History Creator / AardmanAnimations

In the late 90s, Aardman partnered with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation for a five-picture deal, which began with ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'' and, after [[ExecutiveMeddling some ugly behind-the-scenes politics]], abruptly ended with their third film, ''WesternAnimation/FlushedAway''. They have recently formed a new deal with Creator/ColumbiaPictures (Creator/{{Sony}}). They have also done the English dubs for ''WesternAnimation/ATownCalledPanic''.

In the late 90s, Aardman partnered with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation for a five-picture deal, which began with ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'' and, after [[ExecutiveMeddling some ugly behind-the-scenes politics]], abruptly ended with their third film, ''WesternAnimation/FlushedAway''. They have recently formed a new deal with Creator/ColumbiaPictures (Creator/{{Sony}}).

* ''Angry Kid'', a web series originally hosted on Creator/AtomFilms about the daily misadventures of a bratty adolescent.

It began, as most successes have, in a garage. The studio's name comes from the title of Sproxton and Lord's first short, "The Aardman," about a superhero who evoked stereotypical [[OopNorth Northern English]] machoism (in other words, "an [[PunBasedTitle 'ard man]])."[[note]]A hard man.[[/note]] When it came time to deposit their check for the film, they realized they needed to create a new bank account for it, which became the Aardman Animation account. Several other films commissioned by Creator/TheBBC would follow throughout the decades.

It began, as most successes have, in a garage. The studio's name comes from the title of Sproxton and Lord's first short, "The Aardman," about a superhero who evoked stereotypical [[OopNorth Northern English]] machoism (in other words, "an [[PunBasedTitle 'ard man]])."[[note]]A hard man.[[/note]] When it came time to deposit their check for the film, they realized they needed to create a new bank account for it, which became the Aardman Animation account. Several other commissioned films would follow throughout the decades.

In the '80s, they began by producing ''The Amazing Adventures of Morph,'' a claymation series of shorts for children's programming on Creator/TheBBC. Around this time, they hired a fresh-faced film school student named Nick Park to work for them on PeterGabriel's famed "Sledgehammer" video while he finished his thesis film, ''WesternAnimation/AGrandDayOut''. Park not only earned the studio it's first [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]] with ''WesternAnimation/CreatureComforts'' (which was nominated against ''Grand Day Out''), but the characters from his thesis would become the first of the studio's flagship franchise, Franchise/WallaceAndGromit, for which they would later produce two more shorts and a feature film, all of which earned more Oscars.

It began, as most successes have, in a garage. The studio's name comes from the title of Sproxton and Lord's first short, "The Aardman," about a superhero who evoked stereotypical [[OopNourth Northern English]] machoism (in other words, "an [[PunBasedTitle 'ard man]])."[[note]]A hard man.[[/note]] When it came time to deposit their check for the film, they realized they needed to create a new bank account for it, which became the Aardman Animation account. Several other commissioned films would follow throughout the decades.

It began, as most successes have, in a garage. The studio's name comes from the title of Sproxton and Lord's first short, "The Aardman," about a superhero who evoked stereotypical [[OopNourth Northern English]] machoism (in other words, "an [[PunBasedTitle 'ard man]]."[[note]]A hard man.[[/note]] When it came time to deposit their check for the film, they realized they needed to create a new bank account for it, which became the Aardman Animation account. Several other commissioned films would follow throughout the decades.

An UsefulNotes/AcademyAward winning British animation studio founded in 1975 that specializes in {{claymation}}. They began by producing shorts for children's programming on Creator/TheBBC. In 1989 they won their first Oscar for ''WesternAnimation/CreatureComforts.'' They've made four 30 minute short films (two of which won [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]] for best animated short film), and one feature-length film starring ''Franchise/WallaceAndGromit,'' as well as several other animated feature length films. Their art style is quite distinctive and their characters share certain features. Formerly had a production deal with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, and has formed a new deal with Creator/ColumbiaPictures (Creator/{{Sony}}).

* Series/SpittingImage:'' Some stop-motion sequences for a few episodes and the 1987 Christmas special.

