswhite gets staked in the chest afterbeing mistaken Rupert mistakes him for a vampire.
* KissOfTheVampire: Afterthe bad guy Mr. Crosswhite is defeated staked and Mr. Longtooth Donald is let off the hook for all the vampire murders, Sally asks Mr. Longtooth him to turn her into a vampire so they could can be together forever and Mr. Longtooth willingly obliges. forever. Donald is all too happy to oblige. Sally even moans in ecstasy from the vampire bite turning her.
* LighterAndSofter: The episode is light on the gore, and features a rather light-hearted plot about a good-natured vampire struggling with the romantic actions of a coworker while trying to restock the blood bank he works in and attacking criminals to do so. The ending of the episode is also unambiguously happy for Donald and Sally.
* LongingLook: Between Sally andMr. Longtooth.
Donald, showing their attraction to one another.
* LoveTriangle:Crosswhite/Sally/Longtooth.
Crosswhite/Sally/Donald.
* MeaningfulName:The vampire Our vampiric main character is named Long''tooth''. His Donald Long''tooth'', and his antagonist boss is named ''Cross''white.
* MedicationTampering: Whenever Donald drinks blood during his shift, he alters the blood bank's records to cover his tracks. He soon realizes that Crosswhite may be onto him when he discovers the records have been taken from their shelf.
* MundaneUtility: Donald has the vampiric ability to light candles with a flick of his hand, which he does in the manner of a person turning on a lamp.
* MurphysBed: Donald sleeps in a Murphy ''coffin''. He later uses it to get the drop on Crosswhite and puts him inside it so the police will think he's the "real" vampire.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Donald is left saddened that his heavy blood consumption has put nearly all of his co-workers at the risk of being fired.
* NiceGuy: Even if he's a vampire who relishes the taste of human blood, Donald is a pleasant and well-meaning guy who kills criminals and drains their blood not just because of his cravings, but because a large amount of people are at risk of losing their jobs because of his overindulging on the blood supply.
* NightmareFetishist: Besideschivalry, being attracted to chivalry and sensitivity, Sally also finds vampires, vampires and creatures of the night and other horrors to be "sexy".
"sexy".
* NoRespectGuy: Rupert van Helsing is seen by Lieutenant Robinson as a bumbling lunatic for his fanatical obsession with vampires. It's justifiable since he's been reduced to appearing on goofy morning radio shows and has likely been dragging his family's legacy into the mud.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: After vowing to become a vigilante to refill the blood supply at the bank, Donald manages to follow up on his promise in only two days
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Donald has many of the same abilities that the traditional vampires have. The only thing he can't do is turn into a bat, which Rupert van Helsing says is a shared trait of vampires that's "just in the movies". His fangs also have a tendency to pop out when he's aroused, so he normally wears dentures to hide them.
* PoliceAreUseless: Lieutenant Robinson is one step behind for the whole episode, unable to find the culprit of the city's murder spree, and the only "expert" he has on hand is practically certifiably insane. When he accompanies Rupert to the culprit's hideout, he doesn't get a word in edgewise over how the man in the coffin doesn't seem to be a vampire, and is unable to stop Rupert from killing him.
* ThePowerOfLove: Sally and Donald get together in the end, with the latter turning Sally into a creature of the night so they can be together forever. Even the CryptKeeper Keeper's heart is touched to see warmed by seeing two lovers so "batty" about each other.
* ProperlyParanoid: Despite being seen as a loon for his beliefs, Rupert van Helsing is completely right that there's a vampire loose in the city, draining criminals of their blood.
* RewatchBonus: Sally's overtures towardsMr. Longtooth since Donald, once it's revealed that she already knew all along that he was a vampire.
* RuleOfThree:Mr. Longtooth's questions for each of his enemies/victims before he Before Donald kills and steals their blood.
drains a victim, he asks them whether they have bloodborne diseases, if they take any special medications, and if they've had dental surgery in the past 72 hours.
* SecretSecretKeeper: Sallyknew for is revealed to have known that Donald was a vampire years before the story begins.
* ShootOutTheLock: Crosswhite tells Donald thatLongtooth he was able to break into his apartment by breaking the ancient, antique locks on his door.
* SophisticatedAsHell: When left alone during his shift, Donald usually prepares the blood he consumes by mixing different types and adding avampire.
twist of lime like one would in a margarita, drinking the concoction from a cocktail glass.
