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Purple and Brown

{{short description|2006 British animated series}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Purple and brown logo.png

| director = Rich Webber

| producer = Ben Lock
South Pacific Pictures

| writer = Rich Webber

| composer = Mark Thomas

| editor = Mike Percival

| company = Aardman Animations Nickelodeon UK

| channel = Nickelodeon (United Kingdom)

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| first_aired = {{Start date|2006|02|13|df=yes}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2009|df=yes}}

}}

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,{{cite web | url=http://m.digitalspy.com/broadcasting/news/a43023/weekend-spy-job-spec--rich-webber.html | title=Weekend Spy: Job Spec – Rich Webber | publisher=Digital Spy | date=25 February 2007 | access-date=5 September 2011}} 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/89550-Brown_Or_Purple.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117220516/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/89550-Brown_Or_Purple.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 January 2013 | title=Purple And Brown | publisher=Big Cartoon DataBase | access-date=5 September 2011}}

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.{{cite web | url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/aardmans-purple-and-brown-to-color-nick-u-k/ | title=Aardman's Purple and Brown to Color Nick U.K. | publisher=Animation Magazine | date=9 February 2006 | access-date=5 September 2011 | author=Ryan Ball}} Despite the series conclusion in 2007, its 7-minute special, titled Space was made back in 2009 but left unaired.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

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.{{cite web | url=http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=7586 | title=Aardman paints Nickelodeon's Purple and Brown | publisher=Digital Arts | date=22 March 2007 | access-date=2 September 2011}} 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".{{cite web | url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/purple-and-brown.html | title=Purple And Brown | publisher=Cartoon Brew | date=7 February 2007 | access-date=5 September 2011 | author=Amid}}

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. Whistlers (2006) - 1 minute and 5 seconds
  15. Hammer (2007) - 11 seconds
  16. Beach Ball (2007) - 12 seconds
  17. Colour (2007) - 7 seconds
  18. Sun Screen (2007) - 9 seconds
  19. Paint (2007) - 11 seconds

=Unused=

  • Mix Together{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}
  • Cheese Heads{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}
  • Fire Against Water{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}
  • Space{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

Awards

  • 2006, Won BAFTA award for best Children's Short{{cite web | url=http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?pageNo=2&year=2006 | title=2006 BAFTA winners | publisher=BAFTA | access-date=2 September 2011}}{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/nov/27/broadcasting.ITV | title=CiTV buoyed by Bafta wins | work=The Guardian | date=27 November 2006 | access-date=2 September 2011 | author=Jason Deans}}{{cite web | url=http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Media/documents/2006/11/27/BaftaChildren.pdf | title=BRITISH ACADEMY CHILDREN'S FILM & TELEVISION AWARDS | publisher=The Guardian | work=BAFTA | access-date=8 September 2011}}

References

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External links

{{Aardman Animations}}

Category:Television series by Aardman Animations

Category:Fictional amorphous creatures

Category:2006 British television series debuts

Category:2009 British television series endings

Category:British children's animated comedy television series

Category:Claymation television series

Category:2000s British animated television series

Category:Interstitial television shows

Category:Animated television series without speech