angry kid

Angry Kid is not claymation as is usual with Aardman productions, but a combination of pixilation, mask replacement and live action. It is a technique pioneered by Walsh and involves taking a live actor, sitting perfectly still and being moved like a puppet, while masks are replaced, to give the effect of speech and shot frame by frame.

The series is currently shown on digital channel BBC Three between some shows from 9pm. Season One has been released on DVD in the UK, while both seasons are available to buy in Australia. All the Angry Kid animations are free to watch and/or download on the AtomFilms website.

Characters

• Angry Kid: The unnamed "hero" of this series. He is redheaded, has a runny nose, and is mean-spirited. He is often seen wearing a blue parka, even over his pajamas. His age is not revealed in the series, but it is estimated that he is about 12 years old. Judging by how he writes, he is left-handed.

• Little Sis': Angry Kid's younger sister, who is inferior in age and size, but superior in intelligence to him. Angry Kid is sometimes seen bullying her, but she often gets her own back. She talks very little (ignoring the half-hour special), but has had one speaking part in the first series, while possessed by an evil spirit, similar to The Exorcist, "Shut the fuck up! I'm trying to watch the telly!". She also talks in the "Who Do I Think I Am?" angry kid specials.

• Dad: Angry Kid and Little Sis' dad, who is a symbol of bad parenting. He often hits Angry Kid when he does something naughty. He is also very fond of country music.

• Speccy: Angry Kid's only friend, who appeared in series two. He is a nerd, and why he and Angry Kid are friends is questionable. It is possible that he only hangs out with Angry Kid to get him in trouble. He is allergic to nuts, and once became as disfigured as Joseph Merrick after Angry Kid shoved a handful down his throat. Angry Kid is cruel to Speccy, as he asks Speccy to do his homework for him, or doesn't let him watch action films with him. As revealed in "Who Do I Think I Am?", Speccy's real name is Myles.

• Captain Thunderpants: A band, or solo artist, who Angry Kid is very fond of. In one episode, he insisted that his dad turn off his country music and put in Captain Thunderpants. Their lyrics are mostly random messages such as "One pound of middle cut pork leg joint," or "Stew my foot and call me Brenda". Angry Kid likes to accompany them on a car horn, or air horn. Perhaps Captain Thunderpants was the inspiration for Angry Kid to team up with the Flaming Choppers and record their 'Handbags' record?

Episode listing

Series 1

• Bored
• Car Sick
• Swearing
• Chips
• Blood Juice
• Goalie
• Road Hog
• Cotton Bud
• Stinky
• Headlights
• Sex Education
• Captain Thunderpants
• Bone
• Hardface
• Queens Speech
• Superhero
• Lovebite
• Buzz off!
• Backward Writing
• Hoax Call
• Wee Wee
• Speed
• Sneeze
• Horror
• Kidnap

Series 2

• Russian Roulette
• Catapult
• Strange Trip
• I Spy
• Sex Call
• Wanker
• Table Menace
• Swollen
• Sofa
• International
• Road Safety
• Philosophical
• Marathon Man
• Jackanory
• Dustbin
• Doll
• Cake
• Piss
• Puerile
• Card Trick
• Chemistry
• Snail
• Tourettes
• Curious
• What Are You Like?

Who Do I Think I Am?

A half-hour special, broadcast on BBC Three at 7.30pm on Christmas Eve, 2004.

External links

• Angry Kid Homepage
• Watch Angry Kid Series 1
• Watch Angry Kid Series 2
• Watch Angry Kid Special
• Angry Kid & the Flaming Choppers Handbags World Cup Single