Unreal Estate
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"Unreal Estate" is the third episode of Series 3 and the forty-eighth episode overall. It was first broadcast on ITV in the UK on November 5th 1990.
Summary
Count Duckula is fed up with Castle Duckula crumbling around him, so he decides to sell it - much to Igor's horror - in Hollywood. But he is, unfortunately, stalked by Dr. Von Goosewing.
Background Music Cues
- Dramatic Impact 3" by Ivor Slaney.
This four second tune is played at the scene of which the crosshair of Goosewing's stake blunderbuss is at the view Duckula on the balcony of Castle Duckula.
- Sinister Street No. 1 by Peter Francklyn.
- Vamp Till Ready (KPM 1146. Track 88) by Wally Asp.
- Path of Destruction by Tim Souster
Trivia
- This was originally the pilot episode of the series, hence several oddities:
- Goosewing learns that Duckula has been recently reincarnated through an article in the newspaper.
- The audio for Duckula's voice switches from a blatantly edited higher pitch to a normal pitch throughout the episode. This could possibly be a sign that some lines were re-recorded when the episode was being adapted into Series 3.
- Multiple frames of Duckula from this episode look a bit off-model, thus a few of them can be recognized from the model sheets of Duckula as examples of what to avoid when drawing the character.
- The tune Duckula plays on his harmonica before Igor takes it away from his beak is a badly played version of "Oh Suzanna" as the harmonica scene from the intro of "Count Duckula" features in the episode in full version and proper context.
Credits
- Voices: David Jason, Jack May, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert, Ruby Wax
- Narrator: Barry Clayton
- Written by Brian Trueman
- 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: Chris Randall
- Layout: Dan Whitworth
- Animation: Dan Whitworth, Arthur de Cloedt, Rosemary Welch, Malcolm McGookin, Jennie Langley, Philip Morris, Mark Povey, Alastair Fell, Mike Eames, David Bowers, Richard Bazley
- Backgrounds: Margaret Riley, Barbara Alcock, Stephen Simpson
- Supervised by John Geering
- Special Effects: Garry Owen, Jackie Mitchell, Roy Huckerby
- 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, Helen Smith, Craig Whittle, Marie Dembinski, Mark Fulton
- Supervised by Lorriane Thomas
- Xerox: Tony McAleese, Joan Simmons, Don Geering
- Line Test: Phil Atack
- Animation Checkers: Andrew Bax, Phil McMylor
- Film Editor: Zyggy Markiewicz
- Assistant Editor: Bob Ashton
- Dubbing Mixer: Ted Spooner
- Production Controller: Chris Phillips, Bob Burrows, Simon White
- 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 MCMLXXXIX
Copyright Gag
Despite this episode first being broadcast in 1990, the roman numerals in the copyright read 'MCMLXXXIX', meaning it is dated in 1989.