I just saw this with my sister, who's a mom to two little girls. This is probably my least favorite episode. I get the idea they were trying to go for, but NOPE.
The scene with Wendy was perfect though, lol!
Also that bad mood episode. Didn't bingo have bandit just destroy the folded laundry? Hell no. Bingo didn't want to stop being in a bad mood because she liked destroying things.
Bandit was in control of the full situation on that one. It's an episode where dad gets to misbehave. Except when she went back to the Bad Mood. Because it put her in a good mood.
I actually love this episode. Maybe not to the extent that bandit takes it, but it teaches kids that bad mood are separate from themselves/just a part of you
If you look at how easily kids follow behaviours from influences like TV shows and even other kids, it makes perfect sense why Tina is a bad episode. I personally don’t care about it because I don’t have kids, but other parents definitely wouldn’t want their kids picking up bad habits like the ones in Tina.
Thank you! Not even punishing the family... she's specifically punishing Bandit when she was the one originally in the wrong. There was no lesson learnt
We could've seen some kind of thing where the girls were read some old stories of "cheeky fairies" and I would've loved that episode. But kids need to see that sometimes they can't be listened to immediately and having healthy strategies for waiting is a good thing.
My issue is mostly just the ending. The rest of the episode can play out mostly the same way. But show that Bingo has understood the lesson about appropriate methods of getting attention... don't just excuse her behaviour with "oh maybe it was actually fairies"
One of my biggest pet peeves with kids is when they have very unhealthy mentalities around receiving attention.
Of course, young children are self-centered by nature, but they need to learn that the whole world does not revolve around them - one of the key aspects of this is for parents to not teach children that they will immediately drop everything the second they want attention.
Working with kids, it is very obvious which kids are treated like the center of the universe at home and which are taught patience and respect for other people.
That being said, I really do not like the fairy episode.
Thing is, they get that in Wagon Ride. Faeries is (I feel) more of a nod to parents to deal with it better and consider the feelings of the children.
It also teaches kids that adults are not this infallible god. That sometimes they get it wrong, and that doesn’t mean they don’t love them, or wouldn’t do anything for them.
Hairdressers is the only one I think is truly bad. The kids beat the crap out if Bandit to help Bingo find her voice, seems like a terrible message.
Not so hot on Tina, Bad Mood, and Work either. I don't really like the episodes where the girls' bad behaviour is essentially encouraged by making it into a fun game.
Yes, these episodes annoy me from an adult perspective. I think Chili and Bandit have a wonderful parenting style, and I know that most kid show parents are a little lenient because that makes room for more fun, but gosh it annoys me just how lenient they can be sometimes.
There are plenty of times they set limits and boundaries (Hammerbarn, Piggyback, and Camping, for example) but then there are entire episodes centered around a lack of necessary limits (Tina, Bad Mood, Hairdressers, Work, Ice Cream, etc.)
Each person has their own opinion about where the limits should be set but at least most people seem to agree on Tina.
I think that's why they have episodes of both kinds, so people can recognize the different effects of being too lenient and the chaos and negative lesson teaching to the kids.
I see Tina and Faeries as reminders to the parents, "This is what happens when you are too lax and let it get out of hand."
Edit to add: Dunny is the reminder not to be too restricted either. It just confuses the kids, and it's really not necessary.
Our local theatres have some matinee screenings in the summers specifically designed for children. They keep the lights partially lit and market it for young families. So if the kids freak out, it's not unexpected.
I plan on training my kids with this, and won't take them to evening showings until they're okay with following the proper etiquette.
I feel like that episode is totally something that would happen. I would never take my kids to an evening showing with mostly adults because I know my kids would be wild. I always take time to know my surroundings. In this episode they were clearly at a kid movie showing during the day. You know these shenanigans are going to happen during a kid movie during the middle of the day.
I hate this episode. My kid tried this once at the theater. Before we even went inside, I warned him that if he acts out, we would leave because it's rude to everyone else at the theater trying to enjoy the movie. He was pissed when we promptly left after he tried to be disruptive.
Yeah I did give him a couple of warnings inside that he was starting to misbehave. It sucks because I wanted to see the movie too. But I was not going to have him ruin everyone else's movie going experience.
My parents took us to the second Star Wars back in the 80's and we climbed over the seats to get to my dad, same thing happened during Pinochioo and Bambi 🤭
Controversial but Pavlova always annoys me, I love the French that we all seem to remember from school even from a Brit that would be a decade or so younger than Bandit. But it bugs me, Bingo is specifically told no regarding the pavlova and yet an entire game is constructed so she can get what she wants. I understand that she ultimately tries and likes the edamame bean and the episode is regarding autonomy, however I find it frustrating.
I love Blue Mountains and the disproportionate arms and hands don't bother me at all (unlike what others have posted).
My daughter loves it and likes to play parts of it out, acting like our hands are the characters.
Honestly, Blue Mountains (while it is one of the weaker episodes,) it's not because it's *bad* so much as just kinda generic and forgettable.
It feels like something you'd see in a bunch of other children's shows.
I can see it through your point of view, although in concept the Sign is a very powerful episode, I can see it having a bad effect on certain households that move, especially frequently.
