PET ME HARDER

November 1, 2014 10:05 AM

Following a sucessful Kickstarter, the puppet crew is back for DON'T HUGE ME I'M SCARED 3 (Previously, Previously)
posted by The Whelk (19 comments total)

note: everyone needs a huge
posted by poffin boffin at 10:11 AM on November 1, 2014 [13 favorites]

After I finished watching this video, I looked down at my own legs and SAW THE PUPPETEERS. #mynoseisafeltcircle
posted by Strange Interlude at 10:29 AM on November 1, 2014 [4 favorites]

Are all outdoor picnic pests called "bees" in Britain, or is this just a DHMIS-ism?
posted by infinitewindow at 10:53 AM on November 1, 2014 [1 favorite]

Watching all three of those in a row permanently broke my brain. Thank you.
posted by naju at 11:07 AM on November 1, 2014

Wasn't there an AskMe recently about bees vs. wasps vs. hornets and it seems like British people just call everything bees.

source: married to a British person who spilled beer on me in a flailing panic about a "bee" one day in Amsterdam.
posted by potsmokinghippieoverlord at 11:19 AM on November 1, 2014

After I finished watching this video, I looked down at my own legs and SAW THE PUPPETEERS.

There was a documentary I saw about 30 years ago, presented by Jim Henson, about a convention of puppeteers, which included a bunch of performances by other groups. Of course, the Muppets performed, too, and one of the best things they did was Fozzie and Kermit. Fozzie says, "Don't look down! There's someone beneath me!" Kermit says, "Of course. that's a puppeteer. We're puppets." Fozzie's response was something like, "I can't understand that concept." (I'm not presenting it well; the real thing was hilarious.)
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 11:48 AM on November 1, 2014

Well, that's the creepiest Kickstarter video I've ever seen
posted by oulipian at 12:12 PM on November 1, 2014 [1 favorite]

I learned a lot.

I learned that That green is not a creative color.

That answers so many questions...

(quietly sobs in corner)
posted by greenhornet at 12:41 PM on November 1, 2014 [3 favorites]

Are all outdoor picnic pests called "bees" in Britain, or is this just a DHMIS-ism?

I think it's a DHMISism - I certainly haven't noticed it in about a decade of living here.
posted by Dysk at 12:55 PM on November 1, 2014

Wow, I can't believe what they did to Malcom in the closing credits!
posted by isthmus at 12:57 PM on November 1, 2014

Don't Bug Me I'm Scarred
posted by oneswellfoop at 1:18 PM on November 1, 2014

Here's the AskMe question regarding bees vs. wasps vs. Americans vs. British
posted by potsmokinghippieoverlord at 1:37 PM on November 1, 2014 [1 favorite]

> (quietly sobs in corner)

Hey look! A green bee.
posted by ardgedee at 1:52 PM on November 1, 2014 [2 favorites]

Wasn't there an AskMe recently about bees vs. wasps vs. hornets and it seems like British people just call everything bees.


They also think they wear bonnets.
posted by srboisvert at 2:47 PM on November 1, 2014

it seems like British people just call everything bees

Americans do the same thing. Watching people screaming about bees while looking at a paper wasp nest is always a laugh. Hell, my fellow countrymen don't even understand that a yellowjacket is not a bee.
posted by sonascope at 3:07 PM on November 1, 2014 [1 favorite]

I'll have to rewatch this to see if the notepad and the clock made cameos.

PS there are ships of the notepad and the clock -- scroll to "Sequel."
posted by dhens at 3:41 PM on November 1, 2014

Update: Notepad and Clock make cameo at around 4:40, with the yellow guy's dad, as well as the other two main characters (the bird and and the red-haired mop thing).
posted by dhens at 8:15 PM on November 1, 2014

PS there are ships of the notepad and the clock

God damn it, Tumblr.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 11:01 PM on November 1, 2014 [2 favorites]

MetaFilter: Whoa, there, friend--you might need to slow down.
posted by ostranenie at 7:44 PM on November 5, 2014