▁was ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" cl ay m ation ▁for ▁the ▁post - pub ▁generation ". ▁There ▁was ▁an ▁intention ▁by ▁Jones , ▁Morris ▁and ▁Mort ▁to ▁re bel ▁against ▁the ▁' clean ing ▁up ' ▁of ▁the ▁com edic ▁cart oon ▁' vi ol ence ' ▁with ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁grown ▁up . ▁Later ▁V HS ▁and ▁DVD ▁releases ▁carried ▁a ▁parent al ▁guidance ▁rating . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁series ▁contained ▁only ▁five ▁episodes ▁each ▁of ▁around ▁five ▁to ▁six ▁minutes ▁long . ▁After ▁winning ▁numerous ▁awards ▁a ▁second ▁series ▁was ▁commission ed ▁with ▁episodes ▁running ▁at ▁a ▁similar ▁length , ▁bringing ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁series ▁to ▁th ir teen ▁in ▁number . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁last ▁install ment ▁of ▁G ogs , ▁a ▁ 3 0 - min ute - long ▁special , ▁G og w ana , ▁was ▁a ired , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁crit ically ▁well ▁received ▁and ▁won ▁numerous ▁awards . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Development ▁Production ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁a ▁collaboration ▁between ▁numerous ▁companies ▁and ▁individuals ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Wel sh ▁animation ▁studio ▁A a arg h ! ▁An imation ▁Ltd ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁of ▁these , ▁created ▁specifically ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁making ▁the ▁G ogs ▁ ▁series ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁episode ▁created ▁by ▁origin ators ▁De ini ol ▁Morris ▁and ▁Si ô n ▁Jones ▁and ▁by ▁anim ator ▁Michael ▁Mort . ▁Later