Count Duckula was produced by Filmation and appeared as part of their "Mighty Mouse" and "Heckle and Jeckle" cartoon hour. Count Duckula then reappeared in the 2015 TV Series of Danger Mouse. "Count Duckula" was created by British studio Cosgrove Hall Films as a spin-off from "Danger Mouse". In 1984 Nickelodeon acquired the US broadcast rights to "Danger Mouse", which became a hit for the channel. After a few years, the Nickelodeon management came to Cosgrove Hall wishing to co-produce a new series. After being shown a number of ideas, the then head of Nickelodeon, Geraldine Laybourne, spotted a picture of Count
Count Duckula Media are in Region 0, PAL format. The first season was released on Region 1 DVD on 4 October 2005. Seasons 2, 3 & 4 have, as of 2019, not been released in North America. Although in Mexico, the first season and second season were released on DVD and it was also available released in America. During the show's original run, "Count Duckula" episodes were released on numerous VHS titles from Thames Video collection, often in a different sequence than that when televised. This VHS title appeared in 1990 but, at the time, the episodes contained were somewhat exclusive to