Count Duckula video (the first was not televised until 1991, neither was the latter until 1993). "Count Duckula" episodes were also released on special VHS compilations with episodes of other series. In 1989, the episode "Down under Duckula" was released on Thames' VHS title "More Children's Summer Stories", with episodes from "Danger Mouse" and "The Wind in the Willows". In 2001, in the twilight years of VHS, the episodes "The Ghost of Castle McDuckula" and "Venice a Duck, Not a Duck!" were featured on two cult kids' collection tapes, with episodes of "Rainbow, Chorlton & the Wheelies", "Button Moon" and "Jamie &
Count Duckula there ... WHATever you are!" Variants of this line are also used to close certain programmes. Duckula has numerous vampiric relatives all over the world, who are more classic vampires than Duckula, possessing fangs, red eyes and evil personalities. Only a small number, such as Don Diego, show any affinity or friendship toward the benign Count Duckula. They come from many different countries, such as Spain and Scotland, and their costumes represent their native cultures. The relatives include Don Diego, a Spanish vampire duck who makes his fun and games by burning down villages, and Rory McDuckula, a Scottish vampire