''Don't Hug Me I'm Scared'' (often abbreviated as ''DHMIS'') is a British

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and

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created by Becky Sloan, Joe Pelling, and Baker Terry. The series is notable for its blending of

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and

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with

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and

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, as well as incorporating musicals. Its production is also notable for diversity, combining

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, and other different styles of animation including

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, and

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. The original series consisted of 6 short episodes released from 29 July 2011 to 19 June 2016 on

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. A follow-up television series was released in 2022 on

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and

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. In the series, each episode starts like a typical

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, consisting of

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puppets akin to those featured in ''

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'' or ''

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''. The series parodies and satirises these TV programmes by contrasting its childlike, colourful environment and its inhabitants against disturbing themes; each episode features a

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in the

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, including

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content and imagery involving

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, and

. The six episodes of the web series explore and discuss basic subjects typically found in

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, namely

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, and

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, while the television series touched on jobs,

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, and

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. The web series received widespread acclaim for its story, production design, psychological horror, humour, hidden themes, lore, and characters, and is regarded by many as one of the greatest web series of all time. The television series was met with similar acclaim.

Premise

Each episode revolves around three characters: a yellow childlike

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with blue hair and overalls, an anthropomorphic green

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with a tweed jacket, and a red humanoid with a mop-like head. They have no names explicitly stated within the series but are often referred to as Yellow Guy, Duck and Red Guy respectively. The characters only ever refer to each other with pronouns, never by name. Yellow Guy's father, Roy, also occasionally appears. An episode typically goes with the three main characters meeting one or several

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 ''

'' segment. As each song progresses, it becomes apparent that its moral or message is nonsensical and self-contradicting, and that the "teacher" character has ulterior sinister motives. The climax of each episode typically involves a plot twist involving the addition of escalating

, which then culminates into gore and

. Later in the series, the characters begin questioning the nature of their reality and the bizarre messages of the teachers.

Production

Sloan, Terry and Pelling met while studying Fine Art and Animation respectively at

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, where they started THIS IS IT Collective with some friends. They produced the first episode of ''Don't Hug Me I'm Scared'' in their free time with no budget. When they started on the project they imagined making it into a series, but initially dropped the idea after finishing the first episode. After the short film gained popularity, they decided to revisit that idea. Channel 4's Random Acts commissioned the second episode. The show soon attracted mainstream commissioners; however, Sloan and Pelling turned these offers down because they "wanted to keep it fairly odd" and "have the freedom to do exactly what we wanted". In May 2014, Sloan and Pelling announced that they would start a

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fundraising campaign to make four or more additional episodes, one every three months, starting in September 2014. They uploaded low-quality camera footage of the characters being taken

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and held for

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. A 12-year-old American boy tried to use hacked credit card information to donate £35,000 to the campaign, but he was caught and those funds were thrown out. Their Kickstarter goal of £96,000 was reached on 19 June 2014, and in total £104,935 was raised. YouTuber

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became an executive producer on the series after donating £5,000 to the Kickstarter. In January 2016, Sloan and Pelling collaborated with Lazy Oaf to release a line of clothing based on the characters and themes of the show.

Television series

On 19 June 2017, a year after the release of episode 6, Sloan hinted towards additional work into the ''Don't Hug Me I'm Scared'' series. A teaser trailer titled "Wakey Wakey..." was released on the channel on 13 September 2018, teasing a new television show made in a collaboration between Blink Industries,

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, and

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. The 30-second video gained over two million views within 24 hours of its release and peaked at No. 1 on YouTube's Trending list. Details of the plot were released on 3 December 2018 in advance of a

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screening of the pilot. The pilot episode ran at 23 minutes, and it appeared in the "Indie Episodic Program 1" alongside other short films. On 24 May 2022, the trailer was made private on the official YouTube channel. On 7 July 2020, it was officially announced that the series had been picked up by

. The series wrapped up filming by September 2021, and it was expected to be originally released streaming exclusively on

on 12 September 2022. However, the series was delayed slightly because of the

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. On 16 September 2022, it was announced that the series would be releasing on 23 September 2022 on All 4 and premiered 30 September 2022 on Channel 4.

