Angry Kid - Series 1 & 2

The creators behind Ardman's ANGRY KID dare to go where other stop motion animators fear to tread! They explore every facet of the 'snot' gag and revel in mucus, bad smells, ear wax and other grotty and nasty pastimes that little boys such as the freckled redheaded ANGRY KID amuse themselves with. These brief and technically clever snippets are... More »

The creators behind Ardman's ANGRY KID dare to go where other stop motion animators fear to tread! They explore every facet of the 'snot' gag and revel in mucus, bad smells, ear wax and other grotty and nasty pastimes that little boys such as the freckled redheaded ANGRY KID amuse themselves with.

These brief and technically clever snippets are an absolute delights the watch and give the viewer huge bouts of guilty pleasure. A fat gag is a fart gag in any language and will always be funny, and often ANGRY KID makes BART SIMPSON look like a choir boy.

The style is original and immensely engaging; a seamless and original use of pixilation; a technique that closely borders on live-action practice, although it clearly falls within the realm of animation. Whereas clay and puppet animators move inanimate objects incrementally before a camera and shoot 'live' objects (essentially people), frame by frame.

From ANGRY KID using his mothers vibrator as an electric toothbrush to an awkward moment on the couch watching a film about copulation, the nose dribbling redhead is the key focus of each episode (though hes occasionally accompanied by his little mute sister who's hilarious in her own twisted way). Each episode is totally unpredictable, and beautifully animated with perfect comedic timing.

Accentuated with extremely expressive facial movements the ANGRY KID series is an utter pleasure to endure, despite the apatterings of phlegm!

- Adam Elliot
Animator & Director of 2004 Harvie Krumpet Less «