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"The Lost City of Atlantis"

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Water good title. Season 2 Episode 18 (episode 44 overall) Original broadcast date: 16th January 1990 Writer: Jimmy Hibbert Additional voices: Harry/Atlantian/Sviatoslav/                                 Slugge: Jimmy Hibbert                      Bert/Captain Meano: David Jason                King Neptune/Dmitri: Brian Trueman Travel location: Atlantis (not by castle) Castle transport visual not used. Joke credit: Fish Consultant - Isaac Walton After ending up on a deserted island, Duckula and company accidentally discover that it is a secret elevator down to a fabled lost city. The for-once-not-punny title should be a bit of a giveaway as to which city that is. Horror tropes weren't the only ones that this series would use, spoof and explore. Turn-of-the-century style adventure and science fiction popped up frequently too, among various other public domain influences. These led to spoofs and cues featuring character types and settings that the public would a