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Bluey: Bedroom (2021)
Relateable.
Just about everyone with a same-sex, close-in-age sibling has had a night like this, I think! My sister and I couldn't pass notes because my room was below hers rather than across the hall, but you'd better believe we worked out a little code of knocks.
Bluey: Baby Race (2020)
Bella is a very good dog.
This could very well be my favorite episode of the show. It's such an important message for first-time parents. Be kind to yourself -- you're doing better than you think, and your kid is an individual who will develop at their own rate, and not necessarily in accordance with doctors' charts or the kid next door.
Bandit is hilarious in this one, and baby Bluey is pretty much the most adorable thing ever created (although... if baby dogs in this universe basically act like human infants... what the heck even is Socks?).
I'm in love with the little details such as whenever it cuts to baby Bluey's POV, her little paws are framing Chili. Another is how Bella is just so proud of ALL the other puppies' new developments, not just Coco's. Both these details become much more poignant upon re-watching the episode.
Also, can I just say -- a little off topic -- I like that poodles (even pink ones) aren't snobby and prissy in this universe as they tend to be in cartoons? It's such a weird misconception about them. All the poodles I've known have just been sweet-natured normal dogs. Anyway, Bella is a VERY good girl and I want to pet her fluffy pink hair.
Bluey: Perfect (2021)
Here's DAD!
Bandit is still friends with Fido -- I love that for him -- and from the sounds of the conversation they're having, they've grown pretty close!
One of the funnier episodes of the show (but with no shortage of heart either). Sometimes I honestly feel like Bandit should be paying royalties to my own dad for how similar they can be.
Bluey: Charades (2020)
Better than advertized.
I had gone into this one with the warning that Muffin acts like an insufferable brat in this one...
She doesn't though. She acts like a little kid who doesn't understand a game. I've known loads of three year olds like this. It's honestly refreshing how "real" these dog-kids are. Plus, she's actually very grateful whenever Bluey helps her along. It's adorable when she says "Thanks Bluey" in her nasally little voice. I dunno -- I think Muffin will turn out fine.
I also don't agree that Muffin's a poor role model here, because she's rewarded for her "bad" behavior. Most kids watching this aren't going to see Muffin as the role model -- they're going to want to emulate Bluey and Bingo and the empathy they show towards children who aren't as far along in their development.
Bluey: Markets (2018)
What goes around comes around.
Impressed at how this episode manages to have both the typical "sharing is good" and "spend your money wisely" that are practically expected from children's entertainment, but also tosses in a message of spending locally to stimulate a healthier local economy for the advanced class. Clever stuff.
Also the ponies are a hoot.
Bluey: The Beach (2018)
Adventures in Solitude
A little girl walks from where her father is to where her mother is. That's it. That's the plot.
Along the way, the extroverted kid finds value in a bit of reflection and alone-time and comes to understand her mother better.
It's artistic, it's contemplative, and it's all done in a way that appeals to kids. It's a standout episode in a show that already sets the bar for quality so high.
Bluey: Camping (2019)
Doo doo doo doo doo doo...
If I were to have one nitpick about this episode, it would be that my favorite character (Bandit) only has three lines, and they're all "AUUGHHHH!"
But in all seriousness, it's one of the most beautiful 7 minutes of television I've ever watched. Same thing happened to me when I was about 4 -- I met a little Greek boy about my age on a beach on Lake Erie and we just mucked around in the sand and did what we could to communicate until it was time to go back to my grandmother's house. I can still see his face in my memory. Bluey captures the feeling perfectly.
The episode also has one of my favorite soundtracks of the series, and that's saying a lot. Hello there Roland "Doo Pipes" synth lead!
To top it all off, the ambiguous is-it-real-or-an-optomistic-fantasy approach to the final seconds of the episode remind me of the final moments of Shawshank Redemption. Never thought a show aimed at preschoolers would call to mind that cinematic masterpiece, but here we are.