Orel Puppington: Moralton's One Ray of Hope 

something i really like about orel is the fact that in the beginning of the show he was scared whenever clay calls him to his study, but in nesting hes completely unphased and indifferent

Kinda crazy how this show is darker than Bojack Horseman and still manages to have a more hopeful ending.

Really, Orel's story is inspiring. Despite coming from a loveless, abusive household, Orel never lost his faith. Really, the show is by no means "anti-religious" as you'd think. It instead takes jabs at people who hide their inner demons behind the front of their "piety."

Orel is one of the few characters with a happy ending in this show. He overcame his past, cut ties with his parents, and became an loving husband and father. He decided to stay in Moral Town so he can change it for the better, so no kid has to go what he went through ever again.

I like how Orel's growth as a character can be tracked through how his relationship to Doughy gradually changes over the course of the series. In the beginning he's too oblivious and optimistic to realize that Doughy is unhappy and doesn't bat an eye at the implications of his home life, but in Abstinence (which would have been a season 3 episode focusing on Doughy) the makes the decision at the end to stay with Doughy and be nice to him to keep him out of trouble. He grows to recognize over the course of the series that traumatic events can change people for the worse and tries to stop that from happening to his friend.

I kind of want to believe that after Shapey said "when I'm thirsty, it feels how I feel when I'm alone" to Bloberta, she finally realised how her emotional neglect of her kids had damaged them. When she says "what?" in response, she's genuinely upset by what Shapey said and quite possibly struck with guilt. Given that the series was cut short, we were robbed of seeing Bloberta reform herself and become a better mother, but I'd like to think that she secretly became a better mother to Orel, Shapey and Block when Clay was out of the house because if he saw that she actually cared for something he was going to take it away from her.

That's the sad thing about it: Orel is legitimately trying to figure everything out and anytime he gets close to a real answer to what it all really means, his dad or someone else will try to stomp it out.

I like to think that dog Oral gets in the last episode is Bartholomew reborn for a second chance

The series Finale had the best lesson you can learn . No matter what trauma you experience in your past. You can always rise from it & come out as the better person & have the happy life you deserve

This show is amazing because it isn't anti-religion. It's anti-poseur.

WE COULD HAVE HAD GOTH OREL 😭

What Orel did was able to overcame the terrible home life and he was able to finally see through his father. He finally saw what kind of man his father is. His father tried to show him one terrible experience as a child will ruined you forever. Orel did experienced it; however, he was able to overcome it and thus Clay is proven wrong and defeated. Orel broke the cycle of violence.

i would do anything to see goth orel it would have been the best thing ever

Even if it never got finished, I love how, in the end, the moral of Moral Orel is not to let your past or the people around you hold you back. You can find your own happy future instead of focusing on the sad past.

As someone who's currently going through what Orel went through, he's just a massive inspiration and a glimmer of hope for me in the religious community I'm in. I started watching the show when my views on religion and religious people were really at its lowest, but the show, especially Orel, resonated with me and allowed me to pick myself up and learn the things that Orel did. I definitely can't agree more with everything in this video. Truly a one of a kind main character, thanks for making so many moral Orel videos dude!! I absolutely love discussion videos like these and your videos are certainly a go-to for me. Heck, sometimes I re-watch your videos Now if you'll excuse me I'm gonna binge watch your videos again JSKDJFJDJ ty for coming to my ted talk

It'd be fun to see Orel interact with the kids from South Park and the Veggietales cast. Like I could imagine the shock that the Veggietales cast would share with Orel if they learned that only Mormons go to Heaven while Hell is a fun place in the South Park universe.

An Angel based on his motivation and a monster based only in his actions.

Orel is a precious bean.

Favorite Orel moment. Look Samson! Crack! Horray!

His arc ,both in terms of what made it on screen and the planned stuff, kind of reminds me of Dean from Venture Bros (only Dean’s gothiness was semi-permanent in his case) in terms of going from an aw shucks kind of parody of naive kid protagonist to a surprisingly well rounded character. Also I’m in the camp that totally buys the popular fan theory that he’s on the autism spectrum

I wish we'd got the series till the end. I'll always be upset we never got to see the characters grow more. So many untold stories. We won't get more than knowing what was planned to happen. Witch, sure, is better than nothing. But I think about what that show was, as great as it was.

Orel is the best character with amazing development and he's hilarious in his naive nature and optimism. Plus he make me more interested in the lesser known disciple Bartholomew 😂

Man, you seriously have a voice i love to hear. This channel is so underrated. :( thanks for all of your awesome writing and work on these vids for us. You are a rockstar.

