No Sax Please, We're Egyptian!: Difference between revisions

|imdbref=[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0769894 tt0769894]

|episode=A01

|airdate=6 September 1988

|next_story=[[Vampire Vacation]]

==Summary:==

[[Count Duckula]], "the last in a long line of vampire barons", has been going through a rough patch. While awaiting his breakfast of "hot cocoa and chocky bickies", [[Nanny]]'s tomfoolery nearly kills Duckula and he decides that he has had enough. He wants to give up his title and run away to South America. In order to remind him of his proud heritage, [[Igor]] takes him through the castle's picture gallery to show him some of his noble ancestors. While being lectured about the pictures, Duckula asks Igor about his great-uncle's great-uncle, the [[Archduck McGanza]]. Igor explains McGanza's lifelong ambition to find the [[The Mystic Saxophone|"Mystic Saxophone"]], an instrument known to give anyone who plays it the power over life and death. This excites Duckula, who wants to find the saxophone himself, thus fulfilling Archduck McGanza's legacy.

==Background Music Pieces==

*"Finger of Fear" by Pete Rugolo

*"Fog Bound" by Ivor Slaney

*"Saw Theme" by Wiliam Trytel

*"Big Bad Giant" by Paddy Kingsland

*"Creeps No. 1" by H.M. Farrar

*"Vamp Til Ready" by Wally Asp

*"That's Yer Lot" by Wally Asp

*"Sinister Street No.1" by Peter Franklyn

*"Games Played in the Dark" by Richard Allen Harvey

*"Hide and Seek" by Richard Allen Harvey) Hitch-hiking home.

==Credits==

*Voices: David Jason, Jack May, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert

*Narrator: Barry Clayton

*Vocals: Doreen Edwards, Mike Harding

*Storyboard: Vincent James

*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

*Special Effects: Carlos Alfonso

*Animation Directors: Carlos Alfonso, Juan R. Pina

==Copyright Gag==

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

==Trivia:==

*In the background of the scene where Duckula is playing the Mystic Saxophone, we can see a brief first appearance of the character, [[Dr. Von Goosewing]].

*This episode is included among the extras on the 'Danger Mouse' Season 2 DVD, [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0760111/ 'Close Encounters of the Absurd Kind'].

*In the flashback about Archduck McGanza, Duckula's Great-uncle's Great-uncle doesn't have fangs. In "[[The Rest is History]]", the first Count Duckula didn't have fangs until he was bitten by a bat.

*Duckula is said to be the last in a long line of vampire barons, however, the continental title "Count" is equivalent to an earl, outranking both viscounts (vice counts) and barons.

*The encounter with Hoomite and Yoobee is based on the iconic comedy sketch Who's on First.

==Quotes:==

*''Narrator'': "On jagged finger of rock, stands Castle Duckula. Known only in the nearby village as... Castle Duckula. It is the grim and fearful home of the last in a long line of vampire barons... Count Duckula!"

*''Igor (referring to the sound The Crow Brothers make when they fall to the ground)'': "That would be Nanny making the pastry, my lord."

*''Count Duckula'': "Not ''a nudist'' Nanny, Anubis! It's a statue of Anubis!!"

*[[Dmitri and Sviatislav|''Dmitri and Sviatislav'']]: "What are they calling a pyramid with windows in it?... A tomb with a view!"

*''Duckula'': "Well Nanny, no one can say you didn't have a lot of openings in life."

*''[[Hoomite]]'': "I am Hoomite, High Priest of the Sun God Ra! And this is my assistant, Yoobee."

==Photos:==

[[File:Mystic Sax 3.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Duckula, Nanny and Igor exploring the pyramid]]

[[File:The Crow Brothers 1.png|left|thumb|220x220px|The Crow Brothers spying on Count Duckula's castle]]

[[File:Castle gallery.png|centre|thumb|220x220px|Duckula and Igor observe a portrait of Archduck McGanza at the castle's gallery]]

[[File:Dr. Von Goosewing.png|thumb|220x220px|Dr. Von Goosewing's brief cameo appearance|left]]

[[File:Hoomite and Yoobee.png|thumb|220x220px|Hoomite and Yoobee dancing with Duckula]]

[[File:Mystic Sax 4.png|thumb|220x220px|The Mystic Saxophone|centre]]