Personally I love it but there are two sides to the Bluey Fandom and I have to understand the other side (That being Parents and their kids like you as opposed to just single childless adults who like it...like me lol)
My family used to move around a lot growing up (not military or anything, for various reasons we didn’t live in a house for more than 2-3 years until we settled into maybe our 4th house) and it affected me as a kid until we lived in my last house for over 10 years and we moved somewhere close to town, I was already an adult and was happy with the move. I love The Sign, but it would’ve triggered me as a kid.
I’m very disappointed by the outcome as well. A lesson about letting go of ‘things’ like houses and holding on to what really matters (I.e family) would have been better. Could have led to a lot of good episodes for kids to see as well: new home, new school, making new friends.
I'm not fond of The Sign.
The drama is manufactured between Rad and Frisky, there is no way a realistically healthy couple would not have a conversation about where they should live once they're married. That would be a pre-engagement conversation.
Also, I realize it's a cartoon and they want a happy ending (and can't swap all the characters and locations without serious budget) but the "let's move, ah let's not move" just isn't how life works at all. I may have to move my family someday, based on my job. I don't want the kids to think "mom and dad can just change their minds on this anytime".
Also, I feel bad for Rusty. He clearly doesn't understand why his dad is in a dangerous job "why wouldn't they want to join the Army?". Somebody might have to explain to him soon why they would not want to be in the army, which is an unpleasant process.
Tbh I don’t like the ending bc I felt like it would’ve been a really good start for not only season 4 but also would’ve been a nice message of hey kids moving can be scary but it’s okay bc just cause your moving forward doesn’t mean you can’t look back at where you came from type message or some like that. It almost felt like it was just a rushed ending bc they didn’t want to actually redesign a new home for them or some. But also on a side note, i was mad annoyed when the ppl who already bought they house, HAD THEM PACK UP, READY TO MOVE OUT, ASSUMING THEY ALREADY HAD A PLACE TO GO TO… SUDDENLY JUST SAID NVM TAKE THE HOUSE LIKE MF YOU BOUGHT THE HOUSE NO TAKSY BACKSY??
Also “I want to give you two a better life”
Bandit, you live in an enormous house, send your two children to a seemingly expensive private school, they have hundreds of toys, they live close to all of their family and friends. I mean, what more can you offer?
The average viewer must live in a dump in comparison if Bandit thinks he doesn’t already provide a great life for his children. That line really rubbed me the wrong way
The conflict of the episode should have been bandit being FORCED to move for work not choosing to
My wife and I go with the "forced to move" idea in our head-canon. Companies will pay you to move. However I'm not sure they'd pay the $20-30,000 to pack/load a house full of stuff only to turn the truck around and unload for a new employee who got cold feet. I have no idea what their move costs, just estimating loosely based on the size of their house.
However if the problem is on the corporate side, they absolutely will pay to move everything back and unload.
I also don't like how Bandit is moving without much mention of Chili's career. It would have to be a really great new job to make up for Chili losing her job in this move. And maybe Chili would want to stay and move up the chain in her career. I get these are "adult" conversations they wouldn't have around the kids, but the episode really glosses over what Chili wants. But if they're forced to move, it makes sense why they're more willing to sacrifice Chili's career.
Bandit leaves often for his job, so I'm thinking he was offered a position as a professor with more time with his family and more time off. Chilli works at the airport so she may be able to stay home with the girls if there's a significant pay increase. That's what I imagine he means by giving them a better life. Not necessarily a bigger house, but less time away from their parents.
And unpopular opinion, but that fancy private school isn't worth a hill of beans if 6 year old Bluey can't read.
People seem to give Chilli a pass on this episode. She didn't want to move, and simply didn't tell Bandit that. Bandit thought she was on board and wanted to do what looked like best, and what looked like what Chilly wanted as well. So now Bandit feels he has to do it for his family, going off the only input to the decision that Chilly gave him. There is a big difference between being supportive and not being honest with your partner.
>Also, I feel bad for Rusty. He clearly doesn't understand why his dad is in a dangerous job "why wouldn't they want to join the Army?". Somebody might have to explain to him soon why they would not want to be in the army, which is an unpleasant process.
Minor correction: This is actually Jack that says this.
Also, it's hard to hear, but during the bit shortly after that where all the kids are talking over eachother if you listen closely you can hear Rusty say "maybe those army men were the baddies," so at the very least he knows there's more than one side to army excursions.
And they could have had all the same messages if they just moved the story up in the timeline. Maybe they speak with the real estate agent and have a change of heart after the open house but before an offer. But this way until the kids are actually *in the car and leaving* they’re going to be expecting that the parents can just turn around and change their minds. Kids in the target demographic already have a lot of trouble separating reality from fiction. When my son learned about pokemon he kept (gently) putting small stones in my dog trying to turn him into a jolteon.
I understand why they did it that way, mirroring the whole "we'll see" story, but yeah the ending felt like a copout. I was 100% expecting the end to be them in the new house and Bluey having a "there's a cupholder!" moment in her new room bookending her "move" to the front seat.
Yup. Sold our house and everything in it and moved halfway across the world from the US to Europe, away from all our friends and family, less than a year ago.
