Angry Kid

Angry Kid is a British 1-minute short live action and stop motion animated comedy web series created, directed, written, and designed by Darren Walsh (who also provides the voice of the title character) and produced by Aardman Animations for Series 1 and 2 and by Mr Morris Productions for Series 3 and 4. 

Unlike most Aardman productions, Angry Kid was not created using clay animation but a combination of pixilation (using actors in a form of stop motion puppetry) with masks for facial expressions.  Series 3 onwards uses CGI for Angry Kid's head, along with live action.  The series airs in the United States on MTV. 

Series 1 and 2 have been released on DVD in the UK and Australia.  All the Angry Kid animations from before the third series were on Atom.com before the site was absorbed into Comedy Central.  A compilation DVD called Aardman's Dark Side was also released, and it contains several Series 2 episodes and an exclusive episode.  The vast majority of Angry Kid has since been released on YouTube. 

Series 3 was launched in July 2015 after an 8-year hiatus.  The first episode 'Interview' aired on 3 July.  Series 3 is produced by Mr Morris Productions with episodes being aired on Angry Kid's official YouTube page with a new episode being uploaded every 3 weeks.  Series 4 launched on 10 September 2019

Cast

 Darren Walsh as Angry Kid, the titular protagonist and antihero.  He is a redheaded boy of secondary school age who has a foul mouth and a terrible attitude.  He is a mean-spirited brat who gains great enjoyment out of irritating and enraging others.  He does not care who he steps on or what trouble he causes as long as it gets him what he needs or wants.  Angry Kid is almost always seen wearing a dark blue parka jacket with a furry hood (even over his pyjamas).  He is known by police officers as "the little ginger git on the bike" and he is also known as "Stanners."  Angry Kid lives with his parents and little sister in the internet series but in the special episode "Who Do I Think I Am?",  his mother abandons them.  He also has a pet dog.  Angry Kid also regularly falls victim to dog attacks, as he is seen being attacked by a dog multiple times throughout the series. 
 David Holt as Dad, Angry Kid and Little Sister's unseen father.  He has an obsession for country and western music which he often plays in the car.  He usually hits Angry Kid with his newspaper when Angry Kid says or does something stupid or annoying (but only his hand is shown when he hits him).  In Who Do You Think You Are?,  when he shows Angry Kid some home videos, his full body (apart from his face) is shown.  He also plays the Teacher, who only appears in the setting of Angry Kid and Speccy's classroom.  So far, she has only been in two episodes, both of which are specials: Darkside and Who do I Think I Am? 
 Jo Allen / Beth Chalmers as Little Sister, Angry Kid's younger sister.  Her brother usually torments and teases her, but she gets her own back sometimes.  Even though she is smaller and younger than Angry Kid, she is a lot smarter.  She very rarely speaks, but she has one speaking part in the episode "Horror," in which she was possessed by an evil spirit and her head turned all the way around.  She also talks in the Who Do I Think I Am?  specials, the Aardman's Dark Side exclusive episode and in Series 4. 
 Mike Cooper / Kevin Eldon / Lee Evans as Speccy, Angry Kid's nerdy "best friend".  Speccy is allergic to nuts (as revealed in "Swollen"), and when Angry Kid shoved a handful down his throat, he became severely disfigured, and he was then rushed to hospital by Dad.  Speccy is always picked on by Angry Kid, who is cruel to him (e.g. making Speccy do his homework for him or not letting him watch movies with him).  In Who Do I Think I Am?,  it is revealed that Speccy's real name is Myles. 

Episodes

Production

Series 1 and 2 were produced by Aardman Animations.  Series 3 and 4 is distributed by Aardman Animations and produced by Mr Morris Productions. 

