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"Astro Duck" is the second episode of Series 3 and the forty-seventh episode overall. It was first broadcast on ITV in the UK on October 29th 1990.

Summary[]

Count Duckula's new computer causes problems for TRASH and ends up landing Castle Duckula on the moon.

Trivia[]

  • Barry Clayton provided a funny closing narration at the end with 'as we say Goodnight Outthere, whatever you are, ha, ha, ha!!' with all the planets and moons surrounded by the darkness.

Credits[]

  • Voices: David Jason, Jack May, Brian Trueman, Jimmy Hibbert
  • Narrator: Barry Clayton
  • Written by Jimmy Hibbert
  • Vocals: Doreen Edwards, Mike Harding
  • Music: Mike Harding
  • Design: Chris Randall, Margaret Riley, Paul Salmon, Vincent James, Dan Whitworth, Ed Williams, Andy Roper
  • Design Assistant: Andrea Hough
  • Storyboard: John Stevenson
  • Layout: Barry Parker
  • Animation: Rosemary Welch, Roy Jackson, Rich Cox, Gillian Holton, Reg Lodge, Patsy Simmonds, Dick Horne, Patrick Savage, Andrew Smith, Janet Nunn, Mike Williams, Sarah Vincent, Malcolm Bourne
  • Backgrounds: Alice Clayton
  • Special Effects: Barry Parker
  • Camera: Photomation
  • Painting: Anniemate
  • Xerox: Brian Scoble
  • Production Controller: Bob Burrows, Chris Phillips
  • Film Editor: Eilis Ward
  • Assistant Editor: Stephen Perry
  • Dubbing Mixer: Ted Spooner
  • Animation Director: Barry Parker
  • Associate Producer: Chris Randall
  • Executive Producer: John Hambley
  • Produced by Mark Hall, Brian Cosgrove
  • Directed by Chris Randall
  • © Cosgrove Hall Productions MCMLXXXVIII

Copyright Gag[]

Despite this episode first being broadcast in 1990, the roman numerals in the copyright credit reads 'MCMLXXXVIII', meaning it is dated in 1988.

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