EPISODE BREAKDOWNS
“Moral Orel tells the story of 12-year-old Orel Puppington, alongside his alcoholic father, Clay, cleaning-obsessed mother, Bloberta, and 7-year-old brother, Shapey, who live in the town of Moralton, Statesota. Orel is a devout Protestant, though in his pursuit to be a good Christian, he often misconstrues the lessons taught to him by the Reverend Putty, his father, and other townsfolk. The show chronicles Orel’s attempts to deal with the repressed adults in town, as well as his attempts to keep his faith in a world of cynicism, hypocrisy, and hate. Hot dog, it truly is a compelling show. Moral Orel will forever be cherished by many fans and will continue to impact future generations.” - Team Orel
SEASON ONE (10 Episodes)
Episode One: The Lord’s Greatest Gift
Release Date: 01/23/2006
Length: 11:56
Episode Synopsis: After listening to Reverend Putty's sermon that life is God's greatest gift, Orel believes that everyone buried in the cemetery is disrespecting God. In order to fix this, he and Doughy begin raising the dead with the Necronomicon.
Church Marquee Gag: THIS WEEK’S SERMON: HEAVEN OR HELL — WHICH WOULD JESUS CHOOSE?
Lost 11th Commandment: Thou shalt be ashamed of thy natural anatomy.
Lost (unnumbered) Commandment: Spare the rod and spoil the child. (Note: Seen in several other episodes in Clay’s study.)
Episode Two: God’s Chef
Release Date: 07/31/2006
Length: 11:18
Episode Synopsis: After Orel gets caught masturbating, Principal Fakey and Reverend Putty inform him that spilling his seed is a sin. Later, Clay tells Orel about "God's Chef", a figure who comes down from Heaven and injects women with his 'delicious glaze' while they're asleep. Orel then concludes that in order to continue his new hobby without going to Hell, he must take on the role of God's Chef, which leads to disastrous results.
Church Marquee Gag: LATIN — And why it’s the Devil’s Language
Lost 12th Commandment: Thou shalt only have sex face to face, man on top.
Episode Three: Charity
Release Date: 02/06/2006
Length: 11:35
Episode Synopsis: Orel learns that all good Christians should help the poor, which leads him to befriending a crack dealer behind Sal's Corner Store. This eventually leads to Orel's newfound crack addiction.
Church Marquee Gag: REMINDER:
ANT POISON ON GRASS - 23RD
CHURCH PICNIC - 24TH
PICNIC AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
Lost 13th Commandment: Thou shalt not bastardize the American language.
Episode Four: Waste
Release Date: 01/30/2006
Length: 11:35
Episode Synopsis: During breakfast, Bloberta informs Orel that God hates waste. Later, at a Pious Scouts camping trip, Orel learns that you can drink your urine to survive if necessary. Not wanting to waste anything, Orel begins drinking his own urine.
Lost 14th Commandment: Thou shalt always clean thy plate and not waste anything, whether thy stomach is full or not.
Episode Five: The Blessed Union
Release Date: 02/20/2006
Length: 11:44
Episode Synopsis: Orel learns that men should keep their wives happy in order for God to listen to their prayers more easily. He asks several people for advice, which eventually leads him to Moralton's only sex shop, owned by a pierced lady named Stephanie.
Church Marquee Gag: JESUS DIED FOR YOUR SINS AND HAD LONG HAIR SO THAT YOU WOULDN’T
Episode Six: Omnipresence
Release Date: 02/13/2006
Length: 10:52
Episode Synopsis: Bloberta teaches Orel that God is everywhere, including in himself. With this knowledge, he begins to go around town attempting to save and heal people.
Church Marquee Gag: “All Aboard the Censorship”
- Admiral God
Episode Seven: God-Fearing
Release Date: 02/27/2006
Length: 11:36
Episode Synopsis: Orel is upset that he can't get scared for Halloween, because he has no reason to be scared when he has God on his side. However, when he hears Reverend Putty's sermon about repenting, he decides that there's only one way to be scared on Halloween; get God to hate him by breaking all of the Ten Commandments.
Church Marquee Gag: THE HOLY GHOST:
SPOOKY OR JUST A THIRD WHEEL?
