Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop
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Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop (known as Dr. Globule in France
) was an animated television series created by Tony Barnes. The show originally aired on TF1
and it was later dubbed for English audiences as well; even the show's title got a name change. It aired in the United Kingdom
on ITV
; starting June 16, 1994 and finishing August 27, 1998, the show ran for five seasons. The show also aired on Bulgarian National Television
from 1997 until 2000, and became very popular. In Bulgaria
the show was known as др. Злобил (Dr. Zlobil).
A comic strip version of the show was included in Buster
magazine from September 1994 to November 1996. The series was later repeated on Nickelodeon in the early 2000s until 2004 (2004 being the first year it was totally forgotten about) and had sporadic reruns on ordinary TV from 1999 until 2001 (it was put on hiatus in 2002).
n Pet Shop. So he decides to set up his own Pet Shop at an old Haunted Castle and finds out that he will have to share the place with a skeleton dog, Horrifido. With Horrifido now helping him out, the doctor begins use with his inventions to create Horrific Pets to gain his profit.
01. Welcome To The Transylvania Pet Shop
02. Grime Does Not Pay
03. Food Glorious Pet Food
04. Bringing Up Horribaby
05. Every Dog Has Its Show
06. Ants In Your Pants
07. Bungle in the Jungle
08. Pirate Parrot
09. Double Trouble
10. Halloween Horse Race
11. Where Mouse?
12. Gorilla Thriller (most sources say 'Double Trouble' and 'Halloween Horse Race' are the last two episodes, but the last two episodes in series one are actually 'Where Mouse?' and 'Gorilla Thriller') [though these are only the last two episodes in series one; not the last two episodes of the whole show]
Transylvania Pet Shop is currently one of the most requested unreleased DVDs at TVShowsOnDVD.com.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) was an animated television series created by Tony Barnes. The show originally aired on TF1
TF1
TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
and it was later dubbed for English audiences as well; even the show's title got a name change. It aired in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
; starting June 16, 1994 and finishing August 27, 1998, the show ran for five seasons. The show also aired on Bulgarian National Television
Bulgarian National Television
The Bulgarian National Television or BNT is the public broadcaster of Bulgaria. The company was founded in 1959 and began broadcasting on December 26 of the same year. It began broadcasting in color in 1970...
from 1997 until 2000, and became very popular. In Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
the show was known as др. Злобил (Dr. Zlobil).
A comic strip version of the show was included in Buster
Buster (comic)
Buster was a long-running British comic which carried a mixture of humour and adventure strips, although the former increasingly replaced the latter...
magazine from September 1994 to November 1996. The series was later repeated on Nickelodeon in the early 2000s until 2004 (2004 being the first year it was totally forgotten about) and had sporadic reruns on ordinary TV from 1999 until 2001 (it was put on hiatus in 2002).
Plot summary
Dr. Zitbag was a Pet Shop worker who wasn't very good at selling any pets at all and because of this he was fired from the local TransylvaniaTransylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
n Pet Shop. So he decides to set up his own Pet Shop at an old Haunted Castle and finds out that he will have to share the place with a skeleton dog, Horrifido. With Horrifido now helping him out, the doctor begins use with his inventions to create Horrific Pets to gain his profit.
Characters
- Dr. Sidney Zitbag - The main character of the show, he is a mad scientistMad scientistA mad scientist is a stock character of popular fiction, specifically science fiction. The mad scientist may be villainous or antagonistic, benign or neutral, and whether insane, eccentric, or simply bumbling, mad scientists often work with fictional technology in order to forward their schemes, if...
type of character who wants to become the world's best pet shop owner, but his plans don't always work and certain mishaps do tend to happen.
- Horrifido - Horrifido is the actual owner of the old Haunted Castle where Dr. Zitbag has now set up his pet shop. He is a skeleton dog with green bat winged like ears, who now works as Dr. Zitbag's assistant. Sometimes Horrifido is seen wearing a pink bow collar around his neck.
- The Exorsisters - The Exorsisters are Dr. Zitbag's neighbours, both ladies are twins resembling the bride of FrankensteinBride of FrankensteinBride of Frankenstein is a 1935 American horror film, the first sequel to Frankenstein...
. Every often Dr. Zitbag always tries to impress them both, but the two often argue at each other. Sinista, the sister with purple streaks in her hair often dismisses Dr. Zitbag whereas Bimbella, the sister with white streaks in her hair is more willing to give him a chance.
- Zombunny - Zombunny appears to be a zombifiedZombieZombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
rabbit who never seems to move. Most of the time he is with Dr. Zitbag & Horrifido as Dr. Zitbag would use Zombunny as part of his experiments.
- Officer Deadbeat - Officer Deadbeat is the local police officer of Transylvania and Zitbag's antagonistAntagonistAn antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend...
, he appears to have no neck and so his head is floating at where his would be neck should be. He has a personal grudge against Dr. Zitbag, believing that the doctor is a con-artist, if he ever arrests the doctor for good, his ultimate goal is to claim the old Haunted House as a new police station, as the one he has got is very small and he often bumps his head off.
- Professor Sherman Vermin - Sinistra and Bimbella sometimes call him to help them, eventually making Dr Zitbag jealous.
List of episodes
Only twelve of a total of 52 episodes were released on video, due to the cartoon not being so popular (these were even the first series episodes in 1994; meaning all subsequent seasons from 1995 to 1998 are the other forty episodes which are the ones never released).01. Welcome To The Transylvania Pet Shop
02. Grime Does Not Pay
03. Food Glorious Pet Food
04. Bringing Up Horribaby
05. Every Dog Has Its Show
06. Ants In Your Pants
07. Bungle in the Jungle
08. Pirate Parrot
09. Double Trouble
10. Halloween Horse Race
11. Where Mouse?
12. Gorilla Thriller (most sources say 'Double Trouble' and 'Halloween Horse Race' are the last two episodes, but the last two episodes in series one are actually 'Where Mouse?' and 'Gorilla Thriller') [though these are only the last two episodes in series one; not the last two episodes of the whole show]
Transylvania Pet Shop is currently one of the most requested unreleased DVDs at TVShowsOnDVD.com.