Episodes

All episodes were written by Becky Sloan and Joe Pelling, with Baker Terry co-writing each episode starting with "Time". "Time" is also co-written by Hugo Donkin.

Web series (2011–2016)

Pilot (2018)

A long-form TV pilot was produced in 2018 with

and Blink Industries. The pilot premiered at

, appearing in the "Indie Episodic Program 1" alongside other short films. The idea, which involved "current affairs", was later scrapped, and the trailer was removed from the YouTube channel. The setting, which Sloan attributed some roots to '' South Park'', did not have "the timelessness and claustrophobia of the originals."

Television series (2022)

All episodes for this series are co-written by Sam Campbell.

Themes

In a faux interview, Becky and Joe jokingly described the plot as "three best friends who go on a journey to find a magic pirate ship and save the day". A student writer for ''

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'' compared the appeal of the first episode to themes in

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, arguing that they are both "tapping into the same cultural fear of a violent subconscious hiding beneath the façade of normality". In ''

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'', another student writer called the series a "fine example of the era of

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" and noted that, "There is a building meta-commentary on the relationships between viewer, perception, creator, participant, and art (and perhaps death) that began with the first episode, but what that commentary is trying to say is not yet entirely clear. However, there is an absolute sense that the series is building toward a culmination."

Cast

YouTube series cast

* Baker Terry as Yellow Guy, Duck, Tony the Talking Clock, Shrignold, Steak and Lamp * Becky Sloan as Sketchbook and Spinach Can * Joseph Pelling as Red Guy and Colin the Computer

Cameos

as Magnet *

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as Shovel

Sundance pilot cast

* Baker Terry as Yellow Guy, Duck, Key, Mayor Pigface, Security Thing, Policeman, Big Ian, and Fizzy Milk * Joseph Pelling as Red Guy * Becky Sloan as Mrs. Grenald, Mud Man, and Ladder

Channel 4 series cast

* Baker Terry as Yellow Guy, Duck, Briefcase, Andy, Duncan, Bin, Lucky Mo, Family Tree, Roy Gribbleston, Warren The Eagle, Yumpherdinker, Dr. Bushman, Choo Choo Train, Tony the Talking Clock, Steak, Big Duck and Bigger Duck * Joseph Pelling as Red Guy, Colin the Computer, Brain Friends Theme Singer, Brain Friends Announcer, Big Red Guy and Bigger Red Guy * Becky Sloan as Unemployed Brendon, Stain Edwards, Grolton's Chicken Family Tub Discount Commericial Announcer, Brain Friends Theme Singer, First Tooth, The Lump and Electracey * Vivienne Soan as Lesley * Leila Navabi as Claire * Amy Gledhill as Wet Floor Sign *

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as Printer *

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as Vending Machine * Jen Ives as Free Vending Machine * Chris Cantrill as Safety Video Announcer *

Lolly Adefope Ololade "Lolly" Adefope (born 14 September 1990) is a British stand-up comedian and actress, specialising in character comedy. She is known for playing the role of Fran in the Hulu comedy series '' Shrill'', and as Kitty, the ghost of a Georgia ...

as Lift and Mrs. Grelch * Charlie Perkins as Jenny *

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as Coffin * Sue Eves as Brain Friends Theme Singer (uncredited) * George Fouracres as Lamp, Grolton and Hovris * Sam Campbell as ID Card and Apple *

Katy Wix Katy Victoria J Wix (born 28 February 1980) is a Welsh actress, writer, author and artist. She is best known for her television roles as Carole in ''Stath Lets Flats,'' Mary in '' Ghosts'' and Jules in '' Big Boys''. She has also appeared as a ...

as Tissue Box * Freya Parker as Grandma and Bread * James Stevenson Bretton as Lily and Todney * Liam Williams as Market Man *

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as Bubble Bath Memory *

Kiell Smith-Bynoe Kiell Smith-Bynoe ( : born 5 March 1989) is a British actor most notable for playing one of the leads in the BBC One sitcom '' Ghosts'', and for his appearances in ''Stath Lets Flats'', '' Man Like Mobeen'', and '' Enterprice''. Career Smith-By ...

as Saturdavid * Johnny White Really-Really as Shy Imaginary Older Brother * Charlie Pelling as Brain Friends Theme Singer * Chris Hayward as Instructional Tape Announcer * Katie Kvinge as GPS * Jimmy Slim as Time Child *

