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 able to pose as a "dreadful dynasty, the counts of Duckula". The preceding generations included knights, sorcerers, scientists, artists, Egyptologists and even professional gamblers, all of whom are also secretly "vicious vampire ducks". As the title sequence puts it, "the latest reincarnation did not run according to plan". The successful conclusion of the ritual requires blood, the source of sustenance for any vampire, but Nanny accidentally substitutes ketchup. Consequently, the newest version is not a blood-sucking vampire, but a vegetarian one. He is more interested in juicy carrots than hunting for victims. Igor is appalled. Even worse, his "new" master