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Episode Title Original | ==Series One (1988-1989)== | ||
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In the very first episode, The Crow Brothers make their debut as Duckula, Igor and Nanny travel to Egypt in an attempt recover an ancient artifact known as The Mystic Saxophone. (Note - in the background of the scene where Duckula plays the saxophone, we can see a brief first appearance of Goosewing.) | |+ | ||
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|1||No Sax Please - We're Egyptian||6 September 1988 (1988-09-06)||In the very first episode, The Crow Brothers make their debut as Duckula, Igor and Nanny travel to Egypt in an attempt recover an ancient artifact known as The Mystic Saxophone. (Note - in the background of the scene where Duckula plays the saxophone, we can see a brief first appearance of Goosewing.) | |||
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|2||Vampire Vacation||13 September 1988 (1988-09-13)|| | |||
Von Goosewing makes his debut as Duckula travels to Spain to meet his arsonist cousin and fights the deadliest bull in Spain. | Von Goosewing makes his debut as Duckula travels to Spain to meet his arsonist cousin and fights the deadliest bull in Spain. | ||
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Chaos looms in the castle as Goosewing's Frankenstein monster awakens, Nanny hides in the attic, Duckula seeks a snack, Igor gets lost and a stone replicore of Duckula's ancestor is resurrected, on One Stormy Night! | |3||One Stormy Night||20 September 1988 (1988-09-20)|| | ||
4 | Chaos looms in the castle as Goosewing's Frankenstein monster awakens, Nanny hides in the attic, Duckula seeks a snack, Igor gets lost and a stone replicore of Duckula's ancestor is resurrected, on One Stormy Night! | ||
Duckula, Igor and Nanny (along with Dr Tyme) take a rollercoaster ride through time...Literally! | |- | ||
5 | |4||Transylvanian Homesick Blues||27 September 1988 (1988-09-27)||Duckula, Igor and Nanny (along with Dr Tyme) take a rollercoaster ride through time...Literally! | ||
Bored with the look of the castle, Duckula hires a designer to redecorate the castle with Goosewing not too far behind... | |- | ||
6 | |5||Restoration Comedy||4 October 1988 (1988-10-04)|| | ||
Bored with the look of the castle, Duckula hires a designer to redecorate the castle with Goosewing not too far behind... | |||
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|6||Mutinous Penguins||11 October 1988 (1988-10-11)|| | |||
Lost in the Arctic seas, Duckula, Igor and Nanny must survive bloodthirsty pirates, defrosted Vikings and Dr Von Goosewing in order to find their home. | Lost in the Arctic seas, Duckula, Igor and Nanny must survive bloodthirsty pirates, defrosted Vikings and Dr Von Goosewing in order to find their home. | ||
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Dr Von Goosewing, along with his new invisible ray, invades the castle in another attempt to kill Duckula with hysterical results! | |7||Dr. Von Goosewing's Invisible Ray||18 October 1988 (1988-10-18)||Dr Von Goosewing, along with his new invisible ray, invades the castle in another attempt to kill Duckula with hysterical results! | ||
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While in Australia, Duckula accidentally sells the clock to a wallaby owner and must retrieve it before dawn rises in Transylvania. | |8||Down Under Duckula||25 October 1988 (1988-10-25)||While in Australia, Duckula accidentally sells the clock to a wallaby owner and must retrieve it before dawn rises in Transylvania. | ||
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Inspired to be a detective, Duckula travels to England to solve a mystery, filled with old criminals (literally!) a homage to Sherlock Holmes and Goosewing's Fog Machine. | |9||All In A Fog||1 November 1988 (1988-11-01)||Inspired to be a detective, Duckula travels to England to solve a mystery, filled with old criminals (literally!) a homage to Sherlock Holmes and Goosewing's Fog Machine. | ||
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Duckula decides to hold an open day at Castle Duckula and Goosewing tries out his latest invention in his easiest attempt to kill Duckula but it ends in disaster as usual and Duckula's tea party ends with a foodfight and Igor getting hit by a custard pie filled with cornetto Ice cream inside. | |10||Castle Duckula: Open to the Public||8 November 1988 (1988-11-08)||Duckula decides to hold an open day at Castle Duckula and Goosewing tries out his latest invention in his easiest attempt to kill Duckula but it ends in disaster as usual and Duckula's tea party ends with a foodfight and Igor getting hit by a custard pie filled with cornetto Ice cream inside. | ||