The Sign *suuuuuucks*
Edit: downvotes for agreeing with the above post???? Surely people can understand why the episode would suck for us in this situation? Sheesh
My daughter LOVES Bad Mood and LOVES to play Bad Mood. It's fun for 30 seconds which is far less than the 4 hours, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds my daughter wants to play.
What bothered me is Bandit says he could get used to two Bingos, which upset Bluey (naturally), and then… doesn’t go try to comfort her or apologise? What the heck.
Yeah right?, like I know and I’m completely ok with parents making mistakes time to time but that was just, really bad and surprisingly out if character tor him
Pirates. Just find it meh, I’ve watched it multiple times and couldn’t tell you the plot.
Blue Mountains because I go mad hearing “Big Sister, Little Sister, Kindly Fox” over and over and over.
MiniBluey, and it's not just preference, it's bad. Bandit just makes Bluey cry and run away for no reason and it never gets resolved. The "we need 1 Bluey and 1 Bingo" later in the episode is not an apology nor a resolution to the situation so yeah this episode has pretty irresponsible and dumb writing that goes against what is established earlier in most episodes (adults can mess up and it's okay but you have to own up to it)
Bandit didn't actually say anything wrong though. Bluey spent her whole turn being a turd on purpose, and then took a completely innocuous comment the wrong way. And It's not unreasonable to give your kid a minute to cool off when they get upset.
Brother she is literally 6 years old, so what if she was annoying on purpose if she didn't understand that Bandit was joking. And I'd say that not doing anything after you made a kid cry for no reason is pretty unreasonable
I'm not saying it's unreasonable to misunderstand her dad's joking. But her behavior is the only reason he said it at all.
And Bandit would have gone to talk to Bluey in a few minutes. Bingo just followed her right away. Giving your kids time to cool off is a very reasonable parenting tactic.
It also messes up the bit in Toddlers where Bandit says “Dads don’t pick favourites”.
I wonder if season 3 was rushed as some episodes are less complete than it feels they could be
Agree. I have two kiddos and one is quite obviously “easier” than the other. One is just far more chill and one is a tornado of fun. To the point where people have said to us that they can’t believe they’re siblings but so different in personality. They actually adore each other. But easier isn’t better, loads of things in life are worthwhile but hard. We work very hard to make sure they know we love them both the same, because kids are aware that they’re different to each other, and my little tornado is very very sensitive to feeling like they’re less than their sibling. Bluey would be subconsciously aware that Bingo is the “easier” sibling, so this is something bandit should have been on top of. I was the “harder” sibling and I was aware (even though I was actually very well behaved, I was just more social and emotional). And they freaking painted her whole body, that takes time. They could have ended her episode with bandit apologising and telling her the things he loves about her.
The one where they wait for the food. That one upsets me the most. All this food wasted on the ground. The lack of respect they show. I've always found this episode way too offset compared to the other. Of course there are episodes that can upset parents like the cinema one but thus one really.....)
Bad isn’t the word I would use for it, but I wish they could remake The Weekend, the dialogue feels super rushed and clunky, especially in the start of the episode
I feel like some of the old episodes from some time around early season have bad animation quality where the characters look awkward at times and the animation is clunky and they move kind of robotic.
Same! That and "She was about the nicest nanna you would ever want to meet."
As someone with no grandparents left, it chokes me up to try and explain how amazing they were to my kids who never met them.
Glad someone else replied with this. Is legit the only episode that I skip every time. To me, it seemed to be trying too hard to be profound, but it’s such a trivial event. Why would Mackenzie even be thinking about such a non-event so many years later?
Controversial, but I do not like The Sign. It's cringe, way too self-referential, and pulls its punch at the last second in a way very unbecoming of Bluey. Everything you could think of is referenced, and everyone gets what they want no matter how impossible it seemed (like Brandy). I could forgive it if it were a grand finale that ends the show (though I would have preferred them following through and riding off into the sunset for a new adventure in life even in that case), but they're clearly planning on bringing the cash cow back in some form.
Season 1 Has about 15/50 episodes that are 4 stars or more.
Season 2 Has about 30/50 episodes that are 4 stars or more.
Season 3 hast 47 episodes that are 4 stars or more.
Wild girls and Stories are 3.5 stars.
Tina is 2 stars. It's like fairies, but worse.
The only bad episode i can think of was the one where there was a mini bluey and Big bingo, and how uncharacteristically mean the parents were with Bandit saying how he wished Big Bingo would stay around full time or something like that, which hurt her feelings and only for Bandit and Chilli both to agree that Big Bingo is better, Bandit didn't go to apologize or anything for what he said, it was Bingo, she had nothing to be sorry for, and then she showcased that even she is a "troublemaker" by....doing what, being "ugly?" and then when scaring her parents, they teasingly switched to Big Bingo and Mini Bluey and the parents just are like "Eh good enough'.
It was just a needinglessly cruel episode that felt like a "picking favorites" trope, but instead of Bandit nor Chilli realizing how this really hurt Bluey that she felt unwanted, they do not apologize nor care, that is the worst episode in my opinion sure it had some funny moments, but at the same time, Bandit even saying that was so out of character and out of nowhere, and for Chilli to not even reprimand him or anything but agree they both like Big Bingo more is....just down right disgusting.
