History YMMV / WallaceAndGromit

** And, of course, in the United States, which lead to their brief partnership with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation. In fact, barring [[PreschoolShow Preschool Shows]] like ''WesternAnimation/PeppaPig'' or ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine''; ''Wallace and Gromit'' is probably one of American kids' first exposures to British pop culture. ''Curse of the Wererabbit'' even won the Academy Award for best animated film in 2005, one of the only three non-American animated films to do so.[[note]]The other two being ''Anime/SpiritedAway'' and ''Anime/TheBoyAndTheHeron'' in 2002.[[/note]]

** And, of course, in the United States, which lead to their brief partnership with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation. As a matter of fact, barring [[PreschoolShow Preschool Shows]] like ''WesternAnimation/PeppaPig'' or ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine''; ''Wallace and Gromit'' is probably one of American kids' first exposures to British pop culture. ''Curse of the Wererabbit'' even won the Academy Award for best animated film in 2005, one of the only two foreign animated films to do so.[[note]]The other being ''Anime/SpiritedAway'' in 2002.[[/note]]

* SacredCow: Given they were a ''lot'' of people's introductions to StopMotion and such formed a huge part of many fans' childhoods, criticizing the shorts online is not a good idea.

** And, of course, in the United States, which lead to their brief partnership with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation. As a matter of fact, barring [[PreschoolShow Preschool Shows]] like ''WesternAnimation/PeppaPig'' or ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine''; ''Wallace and Gromit'' is probably one of American kids' first exposures to British pop culture.

** Wallace saying "I'm not a fruitcake, am I, lad?" and Gromit replying with a sympathetic hand on the shoulder from ''A Matter Of Loaf And Death'' has become a meme on Tumblr, partly or mostly due to [[SeparatedByACommonLanguage misunderstandings with the slang]].[[note]]In British slang, it means someone who's an eccentric or a weirdo; in American slang, it means a CampGay man.[[/note]]
** The Gromit Mug.[[note]][[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/946/469/1ab.jpg Originating from this meme]] about having to share a Gromit-shaped mug being the sole downside to getting married, fans have treated the cup like it's SeriousBusiness and in some cases used it as a symbol of rocky married life.[[/note]]
** "Oh, you got to put some swaz on it, Gromit! Top bins!" [[note]]A quote from a "the video ends when we cringe" video on [=TikTok=], in which one of the contestants says the line in imitation of Wallace and successfully gets the others to cringe, ending the video. The line - referring to kicking a [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football]] into the roof of the net - has been commonly dubbed over footage of spectacular goals, {{Epic Fail}}s, and of course, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhcK1eaRNcA the scene]] in ''Cracking Contraptions'' where Wallace actually plays football. It's often edited with a loud bang before "Top bins!" to emphasize whatever's happening in the video.[[/note]]

** [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/what-the-fuck-did-you-just-bring-upon-this-cursed-land "What the fuck did you just bring upon this cursed land?"]]

%% ** Feathers' tape measure. Admit it, you tried using one as a grappling hook as a kid (and probably [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome hurt yourself a lot]]) after seeing that short.

** Lord Victor Quartermaine is willing to kill the Were-Rabbit (even though he knows [[spoiler: it's really ''Wallace'']], and even more so than ever BECAUSE of it) just so he can marry Tottington for her fortune.

* SacredCow: Given they were a ''lot'' of people's introductions to StopMotion and such formed a huge part of many fans childhoods, criticizing the shorts online is not a good idea.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Shaun the Sheep from "WesternAnimation/ACloseShave", to the point he [[SpinOff got his own series]] in 2007. ''WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep'' in turn had its own EnsembleDarkhorse in the form of Timmy the lamb, who got his own kiddy series, ''WesternAnimation/TimmyTime'', in 2009.

** It's also quite a hit in Japan, even having a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAM6utdTk-c advertisement]] with them in it.

* GrowingTheBeard: While "WesternAnimation/AGrandDayOut" is far from bad, but it's far more [[SurrealHumor surreal]] [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness than the later episodes]], Wallace's only invention is the rocket, there's little of the trademark wit and wordplay, and the "bad guy" is merely misunderstood and takes the form of a... robot oven. With ''The Wrong Trousers'', Wallace became far more of a tinkerer, Gromit became the archetypal SilentSnarker, the dialogue grew much cleverer and sillier, and the series received a massive AnimationBump.

** "The Wrong Trousers" is a mild example, still near-universally considered the best in the series, but with the others all following close behind. A much bigger example is the short's villain, Feathers [=McGraw=], who's considered such an iconic character that none of the succeeding villains are anywhere near as well-remembered.

** And, of course, in the United States, which lead to their brief partnership with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation. As a matter of fact, barring [[PreschoolShow Preschool Shows]] like ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' or ''WesternAnimation/PeppaPig''; ''Wallace and Gromit'' is probably one of American kids' first exposures to British pop culture.

** And, of course, in the United States, which lead to their brief partnership with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation. As a matter of fact, barring [[PreschoolShow Preschool Shows]] like ''WesternAnimation/PeppaPig'' or ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine''; ''Wallace and Gromit'' is probably one of American kids' first exposures to British pop culture.

** And, of course, in the United States, which lead to their brief partnership with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation. As a matter of fact, barring perhaps a PreschoolShow like ''WesternAnimation/PeppaPig'' or ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine''; ''Wallace and Gromit'' is probably one of American kids' first exposures to British pop culture.

** And, of course, in the United States, leading to their (brief) partnership with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation. As a matter of fact, barring major franchises like ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' or preschool shows like ''WesternAnimation/PeppaPig'' or ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'', ''Wallace and Gromit'' is probably the most likely examples of American kids' first exposure to British pop culture.