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Duckula, Igor and Nanny, on holiday in Scotland hope to stay at the Glen Sparrows Hotel but Igor has other ideas like visiting Rory McDuckula at his haunted castle and chaos ensures with Nanny hitting Igor instead of the ball on the Golf course and Goosewing trying to blast McDuckula with his bagpipe vampire blaster. | |11||The Ghost of McCastle McDuckula||15 November 1988 (1988-11-15)||Duckula, Igor and Nanny, on holiday in Scotland hope to stay at the Glen Sparrows Hotel but Igor has other ideas like visiting Rory McDuckula at his haunted castle and chaos ensures with Nanny hitting Igor instead of the ball on the Golf course and Goosewing trying to blast McDuckula with his bagpipe vampire blaster. | ||
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An engaged couple spent the night in Castle Duckula, allowing Igor to relive his good old days. | |12||Igor's Busy Day||22 November 1988 (1988-11-22)||An engaged couple spent the night in Castle Duckula, allowing Igor to relive his good old days. | ||
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Duckula tries (with many failed attempts) to create a world record for the world's fastest car. The Crow Brothers make their second appearance. | |13||Autoduck||29 November 1988 (1988-11-29)||Duckula tries (with many failed attempts) to create a world record for the world's fastest car. The Crow Brothers make their second appearance. | ||
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Duckula collects enough Crunchie Nut tokens to collect a Space explorers helmet and in space, he meets his hero, Tremendous Terence. | |14||The Vampire Strikes Back||6 December 1988 (1988-12-06)||Duckula collects enough Crunchie Nut tokens to collect a Space explorers helmet and in space, he meets his hero, Tremendous Terence. | ||
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Duckula goes to stay at a worn out and run down hotel for the weekend but he has cash problems and ends up doing all the work for the manager (voiced by John Cleese) unaware that Igor and Nanny are also staying there too. | |15||Hardluck Hotel||13 December 1988 (1988-12-13)||Duckula goes to stay at a worn out and run down hotel for the weekend but he has cash problems and ends up doing all the work for the manager (voiced by John Cleese) unaware that Igor and Nanny are also staying there too. | ||
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Duckula, Igor and Nanny are involved in a series of art thefts in Paris mainly because of Gaston & Pierre who have the deeds to the castle. It's up to Duckula & Igor and the Police to solve the mystery. | |16||The Hunchbudgie of Notre Dame||20 December 1988 (1988-12-20)||Duckula, Igor and Nanny are involved in a series of art thefts in Paris mainly because of Gaston & Pierre who have the deeds to the castle. It's up to Duckula & Igor and the Police to solve the mystery. | ||
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Duckula and Goosewing discover their grandfathers' diaries, and history is sure to repeat itself! | |17||Dear Diary||3 January 1989 (1989-01-03)||Duckula and Goosewing discover their grandfathers' diaries, and history is sure to repeat itself! | ||
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Duckula sells Igor and Nanny to an agency to make some money. All goes well, until he is invited to dinner to the house where Igor and Nanny are serving. What will happen?! | |18||Rent a Butler||10 January 1989 (1989-01-10)||Duckula sells Igor and Nanny to an agency to make some money. All goes well, until he is invited to dinner to the house where Igor and Nanny are serving. What will happen?! | ||
