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Moral Orel, Vol. 1, The Unholy Edition

Moral Orel, Vol. 1, The Unholy EditionActors: Carolyn Lawrence, Britta Phillips, Scott Adsit, Jay Johnston, William Salyers
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 25 reviews
Sales Rank: 11350

Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Special Edition, Full Screen, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 11 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: 053939784725
UPC: 053939784725
EAN: 0053939784725
ASIN: B000KWZ1PC

Theatrical Release Date: December 13, 2005
Release Date: April 24, 2007
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Product Description
Eleven-year-old Orel Puppington loves the church and wants to serve God, but he takes his cues from the bitter, jaded adults around him with disastrou

What exactly makes this double disc of Moral Orel's first season just so "unholy"? Well, for starters, it's uncensored, but that label is really just an amusing ruse, because if anything, the original episodes, which ran as part of Adult Swim's programming, are more offensive than anything you're likely to see on network or cable television. The brainchild of TV writer Dino Stamatopolous (Mr. Show, The Ben Stiller Show), the animated series Moral Orel skewers both conservative viewpoints and children's shows like Davey and Goliath, from which Orel borrows its animated style and naïve world view. The series follows the thoroughly misguided adventures of Orel, a very impressionable young resident of the small town of Moralton. The citizens of said burg live by a very strict interpretation of Christian beliefs, and this rigid interpretation tends to land Orel in very hot water when he attempts to apply them to the less-than-black-and-white world around him. Over the course of the first season's ten episodes (which are all included here, as well as five episodes from the second season), Orel accidentally unleashes a plague of zombies on his townsfolk ("The Lord's Greatest Gift"), develops a horrific crack addiction ("Charity"), gets pierced in an unmentionable place ("The Blessed Union"), and in the series' most jaw-dropping episode to date, "God's Chef," turns a wrong-headed interpretation of sex into a town-wide rash of unexpected pregnancies.

If you're no longer shocked by South Park, chances are that Moral Orel will fill that void, but it's important to note that like South Park, Orel isn't just about breaking taboos. There's a lot of very clever dialogue here, and the "lessons" taught to Orel by his dad, Clay, and the miserable Reverend Putty, do much to skewer the double-talk that permeates zealous types on both sides of the religious and social fences. Supplemental features on The Unholy Edition include eight commentaries by Stamatopoulous and his production team (which includes fellow Mr. Show alum Jay Johnston, who also provides many voices for the series), which cover the trials and tribulations involved in the show's productions, as well as the many headaches incurred by the network over content and thematic issues. Several featurettes are also included, and the most entertaining of these is "The Awkward Comic-Con Panel," in which a seemingly deranged Stamatopolous gets into an argument with Venture Bros. creators Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer; commentaries by both sides of the fracas are also included. The extras are rounded out by deleted scenes, network bumpers, and footage of Stamatopolous recording the voice of Reverend Putty (he was replaced by William Saylers). --Paul Gaita


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5 out of 5 stars Best claymation series ever.   August 17, 2010
A. Hall (Broken Arrow, OK USA)
Honestly this is one of the best series of any show I've ever seen, and easily the best claymation series in my mind. It's deep and thought provoking in the 2nd and 3rd seasons and some episodes are just darn depressing and sad, you'll be amazed that a claymation show can make you cry.

It is not for people that are easily offended, it is not for people who never question their world views. This series is not for children, or even most teenagers, it is a biting satire that deals with concepts that children and most teenagers simply won't understand, it is for the thinking adult, most likely *liberal* thinking adult. Some of the gems from the series include "while god made man in his image, some people look more like god than others", "crack is a gateway to slang", the notion that eating chicken eggs is wrong because it comes from the nether-regions of chickens, not drinking your own urine is a sin because wasting vitamins is a sin. Hiring Hookers from a nearby town to be "saved", repeatedly, one on one with a man. Not a children's show by any stretch of the imagination.

This is a less a satire of christianity as it is a satire of conservative protestant culture, and of the protestant church, not of the religion it'self, for those who can see the satire for what it is, and that is biting truth, it's a brilliant series that is ridiculously underrated, and truly deserving of a large fanbase.

Now if only Adult Swim would release Season 2 and 3 on DVD I would be so very happy.



5 out of 5 stars Still waiting for the second volume?   March 15, 2010
Critical Bear (Middle England)
Are you still waiting for the second volume? I love this show, Adult Swim programs aren't everyone's cup of tea, that said there's a clear theme that runs through this show; Which is the funny goings on in a bible belt town, centred on a young boy who is very religious, he takes very literally the lessons learn at church and then incorrectly applies that knowledge to his environment (with some comic and unfortunate consequences). This has religious themes Christian's won't like much, that said if you come for an uptight background and have thrown off the shackles (& love animation) buy it.


5 out of 5 stars It is not a sin to laugh   February 26, 2010
The Concise Critic: (New England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Here is the first Steven Wright joke I heard: "Curiosity killed the cat, but for a few days I was a suspect." It took me an awkward while to laugh. Now I can't get Steven Wright off my DVD player. . .
The humor in "Moral Orel" is more fast-acting. It's great stuff. . .even after some of the sadness kicks in. I wonder if it is going to be as addictive and as memorable as Wright's comedy.
Orel is Beaver Cleaver, reincarnated in claymation. He is, of course, moral, trying to always please God, attempting not to sin. To waste, according to Orel's forever preaching minister, is sinful. So Orel learns to turn his urine into an energy drink, resorts to masturbating into a pastry bag (a device which allows him to not "spill his seed" and also allows him to impregnate most of the town's women), uses the crack cocaine given to him in exchange for his charitable donation to a drug dealer. . .and his odd exploits innocently continue, always plausible, always funny.

It isn't until a few shows into this collection of the first 15 episodes of "Moral Orel" that you start to also see the catalog of pain: the lonely alcoholic father; the frigid, compulsive housewife; the lonely, gay high school coach; the lonely, vain minister. . .Clearly, the only people enjoying themselves here are the children. And, of course, the audience.



5 out of 5 stars American Art. The rest of the series needs to be on DVD ASAP!   August 27, 2009
Ruth Bradt (Suggs Creek, TN USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Moral Orel is a stunningly raw portrayal of Americana through dark comedy that becomes increasingly darker as the series progresses. You will never feel so psychologically involved with animated characters.



4 out of 5 stars soooo under-rated   August 12, 2009
Billy Smith (usa)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

this is really funny in a midwesterner kinda way. buy it, watch it, learn kiddies. fun and simple.

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