Wallace & Gromit - Inventive Heroes, Conniving Villains

[@davidmitchell-baker1701]

Feathers McGraw whipping out that gun is one of my favourite jokes in any movie, absolutely perfect all round

[@glswain]

a close second is Wallace’s shocked “Good grief, it’s you!” when Feathers pulls off his rubber glove disguise.

[@andrewchapman4267]

The Wrong Trousers is probably the finest 25 minutes ever committed to film. It is PERFECTION.

[@davidw.2791]

I was so glad that I’d watched TWT before I watched QI episode “Greats”. So when David Mitchell faux-complained that you can’t feasibly escape on a train, Alan Davis counters with “CAN! If you got Gromit in the gang!” I got the reference right away. ❤

[@davidw.2791]

Also I propose a “Michael Fassbender’s Magneto asking for Perfection” meme where he asks for “The greatest bottomless container in cinema history” And Candidates can include: Mary Poppins’s carpet bag Hermione Granger’s beaded purse “The Sword In The Stone” Merlin’s sentient sugar jar #WHEN but let the winner be “Gromit’s Box Of Spare Tracks” 🙏🏼

[@Voidb3rg]

It’s almost sad how amazing and how young I was when I first saw it. I hope every child gets to see this perfection like I did around 10 years old

[@thebenjyman253]

As a Brit, watching the Wallace and Gromit shorts is almost a rite of passage and they're especially popular at Christmas when they're shown on TV. It is astounding how much effort goes into stop motion animation, so hearing a new special was coming this Christmas with the return of one of the best characters in TV history was the best news ever. I cannot wait to see what they do with Feathers McGraw this time

[@MrMersh-ts7jl]

My wife and I always explain we're out of cheese in Wallace's voice whenever there's a shortage in the house

[@BH-98]

When either of you restocks on it, do you say you’ve had a grand day out?

[@richteffekt]

No cheese, Gromit! Yeah, same.

[@patpierce4854]

Our family really likes to watch SpaceX launches….and whenever a booster comes back to land on a drone ship or on land, we use the gesture of two hands, fingers folded downward and then wiggled side to side, for a successful landing!!

[@filmreviewer117]

This duo have cemented themselves in British culture for life.

[@simonmeadows7961]

This brought such a grin to my face. Wallace & Gromit goes beyond a tv/film franchise; it is a part of the national soul, just as much as Test Match Special, a cup of tea or a red telephone box. If you ever meet someone who says they don't like Wallace & Gromit, they can be regarded as being as trustworthy as Feathers McGraw.

[@pilcrow1546]

"It's no use prevaricating about the bush" has got to be one of my favourite lines from any movie ever; so much so that I actually use it in real life sometimes. It perfectly encapsulates the juxtaposition of Wallace's genius and idiocy.

[@free_at_last8141]

I've used "the bounce has gone out of his bungee" so many times. Such a delightful series.

[@ryhi5]

I’ll never forget watching the climax of The Wrong Trousers for the first time when I was 4 years old. I can’t even imagine how much creativity and genius it took to turn something as silly as a dog chasing a gun wielding penguin on a model train set into something that intense. We will never see anything like Wallace and Gromit ever again. It’s truly one of a kind.

[@davidw.2791]

I propose a “Michael Fassbender’s Magneto asking for Perfection” meme where he asks for “The greatest bottomless container in cinema history” And Candidates can include: Mary Poppins’s carpet bag Hermione Granger’s beaded purse “The Sword In The Stone” Merlin’s sentient sugar jar #WHEN but let the winner be “Gromit’s Box Of Spare Tracks” 🙏🏼

[@thebigv75]

The Wrong Trousers really is the best of all the installments…so far. It proved that a Wallace and Gromit film could be told with the utmost cinematic language and rise above being just another children’s program.

