American adult stop-motion animated sitcom (2005–2008)
Moral Orel
Genre
Animated sitcom
Black comedy
Comedy drama[1]
Psychological drama[2]
Satire
Tragicomedy
Created by
Dino Stamatopoulos
Voices of
Scott Adsit
Jay Johnston
Carolyn Lawrence
Britta Phillips
William Salyers
Dino Stamatopoulos
Tigger Stamatopoulos
Composers
Mark Rivers Eban Schletter
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
3
No. of episodes
43 (and 1 special) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Dino Stamatopoulos
Keith Crofford
Nick Weidenfeld
Producers
Alex Bulkley
Corey Campodonico
Ollie Green
Cinematography
Jeff Gardner
Editors
Chris McKay Garret Elkins
Running time
11–12 minutes
Production companies
ShadowMachine
Fragical Productions
Starburn Industries (2012)
Williams Street
Original release
Network
Adult Swim
Release
December 13, 2005 (2005-12-13) – December 18, 2008 (2008-12-18)
Release
November 19, 2012 (2012-11-19)
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Moral Orel is an American adult stop-motion animated black comedy drama series created by Dino Stamatopoulos which originally aired on Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult Swim from December 13, 2005 to December 18, 2008. The series follows the titular Orel Puppington, a young happy-go-lucky and naïve Protestant who showcases his commitment to God, while dealing with the cynicism of his abusive and alcoholic father, his lethargic mother, and the devoutly Protestant town of Moralton in which he resides.
The show, predominantly in the first season and second seasons (excluding the “Nature” two-parter), is a straightforward satirization of the archetypes of Middle American suburban life, modern-day White Anglo-Saxon Protestant culture, and religious fundamentalism. The "Nature" two-parter and the final season is featured in a non-linear but episode-to-episode continuity, in which it showcased the show's shift from a satirical black comedy to a nihilistic and bleak psychological comedy-drama, depicting the convictions and mentalities of other characters (meant as an expansion on subplots from the first two seasons), exploring topics such as child sexual abuse, rape, abortion, and latent homosexuality.
The series has been described as "Davey and Goliath meets South Park".[3] However, Stamatopoulos denies the comparison with Davey and Goliath, telling The New York Times that Moral Orel grew out of a concept for a send-up of a Leave It to Beaver-style 1950s sitcom that would star Iggy Pop.[4] The series received acclaim from critics and audiences alike for the performances, characterization, emotional weight, and the frank depiction of its subject matter, and has developed a cult following over the years.[5]
At the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con, Stamatopoulos announced that the show would not be renewed for a fourth season.[citation needed] The final season was aired interspersed with repeats from the first two seasons, as many of the episodes took place in parallel with events of past episodes. The event, which was called "44 Nights of Orel", was hosted by Stamatopoulos and others and started on October 6, 2008, running through December 18, when the series finale premiered.[6] A prequel special entitled "Beforel Orel: Trust", meant as an exploration of the origin of Orel's Christianity, later aired on November 19, 2012.[7]
^Wolinsky, David (October 28, 2008). "Scott Adsit". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^"Psychological drama on IMDB". IMDb. 2022. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
^Bozell, L. Brent (2007). "Shower after 'Adult Swim'". Creators.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^Crane, Dan (May 20, 2007). "Holy Satire! Faith-Based Mockery". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^Stabler, Brad (December 26, 2015). "'Moral Orel' Is the Most Depressing Adult Swim Show of All-Time". Vice. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
^44 Nights of Orel | adult swim history, archived from the original on September 2, 2022, retrieved September 2, 2022
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MoralOrel is an American adult stop-motion animated black comedy drama series created by Dino Stamatopoulos which originally aired on Cartoon Network's...
MoralOrel is an American stop-motion animated television series for adults that premiered on Adult Swim on December 13, 2005. The series was created by...
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for an Annie Award for his work as Clay Puppington, Orel's father. After the success of MoralOrel, Adsit and Stamatopoulos worked together again on the...
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the Christmas fantasy drama film Prancer Orel Puppington, the titular protagonist of the TV show MoralOrelOrel (movement), a Moravian/Czech youth movement...
Conan O'Brien. He has also created multiple animated TV shows such as MoralOrel, Mary Shelley's Frankenhole, and High School USA!. As an actor, he is...
of the creative team behind Adult Swim's stop-motion animation series MoralOrel, which ran from 2005 to 2008. Johnston wrote and directed episodes of...
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multiple voice acting roles on the Adult Swim animated television series MoralOrel and Mary Shelley's Frankenhole. Britta Phillips was born in Boyne City...
on the back by his father, a mafia boss, for talking to a priest. MoralOrel 2005 Orel, the main protagonist, is belted in almost every episode, although...
live-action debut after directing only for animated projects such as MoralOrel, Robot Chicken, Titan Maximum, and most recently The Lego Batman Movie...
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animation show Robot Chicken, the company has been producing such shows as MoralOrel, Mary Shelley's Frankenhole, The Shivering Truth and Titan Maximum for...
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on ShadowMachine's projects, beginning in 2005 with Robot Chicken and MoralOrel, and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Animated...
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