Shaun the Sheep at all, even from the human characters; simple grunts, bleats, pointing, sighs, mutterings, words, and similar wordless inflections are all used to indicate each character's moods and motives. There are also no readable words in any episode, although "Bitzer" can be seen on a dog bowl, and—in series four--"Mossy Bottom Farm" on a gate, in the original English-language title sequence. All other signage, such as on a pizza box or a bus stop, is replaced by an illegible scrawl and a picture. Shaun the Sheep's first appearance was in "Wallace & Gromit"s third short feature, the Academy Award-winning "A Close
Shaun the Sheep Movie "Fantastic Flock"), and "" (renamed "The Hungry Games: Eating Hay"). "Shaun the Sheep Movie" was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2015 by StudioCanal. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes records 99% positive reviews based on 161 critics and an average rating of 8.1/10, which makes it the 14th-highest-rated animated film of all time. The site's consensus reads, "Warm, funny, and brilliantly animated, "Shaun the Sheep" is yet another stop-motion jewel in Aardman's family-friendly crown." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 81 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". On