Evolution Of WALLACE & GROMIT (& SHAUN THE SHEEP) - 35 Years Explained | CARTOON EVOLUTION

[@DanGamingFan2406]

35 years and still as smashing as ever. The gold standard for stop motion and British humor alike. I adore this duo and hope they persist for years to come.

[@mayracordero382]

Me too and I can't wait to see the new wallace and gromit movie on christmas day.

[@minicle426]

Cracking comment, Dan.

[@lizebotha8783]

The 3 original Wallace & Gromit shorts are very nostalgic parts of my childhood and I have always been fascinated by the style. I rewatched them after having forgotten all of the details and all the nostalgic memories came flooding back 😅😊

[@BR-jw7pm]

@@lizebotha8783 I haven’t watched them in AGES but my family has a dvd set! Need to rewatch soon!

[@danielalveslima7427]

Wallace & Gromit

[@DaveysWonderfulWorld]

I love Ardman they are the gold standard for stop motion, animation, or as they call it claymation

[@mayracordero382]

Aardman really brings great stop-motion animation.

[@Queenfan-kh1bz]

The Curse Of The Were Rabbit is probably my favourite animated film, Wallace and Gromit are iconic

[@Sevenfeet0]

This is why I love this channel. I had been a Wallace and Gromit fan since "A Grand Day Out" premiered in the US but I had no idea of most of the back story of how it was made, the Christmas broadcast tradition, or just all the other little shorts, commercials and marketing that had happened between releases. And Shawn the Sheep is arguably an even bigger property. Wow.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Glad to help you learn about all the wonderful things Wallace and Gromit! I’m learning along the way myself, so I always have fun making these!

[@linusholm3806]

​​@@DaveLeeDownUnderWallace & Gromit got a Mixed Reality game called "Jamtastic" last year.👍😉

[@linusholm3806]

​@@DaveLeeDownUnder Wallace & Gromit got a Mixed Reality game called "Jamtastic" last year.👍😉

[@Oscarhudson_Official]

Wow, Dave, Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep were my childhood shows when I was five or six. I remember when my childhood teacher gave me a Shaun the Sheep bag as a gift.

[@mayracordero382]

Wallace, gromit and shaun the sheep are my favorite claymation characters too.

[@ilikegames2520]

I've never heard of the Dave show by Aardman.

[@benmalsky9834]

Finally, the Cartoon Evolution I have been waiting for!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Hope it was worth the wait!

[@mayracordero382]

I love wallace and gromit from a grand day out, the curse of the were-rabbit and their shorts are just the funniest so I'm excited for more of wallace and gromit in the future.

[@ashnboys]

You forgot to mention that Shaun the Sheep appeared in Super Mario Maker as an unlockable costume. Edit: Never gotten this much likes in a video before. Thanks!

[@NicoAnimation]

Cracking video, Dave!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thank you!

[@Grover1234]

The Wrong Trousers was always my favorite one ever since seeing it. I didn't even know there was a short before that one. I remember seeing it on our PBS stations as wells the Creature Comfort shorts too. I'm happy to know it's still going strong and can't wait for more Wallace and Gromit shorts or hopefully a new feature-length film!

[@Grover1234]

When I meant I didn't know there was a short before Wrong Trousers I meant back when I saw Wrong Trousers but since then I knew about it.

[@clairehislop5873]

I love the wrong trousers film as well

[@amm2media472]

Curse of the Were-Rabbit is one of my favorite movies of all time :) can't wait for the new one!

[@mayracordero382]

Me too and I love the curse of the were-rabbit.

[@manoelmano8995]

Great! Shaun the Sheep and Timmy Time were my greatest childhood ever! I hope you can make Pop Culture Evolutions of Kirby and Pac-Man respectively.

[@FABIOA.V.P]

A Serious Thank you for Doing The evolution of One of My Childhood Favourite Cartoons 👍👌, Merry Christmas.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

A pleasure! Merry Christmas!!

[@keithmartland6463]

I must admit a lot of the television adverts i have never seen before till watching this clip, Yes i hope Nick and team are getting ready for another W & G film soon i can't wait sixteen years!

[@Ryanspeer3025]

Hey dave lee down just wanna say your channel is awesome and Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thank you! Merry Christmas!

[@ryanlister1244]

​@@DaveLeeDownUnderMerry Christmas to you, Dave.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

I didn't even know you made this video! Anyone talking about Wallace and Gromit I always welcome!❤ Especially a look back at its history and how they are thriving today! I love my favorite Duo of cheese eating inventors and the fun wacky Adventures they have together!!

