History WesternAnimation / CountDuckula

''Count Duckula'' (1988-1993) was an animated series by CosgroveHall, the creators of ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse''. Indeed, the title character originally appeared as a bad guy on ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'', but on his own show he was a fairly amiable vegetarian with aspirations of fame and world travel. As the opening sequence of each episode explains, there was a slip-up in the performance of a ceremony where tomato ketchup was mistakenly used instead of blood, allowing the count to come BackFromTheDead whenever he was killed.

''Count Duckula'' (1988-1993) was an animated series by CosgroveHall, the creators of ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse''. Indeed, the title character originally appeared as a bad guy on ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'', but on his own show he was a fairly amiable vegetarian with aspirations of fame and world travel. As the opening sequence of each episode explains, there was a slip-up in the performance of a ceremony that allowed the count to come BackFromTheDead whenever he was killed, where tomato ketchup was mistakenly used instead of blood.

* AccentAdaptation: In the German dub of Count Duckula the German accent of Dr. Von Goosewing is dubbed into modern Saxon dialect, which has always been the ButtMonkey of the german dialects. The pirate pinguins talk in very strong low german from the regions where most major ports of Germany are located.

** Moreover Towser the castle's werewolf WAS real undeniably but was never seen onscreen apart from once where we see his eyes.

''Count Duckula'' was an animated series by CosgroveHall, the creators of ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse''. Indeed, the title character originally appeared as a bad guy on ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'', but on his own show he was a fairly amiable vegetarian with aspirations of fame and world travel. As the opening sequence of each episode explains, there was a slip-up in the performance of a ceremony that allowed the count to come BackFromTheDead whenever he was killed, where tomato ketchup was mistakenly used instead of blood.

* Credits Gag: Many episodes have these in the closing titles.

** About as gentle as [[OfMiceAndMen Lenny]], anyway...

** In Heinrich's first 'appearance' Goosewing believes he has made him invisible with his 'invisibilitising ray'. The fact that there is no-one there in the 1st place and the doctor is wearing thick goggles may patially explain his ongoing confusion.

- Moreover Towser the castle's werewolf WAS real undeniably but was never seen onscreen apart from once where we see his eyes.

* VanHelsingHateCrimes: Von Goosewing is trying to kill a ''vegetarian'' vampire merely because he's a vampire.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAJH234JEn8 Who, Ra? And Upshi rises! Who, Ra? And Upshi rises! Who, Ra? And Upshi rises! Early in the mornin']]

** Well, from ''[[BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad Igor]]'''s perspective the trope is played straight...

* FunnyForeigner: Used repeatedly in the traveling-the-world episodes, especially the Frenchmen...er, -ducks...Gaston et Pierre)

** One episode gives the reason: she's hiding an EmbarrassingTattoo.

** Don't forget Nanny's archetypal cry of 'MY DUCKYPOOS' in reference to the eponymous vampire duck.

** One episode gives the reason: she'd hiding an EmbarrassingTattoo.

** Well, from ''[[BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad Igor]]''`s perspective the trope is played straight...

''Count Duckula'' was an animated series by CosgroveHall, the creators of ''DangerMouse''. Indeed, the title character originally appeared as a bad guy on ''DangerMouse'', but on his own show he was a fairly amiable vegetarian with aspirations of fame and world travel. As the opening sequence of each episode explains, there was a slip-up in the performance of a ceremony that allowed the count to come BackFromTheDead whenever he was killed, where tomato ketchup was mistakenly used instead of blood.

* SpinOff: The show was itself a SpinOff of ''{{Dangermouse}}'', but also Gaston et Pierre were modified slightly and given their own series as ''{{Victor and Hugo}}''.

* AccentAdaptation: In the German dub of Count Duckula the German accent of Dr. Von Goosewing is dubbed into modern Saxon dialect, which has always been the ButtMonkey of the german dialects.

* AccentAdaptation: In the German dub of Count Duckula the German accent of Dr. Von Goosewing is dubbed into Anglo-Saxon dialect.