Count Duckula and speaks with an American accent, despite being voiced by a British actor. He has no fangs, and his favourite food, as a vegetarian, is broccoli sandwiches. He occasionally has been seen wearing pyjamas with a "Danger Mouse" logo, a reference to the character's origin. The Duckula family motto is "Per ardua ad sanguina", which means "work hard for blood". He has a very modern outlook, and often despairs over the traditional vampire image he is expected to embody. He hates living in a dark, gloomy castle, and finds the behaviour of his servants to be depressing. Duckula frequently expresses
Pinball Number Count Pinball Number Count Pinball Number Count (or Pinball Countdown) is a collective title referring to 11 one-minute animated segments on the PBS children's series "Sesame Street" that teach children to count to 12 by following the journey of a pinball through a rather fanciful pinball machine. These segments are notable for the colorful, imaginative animation as well as the funky "one, two, three, four, five..." soundtrack provided by The Pointer Sisters. "Pinball Number Count" was originally produced in 1976 by Imagination, Inc. in San Francisco, California for the Children's Television Workshop. It made its debut on "Sesame Street" in 1977.