Count Duckula-No Sax Please [VHS]

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Infinite Supplies: Von Goosewing is shown with various gadgets, anti-vampire weaponry and even numerous vehicles such as balloons, blimps and submarines. It is never explained where he gets these or how he can afford them. 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.

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. Early-Bird Cameo: Von Goosewing can be seen briefly in the first episode before his 'official' appearence in the 2nd one. One issue of the comic had an appearance by superspy Ian Flamingo, and another featured poet Edgar Allen Crow. Gaston and Pierre not only affect comically over the top French accents and throw in the odd basic French word, but also use the rules of French grammar (such as transliterating "Qu'est-ce que c'est?" as "What is that that it is?" instead of simply "What is that?") to signify that they are speaking their native language. 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.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. Berserk Button: Do not mention the E-word in front of the Egg. Don't even say anything that sounds like the E-word!

Funny Foreigner: Used repeatedly in the traveling-the-world episodes, especially the Frenchmen...er, Frenchbirds, Gaston et Pierre. 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). The title of the game was a parody on the title of a British comedy play No Sex Please, We're British!. Vampire Hunter: Von Goosewing comes from a long line of vampire hunters, though he is much clumsier and more scatterbrained than they were.

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Igor's Busy Day" has a joke involving Igor enlisting Nanny in triggering a Falling Chandelier of Doom for castle vistors with the instruction: "Hit the beak, Nanny!". He meant for Nanny to press the beak of a statue to activate the Booby Trap, but Nanny thought he meant his own beak. 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. Seinfeldian Conversation: Constantly. One of the series' primary sources of humor is the characters having longwinded, often inappropriately timed tangents about minutiae (or nothing at all), usually in which one or even all parties have no idea what anyone's talking about. Danger Mouse DVD news: Announcement for Danger Mouse - The Complete Series Megaset!". tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05 . Retrieved 2010-08-26. Goosewing appears to have an assistant named Heinrich (he never appears on screen), whom he often calls out and blames his failures on him. In fact, "Heinrich" appears to be just a figment of Goosewing's imagination, an imaginary friend. [ citation needed] However, the comic book version of the characters by Marvel reveal that Heinrich is actually his former assistant who is always complaining about his paltry wages. [ citation needed]