Shaun the Sheep can be a British children's television series commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk and the British Broadcasting Corporation, and produced by Aardman Animations, also a part member of this consortium ARD, of associations. It is a spin off of this Wallace and Gromit franchise, also starring Shaun from A Close Shave because its main protagonist. It first aired on CBBC at March 2007 in the UK. The series has also prompted its spin off series. The series has been broadcast in 180 countries all over the world.