Count Duckula Season One DVD is Proof that Nickelodeon Used to Show Good Cartoons

Who would ever have thought that a vegetarian vampire duck would be the stuff of great comedy? The makers of Count Duckula, that's who! Once upon a time, Nickelodeon used to feature cartoons for adults as well as children. Then, characters like Arnold and Zim were given the bum's rush to make room for such improved characters as Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom. (Ooh, that's good sarcasm!)

Count Duckula may very well be the greatest cartoon ever to air on Nickelodeon. Especially considering the shocking decline in quality of Spongebob Squarepants since the hiatus of new episodes while they went to work on the horrific movie. Count Duckula has inspired legions of fans to create web sites devoted to this little green and yellow vampire duck who faints at the sight of blood. Because the show wasn't available on DVD, and because Nickelodeon would prefer to rerun old episodes of Full House rather than a clever television show, fans were forced to use their memories to enjoy the adult-oriented humor of Count Duckula.

Well, that ain't the case no more! Count Duckula, season one, arrived on DVD a few months ago and it was more than worth the wait. We're talking three discs containing 26 half hour episodes, along with a few special features. While the special features are interesting, this is one DVD that lives or dies by its original content. I can say that without any compunction that COUNT DUCKULA LIVES AGAIN!

The little vampire duck was a spin-off of another show, DangerMouse. Most fans are split down the middle as to which of these shows was superior. I'll have to say right out that I just never really got into DangerMouse. Maybe it's because I'm just not that big of a James Bond fan. (Which is too bad, because if I was a James Bond fan I'd have not only one, but two 24 hour channels devoted exclusively to my interest. Remember when AMC and the Spike Channel used to show something other than James Bond movies around the clock?)