Episode Eight: Loyalty
Release Date: 05/22/2006
Length: 10:59
Episode Synopsis: Before going to church, Orel is introduced to a new boy called Joe, who happens to be Coach Stopframe's nephew. During the day's sermon, Orel learns that you should be loyal to all of your friends. He decides to practice his loyalty with Joe, who convinces Orel to partake in several sociopathic activities.
Church Marquee Gag: “SINFULLY GOOD” IS NOT ALWAYS THAT BAD
Lost 18th Commandment: Thou shalt be loyal to all thy friends at the same time.
Episode Nine: Maturity
Release Date: 05/15/2006
Length: 11:37 (11:44 uncut)
Episode Synopsis: After Orel gets injured by Shapey's BB gun, Clay tells him that he needs to be more mature as he's the older sibling. Taking Clay's advice to learn more about maturity from other adults in Moralton, Orel observes people inside Forghetti's Pub drinking away their problems. This leads Orel to believe that in order to act like an adult, he must drink 'maturity juice'.
Lost 19th Commandment: Thou shall not masturbate.
Episode Ten: The Best Christmas Ever!
Release Date: 12/14/2005
Length: 11:46 (11:54 uncut)
Episode Synopsis: At the Church's Christmas Eve sermon, Orel learns that Jesus will eventually return to Earth, and that he might even be here right now, but he won't be as nice as before. Later, after overhearing an argument between his parents, he believes that Shapey is the Second Coming of Christ.
Church Marquee Gag: YES KIDS, WE LIED ABOUT SANTA, BUT JESUS IS FOR REAL.
SEASON TWO (Twenty Episodes)
Episode One: God’s Image
Release Date: 11/13/2006
Length: 11:47
Episode Synopsis: At Church, Billy Figurelli gets his hand cut by glass, so Orel gives him a bandage for it. However, he notices that the bandage isn't the same color as Billy's skin, but that it's the same color as his and his other friends' skin. After reflecting on an earlier comment from Bloberta and Reverend Putty's sermon about 'God's image', he decides that Moralton needs to segregate the Figurellis.
Church Marquee Gag: JESUS: “MOVIE STAR LOOKS, STAR OF BETHLEHEM ATTITUDE!”
Episode Two: Love
Release Date: 11/20/2006
Length: 11:45
Episode Synopsis: During a family outing at the park, Orel encounters and adopts a stray dog, who he names Bartholomew. At church, Orel learns that you should love Jesus more than anything, but he later realizes that he might love Bartholomew more than Jesus.
Episode Three: Satan
Release Date: 11/27/2006
Length: 11:47
Episode Synopsis: In an attempt to gain Clay's affection, Coach Stopframe turns to a group of Satanists who will help him with a love acquisition ritual if he brings a virgin to their next meeting. Unfortunately, he decides that the perfect candidate for the ritual is Orel.
Episode Four: Elemental Orel
Release Date: 12/04/2006
Length: 11:22
Episode Synopsis: When the church's donation tray money gets stolen, Orel takes on the role of a detective to try and find out who did it. In the process, he stumbles upon an even bigger mystery involving Bloberta.
Church Marquee Gag: DIRTINESS IS NEXT TO DEVILISHNESS (Note: In some shots, particularly when Marionetta is in frame, the word “Devilishness” appears as “Devilin___”. The rest of this new word is unknown as it cannot be seen in the episode. It’s most likely “Deviliness”, lacking the “sh”, but it can’t be confirmed at the moment.)
Episode Five: Offensiveness
Release Date: 12/11/2006
Length: 11:44
Episode Synopsis: Miss Censordoll, Moralton's resident librarian and picketer, teaches Orel how to be offended. Things take a turn when Orel learns where eggs come from.
Episode Six: God’s Blunders
Release Date: 12/18/2006
Length: 11:47
Episode Synopsis: Orel's friend Tommy can't seem to understand Reverend Putty's science lessons, and even fails his IQ test. This leads to him being put into Diorama Elementary's special needs class.
Lost (unnumbered) Commandment: The Lord works in mysterious ways.
Episode Seven: Pleasure
Release Date: 01/08/2007
Length: 11:21
Episode Synopsis: Orel learns from Reverend Putty's sermon that all pleasures are the work of the Devil, so he decides to cut out everything that makes him happy. After having a wet dream about God congratulating him on being good, he begins to inflict pain on himself to counteract his pleasure.
Church Marquee Gag: ANGEL FOOD CAKE AND DEVIL’S FOOD CAKE: GOOD AND EVIL FIGHT IT OUT DELICIOUSLY.
