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 as Morph, his cream-coloured best friend Chas, and Tony Hart from previous appearances, the show incorporated various additional characters; Folly (a female tinfoil figure), Gillespie (large, blue and dim-witted), GrandMorph (an elderly grey-bearded version of Morph with a skateboard and a knack for inventing things), Delilah (a blonde female in a yellow dress and glasses who serves as a straight character) Nailbrush (a nailbrush dog), Gobbledygook (a green alien) and The Very Small Creatures. Early versions of Folly and Gillespie had previously made a brief appearance in Take Hart. Tony Hart appears as himself narrating the book about their adventures happening at the same time and often interacts with the characters themselves. Cast Tony Hart as Himself/Narrator (voice) Morph Chas Nailbrush Grandmorph Delilah Gillespie Folly Gobbledygook The Very Small Creatures Episodes (Actual original episode titles and dates were sourced from Radio Times and BBC Genome) The Beginning (13 October 1980): Morph decides to write a book about his adventures using Grandmorph's newly brought word-processing machine. The Day Nothing Happened (15 October 1980): On a boring day, Morph tries to entertain himself by playing soccer and hide and seek with his friends. Morph Plays Golf (16 October 1980): Morph goes golfing with Grandmorph, with Chas, The Very Small Creatures, and Gillespie pranking and sabotaging Morph's attempts so Chas can win. Morph's Birthday Party (17 October 1980): Morph's friends secretly set up a surprise birthday party for Morph when he's not looking. The Day Morph Was Ill (20 October 1980): Morph is diagnosed with illness and they try to help him out, but end up getting tired out when he feels better forcing Morph to tend to them too. Morph's Forgotten Dream (22 October 1980): Morph has an amazing dream and tries to write about it, but by then, he cannot remember what it was. Morph the Weakling (21 October 1980): After learning that Delilah is stronger than them, Morph and Chas attempt to get fit. The Dog Show (23 October 1980): Morph is training nailbrush for the dog show, but Chas decide to sabotage his plans. The Two Mountaineers (24 October 1980): Morph and Chas attempt to steal Tony's tea cake from a shelf while the latter is busy with the phone. The Double Decker Boot (27 October 1980): Morph buys a double-decker mobile boot home and moves out for a life on the road, only to find out the outdoors isn't all its bargained for. The Cowboys (30 October 1980): The Day Morph