Count Duckula episode review blog

The fabled 13th episode of Fawlty Towers. Season 1 Episode 15 (episode 15 overall) Original broadcast date: 13 December 1988 Writer: Brian Trueman, John Broadhead and Joyce MacAleer Additional voices: Hotel Manager/Sviatoslav:                                   Jimmy Hibbert                                Dmitri: Brian Trueman                                Gloria: Ruby Wax Travel location: Cactus beach (not via castle) Joke credit: Film Location - Erland Hodge Castle transport visual not used. Duckula takes a ...

Christmas is coming and the Goosewing's getting fat. Season 3 Episode 10 (episode 55 overall) Original broadcast date: 26 December 1990 Writers: Peter Richard Reeves, Jimmy Hibbert Additional voices: Santa Claus/3rd Crow brother: Brian Trueman Ruffles/Dr. Von Goosewing/Tremendous Terence/Dribulon: Jimmy Hibbert Burt: David Jason Castle transport visual not used. Christmas episodes are notoriously tricky to do from a show maker's perspective and from the fans' perspective they either become beloved classics or hated outright for being a divergence. Graham Linehan (one half of the writing team on the similarly surreal and fatalistic show 'Father Ted') cites 'A Christmassy Ted' as being a mess and something he's not overly proud of. I love it! While I can't quite say as much for this one to the same extent, it has enough redeeming features to make it worth my while. I think the Avenger Penguins Christmas episode works a little bette...

Hello, fowl. Season 2 Episode 5 (episode 31 overall) Original broadcast date: 10 October 1989 Writer: Jimmy Hibbert Additional voices: Pilot/Gaston/2nd/3rd announcers/Male Customs Officer/Female Customs Officer/Sandra: Jimmy Hibbert 1st Announcer/Man with gun: Brian Trueman Pierre: David Jason Check-in girl: Ruby Wax 2nd male Customs Officer/Captain Slobodan Woktakovny: Jack May Travel location: Cluj Airport and Nice - almost (not via castle) Castle transport visual not used. Joke Credit: Runway - Del Shannon This outing for the trio is just pure sitcom style stuff from start to finish. The spooky theme is entirely absent (apart from a brief joke couple of jokes) and we're treated to how our trio cope in the 'real world' for the duration. It's a really funny episode, because the humour doesn't let up for an instant thanks to the performances of the character actors. It's amusing to see the trio away from the castle and away from the spook...