The Amazing Adventures of Morph | |
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Genre |
Animation Family Comedy Science fiction |
Created by | Aardman Animations |
Directed by |
Peter Lord David Sproxton |
Narrated by | Tony Hart |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Patrick Dowling |
Running time | 5 minutes |
Production company(s) | Aardman Animations |
Distributor | BBC |
Release | |
Original network | BBC |
Original release | October 13, 1980 | – May 18, 1981
Chronology | |
Followed by | The Morph Files (1995) |
Related shows | spun off from Take Hart (1977) |
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.
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.
From March 20 to October 2, 2015, the series has been remastered into HD on YouTube.
MSN UK said "It would be fantastic to see this show back on terrestrial TV - it was entertaining and original."