[@MarionBaggins]

Got introduced to this Series because a 65 Year Old Grandmother recorded the Shorts from 1989 until 2008 on VHS for her only Grandchild and then was 3 More Shorts, 1 Film and she would have 3 more Grandchildren and 2 Great Grandchildren!!! I am the Youngest Grandchild of that 65 Year Old Grandmother who recorded them!!! She would be 100 this Year!!! I saw the Film Today after rewatching all the Media Prepare for the Second Movie, and Thought of her!!!! Because of My Grandma, I love everything Aardman does!!! This was the First Wallace and Gromit Feature but the Fourth Aardman Movie since her Passing Since 2018 and I Still Miss her!!! This was the First Wallace and Gromit Feature since I got my own Little Gromit...My Christie!!! She is like Gromit and I love her!!!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

This is wonderful!

[@jubeaumont6305]

Now THATS a beautiful story 😊

[@MarionBaggins]

@@jubeaumont6305 Thanks, this is the story why I adore with all my heart 1 British ClayMation Company!!!

[@Toysonicandfriends2-1991]

Rest in peace Peter Sallis you were the best

[@GameKeeper28]

I didn't know anything about them until all three original shorts were featured on Cartoon Networks Cartoon Theater.

[@dynamitegunpowder]

these two are the reason why i became a stop motion animator

[@dynamitegunpowder]

oh and coraline too.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

I love it!

[@Prithu1509]

That is good to know mate,I want to be a 2d animator in future. I want to create my own show, lets see when it will become real.

[@RainbowDuck123]

Loved this deep dive into wallace and gromit!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thank you!

[@NostalgiaKing90]

Thank you for this documentary Dave! I didn't see much of Wallace and Gromit as a kid, so I really don't anything about them. I'm really eager to learn about their history!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thanks for watching! Hope you enjoy

[@darthmarticusLFC]

I’ve just gone through the entire timeline by watching the shorts/film, reading the comics, and playing the games. I am ready for Vengeance!!

[@alexpotts6520]

It's always been wild to me that A Grand Day Out was someone's university thesis.

[@codysonic1]

Hey South Park started out as a college project

[@LiamThomasGreenaway947]

As a Wallace & Gromit fan I’m excited for the new film to come out on Christmas Day. Plus I am sure that Peter Sallis (the original voice actor for Wallace) would be proud of Ben Whitehead (the new voice of Wallace) continuing his legacy character.

[@Gloryzuki]

I haven't watched that much Wallace and Gromit back in the day (until around the 2020's) but MAN did I grew up with Shaun the Sheep, both on CBBC and DVD!

[@matthewvillarino7700]

Yes Wallace and Gromit is my favorite characters

[@Hellismary]

Bless ur heart!!! I was just craving for the history behind this series !

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Hope you enjoyed it! 🙏

[@martinnguyen2458]

My favorite Wallace and Gromit short is A Close Shave

[@harsyakiarraathallah2222]

Well done Dave, you've Done It!

[@camrenkimbrow6668]

Fun Fact: Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Ware- Rabbit is my favorite movie of all time!

[@Sondoku12]

Mine too

[@Jowilliams1749]

Wallace and Gromit & Aardman are definitely Both globally Icons in Animation .

[@LiamFalconer2010]

FINALLY! one of the episodes i've been wanting since like 2018-2019

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Hope it was worth the wait!! 🙏

[@LiamFalconer2010]

@ it sure damn well was, thanks for doing it!

[@clairehislop5873]

Love this franchise, especially the "wrong trousers" film

[@fionali4502]

I can’t wait to watch the latest Wallace and Gromit movie on BBC iPlayer on Christmas Day.

[@ChavJag]

I've just watched up. Bloody brilliant

[@Tinkerbe11]

I used to live in the UK in the early 1990s, and at the time the Creature Comforts commercials were on TV. They were so funny! I love Wallace and Gromit, too! I also introduced my brother and a friend to them, who were not pleased that I wanted to watch a claymation film on out weekly film night. But Vengeance Most Fowl won them over! We all laughed so much!

[@Mevans_2001]

I’d love to see a Cartoon Evolution on another British icon; Paddington Bear!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

I was hoping to do one this year, but time got the best of me.

[@Mevans_2001]

That’s okay! I’m just happy to hear that it’s at least being planned.

[@vincentfranklin17]

Great video, Dave! I love Wallace and Grommit!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thanks!! They’re great!!

