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{{Infobox media franchise
| image              = Creature Comforts.jpeg
| caption            =
| creator            = [[Nick Park]]
| origin             = Creature Comforts (1989)
| owner              = [[Aardman Animations]]
| years              = 1989-2024
| animated_series    = Creature Comforts (2003-2006)<br>Creature Comforts: In the USA (2007)<br>Things We Love (2024)
| tv_specials        = Greetings from Creature Comforts (2007)
| tv_shorts          = Creature Comforts (1989)
}}

'''''Creature Comforts''''' is a British [[stop-motion]] [[television comedy|comedy]] franchise originating in a 1989 animated short film of the same name. The film matched animated zoo animals with a soundtrack of people talking about their homes, making it appear as if the animals were being interviewed about their living conditions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06t3ys5|title=BBC One - A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman|website=BBC}}</ref> It was created by [[Nick Park]] and [[Aardman Animations]]. The film became the basis of a series of television advertisements for the [[electricity board]]s in the United Kingdom. In 2003, a television series in the same style was released. An American version of the series was also made. A sequel series, ''Things We Love'', first aired on [[BBC One]] in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/things-we-love-bbc-creative-aardman/|title=Public to star in Aardman shorts on the BBC|website=BBC Press Office}}</ref>

==The original film==
The original ''Creature Comforts'' (short film) was five minutes and a few seconds long and was conceived and directed by [[Nick Park]] and produced by [[Aardman Animations]], featuring the voices of British non-actors in the same vein as the "man on the street" [[Vox populi|Vox Pop interview]]s. It was produced as part of a series called ''[[Lip Synch (series)|Lip Synch]]'' for [[Channel 4]]. The film won Nick Park the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]] in 1991.

The film shows various animals in a zoo being interviewed about their living conditions. These include a  family of [[Polar bear|polar bears]], Tracey, a depressed female [[gorilla]], a Brazilian [[Mountain lion|puma]], a maternal [[brown four-eyed opossum]], and a [[hippopotamus]] calf who complain about the cold weather, the poor quality of their enclosures and the lack of space and freedom.

By contrast, a [[tarsier]], Alex, a former circus chicken, a tortoise, and an [[armadillo]] praise their enclosures for the comfort and security they bring, and a family of polar bears, particularly one named Andrew, talk about both the advantages and disadvantages of zoos for the welfare of animals. Rather than the subject being one-sided or biased towards one viewpoint, there is a strong balance of opinions in the film, with some interviewees who are happy with their living situation, some who are not, and some who have a neutral opinion.

The voices of each character were performed by residents of both a housing estate and an old people's home. [[Stop motion animation]] was then used to animate each character, and the answers given in the interviews were put in the context of zoo animals. The polar bears were voiced by a family who owned a local shop, while the puma was voiced by Nick Park's Brazilian friend. The only credited actress was Julie Sedgewick who voiced the interviewer.

==Advertisements==
In 1990, Nick Park worked with Phil Rylance and [[Paul Cardwell]] to develop a series of British [[television advertisement]]s for the [[electricity board]]s' "Heat Electric" campaign. The creative team of advertising agency GGK had seen the original ''Creature Comforts'' film and were hugely impressed by it.

They were convinced that a series of short films modeled on the original film would be ideally suited to television advertising – as long as the advertising was handled with sufficient sensitivity to preserve the integrity and charm of Park's work. The initial result of their collaboration was three thirty-seconds ''Creature Comforts'' advertisements, made in the same style as the original film. This led to a series.

Although there had been a tradition of ''vox pop'' advertisements going back to the soap powder adverts of the 1960s, the ''Creature Comforts'' series was distinctive in its juxtaposition of real-life dialogue and animated creatures. The series featured a variety of endearing plasticine animals, including a tortoise, a cat, a family of penguins and a Brazilian parrot. The characters were seen in their own domestic settings, chatting to an unseen interviewer behind a large microphone.

