I am not the first grown-up to try to put their finger on exactly what makes Bluey good. No, I have never been to Australia and couldn’t locate Brisbane on a map.) (Yes, I have recently been daydreaming about moving to Brisbane, based solely on watching Bluey. Maybe it’s because the show is so charmingly site-specific to Brisbane that the fruit bats, ibises, and jacaranda trees make it feel like it takes place in a dream space that is like the same planet that I live on, but also otherworldly-and these days I find myself wanting to escape to somewhere that’s just…not here. Meanwhile, she holds down a job that allows for ample time with family and still pays for a Range Rover and the aforementioned dream house on a single income. Maybe it’s that Chili, the mom (mum!), has my exact ideal family situation: she has two girls close in age, and a partner who does most of the childcare and housework and spends hours gamely engaged in imaginative play with the children. (Btw, I learned that this is an iconic kind of architecture in Australia known as “ Queenslander. In other words, it’s the kind of family home that is completely unattainable in the U.S. It’s situated on a quaint hill surrounded by mature trees, and somehow has both city and nature views. It has charming turn-of-the-century details but with an open floor plan, a generous playroom, at least two verandas, an enclosed sun deck, and a spacious yard. Like a lot of people since the show reached American audiences during the pandemic and became a hit here, I’ve been trying to pin down: What is it about this show?įor me, maybe it’s Bingo and Bluey’s perfect mirthful little-kid giggles and peals of high-pitched laughter. If you’re not familiar, Bluey is an Australian cartoon on Disney+ about a family of dogs (Blue Heelers): a mom named Chili dad named Bandit and their two daughters, Bingo and Bluey, roughly ages 4 and 6. In the season 2 episode, Bingo is in the phase where she has trouble staying in her own bed during the night, telling her mom that she wants to do a “big girl sleep,” but Chilli just tells her to do her best.Art direction by Costa Daniel Kassab for Bluey episode “Sleepytime” on Disney+Ĭonfession: I have started watching Bluey, the children’s show, without my toddler. ‘Sleepytime’ is one of the more sentimental episodes of the show, leaving kids and parents alike teary-eyed during the credits. Bandit himself has gotten a lot of press for being a role model to dads everywhere, invested in his kids and his relationships with his wife and friends-when was the last time anyone heard about Daddy Pig having interests?įor a brief moment, a Bluey episode called ‘Sleepytime’ had the #2 spot, right behind ‘Ozymandias,’ the penultimate episode of Breaking Bad. This isn’t your average Peppa Pig, which showcases a bratty protagonist and parents who aren’t people outside of the context of their children. Parents are left floored by the little things that their kids won’t pick up on, like allusions to infertility (‘The Show,’ ‘Onesies’), more elusive discussions about aging and death (‘Grandad,’ ‘Flat Pack’), and how parenting isn’t always easy or straightforward (‘Driving,’ ‘Octopus,’ ‘Sheep Dog,’ ‘Dirt’).
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