Shaun the Sheep Arrives in U.S.

Posted on July 11, 2007

An animated kids show called Shaun the Sheep will soon be seen by U.S. tv audiences. Shaun the Sheep is produced by Aardman Animations, the producer of hit animated hows like Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

The animated sheep show is now part of the Disney Channel's prime time Sunday line-up. An Aardman Animations press release says Shaun the Sheep was developed from an Oscar-winning short directed by Nick Park.

Targeted at kids 5-10, Shaun the Sheep follows the comedic misadventures of a young sheep who leads his barnyard buddies into all sorts of funny and calamitous situations, turning peace in the valley into mayhem in the meadow. As a character, Shaun was first introduced (some would say he stole the show!) in director Nick Park's Oscar-winning animated short A Close Shave and his lovable hijinks will surely delight American audiences.
"Shaun was always destined to be the star of his own show," says Miles Bullough, Aardman's Head of Broadcast and executive producer of the series. "The show has been hugely popular with broadcasters around the world and we're thrilled that Disney Channel will bring its enormous marketing expertise to his American debut."

The sheep are awfully cute. Here is a short clip of the Shaun and his sheep pals practicing their soccer skills.

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