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Duckula wins a set of encyclopedias and he, Igor and Nanny travel to the jungles of darkest Africa to find the Lost Temple. When Duckula finds what he thinks is the temple, he gets a nasty shock when he discovers he has ended up back at Castle Duckula and knows he'll never find it when the castle goes into return mode. When the castle returns to Transylvania, Duckula said: 'I hate you! I hate you!' to the castle. | |19||Jungle Duck||24 January 1989 (1989-01-24)||Duckula wins a set of encyclopedias and he, Igor and Nanny travel to the jungles of darkest Africa to find the Lost Temple. When Duckula finds what he thinks is the temple, he gets a nasty shock when he discovers he has ended up back at Castle Duckula and knows he'll never find it when the castle goes into return mode. When the castle returns to Transylvania, Duckula said: 'I hate you! I hate you!' to the castle. | ||
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|20||Mobile Home||31 January 1989 (1989-01-31) | |||
Thinking he is rebuliding the castle, Duckula accidentally sells it to The Crow Brothers in disguise, brick by brick! | Thinking he is rebuliding the castle, Duckula accidentally sells it to The Crow Brothers in disguise, brick by brick! | ||
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A homage to The Phantom of the Opera, as Nanny is kidnapped by The Phantom and Duckula must save her. But where is Igor...? | |21||A Fright at the Opera||7 February 1989 (1989-02-07)||A homage to The Phantom of the Opera, as Nanny is kidnapped by The Phantom and Duckula must save her. But where is Igor...? | ||
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Goosewing creates a formula where when drunk, the victim becomes the complete opposite of their original selves. Duckula and Goosewing=Vampires, Igor=kind and caring and Nanny-intelligent. | |22||Dr. Goosewing and Mr. Duck||14 February 1989 (1989-02-14)||Goosewing creates a formula where when drunk, the victim becomes the complete opposite of their original selves. Duckula and Goosewing=Vampires, Igor=kind and caring and Nanny-intelligent. | ||
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Duckula goes to the Town Hall to get a grant for his crumbling castle but he ends up having a railway running through the castle. | |23||Town Hall Terrors||21 February 1989 (1989-02-21)||Duckula goes to the Town Hall to get a grant for his crumbling castle but he ends up having a railway running through the castle. | ||
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Duckula, Igor and Nanny join the circus, only (in the end) to bring the house down (literally!) with their acts and two evil ex-performers, Maurice and Charlie. | |24||Sawdust Ring||28 February 1989 (1989-02-28)||Duckula, Igor and Nanny join the circus, only (in the end) to bring the house down (literally!) with their acts and two evil ex-performers, Maurice and Charlie. | ||
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Thanks to Goosewing's vegetable grower, Duckula, Igor and Nanny find themselves up a broccoli-stalk and into a giant's castle. | |25||Duck and the Broccoli Stalk||7 March 1989 (1989-03-07)||Thanks to Goosewing's vegetable grower, Duckula, Igor and Nanny find themselves up a broccoli-stalk and into a giant's castle. | ||
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Duckula is chosen to host the family reunion but he does not like it one bit as he knows that his relatives will kill him if they discover that he's not a real vampire. He disguises himself and visits Von Goosewing to order to get rid of his rotten relatives. Unfortunately, the plan fails after several attempts to enter the castle and on the sixth attempt, Igor sees them and after Goosewing finds out that Duckula was with him he said to Duckula 'You fiend! You monster!!' before stabbing Nanny with his stake. Goosewing then ran out of the castle and fell off the cliff. Duckula was pleased when Igor told him his relatives had gone but blew up after Igor told him that they were coming back after seven days. | |26||Family Reunion||21 March 1989 (1989-03-21)|| | ||
Duckula is chosen to host the family reunion but he does not like it one bit as he knows that his relatives will kill him if they discover that he's not a real vampire. He disguises himself and visits Von Goosewing to order to get rid of his rotten relatives. Unfortunately, the plan fails after several attempts to enter the castle and on the sixth attempt, Igor sees them and after Goosewing finds out that Duckula was with him he said to Duckula 'You fiend! You monster!!' before stabbing Nanny with his stake. Goosewing then ran out of the castle and fell off the cliff. Duckula was pleased when Igor told him his relatives had gone but blew up after Igor told him that they were coming back after seven days. | |||
