Purple and Brown

Purple and Brown
Directed by Rich Webber
Produced by Ben Lock
Jacqueline White
Written by Rich Webber
Music by Mark Thomas
Editing by Mike Percival
Studio Aardman Animations
Distributed by Nickelodeon
Release date(s) March 6, 2006 (2006-03-06) (Television)
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Purple and Brown is a claymation short television series on Nickelodeon devised and directed by Rich Webber and edited by Mike Percival.[1] The series first aired March 2006, on the Nickelodeon's United Kingdom channel.[2]

Contents

Background

The series was devised and is directed by Webber and edited by Percival,[1] who also offer the voices of the characters. The series was initially set to launch on February 13, 2006, on Nickelodeon's channel in the United Kingdom.[3]

Storyline

The storyline is led by the characters of two clay blobs, one purple and the other brown, friends who get caught in ridiculous situations. Purple and Brown don't speak, but they understand everything.[4] Despite any given predicament, the duo can never help but giggle with a low, recognizable laugh. Purple and Brown is a creation of Aardman, who are more widely known for animating Wallace and Gromit, Creature Comforts, Angry Kid and Morph.[3]

Reception

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

  1. Snowman (2006) - 15 seconds
  2. Spaghetti (2006) - 19 seconds
  3. Weewee (2006) - 21 seconds
  4. Irish Jig (2007)
  5. Seagull (2007) - 22 seconds
  6. Christmas (2007) - 59 seconds
  7. Big Green Thing
  8. Alien 2 - 11 seconds
  9. Magic Ball (2007)
  10. Beardly (2007) - 11 seconds
  11. Sleep (2007)
  12. Balloon (2007) - 22 seconds
  13. Hammer - 11 seconds

Deleted

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Weekend Spy: Job Spec – Rich Webber". Digital Spy. February 25 2007. http://m.digitalspy.com/broadcasting/news/a43023/weekend-spy-job-spec--rich-webber.html. Retrieved September 05, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Purple And Brown". Big Cartoon DataBase. http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/89550-Brown_Or_Purple.html. Retrieved September 05, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b Ryan Ball (February 9, 2006). "Aardman’s Purple and Brown to Color Nick U.K.". Animation Magazine. http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/aardmans-purple-and-brown-to-color-nick-u-k/. Retrieved September 05, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Aardman paints Nickelodeon's Purple and Brown". Digital Arts. March 22, 2007. http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=7586. Retrieved September 02, 2011. 
  5. ^ Amid (February 7, 2007). "Purple And Brown". Cartoon Brew. http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/purple-and-brown.html. Retrieved September 05, 2011. 
  6. ^ "2006 BAFTA winners". BAFTA. http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?pageNo=2&year=2006. Retrieved September 02, 2011. 
  7. ^ Jason Deans (November 27, 2006). "CiTV buoyed by Bafta wins". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/nov/27/broadcasting.ITV. Retrieved September 02, 2011. 
  8. ^ "BRITISH ACADEMY CHILDREN’S FILM & TELEVISION AWARDS". BAFTA. The Guardian. http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Media/documents/2006/11/27/BaftaChildren.pdf. Retrieved September 08, 2011. 

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