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"The Mysteries of the Wax Museum"

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Waxing lyrical about Ruby. Season 2 Episode 16 (episode 42 overall) Original broadcast date: 2 January 1990 Writer: Jimmy Hibbert Additional voices: Dr. Matrix: Jimmy Hibbert                               Android Nanny: Brian Trueman Android Igor/Hawkeye Soames: Jack May Android Duckula/Dr. Potson: David Jason Joke credit: Make Up – Ruby Tallow Travel location: London, England Castle transport visual used. While on a visit to London to see the sights, Duckula decides not to bother with Madame Tussauds (which he pronounces as ‘two swords’) waxwork museum and instead visit a similar museum right next to the souvenir shop he’s stopped outside. So to get things moving along, we cut to the inside where we meet Matrix, a crazy doctor who talks to himself (Hibbert naturally) thus providing exposition. His plan is to make a living waxwork of someone and have them rob the Bank of England for him. Decent enough idea, since someone else will get the blam

"Igor's Busy Day"

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Very good milord. Season 1 Episode 12 (episode 12 overall) Original broadcast date: 22 November 1988 Writer: Jimmy Hibbert (story by Chris Randall) Additional voices: Scot/Sviatoslav/Myrtle:                                Jimmy Hibbert                                Laura: Ruby Wax                                1st peasant/Innkeeper/                                Belvedere: David Jason                                2nd peasant: Jack May                                3rd peasant/Innkeeper                               (one line only)/peasant at                                bar/Dmitri: Brian Trueman                                 Castle transport visual not used.    I really enjoy the contrast of the innocent sounding title when compared with the plot and the real reason behind why Igor is so ‘busy.’ He’s busy trying to murder a couple of innocent (if annoying) house guests, or at least torture them unnecessarily! In view of that fa