Ranking the Wallace & Gromit Animations

[@kiartoons2010]

Fun fact: After A Grand Day Out’s success, cheese sales skyrocketed and the Wensleydale cheese company mentioned in the short was saved.

[@hobomike6935]

people weren't buying enough cheese? not even wensleydale? but it's so good! it practically deserves it's own food group

[@Maritime_Memories]

@@hobomike6935 there was many points missing They made him say wensleydale since it make him look toothy, not knowing the real wensleydale factory was in the verge of bankruptcy, after the short became popular, wensleydale sales went up by a ton (btw nice refference)

[@basicallyarobloxian4533]

@@cedar4539 Branded stuff is all the rage now, and we can thanks, of all things, Wallace and freaking Gromit for it.

[@shreksophone0749]

Wallace is the ultimate cheese Chad, his obsession of cheese is so great, it saved an actual cheese factory

[@doodlebobz.va4521]

I've gone to the very cheese factory as I like about 30 mins away from it and it's very very successful! Thanks Wallace and Gromit!

[@jeremytung1632]

I love how Gromit never says a word but still has an incredible amount of personality.

[@nicks4802]

My favourite silent character ever

[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

The best kind of characterization there is.

[@sunk5666]

@@nicks4802 Me too

[@Uselesscontent-mk4rz]

Have you watched the documentary?

[@debbiewright4386]

@@Uselesscontent-mk4rz omg yasss

[@mynameisharry8739]

Wallace and Gromit is just timeless. No matter what age, no matter what generation, these beautiful films can always be appreciated and loved

[@Apeinator3D]

The pacing of The Wrong Trousers is pitch perfect. You forget that it's stop motion and become completely engrossed with the characters and the story. The train chase at the end....absolutely mind blowing.

[@saulgoodman1236]

Wrong trousers feel so special to me I can’t explain how emotionally connected to this short I am I love it to death just like all aardman

[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

The Wrong Trousers is terrific!

[@mossyevie]

as someone who lived in Bristol for ages I love seeing how big aardman got

[@MattydoesMedia]

@@KircherTalksEntertainment The Wrong Trousers felt like an epic full length movie rather then a 30 minute short film for kids

[@exotic_butters2897]

Words cannot describe how much I loved both The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave as a child!

[@jainee4507]

The animation style and atmosphere in A Grand Day Out always made it stand out for me. The sound design has an almost ASMR quality to it too.

[@darudesandstrom1067]

The wrong trousers is not only the best W&G, not only the best animation, but perhaps the best piece of visual media of all time. Perfect in every way

[@meatman2203]

A Close Shave was the first Wallace and Gromit short I ever watched. It was funny then, and it’s still funny now.

[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

Excellent, I would agree!!

[@JacobDreamWorks921]

I grew up with A Close Shave and loved the amazing chase scene and the cheese on the cracker is the music by Julian Nott is smashing.😁

[@jeremytung1632]

First one I saw too.

[@sirsalt4394]

How this dude got almost 100k views and less than 1k subs

[@nathancruz9172]

Me too.

[@FunkBastid]

Just seeing the bit from Grand Day Out where Wallace kicks the ball had me cracking up again. The humor of these movies really never gets old.

[@ThatDistantShore]

I used to be petrified of the scene in Loaf and death where Gromit is holding on to the fan falls off and the villains eyes open to the point I would have nightmares that night

[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

It’s strange how media affects us in that way, doesn’t it? Thank you for sharing! I like your profile, by the way, the Netflix series was actually a pretty good adaptation.

[@BenD47]

Yeah I had a moment like that but it was the scene with all the mannequins.

