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
Spaceballs: The Animated Series were planned to debut during the fall of 2007, although this "deadline" passed by with no sign of the show on G4's schedule. A start date of June 1, 2008 was later reported, but the series was delayed once again. Despite the lack of information in the United States, the series premiered on Canada's Super Channel. and remained absent from G4 in America until its eventual series premiere on September 21, 2008. The first two episodes of the series were shown following an airing of the original film. Spaceballs: The Animated Series Spaceballs: The Animated Series, also known as Spaceballs: