"Count Duckula" (1988) TV series 1988-1993

Creator:

Ramon Sanchez
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

6 October 1989 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Horror

Plot:

The misadventures of a vegetarian vampire duck and his servants.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Nanny | Duck | Butler | Spin Off

Cast

Jack May	...	Igor / ... (39 episodes, 1988-1993)
Brian Trueman	...	Nanny / ... (39 episodes, 1988-1993)
Jimmy Hibbert	...	Sviatoslav / ... (39 episodes, 1988-1993)
David Jason	...	Count Duckula / ... (38 episodes, 1988-1993)
Barry Clayton	...	Narrator (38 episodes, 1988-1993)

Series Directed by
Chris Randall		(19 episodes, 1988-1993)
Keith Scoble		(3 episodes, 1989-1990)

Series Writing credits
Ramon Sanchez		(65 episodes, 1988-1993)
Jimmy Hibbert		(36 episodes, 1988-1993)
Peter Richard Reeves		(15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Brian Trueman		(11 episodes, 1988-1993)
Chris Randall		(4 episodes, 1988)
Jan Needle		(2 episodes, 1989-1993)

Series Produced by
Brian Cosgrove	....	producer (20 episodes, 1988-1993)
Mark Hall	....	producer (20 episodes, 1988-1993)
John Hambley	....	executive producer (20 episodes, 1988-1993)
Chris Randall	....	associate producer (20 episodes, 1988-1993)
Ramon Sanchez	....	producer: character illustration production (12 episodes, 1988)

Series Original Music by
Mike Harding		(19 episodes, 1988-1993)

Series Film Editing by
Zyggy Markiewicz		(12 episodes, 1988-1993)
Patrick Haggerty		(5 episodes, 1988)
Eilis Ward		(3 episodes, 1988-1990)
Hilary Wyatt		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Vincent James	....	designer / storyboard artist (20 episodes, 1988-1993)
Chris Randall	....	designer / storyboard artist (20 episodes, 1988-1993)
Margaret Riley	....	designer (20 episodes, 1988-1993)
Paul Salmon	....	designer / storyboard artist (20 episodes, 1988-1993)
Dan Whitworth	....	designer (20 episodes, 1988-1993)
Edmund Williams	....	designer (20 episodes, 1988-1993)
John Stevenson	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 1988-1991)
Andy Roper	....	designer / storyboard artist (6 episodes, 1988-1993)
Ben Turner	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1988)

Series Sound Department
Richard Spooner	....	sound assistant (61 episodes, 1988-1993)
Ted Spooner	....	dubbing mixer (18 episodes, 1988-1993)
Hilary Wyatt	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Roy Huckerby	....	special effects (2 episodes, 1990-1993)
Jackie Mitchell	....	special effects (2 episodes, 1990-1993)
Garry Owen	....	special effects (2 episodes, 1990-1993)
Carlos Alfonso	....	special effects (2 episodes, 1990)

Series Visual Effects by
Carlos Alfonso	....	special effects (13 episodes, 1988)
Garry Owen	....	special effects (2 episodes, 1988-1989)
Murti Schofield	....	special effects (2 episodes, 1988-1989)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Victorio González	....	camera operator (13 episodes, 1988)
Santiago Gómez	....	camera operator (13 episodes, 1988)

