The Amazing Adventures of Morph

The Amazing Adventures of Morph
Genre Animation
Family
Comedy
Science fiction
Created by Aardman Animations
Directed by Peter Lord
David Sproxton
Narrated by Tony Hart
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 26
Production
Producer(s) Patrick Dowling
Running time 5 minutes
Production company(s) Aardman Animations
Distributor BBC
Release
Original network BBC
Original release October 13, 1980 (1980-10-13) – May 18, 1981 (1981-05-18)
Chronology
Followed by The Morph Files (1995)
Related shows spun off from Take Hart (1977)

The Amazing Adventures of Morph is a British stop-motion clay animation television show created by Aardman Animations which ran from 1980 to 1981. It featured the character Morph and his cream-coloured best friend Chas.

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.[1] The character had become so popular that the BBC commissioned 26 5-min episodes featuring the character.[2]

Cast

Episodes

  1. How It All Began
  2. The Day Nothing Happened
  3. Morph Plays Golf
  4. Morph's Birthday Party
  5. The Day Morph Was Ill
  6. Morph's Forgotten Dream
  7. Morph the Weakling
  8. The Dog Show
  9. The Two Mountaineers
  10. The Double Decker Boot
  11. The Cowboys
  12. The Day Morph Went Skiing
  13. The Abominable Snowman
  14. The Invisible Morph
  15. Anyone for Cricket?
  16. A Swimming Pool in the Garden
  17. The Strange Visitor
  18. A Game of Chess
  19. The Very Small Creature, Green
  20. GrandMorph's Beard
  21. The Babysitters
  22. Morph Sticks With It
  23. Gobbledygook the Burglar
  24. GrandMorph's Home Movies
  25. Morph and the Swoggle Flange
  26. The Magic Wand

Online re-release

From 20 March to 2 October, 2015, the series has been remastered into HD on YouTube.

Critical reception

MSN UK said "It would be fantastic to see this show back on terrestrial TV - it was entertaining and original."[1]

Awards and nominations

Year Nominee/work Award Result
1981 Patrick Dowling BAFTA TV Award for 'Harlequin' (Drama/Light Entertainment) Nominated[3]

Home media

On 2018, StudioCanal UK released Complete series of The Amazing Adventures of Morph onto a DVD Box Set. This is the first time all episodes have been released in English as an official & complete set.

References

  1. 1 2 "1980s kids faves: The Amazing Adventures of Morph - Knightmare: ITV cult kids classic to be shown on YouTube". Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  2. ↑ Lenburg, J. (2006). Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. ISBN 9781617746604. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Amazing Adventures of Morph - Awards - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.


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