[@NathanielAhart]

This series is so great! Still have to see Cracking Contraptions though

[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

Glad you agree! You can find Cracking Contraptions in its entirety on the Wallace & Gromit YT channel, and it’s also on Amazon Prime

[@sleven8013]

We have the same rankings! Even though The wrong trousers has Gromit feeling cast out, and Wallace left to a betrayal of sort, I think A close shave does it much better. Gromit imprisonment was so emotional and Wallace love interest actually captivating. On top of this, Feather's character is very good but is compared to Preston a rather one-dimensional bad guy while Preston is actually quite sad. The ending scene where he is "nice" again actually got to me as a kid. Adding to this, the mystery and thrill of the robbery and genius of the train chase in all it's glory, A close shave finale is BRILLIANT. The truck heist with all the sheep, the near death experiences over and over again, Gromit's plane is one of the most iconic pieces in a Wallace and Gromit flick, the porridge canon, Preston's reveal, the final treadmill run. A Close Shave is masterclass.

[@SpunkyDunk]

I recommended the movie to a group of friends and strangers, we were all teenagers at the time. They never saw any Wallace and Gromit before, and were skeptical they would like it. Needless to say, they became instant fans, and one guy even thanked me for recommending it. That’s the only time that’s ever happened to me.

[@Gothenburg32]

Here’s my ranking from worst to best: 6. A Matter of Loaf and Death 5. A Close Shave 4. A Grand Day Out 3. Cracking Contraptions 2. The Wrong Trousers 1. The Curse of the Were Rabbit

[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

Very nice, thank you sharing your ranking and checking out mine! And thanks for the sub 😁

[@Gothenburg32]

@@KircherTalksEntertainment Anytime! 😁

[@Furrden]

Curse Of The Wererabbit was my favorite. and im not saying that because im a furry with a crush on Wallace. I really liked the story. and it was cute.

[@redguywithatophat1900]

@@Furrden xD

[@ItsGamerWheels]

A matter of loaf and death was pretty good to be honest but could be more to it though

[@Dinosaurman34]

A grand day out will always be number one for me. My all time favourite of Wallace and Gromit

[@the_numb_skull]

I remember being disappointed that it never got a full series like Shaun the Sheep did. But what we got was amazing. Growing up as an American with 80% British television and a grandmother with a British accent really messed with me as a kid in school tho lol. Most of my childhood is Ardman animations works and I wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s just one of those things I wish I could experience for the first time all over again.

[@ianallan8328]

wallace and gromit was my child hood i still watch it it.s too fun to watch

[@K-bb2bc]

One of my very earliest memories is watching A Grand Day Out with my dad. It really kickstarted my love of animation, and I still love it and the other Wallace and Gromit films so much.

[@theinvestigator6004]

*RIP Peter Sallis 1921-2017* : (

[@hobomike6935]

I strongly agree with you about "a matter of loaf and death." it's really good and wraps up nicely, like all the wallace and gromit items, but it just felt like there was so much more they _wanted_ to add, and couldn't because they didn't have the backing of dreamworks. it's still great; just, all the other wallace and gromit productions are _even better._ the opening scene alone where they go through wallace's "rube goldberg" machine to dress them for work, pour them coffee, and even crank up their motorcycle for them was so much fun to watch and another fine example of wallace's slothfulness XD

[@BlueMHart]

Every once in a while I get the urge to rewatch all of Wallace and Gromit so here I am at the tail end of one such urge. I’m pleasantly surprised by how close our rankings are! I would put Cracking Contraptions last (it’s cute but I like a cohesive story better than vignettes), and The Wrong Trousers above A Close Shave purely for nostalgic reasons (being the first one I ever saw)- but I will say, when I first rewatched A Close Shave as an adult, it instantly became my favorite for a while! I think I was too frightened of it as a kid to properly appreciate how great it is, especially since there was a lot I didn’t remember about it, including that awesome car chase/plane ride scene at the end. I fully agree with what you said about A Matter of Loaf and Death- it should have been a feature film. When I first saw it I thought it was too dark in tone as well, but now the pacing is my only real problem with it. Everything happens so quickly!

