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Prime-Time Duck is the sixth episode of Series 2 and the thirty-second episode overall. It was first broadcast on ITV in the UK on October 17th 1989.

Summary

Transylvanian Television arrive at Castle Duckula to feature it in a television programme much to Igor's misery. Count Duckula is excited about it until the producer and presenter choose Igor to play the count and Nanny as a countess. Duckula is chosen to play all the servants. This causes trouble for Duckula later as he is booted out of his own castle. Duckula says to Nanny and Igor: 'I've only got one thing to say to you and that is "arrraaggh!!"'.

Background Music Pieces

"Big Show Theme" (by BMLP-0178. Track 16) by Robert Sharples.
"Vamp Till Ready" (KPMK-1146. Track 88) by Wally Asp.
"Gala Performance ("This Is Your Life" Theme)" (KPM-0093. Track 13) by Laurie Johnson.
"Spindlelegs" (KPM-0081. Track 19) by Cedric King Palmer.
"English Country Garden (c)" (KPM-1271. Track 19) by Richard Allen Harvey and Brian Douglas Gulland.
"Weeping Heart" (KPM-0022. Track 9.3) by Dick Walter.

Voice Talents

David Jason as Count Duckula
Jack May as Igor
Brian Trueman as Nanny, the 1st Technician, Dimitri the Bat and the TVTV Announcer
Jimmy Hibbert as the 2nd Technician, Sviatoslav the Bat and Mr. Quentin the TV Man
Ruby Wax as Miss Bettina Bott the TV Lady

Credits

Voices: David Jason, Jack May, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert, Ruby Wax
Narrator: Barry Clayton
Written by Peter Richard Reeves
Vocals: Doreen Edwards, Mike Harding
Music: Mike Harding
Design: Chris Randall, Dan Whitworth, Margaret Riley, Paul Salmon, Vincent James, Andy Roper, Ed Williams
Storyboard: David Elvin
Layout: Ricardo Machuca, Miguel Angel Aisa, Manuel Almela, Jose Maria Zumel, Juan Antonio Rojo
Animation: Manuel Garcia, Pedro Mohedano, Ezequiel Martin, Mariano Rueda, Miguel Angel Fuertez, Valentín Doménech, Angel Gallego, Francisco Tena, Edward Sasu, Francisca Moreno, Vincente Rodriguez, Alberto Conejo, Julio Diez, Juan Antonio Rojo, Stefanescu Bujor, Carmen Sanchez, Juan Antonio Serrano, Valentín Caín, Luis Lopez, Roberto Marcano, Pedro Molina, Ventura Rodriguez, Fernando Gallego, Amaro Carretero, Ignacio Armero, Arthur de Cloedt, Julian Tarrago, Emilio Lujan, Javier Gutierrez, Ramon Garcia, María Vincenta Rodriguez, Ignacio Meneu, Luis Amor, Pedro Jorge Gil, Maria Luisa Ruiz, Elisa Nunez, Isabel de Martinez Osaba, Yolanda Velasco
Backgrounds by Milagros Banares, Higashi Taruma, Felix Cascajo, Andres Hernandez
Special Effects: Carlos Alfonso
Camera: Santiago Gomez, Antonio Navarro, Victorio Gonzalez
Painting: Teresa Diego, Maria Fernandez, Julia Garcia, Maria del Mar Fernandez, Angeles Vacas, Loli Pina, Herminia Burgaleta, Miguel Angel Perez, Pilar Canalejo, Elena Garcia, Angeles Sanz, Maria Jose Alvarez, Delia Hernandez, Susana Diez, Asuncion Tomás, Francisco Villanueva, Francisco Vacas, Paula Abad, Mayte Garcia, Victoria Ruiz
Supervised by Carmen Garcia, Maribel Lopez
Xerox: Alejandro Alfonso, Jose Luis Aisa
Line Test: Eva Moreno, Sergio Alfonso
Production Control: Bob Burrows, Julio Diez, Chris Phillips
Film Editor: Leo Casserly
Assistant Editor: Hilary Wyatt
Dubbing Mixer: Ted Spooner
Animation Director: Carlos Alfonso
Associate Producer: Chris Randall
Executive Producer: John Hambley
Produced by Mark Hall and Brian Cosgrove
Directed by Chris Randall
© Cosgrove Hall Productions MCMLXXXVIII

Copyright Gag

Despite this episode first being broadcast in 1989, the roman numerals in the copyright credit reads 'MCMLXXXVIII', meaning it is dated in 1988.

