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Without anybody to cook for him or look after him, Duckula accepts an invitation to a dinner hosted by the 'Nouveau Riche' family. It turns out that the Nouveau Riche's house is where Igor and Nanny are now serving. Duckula decides to go disguised as his second cousin, the honorable Lobilia, to avoid being recognized but things do not go according to plan. | Without anybody to cook for him or look after him, Duckula accepts an invitation to a dinner hosted by the 'Nouveau Riche' family. It turns out that the Nouveau Riche's house is where Igor and Nanny are now serving. Duckula decides to go disguised as his second cousin, the honorable Lobilia, to avoid being recognized but things do not go according to plan. | ||
== Quotes: == | |||
# ''Duckula'': "Mrs Grab? I know your unmarried sister, Miss Take." | # ''Duckula'': "Mrs Grab? I know your unmarried sister, Miss Take." | ||
# ''Duckula (after he is thrown out)'': "AND I NEVER HAD THE DESERT!!! (immediately gets a pie thrown at his face)" | # ''Duckula (after he is thrown out)'': "AND I NEVER HAD THE DESERT!!! (immediately gets a pie thrown at his face)" | ||
== Trivia: == | |||
* 'Nouveau riche' is a term from French which literally means 'new rich'. It is a term that was often used in a disrespectful manner to describe people whose wealth and property had been acquired within their own generation, rather than by familial inheritance or through ranks of nobility (like Duckula's aristocratic vampire family). | * 'Nouveau riche' is a term from French which literally means 'new rich'. It is a term that was often used in a disrespectful manner to describe people whose wealth and property had been acquired within their own generation, rather than by familial inheritance or through ranks of nobility (like Duckula's aristocratic vampire family). | ||
* Lobilia is taken from the name of the flowering herb, which was named for the Belgian botanist Matthias de Lobel (1538-1616). It was used by the author J. R. R. Tolkien in his novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954), Lobelia Sackville-Baggins. | * Lobilia is taken from the name of the flowering herb, which was named for the Belgian botanist Matthias de Lobel (1538-1616). It was used by the author J. R. R. Tolkien in his novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954), Lobelia Sackville-Baggins. | ||
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[[Category:Season 1]] | [[Category:Season 1]] | ||