Sinister: Duckula, Dangermouse, & Close Lobsters

[Mark Smith]

On Mon, 1 Jun 1998 matt wrote:

> Quoth a Mick:

> i loved count duckula!!  i used tolove the portrait gallery at the beginning,
> with the moving eyeballs...from the heart of transylvania, in the vampire hall
> of fame, da da da da da da da da, DUCKULA!!!!

Count Duckula the series was in fact a spin-off from Dangermouse - Duckula
was a villain with whom the great DM locked horns on at least on occasion.

The Duckula who had his own series, I have to say, was far inferior to
that from the Dangermouse series, who was if my memory serves, a would-be
thespian who only really wanted to be famous.  He also turned into a
cricket bat with little wings to fly about.  Hence he fitted into the
classic Cosgrove-Hall mould of realistic villains with human sides to
their characters and their hearts in the right place.

His voice was completely different too - in the duckula series it was
voiced by David Jason i believe, whereas in he original it was probably
Brian Hibbard or whoever.

Sorry for being trainspottery and v boring.

Mark S.
(Just out of lurking as we've finally hit upon a subject very close to my
heart - I used to want to _be_ Dangermouse!)

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