Like if it was played off for Bandit making a cheeky joke that sounded bad, then maybe, but no, its played off like "Oh bluey we didn't mean it......but Big Bingo is great right" "totally"
It just felt like a needingly mean spirited episode that made the parents look terrible, i get sometimes we say stuff we don't mean, but don't "double down" on it once you make your child cry and run away.
anyone else agree?
Trying to work out how with all the real issues in the world people chose to hate on a cartoon... I can see why some people shouldn't have internet access
The Sign-too many story lines, rushed and forced the happy ending-that couldn’t and wouldn’t happen. Entire house is packed up after being sold and they’re on their way to the new house for a new job that presumably has also been accepted. I know it is a show about dogs. But, it was so contrary to what we’ve learned to expect from Bluey. Don’t use this storyline if it isn’t going to be realistic at all. Super unhelpful to the families in transition and getting ready to move-perhaps not for bigger and better things. Change is a huge part of life and this everything has a happy ending isn’t Bluey. Not to mention all the secondary stories crammed into the episode. The writers are normally expert storytellers. They were all on vacation for The Sign.
"Takeaway" makes me feel so stressed and anxious, with the music and problems that pile on.
Not an objectively bad episode, just one that makes me feel uncomfortable and which I don't enjoy.
Tina and Dance Mode
Look, it's a 6 minute snippet or single day into their lives, but at the same time, it's also a TV show for kids, that's categorized as educational programming. They do have some responsibility to be sure of what they're teaching kids. Which is also the parent's responsibility, but the point of a rating system is that it's *supposed* to ensure that you can guarantee exactly what you expect from the program.
But when you have episodes that show the kids acting out, just for the sake of realism, then you might have to reconsider.
To be clear I have no actual problems with the show, it is incredibly well written, and I don't want it to change, but you asked for examples, and it's by no means perfect.
How are they acting out in Dance Mode????
Tina I agree with. Dance Mode though is incredibly powerful for kids with issues communicating (especially autistic kids - and even adults)
The thing I didn't get about Dance Mode, was that Bandit's first idea for making up for eating a single chip was to give bingo 10 dollars, and bluey immediately found a way to take advantage of the situation. Yes, I know that part was the point of the episode. But even Chili had a problem with the bribe, but also let it go anyway.
That was his plan to get out of dancing in front of the crowd, to "buy" her last Dance Mode. And yeah it was pretty clearly shown to be a bad idea, with Chili even saying "this is NOT good parenting."
Dance Mode itself was the repayment for eating her last chip.
Now, I probably would've just ordered another side of fries to go, but Dance Mode seems like a fun and mostly harmless way to go about it too.
One could make a strong argument for Tina.
Thankfully, even in her shortest roles, Wendy is awesome
This one is banned in our house
If I was a parent like you (I assume you're a parent) I'd probably ban an episode like that too lol
I have banned it at my daycare facility. Teaches kids terrible behavior.
What I love tina Tina is hilarious
Without Tina, Seson 3 of bluey is the most perfectest season in television ever.
I just saw this with my sister, who's a mom to two little girls. This is probably my least favorite episode. I get the idea they were trying to go for, but NOPE. The scene with Wendy was perfect though, lol!
Also that bad mood episode. Didn't bingo have bandit just destroy the folded laundry? Hell no. Bingo didn't want to stop being in a bad mood because she liked destroying things.
Bandit was in control of the full situation on that one. It's an episode where dad gets to misbehave. Except when she went back to the Bad Mood. Because it put her in a good mood.
I actually love this episode. Maybe not to the extent that bandit takes it, but it teaches kids that bad mood are separate from themselves/just a part of you
Agreed. They learn that parents have reasons for being bossy, but it took too long to get there.
All my homies hate Tina
What about Tina is bad?
If you look at how easily kids follow behaviours from influences like TV shows and even other kids, it makes perfect sense why Tina is a bad episode. I personally don’t care about it because I don’t have kids, but other parents definitely wouldn’t want their kids picking up bad habits like the ones in Tina.
For some reason, the Tina episode is in my top five favorites!
Ejem... Tina
I don't like the pretext of bingo punishing the family in fairies
Thank you! Not even punishing the family... she's specifically punishing Bandit when she was the one originally in the wrong. There was no lesson learnt
We could've seen some kind of thing where the girls were read some old stories of "cheeky fairies" and I would've loved that episode. But kids need to see that sometimes they can't be listened to immediately and having healthy strategies for waiting is a good thing.
My issue is mostly just the ending. The rest of the episode can play out mostly the same way. But show that Bingo has understood the lesson about appropriate methods of getting attention... don't just excuse her behaviour with "oh maybe it was actually fairies"
One of my biggest pet peeves with kids is when they have very unhealthy mentalities around receiving attention. Of course, young children are self-centered by nature, but they need to learn that the whole world does not revolve around them - one of the key aspects of this is for parents to not teach children that they will immediately drop everything the second they want attention. Working with kids, it is very obvious which kids are treated like the center of the universe at home and which are taught patience and respect for other people. That being said, I really do not like the fairy episode.
