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"'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" is the twenty-fourth episode of ''[[Count Duckula (series)|Count Duckula]]'' and was first broadcast on [[ITV]] in the UK on February 28th 1989.
"'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" is the twenty-fourth episode of ''[[Count Duckula (TV series)|Count Duckula]]'' and was first broadcast on [[ITV]] in the UK on February 28th 1989.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
[[Count Duckula (character)|Count Duckula]], [[Igor]] and [[Nanny]] join the circus, only (in the end) to bring the house down (literally!) with their acts and two evil ex-performers, [[Maurice]] and [[Charlie]].
[[Count Duckula (character)|Count Duckula]], [[Igor]], and [[Nanny]] join the circus, only (in the end) to bring the house down (literally!) with their acts and two evil ex-performers, Maurice and Charlie.


== Background Music Pieces ==
== Background Music Pieces ==
*I Say, I Say, I Say by David Lindup
* "I Say, I Say, I Say" by David Lindup
*Strange Goings-on by Dick Walter
* "Strange Goings-on" by Dick Walter
*Goodbye Rodney by Peter Ross Winslow
* "Goodbye Rodney" by Peter Ross Winslow
*Clown's Cavalcade by Dick Walter
* "Clown's Cavalcade" by Dick Walter
*Stealth by Night by Dick Walter
* "Stealth by Night" by Dick Walter
*Busy Little Bees by Dick Walter
* "Busy Little Bees" by Dick Walter
*Spotlight Sequins by Keith Papworth
* "Spotlight Sequins" by Keith Papworth


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* [[Danger Mouse]] appears in this episode as one of the circus audience members.
* [[Danger Mouse (character)|Danger Mouse]] appears in this episode as one of the circus audience members.
* The first gasp from the circus audience is reused for every instance after.
* The first gasp from the circus audience is reused for every instance after.


== Credits ==
== Credits ==
*Voices: David Jason, Jack May, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert
* Voices: David Jason, Jack May, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert
*Narrator: Barry Clayton
* Narrator: Barry Clayton
*Written by Jimmy Hibbert
* Written by Jimmy Hibbert
*Vocals: Doreen Edwards, Mike Harding
* Vocals: Doreen Edwards, Mike Harding
*Music: Mike Harding
* Music: Mike Harding
*Design: Chris Randall, Margaret Riley, Paul Salmon, Vincent James, Dan Whitworth, Ed Williams, Andy Roper
* Design: Chris Randall, Margaret Riley, Paul Salmon, Vincent James, Dan Whitworth, Ed Williams, Andy Roper
*Storyboard: John Stevenson
* Storyboard: John Stevenson
*Layout: Tom Bailey
* Layout: Tom Bailey
*Animation: Philip Morris, Denise Heywood, Alastair Fell, Joe McCaffrey, John Offord, Les Brooksbank, Mark Povey, Adrian Bell, Mike Eames
* Animation: Philip Morris, Denise Heywood, Alastair Fell, Joe McCaffrey, John Offord, Les Brooksbank, Mark Povey, Adrian Bell, Mike Eames
*Backgrounds: Beverly Bush, Barbara Alcock, Jon Doyle
* Backgrounds: Beverly Bush, Barbara Alcock, Jon Doyle
*Supervised by John Geering
* Supervised by John Geering
*Special Effects: Garry Owen, Murti Schofield, Roy Huckerby, Jackie Mitchell
* Special Effects: Garry Owen, Murti Schofield, Roy Huckerby, Jackie Mitchell
*Camera: Peter Kidd, Frank Hardie, Wendy Senior, Mark Sutton
* Camera: Peter Kidd, Frank Hardie, Wendy Senior, Mark Sutton
*Painting: Beverly Phillips, Yasodha Huckerby, Sue Halliwell, Joan Jones, Stefania Giani, Gloria Vassiliou, Lynn Hardie, Katie Nutter, Lesley White, Karl Scoble, Michael Lannigan, Joyce Flowers, Michelle Povey, Laura Cosgrove, Helen Michael, Sue Robson, Craig Whittle, Weston Samuels, Helen Smith
* Painting: Beverly Phillips, Yasodha Huckerby, Sue Halliwell, Joan Jones, Stefania Giani, Gloria Vassiliou, Lynn Hardie, Katie Nutter, Lesley White, Karl Scoble, Michael Lannigan, Joyce Flowers, Michelle Povey, Laura Cosgrove, Helen Michael, Sue Robson, Craig Whittle, Weston Samuels, Helen Smith
*Supervised by Lorriane Thomas
* Supervised by Lorriane Thomas
*Xerox: Andy McLoughlin, Tony McAleese, Joan Simmons, Don Geering
* Xerox: Andy McLoughlin, Tony McAleese, Joan Simmons, Don Geering
*Line Test: Phil Atack
* Line Test: Phil Atack
*Production Controller: Chris Phillips, Bob Burrows, Simon White, Phil McMylor
* Production Controller: Chris Phillips, Bob Burrows, Simon White, Phil McMylor
*Film Editor: Stephen Perry
* Film Editor: Stephen Perry
*Assistant Editor: Leo Casserly
* Assistant Editor: Leo Casserly
*Dubbing Mixer: Ted Spooner
* Dubbing Mixer: Ted Spooner
*Animation Director: Dan Whitworth
* Animation Director: Dan Whitworth
*Associate Producer: Chris Randall
* Associate Producer: Chris Randall
*Executive Producer: John Hambley
* Executive Producer: John Hambley
*Produced by Mark Hall, Brian Cosgrove
* Produced by Mark Hall, Brian Cosgrove
*Directed by Chris Randall
* Directed by Chris Randall
*© Cosgrove Hall Productions MCMLXXXVIII
* © Cosgrove Hall Productions MCMLXXXVIII


