The misadventures of a vegetarian vampire duck and his servants.

Count Duckula is an egotistical vegetarian vampire duck who lives in a castle that can travel anywhere he wants to go. He lives with his servants: Nanny, his large and stupid nanny who always has her arm in a sling, and Igor, his evil butler. While Nanny accidentally destroys furniture and Igor attempts to turn the broccoli chomping duck to the dark side, a vampire hunter lurks around with a wooden stake-in-a-gun and unattractive intentions. Although "Duckula" is a spin-off of "Dangermouse", the humor is of a completely different and original style.—David McGuire <bdm55707@jetson.uh.edu>

As explained in the introduction of the series (and explored in several episodes), Count Duckula is a centuries-old vampire, who has been killed many times and in various ways. His servants have perfected a resurrection ceremony, which restores him to life after each death. But every resurrection creates a new incarnation of the Count, with little to no memory of his past life. Each incarnation is free to develop its own personality, personal interests, and occupations. The various incarnations have been posing as an entire dynasty of vampires. All of them vicious.

The premise of the series is that Nanny, a dim-witted female servant, botched the resurrection ceremony by using ketchup, instead of blood. The result is that this incarnation of Duckula is a vegetarian vampire, with no blood-thirst and no villainous plans. Igor, a possibly immortal sinister servant spends the entire series trying to convert his master back to the dark side.

The new Duckula wants to become an entertainer, and is obsessed with seeking fame and fortune. He travels the world with his teleporting castle, while trying to achieve his dreams. Unfortunately, the teleportation has a time limit, and he is returned back to his homeland in every episode. Typically canceling any success he achieved.

Duckula is consistently pursued by the vampire hunter Doctor Von Goosewing (an Abraham Van Helsing parody), who has faced previous incarnations of Duckula and refuses to believe that Duckula is not evil anymore. The vampire hunter also refuses to believe that his own eyesight has been failing and that he is nearly blind. Resulting in many blunders . A recurring joke is that the Doctor keeps speaking to his unseen assistant, and does not realize that he is alone. The implication is that the assistant quit his job years ago, but the Doctor failed to notice.