Episode Eight: The Lord’s Prayer
Release Date: 01/15/2007
Length: 11:47
Episode Synopsis: A new family, the Posabules, move in next door to the Puppingtons. The two families discover that they have a lot in common, and Orel even develops a crush on the Posabule daughter, Christina. However, things get heated when the families use two different versions of the Lord's Prayer during dinner.
Lost 21st Commandment: Get it right!
Episode Nine: Holy Visage
Release Date: 01/22/2007
Length: 11:44
Episode Synopsis: On a bus ride back from Ripperly's, a Jewish doctor named Dr. Chosenberg gets a spiky Jesus wiggleneck impaled into his side after the bus nearly crashes. The hospital staff refuse to treat his injury, as they and everyone else in Moralton believe it to be a miracle since the wound is in the shape of Jesus.
Episode Ten: Be Fruitful and Multiply
Release Date: 01/29/2007
Length: 11:47
Episode Synopsis: Orel finally gets Stephanie, an atheist, to go to church with him. At church, Reverend Putty notices her, and sick of being alone, tries to get her to go out with him. During a lunch date, Putty receives some very shocking news.
Episode Eleven: Praying
Release Date: 04/30/2007
Length: 11:47
Episode Synopsis: Orel is put under tons of pressure when Diorama Elementary makes it into the state Praying Bee championship. He is forced to practice praying every day, until he sprains his hands from too much prayer. After talking to Stephanie about the pressure he's under, Orel begins to use incense and meditation to relieve his stress, which angers Clay.
Episode Twelve: Repression
Release Date: 05/07/2007
Length: 11:11
Episode Synopsis: Principal Fakey feels guilty because he's having an affair with Nurse Bendy. After talking to Clay about authority figures, Orel decides to help Principal Fakey out by teaching him about repression.
Church Marquee Gag: REMEMBER: JESUS LOVES YOU MORE THAN HE LOVES ANYONE ELSE.
Lost 29th Commandment: Everything’s fine!
Episode Thirteen: Turn the Other Cheek
Release Date: 05/21/2007
Length: 11:14
Episode Synopsis: Orel listens to a record that says you should turn the other cheek, as the meek will inherit the world. At school, Orel allows Walt the bully to continually beat him up, as he believes he's teaching Walt about the Bible by turning the other cheek.
Episode Fourteen: Geniusis
Release Date: 05/28/2007
Length: 11:43
Episode Synopsis: While on a Pious Scouts camping trip, Orel and Doughy discover the Missing Link frozen in ice. The town later decides to convert the Missing Link to Christianity and teach him the concept of 'Geniusis'.
Episode Fifteen: Courtship
Release Date: 06/04/2007
Length: 11:36
Episode Synopsis: When Orel mentions to Doughy that his parents neglect him and never call him their son, Doughy becomes sad that they don't care about him. In class the next day, Doughy develops a crush on their teacher, Miss Sculptham, after she calls him 'son' while returning a paper. At the same time, it appears that someone else is vying for Doughy's attention.
Episode Sixteen: School Pageant
Release Date: 06/11/2007
Length: 11:47
Episode Synopsis: Orel tries out for the role of Jesus in the school play "Crooning Jesus", written by forgotten ex-Crucifolk member Dale Armature. Little does he know that Junior Christein is also trying out for the role of Jesus.
Episode Seventeen: Presents for God
Release Date: 06/25/2007
Length: 11:22
Episode Synopsis: At church, Reverend Putty explains that the best gift you can give to God is saving a lost soul, shortly before becoming despondent as there are no souls left in Moralton for him to save. Wanting to cheer him up, Orel and Doughy decide to venture into Sinville to search for lost souls for Putty to save.
Church Marquee Gag: IF IT WEREN’T FOR JESUS, YOU’D BE READING THIS BACKWARDS.
Episode Eighteen: Orel’s Movie Premiere
Release Date: 07/02/2007
Length: 10:48
Episode Synopsis: Orel invites several of Moralton's authority figures to a screening of his homemade stop motion film. Things go off the rails when Joe interrupts the screening and starts insulting everyone.
Episode Nineteen: Nature
Release Date: 07/09/2007
Length: 11:21
Episode Synopsis: Clay decides to take Orel on a father and son hunting trip. As the trip goes on, Clay grows more and more frustrated as Orel can't deal with the idea of shooting an animal.
