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'''Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared''' is a short [[viral video]] produced by Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling in 2011 consisting of singing and talking puppets discussing the value of [[creativity]]. It was originally released through the artists’ website, beckyandjoes.com and picked up on several other platforms later like [[YouTube]] and KnowYourMeme.com.<ref>Sloan, Becky and Pelling, Joseph. Becky & Joe’s Art. “Awards.” “Festivals.” “Talks.” beckyandjoes.com. Web. 3 March 2014. < http://beckyandjoes.com/where/>.</ref><ref>Don’t Hug Me .I’m Scared. “Don’t Hug me I’m Scared.” youtube.com. Youtube, 29 July 2011. < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C_HReR_McQ>. Web. 17 March 2014.</ref> It is a video made up of characters and props made of plasticine and felt who interact mainly through singing but also through talking while a constant upbeat tune plays in the background. The video is mostly associated with the juxtaposition of a children-like show in the beginning of the video and, after a psychedelic-like cut scene, warps into a wicked form of the first part of the video. The turning point is when it looks like a Hollywood movie set, where children's TV shows are made. It is also known for being open-ended in the way it delivers the message of the video and the contrasts of the first part to the second part which make the message more challenging to decipher.

== About the Video ==

The setting is among several different backgrounds crafted with felt, paper and other art materials to resemble a realistic setting. The first part of the video portrays a lesson of creativity taught by the teacher who is a puppet, officially named Nancy, resembling a notebook to the students who are also puppets. In the second part of the video, the action drifts away from teaching about creativity; the music shifts from upbeat to the sound of instruments played out of tune to awkward dancing to the puppets interacting with an object with a liquid-like texture resembling a heart and a character spelling out “death” on a surface. The video ends with the main character, the puppet journal, expressing the opposite opinion about the importance of creativity, saying, “Now let’s all agree to never be creative again.” <ref>Don’t Hug Me .I’m Scared. “Don’t Hug me I’m Scared.” youtube.com. Youtube, 29 July 2011. < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C_HReR_McQ>. Web. 17 March 2014.</ref>

Despite the unexpected evolution of the video’s mood, it intends to spread a message of the frivolity of creativity in the contemporary way that we define it. Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling also uploaded the second version of their video, called Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared II to their website which also subsequently released on different entertainment platforms.<ref>Don’t Hug Me .I’m Scared. “Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared 2 – TIME.” Youtube.com/ Youtube, 8 January 2014. < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtkGtXtDlQA>. Web. 17 March 2014.</ref>

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== Sequel ==

The sequel is about the same puppets and a clock, named Tony. He teaches them the importance of time, and talks about how everything has a date and time. They have to do things when Tony says. Tony is incredibly sexy.

== Credits ==