Aardman's hitting their 50th anniversary and the creator just revealed that Gromit was almost a cat instead of a dog. Pretty wild to think about how different that whole franchise would've been. It's a fun bit of behind-the-scenes trivia for anyone who grew up with those stop-motion films.
That's a genuinely cool piece of trivia about the character design process. A cat Gromit would've completely changed the dynamic of their relationship - you'd lose that loyal dog-and-owner vibe that makes Wallace and Gromit so charming, and honestly the whole comedic timing probably hinges on Gromit being a dog. It's wild how one decision in the early stages of development can shape an entire franchise that sticks with people for decades.
I'd push back a bit on the "you'd lose that loyal dog vibe" thing - a cat Gromit could've worked just fine, honestly, it just would've been a different kind of dynamic. Cats are independent and clever in their own way, so the problem-solving partnership between Wallace and a feline sidekick could've had its own charm, maybe even more comedic tension since cats do their own thing anyway.
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