“Wakey Wakey...”
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, the feeling of the Clayhill setting would've made the series too similar to South Park, and came at the cost of the claustrophobia of the original series, so it was scrapped and has 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. The following synopsis was from a Sundance blog: "Based on the hugely popular web series, following roommates Red Guy, Yellow Guy, and Duck, who live simple and repetitive lives in the complacent technicolour community of Clayhill…until the town’s mayor disappears, and everything descends into utter chaos."
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Cast
6 people
Joseph Pelling
Red Guy (voice)
Also in
Craig’s Big Day
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared: Behind the Magic
Becky Sloan
Mrs. Grenald / Ladder / "Tree" / The Real "Key to the City" (voice)
Known for
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 5
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
Baker Terry
Yellow Guy / Duck / Mayor Pigface / Key / Additional characters (voice)
Also in
Battle Kitty
Craig’s Big Day
Lesa Gillespie
Additional characters (puppeteer)
Also in
Deadville
The Furchester Hotel
Josh Elwell
Duck (Lead Puppeteer)
Also in
The Makery
Scoop
David Cauchi
Additional characters (puppeteer)
No other roles listed
Joseph Pelling Director · Becky Sloan Director Baker Terry Writer
United States release January 29, 2019 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States · Production Blink Industries, Conaco
Production
Super Deluxe
Production
Blink Industries
Production
Conaco
Production
United Kingdom · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 29, 2019
Premiere · The only time the pilot was shown publicly.
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