The characters' dialogue was obtained by taking tape recordings of everyday people talking about the comfort and benefits of the electrical appliances in their homes and then using extracts of these – complete with pauses, false starts, repetitions, hesitations and unscripted{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} use of language (such as "easily turn off and on able"). The selected interviewees spoke in a range of down-to-earth regional accents, and the overall effect was of natural conversation.<ref>{{cite book | title=The Language of Everyday Life : An Introduction| last=Delin| first=Judy|author-link=Judy Delin| year=2000| page=138| publisher=Sage Publications| isbn=0-7619-6090-2}}</ref> The adverts' warm and cosy tone reflected the warmth and homeliness of central heating.

There was a certain charm about the animations, with their quirky humour and sharpness of observation – such as in the antics of the non-speaking characters and in the odd little things happening in the background. The animations had an unusual expressiveness, with the wit often coming from tiny nuances – such as a dog scratching his ear at a particular moment.

The characterisation was strengthened by having each voice carefully matched to a suitable animal in a combination that would produce a memorable impact. These features were rounded off by a gentle closing voiceover spoken by [[Johnny Morris (television presenter)|Johnny Morris]]. Morris appealed especially to older audiences, who would remember him and his animal conversations on the television programme ''[[Animal Magic (TV series)|Animal Magic]]''.

The campaign was a great success<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/sep/16/awardsandprizes.oscars2006 |title=Lock up your vegetables! |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=16 September 2005 |author=Stuart Jeffries |access-date=26 April 2009 | location=London}}</ref> and its run was extended over three years. The advertisements received critical acclaim within the advertising industry – with Park, Rylance and Cardwell picking up many top creative awards in Europe and America, including "Best Commercial of the Year" in the 1991 British Television Advertising Awards and "Most Outstanding European Campaign" in the 1991 D&AD Europe Awards. In fact, ''Creature Comforts'' was subsequently voted by media professionals (in leading trade outlets ''Marketing'' and ''Brand Republic'') as one of the top television advertisements of the last fifty years.<ref>
{{Cite web |date=2005-09-21 |title=50 Years of Fame: Top 20 TV ads |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/50-years-fame-top-20-tv-ads/518127 |access-date=2010-08-01 |website=www.campaignlive.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>

As well as attaining a very high level of viewer recall, the advertisements were much loved – particularly the ones involving Frank (the tortoise), Carol (the cat) and Pablo (the parrot). In awarding them a place in ''The 100 best British ads of the century'', the United Kingdom's leading advertising journal ''[[Campaign (magazine)|Campaign]]'' commented "The power of a campaign which can make consumers feel warm towards a utility cannot be underestimated".<ref>{{cite book | title=Campaign's hall of fame : The 100 best British ads of the century| last=Campaign| year=1999| page=86| publisher=Haymarket Publications}}</ref>

The many popular awards won by the ''Creature Comforts'' advertisements included being voted fourth in the all time ''100 Greatest TV Ads'' by readers of ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' and viewers of [[Channel 4]] in April 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-23 |title=Top 100 Greatest TV Adverts |url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-100-greatest-tv-adverts/articles/results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091228220039/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-100-greatest-tv-adverts/articles/results |archive-date=2009-12-28 |website=[[Channel 4]]}}</ref> Their position among the classic advertisements of British television was confirmed when ''Creature Comforts'' was voted fourth in ''ITV's Best Ever Adverts'' by viewers of [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-05 |title=Classic Ads - Spots and Spot Innovation |url=http://www.thinkbox.tv/server/show/nav.943 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305130459/http://www.thinkbox.tv/server/show/nav.943 |archive-date=2009-03-05 |access-date= |website=thinkbox.tv |language=en}}</ref> Finally, in a [[YouGov]] survey during 2006, ''Creature Comforts'' topped the list of the United Kingdom's alltime favourite animated or puppet characters used in adverts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Nick |date=2007-01-02 |title=Creature Comforts 'best ad characters' |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/31193-creature-comforts-best-ad-characters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111032016/http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/31193-creature-comforts-best-ad-characters |archive-date=2010-01-11 |website=[[Metro.co.uk]]}}</ref>

The ''Creature Comforts'' advertisements have now attained a place in popular culture, and are probably better remembered than the original film that spawned them.<ref>{{cite book | title=Creating Creature Comforts| last=Lane| first=Andy| year=2003| page=72| publisher=Boxtree| isbn=0-7522-1564-7}}</ref> However, it is claimed that many members of the public mistakenly remember the commercials as advertising gas heating, the main competitor to electricity.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jeffries |first=Stuart |date=16 September 2005 |title=Lock up your vegetables! |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/sep/16/awardsandprizes.oscars2006 |access-date=26 April 2009 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

