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* {{Embezzlement}}: A non-money based example, as Donald has been drinking blood out of the blood bank's stock and cooking the books to cover his tracks.
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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: After vowing to become a vigilante and using criminals' blood to refill the supply at the bank, Donald manages to follow up on his promise, donating 500 pints of blood in only two days.
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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: After vowing to become a vigilante and using criminals' blood to refill the supply at the bank, Donald manages to follow up on his promise, donating 500 pints of blood in only two days.[[note]] For sake of reference, that would be 62.5 ''gallons''.[[/note]]
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!! The Reluctant Vampire
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->'''Crypt Keeper:''' ''(dressed as a vampire and reading from a script)'' "I vant to suck your blood!" Mm, that's not right. "I want to suck YOUR blood!" No, that's not it. "I want to suc-" Oh! Hello, kiddies! You caught me in the middle of my homework. Your old pal, the Crypt Keeper, is a real believer in continuing ''dead''-ucation. ''(cackles)'' Which brings us to tonight's murderous morsel. It's a juicy little tale about a ''real'' bloodsucker who never learned to go for the jugular. I call this plasma play: '''The Reluctant Vampire.'''
Donald Longtooth (Creator/MalcolmMcDowell) is a vampire living in the big city, who sets himself apart from the traditional depictions of vampires by having three things most of his kind lack: a heart, a conscience, and a moral compass. Donald also loathes the fact that he must consume human blood to stay alive, but he manages to sustain his cravings by working as the night watchman at a blood bank, where he gradually helps himself to the bank's donations. One day, Donald finds out that his overindulging on the blood supply has put the blood bank at the risk of bankruptcy, and the bank's owner Mr. Crosswhite (Creator/GeorgeWendt) is threatening the staff with mass layoffs to make ends meet. Among the unlucky few is Sally, a sweet and kindly bookkeeper who Donald has a crush on. Hoping to make amends for his gluttony and help Sally and the other employees keep their jobs, Donald takes to the streets and attacks criminals, using their blood to replace the blood he's consumed. Eventually, Donald's vigilantism attracts the attention of the police, as well as vampire hunter Rupert van Helsing (Creator/MichaelBerryman), and he must figure out how to avoid getting staked in the heart while keeping his secret from Sally.
Donald Longtooth (Creator/MalcolmMcDowell) is a vampire living in the big city, who sets himself apart from the traditional depictions of vampires by having three things most of his kind lack: a heart, a conscience, and a moral compass. Donald also loathes the fact that he must consume human blood to stay alive, but he manages to sustain his cravings by working as the night watchman at a blood bank, where he gradually helps himself to the bank's donations. One day, Donald finds out that his overindulging on the blood supply has put the blood bank at the risk of bankruptcy, and the bank's owner Mr. Crosswhite (Creator/GeorgeWendt) is threatening the staff with mass layoffs to make ends meet. Among the unlucky few is Sally, a sweet and kindly bookkeeper who Donald has a crush on. Hoping to make amends for his gluttony and help Sally and the other employees keep their jobs, Donald takes to the streets and attacks criminals, using their blood to replace the blood he's consumed. Eventually, Donald's vigilantism attracts the attention of the police, as well as vampire hunter Rupert van Helsing (Creator/MichaelBerryman), and he must figure out how to avoid getting staked in the heart while keeping his secret from Sally.
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->'''Crypt Keeper:''' ''(dressed (''dressed as a vampire and reading from a script)'' book titled "Vampirism Made Easy"'') "I vant to suck your blood!" Mm, that's not right. "I want to suck YOUR blood!" No, that's not it. "I want to suc-" suc-!" Oh! Hello, kiddies! You caught me in the middle of my homework. Your old pal, pal the Crypt Keeper, is Keeper's a real believer in continuing ''dead''-ucation. ''(cackles)'' (''cackles'') Which brings us to tonight's murderous morsel. It's a juicy little tale about a ''real'' bloodsucker who never learned to go for the jugular. I call this plasma play: '''The Reluctant Vampire.'''
Donald Longtooth (Creator/MalcolmMcDowell) is a vampire living in the big city,who and he sets himself apart from the traditional depictions of vampires by having the three things most of his kind lack: a heart, a conscience, and a moral compass. Donald also loathes the fact that he must consume human blood to stay alive, but he manages to sustain his cravings by working as the night watchman at a local blood bank, where he gradually helps helping himself to the bank's donations. One day, Donald finds out that his overindulging he's gone too heavy on the blood supply supply, and his late-night snacking has put the blood bank at the risk of bankruptcy, and the bankruptcy. The bank's owner owner, Mr. Crosswhite (Creator/GeorgeWendt) is threatening (Creator/GeorgeWendt), threatens the staff with mass layoffs to make ends meet. Among meet, and among the unlucky few is Sally, Sally (Sandra Dickson), a sweet and kindly bookkeeper who Donald has a crush on. Hoping to make amends for his gluttony and help Sally and the other employees keep their jobs, Donald takes starts taking to the streets and attacks attacking criminals, using their blood to replace the blood he's consumed. Eventually, Donald's vigilantism attracts the attention of the police, as well as the attention of vampire hunter Rupert van Helsing (Creator/MichaelBerryman), and so he must figure out how to avoid getting staked in the heart while keeping his secret from Sally.
