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I would really prefer to do as little as possible, or nothing at all.
—Red Guy

Red Guy is one of the main protagonists in the Don't Hug Me I'm Scared series, along with Duck and Yellow Guy.[2][3][4] He is portrayed and voiced by Joe Pelling. He is part of a race of identical red string creatures. Much like the other protagonists, his name is unknown, with "Red Guy" merely being a descriptor used by the creators.

Appearance[]

Red Guy is human-sized, and the tallest of the main trio. Unlike most characters, he is played by a person in a costume, rather than a puppet. He has red, yarn-like hair that covers his entire head, with two eyes placed on top, and his whole body is red. At the end of Episode 6, he appears to be blue entirely.

Unlike Yellow Guy and Duck, he typically does not wear any clothes, except for a brief moment in Episode 2, where he wears some sort of pajama while in bed, at the end of Episode 5, where we see him walking away from a phone booth wearing a trench coat, a scarf and shoes and in Episode 6, he wears a suit at his job, until he takes it off to sing on stage. In the episode Jobs in the TV series, he temporarily wears a fancy business suit along with other outfits suited for their respective occupations, and in Death, he wears a striped cooking apron when preparing the shepherd's pie and a black suit during Duck's funeral.

In Death, he is shown to have a lipless mouth with perpetually exposed, crooked-looking teeth. He doesn't seem to have a nose.

Personality[]

That sounds really boring

"That sounds really boring."

Out of all of his friends, he is the most mature, sarcastic, and sharp-witted. He also seems to have the most common sense as well. He is also the most pessimistic of the three main characters, as he doesn't show much interest in the lessons and would rather go about his own business. It is possible that he is older or more mature than the other two protagonists, as a picture of him in a graduation cap holding a diploma is seen in Episode 6.

He will often get annoyed with the teachers and make sarcastic comments. In Episode 4 he grows impatient with Colin the Computer and tells him to "shut up", resulting in Colin getting angry and yelling at him. He also seems rather curious, judging by him saying "I wonder what will happen." when Yellow Guy runs away in Episode 3 and just before he pulls out the plug in Episode 6. He also asks the most questions out of the main trio.

Just like Duck, he cares about Yellow Guy, as seen in the Episode 3, when they give him the last boiled egg in order to prove their friendship.

He seems to have changed during the series as well. In Episode 1 he finds most things boring and tells Sketchbook that using your hair to express yourself is boring, but in Episode 6 he starts to do things to try and stand out, at one point even singing the "Creativity Song" in front of an audience. However, the behavior was not well-received by his peers.

Despite Red Guy's pessimistic behavior, he seems to genuinely care about the people around him and can even be selfless at times. In the pilot episode of Super Deluxe's unproduced Don't Hug Me I'm Scared television show, Red Guy is the only one concerned with the missing Mayor Pigface's wellbeing, leaving Clayhill to search alone while everyone else worries for their own security.

In the new series, his voice is less monotone and he expresses his emotions more often. He also sings with passion rather than staying monotonous, unlike in the web series. He occasionally shows that he cares less about others, especially Yellow Guy and Duck, but seems to care about his presumably real family. This can especially be seen in the episode, "Death", when he seems to show disinterest in Duck's death and funeral and not regard him as a best friend the same way Duck does. However, he occasionally shows that he does care about his friends, such as when he starts to rebuild Stain Edwards into a Duck clone. He seems to have some sort of anger issue (or perhaps he is simply not fully aware of what is happening or from the stress) as he, if not regularly, sounds rather desperate in his words or straight up yells in most of the new episodes. He also has been shown to be perfectly content with assaulting Yellow Guy and Duck, as seen in episode 4, where after Yellow Guy accidentally breaks Colin's Special Glass Sphere Computer, Duck proceeds to insult Yellow Guy and explains how he'll never be able to see a skeleton he wanted to see online due to Yellow Guy breaking the only computer they had. Red Guy then intervenes and proceeds to criticize Duck's behavior towards Yellow Guy. This then leads to Yellow Guy smashing a glass bottle across Duck's face, which then leads to Red Guy smashing Yellow Guy across the face with a glass object. The credits then roll and you can faintly hear Red Guy insulting Yellow Guy and Duck, stating how he is tired of their behavior amongst yelling and other sound effects with this all transpiring off screen. The credits then end with a chainsaw being revved up, before slashing into presumably flesh with Yellow Guy and Duck screaming for a brief few seconds before the episode ends, meaning that Red Guy attempted to kill Yellow Guy and Duck.

