History YMMV / WallaceAndGromit

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

** The entire score of The Wrong Trousers is a huge step up from the synthesized music from "Grand Day Out". It has a great horror feel to it, with the exception of the Train Chase sequence, which is set to comical ragtime.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Shaun the Sheep from ''A Close Shave'', 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.

* GrowingTheBeard: ''A Grand Day Out'' isn't necessarily bad, but it's far more [[SurrealHumor surreal]] [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness than the later episodes]], Wallace's only invention is the rocket, 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 and the series received a massive AnimationBump.
* HilariousInHindsight: At one point in ''The Wrong Trousers'', Gromit spies on Feathers by [[{{Franchise/MetalGear}} hiding in a cardboard box.]]
* MagnificentBastard: ''The Wrong Trousers'': [[SilentAntagonist Feathers McGraw]] is a penguin who [[AssInALionSkin imitates a chicken]] while committing robberies. Taking advantage of Wallace’s hospitality, Feathers drives Gromit out of the house by making him think he’s being replaced and then traps Wallace in the reprogrammed electronic trousers that Wallace gave Gromit as a birthday present and runs him wild through the town. Feathers then uses Wallace to steal a diamond from the museum and when confronted by Gromit with a rolling pin, pulls a gun on Gromit. Feathers then narrowly escapes during a harrowing pursuit on a train set while nearly outsmarting Gromit at every turn.

** ''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.

** ''The Creator/LennyHenry Christmas Show'' featured a parody sketch of ''The Wrong Trousers''...and it was done in ''live action'', featuring actors in latex costumes to depict [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DpX72_Z_bnY/hqdefault.jpg Wallace]] and [[https://i.imgur.com/QCLnj9x.gif Gromit]]. ''[[NightmareFuel Sweet Wensleydale protect us.]]''

** The famous "track laying" scene in ''WesternAnimation/TheWrongTrousers'' is one long display of the most mundane practical effect ever: pushing the puppet slightly as the camera takes an exposure to create a believable and, more importantly, ''real'' motion blur effect. And it looks amazing!

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

* HilariousInHindsight: At one point in ''The Wrong Trousers'', Gromit spies on the villain by [[{{Franchise/MetalGear}} hiding in a cardboard box.]]

** Feathers' tape measure. Admit it, you tried using one as a grappling hook as a kid (and probably [[RealityEnsues hurt yourself a lot]]) after seeing that short.
** Wallace's love for cheese is also rather memetic for the fandom.

** Feathers crossed it when he pulled a gun on Gromit and fired it at him and Wallace while trying to escape with the diamond he stole. He gets worse in his return in Project Zoo, in which he enslaves zoo animals into powering his diamond-making machine by imprisoning their babies in cages and placing them in dangerous environments such as over pits of spikes or lava pools.

* UncannyValley: There are a good few who are turned off by Wallace's odd-shaped mouth and literally beady eyes.

** This particular [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tobCRVxf3Uo set]] of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_LWodDWPGQ videos]] that words cannot explain and you have to watch for yourself. It is insanely quotable.

* MoralEventHorizon: Feathers crossed it when he pulled a gun on Gromit and fired it at him and Wallace while trying to escape with the diamond he stole. He gets worse in his return in Project Zoo, in which he enslaves zoo animals into powering his diamond-making machine by imprisoning their babies in cages and placing them in dangerous environments such as over pits of spikes or lava pools.

* TheWoobie: You're sure to feel sad for poor Gromit when he feels so pushed out by the manipulative Feathers that he has no choice but to run away from home.

* TheWoobie: Wendolene in "A Close Shave", having been forced to take part in Preston's sheep rustling and is wracked with guilt when he frames Gromit for the crime. Then her canine companion turns on her too, nearly feeding her to the same machine as the rest of the sheep. It's only after the efforts of Shaun and Gromit that she's free from her terror.

* MoralEventHorizon:
** Feathers crossed it when he pulled a gun on Gromit and fired it at him and Wallace while trying to escape with the diamond he stole. He gets worse in his return in Project Zoo, in which he enslaves zoo animals into powering his diamond-making machine by imprisoning their babies in cages and placing them in dangerous environments such as over pits of spikes or lava pools.
** Lord Victor Quartermaine is willing to kill the Were-Rabbit (even though he knows [[spoiler: it's really ''Wallace'']]) just so he can marry Tottington for her fortune.

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

* EarWorm: ''Ya da da da, da da da da...'' It doesn't help that ''Curse of the Were-Rabbit'' weaves those opening notes into damn near every song in the score.