===Influences===
The ''Creature Comforts'' advertisements were produced in the period 1990 to 1992 and in some ways they were indicative of the shape of things to come in British television advertising. Many commentators believe that there was a fundamental shift in television advertising from the unbridled consumerism and egoism of the 1980s to what is sometimes termed a more "caring" approach in the 1990s. The ''Creature Comforts'' advertisements are cited as an early example of this phenomenon.<ref>{{cite book | title=British television advertising : cultural identity and communication | last=Dickason| first=Renée| year=2005| page=92| publisher=University of Luton Press| isbn=1-86020-571-2}}</ref>

The format of the ''Creature Comforts'' advertisements was so successful that it was replicated in other campaigns in the following decades. In later years, however, members of the public became increasingly conscious of the potential uses of their ''vox pop'' interviews.<ref>{{cite book| title=Cracking animation : the Aardman book of 3-D animation| last1=Lord| first1=Peter| last2=Sibley| first2=Brian| year=1998| publisher=Thames & Hudson| isbn=0-500-01881-2| url-access=registration| url=https://archive.org/details/crackinganimatio0000lord}}</ref> This made it difficult to recapture the spontaneity and innocence of the early ''Creature Comforts'' advertisements. Although lookalike animations became relatively commonplace in television advertisements, they were usually scripted and rarely possessed the painstaking attention to detail of the original advertisements.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}}

===Credits===
* Director: [[Nick Park]]
* Creative Director: Nick Fordham
* Art Directors: Phil Rylance, Newy Brothwell
* Writers: [[Paul Cardwell]], Kim Durdant-Hollamby

==The series==
In 2003, a series of ''Creature Comforts'' films directed by [[Richard Goleszowski]] was made for the British television network [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] by [[Aardman Animations]]. The series was distributed globally by [[Granada International]] who also handled home video rights except in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia, which were retained by Aardman.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Ryan |last=Ball |date=11 September 2003 |title=Creature Comforts Series Gets Distributor |magazine=[[Animation Magazine]] |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2003/09/creature-comforts-series-gets-distributor/ }}</ref>

The series has since aired as repeats on [[Comedy Central]], usually late at night. Starting in 2005, it has also aired in Australia on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]], in [[Netherlands|The Netherlands]] on [[Veronica (television channel)|Veronica]], on pay television channel US TV, and on the Internet, as well as on the Aardman Animations YouTube Channel.

A thirty-minute special in which the regular characters attempt to perform and interpret the [[Christmas carol]] "[[The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)|The Twelve Days of Christmas]]" was first aired on 25 December 2005.<ref name="merry-xmas">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/hsuaofDtUHQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20191113171247/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsuaofDtUHQ Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |author1=Creature Comforts |title=Merry Christmas Everybody! - Creature Comforts (Full Episode) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsuaofDtUHQ |via=YouTube |access-date=25 December 2019 |date=14 December 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The special was broadcast in Canada on the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] on 26 December 2005.

[[Humour]] pervades all aspects of the series, for example:
* A highly philosophical speech given by Brian the [[amoeba]].
* An [[alligator]] praising [[Sewer alligator|her neighbourhood, the sewer]].
* Animals being scared of their own habitat
* Background details such as:
** Insects swarming into a gap in the paving stones when a slug mimics a bird call.
** [[Grey alien]]s blinking in unison.
** A lab mouse being interviewed while [[Vacanti mouse|another mouse with a human ear on his back]] walks by.

The series gently mocks the constructed ''performance'' sometimes given by members of the general public when being interviewed for television [[Vox populi|vox pops]] and documentaries. This includes the attempts to present a cogent but simple conclusive answer to a general question, a sound bite, and the attempts to present a cheery spin on a complex issue while the subject attempts to hide their personal issues and problems with the issue.

The series is currently repeated on [[Gold (UK TV channel)|Gold]].

The series is also available on the streaming service ITVX.

==Regular characters==
The following characters are among those who make regular appearances throughout the series. These animals are always portrayed by the same interviewees to maintain consistency throughout the series.