Series Animation Department
Miguel Ángel Aisa	....	layout artist (16 episodes, 1988-1990)
Manuel Almela	....	layout artist (16 episodes, 1988-1990)
Ricardo Machuca	....	layout artist (16 episodes, 1988-1990)
Juan Antonio Rojo	....	animator / layout artist (16 episodes, 1988-1990)
José María Zumel	....	layout artist (16 episodes, 1988-1990)
Jose Luis Aisa	....	xerox (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Carlos Alfonso	....	animation director / background supervisor (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Ignacio Amero	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Milagros Bañares	....	background artist (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Amaro Carretero	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Félix Cascajo	....	background artist (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Valentín Caín	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Carmen Chenza	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Alberto Conejo	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Teresa Diego	....	painter (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Valentín Doménech	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Julio Díez	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Susana Díez	....	painter (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Miguel A. Fuertes	....	animator / layout artist (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Ángel Gallego	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Ramón García	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Pedro Jorge Gil	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Javier Gutiérrez	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Delia Hernandez	....	painter (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Fernando Jariego	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Emilio Luján	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Ezequiel Martín	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Pedro Mohedano	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Pedro Molina	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Eva Moreno	....	animation line tester (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Francisca Moreno	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Ventura Rodríguez	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Vicente Rodríguez	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Mariano Rueda	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Angeles Sanz	....	painter (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Eduard Sasu	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Juan Antonio Serrano	....	animator / layout artist (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Bujor Stefanescu	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Julián Tarragó	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Igashi Taruma	....	background artist (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Antonio Tena	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
Luis Varela	....	animator (15 episodes, 1988-1990)
María del Mar Fernández	....	painter (14 episodes, 1988-1990)
Julia García	....	painter (14 episodes, 1988-1990)
Roberto Marcano	....	animator (14 episodes, 1988-1990)
Ángeles Vacas	....	painter (14 episodes, 1988-1990)
Paloma Antón	....	painting supervisor (12 episodes, 1988)
Russell Brooke	....	animator (12 episodes, 1988)
Manuel Doctor	....	animator (12 episodes, 1988)
Chris Doyle	....	animator (12 episodes, 1988)
María Fernández	....	painter (12 episodes, 1988)
Manuel Galiana	....	animator (12 episodes, 1988)
Miguel Gil	....	background artist (12 episodes, 1988)
Andrés Palacios	....	xerox (12 episodes, 1988)
Juan Pina	....	animation director (12 episodes, 1988)
Margarita Pina	....	painter (12 episodes, 1988)
Marivi Rodriguez	....	animator (12 episodes, 1988)
Ramon Sanchez	....	animator (12 episodes, 1988)
Lourdes Santos	....	painter (12 episodes, 1988)
Robert Stevenhagen	....	animator (12 episodes, 1988)
Loli Torres	....	painter (12 episodes, 1988)
Paco Villanueva	....	painter (12 episodes, 1988)
María José Álvarez	....	painter (12 episodes, 1988)
Paul Greenall	....	animator (5 episodes, 1988-1993)
Karen Heywood	....	animator (5 episodes, 1988-1993)
Barbara Alcock	....	background artist (4 episodes, 1988-1993)
Phil Atack	....	animation line tester (4 episodes, 1988-1993)
Claire Grey	....	animator (4 episodes, 1988-1993)
Jennie Langley	....	animator (4 episodes, 1988-1993)
Tony McAleese	....	xerox (4 episodes, 1988-1993)
Malcolm McGookin	....	animator (4 episodes, 1988-1993)
Joan Simmons	....	xerox (4 episodes, 1988-1993)
Stephen Simpson	....	background artist (4 episodes, 1988-1993)
Stephen Thomas	....	animator (4 episodes, 1988-1993)
Kay Widdowson	....	animator (4 episodes, 1988-1993)
Arthur De Cloedt	....	animator (4 episodes, 1988-1990)
Sergio Alfonso	....	animation line tester (3 episodes, 1988-1990)
Luis Amor	....	animator (3 episodes, 1988-1990)
Isabel de Martinez Osaba	....	animator (3 episodes, 1988-1990)
Jean Flynn	....	animation director (3 episodes, 1988-1990)
Manuel J. García	....	animator (3 episodes, 1988-1990)
Andrés Hernández	....	background artist (3 episodes, 1988-1990)
Ignacio Meneu	....	animator (3 episodes, 1988-1990)
Elisa Núñez	....	animator (3 episodes, 1988-1990)
Maria Vicenta Rodriguez	....	animator (3 episodes, 1988-1990)
Maria Luisa Ruiz	....	animator (3 episodes, 1988-1990)
Yolanda Velasco	....	animator (3 episodes, 1988-1990)
Adrian Bell	....	animator (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
David Bowers	....	animator (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Les Brooksbank	....	animator (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Laura Cosgrove	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Marie Dembinski	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Mike Eames	....	animator (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Meryl Edge	....	animator (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Alastair Fell	....	animator (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Joyce Flowers	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Don Geering	....	xerox (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Stefania Giani	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Sue Halliwell	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Stephen Hanson	....	background artist (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Lynn Hardie	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Andrea Hough	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Yasodha Huckerby	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Joan Jones	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Dave Livesey	....	animator (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Joe McCaffrey	....	animator (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Helen Michael	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Phil Morris	....	animator (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Katie Nutter	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
John Offord	....	animator (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Beverly Phillips	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Judy Pilsbury	....	animator (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Michelle Povey	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Karl Scoble	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Helen Smith	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Bob Sparkes	....	animator (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Lorraine Thomas	....	cel painting supervisor (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Mair Thomas	....	animator (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Gloria Vassiliou	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Lesley White	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Craig Whittle	....	cel painter / painter (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Andy Wilson	....	animator (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Ben Turner	....	background supervisor (3 episodes, 1990-1993)
Alex Alfonso	....	xerox (2 episodes, 1988-1990)
John Geering	....	background supervisor (2 episodes, 1988-1989)
Andrew McLoughlin	....	xerox (2 episodes, 1988-1989)
Richard Bazley	....	animator (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Beverly Bush	....	background artist (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Denise Heywood	....	animator (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Mark Povey	....	animator (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Andrew Bax	....	animation checker (2 episodes, 1990-1993)
Mark Fulton	....	cel painter / painter (2 episodes, 1990-1993)
Neil Graham	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1990-1993)
Phil McMylor	....	animation checker (2 episodes, 1990-1993)
Paula Abad	....	painter (2 episodes, 1990)
Maria Jose Alvarez	....	painter (2 episodes, 1990)
Herminia Burgaleta	....	painter (2 episodes, 1990)
Pilar Canalejo	....	painter (2 episodes, 1990)
Elena Garcia	....	painter (2 episodes, 1990)
Maite Garcia	....	painter (2 episodes, 1990)
Carmen García	....	painting supervisor (2 episodes, 1990)
Maribel López	....	painting supervisor (2 episodes, 1990)
Miguel Angel Perez	....	painter (2 episodes, 1990)
Loli Pina	....	painter (2 episodes, 1990)
Victoria Ruiz	....	painter (2 episodes, 1990)
Asunción Tomás	....	painter (2 episodes, 1990)
Francisco Vacas	....	painter (2 episodes, 1990)
Francisco Villanueva	....	painter (2 episodes, 1990)

