History Main / VampireVords

* {{Animaniacs}}: The Viper is coming! [[spoiler: The Vindow Viper.]]

* [[Animaniacs]]: The Viper is coming! [[spoiler: The Vindow Viper.]]

[[BeamMeUpScotty Additionally]], BelaLugosi did not actually make his W's sound like V's. Check out ze real deal [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVPxAgy7lBA here]]. Even Martin Landau got zis vone wrong - compare [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cE1fzfOogo ze original "atomic supermen" speech in Bride of ze Monster]] to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSd73J6OAXA&feature=related Landau's version in Ed Vood.]]

* Although he's not a vampire, [[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Pavel]] [[ChekovsGun Chekov]] gets a lot of this. During a guest appearance on ''{{Futurama}}'':

* Boobarella from ''TheSimpsons'', a blatant Elvira pastiche.

*** ''None'' of the vampires in ''Discworld/CarpeJugulum'' used this accent (not even Bela, the old count).

** [[FridgeLogic Why is it that Pavel Chekhov can only say the letter "v" correctly when it's in his first name?]]

* In ''AttackOfTheKillerTomatos'', there was an episode where most of the cast were turned into vampires, and when they were they ''all'' had this accent.

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* In the Vincent Price episode (of course!) of ''TheMuppetShow'', one sketch has Gonzo and Fozzie checking out their castle-like summer cottage, which Gonzo bought (rented? leased?) based on its ad in "The Wampire Veekly".

Vhen zhe ClassicalMovieVampire became szuch an iconic portrayal of vampires, [[SelfDemonstratingArticle zu vay sczhey szpoke]] also became iconic.

Note zat in cze [[{{Literature/Dracula}} original book]], Count Dracula vas sczaid to sczpeak uncannily good English. (In fvact, vhen his guest comments on it, he exczplains zat his pride vould never allou him to szettle for merely being anozer [[FunnyForeigner foreigner viz a funny accent]] vonce he viszits Britain. {{Irony}}, itzs not juzst a tasty subscztance in ze blod, eh?)[[hottip:**:He iczs alszo said to be a [[UnbuiltTrope phvysically impocsing]] man viz a [[GoodHairEvilHair large mustache]].]]

Vhen zhe ClassicalMovieVampire became szuch an iconic portrayal of vampires, [[SelfDemonstratingArticle zu vay chzey szpoke]] also became iconic.

In zhe novel [[{{Literature/Dracula}} Dracula]] zhe character of Count Dracula is szaid to be a Szekely, a Hungarian-speaking ethnic group sztill fvound in Romania. (Zhis is vone of tze many characteristics szat makes Stoker's czharacter Dracula different from tezhe hisztorical Vlad Tepes, who vos ethnically Vlach und szpoke Romanian as hiczs native langvage). Bela Lugosi's native langvage vos also Hungarian. Cze stereotyped vampire accent is therefore based mosztly on cze Hungarian acczent, but often juszct sczxhades off into an [[{{Ruritania}} unidentifiable]] [[{{Uberwald}} Eastern European]] acczent.

A larrge numberr ov vampires in viction khave adopted ze szame affvectations in zeir szpeech. As morre mmodern portrrayals have been intrrroduced, tzis has become less common, but it is still frequently used in comedic portrayals.

All of vhich ics to szay zat zare are an auful lot of vampires avound who vont to "[[BloodLust sahk you blohd]]".

Note zat in cze [[{{Literature/Dracula}} original book]], Count Dracula vas sczaid to sczpeak uncannily good English. (In fvact, vhen his guest comments on it, he exczplains zat his pride vould never allou him to szettle for merely being anozer [[FunnyForeigner foreigner viz a funny accent]] vonce he viszits Britain. {{Irony}}, it izs not juszt a tasty substance in cze blod, no?)[[hottip:**:He vaczs alszo said to be a [[UnbuiltTrope phvysically impocsing]] man viz a [[GoodHairEvilHair large mustache]].]]

A cazse of SmallReferencePools viz regarrds to [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vvampires]], und a DeadHorseTrope.

Und now, let uz ''[[SesameStreet count]]'' ze number off "phonetic" [[StylisticSuck miszpellings]] in zis article! Von... Twoo... Tree...

Lhzrelated to {{Lzherusskie}}.

In zhe novel [[{{Literature/Dracula}} Dracula]] zhe character of Count Dracula is szaid to be a Szekely, a Hungarian-speaking ethnic group sztill fvound in Romania. (Zhis is vone of de many characteristics szat makes Stoker's czharacter Dracula different from tezhe hisztorical Vlad Tepes, who vos ethnically Vlach und szpoke Romanian as hiczs native langvage). Bela Lugosi's native langvage vos also Hungarian. Cze stereotyped vampire accent is therefore based mosztly on cze Hungarian acczent, but often juszct sczxhades off into an [[{{Ruritania}} unidentifiable]] [[{{Uberwald}} Eastern European]] acczent.

Vhen ze ClassicalMovieVampire became such an iconic portrayal of vampires, [[SelfDemonstratingArticle ze vay zey spoke also became iconic.]]

In the novel [[{{Literature/Dracula}} Dracula]] the character of Count Dracula is said to be a Szekely, a Hungarian-speaking ethnic group still found in Romania. (This is one of the many characteristics that makes Stoker's character Dracula different from the historical Vlad Tepes, who was ethnically Vlach and spoke Romanian as his native language). Bela Lugosi's native language was also Hungarian. The stereotyped vampire accent is therefore based mostly on the Hungarian accent, but often just shades off into an unidentifiable Eastern European accent.

A large number of vampires in fiction have adopted ze same affectations in zeir speech. As more modern portrayals have been introduced, zis has become less common, but it is still frequently used in comedic portrayals.

All of vhich is to say zat zere are an auful lot of vampires around who "vant to sahk yo blahd".

Note zat in ze [[{{Literature/Dracula}} original book]], Count Dracula vas said to speak uncannily good English. (In fact, vhen his guest comments on it, he explains zat his pride vould never allou him to settle for merely being anozer foreigner viz a funny accent vonce he visits Britain. {{Irony}} indeed.) He vas also said to be a physically imposing man viz a large mustache.

[[BeamMeUpScotty Additionally]], BelaLugosi did not actually make his W's sound like V's. Check out ze real deal [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVPxAgy7lBA here]] Even Martin Landau got zis one wrong - compare [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cE1fzfOogo ze original "atomic supermen" speech in Bride of ze Monster]] to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSd73J6OAXA&feature=related Landau's version in Ed Vood.]]

A case of SmallReferencePools viz regards to [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]], and a DeadHorseTrope.

See also FangThpeak and SssssnakeTalk. Compare [[TheCoconutEffect Ze Coconut Effect.]]

* In ''The Key Of Awesome'''s song "Emo Vampire", the "old fashioned" vampire sings in this accent.