Moral Orel

December 13, 2005 – December 18, 2008

Moral Orel was an American adult stop-motion animated sitcom which originally aired on Adult Swim from December 13, 2005 to December 18, 2008. The series has been described as "Davey and Goliath meets South Park". However, Dino Stamatopoulos, the show's creator, is wary of the comparison with Davey and Goliath, telling The New York Times that Moral Orel grew out of a concept for a send-up of a Leave It to Beaver-style 1950s sitcom that would star Iggy Pop. The series is a satire of the archetypes of Middle American suburban life, modern-day WASP culture, alcoholism, and religious fundamentalism. As the show progresses, it begins to emotionally unravel the duplicity of fundamentalism, and the consequences that come with it.

At the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con, Stamatopoulos announced that the show would not be renewed for a fourth season. The final season was aired interspersed with repeats from the first two seasons, as many of the episodes took place in parallel with events of past episodes. The event, which was called "44 Nights of Orel", was hosted by Stamatopoulos and others and started on October 6, 2008, running through December 18, when the series finale premiered. A special entitled "Beforel Orel" later aired on November 19, 2012.

Sound Effects Used

This show mainly used sound effects from The Premiere Edition Volume 1 library, and the Foley Sound Library. It also used some excerpts from the following libraries as well: The Cartoon Trax Volume 1 library, the Lucasfilm Sound Effects Library, the Human Sound Effects by Digiffects - Series I library, the Rural Sound Effects by Digiffects - Series C library, the Series 4000 Hollywood Sound Effects Library, The General Series 6000 Sound Effects Library, The Premiere Edition Volume 2 library, and the Series 6000 Extension I Sound Effects Library.

