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==Summary== | '''Transylvanian Homesick Blues''' is the fourth episode of [[Count Duckula (series)|Count Duckula]] and was first broadcast on ITV in the UK on September 27th 1988. | ||
[[Count Duckula]] and his servants, [[Igor]] and [[Nanny]], have decided to visit the funfair together. Duckula wants to take a ride on a rollercoaster and forces the others to come along with him. The rollercoaster, advertised as "The Rollercoaster of Time", is run by [[Dr. Fazakerley Tyme]]. | |||
== Summary == | |||
[[Count Duckula (character)|Count Duckula]] and his servants, [[Igor]] and [[Nanny]], have decided to visit the funfair together. Duckula wants to take a ride on a rollercoaster and forces the others to come along with him. The rollercoaster, advertised as "The Rollercoaster of Time", is run by [[Dr. Fazakerley Tyme]]. | |||
Tyme says the rollercoaster can take them all back and forward in time. Their first stop is "prehistoric Earth", a million years before they were born, where they manage to meet the original vampire. After a little while, the group is attacked by an enraged dinosaur, which the prehistoric vampire had bitten, so they are forced to leave prematurely. Their second stop is in the future, 4008 to be exact, in which the planet is ruled by vegetables. Tyme informs the group that "an artichoke had just been made president of the United States." | Tyme says the rollercoaster can take them all back and forward in time. Their first stop is "prehistoric Earth", a million years before they were born, where they manage to meet the original vampire. After a little while, the group is attacked by an enraged dinosaur, which the prehistoric vampire had bitten, so they are forced to leave prematurely. Their second stop is in the future, 4008 to be exact, in which the planet is ruled by vegetables. Tyme informs the group that "an artichoke had just been made president of the United States." | ||
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Tyme tries to escape without Duckula and Igor but they manage to climb aboard the rollercoaster just in time. Their third and final stop is in France during the French Revolution (1789). The doctor Tyme informs the French revolutionaries that he has captured the aristocratic Duckula for them, hoping to see him imprisoned once again. However, the revolutionaries arrest all of them, including Tyme, because of "their funny outfits". Nanny knocks out one of the guards when they are imprisoned and they escape. The episode ends with Tyme informing everyone that they had arrived five minutes before they left, when all of the events where just beginning to unfold. | Tyme tries to escape without Duckula and Igor but they manage to climb aboard the rollercoaster just in time. Their third and final stop is in France during the French Revolution (1789). The doctor Tyme informs the French revolutionaries that he has captured the aristocratic Duckula for them, hoping to see him imprisoned once again. However, the revolutionaries arrest all of them, including Tyme, because of "their funny outfits". Nanny knocks out one of the guards when they are imprisoned and they escape. The episode ends with Tyme informing everyone that they had arrived five minutes before they left, when all of the events where just beginning to unfold. | ||
==Quotes== | == Quotes == | ||
*''Narrator'': "Once more, we take you to the hostile peaks of Transylvania. Once more, we bring you to visit the despicable denizens of that ghastly castle! Once more... oh! They're all out!" | *''Narrator'': "Once more, we take you to the hostile peaks of Transylvania. Once more, we bring you to visit the despicable denizens of that ghastly castle! Once more... oh! They're all out!" | ||
*''Count Duckula'' ''(after the "maiden" the original vampire had bitten turns out to be a dinosaur)'': "Wow-wowee-wow! Now ''that's'' what I call a healthy sized maiden!" | *''Count Duckula'' ''(after the "maiden" the original vampire had bitten turns out to be a dinosaur)'': "Wow-wowee-wow! Now ''that's'' what I call a healthy sized maiden!" | ||
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*''Narrator'': "So once again we say goodbye to the feathered prince of evil wherever he may be. Goodnight out there, ''whenever'' you are." | *''Narrator'': "So once again we say goodbye to the feathered prince of evil wherever he may be. Goodnight out there, ''whenever'' you are." | ||
==Trivia== | == Trivia == | ||
*The episode marks the only appearance of Dr. Fazakerley Tyme in the series. | *The episode marks the only appearance of Dr. Fazakerley Tyme in the series. | ||
*It is revealed that Duckula doesn't likes cucumbers, onions and garlic. Garlic is the last vegetable Duckula would ever eat because garlic is known to kill vampires. | *It is revealed that Duckula doesn't likes cucumbers, onions and garlic. Garlic is the last vegetable Duckula would ever eat because garlic is known to kill vampires. | ||
*[[Wikipedia: | *[[Wikipedia:French Revolution|The French Revolution]] was a revolution in France from 1789 to 1799. It led to the end of the monarchy, and to many wars. | ||
*The concept of time travel by using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposely and selectively forwards or backwards in time was popularised by the H.G. Wells' science fiction novella, ''[[Wikipedia:The Time Machine|The Time Machine]]'', first published in 1895. | *The concept of time travel by using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposely and selectively forwards or backwards in time was popularised by the H.G. Wells' science fiction novella, ''[[Wikipedia:The Time Machine|The Time Machine]]'', first published in 1895. | ||
*Dr. Fazakerley Tyme's surname is a pun on the word "time". | *Dr. Fazakerley Tyme's surname is a pun on the word "time". | ||
*The sound of the rollercoaster braking in this episode was often used in the first three seasons of Britt Allcroft's "[ | *The sound of the rollercoaster braking in this episode was often used in the first three seasons of Britt Allcroft's "''[[Wikipedia:Thomas & Friends|Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends]]''" children's TV series. | ||
*The episode title is based on the Bob Dylan song ''Subterranean Homesick Blues''. | *The episode title is based on the Bob Dylan song ''Subterranean Homesick Blues''. | ||
*Recording date: October 25, 1987. | *Recording date: October 25, 1987. | ||
==Background Music Pieces | == Background Music Pieces == | ||
*"Sitting Sad and Blue" by Stefan Grossman | *"Sitting Sad and Blue" by Stefan Grossman | ||
*"Unknown Waltz" by Walter Warren | *"Unknown Waltz" by Walter Warren | ||
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*"Drama Link No. 3" by Peter Knight | *"Drama Link No. 3" by Peter Knight | ||
==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 | ||
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*© Cosgrove Hall Productions MCMLXXXVII | *© Cosgrove Hall Productions MCMLXXXVII | ||
==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. | ||
==Photos== | == Photos == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
T.H.B. 2.png|The original prehistoric vampire | T.H.B. 2.png|The original prehistoric vampire | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | == Watch == | ||
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File:Transylvanian Homesick Blues Count Duckula Full Episode | File:Transylvanian Homesick Blues Count Duckula Full Episode | ||
File:Transylvanian Homesick Blues SPANISH Count Duckula Series 1 Episode 4 | File:Transylvanian Homesick Blues SPANISH Count Duckula Series 1 Episode 4 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Episodes]] | [[Category:Episodes]] | ||
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