He is interested in most of the topics the teachers sing about. He and Duck also enjoy bullying Yellow Guy in the episodes Friendship and Electricity, going so far as calling him foul insults (which were censored) and laughing when a heap of plates fell onto Yellow Guy's head. He shows conflicting behavior in Jobs and Transport, as in Transport, he wanted to get out of the house because they had nothing going anything that day, but in Jobs he was stubborn in wanting to do nothing at home.

Red Guy is very aware that he's being filmed, often breaking the fourth wall by addressing the audience directly and looking at the camera. He isn't happy with his situation, as in the intro for the episode Friendship he screams about how they're living in a nightmare and is sometimes unwilling to participate in the teacher's lessons.

Story[]

Episode 5[]

Red Guy is not a main character in this episode, but he makes numerous cameos. In the beginning he's in the picture on the fridge, sitting at a table alongside Duck and Yellow Guy, but then outside the window when it cuts back. He does appear in person when Duck knocks over the camera, where we can see him standing where Steak used to be (although this could also be his Duplicate). His head also appears in the microwave after Fridge appears. Once again, we see him outside a window in the "organ house" next to what appears to be the stomach. The eye looking at Duck in the spaghetti with meatballs could also be a reference to him. When The Healthy Band is brainwashing Yellow Guy, the red spaghetti with two eyes clearly depicts him. Lastly, during the end credits we can see him walking away from a telephone booth, wearing a trench coat and holding a suitcase.

The numerous telephone calls during the episode and him coming out of a telephone booth implies that he was the one calling them the whole time, either to tell the other puppets that he's leaving, since the other puppets had just been aware he had left, or to warn them about the teachers and how to escape.

Episode 6[]

Red Guy plays a major role in this episode. Here he is in a world filled with his kind, all in business suits doing boring office jobs for the majority of the episode. He seems to have become bored with this world and starts to do creative things, such as singing songs about files, in which his coworkers are not impressed with. After work we see him sitting at a bar looking at his beer, until he removes his clothes and start singing the "creativity song" in front of an audience. When he spots Roy in the audience, his Boombox becomes alive and he is suddenly transported to another place where, attracted by the music somewhere in the distance, he finds the Control Panel. On it he sees that Yellow Guy is being tortured by the Lamp and he starts pushing the machine's buttons, possibly out of curiosity at first, glitching the Lamp into other teachers encountered in previous episodes and also many new teachers (including the file he previously sang about). Suddenly, Roy's hand stretches out from behind him and touches Red Guy's shoulder, surprising him. Red Guy then notices an extension cord coming from the machine and pulls out the Plug, resetting the entire series. He and the other puppet's colors are their favorite color (turning Red Guy blue). Then Sketchbook appears and starts to sing the "creativity song" before the episode cuts to black.

Relations[]

Yellow Guy[]

I guess it must be because we "love" you.
—Red Guy, "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 3"

Red Guy doesn't pay much attention to him in the first few episodes of the web series. In the third episode, after Yellow Guy runs away sad from the picnic, Red Guy wonders how things will be after Yellow Guy is gone. Later, it is seen that Red Guy is discouraged while eating raw chicken. Red Guy searches for him throughout the episode, and when he finds him, he tells him that, along with Duck, they give him the last boiled egg because they love him. In conclusion, it may be that Red Guy loves him displayed by Red Guy caring for him.

In the sixth and final episode of the web series, Red Guy runs into the control panel and hurriedly tries to figure out a way to make the Lamp disappear so Yellow Guy can sleep because he realizes that Yellow Guy is in distress. Later, he becomes more and more nervous knowing that he is worsening the situation that Yellow Guy is experiencing. His decision that will decide the future of Yellow Guy is to unplug the huge plug put into an outlet in an effort to save his friend.

In the television series, it's shown that Red Guy has a rather low opinion of Yellow Guy's intelligence and is shown insulting him for it in Friendship. Despite that, he is later shown worrying about him and then defends him when Duck gets angry at him for accidentally breaking the spherical computer that Colin the Computer gave them. However, he also attacks him as soon as Yellow Guy gets violent.