[@davidw.2791]

Dat train chase, tho ❤ I propose a “Michael Fassbender’s Magneto asking for Perfection” meme where he asks for “The greatest bottomless container in cinema history” And Candidates can include: Mary Poppins’s carpet bag Hermione Granger’s beaded purse “The Sword In The Stone” Merlin’s sentient sugar jar #WHEN but let the winner be “Gromit’s Box Of Spare Tracks” 🙏🏼

[@adder2488]

“It’s the wrong trousers, Gromit! And they’ve gone wrong!!!”

[@ryhi5]

“Stop them, Gromit! Stop them!”

[@roysabo5319]

Here’s to our paying guest!

[@BritInvLvr]

I’ve always loved Wallace and Grommet. I’m happy a new movie is coming out.

[@maxtubb]

This was an incredible essay video about 2 of the most iconic animated characters in film history and how Aardman creates great storytelling through a mudane premise. I would honestly love to see you do more future essay videos on other animation film studios like DreamWorks or Studio Ghibli.

[@pastlife960]

I’m a student at the National Film and TV School, and it’s safe to say Wallace and Gromit hold a special place here. They literally greet you as you walk in.

[@ianvincent69]

Who cares about the new "Mission Impossible" film! Wallace and Gromit has got me more excited to see something on TV than anything else in a long time - and I'm 55!

[@gregorymeyer1798]

I absolutely love Wallace and Gromit, I've never watched it and not been thoroughly entertained and I'm always laughing... Every short, episode, and film is flawless, heartfelt and hilarious. Thanks for this video about this iconic duo.

[@RNS_Aurelius]

The passion behind Wallace and Gromit is clear in every scene. It's absolutely iconic, the comedic writing is a monument in British media. The spare track scene is to this day one of the most technically impressive pieces of stop motion animation. They even put their foot down to Dreamworks in regards to americanisation demands showing that their art is only worth making if they can make it as they see it not as the suits want to sell it.

[@michaelgriffin1458]

A lovely sympathetic analysis telling me just why I have enjoyed these films for so long. Thank you.

[@isaiahvoss]

I didn't get into Wallace and Gromit until this year. What I loved about A Grand Day Out/The Wrong Trousers and The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit from what I saw was that it's a simple but beloved and handcrafted put with care kind of films. The storylines from each of those films are expendable, meaning it brought a different form of cinema even though Aardman started stop motion in the 1970s. But what makes them interesting is how each storyline works on its own of getting to the point rather letting the story unfold in the beginning of each film. Overall, they still make an impact with cinema until this day with now a new movie coming out!

[@unfiltered8682]

Wallace and Gromit is a basic litmus test for good people

[@TheLazyFusspot_3428]

Simple plots. Treats audience with sheer intelligence. That’s the magic of our favourite cheese craving inventor and his intelligent and just as well meaning dog sidekick.

[@thewolfmanhulk2927]

I am glad you are giving the much deserved attention to Wallace & gromit, the amount of effort and preservation is so important.

[@benjaminprietop]

Cracking analysis, Gromit!

[@richteffekt]

The Wrong Trousers is excellence in cinema and the train chase is up there with the best of all action sequences. Love W&G, thanks for your vid ❤

[@davidw.2791]

I propose a “Michael Fassbender’s Magneto asking for Perfection” meme where he asks for “The greatest bottomless container in cinema history” And Candidates can include: Mary Poppins’s carpet bag Hermione Granger’s beaded purse “The Sword In The Stone” Merlin’s sentient sugar jar #WHEN but let the winner be “Gromit’s Box Of Spare Tracks” 🙏🏼

[@atothayu]

yes! perfect choice covering a classic series. thank you

[@conormurnane6457]

Feathers McGraw was apparently inspired by Mrs. Danvers from Hitchcock's 'Rebecca', which definitely shows, with the dead eyes and ghostly gliding across the room. Personally, he also reminds me a lot of Raymond Burr in Rear Window. What's really scary about the penguin is how much he DOESN'T look like he's enjoying himself while being evil. The other villains seem to relish it or appear pleased with themselves, Feathers is so cold and business-like. Why go to these lengths if you're not even getting any thrill from it? He's horrible.

