Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

Join Red Guy, Yellow Guy and Duck as they learn everything there is to know with the help of some friendly talking objects, in this comedy-horror puppet show based off the popular YouTube web series.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared is a British comedy-horror puppet series adapted from a popular YouTube web series and made for Channel 4. It follows three felt and plastic puppets, Red Guy, Yellow Guy and Duck, as they eagerly set out to learn everything there is to know. Their teachers are a parade of friendly talking objects, including a fax machine, a wet floor sign, a vending machine and an induction video narrator, and every lesson turns sour in a new direction. The show is built as short, self-contained sketch episodes, each one its own bizarre lesson rather than one continuing storyline. Its engine is the gap between bright, childlike curiosity and the grisly, unsettling things that intrude on it. The tone is deadpan and absurd, with sudden graphic gore and uncanny horror beats undercutting the cheerful puppetry. Its surreal, internet-native humor suits viewers who enjoy anarchic sketch comedy and puppet comedy with a mean streak.

Audiences broadly acclaim the show as a bizarre, gleefully gory puppet comedy that rewards repeat viewing.

• Lazy Townabsurdist puppet comedy with a dark comedic edge
• Brass Eyesurreal dark comedy with grotesque humor and uncanny tone
• Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!anarchic sketch comedy with horror-tinged absurdity and gore played for laughs

Created by

Joseph Pelling, Baker Terry, Becky Sloan

Release Date

2022-09-30

Episode runtime

23 min

Rating

8.7 / 10 (76)

What is Don't Hug Me I'm Scared about?

Three felt puppets, Red Guy, Yellow Guy and Duck, set out to learn about the world from talking objects in a gory, surreal puppet comedy-horror.

What is Don't Hug Me I'm Scared like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.

Is Don't Hug Me I'm Scared violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Don't Hug Me I'm Scared as moderate.

What did critics think of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared?

Audiences broadly acclaim the show as a bizarre, gleefully gory puppet comedy that rewards repeat viewing.

Which shows are like Don't Hug Me I'm Scared?

Shows with a similar feel include Lazy Town, Brass Eye, and Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!.

How long is Don't Hug Me I'm Scared?

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared: 1 season, 6 episodes.

Is Don't Hug Me I'm Scared still running?

No, Don't Hug Me I'm Scared has ended.