Donald Longtooth (Creator/MalcolmMcDowell) is a vampire living in the big city,
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!!Tropes:
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Sally shows herself to be repulsed by Mr. Crosswhite's advances.
* ActorAllusion: Donald is played by Malcom [=McDowell=], star of ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' (which also notably features Patrick Magee, who also appeared in ''Film/TalesFromTheCrypt''). Much like the episode, the film has some small clips where Malcom's character Alex has vampire fangs.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comic, Donald wasn't a good-hearted vampire, he was just lazy.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Crosswhite. In the comic, the blood bank really ''was'' in danger of closing down, and the director was an honest man desperate for a solution. Here, Crosswhite made the whole thing up to oust Donald as a vampire and force him to get blood from anyone he can find to keep the bank in business.
* BadBoss: Crosswhite, who found out long ago that Donald is a vampire, and uses holy water to force him to kill people to keep his blood bank in business.
* BatmanGambit: Mr. Crosswhite learned that Donald has been altering the blood bank's books to cover his "embezzlement" early in the episode, and took the records home with him as part of his plan. He tells Donald that he quickly found out that he was a vampire, and faked the news of the bank being in danger just to see how productive he could be if the need arose.
* BigDamnHeroes: Sally emerges from an empty casket in Donald's apartment, having followed Crosswhite when he broke in, and helps Donald stop him before his twisted plans for the poor vampire come to fruition.
* BlackComedy: Before helping himself to a mugger, Donald asks the guy assorted medical-related questions, such as bloodborne diseases, drug use, and dental surgery. He then attaches the IV to his neck, performing the Heimlich maneuver and later just jumping on him to get the blood out.
* {{Blackmail}}: Crosswhite forces Donald to get any blood he can, even if it's not a criminal or JerkAss, by threatening to tell everyone that he's a vampire and allowing a certain vampire hunter to slam a stake into his heart.
* CardCarryingVillain: Mr. Crosswhite's EstablishingCharacterMoment shows that he's threatening to lay off all his workers except Sally, who he is very much attracted to, and is willing to let her keep her job so long as she enters a steamy affair with him (his words).
* ChekhovsGag / ChekhovsGun: In Donald's castle-esque apartment, he is shown to sleep in a coffin that retracts into the wall like a Murphy bed. In the climax, he drops it on Crosswhite to knock him unconscious, and then puts him inside it to fool Rupert into killing him.
* ColdHam: Rupert plays up his mysteriousness with every line of dialogue that comes out of his mouth.
* TheCutie: Everything about Sally, from her blonde hair to her mildly squeaky voice to her kind and sensitive attitude, is meant to raise the "aw" factor for the episode. Is it any wonder why Donald loves her? Apart from her secret fetish for creatures of the night?
* DeathByIrony: Crosswhite is framed as the vampire who committed the killing spree by Donald, who he was plotting to turn into his slave, and is done in with a stake through the heart.
** Donald was originally going to feed on him, but Rupert and Robinson arriving forced him to go with the above plan.
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Sally shows herself to be repulsed by Mr. Crosswhite's advances.
* ActorAllusion: Donald is played by Malcom [=McDowell=], star of ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' (which also notably features Patrick Magee, who also appeared in ''Film/TalesFromTheCrypt''). Much like the episode, the film has some small clips where Malcom's character Alex has vampire fangs.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comic, Donald wasn't a good-hearted vampire, he was just lazy.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Crosswhite. In the comic, the blood bank really ''was'' in danger of closing down, and the director was an honest man desperate for a solution. Here, Crosswhite made the whole thing up to oust Donald as a vampire and force him to get blood from anyone he can find to keep the bank in business.
* BadBoss: Crosswhite, who found out long ago that Donald is a vampire, and uses holy water to force him to kill people to keep his blood bank in business.
* BatmanGambit: Mr. Crosswhite learned that Donald has been altering the blood bank's books to cover his "embezzlement" early in the episode, and took the records home with him as part of his plan. He tells Donald that he quickly found out that he was a vampire, and faked the news of the bank being in danger just to see how productive he could be if the need arose.
