Wallace & Gromit
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| - | '''[[Wikipedia:Wallace & Gromit|Wallace & Gromit]]''' are the main characters in a series of clay stop-motion animated films by Nick Park of Aardman Animations. Wallace is an eccentric inventor and Gromit is his companion and dog. Gromit appears to be a lot more intelligent than his master, and often gets Wallace out of the trouble his inventions have caused. [[The Brothers Chaps]] appear to be fans of Wallace & Gromit, but most of the references occur because of [[Telltale Games]] involvement with [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] and [[Poker Night at the Inventory]]. | + | '''[[Wikipedia:Wallace & Gromit|Wallace & Gromit]]''' are the main characters in a series of clay stop-motion animated films by [[wikipedia:Nick Park|Nick Park]] of [[wikipedia:Aardman Animations|Aardman Animations]]. Wallace is an eccentric inventor and Gromit is his companion and dog. Gromit appears to be a lot more intelligent than his master, and often gets Wallace out of the trouble his inventions have caused. [[The Brothers Chaps]] appear to be fans of Wallace & Gromit, but most of the references occur because of [[Telltale Games]] involvement with [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] and [[Poker Night at the Inventory]]. Telltale developed ''[[Wikipedia:Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures|Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures]]'' around the same time as SBCG4AP; in ''Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures'', "[[Charlemagne]] the plant" is in Wallace & Gromit's living room. |
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
| - | + | *Email [[the chair]] (DVD commentary) {{--}} [[Matt Chapman]] mentions that the sweatpants button looks like "some kind of Wallace & Gromit invention" and imitates the bass intro to the Wallace & Gromit invention theme. | |
| - | *Email [[the chair]] (DVD commentary) | + | *[[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} The secret shirt that [[Strong Bad]] can wear in the [[Snap Shak]] is of Nutter, the mischievous squirrel from "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures". |
| - | *[[Homestar Ruiner]] | + | *[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} The secret shirt that Strong Bad can wear in the Snap Shak is of the queen bee from "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Episode 1: Fright of the Bumblebees". |
| - | *[[Baddest of the Bands]] | + | *[[Behind The Bad Chapter 3: The Last Straw]] {{--}} One of the [[Telltale Games]] employees has a Gromit mug. |
| - | *[[Behind The Bad Chapter 3: The Last Straw]] | + | *[[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] Kickstarter campaign {{--}} In update #17, in a GIF showing off the improvements on the plastic miniatures, it lists the Troghammer's new [[wikipedia:Grommet|grommets]] and "Wallace". |
| - | *[[ | + | *[[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2020#1236052165254356998|6 Mar 2020]]) {{--}} In an unboxing video for Trogdor!! The Board Game, Strong Bad extols the Troghammer's "grommets and Wallaces". |
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Current revision as of 06:21, 4 August 2023
Wallace & Gromit are the main characters in a series of clay stop-motion animated films by Nick Park of Aardman Animations. Wallace is an eccentric inventor and Gromit is his companion and dog. Gromit appears to be a lot more intelligent than his master, and often gets Wallace out of the trouble his inventions have caused. The Brothers Chaps appear to be fans of Wallace & Gromit, but most of the references occur because of Telltale Games involvement with Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People and Poker Night at the Inventory. Telltale developed Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures around the same time as SBCG4AP; in Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, "Charlemagne the plant" is in Wallace & Gromit's living room.
[edit] Appearances
- Email the chair (DVD commentary) — Matt Chapman mentions that the sweatpants button looks like "some kind of Wallace & Gromit invention" and imitates the bass intro to the Wallace & Gromit invention theme.
- Homestar Ruiner — The secret shirt that Strong Bad can wear in the Snap Shak is of Nutter, the mischievous squirrel from "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures".
- Baddest of the Bands — The secret shirt that Strong Bad can wear in the Snap Shak is of the queen bee from "Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures: Episode 1: Fright of the Bumblebees".
- Behind The Bad Chapter 3: The Last Straw — One of the Telltale Games employees has a Gromit mug.
- Trogdor!! The Board Game Kickstarter campaign — In update #17, in a GIF showing off the improvements on the plastic miniatures, it lists the Troghammer's new grommets and "Wallace".
- @StrongBadActual Tweet (6 Mar 2020) — In an unboxing video for Trogdor!! The Board Game, Strong Bad extols the Troghammer's "grommets and Wallaces".