I've read a lot of comments on Morel Orel-related videos and people from backgrounds similar to his say that the depictions of the town's dynamics are spot-on. That is pretty chilling, knowing that kids across the country have to deal with parental figures like Orel's.

So much character growth was going to happen in those final 2 seasons and we didn't get it. Still kinda happy we didn't get Arthur's death, that would've gutted me.

This show introduced me to The Mountain Goats, who saved depressed teenage me from taking my life.

Regardless of being cut short by the network, I really appreciate that this show ends on a happy note. Especially that it ends with Orel staying true to himself. We know from the show that small town politics and small town churches often have systemic issues that cause people a lot of hurt, but we know with certainty that people like Orel will exist there to balance things out with a genuine will to do good. There's no cynicism in the ending deriding him for staying with his religion, or living out the lifestyle his parents tried to emulate, we're happy for him because we know its *not* an emulation, he *IS* the real picture of that healthy small town man just trying to do the right thing, and having seen him suffer for doing that in the past we know it's not something that comes easy.

Orel always remind me of Butters from South Park

Can we talk about how Morel’s kids kinda have his parents hairstyles?

He is a kid, yes he did bad things but it wasn’t entirely his fault since he is a kid. The only responsible person in his life beyond his grandfather is Stephanie.

I find it odd that Orel admires Rod Putty when he’s probably better. I guess that’s just what being a kid is like.

Mmm getting a real 19-2000 vibe form that intro background very nice also nice video

Shapey being rescued at the last minute? Hmmm…given how much of a menace he is…maybe they should have waited a few more minutes.

I just realized that Orel is basically Brutha from Terry Pratchet's book 'Small Gods'

I'm thinking Orel became both the pastor of his church and the mayor of Moralton, because that's the best way to change his hometown and undo the toxic things he heard from his dad. Even though it's out of historical order, he reminds me of Ted Lasso: a kind guy who's trying his best to be held accountable and grow, even when others aren't!

What I like about Orel is how he feels like a version of me I never had. I went through similar trauma, but Orel manages to be happy in spite of it.

I don’t think oral shouldn’t be held completely responsible for what he dose. He kinda has the same problem as the South Park kids having no real good examples.

Your Moral Oral videos make me wish Morel Oral wasn't Cancelled!

As a child i was really confused about this show. It was a fun joyous God loving show with a non intentional trouble making kid in comedy. As an adult you really see the reality of the this kid. These were one of the shows of the first decade that deserved a better fate. This wasn’t a show you just walk away from. This was a well developed story driven character that didn’t get the chance to see the light of day. This was Gold experience. The connection with Orel is the fact that you can relate to him in a lot of ways. Troublemaking yet fun loving kid but what’s really interesting is about a child who lives and yet doesn’t see the hell he’s living in until later and still keeps his peace of mind and breaks the cycle of abuse. A kid who got put through emotional trial and error and still made it out. That’s a story you can enjoy. He kept his love of life and faith in God.

i was really looking forward to this video. glad it's finally up!

It would've been interesting to see Orel go Goth and how that affects the people around him.

And unlike the rest of morelten he is not a bigoted asshole for example in the huented house one of the “scary” things was a black man merrying a white woman the other kids got scared and ran away while Orel just showed ampthy

I respect using the 19-2000 music.

There sadly already was an attempted revival in 2012. That special about the father was to to gauge interest in the show, But they put it up without advertising it at all, and the fanbase then was tiny. It's tragic because it's a glimpse into a much more polished Season 4 that could have been,

u made this at the right time

Yea he should have lived with his grandpa and not his dad but still he lives happily and peacefully in the end it’s truly moral Orel and this book of this Christen kid has ran out of pages for it’s ending but for the best reason 😊🎚✝️ P.S. goodbye Orel puppington we hope you have a great life by god bless you and you’re family😊

Yes V. You do have the power :)

I will always love orel I'm ngl

Me, the whole time: *headbanging to the best Gorillaz song ever made* Get the cool, get the cool shoeshine…

Oh, I realized that orel was a reference in Drawn Together, I thought it was the boy from lazy town, well they look similar

Please release all of Moral Orel to video - DVD - streaming -whatever !

When are you guy's gonna do character arcs from Steven Universe? I loved that Spinel clip 💚

Take a shot each time there’s a meme :)

The animal crossing music really caught me off guard at the end there

epic

All I need in this world is goth orel in screamo tees

19-2000!!!

Adult Swim should see if the creator of moral Orel would like to make more episodes wether it be they reboot it or make more that tie in with the og

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Ha ha lol ❤😂!!

Puppington, that's hilarious, "Puppe" means doll in German 😅

Yooo

I’m the thousandth like good video

I feel like the show woulda had a more poignant ending if he was in a gay relationship, like he’s the good ending of his father’s life.