* BigDamnHeroes: Sally emerges from an empty casket in Donald's apartment, having followed Crosswhite when he broke in, and helps Donald stop him before his twisted plans for the poor vampire come to fruition.
* BlackComedy: Before helping himself to a mugger, Donald asks the guy assorted medical-related questions, such as bloodborne diseases, drug use, and dental surgery. He then attaches the IV to his neck, performing the Heimlich maneuver and later just jumping on him to get the blood out.
* {{Blackmail}}: Crosswhite forces Donald to get any blood he can, even if it's not a criminal or JerkAss, by threatening to tell everyone that he's a vampire and allowing a certain vampire hunter to slam a stake into his heart.
* CardCarryingVillain: Mr. Crosswhite's EstablishingCharacterMoment shows that he's threatening to lay off all his workers except Sally, who he is very much attracted to, and is willing to let her keep her job so long as she enters a steamy affair with him (his words).
* ChekhovsGag / ChekhovsGun: In Donald's castle-esque apartment, he is shown to sleep in a coffin that retracts into the wall like a Murphy bed. In the climax, he drops it on Crosswhite to knock him unconscious, and then puts him inside it to fool Rupert into killing him.
* ColdHam: Rupert plays up his mysteriousness with every line of dialogue that comes out of his mouth.
* TheCutie: Everything about Sally, from her blonde hair to her mildly squeaky voice to her kind and sensitive attitude, is meant to raise the "aw" factor for the episode. Is it any wonder why Donald loves her? Apart from her secret fetish for creatures of the night?
* DeathByIrony: Crosswhite is framed as the vampire who committed the killing spree by Donald, who he was plotting to turn into his slave, and is done in with a stake through the heart.
** Donald was originally going to feed on him, but Rupert and Robinson arriving forced him to go with the above plan.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Sally shows herself to be utterly repulsed by Mr. Crosswhite's advances.
* ActorAllusion: Donald is played by
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the comic, Donald wasn't a good-hearted
* AdaptationalVillainy: Mr. Crosswhite. In the comic, the blood bank really ''was'' in danger of
* BadBoss: Crosswhite, who found out a long time ago that Donald
* BatmanGambit: Mr. Crosswhite learned that Donald is a vampire and has been altering the blood bank's
* BigDamnHeroes: Sally emerges from an empty casket in Donald's apartment, having followed Crosswhite when he broke in, and she helps Donald stop him before his twisted plans for the poor vampire come to fruition.
* BlackComedy: Before helping himself to a mugger, Donald asks
* {{Blackmail}}: Crosswhite forces Donald to get any blood he can, even if it's not a criminal or everyday JerkAss, by threatening to tell everyone that he's a vampire and allowing a certain vampire hunter to slam a stake into his heart.
* CardCarryingVillain: Mr. Crosswhite's EstablishingCharacterMoment shows that he's threatening to
* ChekhovsGag / ChekhovsGun:
* ColdHam: Rupert plays up his utter mysteriousness with every line of dialogue that comes out of his mouth.
* TheCutie: Everything about Sally,
* DeathByIrony: Crosswhite is framed as the vampire who committed
** Donald was originally going to feed on him, but Rupert and Robinson arriving in his apartment forced him to go with the above plan.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Donald manages to pin the blame for his crime spree on his villainous boss, who is staked in the heart. He ends off the episode giving the love of his life a bite on the neck, allowing for the two of them to stay together for eternity.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Donald is noticeably saddened that a bunch of people could lose their jobs because he overindulged on the blood supply. When he tries to work out a way to replace the blood he's consumed, he can't bring himself to attack an old lady walking her dog. The guy that tries to mug her, however, is another story. Then, when it looks like he might actually have to kill, Donald insists he wouldn't prey on nuns or orphans, just the truly repellent people that deserve it.
* FatBastard: Mr. Crosswhite, who fakes his business going under to lure Donald into killing people to take their blood for his business, and rubs it in Donald's face that Sally, his crush, is going to be having a steamy romance with him (again, his words).
* FrameUp: Donald puts Crosswhite in his coffin to frame him as the vampire behind the city's crime wave, indirectly tricking Rupert into putting a stake in his heart.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Donald has a pet rat named Leopold that he usually keeps perched on his shoulder. He is shown talking to the rat a few times in the episode, and even brings him to the blood bank during his feeding time.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Despite being a creature of the night, Donald is a genuinely good guy. He makes it clear that he's not really a fan of how he has to drink human blood to survive, and settles his hunger pangs consuming the blood bags donated at the blood bank he works at.
* FreudianSlip: Donald almost spills the fact that he's a vampire to Sally a few times. The end reveals that she actually knew his secret for years.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Sally, the blonde bookkeeper who Donald has a crush on, is a total sweetheart who is concerned about Donald losing his job.
