Count Duckula

Original Air Date: 1988-1993

Network: Nickelodeon

A spin-off of the British cartoon DangerMouse, Count Duckula's title character began life as a villain on that comedic spy series. The program has got the kind of premise you simply must love in a kids' show: Essentially based on the legend of the vampiric Count Dracula, Count Duckula is a fowl who was once an actual bloodsucker. But after an ancient resurrection ritual went awry (involving ketchup rather than blood), the good Count arose once again as a vegetarian vampire. So no tearing out of throats for this vamp, but rather a pursuit of fame and fortune was the purview of Count Duckula....much to the chagrin of his faithful assistant Igor, who does his best to get his master back to his old vamping ways. Other familiar archetypes show up throughout, such as Duckula's nemesis Doctor Von Goosewing, a Vincent Price-like narrator, and a variety of supernatural creatures, leading to much humor for fans of classic horror...and regular old cartoon fans too.