Update: Inverse can now confirm that the upcoming tribute to Over The Garden Wall will be a 2-minute stop-motion short created by Patrick McHale (who created the original series) and Aardman (the animation studio behind Wallace and Gromit). The video will be available on Cartoon Network's YouTube channel and other social media platforms. Our original article continues below...
Animated television doesn’t have to worry about its actors aging or its special effects budgets skyrocketing, which often means your favorite cartoons can stay on the air indefinitely. At a time when it feels like The Simpsons and Family Guy have been around since the Big Bang, that makes short-lived animated series all the more interesting. If an animated show is meant from the start to only last one season, its storytelling can often be dramatic and ambitious.