* HateSink: Mr. Crosswhite, who faked his business going under to force Donald to blow his cover, then tortures him with holy water to force him to kill anyone and everyone he can (criminal or not) for their blood so his blood bank can make a huge profit. He also blatantly lusts after Donald's crush, Sally, and rubs in the fact that he's going to be in a romantic affair with the poor bookkeeper.
* HatingOnMonday: Donald's first words are a weary "How I hate Mondays."
* EveryoneHasStandards: Donald is noticeably saddened that a bunch of people could lose their jobs because he overindulged on the blood supply. When he tries to work out a way to replace the blood he's consumed, he can't bring himself to attack an old lady walking her dog. The guy that tries to mug her, however, is another story. Then, when it looks like he might actually have to kill, Donald insists he wouldn't prey on nuns or orphans, just the truly repellent people that deserve it.
* FatBastard: Mr. Crosswhite, who fakes his business going under to lure Donald into killing people to take their blood for his business, and rubs it in Donald's face that Sally, his crush, is going to be having a steamy romance with him (again, his words).
* FrameUp: Donald puts Crosswhite in his coffin to frame him as the vampire behind the city's crime wave, indirectly tricking Rupert into putting a stake in his heart.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Donald has a pet rat named Leopold that he usually keeps perched on his shoulder. He is shown talking to the rat a few times in the episode, and even brings him to the blood bank during his feeding time.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Despite being a creature of the night, Donald is a genuinely good guy. He makes it clear that he's not really a fan of how he has to drink human blood to survive, and settles his hunger pangs consuming the blood bags donated at the blood bank he works at.
* FreudianSlip: Donald almost spills the fact that he's a vampire to Sally a few times. The end reveals that she actually knew his secret for years.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Sally, the blonde bookkeeper who Donald has a crush on, is a total sweetheart who is concerned about Donald losing his job.
* HateSink: Mr. Crosswhite, who faked his business going under to force Donald to blow his cover, then tortures him with holy water to force him to kill anyone and everyone he can (criminal or not) for their blood so his blood bank can make a huge profit. He also blatantly lusts after Donald's crush, Sally, and rubs in the fact that he's going to be in a romantic affair with the poor bookkeeper.
* HatingOnMonday: Donald's first words are a weary "How I hate Mondays."
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Donald manages to pin the blame for his crime spree on his villainous boss, who is staked in the heart. He ends off the episode giving the love of his life a bite on the neck, turning her into a vampire and allowing for the two of them to stay together for eternity.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Donald is noticeably saddened thata bunch all of people his coworkers could lose their jobs because he overindulged went heavy on the blood supply. When As he tries to work out a way to replace the blood he's consumed, he just can't bring himself to attack an old lady walking her dog. The guy that tries to mug her, however, is another story. Then,
** Later on, when it looks like he mightactually have to kill, kill routinely, Donald insists that he wouldn't prey on nuns or orphans, just the truly repellent people that deserve it.
* FatBastard: Mr. Crosswhite, who fakes the news of his business going under to lure Donald into killing people to take their blood for his business, and rubs it inDonald's the vampire's face that Sally, his crush, is going to be having a steamy romance with him (again, his words).
* FrameUp: Donald puts Crosswhite in his coffin to frame him as the vampire behind the city's recent crime wave, indirectly tricking Rupert into putting a stakein through his heart.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Donald has a pet rat named Leopold that he usually keeps perched on his shoulder. He is shown talking to the rat a few timesin throughout the episode, and even brings him to the blood bank during his feeding time.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Despite being a creature of the night, Donald is a genuinely good guy. He makes it clear that he'snot really not a fan of how he has to drink human blood to survive, and settles his hunger pangs consuming the blood bags donated at to the blood bank he works at.
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* FreudianSlip: Donald almostspills reveals the fact that he's a vampire to Sally a few times. The end near-end reveals that she actually knew his secret for years.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Sally, the blonde bookkeeper who Donald has a crush on, is a total sweetheart who is genuinely concerned about Donald losing his job.
* HateSink: Mr. Crosswhite, who faked his business going under to force Donald to blow his cover, then tortures him with holy water to force him to kill anyone and everyone he can(criminal find, criminal or not) for not, so their blood so can make his blood bank can make a huge profit. profits. He also blatantly lusts after Donald's crush, Sally, and rubs in the fact that he's going to be in a romantic affair with the poor bookkeeper.in both her and Donald's faces.
* HatingOnMonday: Donald's firstwords are line is a weary "How I hate Mondays."
