Drak Pack

Three teenage descendants of some of the world’s most notorious monsters — namely Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster and the Wolf Man — joined forces as the Drak Pack to reverse the the evil image of their forefathers by fighting on the side of mankind. Drak Jr., Frankie and Howler were unaffected by the things that had power over their predecessors — such as a full moon, daylight, garlic, etc. — and remained human unless they chose to change form, which they could only do by performing the Drak Whack, which involved a three way high-five while yelling “Whacko!”. Drak, who led the group, had the ability to shapeshift from a vampire into the form of a bat or a patch of fog and could levitate. Frankie, in addition to being a bit *slow* in the head, inherited the exceptional size and strength associated with his lineage. In place of the savage nature normally ascribed to werewolves, Howler created gale force winds with his breath, akin to the Big Bad Wolf huffing and puffing in the story of the Three Little Pigs.

The teens set up their base of operations in an isolated, creepy old mansion. By depressing a button hidden behind a painting, the inside walls of the mansion rotated to reveal high tech (for the time) video conferencing equipment they used to contact Drak’s great uncle Dracula, whom the gang referred to as “Big D” (which irritated Big D… er, Dracula). The easily displeased and comically critical Big D nonetheless always provided reliable information regarding the latest criminal activities of the Drak Pack’s arch nemesis Dr. Dred, leader of a gang of diabolical evildoers collectively known as O.G.R.E. — aka, the Organization of Generally Rotten Enterprises. To reach their foes, the Drak Pack traveled about in a multi-purpose vehicle called the “Drakster” that, with the turn of a dial, was fit for land, air or sea travel.

A small, artificial island made to look like an inactive volcano served as the headquarters for O.G.R.E. The inside of the volcano housed the complex where Dr. Dred came up with all of the unusual, high tech inventions he used to help perpetrate his crimes (such as a shrink ray, time stopper, color collector that turned everything black & white, etc.). To carry out his crimes he and his henchmen traveled in a dirigible they called the “Dredgible.” The other members of his organization included Vampira, a female vampire that mainly shapeshifted into a snake or spider, but could assume the form of almost any animal; Mummy Man was not only big and strong, but he could use his bandages like rope for all types of purposes; the part man/part insect Fly could fly around and cling to walls; and Toad resembled a cross between a human and a toad, but his name could just as easily have been in reference to his role as Dr. Dred’s groveling toady, as he took the brunt of Dr. Dred’s abuse and was his primary yes-man.

The Drak Pack always managed to foil the plans of their renegade rivals, but that didn’t prevent O.G.R.E. from returning each and every episode to wreak its unlawful havoc, further reinforcing the negative stereotype of monsters everywhere.