▁example ▁the ▁cav emen ▁losing ▁control ▁of ▁their ▁bod ily ▁functions . ▁It ▁also ▁featured ▁their ▁often ▁com edic ▁daily ▁struggle ▁for ▁surv ival , ▁and ▁attempts ▁to ▁advance ▁their ▁technology ▁and ▁society , ▁such ▁as ▁creating ▁fire , ▁and ▁often ▁failing ▁miser ably , ▁com ically ▁and ▁abs urd ly ▁in ▁the ▁act . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁language , ▁the ▁term ▁' G ogs ' ▁is ▁sl ang ▁for ▁' G og led d ' ▁which ▁transl ates ▁as ▁' N orth ' ▁and ▁' g ogs ' ▁as ▁' N or thern ers '. ▁The ▁origin ators ▁of ▁G ogs , ▁school fri ends ▁De ini ol ▁Morris ▁and ▁Si ô n ▁Jones ▁– ▁both ▁Wel sh ▁speak ers ▁from ▁Beth es da ▁in ▁North ▁Wales ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁single ▁sy ll able ▁word ▁' G og ' ▁just ▁had ▁the ▁right ▁sound ▁and ▁a ▁simple , ▁direct ▁quality ▁which ▁seemed ▁to ▁l end ▁itself ▁well ▁to ▁the ▁primitive ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁cave ▁family . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁is ▁more ▁orient ed ▁towards ▁an ▁adult ▁audience ▁than ▁other ▁cl ay m ation ▁television ▁series ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁T rap ▁Do or ▁or ▁Wal lace ▁and ▁G rom it , ▁which ▁are ▁more ▁child - friend ly ▁than ▁G ogs . ▁Although ▁often ▁called ▁a ▁children ' s ▁television ▁program , ▁the ▁" gr ung y " ▁G ogs ▁with ▁its ▁adult ▁hum our - based ▁g ags ▁t ended ▁to ▁be ▁shown ▁after ▁the ▁waters hed , ▁and ▁so