![]() ![]() Also, Red Guy and Duck can be seen in the same crowd. This seems to suggest that they were brainwashed. Tony's eyes are blank and his trim is white instead of black, while Sketchbook's eyes are googly. Tony's and Sketchbook's cameos when the cult reveals its true face.Look closely at the crowd when Malcolm appears - you can see Roy standing next to the unicorn.The episode starts with an animated butterfly getting swatted by Duck (it landed on their chicken picnic), complete with an all-too-realistic butterfly corpse and blood (also on their chicken).Do NOT watch this episode before or after eating.The credits even show maggots on what appears to be Yellow Guy's hair, with a cheery upbeat song playing in the background. On top of that, while everything looks back to normal at the end of the episode, Duck's rotted eye is still on the floor beside his rocking chair. And he appears to be smirking a little too. And during the scene, there's a blink-and-you-miss-it shot of Tony glaring ominously at the trio ◊. ![]() But eventually, everyone runs out of time. Drifting away from the pilot’s political premise, Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared asked more profound questions about life with an adult mind but from the simple vantage points of its protagonists and in an uncanny setting that’d never feel dated.Tony: It's out of my hands, I'm only a clock. While political satire isn’t necessarily bad, it’s a surreal kids’ show-styled setting that gave Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared an identity and an opportunity to explore subjects in ways other series couldn’t. ![]() The writers recalled the feeling of claustrophobia and timelessness that the original Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared shorts channeled and wanted to recreate for the TV series. However, for the DHMIS creators, a new horror evolved from being in quarantine. The pilot’s zeitgeist is something Becky Sloan addressed in an interview (via The Guardian): “ It had a town and neighbours and was 'a bit South Park.'" Additionally, co-creator Baker Terry acknowledged that originally they wanted to include current events in their pilot. Many animated adult shows have small towns and hyperbolic plots with much of their humor based on politics. DHMIS managed to make a presence on television by taking a more evergreen approach, and it’s good news for the series’ future.Ĭurrent events have oversaturated television, and series like The Simpsons and Family Guy have become a pastiche of adult animation. Becky Sloan, Joe Pelling, and Baker Terry made the right decision to change Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared’s creative direction, and the reactions they got from audiences reflected this. Additionally, politics and current events tend to be the basis for works of horror and comedy, often struggling to make them feel relevant years later. ![]() Timeless and dreamlike, part of the original series’ horror derived from the surreal situation of Red Guy, Yellow Guy, and Duck trapped in Sesame Street episodes that they had no control over. Much of Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared’s identity came from the bizarre world it created. Related: Everything We Know About Don't Hug Me I'm Scared However, after the “Wakey, Wakey” trailer disappeared from the official Youtube channel and the show aired in September 2022, viewers saw a very different show, exploring subjects like death and family while asking more abstract, mind-bending questions about existence. Centered around the colorful town of Clayhill, the pilot featured the show’s stars Red Guy, Yellow Guy, and Duck at the center of a politically-charged plot satirizing current events with themes of xenophobia, democracy, and the price of national security. After a successful six-episode run on YouTube, in 2018, a teaser entitled “Wakey, Wakey” showed select scenes from a Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared series whose first episode played at 2019’s Sundance Film Festival. ![]()
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