The series was devised and directed by Rich Webber and edited by Mike Percival,[1] who also offered the voices of the characters, and first aired in February 2006, on Nickelodeon's UK and Ireland channel, and then later became a staple on the US Nickelodeon network as part of its former Nick Extra short program.

[2] The series was devised and was directed by Webber and edited by Percival,[1] who also offer the voices of the characters.

[citation needed] Purple and Brown is a creation of Aardman, who animated Wallace and Gromit, Creature Comforts, Angry Kid and Morph.

[3] The storyline is led by the characters of two clay blob friends, one is purple and the other brown, who get caught in ridiculous situations.

In 2007, Cartoon Brew offered a mild criticism of Aardman's recent work, but wrote that Purple and Brown marked "a wonderful return to their roots", and that the concept is "beautifully animated and hilariously executed".