Cracking Contraptions

Wallace and Gromit's Cracking Contraptions are a series of ten Wallace and Gromit stop motion animations varying in length from 1 to 3 minutes. Each episode features one of Wallace's new inventions and Gromit's skeptical reaction to it. The series was produced and released in 2002 by Aardman Animations. Episodes were broadcast individually on BBC One throughout the Christmas period in 2002. They were subsequently released on a limited-edition BBC... more

Wallace and Gromit's Cracking Contraptions are a series of ten Wallace and Gromit stop motion animations varying in length from 1 to 3 minutes. Each episode features one of Wallace's new inventions and Gromit's skeptical reaction to it. The series was produced and released in 2002 by Aardman Animations. Episodes were broadcast individually on BBC One throughout the Christmas period in 2002. They were subsequently released on a limited-edition BBC VHS and Region 2 DVD. The series was also included as a bonus feature on the DVD release of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and can be found on the Wal-Mart exclusive DVD, "Gromit's Tail-Waggin' DVD", packaged with "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit". Episodes first appeared on the Internet at Atom Films: Soccamatic for free viewing 15 October 2002, and the entire series for paid subscribers 21 October 2002-July, 2003. Starting April 2003 Microsoft sponsored free viewing of individual episodes, one per week. , Christmas Cardomatic... less