The Wrong Trousers
When money troubles prompt Wallace to take in a lodger, life at West Wallaby Street gets complicated for poor Gromit. Forced out of his room to make way for a cool-as-a-cucumber penguin called Feathers McGraw, it’s not long before he feels well and truly usurped as Wallace’s faithful companion.
There’s something not right about this penguin and when Gromit spots a ‘Wanted’ poster for a criminal ‘chicken’, it would seem his suspicions are correct. Meanwhile, the helpless Wallace finds himself under Feathers’ control – quite literally! The dastardly penguin has adapted Wallace’s Techno Trousers for his latest heist and he’s going to get Wallace to carry out his dirty work...
Characters
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Feathers McGraw
The new lodger at 62 West Wallaby Street has Gromit on guard from day one. Not only does he steal Gromit’s room, but Feathers quickly makes himself indispensable to Wallace, putting on his slippers before Gromit can get to them, and bringing Wallace his morning paper. When Gromit spots a Wanted poster, the ‘chicken’ in the mug shot looks strangely familiar. It’s not long before this cool operator is exposed as a criminal mastermind, with a plan to rob the local museum of precious diamonds.
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Techno Trousers
A disgruntled Gromit receives the Techno Trousers on his birthday but isn’t convinced by Wallace’s claims that they were originally developed by NASA and are “fantastic for walkies.” Adapted by the invention-mad Wallace, they do have their uses – they provide a handy way to walk up walls when you’re redecorating. But when Feathers removes the controls and uses the Techno Trousers to pursue a villainous plan, poor Wallace finds himself in a spot of bother.
Awards
13 wins, including
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Oscar® Winner
Best Short Film, Animated
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Bafta Winner
Best Animated Film
Factfile
- The film opens with Gromit’s birthday, which is on the 12th February. It’s been known for birthday greetings to be posted for Gromit in the Daily Telegraph newspaper!
- The Wrong Trousers aired on Boxing Day 1993 by the BBC, following on from A Grand Day Out on Christmas Day - a true television event!
- The Wrong Trousers went on to win over forty top international awards including the Academy Oscar®, and has become one of the most successful animated short films ever made.
- The building used to film The Wrong Trousers used to be an old banana-ripening shed. Aardman still have offices there to this day.
