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Count Duckula : Season 1
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Air date: 06 Sep '88 - 26 episodesCount Duckula is a British children's drama, horror, comedy, animated television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall and a spin-off from DangerMouse, a show in which the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain. The series aired on 6 September 1988 and was produced by Thames Television for three series and Central Television for the fourth and final series. In all, 65 episodes were made, each about 22 minutes long. All 65 episodes have been released to DVD in the UK, while only the first series has been released in North America. Both the series and its characters continue to have a large following on the internet. The show is a loose parody of the story of Count Dracula. Set in Transylvania, Duckula lives in a spooky castle known as Castle Duckula alongside his butler Igor and his large nanny. Almost all of the characters in the show are anthropomorphised birds.
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List of Episodes (26)
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1. No Sax Please: We're Egyptian
06 Sep '88Duckula travels to Egypt to look for an ancient saxophone that will help him to become a rock star.
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2. Vampire Vacation
13 Sep '88Duckula goes on a vacation to Spain to visit his cousin.
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3. One Stormy Night
20 Sep '88Von Goosewing has created a creature to kill Duckula, but in order to get it to work he must enlist the help of one of Duckula's resurrected ancestors.
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4. Transylvanian Homesick Blues
27 Sep '88Duckula, Igor, and nanny go for a ride on a roller coaster run by a Mr. Fexactely. The coaster takes them on a strange trip through time.
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5. Restoration Comedy
04 Oct '88To Igor's displeasure, the Count has hired Mr. Roberto to renovate the castle. He wants to make it less evil-looking.
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6. Mutinous Penguins
11 Oct '88While looking for the castle, which has transported to the Antarctic, Duckula, Nanny, and Igor are trapped on an ice flow by mutinous penguins. There, they must deal not only with looking for the castle, but with the Vikings that are stuck there with them.
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7. Dr. Von Goosewing's Invisible Ray
18 Oct '88Von Goosewing has built an invisible ray, which he plans to use to get rid of Duckula. Meanwhile, Duckula, Igor, and Nanny argue about magic tricks and spells.
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8. Down Under Duckula
25 Oct '88Duckula decides that Nanny needs psychiatric help, so he transports the caste to Austria. Unfortunatly, the castle ends up in Australia instead. There, Duckula accidentaly gives away the castle's coo-coo clock, whick is a part of the mechanism that allows the castle to transport. He, Igor, and Nanny travel all over Australia to get it back.
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9. All in a Fog
01 Nov '88Duckula decides he wants to become a famous detective, like Sherlock Holmes, so he, Nanny, and Igor travel to London.
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10. Castle Duckula: Open to the Public
08 Nov '88Duckula decides to raise money by opening the castle to the public. This opportunity to enter the castle gives Von Goosewing the chance he has been looking for to finally capture Duckula. Meanwhile, Nanny gets a case of amnesia.
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11. The Ghost of McCastle McDuckula
15 Nov '88While in Scotland looking for the Loch Ness Monster, Duckula meets another vampire duck and is taken to his haunted castle.
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12. Igor's Busy Day
22 Nov '88A couple who's car has broken down seek shelter in the castle, and causes Igor to think fondly about the good old evil days.
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13. Autoduck
22 Nov '88in another money-making attempt, the count opens the castle as a bed and breakfast. When business is slow, he decides to attract more tourists by breaking the land speed record.
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14. The Vampire Strikes Back
06 Dec '88Von Goosewings's latest device reacts with Nanny's home-brewed Sasparilla and launches the castle into space. There, they are rescued by Tremendous Terrence, who later maroons them on the planet Cute.
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15. Hardluck Hotel
13 Dec '88When the Transylvanian currency loses its value, Duckula decides to take a vacation out of the country. While looking for a place to stay the night, he runs into a hotel manager that is almost exactly like Basil Fawlty (from the show Fawlty Towers).
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16. The Hunchbudgie of Notre Dame
20 Dec '88While in Paris, Duckula buys the Eifel Tower and becomes wrapped up in a heist to steal the Mona Lisa.
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17. Dear Diary
03 Jan '89Duckula decides to have his ancestors' memoirs published.
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18. Rent a Butler
10 Jan '89Duckula decides to make some money by renting out Igor and Nanny to other people as servants. He ends up regretting this when he finds himself alone in the castle.
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19. Jungle Duck
24 Jan '89Duckula travels to Africa to find the treasure of an ancient hidden city.
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20. Mobile Home
31 Jan '89Some wealthy American tourists visit castle Duckula and decide they want to buy it. Not knowing that it has a transport mechanism, they accept the Crow Brothers' offer to transport the castle to America in pieces.
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21. A Fright at the Opera
07 Feb '89While visiting the Milan Opera House, Duckula, Nanny, and Igor run into the mysterious phantom. The phantom's servant turns out to be an old school chum of Igor. The action picks up as the Phantom kidnaps Nanny. In trying to rescue her, the opera house is destroyed and the Phantom goes to America to haunt the Grand Ole Opray.
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22. Dr. Goosewing and Mr. Duck
14 Feb '89Von Goosewing's latest invention is a formula that can change people's characters. He sells it to Duckula as a carpet shampoo and it has strange effects. It makes Duckula act like a real vampire, Nanny is smart, and Igor becomes cheerful.
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23. Town Hall Terrors
21 Feb '89Realizing that the castle needs major repairs, Duckula goes to the town council to get a grant to repair it. When he gets the grant, he gives the money to some tricksters who build a railroad right through the castle.
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24. Sawdust Ring
28 Feb '89Duckula decides to enter the circus. Unfortunately, the former circus workers come back to sabotage the performance.
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25. Duck and the Broccoli Stalk
07 Mar '89Von Goosewing plans to use a growth formula to grow a huge clove of garlic next to the castle to kill Duckula. He spills some on Duckula's broccoli by accident and it grows, carrying castle Duckula and its inhabitants to a castle in the clouds that is owned by a giant.
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