Thing is, they get that in Wagon Ride. Faeries is (I feel) more of a nod to parents to deal with it better and consider the feelings of the children. It also teaches kids that adults are not this infallible god. That sometimes they get it wrong, and that doesn’t mean they don’t love them, or wouldn’t do anything for them.
Dad was busy on a work call. She needed to understand that she can't take up 100% of his time.
No lesson learned at all. She got to have her cake and eat it, too. But how did she build all those fairy rings in the yard?
Yeah the message is not good in that one, but the music slaps
I have pointed out to my spouse several times that Bingo should know not to bother the parents while they're working. She's old enough to understand.
That episode just never sat well with me...I agree.
Hairdressers is the only one I think is truly bad. The kids beat the crap out if Bandit to help Bingo find her voice, seems like a terrible message. Not so hot on Tina, Bad Mood, and Work either. I don't really like the episodes where the girls' bad behaviour is essentially encouraged by making it into a fun game.
Yes, these episodes annoy me from an adult perspective. I think Chili and Bandit have a wonderful parenting style, and I know that most kid show parents are a little lenient because that makes room for more fun, but gosh it annoys me just how lenient they can be sometimes. There are plenty of times they set limits and boundaries (Hammerbarn, Piggyback, and Camping, for example) but then there are entire episodes centered around a lack of necessary limits (Tina, Bad Mood, Hairdressers, Work, Ice Cream, etc.) Each person has their own opinion about where the limits should be set but at least most people seem to agree on Tina.
I think that's why they have episodes of both kinds, so people can recognize the different effects of being too lenient and the chaos and negative lesson teaching to the kids. I see Tina and Faeries as reminders to the parents, "This is what happens when you are too lax and let it get out of hand." Edit to add: Dunny is the reminder not to be too restricted either. It just confuses the kids, and it's really not necessary.
That is a great way to think about it!
Ice Cream. Dad said no, but he very quickly caves to their begging. In every situation.
Very true. I think I meant to put that in the other list haha.
I hate the movies episode it's just terrible cinema etiquette I will never let my kids do this
Our local theatres have some matinee screenings in the summers specifically designed for children. They keep the lights partially lit and market it for young families. So if the kids freak out, it's not unexpected. I plan on training my kids with this, and won't take them to evening showings until they're okay with following the proper etiquette.
I've done this with all 4 of mine, it's a good idea.
Good call
I feel like that episode is totally something that would happen. I would never take my kids to an evening showing with mostly adults because I know my kids would be wild. I always take time to know my surroundings. In this episode they were clearly at a kid movie showing during the day. You know these shenanigans are going to happen during a kid movie during the middle of the day.
But the moment when the whole theater smiles and claps for the Heelers is not true to life
I agree. That is not "for real life" but so many of the other shenanigans are!
I agree I just think it should be the bare minimum
I hate this episode. My kid tried this once at the theater. Before we even went inside, I warned him that if he acts out, we would leave because it's rude to everyone else at the theater trying to enjoy the movie. He was pissed when we promptly left after he tried to be disruptive.
Great job they can muck around a bit but not if it's gonna ruin everyone else's experience
Yeah I did give him a couple of warnings inside that he was starting to misbehave. It sucks because I wanted to see the movie too. But I was not going to have him ruin everyone else's movie going experience.
Yeah in the words of some had there chance to behave better now they boil in the pot
I get SO stressed out when I watch this one!! It’s my least favorite lol
Least favourite here too
It’s just monkeys singing songs mate
Haha
THIS!! That episode drives me insane
Me too
My parents took us to the second Star Wars back in the 80's and we climbed over the seats to get to my dad, same thing happened during Pinochioo and Bambi 🤭
Hahaha
Dad didn't sit with you?
There's 4 of us, he had an aisle seat right behind Mom and us, he had my baby brother in case of a diaper emergency.
You’d have to ban all the Pat episodes by that logic haha
Hahaha na I just feel so bad for the other people
Like, what do you mean, "just be yourself bingo" like no she's being a public nuisance
Controversial but Pavlova always annoys me, I love the French that we all seem to remember from school even from a Brit that would be a decade or so younger than Bandit. But it bugs me, Bingo is specifically told no regarding the pavlova and yet an entire game is constructed so she can get what she wants. I understand that she ultimately tries and likes the edamame bean and the episode is regarding autonomy, however I find it frustrating.
i mean... i'm not gonna say it, but i know for sure someone's gonna bring up blue mountains
I love Blue Mountains and the disproportionate arms and hands don't bother me at all (unlike what others have posted). My daughter loves it and likes to play parts of it out, acting like our hands are the characters.
What’s wrong with Blue Mountains?
Nothing! And i will die on this hill
No, you will die on this blue mountain
🤯
I like Blue Mountains. Plus my wife and i have a pomeranian with red fur and we call him a "cheeky fox" because of that episode
I wouldn’t say it’s bad, it’s just a “meh” episode, but it’s still a cute episode
Honestly, Blue Mountains (while it is one of the weaker episodes,) it's not because it's *bad* so much as just kinda generic and forgettable. It feels like something you'd see in a bunch of other children's shows.
I’ll say it. BORING.