Around the end of Transport, when the main three escape their world and end up in a deserted wasteland, Red Guy tries to reassure Yellow Guy that someone will come for them even though he's clearly doubting it himself.

In general, Yellow Guy's and Red Guy's relationship can be described as somewhat brotherly, with Red Guy acting as the older brother and often finding Yellow Guy annoying and stupid and not being afraid to let him know that, but deep down, he seems to care about him, tries to reassure him when he's feeling down (even though he isn't always good at it) and can be pretty protective of him as well.

Duck[]

I wouldn't mind looking at the house, and, maybe, looking at you.
—Red Guy, Electricity

In the television series, Red Guy and Duck have a rather strained relationship. The two often bicker and argue about various things, but seem to care about each other deep down.

In Death, Red Guy gets jealous of Duck when Duck is proclaimed "dead" by the newspaper. Later during the funeral, Duck claims that Red Guy is his "best friend" and wants him to give him an eulogy even though Red Guy claims that he doesn't know or care much about him to give a proper one. After Duck is buried, Red Guy continues to act apathetic, but ends up missing him and trying to replace him with Stain Edwards.

In Electricity, Red Guy and Duck have a surprisingly tender moment together after a power outage as they admit that they like looking at each other.

Quotes[]

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (Web series)[]

Episode 1[]

  • "That sounds really boring."

Episode 2[]

  • "Come on guys, stop mucking around. We only have five minutes until our show's on."
  • "...What? Who is that?"
  • "But we don't really want to, we're going to miss our show."
  • "And what happened after the olden days?"
  • "It's 9:30, there's fish everywhere... Fish everywhere."
  • "If we run out of time, then where does it go?"

Episode 3[]

  • "Hm, he seems upset about something. I wonder what will happen."
  • "I'd also like to eat the chicken. Let's do that instead."
  • "Now that we've eaten the chicken, I don't know what to do!"
  • "I guess it must be because we... ‘love’... you."

Episode 4[]

  • "SHUT UP!" —Red Guy to the Computer
  • "Wow, how amazing, and interesting too. But in this digital world, what can we do? ...What can we d—"

Episode 6[]

  • "Wouldn't it be funny if, uh, one of these files came alive? Uh, yeah... 'I am a file, and... you put... documents in me.' And, um... 'A-doo-da-doo, a file... A...a funny...silly file...a-doo-doo-doo...' You know, it did like a song—"
  • "I wonder what will happen."

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (TV series)[]

Pilot[]

  • "I also live with them in the funny house, too."
  • "Every morning, we sing this song... Every morning."

Jobs[]

  • "Only dull people think things are dull."
  • "And I would really prefer to do as little as possible, or nothing at all. Is that an option?"
  • "I said, 'is your hand alright?'"
  • "No! No! I can't help you! I don't work here! Okay. Fine. BYE!"
  • "I don't know if you can eat diamonds. Can you eat diamonds?"
  • "Yeah, you're just jealous 'cause I'm actually good at it. And that I look like a smart boy in my outfit."
  • "Here! Take your things! I'm afraid...I'm letting you go!"
  • "Yeah, so what? Somebody else will do it."
  • "Uh...you're fired!"

Death[]

  • "No. I was more hoping that I was dead."
  • "He's a nice guy, he's-he's, uh, the smallest one..."
  • "Oh, come on, it's-it's not that bad! We didn't really like him anyway. Remember how he used to bite you?"
  • "Yeah. I guess you're right. There's no replacing This Guy. Maybe we just need to accept that, when someone goes away, things change."
  • "So, now that you're one of the Main Guys Around here, there's a few ground rules you should be aware of. Yeah, if you want to use the phone, uh, you're gonna need to book that in. We don't share food, but we do share a wallet."
  • "Uh, well, we mainly go in here, or sometimes we go in there."
  • "Yeah, well, you seem like a little... thing with... and you don't even... the other guy at least had his own clothes..."