* SparedByTheAdaptation:Longtooth Donald got staked in the original comic, but he survives the episode, thanks to Crosswhite being placed in his coffin.coffin.
* SpinningPaper: A few of them are shown to cover Donald's wave of vigilantism to save the blood bank.
* SuperStrength: Being a vampire means that Donald has much greater strength than an average man, as he is able to lift the hefty Crosswhite into his coffin singlehandedly.
* TokenNonHuman: Protagonist Donald is the only non-human character in the episode.
* VampireEpisode: One where the vampire is the main protagonist... and he's actually a good guy.
* VampireHunter: Rupert van Helsing. Despite being a descendant of the legendary Van Helsing, Robinson and the police department see him as a boob who is mockingly humored for his vampire obsession. Regardless, he ''does'' manage to save the day by staking Crosswhite, who he thought was the vampire.
* VegetarianVampire: Donald has shades of this trope, despite still consuming blood. He even reminisces to Sally that he couldn't kill "anything" and used to stay indoors when his family went out "hunting".
* VigilanteMan: Donald decides to become a vigilante and starts "taking a bite out of crime" to replace the blood bank donations he's consumed.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Mr. Crosswhite wants to give life-saving blood to people who need it (for a hefty fee), but was fully planning to force Donald to nab said blood from anyone he could get his hands on, especially if there aren't enough criminals to capture.
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->'''Crypt Keeper:''' ''(standing before a woman with fresh puncture marks in her neck)'' Awwww. It's good to see two lovers so ''batty'' about each other. Now ''that's'' a relationship they can ''sink their teeth'' into. ''(cackles)'' As for me, I've got to get back to work. Exams, you know. I hear the final's a real ''pain in the neck.'' Not that I'm worried or anything. So far, all my ''marks'' have been perfect! ''(turns the woman's head to reveal the puncture marks; cackles)'' Mmmmmm!
** Faced with the possibility of losing
* EarnYourHappyEnding:
* EveryoneHasStandards:
* FatBastard: Mr.
* FrameUp: Donald puts Crosswhite in his coffin to frame him as the vampire behind the city's crime wave, indirectly tricking Rupert into putting a stake in his heart.
* FriendToAllLivingThings:
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire:
* FreudianSlip: Donald almost spills the fact that he's a vampire to Sally a few times. The end reveals that she actually knew his secret for years.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Sally, the blonde bookkeeper who Donald has a crush on, is a total sweetheart who is concerned about Donald losing his job.
* HateSink: Mr. Crosswhite, who faked his business going under to force Donald to blow his cover, then tortures him with holy water to force him to kill anyone and everyone he can (criminal or not) for their blood so his blood bank can make a huge profit. He also blatantly lusts after Donald's crush, Sally, and rubs in the fact that he's going to be in a romantic affair with the poor bookkeeper.
* HatingOnMonday: Donald's first words are a weary "How I hate Mondays."
* HauntedHouse: Donald's apartment is decorated like a mausoleum, complete with candles, cobwebs, rats, a coffin, ghoulish portraits, and Transylvanian soil.
* HeroAntagonist: Rupert van Helsing, the vampire hunter who is determined to stake Donald through the heart.
* HolyBurnsEvil: Crosswhite is able to injure Donald, nearly having him at his mercy, by squirting him with holy water.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Rupert gives this as the reason why he had to kill Crosswhite, who he thought was the vampire plaguing the city.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Donald wants to live just like any other person, in spite of the fact that he's a vampire and must drink human blood to live.
* ImmuneToBullets: Thinking that Crosswhite is preparing to shoot him, Donald ominously warns him that bullets can't kill him. Little does he realize that Crosswhite's guns are actually filled with holy water.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Mr. Crosswhite gets staked in the chest after
* KissOfTheVampire: After
* LighterAndSofter: The episode is light on the gore, and features a rather light-hearted plot about a good-natured vampire struggling with the romantic actions of a coworker while trying to restock the blood bank he works in and attacking criminals to do so. The ending of the episode is also unambiguously happy for Donald and Sally.