Episode Twenty: Nature - Part 2
Release Date: 07/16/2007
Length: 11:46
Episode Synopsis: Orel confronts Clay about his drinking problem. Later, Orel becomes seriously injured after an accident.
ADDITIONAL FACT: This episode is dedicated to John Cassavetes, a film director.
SEASON THREE (Thirteen Episodes)
Please Note: Season Three can be watched ONE of TWO ways.
One way to watch is how the episodes were released to the public (listed below).
The second way is to watch the season in chronological order (which we suggest to do for the best viewing experience).
To watch the season in chronological order, watch the episodes in this order:
1) Innocence (E3)
2) Grounded (E2)
3) Passing (E8)
4) Closeface (E9)
5) Trigger (E5)
6) Alone (E4)
7) Dumb (E6)
8) Numb (E1)
9) Help (E7)
10) Sundays (E8)
11) Sacrifice (E11)
12) Nesting (E12)
13) Honor (E13)
Episode One: Numb
Release Date: 10/10/2008
Length: 11:45
Episode Synopsis: While Clay and Orel are away on the hunting trip, Bloberta tries to feel pleasure in order to fill a void in her numb and emotionless life. She turns to a large power drill, with horrific results.
Episode Two: Grounded
Release Date: 04/01/2008 (10/14/2008 officially)
Length: 11:36
Episode Synopsis: When Orel makes a mess in the bathroom, Clay decides to ground him from church for a month. Slowly, Orel's mental health deteriorates and he eventually goes insane. After a near-death experience, Orel tries to kill himself in order to get closer to God.
Episode Three: Innocence
Release Date: 10/17/2008
Length: 11:47
Episode Synopsis: The townspeople agree to stop giving Orel advice after they realize the song he was singing in the school pageant was blasphemous. Several townsfolk pass Orel off to someone else after he comes to ask them for advice, in fear of telling him something he'll misinterpret and damn all of their souls.
Episode Four: Alone
Release Date: 10/22/2008
Length: 11:47
Episode Synopsis: Three Moralton women, Nurse Bendy, Miss Sculptham, and Miss Censordoll, live an isolated life in the Aloneford. As the night goes on, more and more about their disturbed lives are revealed.
Episode Five: Trigger
Release Date: 10/24/2008
Length: 11:19
Episode Synopsis: Doughy is once again neglected and ignored by his parents, and becomes depressed when he observes several kids hanging out with their fathers. Later, after discovering he's good at shooting a gun, Clay gives Doughy the task of teaching Orel how to shoot before their hunting trip. After Clay gives him praise and tells Orel that he'll take Doughy on the trip instead if he doesn't learn, Doughy does his best to make sure Orel doesn't learn how to shoot.
Episode Six: Dumb
Release Date: 10/30/2008
Length: 11:43
Episode Synopsis: Joe is upset and acts out all the time because his mother died in childbirth and his aging father is unable to be a part of his life. He attempts to find another parental figure that can actually spend time with him.
Episode Seven: Help
Release Date: 11/05/2008
Length: 11:46
Episode Synopsis: When Orel asks Bloberta why she married Clay, she reflects on how they met. In the flashback, Bloberta nudges Clay to do something he's never done before.
Episode Eight: Passing
Release Date: 11/07/2008
Length: 11:46
Episode Synopsis: While considering handing down Ol' Gunny to Orel, Clay flashes back to when he was a child. Young Clay learns about his mother's secret, and he doesn't take it well.
Lost 38th Commandment: Thou shalt never hold a gun without anyone to shoot at.
Lost 63rd Commandment: Thou shalt never forget thy loaded a gun when thou has an innocent child in the house.
Episode Nine: Closeface
Release Date: 11/12/2008
Length: 11:47
Episode Synopsis: Orel can't decide who to take to the school's annual Arms-Length Dance. Meanwhile, Stephanie reflects on her time with 'Closeface'.
Episode Ten: Sundays
Release Date: 11/14/2008
Length: 11:47
Episode Synopsis: The 'friendship' between two side characters, Dottie and Florence, is explored through a year's worth of Sundays. Florence develops an attraction to Reverend Putty, and constantly tries to get his attention.
Episode Eleven: Sacrifice
Release Date: 11/18/2008
Length: 11:46
Episode Synopsis: At Forghetty's Pub, Clay rants about the sacrifices he makes for his family. As he gets more and more drunk, he begins to make fun of the sorrows of the other patrons.