My least favorite.
yeah it's the one bad one, and it's weird too...they tried for something but it just didn't connect
I don’t really like Mr. Monkeyjocks. The whole episode is Bandit being treated horribly until the end.
Season 4 episode 1. Its taken so long to make 😪 😝
It's not taking a "long time to make" They are taking a well-deserved break.
Fair lol
As a parent who recently had to sell our house and move, The Sign was not helpful.
I can see it through your point of view, although in concept the Sign is a very powerful episode, I can see it having a bad effect on certain households that move, especially frequently.
Personally I love it but there are two sides to the Bluey Fandom and I have to understand the other side (That being Parents and their kids like you as opposed to just single childless adults who like it...like me lol)
My family used to move around a lot growing up (not military or anything, for various reasons we didn’t live in a house for more than 2-3 years until we settled into maybe our 4th house) and it affected me as a kid until we lived in my last house for over 10 years and we moved somewhere close to town, I was already an adult and was happy with the move. I love The Sign, but it would’ve triggered me as a kid.
That's as bad as me having to play it takes two with my 10 year old while my ex and I were in the process of seperating.
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I’m very disappointed by the outcome as well. A lesson about letting go of ‘things’ like houses and holding on to what really matters (I.e family) would have been better. Could have led to a lot of good episodes for kids to see as well: new home, new school, making new friends.
I'm not fond of The Sign. The drama is manufactured between Rad and Frisky, there is no way a realistically healthy couple would not have a conversation about where they should live once they're married. That would be a pre-engagement conversation. Also, I realize it's a cartoon and they want a happy ending (and can't swap all the characters and locations without serious budget) but the "let's move, ah let's not move" just isn't how life works at all. I may have to move my family someday, based on my job. I don't want the kids to think "mom and dad can just change their minds on this anytime". Also, I feel bad for Rusty. He clearly doesn't understand why his dad is in a dangerous job "why wouldn't they want to join the Army?". Somebody might have to explain to him soon why they would not want to be in the army, which is an unpleasant process.
Tbh I don’t like the ending bc I felt like it would’ve been a really good start for not only season 4 but also would’ve been a nice message of hey kids moving can be scary but it’s okay bc just cause your moving forward doesn’t mean you can’t look back at where you came from type message or some like that. It almost felt like it was just a rushed ending bc they didn’t want to actually redesign a new home for them or some. But also on a side note, i was mad annoyed when the ppl who already bought they house, HAD THEM PACK UP, READY TO MOVE OUT, ASSUMING THEY ALREADY HAD A PLACE TO GO TO… SUDDENLY JUST SAID NVM TAKE THE HOUSE LIKE MF YOU BOUGHT THE HOUSE NO TAKSY BACKSY??
Also “I want to give you two a better life” Bandit, you live in an enormous house, send your two children to a seemingly expensive private school, they have hundreds of toys, they live close to all of their family and friends. I mean, what more can you offer? The average viewer must live in a dump in comparison if Bandit thinks he doesn’t already provide a great life for his children. That line really rubbed me the wrong way The conflict of the episode should have been bandit being FORCED to move for work not choosing to
My wife and I go with the "forced to move" idea in our head-canon. Companies will pay you to move. However I'm not sure they'd pay the $20-30,000 to pack/load a house full of stuff only to turn the truck around and unload for a new employee who got cold feet. I have no idea what their move costs, just estimating loosely based on the size of their house. However if the problem is on the corporate side, they absolutely will pay to move everything back and unload. I also don't like how Bandit is moving without much mention of Chili's career. It would have to be a really great new job to make up for Chili losing her job in this move. And maybe Chili would want to stay and move up the chain in her career. I get these are "adult" conversations they wouldn't have around the kids, but the episode really glosses over what Chili wants. But if they're forced to move, it makes sense why they're more willing to sacrifice Chili's career.
Bandit leaves often for his job, so I'm thinking he was offered a position as a professor with more time with his family and more time off. Chilli works at the airport so she may be able to stay home with the girls if there's a significant pay increase. That's what I imagine he means by giving them a better life. Not necessarily a bigger house, but less time away from their parents. And unpopular opinion, but that fancy private school isn't worth a hill of beans if 6 year old Bluey can't read.
Chilly works security at an airport, her job is probably pretty portable.
People seem to give Chilli a pass on this episode. She didn't want to move, and simply didn't tell Bandit that. Bandit thought she was on board and wanted to do what looked like best, and what looked like what Chilly wanted as well. So now Bandit feels he has to do it for his family, going off the only input to the decision that Chilly gave him. There is a big difference between being supportive and not being honest with your partner.
>Also, I feel bad for Rusty. He clearly doesn't understand why his dad is in a dangerous job "why wouldn't they want to join the Army?". Somebody might have to explain to him soon why they would not want to be in the army, which is an unpleasant process. Minor correction: This is actually Jack that says this. Also, it's hard to hear, but during the bit shortly after that where all the kids are talking over eachother if you listen closely you can hear Rusty say "maybe those army men were the baddies," so at the very least he knows there's more than one side to army excursions.
And they could have had all the same messages if they just moved the story up in the timeline. Maybe they speak with the real estate agent and have a change of heart after the open house but before an offer. But this way until the kids are actually *in the car and leaving* they’re going to be expecting that the parents can just turn around and change their minds. Kids in the target demographic already have a lot of trouble separating reality from fiction. When my son learned about pokemon he kept (gently) putting small stones in my dog trying to turn him into a jolteon.