Family[]

  • "Not really."
  • "No, Grolton is the man, and Hovris is the dog...I reckon."
  • "You? The dad? C'mon, if anyone's the father figure, it's me."
  • "I knew it! I'm not supposed to be living with these two...things. I should be with guys like me!"
  • "And we can leave our pathetic life behind!"
  • "Sorry. I just can't help myself. I'm just happy to finally be with my family."
  • "Heh; well said, brother."
  • "I guess we could share-"

Friendship[]

  • "And we live in an actual nightMAAAARREE!!"
  • "It's not your fault. You're just a (censored)."
  • "Is it because of the way you look?"
  • "Or you're just generally unlikable in a way that's hard to pin down."
  • "I guess you don't wanna have that restaurant style meal after all."
  • "Hey. The worm in my brain tells me I don't have the body type to pull off wearing denim. But I just tell it to pipe down."
  • "C'mon, you said you weren't gonna talk to him like that anymore."
  • "Oh, boohoo, here we go."
  • "I'M DEALING WITH YOU!"

Transport[]

  • "Look, the floor should just be one thing. Just put it down as one floor."
  • "Well, I say put the clipboard in the bin 'cause I hate the clipboard."
  • "I hate the clipboard, and I hate this place!"
  • "I mean, all we do is sit around, and then some guy comes in and tells us about banks, or vegetables, or something."
  • "I mean, don't you want to see something... else? Something different?"
  • "I mean, just look at me. Look how excited I'm getting."
  • "We can play with the circle, or play with the stick..."
  • "'Cause we can get to know each other!"
  • "Hey, don't worry. When we get there, we'll each have our own headphones. And as many raisins as we want!"
  • "And we'll each have our own house with our own stuff...that doesn't come alive."
  • "Well, we won't need to. We'll be part of something called a community! Look!"
  • "It's gonna be a whole new life for us. No more sitting around just counting the floor."
  • "Grolton always makes his appointment, and no matter what happens, they start the next episode back at home!"
  • "What'd you say? Raisins? Yeah, yeah, okay, here, have some raisins."
  • "We're in a car, driving so fast... C'MON!!"
  • "No! We're so close!"
  • "We can't go back! I'M NOT GOING BACK INTO THAT HOUSE!"
  • "Yeah, don't worry. Somebody...someone'll turn up. Heh heh...heh...(sniffle)*

Electricity[]

  • "Hmm...'opposite of down'...try...'above'?
  • "Yeah...maybe you should just stick to drying the plates."
  • "What the hell are you gonna do with them?"
  • "I actually don't mind it. Kind of a nice break from all those garish colors."
  • "Well, it's just not that great, is it? I wouldn't mind looking at the house again. And...maybe...looking at you."

Other[]

HELP[]

  • ”Oh dear. We’re all tied up.”
  • "'If you're watching this, then we need your help. We need money. If we don't raise enough, we'll be killed off, and you'll never see us again.' ...How's that, is that good?"

07494795709[]

  • "The log is in the bin. The log is in the bin. The log is in the bin."

Gallery[]

Web series[]

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared[]

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Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 3[]

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4[]

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 5[]

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 6[]

TV series[]

Pilot[]

"Jobs"[]

"Death"[]

"Family"[]

"Friendship"[]

"Transport"[]

"Electricity"[]

TBA

Behind the scenes[]

Misc.[]

Trivia[]

  • Though he is a costumed character, Becky and Joe still consider him a "puppet."
  • Joe Pelling can be seen wearing Red Guy's head (along with glasses) as his Twitter profile picture.[5] Likely due to its mobility and being the most identifiable feature on Red Guy, Pelling frequently brings Red Guy's head to public appearances.
  • Red Guy has visited Japan.[6]
  • Red Guy's name is confirmed on one of the Kickstarter posts where he is holding posters, which was posted on October 17th.
  • His favorite color is blue, as seen in Episode 1.
  • Despite being one of the three main characters, he did not have any dialogue in Episode 5, though he did make numerous cameos.
  • He is the closest we have gotten to an official name in the series. When Colin asks the puppets what their names are, Red Guy says, "Well, my name is Dr-" before Colin interrupts. After he becomes the owner of Peterson's and Sons and Friends Bits & Parts Limited, he is referred to as "Mr. Peterson," although this could be due to the name of the company itself.
    • He is known by some fans as Harry; however, this name has never been mentioned or confirmed by the official crew.
  • Red Guy was interviewed in a magazine by It's Nice That, and it is revealed that:[7]
    • His favorite color is medium brown, aside from blue.
    • He is allergic to music.
    • He doesn't find anything exciting.
    • He is scared of owls.
    • His favorite song is "anything by Smash Mouth."
    • He loves Bono.
    • He always dreams of the same thing: "I am about 10 years old lost in the woods. I can feel something following me, calling out my name, getting closer and closer. I try to scream but nothing comes out. Eventually I wake up from the boredom."
  • Though he resembles no known living thing, it is strongly suggested that Red Guy's appearance is inspired by spaghetti or a mop. At the end of Episode 4, he walks into a room which contains things that resemble the three main puppets, including Red Guy, which shows him as a mop with eyes. In Episode 5, his head is shown on a plate, making him look like red spaghetti with eyes.
  • Red Guy is the first character to speak in Episodes 2, 3, and 4.
  • Even though he is still voiced by Joseph Pelling in the TV show, he also has 2 actors, Joss Carter, and Adam Mayne, who play him in the costume in different episodes.

