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{{Infobox_character | {{Infobox_character | ||
|name = Nanny | |name = Nanny | ||
|firstep = [[No Sax Please, We're Egyptian!]] | |firstep = "[[No Sax Please, We're Egyptian!]]" | ||
|lastep = [[The Zombie Awakes]] | |lastep = "[[The Zombie Awakes]]" | ||
|image = 20191111 184650.jpg | |image = 20191111 184650.jpg | ||
|species = Hen | |species = Hen | ||
|gender = Female | |gender = Female | ||
|voicedby = [[Brian Trueman]] | |voicedby = [[Brian Trueman]] | ||
|relatives = Unnamed | |relatives = Unnamed sister<br>Primrose (niece) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Nanny''' is the tritagonist of ''[[Count Duckula (series)|Count Duckula]]''. She, as her name suggests, is [[Count Duckula]]'s nanny, as well as housekeeper. | '''Nanny''' is the tritagonist of ''[[Count Duckula (series)|Count Duckula]]''. She, as her name suggests, is [[Count Duckula]]'s nanny, as well as housekeeper. | ||
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She wears a maid-like outfit, with her right arm perpetually in a sling. The sling itself seems to have unlimited carrying capacity, as she is able to produce any number of items from it (in the style of Harpo Marx's recurring magic satchel joke). | She wears a maid-like outfit, with her right arm perpetually in a sling. The sling itself seems to have unlimited carrying capacity, as she is able to produce any number of items from it (in the style of Harpo Marx's recurring magic satchel joke). | ||
She takes care of cleaning and cooking around | She takes care of cleaning and cooking around [[Castle Duckula]], but usually creates just as much mess as a result — in particular, she has a blind spot regarding doors, and often crashes through a door without opening it first, or (more commonly) walks right through the wall, especially a few feet off from the door's position. | ||
Nanny dotes heavily on Duckula — her "Duckyboos", as she calls him, she has a deep maternal affection for. Her clumsiness sometimes inadvertently causes him harm, like hugging Duckula so tightly she nearly suffocates him. | Nanny dotes heavily on Duckula — her "Duckyboos", as she calls him, she has a deep maternal affection for. Her clumsiness sometimes inadvertently causes him harm, like hugging Duckula so tightly she nearly suffocates him. | ||
She has a strictly professional relationship with [[Igor]], although Nanny considers them to be friends. Igor is hard on her, but seems to somewhat return the sentiment, considering how he goes on vacation with her in | She has a strictly professional relationship with [[Igor]], although Nanny considers them to be friends. Igor is hard on her, but seems to somewhat return the sentiment, considering how he goes on vacation with her in "[[Hardluck Hotel (episode)|Hardluck Hotel]]", and even vents his feelings to her in "[[Igor's Busy Day]]". | ||
Nanny, like Igor, appears to have a long lifespan. Her voice is heard in | Nanny, like Igor, appears to have a long lifespan. Her voice is heard in flashbacks in the episode "[[Dear Diary]]", although she's not shown, potentially indicating another Nanny. Nonetheless, in "Igor's Busy Day" and "[[Duck and the Broccoli Stalk]]", she is shown to remember a few past reincarnations, including Duckula's great-grandfather, suggesting she has been serving the Duckula family for many years (probably centuries). | ||
== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* In the episode | * In the episode "[[Alps-A-Daisy]]", Nanny is revealed to be 7 feet tall. | ||
* In | * In "[[Prime-Time Duck]]", Nanny is called "Amnesia" while she is countess. Whether this is her real name or one created for the TV program is not specified. In German, her name is simply "Emma". | ||
* A newspaper comic contains a gag that Nanny's sling is used to conceal a tattoo, though the tribal women in | * A newspaper comic contains a gag that Nanny's sling is used to conceal a tattoo, though the tribal women in "[[Bloodsucking Fruit Bats of the Lower Amazon]]" also wear slings. | ||
* Nanny enjoys knitting. | * Nanny enjoys knitting. | ||
* She has an unnamed sister, and presumably a niece named Primrose, who is mentioned twice. | * She has an unnamed sister, and presumably a niece named Primrose, who is mentioned twice. | ||
* Despite being a | * Despite being a female character, Nanny is voiced by a man — Brian Trueman. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||