* LongingLook: Between Sally and
* LoveTriangle:
* MeaningfulName:
* MedicationTampering: Whenever Donald drinks blood during his shift, he alters the blood bank's records to cover his tracks. He soon realizes that Crosswhite may be onto him when he discovers the records have been taken from their shelf.
* MundaneUtility: Donald has the vampiric ability to light candles with a flick of his hand, which he does in the manner of a person turning on a lamp.
* MurphysBed: Donald sleeps in a Murphy ''coffin''. He later uses it to get the drop on Crosswhite and puts him inside it so the police will think he's the "real" vampire.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Donald is left saddened that his heavy blood consumption has put nearly all of his co-workers at the risk of being fired.
* NiceGuy: Even if he's a vampire who relishes the taste of human blood, Donald is a pleasant and well-meaning guy who kills criminals and drains their blood not just because of his cravings, but because a large amount of people are at risk of losing their jobs because of his overindulging on the blood supply.
* NightmareFetishist: Besides
* NoRespectGuy: Rupert van Helsing is seen by Lieutenant Robinson as a bumbling lunatic for his fanatical obsession with vampires. It's justifiable since he's been reduced to appearing on goofy morning radio shows and has likely been dragging his family's legacy into the mud.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: After vowing to become a vigilante to refill the blood supply at the bank, Donald manages to follow up on his promise in only two days
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Donald has many of the same abilities that the traditional vampires have. The only thing he can't do is turn into a bat, which Rupert van Helsing says is a shared trait of vampires that's "just in the movies". His fangs also have a tendency to pop out when he's aroused, so he normally wears dentures to hide them.
* PoliceAreUseless: Lieutenant Robinson is one step behind for the whole episode, unable to find the culprit of the city's murder spree, and the only "expert" he has on hand is practically certifiably insane. When he accompanies Rupert to the culprit's hideout, he doesn't get a word in edgewise over how the man in the coffin doesn't seem to be a vampire, and is unable to stop Rupert from killing him.
* ThePowerOfLove: Sally and Donald get together in the end, with the latter turning Sally into a creature of the night so they can be together forever. Even the Crypt
* ProperlyParanoid: Despite being seen as a loon for his beliefs, Rupert van Helsing is completely right that there's a vampire loose in the city, draining criminals of their blood.
* RewatchBonus: Sally's overtures towards
* RuleOfThree:
* SecretSecretKeeper: Sally
* ShootOutTheLock: Crosswhite tells Donald that
* SophisticatedAsHell: When left alone during his shift, Donald usually prepares the blood he consumes by mixing different types and adding a
* SparedByTheAdaptation:
* SpinningPaper: A few of them are shown to cover Donald's wave of vigilantism to save the blood bank.
* SuperStrength: Being a vampire means that Donald has much greater strength than an average man, as he is able to lift the hefty Crosswhite into his coffin singlehandedly.
* TokenNonHuman: Protagonist Donald is the only non-human character in the episode.
* VampireEpisode: One where the vampire is the main protagonist... and he's actually a good guy.
* VampireHunter: Rupert van Helsing. Despite being a descendant of the legendary Van Helsing, Robinson and the police department see him as a boob who is mockingly humored for his vampire obsession. Regardless, he ''does'' manage to save the day by staking Crosswhite, who he thought was the vampire.
* VegetarianVampire: Donald has shades of this trope, despite still consuming blood. He even reminisces to Sally that he couldn't kill "anything" and used to stay indoors when his family went out "hunting".
* VigilanteMan: Donald decides to become a vigilante and starts "taking a bite out of crime" to replace the blood bank donations he's consumed.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Mr. Crosswhite wants to give life-saving blood to people who need it (for a hefty fee), but was fully planning to force Donald to nab said blood from anyone he could get his hands on, especially if there aren't enough criminals to capture.
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->'''Crypt Keeper:''' ''(standing before a woman with fresh puncture marks in her neck)'' Awwww. It's good to see two lovers so ''batty'' about each other. Now ''that's'' a relationship they can ''sink their teeth'' into. ''(cackles)'' As for me, I've got to get back to work. Exams, you know. I hear the final's a real ''pain in the neck.'' Not that I'm worried or anything. So far, all my ''marks'' have been perfect! ''(turns the woman's head to reveal the puncture marks; cackles)'' Mmmmmm!
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*AdaptationalVillainy: Crosswhite. In the comic, the blood bank really was in danger of closing down, and the director was an honest man desperate for a solution. Here, he made the whole thing up to oust Longtooth.
