The Amazing Adventures of Morph


The Amazing Adventures of Morph is a British stop-motion clay animation children's television series created by Aardman Animations which ran from 1980 to 1981. It featured the character Morph and his cream-coloured best friend Chas. Footage from the show was reused in the 1996 show The Morph Files.

Production

The character of Morph first appeared on the children's art-themed TV show Take Hart with Tony Hart in 1977. This series served as a spin-off to Take Hart and a showcase for Morph. The character had become so popular that the BBC commissioned 26 5-min episodes featuring the character.

Characters

As well as Morph, his cream-coloured best friend Chas, and Tony Hart from previous appearances, the show incorporated various additional characters; Folly, Gillespie, GrandMorph, Delilah Nailbrush, Gobbledygook and The Very Small Creatures. Early versions of Folly and Gillespie had previously made a brief appearance in Take Hart. Tony Hart appears as himself narrating the book about their adventures happening at the same time and often interacts with the characters themselves.

Cast

Episodes

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Online re-release

From 20 March to 2 October 2015, HD restored versions of all 26 episodes of the series were uploaded to YouTube.

Critical reception

In January 2014, MSN UK said "It would be fantastic to see this show back on terrestrial TV - it was entertaining and original."