Purple and Brown

Purple and Brown
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 (2006-02-13) – 2009 (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

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

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

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 (2006) - 54 seconds (shortened version), 2 minutes and 8 seconds (extended version)
5. Seagull (2006) - 22 seconds
6. Christmas (2006) - 59 seconds
7. Speedy (2006) - 1 minute and 2 seconds
8. Big Green Thing (2006) - 1 minute and 2 seconds
9. Alien 2 (2006) – 11 seconds
10. Magic Ball (2006)
11. Beardly (2006) - 11 seconds
12. Sleep (2006) - 1 minute and 2 seconds
13. Balloon (2006) - 22 seconds
14. Hammer (2007) - 11 seconds
15. Beach Ball (2007) - 12 seconds
16. Colour (2007) - 7 seconds
17. Sun Screen (2007) - 9 seconds
18. Paint (2007) - 11 seconds

Unused

• Mix Together^{[ citation needed ]}
• Cheese Heads^{[ citation needed ]}
• Fire Against Water^{[ citation needed ]}
• Space^{[ citation needed ]}

Awards

• 2006, Won BAFTA award for best Children's Short ^{[6] [7] [8]}

References

1. "Weekend Spy: Job Spec – Rich Webber". Digital Spy. 25 February 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
2. "Purple And Brown". Big Cartoon DataBase. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
3. Ryan Ball (9 February 2006). "Aardman's Purple and Brown to Color Nick U.K." Animation Magazine . Retrieved 5 September 2011.
4. "Aardman paints Nickelodeon's Purple and Brown". Digital Arts. 22 March 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
5. Amid (7 February 2007). "Purple And Brown". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
6. "2006 BAFTA winners". BAFTA . Retrieved 2 September 2011.
7. Jason Deans (27 November 2006). "CiTV buoyed by Bafta wins". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 September 2011.
8. "BRITISH ACADEMY CHILDREN'S FILM & TELEVISION AWARDS" (PDF). BAFTA . The Guardian . Retrieved 8 September 2011.

External links

• Purple and Brown at the Internet Movie Database