Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
| Don't Hug Me I'm Scared | |
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Official poster
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| Genre |
Puppetry Horror comedy Animation Surrealism |
| Created by | Becky Sloan Joseph Pelling |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production company(s) | THIS IS IT Collective (episode 1) Blink Industries (episodes 2-6) |
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| Original network |
YouTube Vimeo |
| Original release | 29 July 2011 – 19 June 2016 |
| External links | |
| Website | beckyandjoes |
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (often abbreviated to DHMIS) is a British animated comedy web series created by filmmakers Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling. It currently consists of six episodes, released from 29 July 2011 to 19 June 2016 through the artists' website, and later to YouTube and Vimeo.
Each episode starts like a typical children's series, consisting of anthropomorphic puppets akin to Sesame Street, However, at the same time, the series parodies children's shows by ironically juxtaposing puppetry and musical songs against mature content. The six episodes explore the subjects of creativity, time, love, technology, healthy eating, and dreams.
Each episode revolves around Yellow Guy, Red Guy, and Duck Guy meeting one or several anthropomorphic characters, who begin a musical number related to a basic concept of day-to-day life with an upbeat melody similar to that of a nursery rhyme. As each song progresses, it becomes apparent that its moral or message is nonsensical or self-contradicting, and that the "teacher" character has ulterior or sinister motives. The climax of each episode typically involves a shock element with use of graphic violence, and sometimes other coercive or warped themes.
The first episode begins in a kitchen where the main cast is eating breakfast. A singing sketchbook teaches the main characters to "get creative", singing about childlike activities. The climax of the episode is an exaggerated depiction of 'creativity' in which the puppets dance increasingly erratically and engage in deranged acts like covering a heart in glitter and serving a cake made from viscera, complete with shaky camera shots and increasingly frantic music. The video ends with everything seemingly restored to normal and the sketchbook telling the puppets to "never be creative again".
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