Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention
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| Name: | Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention |
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| Creator: | Aardman Animation |
| Date(s): | 2010 |
| Medium: | animated and live-action television series |
| Country of Origin: | UK |
| External Links: | wikipedia:Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention |
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Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention is a six part television series that aired in 2010. The series features Wallace and Gromit exploring real life inventions and inventors, showcasing their own quirky contraptions along the way.
Episodes
- Nature Knows Best: Wallace and Gromit explore inventions inspired by nature.
- Reach for the Sky: They look at inventions that help humans fly.
- Home Sweet Home: The duo investigates home inventions.
- Come to Your Senses: Wallace and Gromit delve into inventions related to the human senses.
- Better Safe Than Sorry: They examine safety inventions.
- From A to B: The pair explores transportation inventions.
Characters
- Wallace: Wallace is an inventor and cheese enthusiast whose dog Gromit is probably the brains of the pair. They live at 62 West Wallaby Street, Wigan, Lancashire, a house which is packed with strange machines. Their adventures are usually set in and around Wigan; the main exception is A Grand Day Out which visits the Moon. Wallace runs a succession of small businesses based on his inventions, most notably window cleaning (A Close Shave), pest control (The Curse of the Were-Rabbit), and a bakery (A Matter of Loaf and Death). He's absentminded but has a kind heart, although he tends to take Gromit for granted most of the time; he falls in love several times in these films. At various times he has been framed for robbery, cursed, and targeted by a serial killer. He's an enthusiastic cheese eater, if not an addict, and his one attempt to stop eating it, for health reasons, goes disastrously wrong.
- Gromit: Gromit is a dog who happens to be an expert handyman, knits, reads advanced textbooks and newspapers, and understands English perfectly though he never speaks. He is occasionally blamed for the actions of others, and has a general air of longsuffering patience. He also likes cheese.
Production
The series was created using Aardman Animation's signature stopmotion clay animation technique. Each episode combines liveaction segments with the animated antics of Wallace and Gromit, providing a humorous and educational look at the world of invention.
Awards and Recognition
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention received positive reviews for its creativity, humor, and educational value. The series further cemented Wallace and Gromit's status as beloved characters in the world of animation.