Series 1
 Car Sick 
 Bored
 Goalie
 Blood Juice
 Road Hog
 Stinky
 Headlights
 Cotton Bud
 Sex Education 
 Bone
 Captain Thunderpants
 Swearing
 Queen's Speech
 Hard Face
 Chips
 Superhero
 Love Bite
 Buzz Off
 Backwards Writing
 Hoax Call
 Wee Wee
 Speed 
 Sneeze
 Horror 
 Kidnap

Series 2
 Wanker
 Catapult 
 I Spy
 Sex Call
 Strange Trip 
 Card Trick 
 Philosophical
 Puerile
 Curious 
 Russian Roulette
 Tourette's
 Piss
 Swollen 
 Bad News
 Cake
 Chemistry
 Dustbin
 Dolly
 Sofa Attack 
 Snail
 Jackanory
 Marathon Man
 Road Safety
 Birdy
 What Are You Like? 

Series 3
 Interview
 Boyhood
 Puberty
 Bumfluff
 Emo
 Vaccination
 Mind Control
 Stephen
 Workout
 Fish Factzz
Series 4
 Politics 
 Callout
 Lil' Sis
 Perfect Body
 Fartburger 
 Offstep
 Careers Advice
 Mars
 Sponsored Silence

Specials

Who Do I Think I Am? 
A 23-minute special, broadcast on BBC Three at 7:30 pm on Christmas Eve, 2004.  The plot focuses on Angry Kid, who is given the task to write a 10-page essay for his teacher on who he really thinks he is.  Despite their efforts, his dad and his friend Speccy are of no help, and neither is a website he finds online, but later he gets the aid of Lil' Sis, who wants all of his possessions in return for writing the essay, to which he reluctantly agrees.  The special ends with Angry Kid reading out the essay written by Lil' Sis about what he really is before being punished by having an intense workout session in the school gymnasium under the supervision of an evil gym teacher. 

Handbags
Angry Kid raps, with the Flaming Choppers, in a music video called "Handbags," telling the story of how the kids (which, oddly, look exactly like him) playing football also use handbags.  The song was released as a single on 29 May 2006 by Musicalities Ltd.

Single track listing

Gridlock
Angry Kid and the other characters sing in a music video called "Gridlock," telling the story of how the kids were stuck in a traffic jam and everyone was fighting with each other.  It was part of Aardman's Live Earth series. 

Angry Kid's Dark Side
A straight-to-DVD episode featured on Aardman's Dark Side DVD.  Angry Kid is running in the forest, where he finds a bandaged-up version of himself as a girl.  Angry Kid soon realizes that it is just a nightmare, and the imagery used here is also a reference to a scene from the 1981 horror cult classic film: An American Werewolf in London.  Little Sister comes into his bedroom to ask if he is all right, and asks if he can play with her, but then she splits in two before him, which turns out to be yet another nightmare in reference to The Shining.  He wakes up again to find Speccy is at the foot of his bed, talking about maths and triangles.  Angry Kid calls his nightmare nonsense, and Speccy dryly retorts that the real nightmare is when he wakes up.  Angry Kid then realises that he is at school wearing a dress.  Angry Kid is promptly told off by his teacher before Speccy keeps saying, "There's no place like home" 3 times (a reference to The Wizard of Oz).  Angry Kid then hits Speccy with a shoe, and the nightmares end. 

Merry Christmas Stocking Song
Angry Kid sings an acoustic Christmas song called Merry Christmas Stocking Song.  The video comes to Angry Kid is celebrating the side of a Christmas tree with an average of Santa Claus and he wanted to know what you got for Christmas.  And he was given a leg.  The video was recorded in 2010 and can be seen on YouTube.  At the end of the video says: Happy Christmas from Angry Kid. 

My Vloggy
A three part special released over December 2015.  In My Exclusive Movie Review No.1, Angry Kid reviews what he claims is the new Star Wars film.  In How To: Make a Donald Trump Xmas Decoration, Angry Kid shows how to make the figure out of a potato and shredded wheat.  In My Christmas Vloggy, Angry Kid shows the presents he received including Marmite toothpaste and dog excrement in a box. 

Call Out! 
Angry Kid asks the audience if there is something they would like him to comment on. 

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