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.

Count Duckula is a short green duck with black parted hair and the traditional vampire evening wear, and speaks with a hybrid British-American accent. He has no fangs, and his favourite food, as a vegetarian, is broccoli sandwiches. He has a very modern outlook, and often despairs over the traditional vampire image he is expected to embody.