[@vincentfranklin17]

@DaveLeeDownUnder Yes, they are!

[@Miksy51]

Nostalgia everywhere! My childhood! TvT

[@memeking_2163]

Nice video. One thing you forgot to mention was that Shaun the Sheep appeared in Super Mario Maker back in 2016

[@TramiNguyen-oi3kp]

Merry Christmas, Dave!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Merry Christmas!

[@Ulysses37]

Crackin' job! Well done m8!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thanks!!

[@FoufaHabita]

Your evolution videos are the best of all time in my opinion I hope you do evolution for Oggy and the cockroaches

[@dinkyrobb9993]

Happy 35th anniversary Wallace and gromit and Shaun the sheep (1989-2024).

[@PurpleGuy661]

Next year will be the 30th anniversary of Shaun The Sheep

[@dinkyrobb9993]

@PurpleGuy661 o yeah right

[@dinkyrobb9993]

@PurpleGuy661 happy early 30th anniversary Shaun the sheep

[@benchristiansen9684]

Little Einsteins: The Movie 2025 The Baby Einstein Company Walt Disney Pictures & Pixar Animation Studios Leo Annie June & Quincy are coming back

[@blessingsoke8291]

A Matter of Loaf and Death were I was first introduced to the duo but I watched both Shaun the Sheep and Timmy Time as a kid.

[@christopherrichards2350]

I first learned about Aardman Animation and stop motion animation by watching the movie Chicken Run growing up and then later getting into Wallace & Gromit. I seen Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit in theaters back in 2005

[@mightyfilm]

With all due respect to Gumby and Pokey, Wallace and Gromit are the TRUE Claymation duo. I saw the first two on PBS when they actually cared about getting pledge money, and I've been a massive fan ever since. I'm incredibly excited about their new cartoon adventure, and am looking far more forward to that than Christmas. Personally, I'd say a lot of Wallace's very specific part of Britain manner of speech (i.e. "Cracking Toast Gromit") really adds to the character's charm and dorkiness. And of course, Gromit's "the things I put up with" style of mime just sells the characters perfectly. That said, am I the only one that thinks the Farmer from Shaun the Sheep is low key the funniest looking character in animation? He's like he wandered out of a Far Side comic strip with the dopiest smile known to man.

[@EChacon]

Crazy to think that this is your first Cartoon Evolution video in over 4 months cause I noticed you haven’t been doing those video series lately.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

I had a baby in July, so it’s been very hard to do this kind of video lately. This one took me two months alone! They’ll be back next year 😊

[@EChacon]

@@DaveLeeDownUnder That’s good to hear and congratulations on your new Baby Dave. I also guess that is also another factor why the third/fourth part of your Cartoon History video also took a while to be released.

[@minicle426]

All the best CGI in the world can never compare to the simple charm of stop motion animation.

[@JustinFrazier_360]

Wallace and gromit are so amazing!

[@connordalton3785]

Terrific video, mate!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thanks, mate!

[@icecreamhero2375]

I believe my introduction to the characters was Curse of the Were Rabbit and I enjoyed that movie growing up.

[@albireo2990]

22:27 I’ve actually went on this! It’s a masterful adaptation of the franchise into ride form with plenty of references to boot.

[@NicoAnimation]

Wallace & Gromit's new movie Vengeance Most Fowl is TERRIFIC! Here's my full W&G ranking with it included! (the bottom picks I still love, they're just my least favorites!) 1. Curse of the Were-Rabbit 2. The Wrong Trousers 3. Vengeance Most Fowl 4. A Matter of Loaf and Death 5. A Close Shave 6. A Grand Day Out

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

High praise!!!

[@geoffshaw2775]

American here, I absolutely adore Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep. Each of their outings are amazing. I would love to see how Curse of the Ware-Rabbit would've turned out without Dreamworks trying to meddle with how it's made. Cause I love the British humor.

[@BR-jw7pm]

Outside of (possibly) Thomas the Tank Engine, this was my first exposure to British culture 😊

[@PurpleGuy661]

Right next to Thomas, Fireman Sam, and Bob The Builder, this was mine as well

[@divinechild_creativerebellion]

it's sad THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE Series 1-5 doesn't get the same appreciation

[@WhataDayDan]

There’s a reason I never identified curse of the warerabbit as an actual W&G film

[@jubeaumont6305]

American studios have no respect for American audiences they just assume the audience is too stupid to understand 'sophisticated' British humour when in reality theres nothing sophisticated about it, it's just funny. I liked were rabbit and didnt even know it had been dumbed down for U.S audience

[@louisesargent5006]

04:34 there’s a very good chance that at that same animation festival director Edgar Wright and actor Simon Pegg both attended the same showing of Akira at the Watershed cinema, although they wouldn’t officially meet until a few years later. So quite a significant event in Bristolian history!