Episode Twelve: Nesting
Release Date: 11/20/2008
Length: 11:47
Episode Synopsis: Miss Censordoll decides to run for mayor in order to make eggs legal again. Clay realizes that he has a dark and disgusting secret.
Episode Thirteen: Honor
Release Date: 12/19/2008
Length: 12:02
Episode Synopsis: Orel tries to figure out what's honorable about his father. He is ultimately directed to Coach Stopframe, and the two begin to bond and spend time together.
4th Commandment (Rewritten by Clay): Honor thy father and mother.
ADDITIONAL EPISODES
Episode Name: Beforel Orel: Trust
Release Date: 11/20/2012
Length: 24:04
Episode Synopsis: A 4-year old Orel knows nothing about the world or how it works. After spending time with his grandfather, learning about the concept of 'proof', and witnessing the birth of Shapey, he begins to question whether or not God truly exists.
Church Marquee Gag #1: GIDEON BIBLE YOUTH CLUB: THE ITTY BITTY GIDDY COMMITTEE MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY. (seen in the first shot of the church)
Church Marquee Gag #2: YES, JESUS DIED FOR YOUR SINS, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN GO NUTS. (seen as Orel brings Shapey to the church)
Episode Name: Abstinence
Release Date: Unaired (01/18/2009 at San Diego Sketchfest)
Length: 12:10
Episode Synopsis: Doughy is hired by Farmer Phoneycrops to be a cock-blocker, where he stops roosters from fertilizing chicken eggs. He later takes it one step further and prevents Moralton residents from making love.
REVEREND PUTTY SERMONS (Adultswim.com shorts)
Short Name: Laziness
Release Date: 09/12/2014
Length: 01:54
Short Synopsis: Reverend Putty exclaims that plants and animals are mooching off the Lord, and says that even Jesus agrees that “flowers are freeloaders”. He then goes on a rant about how the creation of dessert led humanity to stop interacting with nature.
Church Marquee Gag: You can’t spell “evolution” without “evil” spelled wrong.
Short Name: Gay Guys
Release Date: 09/19/2014
Length: 02:03
Short Synopsis: Reverend Putty begins his sermon talking about how he used to do comedy with a partner that he suspects was gay. He goes on to explain why he thinks being gay is a sin, while constantly claiming that he isn’t homophobic, nor is he gay himself.
Church Marquee Gag: Crosses scare vampires, not moons or stars! Case closed.
Short Name: Old Age
Release Date: 09/26/2014
Length: 01:55
Short Synopsis: Reverend Putty complains about how people will eventually grow old and die, and questions why people should even be able to grow old if they’ll end up being immortal in Heaven. He also claims that God is spoiled for being immortal without having to grow old first.
Church Marquee Gag: Thunder is God angrily telling us that lightning just happened.
Short Name: Cuteness
Release Date: 10/03/2014
Length: 01:49
Short Synopsis: Reverend Putty explains that he hates babies because they’re cute. He also claims that the feelings people get from seeing cute things are sinful.
Church Marquee Gag: Yes, the Jews had the Old Testament first, but at least we can put the “O” in “God” without getting in trouble.
Short Name: Necrophilia
Release Date: 10/10/2014
Length: 01:50
Short Synopsis: Reverend Putty expresses his belief that necrophilia is alright since no one is getting hurt. He also goes on a rant about a woman he tried to pick up.
Church Marquee Gag: We might not have a pope, but our Jesus could beat the living crap out of Catholic Jesus.
UNRELEASED EPISODES / SCRIPTS
Raped: The script was posted on Dino Stamatopoulos’s Myspace profile. The episode was supposed to take place in the second half of the third season, confirmed by the appearance of Arthur Puppington.
Download a PDF of the script for “Raped” here:
Here is a photo from the live reading of “Raped”.
Narcissism: This scrapped episode was to take place after the events of Sundays. It was first revealed on August 18, 2013 through an event called “Everything is Show” at the Silent Movie Theater in Los Angeles, where cast and crew reunited for a one-off reading of the not-produced “Raped” and “Narcissism” scripts. These readings were accompanied by the official puppets from the show. In 2018, reddit user rayword45 was sent a PDF of the script, and later released it online.
Download a PDF of the script for “Narcissism” here: