Moral Orel: Volume One (DVD, 2007)

Moral Orel is unlike any show I've ever seen - a blasphemous version of Davey & Goliath but with so much more working beneath the surface. Cartoon stop-motion puppetry at it's finest.

Each episode starts with a life lesson from God for the good townspeople of Moralton, which Moral Orel, an intelligent, compassionate and God-fearing youth, translates literally in unholy and disturbing ways. Chaos ensues!

Every episode spills the beans on someone close to Moral... his father is an alcoholic, his brother is not his father's child, his mother is a desperate woman, his best friend is neglected and abused by his young parents, his pastor yearns for a woman's embrace, etc.

Sure, it doesn't sound funny but the humor comes out of the results of such folly... we follow Moral to the end, always his father's discipline in the Den, where he receives his father's lectures on life and learns how difficult it can be applying logic to religion.

While I would never recommend this show to anyone even faintly religious, I do believe it offers a profound view of the world through the eyes of the innocent, as well as a caution to narrow interpretation and pious thinking. There's a lot of detail to the toy town that Moral lives in... and nothing is as neatly wrapped as it seems. Good lessons for all of us to remember as we attempt to make sense out of life.

Moral Orel was a great series, it's unfortunate that they canceled it, as new episodes would have been great. The show is amazing, excellent animation, as well as story and plot, poking holes in traditional beliefs, and saying what people are afraid to say. Its Excellent!

I am a huge fan of Adult Swim (and BTW, I am a 44 year old female-which seems surprising to some). I LOVE Moral Orel-very funny, yet dark and sobering comedy. I don't believe in spoilers but the series is a rather somber look at religion and society in anywhere America. You'll enjoy it!

Moral Orel has to be one of the very few cartoons out now that's actually trying to get a point across rather than just some random insanity that you usually see in typical type cartoons now a days.

The Art Style, The Characters, And the Voice Acters voicing the characters fit the series very well. This DVD packs many extras in it...including the uncensored version from the episode that Standards and Practices denied countless times..."God's Chef", as well as deleted sences from that episode.

All in all, an Excellent DVD. Highly Recommended if you're a big fan of the show.

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I bought this as a gift and it is hilarious. However those who are very religious or easily offended should stay away. But I would suggest this to any one with a good sense of humor.

I LIKE IT BECAUSE IT IS OFF THE WALL AND HAS A RAW EDGE ABOUT CUTTING OF RELIGION AND HOW MESSED UP MOST RELIGIOUS BELIFS ARE ...VERY HUMOUROUS IN A SICK KIND OF WAY ,, SORTA LIKE SOUTH PARK OR FAMILY GUY , BUT NOT AS ANIMATED .. MORE OLD SCHOOL CLAY TYPE FIGGURES