[@maydaymemer4660]

Thats such a clever, and funny, observation. The only time I he actually looks happy is when he first drives Gromit out of his home, implying that pure pettiness is worth more to him than a priceless diamond

[@itwasntme8667]

The measuring tape lift the penguin does has stuck with me since i was a kid, it was a sick concept then and it still is now! Literally cant use a tape measure without thinking about it...

[@sebvandenbrink_]

The craft and the loving attention to detail displayed in the W&G films makes them so endearing. They are one of a few reasons why I got into animation, although I never seemed to have enough patience for stop motion. I think I should watch A Town Called Panic some day, which - to my mind - is a slightly different kind of stop motion.

[@tedtawk2783]

Beautiful work

[@MistyDusker]

I was watching Wallace and Gromit for the first time in over a decade and it hit me how genius the penguin episode was. The villain plays the duo like a fiddle and you see it coming from the first time he gives Gromit a quick look at the start and starts blasting music to break him down. Such an asshole but so well written.

[@maydaymemer4660]

His motivations are so well spelled out too, he instantly gets that Gromit is the true threat

[@davidw.2791]

And we would never be able to praise the chade scene enough❤ I propose a “Michael Fassbender’s Magneto asking for Perfection” meme where he asks for “The greatest bottomless container in cinema history” And Candidates can include: Mary Poppins’s carpet bag Hermione Granger’s beaded purse “The Sword In The Stone” Merlin’s sentient sugar jar #WHEN but let the winner be “Gromit’s Box Of Spare Tracks” 🙏🏼

[@maydaymemer4660]

Just rewatched all these and was happy to see youve made this. Great stuff I think youve nailed what makes Wallace and Gromit’s tone work so well. It has a childlike whimsy and imagination, you can tell the creators havent lost that spark with age but you can also tell theyre well read and have interests in classic literature and films so they mixed that in with surprisingly mundane moments to create a unique tone Like that examples you cited, where the Gromit uses the powerlines in a bit of cartoon logic but Preston just takes a strategy from a typical crime film of just parking somewhere dark. Those two contrasts are really funny, mixing cleverness in a normal way with cleverness in cartoon way. Theres so many of these, like the penguin needing to take measurements for his plans but using the tape measure as a grappling hook And thats ofc. the other brilliant detail. Wallace and Gromit dont live in a wacky cartoon land, they live in dull and boring England that Wallace tries to make more exciting with his inventions, but this dull and boring England still has Penguins who can rent rooms and robotic dogs. Even the animals being clearly sentient and sapient but never talking is somewat of a gag. Like if thry talked thatd be TOO ridiculous A subtle example of this inventive action is in Were Rabbit where Gromit uses the coin operated airplane in the climax. The idea is fantastical on its head, but the animators dont cheat and make it a fully working plane in order to gain altitude Gromit still leads to use some sort of ramp or other force to catapult himself upwards. Thats a very clever of keeping things ridiculous but then adding stakes thru mundanity

[@nicks4802]

I can't freaking wait for that new movie to come out man

[@Waffletigercat]

The action sequence at the end of The Wrong Trousers is one of the greatest chase scenes of all time.

[@ERA-Productions1323]

I'm so excited for the new film!

[@PTRMAN]

I Love Love Love Wallace & Gromit. So inventive, so funny (the track scene alone is hilarious)!!! We still do Wallace's famous "cheese" move with our hands. Can't wait for something new from them.

[@auldthymer]

I nearly cried when Lady Campanula recognized that the were-rabbit was actually Wallace... _based on that gesture!_

[@davidw.2791]

I think the “Tell” trope is there in the Universal Wolfman flicks and of course it could also be a shoutout to RoboCop and the Cowboy gunslinging move recognition.

[@charliejoseph6465]

I was unsurprised to learn yesterday that the Wallace & Gromit theme was my number 1 most played song on Spotify this year. Totally down to my toddler but she's certainly had worse obsessions.