===Introduced in Series 1===
* '''Fluffy''' – a cynical brown [[hamster]] who lives in [[Catford]].
* '''Pickles''' (voiced by Sarah Williams <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bristol-cathedral.co.uk/news/sarah-williams-150-challenges|title=Sarah Williams' 150 Challenges - Bristol Cathedral}}</ref>) – an optimistic [[Labrador Retriever]] who works as a guide for a blind man. She is often seen sitting by her owner's side, but the man's face is never shown on screen.
* '''Clement''' – an elderly [[bloodhound]] who talks about his past life experiences.
* '''Sapphire''' – an adolescent [[bottlenose dolphin]] who lives in an [[aquarium]].
* '''Trixie and Captain Cuddlepuss''' – Trixie is a female [[Vizsla]] and Captain Cuddlepuss is a male blue [[Persian cat]]. They sit on a red sofa and frequently argue about trivial things. They are the most recurring regular characters in the series.
* '''Anthony''' – a [[Mysophobia|mysophobic]] [[Danish Landrace pig|pig]].
* '''Chappie''' – an elderly [[Camargue horse]]
* '''Sue and Lorraine''' – two [[Walrus|walruses]] who sit on an iceberg.
* '''Gary and Nigel''' – two [[slug]]s who mostly talk about plants and gardening. One of them is accompanied by his young daughter in one episode.
* '''Dave''' – a laid-back worm who lives with his mother.
* '''The Shark'''  – a [[blue shark]] with a [[Aquaphobia|fear of water]].
* '''Stan and Ted''' – two baby [[European robin|birds]] who live in a nest.
* '''Sid and Nancy''' – two [[Black rat|rats]] who live in a garden shed.
* '''Frank''' – a [[Sternotherus odoratus|Tortoise]] who originally appeared in the Heat Electric television adverts.
* '''Dennis''' – a [[dung beetle]] who pushes a ball of dung while walking backwards.
* '''Brian''' – an amoeba that can seen through a microscope. Despite being an extremely primitive life form, Brian has a highly philosophical view on life and talks about complex science. Unlike other characters in the series, Brian is a [[CGI animation|CGI]] animated character.
* '''Muzulu and Toto''' – two [[Peruvian spider monkey|Peruvian spider monkeys]]. In the first series, Muzulu and Toto are shown as performing monkeys sitting in a cage and wearing matching pink and blue outfits, but in the second series they are shown without their outfits and living in a forest with other wild monkeys.
* '''Megan and Gladys''' – two [[European Herring Gull|Herring Gulls]] with a [[Welsh accent]] who stand on a landfill site.
* '''Spanner and Trousers''' – two stray [[dog]]s who sit in a skip.
* '''The Rudges''' – a family of [[Sea anemone|sea anemones]] voiced by the same family as the polar bears in the original Creature Comforts short.

===Introduced in Series 2===
* '''Victor''' – a white [[mouse]] with a [[Geordie]] accent who lives in a doll house.
* '''Derek''' – An elderly [[Shar Pei]] with a Welsh accent. He sits next to a small Shar Pei puppy who does not speak.
* '''Brian and Keith''' – two [[Bull Terrier|Bull Terriers]] who were brothers
* '''Muriel and Catherine''' – a pair of [[Common pipistrelle|bats]] who roost in a belfry.
* '''Behzad''' – an [[Arabian horse]] who has several different jobs, including a police horse, a member of the Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace, and a faux Christmas reindeer.
* '''Rocky''' – a black [[Chicken|rooster]] who speaks before it is ready to crow and wake up the farm.
* '''Black''' – a black [[Vietnamese Pot-bellied|pig]] with a yellow [[RFID]] tag on her left ear
*'''Audrey and Seymour''' – two [[Dachshund|Dachshunds]]
* '''Fifi and Apollo''' – two [[Poodle|Poodles]]

==Miscellaneous==
A special short was aired in the United Kingdom as part of [[Red Nose Day 2007]].<ref>[http://www.rednoseday.com/whats-on/the-big-one/ Comic Relief's list of TV specials for Red Nose Day 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708075126/http://www.rednoseday.com/whats-on/the-big-one/ |date=8 July 2008 }}</ref>