[@janevssllo]

i audibly gasped when you put the wrong trousers at number 2, i thought i was the only one who liked 'a close shave' the most!! gosh, when i was a child i loved all of the wallace and gromit animations (excluding matter of loaf and death bc it wasn't out yet haha) but i would always ask my parents my parents to play a close shave the most. i called it 'the one with the sheep and the weird slime.' that said, i dont think animation has ever made me laugh in complete humor, joy, and shock than when gromit picked up those spare tracks in the wrong trousers. it was genius!

[@royaku]

Even the music of the wererabbit movie you put on this video gave me nostalgia shiver ! A ton of good memories with my dad, i was born in 2005 but i'm so glad my dad have shown me this in my childhood

[@mrseaweed88]

A close shave is just such a perfect (short) film. As a terminator fan I love how well it uses each reference to the franchise.

[@protocol37-t1n]

Awesome video. This is how I'll rank them. 6. A Matter of Loaf and Death 5. Cracking Contraptions 4. A Grand Day Out 3. The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 2. Close Shave 1. The Wrong Trousers

[@reviewskingdom8779]

Though rough around the edges, a grand day out is definitely the coziest Wallace and Gromit short

[@HM...333]

Lovely work, really love Wallace and Gromit. Apparently, there is a new one in the production, to be out in 2021/22, so I can't wait for that.

[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

Is there? I’ll have to look into that! And thank you for watching!

[@ulfingvar1]

@@KircherTalksEntertainment 2024 sadly, with the new Chicken Run coming in 2023

[@daisitchi]

I can't believe it took a year to get to my recommended but I'm glad it ended up there! 💗 I grew up with Wallace & Gromit so this is gold!!

[@AJxxxxxxxx]

As an American when I seen this back in the 90s as a child the moon episode scared the hell out of me, it was so unsettling yet I couldn’t look away

[@fluffnose3386]

Dude Preston still freaks me out as an 18 year old. He truly is a scary villain. But yeah I have to say a Grand day out is my personal favorite.

[@burningjdm]

I can remember hours of me watching all of these on my DVD player when I was only about 5 years old and I still think it’s one of the best cartoons and stop motion series ever made

[@elvia5802]

A Matter of Loaf and Death will always be my favorite. I used to have it on tape, and I watched it all the time!!

[@LargeLadCharles]

What an unexpected treat this video was, I haven't watched any of these in years and now I just wanna go through them all again :)

[@Maxler5795]

I remember watching the wererabbit movie and loved and still love the movie with all my heart. Even as a frigging 5/6 year old i realized how much effort when into the animation. I even knew what stop motion was thanks to it it actually came out when i was birn. I wouldnt be surprised if my parents watched it when i was a newborn.

[@selder_7]

I would agree with the ranking other than switching the top 2. The model train chase in Wrong Trousers is just perfection, as I get older I’m just amazed at how difficult that must’ve been to create. I do respect recognising that it’s probably better while still preferring A Close Shave, they are really close. The plane smashing through the walls is also brilliant for example

[@tdasmal3622]

Even though Peter Sallis is gone, I really want more Wallace and Gromit cartoons.

[@crealyguy]

There's a new one coming out in 2026 I think

[@edwinbetancourt9007]

The best thing about a close shave is the music. When Gromit fly's in the air, to the reveal of Preston being a robot, the the music cues are spot on.

[@corphish129]

I rarely watched A Close Shave as a kid because Preston was so frightening to me.

[@interestingman2520]

Although i dont and cannot deny that all the other shorts were great in their own ways (Close Shave introducing a fun new character in Shaun, and Wrong Trousers giving us the best villain), Matter of Loaf and Death is my personal favorite. Yes, it was short and felt a bit off at some points (Like how Gromit and Fluffles escaped with the Balloon even though less than a minute ago in the running time Gromit was thrown into the storage room.), but i think it did an amazing job with enough storytelling for it to be completely understandable within 30 minutes. The jokes were genuinely funny and didn't seem out of place. My favorite part of the story is that they did a twist with the series where Gromit had a love interest in Fluffles. It was an amazing moment to see her stand up to her owner and save Wallace when Gromit couldn't, and in the end, with no where else to go, joined Wallace and Gromit, who welcomed her into their delivery van to deliver more bread. I hope to see more of her in future Wallace and Gromit projects, or at least know what happened to her if they decide to keep having no-continuity between the shorts and not have her in future adventures. (Although in the story for the AR app Fix Up the City, it seems they kept continuity so maybe there is hope.)

