Count Duckula

Not to be confused with the unrelated 1979 cartoon also based around a vampire duck, Quacula.

Count Duckula
Genre
Created by
Based on
Danger Mouse
by
  • Brian Cosgrove
  • Mark Hall
Directed by
  • Carlos Alfonso
  • Chris Randall
  • Keith Scoble
Voices of
Narrated byBarry Clayton
Opening theme"Count Duckula" by Mike Harding
Ending theme"Count Duckula" by Mike Harding
ComposerMike Harding
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series4
No. of episodes65 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerJohn Hambley
Producers
  • Brian Cosgrove
  • Mark Hall
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkITV (CITV)
Nickelodeon[1]
Release6 September 1988 (1988-09-06) –
16 February 1993 (1993-02-16)
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Count Duckula is a British children's animated comedy horror television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall Productions and produced by Thames Television as a spin-off of Danger Mouse, a series in which an early version of the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain.[2] Count Duckula aired from 6 September 1988 to 16 February 1993 across four series; in all, 65 episodes were made, each about 22 minutes long.[3] All have been released on DVD in the UK, while only the first series has been released in North America.

A new version of Count Duckula appeared in the 2015 reboot series of Danger Mouse, but the character has been reverted back to his villainous persona.

  1. ^ Solomon, Charles (5 February 1988). "Television Reviews : 'Winnie' Wins, 'Duckula' Doesn't Count in Debuts". LA Times. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. ^ Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. pp. 55–57. ISBN 0-13-275561-0. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 64. ISBN 9781476672939.