==American version==
Starting in June 2007, [[CBS]] planned to broadcast seven episodes of an [[Americanization (foreign culture and media)|Americanized]] version of the show, featuring ordinary American people providing the voices, in the same vein as the British original. The series was titled ''Creature Comforts'' and was seen Monday nights at 8PM ET/PT from 4 to 18 June 2007 (only three episodes were broadcast due to low ratings, and was replaced with reruns of ''[[The New Adventures of Old Christine]]'');<ref>{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/cbs-survivor-go-to-china-1117963293/ | work=Variety | title=CBS, 'Survivor' go to China | first=Josef | last=Adalian | date=17 April 2007 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420042622/https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963293.html?categoryid=14&cs=1|archive-date=20 April 2007|access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref> the series was also simulcast in Canada on the [[E! (Canadian TV system)|CH]] system. It was the first adult animated series produced for CBS since ''[[Where's Huddles?]]'' and ''[[Fish Police (TV series)|Fish Police]]''.

CBS also created a [[web presence]] with the help of the ''Creature Comforts'' staff. A behind-the-scenes collaborative account/blog of each episode was posted, in conjunction with the three short-lived airings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/creature_comforts/|title=CBS Shows - Popular Primetime, Daytime, Late Night & Classics|website=www.cbs.com}}</ref> The American version was co-produced by Aardman Animations and The [[Gotham Group]].

Seven episodes of this series were produced. However, the series ran for only three episodes, before being [[Cancellation (television)|cancelled]] by CBS due to low ratings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/creature-comforts-what-went-wrong-with-the-cbs-claymation-series/ |title=Creature Comforts: What Went Wrong with the CBS Claymation Series? |publisher=TV Series Finale |date=3 August 2007}}</ref> Its remaining episodes were later premiered on Animal Planet in 2008 (see below). A standard [[DVD]] of the show's seven episodes was released on 9 October 2007 by Sony, now entitled ''Creature Comforts America''. Currently, there is no Blu-ray version, even though the show was mastered in 1080{{Clarify|reason=Progressive or interlaced?|date=November 2020}} HD with a [[16:9 aspect ratio]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20070930201626/http://www.tvseriesfinale.com/2007/08/creature_comforts_what_went_wrong_with_the_cbs_ser.php Creature Comforts: What Went Wrong with the CBS Claymation Series? » TV Series Finale<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

On 8 February 2008, the show won an [[Annie Award]] for "Best Animated Television Production" of 2007.<ref>[http://annieawards.org/35thwinners.html Annie Awards: Legacy &mdash; 35th Annual Annie Awards<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208102916/http://annieawards.org/35thwinners.html |date=8 February 2012 }}</ref> In Australia, public broadcaster [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC Television]] began airing the American season in Australia on 18 February 2008, having aired the original British version since its inception on both [[ABC1]] and the digital only [[ABC2]].

On 24 April 2008, [[Animal Planet]] picked up the first season of the American version. It was broadcast in both SD letterbox and native HD formats. Episodes 1&2 premiered on 24 April, Episodes 3&4 premiered on 1 May, and Episodes 5&6 premiered on 9 May. ''Creature Comforts'' was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)" but on 13 September 2008, it lost out to ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Teresa Drilling, one of the show's many animators, won an individual [[Emmy Award]] for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation".

===American version staff===
* Executive Producers: Kit Boss, Miles Bullough, Peter McHugh, [[David Sproxton]], [[Peter Lord]], [[Nick Park]]
* Producers: Kenny Micka, Gareth Owen
* Story Editors: Chad Carter, [[June Raphael]], [[Casey Wilson]]
* Writers: Kit Boss, Chad Carter, Michael Dougan, Ben Stout, [[June Raphael]], [[Casey Wilson]]
* Directors: David Osmand, Merlin Crossingham

==''Things We Love''==
In 2024, a sequel series, ''Things We Love'', was announced by the [[BBC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/things-we-love-bbc-creative-aardman/|title=Public to star in Aardman shorts on the BBC|website=BBC Press Office}}</ref> Like the original series, audio from interviews with non-actors is synched with stop-motion animation of animals to make it seem as if they are talking about their living conditions. The sequel series is also created and produced by [[Aardman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/aardman-bbc-release-short-films-newsupdate/|title=Aardman unveils heartwarming new films starring real BBC viewers|website=[[Radio Times]]}}</ref> The first three shorts aired on 8 March 2024 on [[BBC One]].