* EveryoneHasStandards: Donald is noticeably saddened that
** Later on, when it looks like he might
* FatBastard: Mr. Crosswhite, who fakes the news of his business going under to lure Donald into killing people to take their blood for his business, and rubs it in
* FrameUp: Donald puts Crosswhite in his coffin to frame him as the vampire behind the city's recent crime wave, indirectly tricking Rupert into putting a stake
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Donald has a pet rat named Leopold that he usually keeps perched on his shoulder. He is shown talking to the rat a few times
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Despite being a creature of the night, Donald is a genuinely good guy. He makes it clear that he's
* FreudianSlip: Donald almost
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Sally, the blonde bookkeeper who Donald has a crush on, is a total sweetheart who is genuinely concerned about Donald losing his job.
* HateSink: Mr. Crosswhite, who faked his business going under to force Donald to blow his cover, then tortures him with holy water to force him to kill anyone and everyone he can
* HatingOnMonday: Donald's first
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* HeroAntagonist: Rupert van Helsing, the vampire hunter who is determined to stake Donald through the heart.
* HolyBurnsEvil: Crosswhite is able to injure Donald, nearly having him at his mercy, by squirting him with holy water.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Rupert gives this as the reason why he had to kill Crosswhite, who he thought was the vampire plaguing the city.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Donald wants to live just like any other person, in spite of the fact that he's a vampire and must drink human blood to live.
* ImmuneToBullets: Thinking that Crosswhite is preparing to shoot him, Donald ominously warns him that bullets can't kill him. Little does he realize that Crosswhite's guns are actually filled with holy water.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Mr. Crosswhite gets staked in the chest after Rupert mistakes him for a vampire.
* KissOfTheVampire: After Mr. Crosswhite is staked and Donald is let off the hook for the murders, Sally asks him to turn her into a vampire so they can be together forever. Donald is all too happy to oblige. Sally even moans in ecstasy from the vampire bite turning her.
* LighterAndSofter: The episode is light on the gore, and features a rather light-hearted plot about a good-natured vampire struggling with the romantic intentions of a coworker while trying to restock the blood bank he works in and attacking criminals to do so. The ending of the episode is also unambiguously happy for Donald and Sally.
* HolyBurnsEvil: Crosswhite is able to injure Donald, nearly having him at his mercy, by squirting him with holy water.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Rupert gives this as the reason why he had to kill Crosswhite, who he thought was the vampire plaguing the city.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Donald wants to live just like any other person, in spite of the fact that he's a vampire and must drink human blood to live.
* ImmuneToBullets: Thinking that Crosswhite is preparing to shoot him, Donald ominously warns him that bullets can't kill him. Little does he realize that Crosswhite's guns are actually filled with holy water.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Mr. Crosswhite gets staked in the chest after Rupert mistakes him for a vampire.
* KissOfTheVampire: After Mr. Crosswhite is staked and Donald is let off the hook for the murders, Sally asks him to turn her into a vampire so they can be together forever. Donald is all too happy to oblige. Sally even moans in ecstasy from the vampire bite turning her.
* LighterAndSofter: The episode is light on the gore, and features a rather light-hearted plot about a good-natured vampire struggling with the romantic intentions of a coworker while trying to restock the blood bank he works in and attacking criminals to do so. The ending of the episode is also unambiguously happy for Donald and Sally.
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* HeroAntagonist: Rupert van Helsing, the bumbling vampire hunter who is determined to stake Donald through the heart.
* HolyBurnsEvil: Crosswhite is able to injureDonald, nearly having him at his mercy, Donald by squirting him with holy water.
water, nearly having him at his mercy before Sally intervenes.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Rupert gives this as the reason why he had to kill Crosswhite,who thinking that he thought was the vampire plaguing the city.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Donald just wants to livejust a life like any other person, in spite of the fact that he's a vampire and who must drink human blood to live.
* ImmuneToBullets: Thinking that Crosswhite ispreparing plotting to shoot him, Donald ominously warns him that bullets can't kill him. Little does he realize that Crosswhite's guns are actually filled with holy water.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Mr. Crosswhite gets staked in thechest heart after Rupert mistakes him for a vampire.
the vampire that's been running loose in the city.
* KissOfTheVampire: After Mr. Crosswhite is staked in the heart and Donald is let off the hook for all the murders, Sally asks him to turn her into a vampire so they can be together forever. Donald is all too happy tooblige. oblige, with Sally even moans moaning in ecstasy from as the vampire bite turning turns her.
* LighterAndSofter: The episode is light on the gore, and it features arather light-hearted lighthearted plot about a good-natured vampire struggling who struggles with the romantic intentions of a his coworker while trying to restock the blood bank he works in and in, attacking criminals to do so. The ending of the episode is also unambiguously happy for Donald and Sally.
