Film Theory: We DIDN'T Listen! (Don't Hug Me I'm Scared)

The creepiest puppet show on the internet is BACK! Don't Hug Me I'm Scared released a new trailer called Fly and I HAD to talk about it. This series is a favorite here on Film Theory and it goes DEEP! Get ready for some scary, twisted lore! Let's dive in!

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Credits:
Writers: Matthew Patrick and Forrest Lee
Editors: AbsolutePixel, Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick, Pedro Freitas, and Tyler Mascola
Sound Editor: Yosi Berman

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[TapiNova]

The fact that Duck calls what it kills a "bee" each time also calls to the idea that politicians would always blame the same thing for all problems

[thewatchingwatson]

Okay, but isn't it so cool that after looking back, it turns out that there was a lot more to Duck the whole time? The creators of this show are consistently impressive with their details and subtle story telling

[mechamadness]

I thought the whole "June 19th" thing was Father's day, symbolizing that Roy was in charge and controlling the show, and that the flip from June 19th to June 20th was symbolizing that Roy was no longer in power.

[cicadaplum]

Honestly very funny to come back here after the series literally shredded the *deep* purpose of the show in front of the audience.

[westube]

I'm just throwing this in there but Duck is also the voice of reason in the series. For example in DHMIS 2 he questions the clock why they need to take a bath if they're already clean, as well as suggest that time is a concept of human perception. In 5, he questions the teacher's qualification for healthy foods and decides he has had enough of their BS. Each time he is silenced for pointing things out that don't make any sense to him. That may change with this new series but for the most part Duck is the voice of reason.

[sharingheart]

I'm surprised by the lack of comments suggesting that the puppets from DHMIS are possessed by the souls of dead children and the entire studio is actually inside a pizzeria.

[the.blood.son_]

Not at all related to the theory, but I love how there was a bring back to the line "pesky bee" by duck, that for some reason was the most memorable line in the entire show for me and one of my favorites

[whiteraven]

“Let’s go there!” *points at clay hill* “Sorry that place doesn’t exist anymore”

[AlexisMitchell]

The fly landing on Yellow Guy's eye also indicates that he's being forced to look at the problem. He literally couldn't ignore it if he wanted to. He's also been contaminated by it.

[mechanical]

2 things I want to mention:

1. During the audio as you zoom in and out of the tv, there’s distorted voices. It’s hard to figure out what there saying but it sounds like “we have to hide the body.” Possibly why there are flies and themes to do with rot…

2. The text that appears are filled with quick changing images of the characters…I wonder if it’s possible to piece them together to see if there’s anything hidden-?

[Scrimblyz]

I've always seen Duck as a higher-up type of character in DHMIS. Like, he has political levels of power, that could easily surpass Roy's influence and Red Guys show as a whole, but due to being up there in age, he sometimes ends up getting manipulated by the people around him

[Immortal_Ninja]

I like how Matt over analysed a Fly that in the show, gets killed for a gag about Duck's visual inventory. It serves no purpose other than that.

[footclanduke]

Duck mislabeling the fly and butterfly as a bee is much more than a simple mislabel. Bees can cause harm, flies and butterflies are harmless. Flies signify death and butterflies are often a symbol of next paths or beginnings. So, when duck kills the butterfly and characterizes it as a bee, he is saying that he sees this as something dangerous, or that could cause injury, and kills it. This, in a way, justifies his killing.

Essentially, duck killed an opportunity (butterfly) and a sign (fly) because he thought it was harmful.

[ShiMusume]

My thoughts on their roles is:
Duck represents the older generation. Our grandfathers and grandmothers.
Red Guy represents the adults.
Yellow Guy would be the children... or a child like thought process.

My reasoning behind it goes back to all the red guys in the past episodes all in the same room. A red guy is not just one person. It is a certain group of people even if one red guy may be a creative in the story. Wouldn't stand to reason there would be other ducks or yellow guys too to represent their groups of people?

[kezkriune]

I think there’s more than that to Duck. In E:2 of DHMIS, Duck actually tries to explain a scientific theory, but is cut off by the clock. Afterwards he seems more compliant with the obviously inaccurate teachings of the guests. When E:5 happens, Duck keeps getting visions of the real world whenever he picks up the phone, the one that Redguy (the artist) is calling. As an adult, he is able to pick up on the metaphors being laid down, unlike Yellowguy, who represents a younger audience and cannot pick up on those metaphors. When he gets these messages, he is finally able to realize that the guests aren’t telling the truth. “Something’s… wrong-“ “That doesn’t make any sense-!” Once he’s had enough and tries to leave, he gets eaten by a food can (which probably represents a corporation of some kind), and is unable to stop it. He acted as a pawn for the companies sponsoring DHMIS, and once he had outlived his purpose, he was recycled into wrong food to feed to a younger audience so they would eat it up. It’s late and I probably didn’t communicate clearly what I was saying, but yeah.

[davidsnows]

The very concept of DHMIS having "deep lore" could be considered... shredable.

[collinlangston]

Fun Fact: In 2017, the people behind “Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared” actually teamed up with the people behind Cartoon Network’s “The Amazing World Of Gumball” to create an episode called “The Puppets” where Gumball and Darwin are trapped in a DHMIS style world.

[buzak]

I honestly forgot about this series, nice seeing it back

[cashx]

When yellow guy ate duck, I think he was replaced buy a new and "improved" duck by Roy. Making the new duck not recognize the bigger problem. Ignoring what the actual problem is, cause the first few episodes he was paying attention but was shut down, examples like, when the clock told him he needed a bath but he said he was already clean and didn't need one, and he questioned if the teacher knew what technically qualified as healthy foods. That's why I think Roy wanted to og duck gone cause he noticed that he was questioning what was really going instead of just believing anything he reads on the news paper just like an old person (suggesting he's of elderly age), on and made the steak teacher do surgery on his and made yellow guy eat him to put them both through misery. And now the new duck isn't questioning what's really going on just like Roy would've wanted.

[xBloodySymphonyx]

The fact that DHMIS almost ended up on the kids' app based on the look makes me wonder if Happy Tree Friends ended up on there at some point...