[@Nick-ty9us]

I get the feeling that Nick Park watched last of the Summer Wine and was so entranced by Peter Sallis thinking it would be the perfect voice for Wallace that he wrote to him

[@andrewscungio3200]

Ture Facts #1: The Wrong Trousers also aired on PBS in 1995, along with inside the wrong trousers (a behind the scenes look at the making of this program) #2: The first 3 Wallace and Gromit adventures later aired on the Cartoon Network part of the Cartoon Theater program.

[@eliassmeke3991]

I would love ❤️ to see Wallace and Gromit in a series of new shorts and maybe 🤔 films and series

[@mayomaio]

i’m a brazilian and grew up with shaun the sheep… i remember the first time i watched when i was only seven! a few years later i found that wallace and gromit were from the same universe and that got me extremely happy, i still remember vividly watching the curse of were-rabbit and being scared as heck! btw gromit is my sweetie pie i love him😞

[@MartynStuff]

Oh, you'll LOVE Vengance Most Fowl. I'll leave it at that

[@CooperGal24]

On a Twitter post, I read that the folks at Pokemon are gonna team up with Aardman Studios for a special project! Probably a Pokemon Claymation short, but the trailer was short and had a date set for '26-'27. A bit too long, but understandable when it comes to claymation projects.

[@Thetoontalkermaster]

I think aardmann is probably the master of clay/stopmotion films there ankmation and designs are so charming and simple i just love it great video dave and could you please do a cartoon eveolution on 1 alvin and the chipmunks(and the chippettes) 2 the cat in the hat 3 thomas and freinds 4 frosty the snowman 5 mighty mouse 6 big nate 7 ruldpph the red nosed reindeer (rankin bass version) 8 rocky and mugsy 9 the three bears(looneytunes version) 10 top cat

[@angrylama1068]

I love Wallace and Gromit I grow up with Curse of the were-rabbit.

[@spyroforever000]

Huh! I live in Sweden and have Never heard about this Shaun the Sheep land! Might visit it someday then. 22:54

[@CrazyHorseTheSiouxW4rrior]

14:56 "too British"?? but Wallace and Gromit "ARE" British so what the hell is dreamworks complaining about?? it annoys me when these American critics come along judging Wallace and Gromit for the wrong reasons because they clearly know nothing about British movie production

[@louisesargent5006]

All that matters to them is whether they can market the film overseas, and they assume the audience is dumb/ turned off by other countries’ cultures, which is a shame as restricting to only the most generic releases is precisely what encourages said ignorance.

[@CrazyHorseTheSiouxW4rrior]

@@louisesargent5006 man its just wrong and disgusting for any kind of business in general to discriminate other peoples cultures and ways of living all over a kids movie it just sets a bad example for what America is really all about i'm glad I don't live in the US

[@ninjaartorias736]

Wallace and Gromit are one of the very few things that make me proud to be English.

[@Jaketheone65]

As an American Wallace and gromit was my favorite and vengeance most fowl is hands down my favorite one

[@edenanimates1465]

3 days before vengeance most fowl lads

[@Mevans_2001]

I’m definitely gonna be watching Vengeance Most Fowl when it drops on BBC iPlayer this week.

[@Mr-Science-Stevens]

Fabulous. Great memories.

[@timelord1855]

I love wallace and gromit and shaun the sheep

[@kittykitkat7614]

I love Wallace and gromit i am really excited for vengeance gone fowl

[@gavindiuguid3197]

I hope you’ll do more of cartoon evolution series.❤

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

I have been doing Cartoon Evolution for seven years. There’s nearly 70 installments (surely over 100 including the Voice Evolutions). I’m not sure why everyone always assumes I’m going to stop making them??

[@barttheraven]

9:52 Why is that memorable and infamous?

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

It was weirdly controversial at the time. Park was looked down upon by the 'Hollywood Elite' as making a mockery of the event.

[@louispeterson2000]

Are you going to do a voice evolution for Wallace?

[@PatrickDisneyTamplin]

Nice Evolution! Now, I request a VOICE Evolution!!!