* HolyBurnsEvil: Crosswhite is able to injure
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Rupert gives this as the reason why he had to kill Crosswhite,
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Donald just wants to live
* ImmuneToBullets: Thinking that Crosswhite is
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Mr. Crosswhite gets staked in the
* KissOfTheVampire: After Mr. Crosswhite is staked in the heart and Donald is let off the hook for all the murders, Sally asks him to turn her into a vampire so they can be together forever. Donald is all too happy to
* LighterAndSofter: The episode is light on the gore, and it features a
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* MeaningfulName: Our vampiric main character is named Donald Long''tooth'', and his antagonist boss is named ''Cross''white.
* MedicationTampering: Whenever Donald drinks blood during his shift, he alters the blood bank's records to cover his tracks. He soon realizes that Crosswhite may be onto him when he discovers the records have been taken from their shelf.
* MundaneUtility: Donald has the vampiric ability to light candles with a flick of his hand, which he does in the manner of a person turning on a lamp.
* MurphysBed: Donald sleeps in a Murphy ''coffin''. He later uses it to get the drop on Crosswhite and puts him inside it so the police will think he's the "real" vampire.
* MedicationTampering: Whenever Donald drinks blood during his shift, he alters the blood bank's records to cover his tracks. He soon realizes that Crosswhite may be onto him when he discovers the records have been taken from their shelf.
* MundaneUtility: Donald has the vampiric ability to light candles with a flick of his hand, which he does in the manner of a person turning on a lamp.
* MurphysBed: Donald sleeps in a Murphy ''coffin''. He later uses it to get the drop on Crosswhite and puts him inside it so the police will think he's the "real" vampire.
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* MeaningfulName: Our vampiric main character is named Donald Long''tooth'', and his antagonist antagonistic boss is named ''Cross''white.
* MedicationTampering: Whenever Donald drinks blood during his shift, he alters the blood bank's records to cover his tracks. He soon realizes that Crosswhite may be onto him when he discovers that the records have beentaken removed from their shelf.
* MundaneUtility: Donald has the vampiric ability to light candles with a flick of his hand, which he does in the manner ofa person turning on a lamp.
* MurphysBed: Donald sleeps in a Murphy ''coffin''. He later usesit this coffin to get the drop on Crosswhite and puts him inside it so Rupert and the police will think he's the "real" vampire.
* MedicationTampering: Whenever Donald drinks blood during his shift, he alters the blood bank's records to cover his tracks. He soon realizes that Crosswhite may be onto him when he discovers that the records have been
* MundaneUtility: Donald has the vampiric ability to light candles with a flick of his hand, which he does in the manner of
* MurphysBed: Donald sleeps in a Murphy ''coffin''. He later uses
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* NiceGuy: Even if he's a vampire who relishes the taste of human blood, Donald is a pleasant and well-meaning guy who kills criminals and drains their blood not just because of his cravings, but because a large amount of people are at risk of losing their jobs because of his overindulging on the blood supply.
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* NiceGuy: Even if he's a vampire who relishes the taste of human blood, Donald is a pleasant and well-meaning guy who only kills criminals and drains their blood not just because of his cravings, but because a large amount of people his co-workers are at risk of losing their jobs because of his overindulging on the blood supply.gluttony.
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* NoRespectGuy: Rupert van Helsing is seen by Lieutenant Robinson as a bumbling lunatic for his fanatical obsession with vampires. It's justifiable since he's been reduced to appearing on goofy morning radio shows and has likely been dragging his family's legacy into the mud.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: After vowing to become a vigilante to refill the blood supply at the bank, Donald manages to follow up on his promise in only two days
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Donald has many of the same abilities that the traditional vampires have. The only thing he can't do is turn into a bat, which Rupert van Helsing says is a shared trait of vampires that's "just in the movies". His fangs also have a tendency to pop out when he's aroused, so he normally wears dentures to hide them.
* PoliceAreUseless: Lieutenant Robinson is one step behind for the whole episode, unable to find the culprit of the city's murder spree, and the only "expert" he has on hand is practically certifiably insane. When he accompanies Rupert to the culprit's hideout, he doesn't get a word in edgewise over how the man in the coffin doesn't seem to be a vampire, and is unable to stop Rupert from killing him.
* ThePowerOfLove: Sally and Donald get together in the end, with the latter turning Sally into a creature of the night so they can be together forever. Even the Crypt Keeper's heart is warmed by seeing two lovers so "batty" about each other.
* ProperlyParanoid: Despite being seen as a loon for his beliefs, Rupert van Helsing is completely right that there's a vampire loose in the city, draining criminals of their blood.
* RewatchBonus: Sally's overtures towards Donald, once it's revealed that she knew all along that he was a vampire.
