Venice a Duck Not a Duck
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"Venice a Duck Not a Duck" is the fifth episode of Series 4 and the sixty-third episode overall. It was first broadcast on ITV in the UK on February 2nd 1993.
Summary
In Venice, the Egg plans to get his revenge on Count Duckula by hiring all Duckula's adversaries from the past - barring Dr. Von Goosewing - to plan a nasty end for the count, only it doesn't work.
Background Music Cues
- "Unease" (KPMK-1328. Track 76) by Dick Walter
Trivia
- This episode marks the:
- 2nd and final appearance of the Egg, Oddbeak, Charlie the Clown, Morrice the Strongman, The Phantom of the Opera, and Krool
- 3rd and final appearance of The Mutinous Penguins
- 5th and final appearance of Gaston and Pierre
- 7th and final appearance of The Crow Brothers
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, Dan Whitworth, Margaret Riley, Paul Salmon, Vincent James, Andy Roper, Ed Williams
- Storyboard: Vincent James, Paul Salmon
- Layout: Paul Salmon, Jon Doyle
- Animation: Meryl Edge, Paul Greenall, Claire Grey, Karen Heywood, Jennie Langley, Dave Livesey, Malcolm McGookin, Judy Pilsbury, Bob Sparkes, Stephen Thomas, Kay Widdowson, Andy Wilson
- Backgrounds: Barbara Alcock, Jon Doyle, Stephen Hanson, Stephen Simpson
- Supervised by Ben Turner
- Special Effects: Garry Owen, Roy Huckerby Jackie Mitchell
- Camera: Peter Kidd, Frank Hardie, Wendy Senior, Mark Sutton
- Painting: Laura Cosgrove, Marie Dembinski, Joyce Flowers, Mark Fulton, Stefania Giani, Sue Halliwell, Lynn Hardie, Andrea Hough, Yasodha Huckerby, Joan Jones, Helen Michael, Katie Nutter, Helen Michael, Beverly Phillips, Michelle Povey, Helen Smith, Gloria Vassiliou, Lesley White, Craig Whittle
- Supervised by Lorriane Thomas
- Xerox: Tony McAleese, Joan Simmons, Don Geering
- Line Test: Phil Atack
- Animation Checkers: Phil McMylor, Andrew Bax
- Editing by Zyggy Markiewicz
- Assistant Editor: Stephen Perry
- Dubbing Mixer: Ted Spooner
- Production Control: Chris Phillips, Bob Burrows, Simon White
- Animation Director: Jean Flynn
- 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 1993, the roman numerals in the copyright read 'MCMLXXXIX', meaning it is dated in 1989.