Alps-A-Daisy" clearly states that the series takes place in the late 1980s (1989 to be exact) and "The Rest Is History" has the first Count's servant identified as Igorth not Igor. Igor himself seems keen to meet him, implying they are seperate people. Early-Bird Cameo: Von Goosewing can be seen briefly in the first episode before his 'official' appearence in the 2nd one. World of Funny Animals: Humans are implied to exist, though in the context of this series, they are all bird-people. Disc 9 (Year Nine): "I Spy with my Little Eye...", "Bigfoot Falls", "The Statue of Liberty Caper", "Penfold Transformed!", "A Dune with a View", "Don Coyote and Sancho Penfold"

Nanny, albeit dim, is a sweetheart through and through. She might as well be the kindest character in the series. Comic Books Are Real: The Count's hero Tremendous Terence is a comic book star and cereal mascot but no one shows any surprise when they meet him in person. Funny Foreigner: Used repeatedly in the traveling-the-world episodes, especially the Frenchmen...er, Frenchbirds, Gaston et Pierre. The show is perhaps best known today for its sheer influence and popularity in Latin America, where it both introduced Woolseyism and redefined dubbing.Berserk Button: Do not mention the E-word in front of the Egg. Don't even say anything that sounds like the E-word! Disc 3 (Year Three): "The Invasion of Colonel K", "Danger Mouse Saves the World... Again!", "The Odd Ball Runaround", "The Strange Case of the Ghost Bus", "The Trip to America"

Vampire Hunter: Von Goosewing comes from a long line of vampire hunters, though he is much clumsier and more scatterbrained than they were. The title of the game was a parody on the title of a British comedy play No Sex Please, We're British!. Watson, Elena M. (2000). Television horror movie hosts: 68 vampires, mad scientists and other denizens of the late night airwaves examined and interviewed. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States: McFarland & Company. p.265. ISBN 978-0-7864-0940-2. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 . Retrieved 30 May 2008. Parental Substitute: Despite their subservient position, Nanny and Igor serve as surrogate parent figures to the current count with Nanny as the doting mother and Igor as the disappointed dad.Ruritania: On one occasion the country (using that actual name) is referred to, because that week's adventure takes place there. It is mentioned as the name of a bank in an episode of Victor & Hugo as well. Several volumes of episodes were released on VHS by Thorn EMI- HBO Video, in association with Thames Video, during the mid-1980s; these releases included original bumpers which were cut from U.S. airings of the era. The opening shots of each episode establish the setting as a darkly forested part of central Europe filled with nervous villagers and horrible creatures of the night.

Overly Long Name: The bandit in "Vampire Vacation" is called Juan José Maria Velasquez Campara Ortega Madella Mañana Calamare Instituto Habana Banana Que Paso Su Manos. He later shortens it to his initials. Danger Mouse DVD news: Announcement for Danger Mouse - The Complete Series Megaset!". tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05 . Retrieved 2010-08-26. This section may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience. Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information, and removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia's inclusion policy. ( December 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Friendly Neighborhood Vampire: Though the title character is as friendly as they come, the previous Counts most certainly were not. The phrase "Gordon Bennett!" is used frequently throughout the series by numerous characters as an all-purpose swear word/expression of displeasure. Stories of its origin in the early 20th century vary, but it may be an alteration of "Gorblimey!" (a corruption of "God blind me!").Gaston and Pierre not only affect comically over the top French accents and throw in the odd basic French word, but also use the rules of French grammar (such as transliterating "Qu'est-ce que c'est?" as "What is that that it is?" instead of simply "What is that?") to signify that they are speaking their native language. One issue of the comic had an appearance by superspy Ian Flamingo, and another featured poet Edgar Allen Crow. This [ which?] VHS title appeared in 1990 but, at the time, the episodes contained were somewhat exclusive to video (the first was not televised until 1991, neither was the latter until 1993). Hoomite: Our legends say that when the great god Ra has had his fill of Human Sacrifice, Upshi shall rise from the dead.

Danger Mouse Begins Again", "Planet Of The Toilets", "Danger At C-Level", "The Other Day The Earth Stood Still", "Welcome To Danger World" "Big Head Awakens" "Greenfinger" Katie Nutter, Karl Scoble, Joyce Flowers, Laura Cosgrove, Helen Smith, Marie Dembinski and Helen Michael. The title of "No Sax Please, We're Egyptian" is a reference to the play No Sex Please, We're British, and the pharaoh who owned the Mystic Saxophone is Zootensimun XVII, a reference to American jazz saxophonist John Haley "Zoot" Sims. Goosewing appears to have an assistant named Heinrich (he never appears on screen), whom he often calls out and blames his failures on him. In fact, "Heinrich" appears to be just a figment of Goosewing's imagination, an imaginary friend. [ citation needed] However, the comic book version of the characters by Marvel reveal that Heinrich is actually his former assistant who is always complaining about his paltry wages. [ citation needed] Quark Games", "Pink Dawn", "The World Wide Spider", "Jeopardy Mouse", "The Return of Danger K", "Danger Fan", "Big Penfold", "The Unusual Suspects", "The Inventor Preventor"

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Artistic License - Astrology: According to the opening narration, the vampire resurrection ritual can be performed "once a century, when the moon is in the eighth house of Aquarius". This mystical Techno Babble doesn't make much sense : the 12 "houses" and the 12 "signs" (including Aquarius) are both divisions of the ecliptic plane, each of which form an independent system. Obstructive Bureaucrat: Chances are, younger viewers might not recognize such a trope in the information secretary in the "Town Hall Terrors" episode. She'll tell you that information for the Grants for Crumbling Castles Department is on Monday, Wednesday, Friday. So don't come on Tuesday, lest you need to know trivial info such as Popes and funny fish. Igor: Ahhh. Soon, very soon, I shall have the means to turn my master into the sort of master he was when he was his father, and his father's father. Awkward Silence" Entrance: In "Igor's Busy Day", Scott and Laura, a young couple visiting Transylvania, stop by a local inn named "Ye Tooth and Jugular" after their car breaks down. The couple enter in the middle of the patrons singing a drinking song which abruptly stops upon their entry.