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Gotta love Count Duckula extras - they were frequently as well thought-out and as funny as the central characters. Here a few pub sketches of some favourites of mine.Left to right - Albert Penguin Jives, long-suffering butler to - Colonel Willioghby, his beastly walrus employer (oddly, the ONLY non-bird anthro character in the series both from 'Arctic Circles' ), Pierre et Gaston French criminals (and inspirations for Victor & Hugo - or HUGO and victor.... from five episodes) Denzil and Cuthbert, bumbling ducknappers from 'Ducknapped' ) and Rory McDuckula, the Count's Highland Uncle from 'The Ghost of McCastle McDuckula.' Just realised why that last gentleman was only in the one episode - he's so complex to draw!
All these folks are copyright to the geniui at Cosgrove Hall.
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All three series are out on disc. I have them all!
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Not in the United States, though.
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That's why there is eBay and Amazon!
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Anything on the Aussie who bought the clock and was being driven mad by the bad jokes?
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Strewth mayte - Bill Platypus! Did a commission of him once that was never paid for I recall.
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Sorry to hear.
...but if he was a platypus, then he was a non-bird anthro from Duckula too, so Col. Willioghby wasn't the only one...
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Could've just been his surname, of course.
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One thing that made me really love Duckula would be that even their guest stars and/or extras all have their own personality, and a lot more memorable than most guest stars/ extras from other cartoons.
Rory McDuckula, Gaston and Pierre are definitly my faves.
Isn't it strange that Colonel Willioghby is the only non-bird being on the entire show? I mean, Count Duckula is in the same world as Danger Mouse and Victor & Hugo, right?
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I think cartoon 'universes' can occassionally cross-over, but in 'Count Duckula' humans basiclly evolved from bird, which made id doubly weird to have a humanised walrus character. But really, could he have been anything else as funny?
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If I could recall, there was also a snake with a fork for a tongue in the series
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That was in Danger Mouse - episode 'All Fall Down' - all snakes have forked toungues, but his brother had a spooon!
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And almost everyone else on the show likes to kick his! Poor chap.
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Maybe this'll help a bit - [link]
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Oooh, thank you! Y'know, I know this may sound rude, but I really like the way you draw ducks. Do you think you could draw one of my characters as a duck? 
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MmmMMMMmmmmb! Art trade eh? WWhhhhyyyy NOt!?! Note me.
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Also I thought Pierre and Gaston were much better characters than Victor and Hugo.
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Gaston seemed to be a bit madder than Victor!
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I loved the giant at the top of the beanstalk.
Duckula: You're not a Giant
Giant: I am
D: No you're not!
G: I am!
D: No you're not!
G: I am!
D: No you're not!
G: I am!
D: No you're not!
G: I am I'm just small for my size.
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I'll maybe do him next! I love drawing all the extras.
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I greatly enjoy all the little conversations going on excellent!
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Are you a Count Duckula fan too?
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Oh that's just tickety-boo old bean!
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Great take on those characters I think my favourite there is Rory McDuckula.
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Oh aye!.....(mutter mutter mutter) Jangs!
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I always loved the designs of the birds in Count Duckula.
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I liked how the artist limited themselves to birds only, thus forcing them to be more creative. Made them very believable - like the restrictions Jones put on his Roadrunner shorts.
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I don't recall ever seeing any of these. Top notch renditions though. Those at the top are probably my favourites.
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Gaston & Pierre spun off into Victor & Hugo which was really funny too, but sadly very ignored.
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I remember that well, too! A true hidden gem.
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A couple of eps are available for download and I randomly got some from Australia a while ago. Seems they were very well-known 'daaahn under'
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"You GHAASTLY little bounder! Where's my fish!?"
Frickin' love that episode, espicially when we see Albert's true character later in the episode. " 'ecky thump! It's a polar bear!"
Was really keen on Rory McDuckula too, mainly due to his voice reminding me of another good mate I have in the Highlands.
Overall, brilliant sketches of timeless one-shots (minus Pierre et Gaston). You know how to keep the British Humour alive at your end.
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You know someone who speaks like Rory? Nice! Notice how his voice reverted too when he realised he wasn't getting paid!
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Heh, not an exact copy but the tone is close enough to remind me of him, anyway.
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Isn't it quite strange that even if he's a vampire, he still needs money? He's also the typical stingy scotsmen.
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Hehe, fond memories 
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I loved the sitcommy atmos of this show.
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*cuddles Victor and Hugo* Yes, Fremantle, release my boys onto DVD!!!
Anyway, AWESOME!!! You captured each character PERFECTLY! I esp. laughed at Col. Wiliby and Jives- never fails to crack me up! WHERE'S ME DINNER, EH? WHERE'S ME FISH?
Is Rory really that hard to draw? How so, out of curiousity?
I consider characters like the Crow Bros and Gaston and Peirre 'regular' extras, since they've appeared in several eps. As far as mainly one-time chars go, my faves are Jives and the Col. (I can never spell his name right!!), Cruel, and Don Diego! (For the most part, I seem drawn to characters voiced by Jimmy.)
What? No Soams and Potson? Btw, I am suprised you didn't include Shooshboomer, since you like him so much.
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I Soammes, Postson and Mr. S are elsewhere in some sketches, along with The Phantom and Cruel (or Krool) . I'll no doubt do more. Rory is more long to draw than hard - the tartan, the tam-o-shanter (money bag) the spats etc. Takes a while!
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You need to draw some V&H, too!
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There's a pub sketch somewhere - look out for the next sketch dump!
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