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name: "Joseph Pelling"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joseph-pelling"
fi1m_id: "joseph-pelling"
imdb_id: "nm5355576"
tmdb_id: 1271448
wikidata_id: "Q62140843"
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T02:24:33.856302+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Joseph Pelling

## Identity

Joseph Pelling

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joseph-pelling
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joseph-pelling
- **IMDb ID:** nm5355576
- **TMDB ID:** 1271448
- **Wikidata ID:** Q62140843
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pelling, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62140843, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5355576/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1271448

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Also known as:** Joe, Joe Pelling
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pelling, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62140843, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5355576/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1271448

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Amazing World of Gumball*](https://film.one/tv/the-amazing-world-of-gumball.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Joseph Pelling, also credited as Joe Pelling, is an English filmmaker, animator, director, writer and composer. He studied fine art and animation at Kingston University, where he met frequent collaborator Becky Sloan. They formed part of the THIS IS IT Collective.

Pelling is best known as co-creator, with Sloan and later Baker Terry, of the surreal puppet web series *Don't Hug Me I'm Scared* (2011–2016). He directed, wrote, composed for and voiced characters in the shorts and the 2022 Channel 4 television adaptation. He has also contributed music videos, commercials and other animation projects.

In 2017 he wrote the *The Amazing World of Gumball* episode 'The Puppets'. His other credits include directing, writing and composing for various short films and series.

*Sources: theamazingworldofgumball.fandom.com, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Amazing World of Gumball* (2011), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-amazing-world-of-gumball.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Make That Movie* (2026), series, Director, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Chess Ham* (2025), Thanks
- *A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou* (2023), Music
- *Don't Hug Me I'm Scared* (2022), series, as Red Guy (voice) · Original Music Composer, Production Design, Director, Creator
- *Ultromedia Please* (2022), Additional Effects Development
- *USE TANTRUMS.* (2020), Director
- *Get Real Dude* (2019), Director, Music, Editor, Production Designer, Compositor, 3D Animator, Additional Photography
- *USE CUPS.* (2019), Director, Art Designer
- *A Place Called Clayhill* (2019), as Red Guy (voice) · Director
- *Jarressey* (2018), Director
- *Don't Hug Me I'm Scared: Behind the Magic* (2017), Director
- *Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 6* (2016), as Red Guy (voice) · Director, Creative Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Music, Sound, Art Direction, Compositor
- *Year Friends* (2016), series, as Lal
- *Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 5* (2015), as Red Guy (voice) · Director, Executive Producer, Creator, Writer, Music, Sound, Art Direction, Animation
- *Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4* (2015), as Red Guy (voice) · Director, Creator, Executive Producer, Writer, Music, Sound, Art Direction
- *Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 3* (2014), as Red Guy / Additional Voices (voice) · Director, Creator, Executive Producer, Writer, Music, Sound, Art Direction, 2D Artist
- *Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 2* (2014), as Red Guy (voice) (uncredited) · Director, Creator, Writer, 2D Artist, Music, Sound
- *Craig’s Big Day* (2014), as Joe · Director, Writer, Music
- *Tallest Heights* (2013), Director
- *Don't Hug Me I'm Scared* (2012), as Red Guy (voice) (uncredited) · Director, Writer
- *Don't Hug Me I'm Scared* (2011), series, as Red Guy (voice) · Music, Executive Producer, Creator
- *The Amazing World of Gumball* (2011), series, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-amazing-world-of-gumball.md)
- *Bad Things That Could Happen* (2010), Director, Music
- *The Lost Coin* (2010), Director

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