[@alexpattle96]

Who would've thought Colin Farrell's performance would only be the second-most diabolical representation of a Penguin on screens in 2024? Welcome back Feathers McGraw...

[@xProErax]

6:51 I have no idea why but as a kid I didn't think this was that impressive for some reason. I didn't think it looked cool I just thought that someone else could do that for some dumb reason. I look at it now and I'm like oh my gosh not only does it keep the kinetic energy just imagining having to in real time pick the right piece at a split second notice as well as the tracks all being stacked in one column like man obviously Grommit basically got infinite tracks in that box but man at some point I need to see the behind the scenes of this shot again because wow truly a work of art!

[@isaacelliott-smith7033]

I can’t wait for the next film!

[@haret0n]

thank you once again. your videos rock

[@MrHangman56]

I absolutely love this style of animation, but i would never want to attempt it myself, its terrifyingly difficult

[@davidw.2791]

You can do it with premade stuff like Lego ppl. Or just make a video about something like “The tale of the ghostly, self-moving coins” ❤

[@MrBigshakey]

9:50 It’s breaking my heart just watching this!!! Leave that poor puppy alone 😡🤬

[@srstriker6420]

I love Feathers McGraw

[@RatelHBadger]

There was a time when MST3K videos here on KZbin had annotations that explained or linked to the riffs from each episode. It was a wonderful use of the feature and enabled a rabbit hole diving session.

[@ScotsThinker]

Cracking Series.

[@jadeybug12]

Gromit and I have the same birthday (February 12th) so whenever I say I got that dog in me, it’s my boy Gromit

[@evancredeur7498]

Y'know, Preston and Feathers McGraw seem to get the most recognition. Nobody mentions Piella, Victor, and Philip as much anymore.

[@maydaymemer4660]

Piella was a great villain, i think because that came out after every other one she got lost in the shuffle. The first three shorts plus Were Rabbit had a ton of cultural impact because they came out at a golden age for Aardman and Matter of Loaf and Death came out after they broke off the Dreamworks contract after Flushed Away underperformed. So i think people just havent seen it or dont have as strong a response if they have seen it With Were Rabbit I can offer the reason I didnt think they engaged me and I think it’s just because I do think theyre fun villains I also think that everything else in Were Rabbit is just so good they dont have a chance to dominate the screen. Were Rabbit has a lot of side characters who are just as fun as those two. I also think because Phillip is so similar to Preston - essentially an evil Gromit - he gets forgotten about

[@evancredeur7498]

Except Preston is a mute robot. Philip is a normal dog who barks growls, and even laughs. Well...he was a normal dog until the climax, where he became a tad anthropomorphic during the plane chase.

[@maydaymemer4660]

Technically neither Preston nor Gromit are mute, Preston roars in the climax of A Close Shave and in Wrong Trousers and Grand Day out Gromit yelps and growls at certain points

[@evancredeur7498]

Yeah, in the first three films he yelped a few times. But I never heard him growl. You must be thinking of Preston. Anyway, in A Matter Of Loaf And Death, and The Curse Of The Were-rabbit, Gromit makes no sound at all. And yes, I admit Preston made some pretty intimidating sounds at the climax. The thing is, unlike both of them, Philip was noisy throughout the Were-rabbit movie. I still can't get it out of my head, the way he grunted after Gromit gave him the slip, or that sound he made after finding the coin. The way he screamed after falling from the plane was pretty funny, too.

[@evancredeur7498]

Also, mute doesn't have to mean they don't make any sound. Mute just means they don't talk.

[@RoninCatholic]

Wallace's preference for the Wensleydale dairy specifically actually saved them from bankruptcy by making them a meme, so a bunch of real people tried and liked their cheese too.

[@davidw.2791]

Red Stapler trope

[@olzhas1one755]

You should do a video on John Smith from The Man in the High Castle, he's probably one of the most underrated TV characters of all time.

[@HarvestStore]

Great video.

