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In the heart of Transylvania In the Vampire Hall of Fame, yeah There's not a vampire zanier than Duckula! He won't bite beast or man, Cause he's a vegetarian, And things never run to plan for Duckula! If you're looking for some fun You can always count upon The wild and wacky one they call Duckula! Count Duckula! Count Duckula was an animated series by Cosgrove Hall, the creators of Danger Mouse. Indeed, the title character originally appeared as a bad guy on Danger Mouse, 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 Back From The Dead whenever he was killed, where tomato ketchup was mistakenly used instead of blood. And so, with his butler Igor (not The Igor, but instead a sarcastic hunchbacked vulture who wished his master would act more like a traditional vampire) and his maid Nanny (a hulking, dim but loveable hen with a bad habit of going through doorways without opening them first) in tow, Count Duckula would travel the world, running afoul (excuse the pun) of all manner of folks, including Dr. Von Goosewing, a bumbling vampire hunter who refused to believe Duckula was anything but a threat. This series provides examples of:
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