Shaun Blinded Me With Science, and it’s fun.

30 years have passed since Nick Park won his third Oscar for his third “Wallace & Gromit” adventure “A Close Shave,” which introduced us to Shaun the Sheep. And the third feature length version of the spin-off series subtitled “The Beast of Mossy Bottom” comes in the Fall following a summer when “The Sheep Detectives” made sleuths out of farm animals, and when “I Am Frankelda” took stop motion animation to new heights. Granted, its story isn’t as exhilarating or open-minded as those gems, but like the other entries, it still has that lovable, goofy charm with some “Pink Panther,” “Tom & Jerry,” and “Bean” appeal. Meaning the sheep have their own bleats, and the humans have their own “Ahhs,” “Ohs,” or mutterings. A friend of mine once told me she was annoyed by that, but some of the best cartoon characters didn’t need to talk, just use the situations for comedy.

While I chose to skip out on Madea’s Halloween movies from the last decade, I choose to watch “Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom,” and as the movie opens Shaun and his flock are distraught when their beloved farmer accidentally destroys all their pumpkins just as Halloween is approaching. Inspired by a children’s home made science book, he decides to experiment on a potion that can grow all their pumpkins by morning, and ends up putting it inside a hair tonic bottle.

The good news is that the pumpkins grow, but the bad news is there are side effects. Not only do the pumpkins grow at an alarming rate, but the farmer also uses what he thinks is hair tonic to cover his bald spot to impress his vet crush. That means hair is growing in places he didn’t even know he has, and therefore, he looks like a giant hairy monster. And because this movie takes place in a stop motion world where dialogue isn’t allowed, he can’t say: “It’s Me” or “I’m not a monster.” Meaning the townsfolk would think he’s a monster.

“Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom” may remind Aardman fans of “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,” which had a similar set-up regarding Wallace experimenting on himself and becoming a giant rabbit. And like that film, this one also shares its love for monster movies and even Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video when Shaun and his flock wake up in the opening montage. The color palettes are used wisely with greens, oranges, and purples to help represent Shaun’s experiment, and the stop motion animation allows it to be as inventive as some of the contraptions used in “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”

I think we can agree that this latest entry is mostly made for kids with its humor level, mild-mannered appeal, and 80 minute running time. The adults who grew up on the animation may like this as well, although they need a little more crossover appeal, and I was very explicit in my review of “I Am Frankelda.” In fact, this is easier for kids to understand than the other film, because it just explains the story in words the Pink Panther could understand. And in a year with very smart movie sheep, ewe should give them the B.O.T.D. and know they’re smarter than your average sheep. Pun intended on the “ewe.”