Don't Hug Me, It's Father's Day

Don't Hug Me, It's Father's Day is the original pilot for the british web series Don't Hug Me I'm Scared from 2009 made by Blink Indrustries. The original 2009 version had a different opening and credits; this cut can be found on the Channel 4's Random Acts DVD. Additionally, the 2012 book Channel 4: 30 Years Later contains a screenshot of Yellow Guy with less hair from the pilot. There isn't any footage yet. The only things people could find is a prototype of the puppets' design and a title card.

Production
Sloan and Pelling met while studying Fine Art and Animation respectively at Kingston University, where they started THIS IS IT Collective with some friends. They produced Don't Hug Me It's Father's Day in their free time with no budget. Sloan and Pelling met while studying Fine Art and Animation respectively at Kingston University, where they started THIS IS IT Collective with some friends. They produced the first episode of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared in their free time with no budget. Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling filmed the whole thing using a Canon Vixia HF S10, they also used paper and storyboards. When they started on the project they imagined making it into a series, they shown it to Channel 4. But sadly, they didn't like the quality of it. They decided to try it again and renamed it to it's current name, Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared.