Dive into the world of Wallace and Gromit as we uncover the most clever and hidden details you probably missed in their animated adventures. From secret director cameos to hilarious background jokes, we're revealing the subtle Easter eggs that make these films truly special!
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00:00Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're looking at our favorite subtle easter eggs and jokes
00:10hidden throughout the Wallace and Gromit franchise.
00:12Beware, there may be spoilers ahead.
00:21Number 10 – Director Portraits – Wallace and Gromit, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
00:35Reverend Clement Hedges is one of many hilarious side characters in Wallace and Gromit's
00:39feature-length debut.
00:40He's the first to encounter the Were-Rabbit, and is hilariously revealed to read pro-none
00:46wrestling magazine.
00:57Perhaps his most important contribution to the plot is providing Quartermain with 24-carat
01:02gold bullets.
01:03At the end of one particular scene, we get an ominous zoom-out shot of the vicar in his
01:07home.
01:08Here, we get a brief glimpse of directors Nick Park and Steve Box.
01:12The pair are dressed as priests, with their portraits subtly hung up on the walls.
01:17They're only shown for a few frames, so only a keen eye will spot them.
01:28Number 9 – The Yorkshire-Lancashire Border – Wallace and Gromit, Vengeance Most Foul
01:33We've known since the opening shot of The Wrong Trousers that Wallace and Gromit call
01:45Wigan their home.
01:47For those unfamiliar with English geography, it's a small town in the historic county
01:51of Lancashire.
01:52The northern county borders the magnificent Yorkshire, which is also a historic county
01:57of England.
01:58The two counties have had a rivalry for centuries, originating in the 1400s.
02:09In the 2024 film, while Feathers McGraw is making his escape, we see a sign for the Yorkshire
02:14border with bold letters saying,
02:17On the other side, the Lancastrians have hilariously written,
02:20No, you keep out.
02:29Number 8 – Peter Sallis' Hat – Wallace and Gromit, Vengeance Most Foul
02:34People from outside the UK will know Peter Sallis primarily as the voice of Wallace.
02:39Long before he was Wallace, he was Norman Cleggy Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine.
02:50This was a relatively popular sitcom, set in Yorkshire.
02:53This also explains why Wallace has a Yorkshire accent, because Sallis had practiced it extensively,
02:59making it easier than a Lancashire one.
03:09Cleggy was always spotted wearing his iconic tweed flat cap.
03:13Sallis passed away in 2017, and was unable to play Wallace in the 2024 installment.
03:19Aardman subtly paid tribute to Sallis by having Cleggy's flat cap hung up on Wallace's
03:24coat rack.
03:34Number 7 – Bob's Buns – A Close Shave and Wallace and Gromit, A Matter of Loaf and
03:40Death
03:41In 2008, the duo dipped their toes into baking, becoming Wigan's most famous bakers.
03:46The opening scene shows us a frightening murder, with Baker Bob the victim.
03:53He's the twelfth victim claimed by the villainous Payala before she meets Wallace.
04:02Fascinatingly, this wasn't his first mention in the series.
04:10In A Close Shave, a billboard of Baker Bob is hiding the entrance to Preston's secret
04:14lair.
04:15The murder is a reference to Bob Baker, co-writer of numerous Wallace and Gromit films.
04:20Baker also worked on the original series of Doctor Who, and goes way back in the British
04:24TV and film industry.
04:35Number 6 – Rosebud – A Grand Day Out
04:49Citizen Kane is one of the most widely loved older movies.
04:53Originally released in 1941, countless people will argue it's the best film ever.
04:58It's quite surprising to find out that this old and rather mature film is referenced not
05:03once but twice in Wallace and Gromit.
05:11First in A Grand Day Out, we can see a red sled called Rosebud in Wallace's basement.
05:16This is what Citizen Kane named his own sled, and these were also his final words.
05:28The second reference happens in A Matter of Loaf and Death, where we see a poster for
05:32Citizen K-9 in Gromit's room.
05:35Number 5 – Moon Cheese Shares Soar – The Wrong Trousers
06:00Building a rocket in a night and flying to the moon simply because you've run out of
06:03cheese is an extreme flex.
