Purple and Brown is a claymation short television series on Nickelodeon

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 devised and directed by Rich Webber and edited by Mike Percival. The series first aired March 2006, on the Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland)

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's United Kingdom

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 channel.

Background

The series was devised and is directed by Webber and edited by Percival, 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.

Storyline

The storyline is led by the characters of two clay blobs, one purple

Purple

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 and the other brown

Brown

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, friends who get caught in ridiculous situations. Purple and Brown don't speak, but they understand everything. 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

Wallace and Gromit

Wallace and Gromit are the main characters in a series consisting of four British animated short films and a feature-length film by Nick Park of Aardman Animations...

, Creature Comforts

Creature Comforts

Creature Comforts was originally a 1989 British humorous animated short film about how animals feel about living in a zoo, featuring the voices of the British public "spoken" by the animals. It was created by Nick Park and Aardman Animations...

, Angry Kid

Angry Kid

Angry Kid is a series of stop motion animations written, designed, created and directed by Darren Walsh. Angry Kid was produced by Aardman Animations, depicting the mini-adventures of a troubled 15-year-old known as "Angry Kid"...

and Morph

Morph

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.

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 (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

External links

• Purple and Brown at the Internet Movie Database
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