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

** It's also quite a hit in Japan. International audiences in general tend to like the show.

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

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: After Peter Sallis retired from acting, fans have been divisive over Ben Whitehead taking over as the voice of Wallace in many special features and advertisements (even if many will admit [[VocalEvolution he has gotten much better as time has passed]]).

** And, of course, in the United States, leading to their (brief) partnership with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation.
* GrowingTheBeard: ''A Grand Day Out'' isn't necessarily bad, but it's far more [[SurrealHumor Surreal]] [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness than the later episodes]], Wallace's only invention is the rocket, 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 and the series received a massive AnimationBump.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Some of the best stop-motion character animation is in these shorts.

* TheWoobie:
** Wendolene in "A Close Shave", having been forced to take part in Preston's sheep rustling and is wracked with guilt when he frames Gromit for the crime. Then her canine companion turns on her too, nearly feeding her to the same machine as the rest of the sheep. It's only after the efforts of Shaun and Gromit that she's free from her terror.

** Wallace at the end of A Close Shave. After everything that they had gone through up to that point to [[EarnYourHappyEnding earn their happy ending]], Wallace finds out that [[spoiler: Wendolene is allergic to cheese and can't stand it at all]].

** Gromit, particularly in ''Wrong Trousers''.
** Fluffles is probably the most Woobie character in the franchise. [[spoiler: Piella hit her and you could literally hear her yelping in pain! It is also vaguely implied that she has suffered this abuse for quite a while]].
** [[spoiler: ''"Oh Gromit, [[TearJerker I don't wanna be a giant rabbit!!"]]'']]
** Twitch, the scared, frightened pup in ''Muzzled!''

** "The Cooker" from ''A Grand Day Out'', the DesignatedVillain that just wanted to get to Earth and ski in it's mountains. Even though [[ThrowTheDogABone he did get the ski run he always wanted]] [[FridgeHorror that loose change likely isn't going to last very long.]]

** Archie, the cute polar bear cub from "Project Zoo" who gets captured by Feathers and forced to become his personal slave.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Some of the best stop-motion character animation is in these shorts.

%%* NightmareFuel: [[NightmareFuel/WallaceAndGromit Here]].

* 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 [[FlameBait not a good idea.]]

* MemeticBadass: Wallace himself, for certain corners of the internet. It's widely accepted that he can invent ''anything'', and nowadays, [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext for whatever reason]] the correct answer to the popular "who would win in a fight between [[Manga/DragonBall Goku]] and Franchise/{{Superman}}" hypothetical question, is considered to be [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fb/5a/ea/fb5aea64f019e322611ba6c7c0c365b8.jpg Wallace]].

* CompleteMonster: ''WesternAnimation/AMatterOfLoafAndDeath'': [[SerialKiller Piella Bakewell]] is the seemingly-sweet villain of this short. After gaining too much weight to keep her job as a model, Piella [[DisproportionateRetribution murders bakers associated with the company she worked with]], killing twelve in total and keeping their outfits as trophies. Seeking to kill "a baker's dozen", she seduces the kind-hearted Wallace and makes multiple attempts on his life while trying to create a wedge between the man and his protective dog Gromit by [[WoundedGazelleGambit framing him for attacking her]]. During the short's climax she attempts to kill Wallace with a bomb disguised as a gift, and tries to murder Gromit and her own dog Fluffles, [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals who she heartlessly abuses]], when they intervene. Though she has comedic moments, they do not detract from her villainy, and Piella stands out as a [[KnightOfCerebus very dark antagonist]] in an otherwise [[VileVillainSaccharineShow light-hearted franchise]].

* CompleteMonster: ''WesternAnimation/AMatterOfLoafAndDeath'': [[FatBastard Piella Bakewell]] is a [[BitchInSheepsClothing seemingly-sweet]] SerialKiller and the villain of this short. After gaining too much weight to keep her job as a model, Piella [[DisproportionateRetribution murders bakers associated with the company she worked with]], killing twelve in total and keeping their outfits as trophies. Seeking to kill "a baker's dozen", she seduces the kind-hearted Wallace and makes multiple attempts on his life while trying to create a wedge between the man and his protective dog Gromit by [[WoundedGazelleGambit framing him for attacking her]]. During the short's climax she attempts to kill Wallace with a bomb disguised as a gift, and tries to murder Gromit and her own dog Fluffles, [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals who she heartlessly abuses]], when they intervene. Though she has comedic moments, they do no detract from her villainy, and Piella stands out as a [[KnightOfCerebus very dark antagonist]] in an otherwise [[VileVillainSaccharineShow light-hearted franchise]].