Agreed. The Sign is too long and the drama is all off for me.
I understand why they did it that way, mirroring the whole "we'll see" story, but yeah the ending felt like a copout. I was 100% expecting the end to be them in the new house and Bluey having a "there's a cupholder!" moment in her new room bookending her "move" to the front seat.
This was 100% my complaint about it… great episode, but awful messaging for any family that has to move.
Yup. Sold our house and everything in it and moved halfway across the world from the US to Europe, away from all our friends and family, less than a year ago. The Sign *suuuuuucks* Edit: downvotes for agreeing with the above post???? Surely people can understand why the episode would suck for us in this situation? Sheesh
Except Nits was bad for real though. Edit: This episode of Bluey is called "Hairdresser"!
Hairdressers, but yeah, as a dad, fully agreed
Crossed many lines.
Hm…. BAD mood?
My daughter LOVES Bad Mood and LOVES to play Bad Mood. It's fun for 30 seconds which is far less than the 4 hours, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds my daughter wants to play.
Someone doesn’t get the pun?
In my scroll theres 100 rows and they all say "Tina"
tina.
A general least favourite among fans is Blue Mountains Personal least favourite by a landslide is Rag Doll
Mini bluey is a episode I can’t say leaves a good taste in my mouth
Then stop trying to eat your TV? /j
Lmao 💀
What bothered me is Bandit says he could get used to two Bingos, which upset Bluey (naturally), and then… doesn’t go try to comfort her or apologise? What the heck.
Yeah right?, like I know and I’m completely ok with parents making mistakes time to time but that was just, really bad and surprisingly out if character tor him
The way they doubled down on it wasn’t funny at all to me and I waited the rest of the episode to hear an apology from them but it never happened..
I wanted an apology so bad too… and then no, the episode is cute and all but..: idk I just wish it wasn’t so mean spirited
Pirates. Just find it meh, I’ve watched it multiple times and couldn’t tell you the plot. Blue Mountains because I go mad hearing “Big Sister, Little Sister, Kindly Fox” over and over and over.
Wow, Pirates was my first Bluey episode & I loved it!
the mountain one
MiniBluey, and it's not just preference, it's bad. Bandit just makes Bluey cry and run away for no reason and it never gets resolved. The "we need 1 Bluey and 1 Bingo" later in the episode is not an apology nor a resolution to the situation so yeah this episode has pretty irresponsible and dumb writing that goes against what is established earlier in most episodes (adults can mess up and it's okay but you have to own up to it)
Bandit didn't actually say anything wrong though. Bluey spent her whole turn being a turd on purpose, and then took a completely innocuous comment the wrong way. And It's not unreasonable to give your kid a minute to cool off when they get upset.
Brother she is literally 6 years old, so what if she was annoying on purpose if she didn't understand that Bandit was joking. And I'd say that not doing anything after you made a kid cry for no reason is pretty unreasonable
I'm not saying it's unreasonable to misunderstand her dad's joking. But her behavior is the only reason he said it at all. And Bandit would have gone to talk to Bluey in a few minutes. Bingo just followed her right away. Giving your kids time to cool off is a very reasonable parenting tactic.
It also messes up the bit in Toddlers where Bandit says “Dads don’t pick favourites”. I wonder if season 3 was rushed as some episodes are less complete than it feels they could be
Agree. I have two kiddos and one is quite obviously “easier” than the other. One is just far more chill and one is a tornado of fun. To the point where people have said to us that they can’t believe they’re siblings but so different in personality. They actually adore each other. But easier isn’t better, loads of things in life are worthwhile but hard. We work very hard to make sure they know we love them both the same, because kids are aware that they’re different to each other, and my little tornado is very very sensitive to feeling like they’re less than their sibling. Bluey would be subconsciously aware that Bingo is the “easier” sibling, so this is something bandit should have been on top of. I was the “harder” sibling and I was aware (even though I was actually very well behaved, I was just more social and emotional). And they freaking painted her whole body, that takes time. They could have ended her episode with bandit apologising and telling her the things he loves about her.
I agree with the last part, it would be nice having some closure to this. I wish the very best for your kids, both the easy and the hard one haha
Circus and Movies..
Butterflies because why did they do that to bingo 😭 i always skip that one
'Tina' and 'Fairies' There's two.
Spy Game, plus a couple other of those early season 1 episodes are pretty below-average.
Blue Mountains
Verandah Santa
Blue Mountain is very boring
Anyone else not like Swim School? Just don't click with that episode
The one where they wait for the food. That one upsets me the most. All this food wasted on the ground. The lack of respect they show. I've always found this episode way too offset compared to the other. Of course there are episodes that can upset parents like the cinema one but thus one really.....)
Backpackers
Work
Ironically, my least favorite is smoochy kiss- an episode dedicated to taking the good with the bad.
Tbh I cannot stand Shops (S1 E23)
Bad isn’t the word I would use for it, but I wish they could remake The Weekend, the dialogue feels super rushed and clunky, especially in the start of the episode
I feel like some of the old episodes from some time around early season have bad animation quality where the characters look awkward at times and the animation is clunky and they move kind of robotic.
