Purple and Brown


Purple and Brown is a British stop-motion animated short television 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, 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.

Background

The series was devised and was directed by Webber and edited by Percival, 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. Despite the series conclusion in 2007, its 7-minute special, titled Space was made back in 2009 but left unaired. It also aired on Nickelodeon Australia.
Purple and Brown is a creation of Aardman, who animated Wallace and Gromit, Creature Comforts, Angry Kid and Morph.

Storyline

The storyline was led by the characters of two clay blob friends, one is purple and the other brown, who were caught in ridiculous situations. Purple and Brown never spoke, but they understood everything. Despite any given predicament, the duo could never help but giggle with a low, recognisable laugh.

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".

Episodes

  1. Snowman - 15 seconds
  2. Spaghetti - 19 seconds
  3. Weewee - 21 seconds
  4. Irish Jig - 54 seconds, 2 minutes and 8 seconds
  5. Seagull - 22 seconds
  6. Christmas - 59 seconds
  7. Speedy - 1 minute and 2 seconds
  8. Big Green Thing - 1 minute and 2 seconds
  9. Alien 2 – 11 seconds
  10. Magic Ball
  11. Beardly - 11 seconds
  12. Sleep - 1 minute and 2 seconds
  13. Balloon - 22 seconds
  14. Whistlers - 1 minute and 5 seconds
  15. Hammer - 11 seconds
  16. Beach Ball - 12 seconds
  17. Colour - 7 seconds
  18. Sun Screen - 9 seconds
  19. Paint - 11 seconds

    Unused