Count Duckula is a British animated television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall. It ran from 6 September 1988 to 16 February 1993; and was produced by Thames Television for three seasons, and Central Television for the fourth and final series. In all, 65 episodes were made, each about 22 minutes long. Count Duckula is a spin-off from DangerMouse, a show in which the Count Duckula character was a recurring villain. Set in Transylvania, Duckula lives in a spooky castle known as Castle Duckula. Almost all of the characters in the show are anthropomorphized birds.