==DVD releases==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! DVD title
! Country of release
! [[DVD region code|Region]]
! Date of release
! DVD company
! Catalog Number
! Notes
|-
| ''Creature Comforts''
| United States
| 1
| 28 November 2000
| [[Image Entertainment]]
| ID0106CUDVD
| The original 1989 film presented in widescreen. Also includes the other [[Aardman]] animations ''Wat's Pig'', ''Not Without My Handbag'' and ''Adam''
|-
| ''Creature Comforts – Series 1, Part 1''
| United Kingdom
| 2
| 17 November 2003
| [[Momentum Pictures]]
|
| The first half of Series 1, the original 1989 film, and other extras
|-
| ''Creature Comforts – Series 1, Part 2''
| United Kingdom
| 2
| 5 April 2004
| Momentum Pictures
|
| The second half of Series 1, featuring many extras including ITV1 idents, Heat Electric adverts, and more
|-
| ''Creature Comforts – The Complete First Season''
| United States
| 1
| 27 September 2005
| [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]
| 08694
| Features the original 1989 film in fullscreen as an extra
|-
| ''Creature Comforts – Complete Series 1''
| United Kingdom
| 2
| 31 October 2005
| Momentum Pictures
|
| Two-disc set of the first series.
|-
| ''Creature Comforts – Series 2, Part 1''
| United Kingdom
| 2
| 21 November 2005
| Momentum Pictures
|
| First half of Series 2, plus many making of extras.
|-
| ''Creature Comforts – Series 2, Part 2''
| United Kingdom and United States
| 2
| 20 February 2006
| Momentum Pictures
|
| Second half of Series 2, plus extras
|-
| ''Creature Comforts – The Complete Second Season''
| United States
| 1
| 24 October 2006
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
| 14823
| Two-disc set of the Second Series and the "Merry Christmas, Everybody" DVD release (see below)
|-
| ''Creature Comforts – Merry Christmas Everybody''
| United States
| 1
| 24 October 2006
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
|
| Also included in the Second Series DVD release
|-
| ''Creature Comforts – The Complete First and Second Seasons''
| United States
| 1
| 24 October 2006
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
|
| Two-disc set of the First and Second Series
|-
| ''Creature Comforts – Complete Series 2''
| United Kingdom
| 2
| 6 November 2006
| Momentum Pictures
|
| Three-disc set of the Second Series and "Merry Christmas Everybody"
|-
| ''Creature Comforts America – The Complete First Season''
| United States
| 1
| 9 October 2007
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
|
| The seven episodes made for the cancelled American version
|-
| ''Creature Comforts - Complete Series 3: In The USA''
| United Kingdom
| 2
| 24 November 2008
| [[2 Entertain]]
|
| The seven episodes made for the canceled American version
|}

The television series (United Kingdom) is now available to watch on the official [[Aardman]] [[YouTube]] channel. ([https://www.youtube.com/aardman])

==See also==
* [[List of Creature Comforts episodes|List of ''Creature Comforts'' episodes]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.creaturecomforts.tv ''Creature Comforts''] Official website
* {{YouTube|c=UCDoecWh-QlAnroaDpvZ-0dA|title=''Creature Comforts''}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081018211137/http://www.tv.com/creature-comforts-uk/show/22050/episode.html ''Creature Comforts'' (episodes)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070609123801/http://www.atomfilms.com/film/creature_comforts.jsp "Watch the original Oscar winning ''Creature Comforts'' online"] at AtomFilms
* {{IMDb title|id=0099317|title=Creature Comforts (1989)}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0324742|title=Creature Comforts (2003 series)}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0759097|title=Creature Comforts (2007 American series)}}
* [http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=5002 Article about CBS winning TV rights]

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[[Category:Claymation films]]
[[Category:Claymation television series]]
[[Category:Films directed by Nick Park]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Nick Park]]
[[Category:Television series by Aardman Animations]]
[[Category:ITV animated television series]]
[[Category:Television series about talking animals]]