[@KyleJBAwesomeness-OfficialChan]

January 2025 Cartoon Sizzle Reel (the ones I could find) 1/11 - StuGo (Disney Channel) 1/17 - RoboGobo (Disney Junior) 1/18 - Chibiverse Season 3 (Disney Channel) Disney Chanel premieres StuGo, the 100th cartoon series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation will be released on January 11th with a sneak preview episode on New Years Day January 1st following the Disney Channel premiere of Luca at the end of Disney Channel's annual New Years Day Hangover Movie Marathon. Unfortunately it won't release on Disney+ until the springtime release window around April or May Disney Junior will premiere RoboGobo on January 17th at 9am/8c. And as expected, it will most likely consist of 25 episodes per season like all the other Disney Jr shows we've gotten recently. The official trailer dropped on the network's official KZbin channel last weekend. (It was originally supposed to come out in 2024 alongside the upcoming TV show adaptation of the Hey AJ! children's books series which were the final two shows ordered in the 2022-2025 Disney Junior Content Slate announced at the 2022 Disney Junior Fun Fest Convention that was held at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA but unfortunately they had to postpone it a year later due to their animation not being finished in time to reach their deadline of the project) Disney Channel will be set to premiere the third season of Chibiverse on Saturday January 18th. There's not much I can say about this one either than it's just some ordinary half-hour episode version of their Chibi Tiny Tales interstitials.

[@KieranMannimations]

I have always been a fan of Wallace & Gromit! (but I’m not a fan of the Shaun the Sheep spinoff series) “The Curse of the Were Rabbit” is one of my favourite Aardman feature films and I look forward to “Vengeance Most Fowl”, which I think will be the best Wallace & Gromit movie ever! 😄

[@GameKeeper28]

Requesting an episode of "Cartoon Evolution" starring Dick Dastardly and Muttley.

[@MultiPetercool]

I always thought Alun Armstrong would do a wonderful job voicing Wallace.

[@jakeianwilliamson5155]

I love Wallace and Gromit absolutely superb all of them

[@louisesargent5006]

Also Bristol/London/ Hong Kong “Gromit Unleashed” and “Shaun in the City” sculpture trail events (the next one is coming this summer!) And last year’s Shaun exhibition held in various cities in Japan was also very good. There are many Shaun-related events and products over there.

[@danielburns987]

Merry Christmas Dave Lee & Family!!!

[@copfrown2397]

Wallace and Gromit is a national phenomenon celebrate by fans

[@jjkidandfriendsroblox.4568]

Video suggestion: evolution of Mr Peabody & Sherman

[@TheNintendoPeep]

You forgotten that there was also a sequel to chicken run called chicken run dawn of the nugget and there’s 7 nominations for Annie awards for vengeance most fowl and a critics choice award nomination for best animated feature film

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

No, I didn’t forget. This is a video about Wallace and Gromit not Chicken Run.

[@TheNintendoPeep]

@@DaveLeeDownUnder there’s also 7 Annie awards it’s nominated for an critics choice awards nomination

[@joshuatewolde1837]

Happy 35th Anniversary to one of the BEST Animation Series IN HISTORY!! 🎉❤😂😅😊 (1989-2024)

[@I_am_Dog_Man]

I LOVE ARDMAN ANIMATION

[@JoaSecundarioDetrasdeEscen-e3s]

LPTM GROMIT OLVIDAMOS LOS PLATOS 🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@manoftheusajones5147]

Dave, do The Evolution of Optimus Prime next!

[@donbagert]

I've enjoyed W & G and its spinoffs for many years, but as an American I think I can't truly grasp how popular they have become in the UK!

[@zorenembry2010]

I still only seen The Curse of the Were Rabbit but it nice to that there is a new Wallace and Gromit movie coming out on Netflix next year so I finally see diffrent one

[@zorenembry2010]

I remember seeing Timmy Time when I was little and now I'm surprise to see that it is actually a Shawn the Sheep spinoff

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Make sure to watch the original shorts before you do!!

[@liudmilaungurean5079]

Wallace and Gromit 35 years old! 1989 🇬🇧

[@hubertberrum6242]

who's here from Vengeance Most Fowl?

[@am2382]

A British cult classic.

[@evanennis4165]

Man, the uk can cook up some good stuff.

[@curlswheatly5393]

6:35 Aheh, I knew when earlier in the video you were mentioning the NFTS, that autospell would likely kick in on your script and you'd trip up and say NTFS instead, and indeed this happened.