* RuleOfThree: Before Donald kills and drains a victim, he asks them whether they have bloodborne diseases, if they take any special medications, and if they've had dental surgery in the past 72 hours.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: After vowing to become a vigilante to refill the blood supply at the bank, Donald manages to follow up on his promise in only two days
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Donald has many of the same abilities that the traditional vampires have. The only thing he can't do is turn into a bat, which Rupert van Helsing says is a shared trait of vampires that's "just in the movies". His fangs also have a tendency to pop out when he's aroused, so he normally wears dentures to hide them.
* PoliceAreUseless: Lieutenant Robinson is one step behind for the whole episode, unable to find the culprit of the city's murder spree, and the only "expert" he has on hand is practically certifiably insane. When he accompanies Rupert to the culprit's hideout, he doesn't get a word in edgewise over how the man in the coffin doesn't seem to be a vampire, and is unable to stop Rupert from killing him.
* ThePowerOfLove: Sally and Donald get together in the end, with the latter turning Sally into a creature of the night so they can be together forever. Even the Crypt Keeper's heart is warmed by seeing two lovers so "batty" about each other.
* ProperlyParanoid: Despite being seen as a loon for his beliefs, Rupert van Helsing is completely right that there's a vampire loose in the city, draining criminals of their blood.
* RewatchBonus: Sally's overtures towards Donald, once it's revealed that she knew all along that he was a vampire.
* RuleOfThree: Before Donald kills and drains a victim, he asks them whether they have bloodborne diseases, if they take any special medications, and if they've had dental surgery in the past 72 hours.
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* NoRespectGuy: Rupert van Helsing is seen by Lieutenant Robinson as a bumbling an utter lunatic for his fanatical obsession with vampires. It's justifiable since he's been reduced to appearing on goofy morning radio shows shows, and has likely been dragging his family's legacy into the mud.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: After vowing to become a vigilante and using criminals' blood to refill theblood supply at the bank, Donald manages to follow up on his promise promise, donating 500 pints of blood in only two days
days.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Donald has many of the same abilitiesthat the traditional vampires have. The have, but the only thing he can't do is turn into a bat, which Rupert van Helsing says is a shared trait of vampires that's "just in the movies". His fangs also have a tendency to pop out when he's aroused, so he normally wears dentures to hide them.
* PoliceAreUseless: Lieutenant Robinson is one step behind for the whole episode, unable to find the culprit of the city's murder spree, and it doesn't help that the only "expert" he has on hand is practicallycertifiably insane. certifiable. When he accompanies Rupert to the culprit's hideout, Donald's apartment and finds Crosswhite in his retractable coffin, he doesn't can't get a word in edgewise over how the man in the coffin their suspect doesn't seem to be a vampire, and is unable to stop Rupert from killing him.
* ThePowerOfLove: Sally and Donald get together in the end, with the latter turning Sally into a creature of the night so they can be together forever. Even the Crypt Keeper's undead heart is warmed by seeing two lovers so "batty" about each other.
* ProperlyParanoid: Despite being seen as a bumbling loon for his beliefs, Rupertvan Helsing is completely right that there's a vampire loose in the city, draining criminals of their blood.
* RewatchBonus: Sally's overtures towards Donald, once it's revealed that she knewall along that he was a vampire.
vampire all along.
* RuleOfThree: Before Donald kills and drainsa victim, the mugger, he asks them him whether they have he has any bloodborne diseases, if they take he takes any special medications, and if they've he's had dental surgery in the past 72 hours.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: After vowing to become a vigilante and using criminals' blood to refill the
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Donald has many of the same abilities
* PoliceAreUseless: Lieutenant Robinson is one step behind for the whole episode, unable to find the culprit of the city's murder spree, and it doesn't help that the only "expert" he has on hand is practically
* ThePowerOfLove: Sally and Donald get together in the end, with the latter turning Sally into a creature of the night so they can be together forever. Even the Crypt Keeper's undead heart is warmed by seeing two lovers so "batty" about each other.
* ProperlyParanoid: Despite being seen as a bumbling loon for his beliefs, Rupert
* RewatchBonus: Sally's overtures towards Donald, once it's revealed that she knew
* RuleOfThree: Before Donald kills and drains
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* ShootOutTheLock: Crosswhite tells Donald that he was able to break into his apartment by breaking the ancient, antique locks on his door.
* SophisticatedAsHell: When left alone during his shift, Donald usually prepares the blood he consumes by mixing different types and adding a twist of lime like one would in a margarita, drinking the concoction from a cocktail glass.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Donald got staked in the original comic, but he survives the episode, thanks to Crosswhite being placed in his coffin.
* SpinningPaper: A few of them are shown to cover Donald's wave of vigilantism to save the blood bank.
* SuperStrength: Being a vampire means that Donald has much greater strength than an average man, as he is able to lift the hefty Crosswhite into his coffin singlehandedly.
