Igor's Busy Day

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"Igor's Busy Day" is the twelfth episode of Count Duckula and was first broadcast on ITV in the UK on November 22nd 1988.

Summary

Igor finally gets to revive the "bad, old days" when a young American couple are stranded in the storm and must stay in Castle Duckula. But watch the drawbacks when Count Duckula's a vegetarian, Nanny helps, and this couple is NOT put in danger.

Background Music Pieces

• "Vamp Til Ready" by Wally Asp
• "Deadly Nightshade 1 by Tom Souster
• "Agitato No.1" by Derek Laren
• "Stealth By Night" by Jack Coles
• "Finders Creepers" by Paddy Kingsland
• "Floating Down (b)" by Dick Walter
• "Star-Spangled Banner"
• "Finger of Fear" by Frederick Bayco

Voice Cast

• David Jason as Count Duckula, the 1st Village Peasant, the Innkeeper, and Belvedere
• Jack May as Igor and the 2nd Village Peasant
• Brian Trueman as Nanny, the 3rd Village Peasant, the Innkeeper (one line only), the Peasant at the Bar, and Dmitri
• Jimmy Hibbert as Scot, Sviatislav, and Myrtle
• Ruby Wax as Laura
• Barry Clayton as the Narrator

Trivia

• Recording date: December 20th 1987
• The "Get it? Got it? Good" exchange may be a reference to the 1955 comedy The Court Jester.
• Scott and Laura are supposedly based on Brad and Janet from The Rocky Horror Show. Igor even initially answers the door to them in a similar deadpan manner to Riff-Raff.
• Scott and Laura mistake Igor for a maître d'. Jack May, Igor's voice actor, played the head waiter Garkbit in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Credits

• Voices: David Jason, Jack May, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert, Ruby Wax
• Narrator: Barry Clayton
• Written by Jimmy Hibbert
• Music: Mike Harding
• Vocals: Doreen Edwards, Mike Harding
• Storyboard: Chris Randall
• Layout: José María Zumel, Ricardo Machuca, Miguel Angel Aisa, Manolo Almela, Juan Antonio Serrano, Miguel Angel Fuertes
• Design: Chris Randall, Dan Whitworth, Margaret Riley, Paul Salmon, Vincent James, Edmund Williams
• Animation: Mariano Rueda, Ignacio Amero, Emilio Luján, Valentín Caín, Julian Tarrago, Edward Sasu, Pedro Molina, Vicente Rodriguez, Amaro Carretero, Juan Antonio Rojo, Luis L. Varela, Bujor Estefanescu, Ezequiel Martín, Chris Doyle, Francisco Tena, Alberto Conejo, Angel Jariego, Julio Diez, Pedro Mohedano, Roberto Marcano, Ventura Rodriguez, Javier Gutierrez, Russell Brookes, Manuel Galiana, Fernando Jariego, Ramon Sanchez, Juan Antonio Serrano, Marivi Rodriguez, Rob Stevenhajen, Valentín Doménech, Carmen Chenza, Paca Moreno, Manuel Doctor, Miguel Angel Fuertez
• Backgrounds: Igashi Taruma, Felix Cascajo, Milagros Banares, Miguel Angel
• Supervised by Carlos Alfonso
• Painting: María Del Mar Fernández, María Fernández, Margarita Pina, Teresa Diego, María José Álvarez, Loli Torres, Paco Villanueva, Angeles Sanz, Julia García, Delia Hernandez, Lourdes Santos, Susana Díez, Ángeles Vacas
• Supervised by Paloma Antón
• Xerox: Jose Luis Aisa, Andres Palacios
• Camera: Santiago Gomez, Victorio Gonzalez
• Special Effects: Carlos Alfonso
• Animation Line Test: Eva Moreno
• Production Control: Bob Burrows
• Film Editor: Zyggy Markiewicz
• Dubbing Mixer: Ted Spooner
• Animation Directors: Carlos Alfonso, Juan R. Pina
• Associate Producer: Chris Randall
• Executive Producer: John Hambley
• Produced by Mark Hall, Brian Cosgrove
• Directed by Chris Randall
• © Cosgrove Hall Productions MCMLXXXVII

Copyright Gag

Despite this episode first being broadcast in 1988, the roman numerals in the copyright credit reads 'MCMLXXXVII', meaning it is dated in 1987.