• Censor Bleep (Heard 9 times in "Turn The Other Cheek".)
• Hollywoodedge, 35mm Still Camera 3 El PE178901 (Used sometimes during the credits of episodes when Orel squeezes the squeeze bulb on his camera when he makes his stop-motion films.)
• Hollywoodedge, Belch 6 Lowpitched We PE138501
• Hollywoodedge, Bird Hawk Single Scre PE020801 (Heard once in the second part of "Nature".)
• Hollywoodedge, Body Falls Mud Heavy FS045005
• Hollywoodedge, Body Falls Mud Heavy FS045009
• Hollywoodedge, Bone Breaks Stab Wet FS044201 (Heard once in "The Lord's Greatest Gift", when Doughy's grandfather bites a chunk out of Officer O’Chunky's head, after being resurrected by Orel.)
• Hollywoodedge, Bullet Impacts Glass FS026301
• Hollywoodedge, Bullet Impacts Glass FS026302
• Hollywoodedge, Car Crash Small 1 Shor PE111901 (Heard once in "Pleasure" when the old lady that Oral was going to help across the street gets hit by a red van.)
• Hollywoodedge, Cats Fighting Loud Sc PE917007/Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601
• Hollywoodedge, Children Sml Grp Yell PE954901/Hollywoodedge, Small Group Kids Chee PE142801
• Hollywoodedge, Crickets 1 BT020401/Hollywoodedge, Night Ambience Light PE011701
• Hollywoodedge, Crowd Med Shock PE961301/Hollywoodedge, Crowd Reaction Shock PE142501
• Hollywoodedge, Crunchy Fist Impact PE247301/Hollywoodedge, Kick Body Hit 4 Thud Cr PE101601
• Hollywoodedge, Door Knocks 1 Several PE250401 (The 2nd, 3rd and 4th knocks are heard once each in "Turn The Other Cheek".)
• Hollywoodedge, Doppler Car Horn By Ap PE077401/Hollywoodedge, Doppler Horn By HighP CT053001
• Hollywoodedge, Dry Skids Long Squeal PE297001
• Hollywoodedge, Flashbulb Pops With Glas TE020702 (Heard twice during the title card in "Repression".)
• Hollywoodedge, Giggling Two Childre PE131001/Hollywoodedge, Two Young Kids Giggle PE143501 (First half only, slightly lower volume; heard once in "Satan".)
• Hollywoodedge, Gusts Heavy Cold Wind PE031601/Hollywoodedge, Whistling Wind Stead PE033301
• Hollywoodedge, Heart Monitor WFlatL PE268101
• Hollywoodedge, Lincoln Town Car Perf PE072901
• Hollywoodedge, Low End Punch Heavy FS040501
• Hollywoodedge, Medium Crowd AdultsY PE142901
• Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE140401 (The 1st half is heard twice in "Praying".)
• Hollywoodedge, Phone Receiver Picku PE174701
• Hollywoodedge, Punch Face Hit 2 Sharp PE100201
• Hollywoodedge, Punch Face Hit 5 Sharp PE100501
• Hollywoodedge, Punch Face Hit 7 Sharp PE100701
• Hollywoodedge, Quick Double Bell Di CRT015001 (1st ding only; heard once in "Offensivness".)
• Hollywoodedge, School Bell Short Rin PE193101
• Hollywoodedge, Screams 4 Man Gutwren PE134501
• Hollywoodedge, Screams 5 Man InsaneT PE134601
• Hollywoodedge, Screams 1 Woman Singl PE133501 (Heard once in "God's Chef".)
• Hollywoodedge, Screams 2 Woman Singl PE133601
• Hollywoodedge, Screams 3 Woman Singl PE133701
• Hollywoodedge, Screams 4 Woman Singl PE133801
• Hollywoodedge, Screams 7 Woman Three PE134101 (The 1st scream is heard once in "Holy Visage".)
• Hollywoodedge, Slap 1 PE104201 (Heard once in "Charity", when Orel slaps Mr. Figurelli, after trying to ask him for his money back by using some of his figurines.)
• Hollywoodedge, Single Classic Wolf CRT012501/Sound Ideas, COYOTE - LONG HOWL, ANIMAL (Last half only; heard once in "God's Blunders".)
• Hollywoodedge, Toilet Flush 2 Old Typ PE167401
• Hollywoodedge, V8 Car Fast Skid To Sto PE072701 (Heard once in "The Lord's Greatest Gift".)
• Hollywoodedge, Wood Crash Long Heavy FS023201 (First half only, low volume; used in the intro when God rips the roof off the church Orel and his family go to.)
• Hollywoodedge, Wood Door 3 Open SlamM PE180301 (Closing element only; heard once in "Elemental Orel".)
• Hollywoodedge, Wood Door OC Bounce PE180501 (The opening element is heard twice in "Be Fruitful and Multiply".)
• Hollywoodedge, Wood Door OCKnob PE180101
• Hollywoodedge, Wood Doors Various TE024104 (Edited variants of the opening element are heard twice in "Pleasure".)
• Hollywoodedge, Yelper Siren Multipl PE081101
• Sound Ideas, BIRD, CHICKEN - CHICKENS: SMALL GROUP: CONSTANT CALLS, ANIMAL (Heard once in a low volume in "Offensivness".)
• Sound Ideas, BIRD, CROW - COMMON CROW: CALLS, ANIMAL (Heard once in a very low volume in "Offensivness".)
• Sound Ideas, BIRD, TAWNY OWL - TAWNY OWL, STRIX ALUCO, BIRD, DIGIFFECTS
• Sound Ideas, BIRDS, VARIOUS - RESIDENTIAL AMBIENCE, EARLY MORNING, COUNTRY 01 (Heard once in a low volume in "The Lord’s Prayer" during the opening scene.)
• Sound Ideas, CAMEL - VOCALIZATIONS, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, CASH REGISTER - ANTIQUE: SINGLE KEY WITH BELL, FAST
• Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - OPEN 04
• Sound Ideas, FIRE, HOSE - FIRE HOSE: WATER THROUGH HOSE, SPRAY, SHUT OFF
• Sound Ideas, FOOTSTEPS, CONCRETE - MALE SNEAKERS: WALK (Used as a walking sound multiple times throughout the series.)
• Sound Ideas, HUMAN, CRACK - KNUCKLES: FAST CRACKING
• Sound Ideas, HUMAN, VOMIT - VOMITING, MAN, HUMAN, DIGIFFECTS 01 (Slightly lower volume; used once in "Waste", for an off-screen male character vomits, when Orel tells the crowd at his speech about how he was selling his urine as an energy drink.)
• Sound Ideas, PROJECTOR, FILM - 16 MM PROJECTOR: START, RUN, STOP, MOVIE
• Sound Ideas, SCREAM - MALE, TERROR, HUMAN, HORROR
• Sound Ideas, SIREN - 'WAIL' SIREN, POLICE, AMBULANCE, FIRE TRUCK 01
• Sound Ideas, WOOD, BRANCH - BRANCH SNAP, TWIG 01
• Sound Ideas, WRITING, PENCIL - WRITING WITH PENCIL, LONG, OFFICE

Image Gallery

• Moral Orel/Image Gallery