The Mysteries of the Wax Museum

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"The Mysteries of the Wax Museum" is the sixteenth episode of Series 2 and the forty-second episode overall. It was first broadcast on ITV in the UK on January 2nd 1990.

Summary

Whilst visiting London, Count Duckula, Igor, and Nanny bypass the famous Madame Tussauds in favour of visiting Dr. Matrix's Wax Museum. Upon meeting the famous threesome, Dr. Matrix seizes the opportunity to produce animatronic models of Duckula, Igor and Nanny for exhibiting to the public, and as usual, Igor is not cool with the idea. In fact, Dr. Matrix is pure evil, as he intends to programme the robots to rob the Bank of England. With the robots brought to life, the inevitable confusion between the real and fake Duckula, Igor and Nanny ensues, especially to the eyes of the famous detective Hawkeye Solmes and his assistant Dr. Potson, who are assigned to investigate the robbery. In the end, Duckula, Igor, and Nanny end up being stranded in London as Castle Duckula went back to Transylvania without them.

Background Music Pieces

"This England" by John Leach
"Working Party" by Paul Lewis
"Pecking Orders" by Joe Griffths
"Lonely Violin" by Dick Walter
"Charlie Chaplin's Chase" by Keith Papworth
"Dark Doings" by Simon Richard Benson
"Sinister Link" by John Leach

Credits

Voices: David Jason, Jack May, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert
Narrator: Barry Clayton
Written by Jimmy Hibbert
Vocals: Doreen Edwards, Mike Harding
Original Music: Mike Harding
Design: Chris Randall, Margaret Riley, Paul Salmon, Vincent James, Dan Whitworth, Ed Williams, Andy Roper
Storyboard: Vincent James, Alan Case
Layout: Keith Scoble
Animation: Stephen Thomas, Meryl Edge, Andy Wilson, Paul Greenall, Karen Heywood, Jennie Langley, Alastair Fell, Dave Livesey, Kay Widdowson, Claire Grey, Malcolm McGookin, Judy Pilsbury, Bob Sparkes, Mair Thomas
Backgrounds: Beverly Bush, Jon Doyle, Stephen Hanson, Weston Samuels, Stephen Simpson
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, Andrea Hough, Joyce Flowers, Michelle Povey, Laura Cosgrove, Helen Michael, Sue Robson, Craig Whittle, Helen Smith, Mark Fulton, Marie Dembinksi
Supervised by Lorriane Thomas
Xerox: Tony McAleese, Joan Simmons, Don Geering
Line Test: Phil Atack
Animation Check: Phil McMylor, Andrew Bax
Production Controller: Chris Phillips, Bob Burrows, Simon White, Phil McMylor, Andrew Bax
Film Editor: Eilis Ward
Assistant Editor: Stephen Perry
Dubbing Mixer: Ted Spooner
Animation Director: Jean Flynn
Associate Producer: Chris Randall
Executive Producer: John Hambley
Produced by Mark Hall, Brian Cosgrove
Directed by Chris Randall

Copyright Gag

Despite this episode first being broadcast in 1990, the roman numerals in the copyright credit reads 'MCMLXXXIX', meaning it is dated in 1989.