History of British animation In other areas of international interaction, several British animated shows produced during this time found success through syndication in the United States, including Cosgrove Hall's shows "Danger Mouse" (1981-1987) and "Count Duckula" (1988-1993), which, among others, were screened during the 1980s and early 1990s on the then-new children's cable network Nickelodeon. The US media made its presence felt in Britain during the 1990s in other ways as well. With the explosive success of "The Simpsons" (1989-) and the many adult-oriented animated sitcoms that followed in its wake, not only was the British public's relationship to animation altered, so too was
Count Duckula 2 Count Duckula 2 Count Duckula 2 is a computer game for the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC released in 1992 by Alternative Software. It was the follow-up to the 1989 release "Count Duckula in No Sax Please—We're Egyptian". Both are tie-in licenses of the Cosgrove Hall "Count Duckula" cartoon series. "Count Duckula 2" is a platform game in which the player advances Duckula from screen to screen shooting soft toys with a ketchup gun. Critically, the game consistently achieved some of the lowest review scores of the 8-bit era and is considered one of the worst games published for these