* SophisticatedAsHell: When left alone during his shift, Donald usually prepares the blood he consumes by mixing different types and adding a twist of lime like one would in a margarita, drinking the concoction from a cocktail glass.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Donald got staked in the original comic, but he survives the episode, thanks to Crosswhite being placed in his coffin.
* SpinningPaper: A few of them are shown to cover Donald's wave of vigilantism to save the blood bank.
* SuperStrength: Being a vampire means that Donald has much greater strength than an average man, as he is able to lift the hefty Crosswhite into his coffin singlehandedly.
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* ShootOutTheLock: Crosswhite tells Donald that he was able to break into his apartment by breaking the ancient, antique ancient locks on his door.
* SophisticatedAsHell: When left alone during his shift, Donaldusually prepares the blood he consumes by mixing different types and adding a twist of lime lime, like one would in a margarita, drinking the concoction from a cocktail glass.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Donald got staked in the original comic, but he survives in the episode, thanks to Crosswhite being placed in his coffin.
* SpinningPaper: A few of them are shown to cover Donald's wave of vigilantism as he works to save the blood bank.
* SuperStrength: Being a vampire means that Donald has much greater strength than an averageman, person, as he is able to lift the hefty Crosswhite into his coffin singlehandedly.
* SophisticatedAsHell: When left alone during his shift, Donald
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Donald got staked in the original comic, but he survives in the episode, thanks to Crosswhite being placed in his coffin.
* SpinningPaper: A few of them are shown to cover Donald's wave of vigilantism as he works to save the blood bank.
* SuperStrength: Being a vampire means that Donald has much greater strength than an average
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* VampireHunter: Rupert van Helsing. Despite being a descendant of the legendary Van Helsing, Robinson and the police department see him as a boob who is mockingly humored for his vampire obsession. Regardless, he ''does'' manage to save the day by staking Crosswhite, who he thought was the vampire.
* VegetarianVampire: Donald has shades of this trope, despite still consuming blood. He even reminisces to Sally that he couldn't kill "anything" and used to stay indoors when his family went out "hunting".
* VegetarianVampire: Donald has shades of this trope, despite still consuming blood. He even reminisces to Sally that he couldn't kill "anything" and used to stay indoors when his family went out "hunting".
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* VampireHunter: Rupert van Helsing. Despite being a descendant of the legendary Van Abraham van Helsing, Lieutenant Robinson and the police department see him as a boob nutcase who is mockingly humored for his vampire obsession. Regardless, he ''does'' manage to save the day by staking Crosswhite, who he thought was the vampire.
* VegetarianVampire: Donald has shades of this trope, despite still consuming human blood. He even reminisces to Sally that he couldn't kill "anything" and used to stay indoors when his family went out "hunting".
* VegetarianVampire: Donald has shades of this trope, despite still consuming human blood. He even reminisces to Sally that he couldn't kill "anything" and used to stay indoors when his family went out "hunting".
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Mr. Crosswhite wants to give life-saving blood to people who need it (for a hefty fee), but was fully planning to force Donald to nab said blood from anyone he could get his hands on, especially if there aren't enough criminals to capture.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: A rather literal example, as Donald's pet rat Leopold disappears in the final act of the episode.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: A rather literal example, as Donald's pet rat Leopold disappears in the final act of the episode.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Mr. Crosswhite wants to give life-saving blood to people who need it (for a hefty fee), but he was fully planning to force Donald to nab said blood from anyone he could get his hands on, especially if there aren't enough criminals to capture.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: A rather literal example, as Donald's pet rat Leopold disappearsin by the final act of the episode.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: A rather literal example, as Donald's pet rat Leopold disappears
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->'''Crypt Keeper:''' ''(standing before a woman with fresh puncture marks in her neck)'' Awwww. It's good to see two lovers so ''batty'' about each other. Now ''that's'' a relationship they can ''sink their teeth'' into. ''(cackles)'' As for me, I've got to get back to work. Exams, you know. I hear the final's a real ''pain in the neck.'' Not that I'm worried or anything. So far, all my ''marks'' have been perfect! ''(turns the woman's head to reveal the puncture marks; cackles)'' Mmmmmm!
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->'''Crypt Keeper:''' ''(standing (''standing before a woman with fresh puncture marks in her neck)'' neck'') Awwww. It's good to see two lovers so ''batty'' about each other. Now ''that's'' a relationship they can ''sink their teeth'' into. ''(cackles)'' (''cackles'') As for me, I've got to get back to work. Exams, you know. I hear the final's a real ''pain in the neck.'' Not that I'm worried or anything. So far, all my ''marks'' have been perfect! ''(turns (''turns the woman's head to reveal the puncture marks; cackles)'' cackles'') Mmmmmm!
