History YMMV / WallaceAndGromit

** 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 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]]

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff:

** And, of course, in the United States, leading to their (brief) partnership with Creator/DreamWorksAnimation. As a matter of fact, after ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' and ''Franchise/DoctorWho'', ''Wallace and Gromit'' are probably the third-most likely example of many American kids' first exposure to British pop culture.
* GrowingTheBeard: "WesternAnimation/AGrandDayOut" isn't necessarily 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.

* DiagnosedByTheAudience: A large number of neurodivergent viewers interpret Wallace as autistic. Such readings stem from his love of cheese and engineering (which are easy to read as special interests), his lack of social skills with other humans (including verbalization problems when around love interests), his highly consistent daily routine that Grommit is able to predict, his tendency to repeat words and phrases, especially when stressed, and his tendency to shake his fists at chest level when excited or otherwise emotional (which is easy to read as stimming).

* {{Adorkable}}: Wallace is a childish, socially inept BunglingInventor whose positive attitude and well-meaning nature nonetheless makes an impression.

* {{Adorkable}}: Wallace is a childish, socially inept BunglingInventor whose positive and well-meaning nature nonetheless makes an impression.

** Creator/NickPark himself stated he was unwilling to make further projects for the mere sake of continuing the series, wanting each one to at least try matching up the previous and testing new boundaries. He also stated his unwillingness to make new projects without the now deceased Peter Sallis, feeling fans wouldn't accept a soundalike. It seems he has since changed his mind however, as he would go on to announce a [[https://twitter.com/aardman/status/1484165181487857667?s=21 new movie]] slated for 2024.
** After Peter Sallis retired from acting (and later passed away), 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]]).

* ThatOneSidequest: Trying to get all the coins in the Gamecube version of Project Zoo? If you are, then the first Lava World bonus stage will have you curling up in the fetal position and whimpering. Gromit has to climb a series of platforms while [[ShoutOut avoiding rolling barrels]] [[VideoGame/DonkeyKong thrown by a gorilla]]. The problem? The game contains a glitch where most of the barrels are invisible to the player. Barrels that result in instant death if touched. Oh, and did we mention you're on a time limit? Getting the coins from this level requires truly psychic guesswork and timing and the reward? Short clips from "The Wrong Trousers" and a single preview from the 'Cracking Contraptions' series.

* HilariousInHindsight: At one point in "The Wrong Trousers", Gromit spies on Feathers 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 [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome hurt yourself a lot]]) after seeing that short.

--> "I'm not dabbing, I'm looking at the floor for cheese!"

* GrowingTheBeard: "WesternAnimation/AGrandDayOut" isn't necessarily 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 becomes much cleverer and sillier, and the series received a massive AnimationBump.

* GrowingTheBeard: "WesternAnimation/AGrandDayOut" 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/AwesomeMusic: Just try to hum that theme song without getting it stuck in your head.

* 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.

* UncannyValley:
** There are a good few who are turned off by Wallace's odd-shaped mouth and literally beady eyes.
** ''The Creator/LennyHenry Christmas Show'' featured a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpX72_Z_bnY 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]]. ''[[AccidentalNightmareFuel Sweet Wensleydale protect us.]]''

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: After Peter Sallis retired from acting (and later passed away), 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]]).

** Creator/NickPark himself stated he was unwilling to make further projects for the mere sake of continuing the series, wanting each one to at least try matching up the previous and testing new boundaries. He also stated his unwillingness to make new projects without the now deceased Peter Sallis, feeling fans wouldn't accept a soundalike. It seems he has since changed his mind however, as he and Merlin Crossingham would go on to announce a [[https://twitter.com/aardman/status/1484165181487857667?s=21 new movie]] slated for 2024.

** Creator/NickPark himself stated he was unwilling to make further projects for the mere sake of continuing the series, wanting each one to at least try matching up the previous and testing new boundaries. He also stated his unwillingness to make new projects without the now deceased Peter Sallis, feeling fans wouldn't accept a soundalike.

** ''The Creator/LennyHenry Christmas Show'' featured a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpX72_Z_bnY 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.]]''

** In ''WesternAnimation/AGrandDayOut'', he can be heard snoring when he falls asleep while trying to look for a place to go for the bank holiday, and lets out a startled bark when he gets flung off the spinning drill.

** In ''WesternAnimation/TheWrongTrousers'', he grunts a few times as the Techno-Trousers jerk him along on his walk with them, and growls when Wallace proudly declares Feathers McGraw as their paying guest. In defense of the latter, though, it's admittedly quite hard to notice the first few times, as it's underneath Wallace's chuckling.

** ''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.]]''

%% ** 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.

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

** From ''Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYMmUTRIJ-k "I'm gonna speak to the authorities about this."]]