Neomysterion
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Hey there fellow ToonZoners, and welcome back to the Obscure Cartoon Spotlight, the weekly thread series that talks about cartoons that have been neglected for years. I've received requests that I should lay off the 1990s/2000s lost stuff for one night, and cover something from the late 70s. This Halloween, it's about time that I talk about an obscure cartoon that just might scare you (not really, though).
This week, the Obscure Cartoon Spotlight goes to... Quackula!
Don't confuse this guy with Count Duckula, Quackula existed a decade before Count Duckula did.
Quackula was a comedic cartoon series that was made back in 1979 by Filmation, and was truly a short-lived cartoon segment of the New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle cartoon series once aired on CBS Saturday Mornings, and the segment only lasted 16 episodes.
Quackula (voiced by Frank Welker) does sport a similar appearance to Daffy Duck, only with pale-blue skin, vampire fangs and a vampire cloak to boot. Quackula did have all the trappings of a regular vampire, yet he received more laughs than screams of horror. During the day, Quackula did sleep in coffin, but it was oddly styled after a duck's egg. His scare victim, Theodore H. Bear (portrayed by Norm Prescott), always had plans to get rid of Quackula, but he always failed every time to rid himself of that vampire duck.
Quackula is too obscure for his own good, here are a few fun facts on the short-lived cartoon segment:
Cartoonist Scott Shaw did create a character called Quackula a few years before this one. Shaw did file a complaint to Filmation concerning the fact about the character name. After 16 episodes of the New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle cartoon series, Quackula was unfortunately canned due to being viewed as a liability (legal reasons).
Norm Prescott, the guy who voiced Theodore H. Bear, was more recognized for being a co-founder of Filmation and an executive producer for most of the Filmation produced series (alongside with Lou Scheimer) rather than for his voice acting.
Quackula's article on Wikipedia
Don Markstein's take on Quackula
I hope you enjoyed this piece of cartoon obscurity, and don't forget to vote on how you liked the short-lived series. I'll be back next week with another lost cartoon that so few of us may know. Until then, Happy Halloween to all of you here at ToonZone!
*Discussion of The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle is also permitted.
Informational basis provided by Wikipedia and Don Markstein's Toonopedia.
Quackula is (C) 1979 Filmation Associates, Inc.
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle is (C) 1979 Filmation Associates, Inc., charatcers (excluding the Quackula cast) are (C) Terrytoons
This week, the Obscure Cartoon Spotlight goes to... Quackula!
Don't confuse this guy with Count Duckula, Quackula existed a decade before Count Duckula did.
Quackula was a comedic cartoon series that was made back in 1979 by Filmation, and was truly a short-lived cartoon segment of the New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle cartoon series once aired on CBS Saturday Mornings, and the segment only lasted 16 episodes.
Quackula (voiced by Frank Welker) does sport a similar appearance to Daffy Duck, only with pale-blue skin, vampire fangs and a vampire cloak to boot. Quackula did have all the trappings of a regular vampire, yet he received more laughs than screams of horror. During the day, Quackula did sleep in coffin, but it was oddly styled after a duck's egg. His scare victim, Theodore H. Bear (portrayed by Norm Prescott), always had plans to get rid of Quackula, but he always failed every time to rid himself of that vampire duck.
Quackula is too obscure for his own good, here are a few fun facts on the short-lived cartoon segment:
Cartoonist Scott Shaw did create a character called Quackula a few years before this one. Shaw did file a complaint to Filmation concerning the fact about the character name. After 16 episodes of the New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle cartoon series, Quackula was unfortunately canned due to being viewed as a liability (legal reasons).
Norm Prescott, the guy who voiced Theodore H. Bear, was more recognized for being a co-founder of Filmation and an executive producer for most of the Filmation produced series (alongside with Lou Scheimer) rather than for his voice acting.
Quackula's article on Wikipedia
Don Markstein's take on Quackula
I hope you enjoyed this piece of cartoon obscurity, and don't forget to vote on how you liked the short-lived series. I'll be back next week with another lost cartoon that so few of us may know. Until then, Happy Halloween to all of you here at ToonZone!
*Discussion of The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle is also permitted.
Informational basis provided by Wikipedia and Don Markstein's Toonopedia.
Quackula is (C) 1979 Filmation Associates, Inc.
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle is (C) 1979 Filmation Associates, Inc., charatcers (excluding the Quackula cast) are (C) Terrytoons
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