Series Editorial Department
Bob Ashton	....	assistant editor (9 episodes, 1988-1989)
Hilary Wyatt	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 1988)
Leo Casserly	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 1988-1990)
Karen Brumell	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 1989-1990)
Stephen Perry	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1989-1993)

Series Music Department
Doreen Edwards	....	singer: title theme / vocals (65 episodes, 1988-1993)
Mike Harding	....	vocals (4 episodes, 1990-1993)

Series Other crew
Bob Burrows	....	production controller (19 episodes, 1988-1993)
Jimmy Hibbert	....	script editor (9 episodes, 1988)
Chris Phillips	....	production controller (6 episodes, 1988-1993)
Julio Díez	....	production controller (3 episodes, 1988-1990)
Simon White	....	production controller (3 episodes, 1989-1993)

Production Companies

• Cosgrove Hall Films (as Cosgrove Hall Productions)
• Nickelodeon Network
• Thames Television

Distributors

• FremantleMedia Enterprises (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Independent Television (ITV)
• Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS) (1989-1990) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Thames Television (1988) (UK) (TV)

Other Companies

• Alfonso Productions  animation

Also Known As:

Runtime:

22 min (65 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | UK:U | Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-Y

Company:

Cosgrove Hall Films

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator:Castle Duckula. Home for many centuries to a terrible dynasty of vicious vampire ducks. The counts of Duckula! Legend has it that these foul beings can be destroyed by a stake through the heart, or exposure to sunlight. This does *not* suffice, however, for they may be brought back to life, by means of a secret rite, that can be performed once a century when the moon is in the eighth house of Aquarius.
Igor:[performing ritual] ... bat wing blood.
Nanny:I'll get it!
Narrator:The latest reincarnation did not run according to plan.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Unser Lehrer Doktor Specht: Klassenfahrt (#1.7)" (1992)

A remarkable animated TV show with dark humor

'Count Duckula' is a classic animated show with dark humor. It's an enjoyable, eccentric and original cartoon. It's one of those cartoons I grew up with during my infant days.

This TV show has a dark atmosphere and takes place in a spooky castle where the main protagonists of this TV show live: the count Duckula, the butler Igor and the nanny (whose name is unknown) with an arm sling.

However, there's nothing scary about this TV show. As a matter of fact, this is a funny and hilarious TV show, more humorous than dark.

Count Duckula is a different kind of vampire: he doesn't like blood - instead, he is a vegetarian and he's often "chicken". He's also hyperactive and very talkative. Count Duckula is a great character and I can say the same about Igor and the nanny. Plus, as a kid I had a neighbor and friend named Igor and, even if it's just because of the name Igor, I can't help remembering this guy when I think of the butler Igor.

This TV show has simple but nice designs and backgrounds, as well as a great dark atmosphere, classic humor, a good song at the opening credits and an ever better version of the same song in the final credits. The ending credits themselves are better than the opening ones, because they are funnier and stranger - we can see some eccentric and bizarre images during them, images that also makes one laugh. Plus, I always loved to see the Tames TV Productions ident which always appeared after the final credits. It shows a beautiful sight of London city and you can even see the city's reflex on the water, which only makes it more beautiful to watch.

Good show. They don't make 'em like this any longer.