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

Tony Hart as Narrator (voice)

Episodes

How It All Began
The Day Nothing Happened
Morph Plays Golf
Morph's Birthday Party
The Day Morph Was Ill
Morph's Forgotten Dream
Morph the Weakling
The Dog Show
The Two Mountaineers
The Double Decker Boot
The Cowboys
The Day Morph Went Skiing
The Abominable Snowman
The Invisible Morph
Anyone for Cricket?
A Swimming Pool in the Garden
The Strange Visitor
A Game of Chess
The Very Small Creature, Green
GrandMorph's Beard
The Babysitters
Morph Sticks With It
Gobbledygook the Burglar
GrandMorph's Home Movies
Morph and the Swoggle Flange
The Magic Wand

Online re-release

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

Critical reception

On imdb, the show has a rating of 8.0/10 from 52 users.^[3] MSNTV 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^[4]

References

1 2 "1980s kids faves: The Amazing Adventures of Morph - Knightmare: ITV cult kids classic to be shown on YouTube". tv.uk.msn.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
↑ 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.
↑ "The Amazing Adventures of Morph (TV Series 1980–1981) - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
↑ "The Amazing Adventures of Morph - Awards - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.

Aardman Animations

Peter Lord Nick Park David Sproxton

Short films	Animated Conversations: Down and Out (1977) Animated Conversations: Confessions of a Foyer Girl (1978) Conversation Pieces: On Probation (1983) Conversation Pieces: Sales Pitch (1983) Conversation Pieces: Palmy Days (1983) Conversation Pieces: Early Bird (1983) Conversation Pieces: Late Edition (1983) Sweet Disaster: Babylon (1986) Sledgehammer music video (1986) My Baby Just Cares for Me music video (1987) Barefootin' music video (1987) Lip Synch: Going Equipped (1987) Lip Synch: Creature Comforts (1989) Lip Synch: War Story (1989) Lip Synch: Ident (1989) Lip Synch: Next (1989) Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out (1989) Adam (1991) Rex the Runt: North by North Pole (1993) Loves Me, Loves Me Not (1993) Not Without My Handbag (1993) Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993) Pib and Pog (1993) Pop (1993) Wat's Pig (1993) Rex the Runt: How the Dinosaurs Became Extinct (1993) The Morph Files (1995) Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave (1995) Owzat (1997) Stage Fright (1997) Humdrum (1998) Al Dente (1998) Viva Forever music video (1998) Minotaur and Little Nerkin (1999) Angry Kid (1999) The Non-Voters - BBC Election coverage (2004) The Pearce Sisters (2007) Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008) Dot (2010) Gulp (2011) The Itch of The Golden Nit (2011) Under the Oak Tree ad (2011) Wallace & Gromit's Jubilee Bunt-a-thon (2012) A Pig's Tail ad (2012) The Pirates!: So You Want to Be a Pirate! (2012) Darkside trailer (2013) Sphere (2013) Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas (2015)

Television series / series of shorts	Animated Conversations (1977–8) The Amazing Adventures of Morph (1980–1) Conversation Pieces (1983–4) Lip Synch (1989) The Artbox Bunch (1995–6) Rex the Runt (1998–01) Angry Kid (1999–present) Wallace and Gromit's Cracking Contraptions (2002–3) Creature Comforts (2003–07) episodes The Presentators (2003–4) Planet Sketch (2005) Purple and Brown (2005–08) Pib and Pog (2006) Shaun the Sheep (2007–) "episodes" Chop Socky Chooks (2008) Timmy Time (2009–12) episodes Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention (2010) DC Nation Shorts: DC's World's Funnest (2012–14)

Feature films	Chicken Run (2000) Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) Flushed Away (2006) Arthur Christmas (2011) The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012) Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) Early Man (2018)

Franchises	Morph (1977–present) Creature Comforts (1989–2008) Wallace and Gromit (1989–present) Rex the Runt (1989–2001) Shaun the Sheep (2007–present)

Associated studios	DreamWorks Animation Sony Pictures Animation StudioCanal and Lionsgate

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