''Drak Pack'' is a 1980

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about the classic

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villains fighting for good. It aired in the United States on

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Saturday Morning from September 6 to December 20, 1980. It was produced by the Australian division of

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Premise

The series centers on three young men: Drak Jr., Frankie and Howler, descendants of

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, the

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, and the

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. To atone for their ancestors' wrongdoings, the three, united as the Drak Pack, became

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es. They appear initially as normal humans. But whenever trouble arises, they strike their right hands together and shout "Wacko!" This is called the Drak Whack. They then transform into a

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, a Frankenstein monster, and a werewolf, respectively. Their principal mode of transport is an

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flying car which they called "the Drakster". The Drak Pack's principal opponent is Dr. Dred, a blue-skinned evil genius. His evil organization O.G.R.E. ("The Organization of Generally Rotten Enterprises" or "Endeavours") includes Toad, Fly, Mummyman, and Vampira. When the Drak Pack needs counsel, they go to Drak's great-great-uncle Count Dracula himself, known to the team as "Big D".

Characters

* Drak Jr. (voiced by

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) - The great-great-grandnephew of Count Dracula and leader of the Drak Pack. Drak's powers include

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, changing shape, and walking on walls. Unlike most cartoon vampires, Drak may assume a variety of forms, although he favors a bat. * Frankie (voiced by

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) - The descendant of the Frankenstein Monster. Frankie has superhuman strength and can emit electrical charges from the bolts in his neck whenever he gets angry. * Howler (voiced by William Callaway) - The descendant of the Wolf Man. Howler has an ultrasonic howl and super-breath. * Count Dracula (voiced by

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) - Drak's great-great-granduncle, who the Drak Pack turn to when they need his counsel. The Drak Pack refers to him as "Big D". Count Dracula is the president of the Transylvania Retired Spooks, Spectres, and Spirits Society. He also has a pet

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in the series that often gets injured when Count Dracula is giving the Drak Pack orders. * OGRE - Short for "The Organization of Generally Rotten Enterprises" or "Endeavours", OGRE is the principal antagonist of the series. OGRE's headquarters is an artificial island called "the Dredquarters", but occasionally called "the Drednought" and "OGRE Island". They travel in an

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that Dr. Dred calls the "Dredgible". ** Dr. Dred (voiced by

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) - A blue-skinned evil genius and the leader of OGRE. ** Toad (voiced by

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) - Toad is Dr. Dred's toad-like right-hand minion and a member of OGRE. Very often, he unwittingly assists the Drak Pack. ** Fly (voiced by

) - A humanoid

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and a member of OGRE who buzzes, flies, and walks on ceilings. ** Mummyman (voiced by

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) - A large mumbling

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and a member of OGRE. He has super-strength and can stretch his wrappings indefinitely, often using them to tie up the Drak Pack. ** Vampira (voiced by

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) - Vampira is a female vampire with shape-shifting powers similar to Drak's and a member of OGRE. She has something of an unrequited crush on Drak.

Episodes

Home media

Visual Entertainment released ''Drak Pack: The Complete Series'' on DVD in Region 1 (Canada only) on February 5, 2008. On September 6, 2011, VEI (distributed by Millennium Entertainment) released the complete series on DVD in the U.S.

References

External links

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