Theories[]

  • Red Guy may be a smoker, as seen by the ashtray and cigarettes placed near him in Episode 2. Although, he was never shown smoking on the show.
  • It is possible that he likes coffee, since a mug with coffee stains can be seen standing on his desk when he was in the "real world".
  • It could also be that the cane and top hat are his because they are hanging on the coat stand next to the scarf he wears in Episode 5.
  • In Episode 3, Red Guy can be seen among the crowd when Yellow Guy is being brainwashed. It is theorized that Yellow Guy sees everyone he loves in that crowd, and that he is dreaming.

References[]

Characters
Main Characters Yellow GuyDuckRed Guy
Teachers Webseries PrimariesSketchbookTony the Talking ClockShrignoldColin the ComputerSpinach CanSteakLamp
SecondariesRabbit BoyFrog BoyFurry BoyUnicornTreeFlowersCloudsMalcolmGilbert the GlobeBread BoyFridgeFootballMagnetGelSaxophoneUniverse GuyCigaretteSammy the SpadeTraffic LightBoomboxClapperboardFilePlug
TV Series PrimariesMean SteveBriefcaseCoffinLily and TodneyWarren the EagleChoo ChooElectracey
SecondariesUnemployed BrendonAndyClaireDuncanSallyFax MachineThe Mr LunchElevator SpeakerRed Guy's ID CardTissue BoxGreen AppleGPSTime ChildInsurance SafeMirrorBoundaries GuyRock Teacher
Antagonists Roy GribblestonMoney ManLesley
Protagonists Mayor PigfaceMilk JugStain Edwards
Minor Characters Animated Segment CharactersMegaphone HolderBoom Mic HolderGiant Eye CameramanShop OwnerChimney SweeperMan Covered in Green SlimeMichaelSpringPie ChartBar GraphLine GraphBlue CameraStrangersGrey Triangle WorkerStress IllusionsGrolton & HovrisFirst ToothBubble Bath MemorySaturdavidShy Imaginary Older BrotherYumpherdinkerThe Lump
AnimalsRattyPicnic ButterflyCrabHoofcreepPuppyBlue BirdScrunty
Creatures and MonstersCaterpillarMonster CanWeltFaulty ThingCarehoundFatherBrotherGrandmaExperiment
Mechanisms and AIBoring MeterSecurity ThingFree Lunch MachineMarket ManDr. Bushman M.D
Non-Teacher Sentient ObjectsBody ModelClapperboardStumpRed AppleDead TreeLaptopPrinterOatsCameraMeat CubeMicrophoneBowling BallMudpileBinUrinalJanetFamily TreeBread MotherBread ChildrenToilet
Residents of ClayhillMrs. GrenaldLight Blue GuyBig IanPolice OfficerPaula the PostboxLadderBlue Octagon GuySpringhead Boy
Duplicates and VariantsTony LookalikeThe Red GuysPianistBlue GuyRed DuckGreen GuyRed Guy DuplicateDuck DuplicateNew SketchbookPhotographerRed Guy's RelativesSmart Yellow GuyBig BoysBigger Boys
Mentioned-Only CharactersSkemMrs. GrelchPaul SaladLucky MoUncle Terry
MiscellaneousSpecial OneWhite Morph Suit PersonBlack Morph Suit PersonMorganStrange Guy in the WoodsMourners
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