Trivia

The Cook, Trixie the Maid, Joseph the Footman, Klaus the Gardener and Blethers the Butler are the five separate servant parts that all performed by Duckula himself in the TV production at Castle Duckula whilst Count Igor is performed by Igor himself and Countess Amnesia is performed by Nanny.

Watch

File:Prime-Time Duck Starring Duckula, Igor & Nanny - Count Duckula Full Episode

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-==Summary==
+'''Prime-Time Duck''' is the sixth episode of [[Series 2]] and the thirty-second episode overall. It was first broadcast on ITV in the UK on October 17th 1989.
-[[Transylvanian Television]] arrive at [[Castle Duckula|the castle]] to feature it in a Television programme much to [[Igor|Igor's]] misery. [[Count Duckula|Duckula]] is excited about it until the producer and presenter choose Igor to play the count and [[Nanny]] as a countess. Duckula is chosen to play all the servants. This causes trouble for Duckula later as he is booted out of his own castle. Duckula said to Nanny and Igor: 'I've only got one thing to say to you and that is "arrraaggh!!"'.
-==Background Music Pieces==
+== Summary ==
+[[Transylvanian Television]] arrive at [[Castle Duckula]] to feature it in a television programme much to [[Igor]]'s misery. [[Count Duckula]] is excited about it until the producer and presenter choose Igor to play the count and [[Nanny]] as a countess. Duckula is chosen to play all the servants. This causes trouble for Duckula later as he is booted out of his own castle. Duckula says to Nanny and Igor: 'I've only got one thing to say to you and that is "arrraaggh!!"'.
+== Background Music Pieces ==
 *"[https://www.apmmusic.com/albums/BMLP-0178/BM_BMLP_0178_01601 Big Show Theme]" (by BMLP-0178. Track 16) by Robert Sharples.
 *"[https://www.apmmusic.com/albums/KPMK-1146/KPM_KPMK_1146_08801 Vamp Till Ready]" (KPMK-1146. Track 88) by Wally Asp.
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 *"[https://www.apmmusic.com/albums/KPM-0022/KPM_KPM_0022_00903 Weeping Heart]" (KPM-0022. Track 9.3) by Dick Walter.
-==Voice Talents==
+== Voice Talents ==
 *David Jason as Count Duckula
 *Jack May as Igor
-*Brian Trueman as Nanny, the 1st technician, Dimitri the bat and the TVTV announcer
+*Brian Trueman as Nanny, the 1st Technician, Dimitri the Bat and the TVTV Announcer
-*Jimmy Hibbert as the 2nd technician, Sviatoslav the bat and Mr. Quentin the TV man
+*Jimmy Hibbert as the 2nd Technician, Sviatoslav the Bat and Mr. Quentin the TV Man
-*Ruby Wax as Miss Bettina Bott the TV lady
+*Ruby Wax as Miss Bettina Bott the TV Lady
-==Credits==
+== Credits ==
 *Voices: David Jason, Jack May, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert, Ruby Wax
 *Narrator: Barry Clayton
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 *© Cosgrove Hall Productions MCMLXXXVIII
-==Copyright Gag==
+== Copyright Gag ==
-Despite this episode being broadcasted in 1989, the roman numerals in the copyright credit reads 'MCMLXXXVIII' as it is dated in 1988.
+Despite this episode first being broadcast in 1989, the roman numerals in the copyright credit reads 'MCMLXXXVIII', meaning it is dated in 1988.
+== Trivia ==
+*The Cook, Trixie the Maid, Joseph the Footman, Klaus the Gardener and Blethers the Butler are the five separate servant parts that all performed by Duckula himself in the TV production at Castle Duckula whilst Count Igor is performed by Igor himself and Countess Amnesia is performed by Nanny.
-==Trivia==
+== Watch ==
-*The Cook, Trixie the maid, Joseph the footman, Klaus the gardener and Blethers the butler are the five separate servant parts that all performed by Duckula himself in the TV production at Castle Duckula whilst Count Igor is performed by Igor himself and Countess Amnesia is performed by Nanny.
+<gallery>
+Prime-Time Duck Starring Duckula, Igor & Nanny - Count Duckula Full Episode
+</gallery>
 [[Category:Episodes]]
 [[Category:Season 2]]