[@KentuckyWallChicken]

Awesome list! My list is: 6. A Matter of Loaf & Death 5. A Grand Day Out 4. Cracking Contraptions 3. The Wrong Trousers 2. The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 1. A Close Shave

[@jjsedino]

1. Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993) 2. Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out (1989) 3. Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (1995) 4. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) 5. Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008) 6. Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions (2002) This is my ranking and my opinion.

[@Friendoo]

I’m so glad to tell that I watched every of these films ! Even Shaun the sheep the cartoon and both movies.

[@htasul]

Curse of the Were Rabbit will always be my favourite. I just adore how they fleshed out the universe a bit with some new memorable characters and set pieces. I also adore the PS2 game and that has a lot of memories by association

[@ashleighg.3366]

Fun fact about a close shave that airplane was a nod to both the peanuts comic strip and the World War I fighting pilot the Red Baron.

[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

Awesome!

[@plaidhatter1674]

That giant hammer closet in CotWW will always make me laugh HARD

[@365ral]

You excited about the upcoming Vengeance Most Fowl movie? I only wish it weren’t Netflix exclusive.

[@Dave5400]

Watching these as an adult, I really get a kick out of all the references to other films, tv series and other pop culture: 1:51 An obvious parody of "Some days, you just can't get rid of a bomb!" from the Adam West batman film. The pictures of Wallace's "valued clients" who's eyes light up similar to the Thunderbirds puppet series. Well, you get the idea. People have spent an untold amount of manhours just re-watching these for all the references, and now I like to do the same!

[@gacd2104]

1:49 That scene, I think, it's a reference to the 1960s Batman movie (based on the TV show)

[@astheniceel13]

"Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb!"

[@killerninjaz13]

And DreamWorks had the audacity to say Make the show less British ITS A SHOW MADE IN BRITAIN ABOUT BRITAIN

[@edenanimates1465]

And even British phrases I don’t even know the meaning of Even if I’m British

[@TheRealCCall]

My Rankings #6. Cracking Contraptions #5. A Matter of Loaf and Death #4. A Grand Day Out #3. A Close Shave #2. Curse of the Were-Rabbit #1. The Wrong Trousers

[@bricklingtonlego]

I think The Grand Day Out has best OST, The Wrong Trousers has the best villain, A Close Shave has the best action and A Matter Of Loaf And Death has the best ending.

[@CoylerProductions]

Wallace is the most powerful anime character of all time

[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

The most senpai of all the senpais

[@hobomike6935]

darth wallace vs shaggy when?

[@JamboreeBlackberry]

Take his cheese and he will break your knees

[@kyleyuen245]

The Wrong Trousers bit made me remember that damn penguin and gave me ptsd about him

[@ericparedes4680]

2:18 well well well....

[@MarkyBoyTV]

Wallace and Gromit are amazing! Well done on ranking them! :)

[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

Thank you sir!

[@alfiehnotts]

I’m so looking forward to the new w&g film next year

[@davidrule385]

I love Wallace & Gromit! Loved them since I was so young.

[@rileyalt1251]

I love every single one of these, growing up with them, being from chimney-sweeping, crumpet-snorting Britland, but this is probably my list, although some I see equally.: 1. The Wrong Trousers 2. The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit 3. A Grand Day Out 4. A Close Shave 5. Cracking Contraptions 6. A Matter Of Loaf and Death

[@kutchiekutcharitaville]

When I was little I was tariffed of the intro that plays at the beginning of a close shave with the guy and his tie he gave me nightmares!