06:05It makes Elon Musk's space ventures look like child's play.
06:16Wallace and Gromit's hilarious adventure in A Grand Day Out is referenced loads throughout
06:20the following films.
06:22The most hilarious example is in a newspaper in The Wrong Trousers.
06:26Gromit is casually reading his morning paper, with a headline saying, Moon Cheese Shares
06:30Soar.
06:31Subtle jokes like this are littered in newspapers throughout the franchise.
06:35It makes you wonder, why did the pair embark on so many business ventures when their first
06:39was such a goldmine?
06:47Number 4 – Creature Comforts Cameos – A Close Shave and Wallace and Gromit the Curse
06:51of the Were-Rabbit
06:53If you grew up in the UK, you might have watched Aardman Animation's Creature Comforts as a
06:57child.
06:58For those unaware, it's a stop-motion mockumentary that hilariously interviews animals.
07:15A couple of these comical characters were subtly placed into Wallace and Gromit movies.
07:20Frank the Tortoise is hiding in the pair's garden in A Close Shave.
07:24His likeness is also used for an anti-pesto surveillance device in Were-Rabbit.
07:32During the delightfully creative museum burglary in The Wrong Trousers, we can spot the Creature
07:37Comforts lion.
07:38He's kept in a small glass box, which is unfortunate because the character hates a
07:43lack of space.
08:00Number 3 – Newspaper Chicken Story – A Grand Day Out
08:08This reference is so bizarre only hardcore fans will understand it, and most were probably
08:13told about it by someone else.
08:15While ascending toward the moon, Wallace reads a newspaper with the headline,
08:19Chicken Saved by Bantam.
08:21There's a lot to unpack in this tabloid eye-catcher.
08:23When director Nick Park was a child, his family had pet chickens.
08:38Once a hen fell into a pond and nearly drowned.
08:41Thankfully, her poultry pals struck into action, alerted the family, and the chicken was saved.
08:53The headline is referencing this incident as the word Bantam, with two A's, is used
08:57to describe a small variety of fowl.
09:00Using the word Bantam can also be seen as a subtle Batman reference.
09:04The paper also has an article titled Peter Goes to Lords, which seems to be alluding
09:09to Peter Lord, Aardman Animation's co-founder.
09:23Number 2 – Prison Scene – A Close Shave
09:32Gromit going to jail is one of the series' lowest moments, as it's rock bottom for
09:37our beloved canine.
09:38Seeing Wallace struggle while his house gets flooded with sheep is as sad as it is hilarious.
09:53We get a short scene of Gromit's cell, which is subtly hinted at being the ex-cell of Feathers
09:57McGraw, Earth's most dangerous penguin.
10:00Behind Gromit, you can spot Feathers' was ear, scratched into the brick.
10:04Gromit's also reading A Penguin Classic – Crime and Punishment by Dog Stoyevsky,
10:09one of the more droll jokes in the series.
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10:42Number 1 – Feathers McGraw Slipped into the Background – A Close Shave, Wallace
10:47and Gromit – The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and Wallace and Gromit – A Matter of Loaf
10:50and Death
10:55Feathers McGraw returns in Vengeance Most Foul, seeking to steal the blue diamond once
11:00again.
11:01Surprisingly, he's appeared in multiple Wallace and Gromit movies and a few other
11:05Aardman animation pictures.
11:18In A Close Shave, we already mentioned the references to him in Gromit's cell, but
11:22Feathers is also physically perched upon a rock during the final chase.
11:26In Were-Rabbit, we see him hanging out on top of Tottington Hall.
11:30Finally, the zoo from A Matter of Loaf and Death has a missing poster for McGraw.
11:38Maybe this explains how he became an expert hacker in Vengeance Most Foul.
11:42He was plotting the robbery for decades and wasn't as confined as we'd like to think.
11:47But then why did he have to so carefully calculate an escape plan if escaping was actually so
11:51easy?
11:52This may forever remain a mystery.
11:54Were there any subtle easter eggs we missed but you noticed?
11:57Drop them in the comments!