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A blue-haired puppet sits at a table next to a person who is leaning forward with a strained, wide-eyed expression. Behind them, another person smiles while holding up a dark puppet.

Behind the scenes of the BRAND NEW episode of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared!

Words
Liv Siddall
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Date
1 April 2015

PESKY BEE! Today is the day fans all over the world wring their little tiny/big hairy hands together for: the day when a new episode of Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared is released! Did you know that the first episode of Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared has over 24 million views on YouTube? With that many fans to please, Becky and Joe have been working overtime on this one, collaborating with a bunch of new people as you’ll see in the increasingly lengthy credits at the abrupt end.

In recruiting new helpers, they’ve managed to make their most ambitious episode so far, taking their characters travelling through a computer’s face into a Tron-like world of noise, panic and chaos. I won’t say any more, just watch it. Meanwhile, Becky has very, very kindly lifted the lid on the secretive nature of the making-of and sent us over some amazing behind-the-scenes photos from the episode. Think your job is kind of a bit fun? It’s not. Look at theirs.

A person wearing a red Elmo costume sits at a blue table opposite Kermit the Frog. Bert is partially visible on the right, while a bowl of cereal and a striped mug sit on the table.
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Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared: Behind the Scenes of Episode 4. Photo by Hugo Donkin

A large costume of a camera on a tripod, featuring two oversized googly eyes and red sneakers. A green, bird-like head with an open beak sits atop the camera.
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Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared: Behind the Scenes of Episode 4. Photo by Hugo Donkin

A person holds a long stick with a small ball on the end over a blue-haired puppet. They are in a colourful room with a toy fireplace, a world map and a calendar showing “19 June”.
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Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared: Behind the Scenes of Episode 4. Photo by Hugo Donkin

A person peeks over the edge of a table, looking at the camera. Beside them, a Bert and Ernie puppet looks on from a chair in a colourful, toy-like room.
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Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared: Behind the Scenes of Episode 4. Photo by Hugo Donkin

A felt installation of a living room scene against a turquoise wall. It features a fireplace with a clock and a blue head on the mantel, a world map, and a portrait of Homer and Maggie Simpson.
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Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared: Behind the Scenes of Episode 4. Photo by Hugo Donkin

A person leans over a desk, typing on a vintage computer. Behind a turquoise partition wall, another person peeks over the top with a surprised expression.
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Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared: Behind the Scenes of Episode 4. Photo by Hugo Donkin

A character made from a vintage computer sits at a wooden desk. They have long, flexible arms ending in cursor-shaped hands, one of which reaches towards a green desk lamp.
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Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared: Behind the Scenes of Episode 4. Photo by Hugo Donkin

A large red furry figure and a small yellow figure with blue hair sit at a round table. They are joined by a green figure in the background, all gathered in a room with a brick fireplace.
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Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared: Behind the Scenes of Episode 4. Photo by Hugo Donkin

A blue-haired puppet in a blue dress sits on a green chair. A person peers around the back of the chair with a wide-eyed, strained expression.
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Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared: Behind the Scenes of Episode 4. Photo by Hugo Donkin

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www.beckyandjoes.com

About the Author

Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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