[@BritishThomasGuy]

im re watching this video because im excited for the new film coming out next year

[@Internatube]

Wallace and Gromit gave me a phenomenal childhood.

[@Astrolionking]

Came back to this video after finding out that Netflix is working with Aardman to release a Wallace And Gromit movie sequel so I’m hella excited for that!

[@Jason-re4dw]

The train chase might actually be my favourite moment in cinema.

[@Bosdavid]

Nice list and I fully agree with it. For me A Close Shave also remains my most favourite, though it's a hard choice. It has to do with humorous quality of course, but it's probably also because it was the first time learnt of their existence through a vhs of the movie an uncle brought me from England, where he lived at the time -originating from The Netherlands. Watching small clips from the movie -or probably all of the W&G movies- still makes me feel excited and chuckle. Although I have to admit I can also feel somewhat disappointed when computer techniques have visibly been used.

[@anthonytonythegeek5561]

I’ve loved all of these cartoons, I have a set of VHS tapes with A grand day out, Wrong Trousers and A close shave, I even have the Curse of the Wererabbit on DVD

[@Koshisanyt]

Dude, can you rank the Wallace and gromit video games please!

[@zombified3362]

theres a new wallace and gromit full length film coming out in 2024. plot is apparently about a new invention that goes wrong.

[@samorrothechessguy]

The feeling that I got from seeing the video in my recommended is indescribable

[@thatisonetastyburger]

I saw The wrong trousers when I was around 6 on BBC , that was a great day

[@Jinaria101]

Claymation is such a wholesome animation style

[@giovannijiminez7858]

Grew up with these on VHS and now I can't seem to find these available for streaming anywhere 😔

[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

They’re all available on Blu-ray!

[@thenineducks1030]

I LOVE THIS THANK YOU FOR THIS I NEEDED THIS IN MNY LIFE AFTER MY DAD LEFT FOR MY SISTER THIS HELPED ME LOVE U

[@tractorthree]

EPIC

[@Mickelraven]

My personal ranking: 1. The Wrong Trousers 2. A Grand Day Out 3. The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit 4. A Close Shave 5. A Matter Of Loaf And Death 6. The Cracking Contraptions

[@zufgh]

Wow we have almost the exact same ranking, aside from the placements of Loaf and Death and Cracking Contraptions.

[@scottbradley9739]

don't know how this channel doesn't have thousands of subscribers yet

[@ruppture7266]

Loved the vid man! I didn't even know cracking contraptions was a thing so I had to pause your video, watch that and then come back haha

[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

Awesome! I’m glad my video led you to discovering that 😁

[@t.z2359]

One thing I like about a close shave is how Wallace has more agency and a little cleverer. He still retains his bumbilingness, but his skills with inventing which are brought to the forefront with things such as his oatmeal gun being given different applications, and his saving of Grommet makes him more interesting.

[@zufgh]

6. A Matter of Loaf and Death 5. Cracking Contraptions 4. A Close Shave 3. The Curse of the Were Rabbit 2. A Grand Day Out 1. The Wrong Trousers

[@williamjones7163]

I started watching Wallis & Grommet first and then started watching the BBC sitcom the Last of the Summer Wine. I think Summer Wine preceded Wallis and Grommet by a few years, but every time I heard Wallis speak, I thought of Peter Sallis, who also played Wallis.

[@luchadorfromthefuture2077]

Loaf and death used to scare me as a kid

[@fissionphoenix4995]

Close Shave holds a special place in my heart for being the one I watched the most even if I didn't like it as much as A Grand Day Out or Wrong Trousers. It was the only standalone Wallace and Gromit VHS tape I had, the other two having been recorded off of Cartoon Network or some such channel at some point in time. Curse of the Were Rabbit has some good lines, my dad and I will regularly quote "I'm just crackers about cheese," but having revisited it myself at some point I found it to be exceptionally weak. I don't know if I'd rate it above or below Loaf and Death, which I only watched like once? Sometime close to when it came out, I think, on Netflix if I remember correctly? I'll need to find a way to watch Cracking Contraptions I've never seen it.

