Hil Larious

[susandennis]

I sat down and turned on the TV and was getting ready to see what was waiting on TV and there were these British penguins talking - like the Geiko Gecko but penguins and then there were two police dogs - kind of clamation things. I was rivited! If you've never seen Creature Comforts, tune in. It won't take long to get the thumb up or down - I can imagine lots of people giving it a giant WTF??!! But, I think it's hilarious.

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[banzai.livejournal.com]

I've loved this since I first saw it in college!

[treebreeze.livejournal.com]

I love those little critters too. I actually discovered them on my trip to Seattle. Well, in truth it was one of the nights when I was out staying on Whidbey Island with Sean and Richard.

They crack me up!

[melodysk.livejournal.com]

Ahhh, another convert LOL Creature comforts are fab, Nick Parkes (Wallace and Grommit) started them as an advert idea for a power company ages ago I seem to remember :)

[susandennis]

Ok, but as I was riveted I found that - with the gecko - part of the fascination is the various British accents... I mean really, if dogs could really talk, everyone knows they would have American accents. Ditto old mares and penguins... And here they are with those very cool British accents.

So... since I'm thinking the whole British accent thing might not be such a novelty to you, it must be a whole different experience.

And how much does it crack me up that the Aliens are the ones with American accents!

[geordie.livejournal.com]

This is an Aardman Animations thing, from the home of Wallace and Gromit. They have won Oscars for most of their big efforts, A Close Shave, The Wrong Trousers, and Creature Comforts. This year they won with Curse of the Were Rabbit. The first VHS tape of theirs that I had was A Grand Day Out with the original creature comforts set, I think they called them the 'Lip Sync' films as well. Their first animation was Morph, a rudimentary plasticene figure who appeared on Take Heart (with Tony Heart) many moons ago.

[nezbitthecat.livejournal.com]

The bat is my grandmother to a "t" - Leicestershire.

[susandennis]

The bats are my favorites. You know this show could produce a great map... pins for where each create's accent comes from.

[geordie.livejournal.com]

They do a wonderful job. I loce the penguins.

[lilactime.livejournal.com]

"I need espace... to swim... to be free!"

[currawong.livejournal.com]

The best bit is that, since it's been going for years, there are HOURS & Hours of it you havent seen yet.

[susandennis]

That is truly a bonus. I'm very excited about this find.