== Copyright Gag ==
== 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.
Despite this episode first being broadcast in 1989, the roman numerals in the copyright credit reads 'MCMLXXXVIII', meaning it is dated in 1988.
== Watch ==
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"Sawdust Ring" is the twenty-fourth episode of Count Duckula and was first broadcast on ITV in the UK on February 28th 1989.

Summary

Count Duckula, Igor, and Nanny join the circus, only (in the end) to bring the house down (literally!) with their acts and two evil ex-performers, Maurice and Charlie.

Background Music Pieces

  • "I Say, I Say, I Say" by David Lindup
  • "Strange Goings-on" by Dick Walter
  • "Goodbye Rodney" by Peter Ross Winslow
  • "Clown's Cavalcade" by Dick Walter
  • "Stealth by Night" by Dick Walter
  • "Busy Little Bees" by Dick Walter
  • "Spotlight Sequins" by Keith Papworth

Trivia

  • Danger Mouse appears in this episode as one of the circus audience members.
  • The first gasp from the circus audience is reused for every instance after.

Credits

  • Voices: David Jason, Jack May, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert
  • Narrator: Barry Clayton
  • Written by Jimmy Hibbert
  • Vocals: Doreen Edwards, Mike Harding
  • Music: Mike Harding
  • Design: Chris Randall, Margaret Riley, Paul Salmon, Vincent James, Dan Whitworth, Ed Williams, Andy Roper
  • Storyboard: John Stevenson
  • Layout: Tom Bailey
  • Animation: Philip Morris, Denise Heywood, Alastair Fell, Joe McCaffrey, John Offord, Les Brooksbank, Mark Povey, Adrian Bell, Mike Eames
  • Backgrounds: Beverly Bush, Barbara Alcock, Jon Doyle
  • Supervised by John Geering
  • Special Effects: Garry Owen, Murti Schofield, Roy Huckerby, Jackie Mitchell
  • Camera: Peter Kidd, Frank Hardie, Wendy Senior, Mark Sutton
  • Painting: Beverly Phillips, Yasodha Huckerby, Sue Halliwell, Joan Jones, Stefania Giani, Gloria Vassiliou, Lynn Hardie, Katie Nutter, Lesley White, Karl Scoble, Michael Lannigan, Joyce Flowers, Michelle Povey, Laura Cosgrove, Helen Michael, Sue Robson, Craig Whittle, Weston Samuels, Helen Smith
  • Supervised by Lorriane Thomas
  • Xerox: Andy McLoughlin, Tony McAleese, Joan Simmons, Don Geering
  • Line Test: Phil Atack
  • Production Controller: Chris Phillips, Bob Burrows, Simon White, Phil McMylor
  • Film Editor: Stephen Perry
  • Assistant Editor: Leo Casserly
  • Dubbing Mixer: Ted Spooner
  • Animation Director: Dan Whitworth
  • Associate Producer: Chris Randall
  • Executive Producer: John Hambley
  • Produced by Mark Hall, 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.

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