Joseph Pelling
Joseph Pelling is a writer and composer, known for Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (2011), Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 2: Time (2014) and Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 6 (2016).
Works
Devolver Direct 2024: Volvy's 15th Birthday Party
Volvy’s 15th Birthday Party is a short but sweet opportunity to gather around your loved ones and celebrate gaming’s favourite mascot without anything weird happening.
Release Date: 2024-06-07
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 1
Devolver Direct: The Return of Volvy
Introduced to the world more than 30 years ago in his first solo game Field Run, Volvy went on to star in a string of hit Devolver games… Hotline Miami, Enter the Gungeon, Gris, My Friend Pedro, Ape Out, Pikuniku, Cult of the Lamb...the list goes on and on. For generations of gamers, this is where it all began. The cultural icon of the gaming industry, more influential than any pop-star or politician.
Release Date: 2023-08-09
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 1
A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou
A womb with a view. Awkward adulthood. The not-so-golden years. Journey through life’s stages with Jamie Demetriou in this musical sketch-comedy special.
Release Date: 2023-02-28
Department: Sound
Job: Music
Vote Count: 11
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
Join Red Guy, Yellow Guy and Duck as they learn everything there is to know with the help of some friendly talking objects, in this comedy-horror puppet show based off the popular YouTube web series.
Release Date: 2022-09-30
Department: Art
Job: Production Design
Character: Red Guy (voice)
Episode Count: 6
Vote Count: 50
USE TANTRUMS.
YES, It’s important to me we USE TANTRUMS.
Release Date: 2020-05-25
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Get Real Dude
If you want to make the finest wine, use the sweet grape on the vine. It's a few bloody skits from bloody Sam Campbell.
Release Date: 2019-12-14
Department: Directing
Job: Director
USE CUPS.
Respect the cup.
Release Date: 2019-12-09
Department: Directing
Job: Director
A Place Called Clayhill
A DHMIS short film that premiered in 2019 at the Sundance Film Festival and was originally pitched as a pilot of Pelling, Sloan, and Terry's 2022 TV show. Though, feeling the Clayhill setting made the series too similar to South Park, and came at the cost of the claustrophobia of the original series, it was scrapped and since been removed from festival circulation. The tester was only shared in a few private premieres, but clips have turned up online over the years.
Release Date: 2019-09-09
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Red Guy (voice)
Vote Count: 2
Jarressey
Jarressey's got a new job today and he just needs to eat some food before he goes to the pub. But now all of this is happening to him!
Release Date: 2018-10-29
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 1
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 6
All alone, Yellow Guy tries to stop a lamp from teaching him about dreams. While Red Guy finds out the truth about the puppets' existence.
Release Date: 2016-06-19
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Red Guy (voice)
Vote Count: 82
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 5
The two remaining puppets learn about eating healthy, but things go awry when they receive a mysterious phone call.
Release Date: 2015-10-14
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Red Guy (voice)
Vote Count: 88
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4
The fourth instalment in the surreal Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared videos in which the three returning characters enter a sinister digital world through their computer.
Release Date: 2015-03-31
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Red Guy (voice)
Vote Count: 84
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 3
During a chicken picnic, Yellow Guy gets upset after Green Bird kills a butterfly. Yellow Guy then meets a butterfly that takes him on a journey to discover his concept of love.
Release Date: 2014-10-31
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Red Guy / Additional Voices (voice)
Vote Count: 79
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 2
Step back into the imaginative and frankly terrifying world of Becky & Joe with Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared. In this episode: Some things change over Time.
Release Date: 2014-01-08
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Red Guy (voice) (uncredited)
Vote Count: 91
Craig’s Big Day
Craig, a nerd who hates himself, tries to enjoy his birthday.
Release Date: 2014-01-08
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Joe
Vote Count: 1
Tallest Heights
Inspired by the drawn-on-film pieces by Norman McLaren, Len Lye, and Man Ray, Becky & Joe collaborated with musicians Delicate Steve to create the charming and beautiful Tallest Heights. This work is part of the “Hello, Again” series presented by the Lincoln Motor Company, which asks filmmakers to reimagine the familiar into something fresh and new.
Release Date: 2013-07-13
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 1
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
A disturbing puppet short exploring the concept of creativity.
Release Date: 2012-10-24
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Red Guy (voice) (uncredited)
Vote Count: 149
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
Follow Red Guy, Yellow Guy and Duck, who live in the town of Clayhill. In each episode they encounter a song which teaches them about an aspect of life. Whilst the episodes start wholesome and sunny, each episode invariably ends in a dark and disturbing place.
Release Date: 2011-06-25
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: Red Guy (voice)
Episode Count: 6
Vote Count: 25
The Amazing World of Gumball
The life of Gumball Watterson, a 12-year old cat who attends middle school in Elmore. Accompanied by his pet, adoptive brother, and best friend Darwin Watterson, he frequently finds himself involved in various shenanigans around the city, during which he interacts with various family members: Anais, Richard, and Nicole Watterson, and other various citizens.
Release Date: 2011-05-03
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 1471
Bad Things That Could Happen
Playing with scale and bringing objects to life, the film creates a subverted world where the mundane becomes absurd.
Release Date: 2010-10-22
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 10
The Lost Coin
A young boy falls into another world.
Release Date: 2010-01-01
Department: Directing
Job: Director