Count Duckula-No Sax Please [VHS]

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Ruritania: On one occasion the country (using that actual name) is referred to, because that week's adventure takes place there. It is mentioned as the name of a bank in an episode of Victor & Hugo as well.

The opening shots of each episode establish the setting as a darkly forested part of central Europe filled with nervous villagers and horrible creatures of the night. Watson, Elena M. (2000). Television horror movie hosts: 68 vampires, mad scientists and other denizens of the late night airwaves examined and interviewed. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland & Company. p.265. ISBN 978-0-7864-0940-2. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 . Retrieved 30 May 2008.

This series provides examples of:

Awkward Silence" Entrance: In "Igor's Busy Day", Scott and Laura, a young couple visiting Transylvania, stop by a local inn named "Ye Tooth and Jugular" after their car breaks down. The couple enter in the middle of the patrons singing a drinking song which abruptly stops upon their entry. World of Funny Animals: Humans are implied to exist, though in the context of this series, they are all bird-people.

Ambiguously Gay: One-Shot Character Roberto from the episode, "Restoration Comedy" seems to heavily implied to be this. The title of "No Sax Please, We're Egyptian" is a reference to the play No Sex Please, We're British, and the pharaoh who owned the Mystic Saxophone is Zootensimun XVII, a reference to American jazz saxophonist John Haley "Zoot" Sims. Artistic License - Astrology: According to the opening narration, the vampire resurrection ritual can be performed "once a century, when the moon is in the eighth house of Aquarius". This mystical Techno Babble doesn't make much sense : the 12 "houses" and the 12 "signs" (including Aquarius) are both divisions of the ecliptic plane, each of which form an independent system.Overly Long Name: The bandit in "Vampire Vacation" is called Juan José Maria Velasquez Campara Ortega Madella Mañana Calamare Instituto Habana Banana Que Paso Su Manos. He later shortens it to his initials. Limited Wardrobe: The main and recurring cast members are always dressed in the same clothes. Notable in Nanny always wearing her arm in a medical sling for some reason. (One newspaper comic gives the reason: she's hiding an Embarrassing Tattoo.) Disc 9 (Year Nine): "I Spy with my Little Eye...", "Bigfoot Falls", "The Statue of Liberty Caper", "Penfold Transformed!", "A Dune with a View", "Don Coyote and Sancho Penfold" This [ which?] VHS title appeared in 1990 but, at the time, the episodes contained were somewhat exclusive to video (the first was not televised until 1991, neither was the latter until 1993). This section may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience. Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information, and removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia's inclusion policy. ( December 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Danger Mouse Begins Again", "Planet Of The Toilets", "Danger At C-Level", "The Other Day The Earth Stood Still", "Welcome To Danger World" "Big Head Awakens" "Greenfinger"Alps-A-Daisy" clearly states that the series takes place in the late 1980s (1989 to be exact) and "The Rest Is History" has the first Count's servant identified as Igorth not Igor. Igor himself seems keen to meet him, implying they are seperate people. Several volumes of episodes were released on VHS by Thorn EMI- HBO Video, in association with Thames Video, during the mid-1980s; these releases included original bumpers which were cut from U.S. airings of the era. In the first episode, Ruffles the burglar scoffs at the idea of vampires, stating that they're just mentioned in the guide book to draw in tourists, but freaks out at the mention of a werewolf on the premises. Parental Substitute: Despite their subservient position, Nanny and Igor serve as surrogate parent figures to the current count with Nanny as the doting mother and Igor as the disappointed dad.

Early-Bird Cameo: Von Goosewing can be seen briefly in the first episode before his 'official' appearence in the 2nd one. Disc 3 (Year Three): "The Invasion of Colonel K", "Danger Mouse Saves the World... Again!", "The Odd Ball Runaround", "The Strange Case of the Ghost Bus", "The Trip to America" Comic Books Are Real: The Count's hero Tremendous Terence is a comic book star and cereal mascot but no one shows any surprise when they meet him in person. Falling Chandelier of Doom: In "Igor's Busy Day", Igor tries to use one of these to crush American tourists Scott and Laura. Unfortunately, he relies upon Nanny to trigger it. First, she misunderstands the command "Hit the beak" and hits Igor's beak instead of the beak of the statue which triggers the falling chandelier. Later, she realises her mistake and hits the beak of the statue... while Igor himself is under the chandelier.Hoomite: Our legends say that when the great god Ra has had his fill of Human Sacrifice, Upshi shall rise from the dead.