Jamie Demetriou Jamie Demetriou (born November 1987) is an English comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Bus Rodent in ''Fleabag'' and for creating, co-writing, and starring in ''Stath Lets Flats''. For the latter, he won Best Male A ...

as Safe * Michael Stranney as Mirror * Beattie Hartley as Experimented Creature *

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as Boundary Hand * Natasha Hodgson as Rock *

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as Toilet

Reception

Web series

The series as a whole has received widespread critical acclaim. Scott Beggs listed the original short film as number 8 on his list of the 11 best short films of 2011. Carolina Mardones listed the first episode as number 7 in her top ten short films of 2011. It was also included as part of a cinema event in

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. In April 2016, the main characters of the series were featured on the cover of the magazine ''Printed Pages'', along with an "interview" of the three main characters written by the magazine's editor. All six episodes of DHMIS were included in the September 2016 festival XOXO. Drew Grant of ''

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'' described the series as "mind-melting". Freelance writer Benjamin Hiorns observed that "it's not the subject matter that makes these films so strangely alluring, it's the strikingly imaginative set and character design and the underlying Britishness of it all". Joe Blevins of ''

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'' praised the show's "sense-to-nonsense ratio" and its production values. Samantha Joy of ''TenEighty'' praised the sixth episode of the series, writing that it "creates a provocative end to a pretty dark narrative about content creation".

Television series

Like the web series, the television series has also received critical acclaim. Toussaint Egan of ''

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'' states, "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared could be described as the demented British half-cousin of Sesame Street.. albeit less politically charged than the latter and more focused on taking a sledgehammer to the standard of children's educational television". Don't Hug Me I'm Scared has been named as one of the best TV shows of 2022 by several publications. ''

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'' ranked it at number 20, saying it was "unlucky not to be (in the top 10)". ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide ...

'' ranked it at number 31, calling it "clever, bleak, charming, grotesque and funny". ''

Radio Times ''Radio Times'' (currently styled as ''RadioTimes'') is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in May 1923 by J ...

'' ranked it at number 42, praising its "creepy and mysterious spin on vintage children’s television, brought vividly to life through inventive crafts and puppetry". The series was nominated for Best Scripted Comedy Show at the 2023

National Comedy Awards The National Comedy Awards (known as the British Comedy Awards from 1990 to 2014) is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom, celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year. The British Comedy Awards ( ...

Creators

Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling are British graphic designers, artists and animators. Their advertising runs through commercial productions. The duo have worked as part of the THIS IS IT Collective. Their content consists of videos, graphic design art, animation, music, and working with real-life materials to resemble things in the real world as art. They have won multiple awards, including the 2012 SXSW Midnight Shorts Award, and the 2016

ADC Young Guns The Art Directors Club of New York is an organization for art directors in New York City. It was founded in 1920, and has grown as an industry group, promoting art directors' work through exhibitions and awards, including the annual DESI award for ...

award. They have also co-written and did puppeteer work for Cartoon Network's ''

The Amazing World of Gumball ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' is an animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. The series concerns the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, an anthropomorphic blue cat, and adoptive goldfish brother Darwin, who atten ...

'' episode "The Puppets" (season five, episode 36). Sloan and Baker Terry provided voices of Grady, Frank, and Howdy (the three puppets featured in the episode, who trap the main characters Gumball and Darwin in their world). This episode features a song where the puppets sing about never-ending fun to Darwin with toned-down disturbing content similar to the ''Don't Hug Me I'm Scared'' series in theme. A series of shorts based on the episode followed, titled ''

Waiting for Gumball ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' is an animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. The series concerns the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, an anthropomorphic blue cat, and adoptive goldfish brother Darwin, who attend ...

'', made by the same team as the original TV episode.

Notes

References

External links

Official YouTube channel

Becky and Joe's website
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Premise

Production

Television series

Episodes

Web series (2011–2016)

Pilot (2018)

Television series (2022)

Themes

Cast

YouTube series cast

Cameos

Sundance pilot cast

Channel 4 series cast

Reception

Web series

Television series

Creators

See also

Notes

References

External links