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'''''Don't Hug Me I'm Scared''''' is a British [[Surrealism|surrealist]] [[Adult puppeteering|adult puppet]] [[Musical film|musical]] [[comedy horror]] animated/live-action web series created by Becky Sloan and Joe Pelling that consists of six short episodes released on [[YouTube]] between 29 July 2011 and 19 June 2016.<ref name="Beckyandjoes">{{cite web |last1=Sloan |first1=Becky |last2=Pelling |first2=Joseph |work=Becky & Joe's Art |title=Awards. Festivals. Talks. |date=3 March 2014 |url=http://beckyandjoes.com/where/}}</ref> It is notable for blending surrealism and [[black comedy|dark comedy]] with [[psychological horror]] and musical elements. Its production is diverse, combining [[puppetry]] and [[live action]] with styles of animation including [[stop motion]], [[traditional animation]], [[flash animation]], [[claymation]], and [[computer animation]]. A [[Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (TV series)|follow-up television series]], also consisting of six episodes, was released on [[All 4]] and [[Channel 4]] on 23 September 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Guide |first=British Comedy |title=Don't Hug Me I'm Scared - C4 Sitcom |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/dont-hug-me-im-scared/ |access-date=2022-02-21 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}}</ref>
Each episode of the series starts like a typical [[Children's television series|children's programme]], consisting of [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] puppets akin to those featured in ''[[Sesame Street]]'' or ''[[The Muppets]]''. The series parodies and satirises these programmes by juxtaposing its inhabitants and their childlike, colourful environment against disturbing themes; each episode builds up to a [[plot twist]] that incorporates psychological horror, surreal imagery, dark comedy, extreme [[graphic violence]], and [[existentialism]], before returning the traumatised characters to their original situation with an altered outlook as a result of their experience.