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* KissOfTheVampire: After the bad guy is defeated and Mr. Longtooth is let off the hook for all the vampire murders, Sally asks Mr. Longtooth to turn her into a vampire so they could be together forever and Mr. Longtooth willingly obliges. Sally moans in ecstasy from the vampire bite turning her.
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* BatmanGambit: Crosswhite learned of the altered records. He figured out Longtooth is a vampire and faked the bank being in danger to see how productive he could be.
* BlackComedy: Before helping himself to a mugger, Mr. Longtooth asks assorted medical-related questions, such as any drug use or dental surgery. He then attaches the IV to his neck, performing the Heimlich maneuver and later just jumping on him to get the blood out.
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** Faced with the possibility of losing the blood bank, Longtooth says he doesn't want to have to go back to "sucking on the streets again."
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Mr. Longtooth is safe and with the love of his life for eternity]].
* EveryoneHasStandards: Mr. Longtooth needs to cover for some of the blood he's had, but he can't bring himself to attack an innocent dog walker. The guy that tries to rob her, however, is another story. When it looks like he might actually have to kill, he insists he wouldn't prey on nuns or orphans, just the truly repellent people that'd deserve it. He's also noticeably saddened that a bunch of people could lose their jobs because he overindulged on the blood supply.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Mr. Longtooth has a pet mouse named Leo and often keeps him on his shoulder.
* BatmanGambit: Crosswhite learned of the altered records. He figured out Longtooth is a vampire and faked the bank being in danger to see how productive he could be.
* BlackComedy: Before helping himself to a mugger, Mr. Longtooth asks assorted medical-related questions, such as any drug use or dental surgery. He then attaches the IV to his neck, performing the Heimlich maneuver and later just jumping on him to get the blood out.
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** Every time Sally and Mr. Longtooth hug, his fangs pop out and he has to hide
** Faced with the possibility of losing the blood bank, Longtooth says he doesn't want to have to go back to "sucking on the streets again."
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Mr. Longtooth is safe and with the love of his life for eternity]].
* EveryoneHasStandards: Mr. Longtooth needs to cover for some of the blood he's had, but he can't bring himself to attack an innocent dog walker. The guy that tries to rob her, however, is another story. When it looks like he might actually have to kill, he insists he wouldn't prey on nuns or orphans, just the truly repellent people that'd deserve it. He's also noticeably saddened that a bunch of people could lose their jobs because he overindulged on the blood supply.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Mr. Longtooth has a pet mouse named Leo and often keeps him on his shoulder.
* MeaningfulName: The vampire is named Long''tooth''. His antagonist boss is named ''Cross''white.
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* SecretSecretKeeper: [[spoiler:Sally knew for years that Longtooth was a vampire]].
* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Longtooth got staked in the original comic, but he survives the episode, thanks to Crosswhite being placed in his coffin]].
* RewatchBonus: [[spoiler:Sally's overtures towards Mr. Longtooth since she already knew he was a vampire]].
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Every time Sally and Mr. Longtooth hug, his fangs pop out and he has to hide it.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Mr. Longtooth hates his thirst for killing and human blood and rather settles for the blood bags donated at the blood bank he works at.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Mr. Crosswhite gets staked in the chest after being mistake for a vampire.]]
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Mr. Longtooth hates his thirst for killing and human blood and rather settles for the blood bags donated at the blood bank he works at.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Mr. Crosswhite gets staked in the chest after being mistake for a vampire.]]
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!!Tropes:
* LongingLook: Between Sally and Mr. Longtooth.
* LoveTriangle: Crosswhite/Sally/Longtooth.
* NightmareFetishist: Besides chivalry, Sally also finds vampires, creatures of the night and other horrors to be "sexy".
* RuleOfThree: Mr. Longtooth's questions for each of his enemies/victims before he kills and steals their blood.
!!Tropes:
* LongingLook: Between Sally and Mr. Longtooth.
* LoveTriangle: Crosswhite/Sally/Longtooth.
* NightmareFetishist: Besides chivalry, Sally also finds vampires, creatures of the night and other horrors to be "sexy".
* RuleOfThree: Mr. Longtooth's questions for each of his enemies/victims before he kills and steals their blood.
