Ranked #14 in TV Guide's list of the "25 Top Cult Shows Ever!" (30 May 2004 issue). Ron Perlman's make-up took four hours to apply each episode. During the show's run, Ron Perlman turned down countless requests to promote products in his Vincent make-up, saying that, "He's not there to be exploited." Tony Jay (Paracelcus) later became the voice of a character in the Disney film Beauty and the Beast (1991).