| Purple and Brown | |
|---|---|
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| Written by | Rich Webber |
| Directed by | Rich Webber |
| Composer | Mark Thomas |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Ben Lock South Pacific Pictures |
| Editor | Mike Percival |
| Production company | Aardman Animations Nickelodeon UK |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon (United Kingdom) |
| Release | 13 February 2006 – 2009 |
Purple and Brown is a British stop-motion animated short series made in collaboration with Nickelodeon and Aardman Animations, the creators of Wallace and Gromit. The series was devised and directed by Rich Webber and edited by Mike Percival,[1] who also offered the voices of the characters, and first aired in February 2006, on Nickelodeon's UK and Ireland channel, and then later became a staple on the US Nickelodeon network as part of its former Nick Extra short program.[2]
Background
[edit]The series was devised and was directed by Webber and edited by Percival,[1] who also offer the voices of the characters. The series was originally set to launch on 13 February 2006, on Nickelodeon's channel in the United Kingdom.[3] Despite the series conclusion in 2007, its 7-minute special, titled Space was made back in 2009 but left unaired.[citation needed]
Purple and Brown is a creation of Aardman, who animated Wallace and Gromit, Creature Comforts, Angry Kid and Morph.[3]
Storyline
[edit]The storyline is led by the characters of two clay blob friends, one is purple and the other brown, who get caught in ridiculous situations. Purple and Brown never speak, but they understand everything.[4] Despite any given predicament, the duo can never help but giggle with a low, recognisable laugh.
Reception
[edit]In 2007, Cartoon Brew offered a mild criticism of Aardman's recent work, but wrote that Purple and Brown marked "a wonderful return to their roots", and that the concept is "beautifully animated and hilariously executed".[5]
Episodes
[edit]- Snowman (2006) - 15 seconds
- Spaghetti (2006) - 19 seconds
- Weewee (2006) - 21 seconds
- Irish Jig (2006) - 54 seconds (shortened version), 2 minutes and 8 seconds (extended version)
- Seagull (2006) - 22 seconds
- Christmas (2006) - 59 seconds
- Speedy (2006) - 1 minute and 2 seconds
- Big Green Thing (2006) - 1 minute and 2 seconds
- Alien 2 (2006) – 11 seconds
- Magic Ball (2006)
- Beardly (2006) - 11 seconds
- Sleep (2006) - 1 minute and 2 seconds
- Balloon (2006) - 22 seconds
- Hammer (2007) - 11 seconds
- Beach Ball (2007) - 12 seconds
- Colour (2007) - 7 seconds
- Sun Screen (2007) - 9 seconds
- Paint (2007) - 11 seconds
Unused
[edit]- Mix Together[citation needed]
- Cheese Heads[citation needed]
- Fire Against Water[citation needed]
- Space[citation needed]
Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Weekend Spy: Job Spec – Rich Webber". Digital Spy. 25 February 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Purple And Brown". Big Cartoon DataBase. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ a b Ryan Ball (9 February 2006). "Aardman's Purple and Brown to Color Nick U.K." Animation Magazine. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Aardman paints Nickelodeon's Purple and Brown". Digital Arts. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ Amid (7 February 2007). "Purple And Brown". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ "2006 BAFTA winners". BAFTA. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ Jason Deans (27 November 2006). "CiTV buoyed by Bafta wins". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ "BRITISH ACADEMY CHILDREN'S FILM & TELEVISION AWARDS" (PDF). BAFTA. The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2011.