# Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hug-me-im-scared/757874>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 20, 2016, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hug-me-im-scared/757874 "2016-06-20T07:38:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hug-me-im-scared/757874/1 "2016-06-20T07:38:35Z")

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Disturbing but hilarious videos that masquerade as a Sesame-St-esque children’s show.

It finished up, appropriately enough, on June 19, or Father’s Day. There’s certainly a recurrent theme in the series. It seems to be a metaphor for the horrors of raising a child and growing into an adult.

Uh, don’t show this to your kids.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtkGtXtDlQA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9FGgwCQ22w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbL-NSkXnl8

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**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hug-me-im-scared/757874/2 "2016-06-20T08:42:27Z")

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Which one is your favorite?

I rather like the 1st (get creative!) and 4th (Don’t touch MMMEEEEEEE) ones.

I’m not sure if I prefer the 1st one because it threw you for an unexpected loop.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hug-me-im-scared/757874/3 "2016-06-20T09:55:13Z")

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I guess it would be #3, since the song is so catchy and it’s such a wonderful take on the fears that drive people toward marriage. Also the last few seconds with the egg made me spit out my drink.

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**Author:** ![GunnarFranz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/da6949/32.png) [@GunnarFranz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GunnarFranz)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hug-me-im-scared/757874/4 "2016-06-20T11:09:54Z")

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I watched the first many many moons ago and quote green is not a creative color probably weekly, once I’m home from work I’ll have to watch all the others.

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**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hug-me-im-scared/757874/5 "2016-06-20T14:00:33Z")

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I saw the first a couple of years ago, and I’ve also seen the second. I know green is not a creative colour. But I’m not watching any more unless someone pays me. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hug-me-im-scared/757874/6 "2016-06-25T20:18:35Z")

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I don’t think it’s really Sesame-Street-esque so much as C-Beebies-ish.