''Pib and Pog'' is the name of both a short film and a series of shorts created by Aardman Animations.
The animation is set up like a typical pre-school programme, introduced by a soft-spoken narrator who translates what the characters say to the audience. However, as the show goes on, it gradually turns into a
black comedy
Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discus ...
where the characters attempt to harm each other constantly - like shooting each other in the stomach with guns, kicking each other in the buttocks, sticking each other's heads in concentrated sulphuric acid, sawing each other in half and blowing each other up with cannons. After the show has finished, the "actors" (the same characters with a more worn-out expression) break character and reveal themselves to be much older and grumpier than the characters they portray.
The characters were later used in an advertising campaign for
Dairylea products on UK television, and made a cameo in the eighth episode of ''
Rex the Runt
''Rex the Runt'' is a British live-action stop-motion animated claymation pixilation adult comedy series, primarily consisting of a television show and two short films produced by Aardman Animations for BBC Bristol in association with EVA Ente ...
''.
Short film (1995)
''Pib and Pog'' is a 6-minute
animated
Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most anim ...
short film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...
made by Peter Peake for
Aardman Animations
Aardman Animations Limited (also known as Aardman Studios, simply Aardman or Aardman Animation and stylised as AARDMAN as of 2022) is a British animation studio based in Bristol, England. It is known for films made using stop-motion and clay an ...
which originally aired on
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
in 1995.
Cast
*Joanna Wake as the Narrator
*Andrew Wilson as Pib and Pog (noise)
*Peter Peake as the Director
*
Nigel Betts
Nigel Betts is an English actor, who from 2003 to 2007 appeared on the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' as Eddie Hope. He also portrayed Tony in the BBC Two sitcom '' Boy Meets Girl'' and had a recurring role as Mr Armitage in the eighth series o ...
as Pib (talking)
*Roy Macready as Pog (talking)
Critical reception
''Pib and Pog'' received a rating of 7.3/10 from 263 users on
IMDb
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.
Awards and nominations
This is a list of awards and nominations of ''Pib and Pog''.
, -
, 1995
, Carla Shelley and Peter Peake
, BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Animated Film
,
, -
, 1995
, Peter Peake
, Edinburgh International Film Festival award for Best New British Animation
,
Series (2006)
In 2006, five additional shorter episodes were made in association with the
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until it was absorbed into Comedy Central. Like the original short, the episodes are set up like a typical pre-school program, introduced by a soft-spoken narrator who translates what the characters say to the audience. However, as each episode goes on, it gradually turns into a black comedy where the characters attempt to harm each other constantly - like removing a rotten tooth then filling Pog's mouth shut, finding chocolate that makes Pib sick that Pog staples Pib's mouth shut but Pib barfs through his eyes, auditioning to become a contestant on the X Factor and Pog playing Simon Cowell, Pog giving Pib negative feedback with Pib blowing Pog's head off with a microphone, letting Pib lick the whisk he used to make a cake with and Pib's tongue gets stuck in it. Pib then proceeding to cut Pog's face off with a knife with it landing in the cake, and finding a porno
in Daddy's study, watching some of the film with Pib throwing the disc with it piercing Pog's head. All Pib and Pog episodes can now be seen on
as of August 2012.
;Dentist
Too many sweets had taken their toll on Pog so Pib turns to dentistry and removes the tooth then fills Pog's mouth shut.
;Peter's Room
Pib and Pog find chocolate that makes Pib sick so Pog staples Pib's mouth shut but Pib vomits through his eyes.
;X Factor
Pib auditions to become a contestant on
. Pog gives Pib negative feedback then Pib blows Pog's head off with a microphone.
;The Kitchen
Pog lets Pib lick the whisk he used to make a cake with and Pib's tongue gets stuck in it. Pib then cuts Pog's face off with a knife and it lands in the cake.
;Daddy's Study
Pib and Pog find a
in Daddy's study. They watch some of the film then Pib throws the disc and it pierces Pog's head.