[@davidw.2791]

I propose a “Michael Fassbender’s Magneto asking for Perfection” meme where he asks for “The greatest bottomless container in cinema history” And Candidates can include: Mary Poppins’s carpet bag Hermione Granger’s beaded purse “The Sword In The Stone” Merlin’s sentient sugar jar #WHEN but let the winner be “Gromit’s Box Of Spare Tracks” 🙏🏼

[@KevFrost]

In the 1990s we were all afraid of Techno.... trousers

[@ryanengelstad6073]

Love those movies

[@memedude6348]

Hey, I was revisiting my favorite video of yours, which is “Breaking Bad: How Walter White Evolves”. When I saw that you had deleted it. I am just wondering why you did this, and if you had any thoughts of re-uploading it?Thanks!

[@JustanObservation]

It got blocked. I am going to re-edit it and upload it again

[@Nemoy_N3rMeL]

Can you make a video about The Shield

[@10minutesounds31]

The terminator dog scared me as a kid

[@lpsp442]

I discovered at a Christmas Party last night that a colleague of mine hates Wallace and Gromit and finds them creepy. Literally never heard such an appallingly wrong take in my life.

[@lightningandcloud]

This and mr bean the goats

[@Skorpychan]

Wallace and Gromit represent two types of Factorio players. Wallace feels that anything worth doing is worth automating, but will happily blunder in front of his own trains. Or run himself over with a remote-piloted tank. Gromit just makes things work, fixes the problems (and spaghetti) Wallace creates, and hand-crafts things as needed. Wallace is the one pushing things forward, but he'd be lost without Gromit. I'm more of a Wallace, myself. I'll fix that spaghetti someday. Or I'll just funnel more belts of resources into it and wait until the next disaster happens while I'm busy fiddling with something else.

[@ultimate_pleb]

Given thier last project, dawn of the nugget, was good but nothing mind blowing im not that existed for their next film

[@danielfox4168]

0:49 Oh. Now that is a rather unfortunate acronym😢

[@cshields99]

Anyone know where I can watch the shorts without donning my pirate garb?

[@JustanObservation]

BBC iplayer in the UK

[@jbmulti-topic1322]

How do we have a vid on Wallace and Gromit before Michael Scofield from Prison Break??

[@ChristianDall-p2j]

5:28 I Think this is mostly becauce wallace enjoys inventing, and using his own Inventions/letting his inventions work for him, more than he does doing his everyday chores! Inventing machines to make his everyday chores slightly easier/require less/no work, seems to be wallaces passion, his hobby, if you Will! Unfortunately, as seen in the “cracking contraptions” shorts, wallaces inventions often back fire, on both wallace and the pool innocent grommit!

[@connie4334]

BEST VIDEO EVER I GREW UP ON THIS SHIT

[@GhostPoynt]

Avatar the last air bender video would be fire

[@theadaptationstationmaster]

Is anyone else upset that they're not bringing Fluffles back for Vengeance Most Fowl?

[@hotkeyafl]

ummm wouldn't the penguin also get sleep deprivation from blasting the music 😄

[@davidw.2791]

Maybe he’s a freak who can sleep through

[@overlydramaticpanda]

It's actually addressed at one point. Gromit's trying to sleep with the loud music blasting from what used to be his room and he eventually ends up in the kennel in the garden. After a bit, he sees the penguin come into the garden from the street outside, go into the house, and then the music turns off. Essentially, the penguin isn't even *in the house* while the music is blasting.

[@hotkeyafl]

@@overlydramaticpanda True but he's still out of the house for the same amount of time and thus not sleeping either.

[@silverscorpio24]

I love Wallace and Gromit, but what was with the Shaun the Sheep spinoffs? What were they thinking?

[@davidw.2791]

A waste of that precious clay

[@cadillacdeville5828]

❤

[@kylanwilson2754]

Wensleydale

[@user-qv2mc3dw5o]

real shit

[@evolving_dore]

I like A Close Shave better than Wrong Trousers, but Feathers McGraw is the best W&G villain.

[@0xssff]

:)