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|image=[[File:Count_Duckula_S01E01.jpg|thumb|300px]] | |image=[[File:Count_Duckula_S01E01.jpg|thumb|300px]] | ||
|producer(s)=[[Mark Hall]]<br>[[Brian Cosgrove]] | |producer(s)=[[Mark Hall]]<br>[[Brian Cosgrove]] | ||
|story=[[Vincent James]] | |story=[[Vincent James]] | ||
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|director=[[Chris Randall]] | |director=[[Chris Randall]] | ||
|imdbref=[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0769894 tt0769894] | |imdbref=[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0769894 tt0769894] | ||
|episode= | |episode=S01E01 | ||
|airdate=6 September 1988 | |airdate=6 September 1988 | ||
|next_story=[[Vampire Vacation]] | |next_story=[[Vampire Vacation]] | ||
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'''No Sax Please, We're Egyptian!''' is the very first episode of [[Count Duckula (series)|Count Duckula]] and was first broadcast on ITV in the UK on September 6th 1988. | |||
== Summary == | == 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| | [[Count Duckula (character)|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. | ||
Duckula, Nanny, and Igor set off to Egypt to find the saxophone using the castle's teleporter. [[The Crow Brothers]], who were overhearing Igor's story about the legend of the Mystic Saxophone earlier, are unwittingly tagged along with them. The two parties set off to find the saxophone and a lot of trouble ensues. | Duckula, Nanny, and Igor set off to Egypt to find the saxophone using the castle's teleporter. [[The Crow Brothers]], who were overhearing Igor's story about the legend of the Mystic Saxophone earlier, are unwittingly tagged along with them. The two parties set off to find the saxophone and a lot of trouble ensues. | ||
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== Copyright Gag == | == Copyright Gag == | ||
Despite this episode being | Despite this episode first being broadcast in 1988, the roman numerals in the copyright credit reads 'MCMLXXXVII', meaning it is dated in 1987. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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== Videos == | == Videos == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
No Sax Please, We're Egyptian! - Count Duckula Cartoon Full Episode - Series 1 Episode 1 | No Sax Please, We're Egyptian! - Count Duckula Cartoon Full Episode - Series 1 Episode 1 | ||
No Sax Please, We're Egyptian! - SPANISH - Count Duckula Series 1 Episode 1 | No Sax Please, We're Egyptian! - SPANISH - Count Duckula Series 1 Episode 1 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Episodes]] | [[Category:Episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Series 1]] | |||