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Straddling the line between "short" and "TV series" lies ''[[Mina and ~~The~~ Count]].''

Straddling the line between "short" and "TV series" lies ''[[Mina and the Count]].''

Originally created in 1995 by Frederator Studios (the same people behind toons such as ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'' and ''[[~~Adventure Time (Animation)|~~Adventure Time]]''), it was originally created as part of [[Cartoon Network]]'s "What A Cartoon!" show. In the original short, ''Interlude With a Vampire'', the titular Count, a vampire, accidentally stumbles into the room of one Mina Harper, age 7. (He was looking for Nina Parker, age 17.) Mina quickly proves her formidity when she abruptly [[Clingy Jealous Girl|turns herself into his leg accessory,]] and despite being dragged into every manner of girly game by Mina, the Count quickly finds himself enjoying it and becomes her friend. The following shorts detailed their various goofy and spooky adventures. During its run of shorts, it migrated from Cartoon Network to Nickelodeon's ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons.''

Originally created in 1995 by Frederator Studios (the same people behind toons such as ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'' and ''[[Adventure Time]]''), it was originally created as part of [[Cartoon Network]]'s "What A Cartoon!" show. In the original short, ''Interlude With a Vampire'', the titular Count, a vampire, accidentally stumbles into the room of one Mina Harper, age 7. (He was looking for Nina Parker, age 17.) Mina quickly proves her formidity when she abruptly [[Clingy Jealous Girl|turns herself into his leg accessory,]] and despite being dragged into every manner of girly game by Mina, the Count quickly finds himself enjoying it and becomes her friend. The following shorts detailed their various goofy and spooky adventures. During its run of shorts, it migrated from Cartoon Network to Nickelodeon's ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons.''

Among the other shorts on the various Frederator shorts shows, ''[[Mina and ~~The~~ Count]]'' was highly unusual. While most cartoons only saw either one or two episodes and then [[Poorly-Disguised Pilot|a full series,]] or one episode and then [[Too Good to Last|vanishing obscurity,]] ''Mina'' saw a full six shorts released throughout its run, making it a kind of cartoon [[Miniseries]]. It even built up a small fanbase throughout the years. But despite fans' vocal interest, it never has been--[[Word of God|and probably never will be]]--expanded to a full show. Not to mention, [[Keep Circulating the Tapes|good luck finding the shorts on DVD.]] Sigh--well, guess that's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GGU0noy9ig what] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA_m_tEAGks YouTube] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn54SJHZV0c is] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO6vBACOPQQ&feature=related there] for.

Among the other shorts on the various Frederator shorts shows, ''[[Mina and the Count]]'' was highly unusual. While most cartoons only saw either one or two episodes and then [[Poorly-Disguised Pilot|a full series,]] or one episode and then [[Too Good to Last|vanishing obscurity,]] ''Mina'' saw a full six shorts released throughout its run, making it a kind of cartoon [[Miniseries]]. It even built up a small fanbase throughout the years. But despite fans' vocal interest, it never has been--[[Word of God|and probably never will be]]--expanded to a full show. Not to mention, [[Keep Circulating the Tapes|good luck finding the shorts on DVD.]] Sigh--well, guess that's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GGU0noy9ig what] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA_m_tEAGks YouTube] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn54SJHZV0c is] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO6vBACOPQQ&feature=related there] for.

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* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The Count's first attempt to... ahem... "seduce" Mina.

** To be fair, he thought she was 17 years old at first.

* [[Dinner and A Show]]: The fourth episode, where the Count comes to dinner at Mina's house. And her sister Lucy becomes his [[Instant Fanclub]].

* [[Dinner and a Show]]: The fourth episode, where the Count comes to dinner at Mina's house. And her sister Lucy becomes his [[Instant Fanclub]].

* [[Free the Frogs]]: Done in quite possibly the ''weirdest fashion ever'' in "Frankenfrog." The frog's already dead; Mina just brings it back with [[Mad Science]]!

* [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]]

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* [[Miniseries]]: A cartoon one, but it still kind of fits.

* [[Missing Mom]]: Mina's. In the first episode, a picture on her wall seems to suggest she ''does'' have a mom, but in a later short, it's revealed that that might just be her older sister.

* [[Monster Mash]]: In episode 5, The Count's monster buddies -- which more or less include [[The ~~Mummys~~ Hand ~~(Film)~~|Kharis]], [[Creature ~~From~~ the Black Lagoon ~~(Film)~~|the Gill-man]], and [[Frankenstein 1931 ~~(Film~~)|the Creature]] and [[Bride of Frankenstein ~~(Film)~~|the Missus]] -- come over for their monthly card night.

* [[Monster Mash]]: In episode 5, The Count's monster buddies -- which more or less include [[The Mummy's Hand|Kharis]], [[Creature from the Black Lagoon|the Gill-man]], and [[Frankenstein (1931 film)|the Creature]] and [[Bride of Frankenstein|the Missus]] -- come over for their monthly card night.

* [[Morality Pet]]: Mina for the Count.

** Kinda devolved into the Count becoming a [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]] after the first episode. Mina must have really rubbed off on him.