[@tobyflenderson5166]

I was bored so I thought I watch someone ranking the cartoon’s and your video is great good audio and I like it when it’s not the person taking but bits of the cartoon there talking about in the background! Liked the video and look forward to watching your Harry Potter review.

[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

Thanks for watching, and I appreciate the feedback! My Harry Potter ranking was posted back in July so you should be able to find it in my upload history. Also that’s fascinating to hear about why Cracking Contraptions was made!

[@Secarious]

Wallace and Gromit always just did cool stuff that you don't really see elsewhere. Like what other film or series has something as simply fun to watch as a bike-sidecar turning into a plane, or having to rapidly place down tracks on a moving toy train.

[@thecatpersonuk9962]

Random fact: Haynes ended up doing a cooperation (I believe) and made 2 cut away manuals for all the inventions

[@SantinoS_]

The first one I saw was Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Only because I remember saying to mum in the car next to McDonald's after watching it "mummy from Wallace and Gromit, the lady there has Wotsits hair!" Forget God Save The Queen, Wallace and Gromit should be our National Anthem

[@JackTheWind]

Fun fact: Gromit has actually spoken (barked) in The Wrong Trousers and A Grand Day Out

[@motorwayt-s628]

I feel like he also yipped when he was washing windows in close shave

[@JackTheWind]

@@motorwayt-s628 correct

[@deborahcustance2754]

Me too! A Close Shave is definitely my favourite. I like A Grand Day Out next, then The Wrong Trousers, followed by The Curse of the Were Rabbit.

[@garyjones2561]

Not even gonna mention AMoLaD? 😁

[@Furrden]

Curse of the wererabbit is like one of my fav movies of all time.

[@CygnusTheSilly]

The Wrong Trousers has always been my favorite since I first watched it as a little child I just find it to be a tad bit more charming then the other five

[@sillyface6950]

The De-Mud was funny but never fully understood the genius of the Heavy Loam setting until recently.

[@Overflow066]

It is surprising to me that without even trying I have seen them all except cracking contraptions.

[@maxmantell5009]

Your thoughts on other aardman films (ie, early man, chicken run, pirates, etc.)?

[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

I will probably share my thoughts on the rest of them when Chicken Run 2 comes out!

[@brookagainstthemachine]

@@KircherTalksEntertainment that's confirmed???

[@dirtriser5775]

My childhood was Wallace and Gromit a close is hands down the best one

[@themysteriouslifeofvic419]

Aardman Studios and their characters will always hold a special place in my heart They have so much personality you can really hear the passion from peter sallis voice voicing wallace may he rest In peace and the animators take pride in their work too this studio along with their characters will always carry a special place in my heart and in my childhood and I hope for more projects from them soon can't wait for Chicken Run 2

[@nebuli4525]

When I was younger I didn't realise that a matter of loaf and death was only a short film

[@hornsby175]

a grand day out is the best

[@FlamespeedyAMV]

A matter of Loaf and death is my favourite

[@Ravi_34]

I love how your lowest ranking one’s only complaint that it should have been a movie as it would have been fantastic to see it as one.

[@sunnymango1473]

Great video man 👍 other then Curse of the were rabbit, (as it’s DreamWorks) I never thought Americans really new Wallace and Gromit so this is great

[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

Yeah Wallace & Gromit is pretty popular here! At least, my immediate family and my in-laws love it.

[@sunnymango1473]

Kircher Talks Entertainment man that’s awesome

[@Pacmanfan-po9rn]

We gotta wait until 2024, but welcome home lads

[@thehunterator520]

1:50 - 2:07 some days you just can't get rid of a bomb

[@KircherTalksEntertainment]

When the moment comes, be careful of nearby ducks, kittens, and nuns.