Quackula
Encyclopedia
Quackula is an animated fictional character, an anthropomorphic vampire
duck
(Count Duckula
is not related to the character) created by Filmation
. He starred in his own segment on The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle
for one season.
) was depicted as a pale blue duck with a Daffy Duck
-like beak and fangs, dressed in a blue jacket and a black cape
with a red lining. He slept by day in a white coffin
shaped like an egg
, in the basement of a house owned by an anthropomorphic bear
named Theodore (voiced by Norm Prescott
).
Every night Quackula would rise from his coffin and try to terrify Theodore and others, but he would never really succeed; his antics tended to be more comical than frightening. Also, Theodore would come up with one plan after another to rid himself of Quackula, but always fail to do so.
filed suit against Filmation due to the fact that he had created a character named Quackula a couple of years earlier. The matter was settled out of court, and after 16 episodes Quackula was dropped from the show, which was shortened from an hour to a half-hour.
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
duck
Duck
Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds, which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered...
(Count Duckula
Count Duckula
Count Duckula is a British animated television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall, and a spin-off from DangerMouse, a show in which the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain. The series first aired on September 6, 1988 and was produced by Thames Television for 3 seasons and...
is not related to the character) created by Filmation
Filmation
Filmation Associates was an American production company that produced animation and live action programming for television during the latter half of the 20th century. Located in Reseda, California, the animation studio was founded in 1963...
. He starred in his own segment on The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle is an updated version of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle cartoons from the 1940s. The television series was produced by Filmation, and aired from 1979 to 1981 on CBS with over 32 episodes produced...
for one season.
Character
Quackula (voiced by Frank WelkerFrank Welker
Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
) was depicted as a pale blue duck with a Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons, often running the gamut between being the best friend and sometimes arch-rival of Bugs Bunny...
-like beak and fangs, dressed in a blue jacket and a black cape
Cape
Cape can be used to describe any sleeveless outer garment, such as a poncho, but usually it is a long garment that covers only the back half of the wearer, fastening around the neck. They were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon, and have had periodic...
with a red lining. He slept by day in a white coffin
Coffin
A coffin is a funerary box used in the display and containment of dead people – either for burial or cremation.Contemporary North American English makes a distinction between "coffin", which is generally understood to denote a funerary box having six sides in plan view, and "casket", which...
shaped like an egg
Egg (biology)
An egg is an organic vessel in which an embryo first begins to develop. In most birds, reptiles, insects, molluscs, fish, and monotremes, an egg is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum, which is expelled from the body and permitted to develop outside the body until the developing...
, in the basement of a house owned by an anthropomorphic bear
Bear
Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern...
named Theodore (voiced by Norm Prescott
Norm Prescott
Norman "Norm" Prescott was co-founder and executive producer at Filmation Studios. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he began his radio career in the Hub, becoming program director at station WORL in the late 1940s. He went to work for Joseph E. Levine's Embassy Pictures Corp. in 1959, serving as...
).
Every night Quackula would rise from his coffin and try to terrify Theodore and others, but he would never really succeed; his antics tended to be more comical than frightening. Also, Theodore would come up with one plan after another to rid himself of Quackula, but always fail to do so.
Broadcast history
Quackula made his debut on September 8, 1979, on the first episode of The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle. However, cartoonist Scott ShawScott Shaw
Scott Shaw is an American actor, author, journalist, film director, film producer, musician, professor and martial artist.-Early life:...
filed suit against Filmation due to the fact that he had created a character named Quackula a couple of years earlier. The matter was settled out of court, and after 16 episodes Quackula was dropped from the show, which was shortened from an hour to a half-hour.
List of cartoons
| № | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Star Boars" | 1979 September 8 |
| 2 | "Horse for Sale" | 1979 September 15 |
| 3 | "Weird Bear" | 1979 September 22 |
| 4 | "Monster Mash" | 1979 September 29 |
| 5 | "Uncle Ferenc" | 1979 October 6 |
| 6 | "The Magic Lamp" | 1979 October 13 |
| 7 | "Room for Rent" | 1979 October 20 |
| 8 | "Morgana La Duck" | 1979 October 27 |
| 9 | "Return of Star Boars" | 1979 November 3 |
| 10 | "Time & Before" | 1979 November 10 |
| 11 | "Bungled Burglary" | 1979 November 17 |
| 12 | "Shanghai Salty" | 1979 November 24 |
| 13 | "Pyramid" | 1979 December 1 |
| 14 | "Haunted House" | 1979 December 8 |
| 15 | "Magic Duck" | 1979 December 15 |
| 16 | "The Fantastic 2½" | 1979 December 22 |