Moral Orel

Moral Orel

He just wants to do good.

Created by Dino Stamatopoulos

On Adult Swim

2005–20083 seasons43 episodes12 min8.0 / 10

A darkly comic stop-motion series that uses an earnest child's religious literalism to explore the gap between doctrine and damage, mixing grotesque subject matter with genuine warmth.

Orel is an 11-year-old boy who loves church. His unbridled enthusiasm for piousness and his misinterpretation of religious morals often lead to disastrous results, including self-mutilation and crack addiction. No matter how much trouble he gets into, his reverence always keeps him cheery.

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  • Is Moral Orel one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of series.

  • Is Moral Orel violent? Yes. More violent than 81% of series.

  • Is Moral Orel sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.

  • Is Moral Orel easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.

  • Does Moral Orel leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.

  • Is Moral Orel scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Familiar shape, done well.

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Surprise41

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Love49

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