The Amazing Adventures of Morph


The Amazing Adventures of Morph is a British stop-motion clay animation television show created by Aardman Animations which ran from 1980 to 1981. It featured the character Morph and his cream-coloured best friend Chas.

Production

The character of Morph first appeared on the children's art-themed TV show Take Hart with Tony Hart in 1977. This series served as a spin-off to Take Hart and a showcase for Morph. The character had become so popular that the BBC commissioned 26 5-min episodes featuring the character.

Characters

As well Morph and his cream-coloured best friend Chas from previous appearances, the show incorporated various additional characters; Folly, Gillespie, GrandMorph, Delilah Nailbrush, Gobbledygook and The Very Small Creatures. Early versions of Folly and Gillespie had previously made a brief appearance in Take Hart.

Cast

  1. How It All Began
  2. The Day Nothing Happened
  3. Morph Plays Golf
  4. Morph's Birthday Party
  5. The Day Morph Was Ill
  6. Morph's Forgotten Dream
  7. Morph the Weakling
  8. The Dog Show
  9. The Two Mountaineers
  10. The Double Decker Boot
  11. The Cowboys
  12. The Day Morph Went Skiing
  13. The Abominable Snowman
  14. The Invisible Morph
  15. Anyone for Cricket?
  16. A Swimming Pool in the Garden
  17. The Strange Visitor
  18. A Game of Chess
  19. The Very Small Creature, Green
  20. GrandMorph's Beard
  21. The Babysitters
  22. Morph Sticks With It
  23. Gobbledygook the Burglar
  24. GrandMorph's Home Movies
  25. Morph and the Swoggle Flange
  26. The Magic Wand

    Online re-release

From 20 March to 2 October 2015, HD restored versions of all 26 episodes of the series had appeared on YouTube.

Critical reception

MSN UK said "It would be fantastic to see this show back on terrestrial TV - it was entertaining and original."

Awards and nominations