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==Series Two (1989-1990)== | |||
Episode Title Original airdate | Episode Title Original airdate | ||
1 "Ghostly Gold" 12 September 1989 (1989-09-12) | 1 "Ghostly Gold" 12 September 1989 (1989-09-12) | ||
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Duckula experiences some real bad luck on Friday the 13th. The next day Duckula read the Newspaper at breakfast and Friday the 13th had come round again after the printers put the wrong date on the paper. Duckula lost his temper with Igor and fell out with him. | Duckula experiences some real bad luck on Friday the 13th. The next day Duckula read the Newspaper at breakfast and Friday the 13th had come round again after the printers put the wrong date on the paper. Duckula lost his temper with Igor and fell out with him. | ||
==Series Three (1990-1991)== | |||
Episode Title Original airdate | Episode Title Original airdate | ||
1 "Private Beak" 22 October 1990 (1990-10-22) | 1 "Private Beak" 22 October 1990 (1990-10-22) | ||
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Duckula is sat alone in the castle waiting for Nanny's favourite TV show "Super duper double drachma deal" to start. Igor moans that Duckula would rather watch TV with Nanny than stalk the castle ramparts, however Nanny doesn't appear and it turns out that she is on the show. Somehow Nanny blunders through winning a cruise for three aboard the luxury liner "The Transylvania Tania". She would like to take her sister and her niece Primrose, but ends up with Duckula and Igor accompanying her. After various mishaps involving Duckula opening the cabin porthole and Nanny taking a turn at steering the ship (Oh heck), the party come down for breakfast the next day and find the ship apparently deserted. Igor comments on the similarities with the Mary Celeste mystery and they set out to search the ship not realizing that they are being followed by the captain and the passengers all of whom have gone into hiding to get away from Nanny. Failing to find anyone else aboard, Duckula announces that they'll take a lifeboat and row to the shore. With Nanny on the oars, they power along only to hear cheering and see fireworks coming from the liner which promptly makes for the open sea. Duckula Igor and Nanny remain adrift leading into "The lost city of atlantis". | Duckula is sat alone in the castle waiting for Nanny's favourite TV show "Super duper double drachma deal" to start. Igor moans that Duckula would rather watch TV with Nanny than stalk the castle ramparts, however Nanny doesn't appear and it turns out that she is on the show. Somehow Nanny blunders through winning a cruise for three aboard the luxury liner "The Transylvania Tania". She would like to take her sister and her niece Primrose, but ends up with Duckula and Igor accompanying her. After various mishaps involving Duckula opening the cabin porthole and Nanny taking a turn at steering the ship (Oh heck), the party come down for breakfast the next day and find the ship apparently deserted. Igor comments on the similarities with the Mary Celeste mystery and they set out to search the ship not realizing that they are being followed by the captain and the passengers all of whom have gone into hiding to get away from Nanny. Failing to find anyone else aboard, Duckula announces that they'll take a lifeboat and row to the shore. With Nanny on the oars, they power along only to hear cheering and see fireworks coming from the liner which promptly makes for the open sea. Duckula Igor and Nanny remain adrift leading into "The lost city of atlantis". | ||
==Series Four (1993)== | |||
(Thames Television ceased broadcasting on New Year's Eve 1992 to be replaced by Carlton Television. After 1992, Thames became an independent producer, and now they're Talkback Thames owned by Fremantle Media and Pearson and Talkback Studios). (When the third DVD boxset was released in the UK by Fremantle Media, the seven episodes which make up Series 4, were added to Series 3, to complete the series). | (Thames Television ceased broadcasting on New Year's Eve 1992 to be replaced by Carlton Television. After 1992, Thames became an independent producer, and now they're Talkback Thames owned by Fremantle Media and Pearson and Talkback Studios). (When the third DVD boxset was released in the UK by Fremantle Media, the seven episodes which make up Series 4, were added to Series 3, to complete the series). | ||