An AcademyAward winning British animation studio founded in 1975 that specializes in {{claymation}}. They began by producing shorts for children's programming on Creator/TheBBC. In 1989 they won their first Oscar for ''WesternAnimation/CreatureComforts.'' They've made four 30 minute short films (two of which won [[AcademyAward Oscars]] for best animated short film), and one feature-length film starring ''Franchise/WallaceAndGromit,'' as well as several other animated feature length films. Their art style is quite distinctive and their characters share certain features. Formerly had a production deal with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, and has formed a new deal with Creator/ColumbiaPictures (Creator/{{Sony}}).

** ''WesternAnimation/AGrandDayOut:'' the first Wallace and Gromit Short, it was released in 1989. It was nominated for the AcademyAward for Animated Short Film, but lost to Aardman's other work, ''WesternAnimation/CreatureComforts''.

* Morph, a plasticine man who [[TheUnintelligible spoke in gibberish]] and could change into shapes. He originally appeared in 1977 during one-minute shorts on ''Take Hart'' and later his own shows. Was revived as a YouTube series in 2014.

* Morph, a plasticine man who [[TheUnintelligible spoke in gibberish]] and could change into shapes. He originally appeared in 1977 during one-minute shorts on ''Take Hart'' and later his own shows.

* ''WesternAnimation/ArthurChristmas:'' their first collaboration with [[WesternAnimation/OpenSeason Sony]] [[WesternAnimation/SurfsUp Pictures]] [[WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs Animation]], starring Creator/JamesMcAvoy, Creator/HughLaurie, Creator/BillNighy and Imelda Staunton among others.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesInAnAdventureWithScientists:'' their second work with SPA, based on the first in a series of books by Gideon Defoe, starring Creator/HughGrant, Creator/SalmaHayek, '''Creator/BrianBlessed''', Jeremy Piven, and also Imelda Staunton, and narrated by Creator/CrispinFreeman.

* The ''Penny'' cartoons seen on ''PeeWeesPlayhouse.''

* ''WesternAnimation/ArthurChristmas:'' their first collaboration with [[OpenSeason Sony]] [[SurfsUp Pictures]] [[CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs Animation]], starring James [=McAvoy=], Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton among others.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePiratesInAnAdventureWithScientists:'' their second work with SPA, based on the first in a series of books by Gideon Defoe, starring Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, '''[[BrianBlessed BRIAN BLESSED]]''', Jeremy Piven, and also Imelda Staunton, and narrated by Creator/CrispinFreeman.

An AcademyAward winning British animation studio founded in 1975 that specializes in {{claymation}}. They began by producing shorts for children's programming on Creator/TheBBC. In 1989 they won their first Oscar for ''WesternAnimation/CreatureComforts.'' They've made four 30 minute short films starring ''Franchise/WallaceAndGromit,'' two of which won [[AcademyAward Oscars]] for best animated short film, and one feature-length film. Their art style is quite distinctive and their characters share certain features. Formerly had a production deal with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, and has formed a new deal with Creator/ColumbiaPictures (Creator/{{Sony}}).

* ''World's Funnest:'' A series of shorts starring Batman and Superman for Cartoon Network's DC Nation block.

* ''WesternAnimation/RexTheRunt'': The studio's first primetime animated series, with two 13-episode seasons shown between 1998 and 2001. Its' nonsensical plots and Pythonesque humour has become something of a CultClassic with older viewers.

* ''World's Funnest:'' A series of shorts starring Franchise/{{Batman}} and Franchise/{{Superman}} for Creator/CartoonNetwork's WesternAnimation/DCNation block.

* ''WesternAnimation/TimmyTime:'' a spin-off of ''Shaun the Sheep'' featuring Timmy the lamb and his friends at prescool; aimed at a younger audience than the previous examples.

** ''Wallace and Gromit's World of Inventions:'' an educational tv program that started airing in 2010. Wallace talks about famous or revolutionary inventions with Gromit's assistance.

An AcademyAward winning British animation studio founded in 1975 that specializes in {{claymation}}. They began by producing shorts for children's programming on the BBC. In 1989 they won their first Oscar for ''WesternAnimation/CreatureComforts.'' They've made four 30 minute short films starring ''Franchise/WallaceAndGromit,'' two of which won [[AcademyAward Oscars]] for best animated short film, and one feature-length film. Their art style is quite distinctive and their characters share certain features. Formerly had a production deal with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, and has formed a new deal with Creator/ColumbiaPictures (Creator/{{Sony}}).