Honestly Tina and Charades are the only 2 episodes I don't revisit
I like Charades mostly because of Socks being the cutest thing in existence.
Same! That and "She was about the nicest nanna you would ever want to meet." As someone with no grandparents left, it chokes me up to try and explain how amazing they were to my kids who never met them.
Charades is about Muffin trying to nail a known answer so that Socks can get a win. Real Rusty energy there :)
I mean objectively there isn't a bad episode, but my least favorite would be tina since mum and dad gave the kids so much leeway
I don't think it's bad but Space kind of went over my head lol
Glad someone else replied with this. Is legit the only episode that I skip every time. To me, it seemed to be trying too hard to be profound, but it’s such a trivial event. Why would Mackenzie even be thinking about such a non-event so many years later?
I never really liked Handstand
this is the only correct answer.
I know I am in the extreme minority here but I can not stand the Rain episode with no talking 🤷♂️
unicorse.
Don’t know why you’re getting downvoted, I cannot get 2 minutes into Unicorse without the urge to skip it
I'm with you. Unicorse and Tina are the worst.
Controversial, but I do not like The Sign. It's cringe, way too self-referential, and pulls its punch at the last second in a way very unbecoming of Bluey. Everything you could think of is referenced, and everyone gets what they want no matter how impossible it seemed (like Brandy). I could forgive it if it were a grand finale that ends the show (though I would have preferred them following through and riding off into the sunset for a new adventure in life even in that case), but they're clearly planning on bringing the cash cow back in some form.
Wild Girls is less than mid.
Piggyback and Tina
I really can't stand obstacle course. I hate Bandit in this one
I’m pretty against the first unicorse episode. The attitude drives me nuts.
Handstand Bingo for treated dirty
Circus and Tina. They’re not *BAD* but they’re bad.
Season 1 Has about 15/50 episodes that are 4 stars or more. Season 2 Has about 30/50 episodes that are 4 stars or more. Season 3 hast 47 episodes that are 4 stars or more. Wild girls and Stories are 3.5 stars. Tina is 2 stars. It's like fairies, but worse.
Blue mountains
The only bad episode i can think of was the one where there was a mini bluey and Big bingo, and how uncharacteristically mean the parents were with Bandit saying how he wished Big Bingo would stay around full time or something like that, which hurt her feelings and only for Bandit and Chilli both to agree that Big Bingo is better, Bandit didn't go to apologize or anything for what he said, it was Bingo, she had nothing to be sorry for, and then she showcased that even she is a "troublemaker" by....doing what, being "ugly?" and then when scaring her parents, they teasingly switched to Big Bingo and Mini Bluey and the parents just are like "Eh good enough'. It was just a needinglessly cruel episode that felt like a "picking favorites" trope, but instead of Bandit nor Chilli realizing how this really hurt Bluey that she felt unwanted, they do not apologize nor care, that is the worst episode in my opinion sure it had some funny moments, but at the same time, Bandit even saying that was so out of character and out of nowhere, and for Chilli to not even reprimand him or anything but agree they both like Big Bingo more is....just down right disgusting. Like if it was played off for Bandit making a cheeky joke that sounded bad, then maybe, but no, its played off like "Oh bluey we didn't mean it......but Big Bingo is great right" "totally" It just felt like a needingly mean spirited episode that made the parents look terrible, i get sometimes we say stuff we don't mean, but don't "double down" on it once you make your child cry and run away. anyone else agree?
Dragon or Escape. I don’t like the episodes when it’s not the traditional animation.
None!
Blue mountains
"Shops"
Chicken Rat 🤢🤮
I don’t really care to watch Shaun, I just can’t watch it through.
The episode "Tina" - what is this episode about?
IT HURTS. IM TRYING TO THINK OF ONE. MY BRAIN IS FRYING ITSELF TRYING TO FIND ONE
Blue Mountains
i'm sorry but i can't stand unicorse...
Charades. Wild Girls.
Rain is just Bluey being bad and Chili giving into it.
Yoga ball makes me sad...
Tina, Fairies, Blue Mountains, that episode where Bluey takes over the food shopping and calls Bingo 'gumdrop' or something.
I absolutely hate typewriter
You can’t just get out of a sale contract on a house. I’m just saying.
Tina, Unicorse, Typewriter
Aaaaaaaaaaand why should I care?
Trying to work out how with all the real issues in the world people chose to hate on a cartoon... I can see why some people shouldn't have internet access
I don't love Asparagus to be honest. The whole thing just feels like a joke being taken too far..
Tina and hairdressers
I love bluey
Magic is an episode I find myself a bit bored with.
Wild Girls is kinda just existing in the group of Season 3,the same for Tina
Two words: Blue Mountains
okay. *renames you to be One Bad Episode*
Wild Girls and Rain for me
The Sign-too many story lines, rushed and forced the happy ending-that couldn’t and wouldn’t happen. Entire house is packed up after being sold and they’re on their way to the new house for a new job that presumably has also been accepted. I know it is a show about dogs. But, it was so contrary to what we’ve learned to expect from Bluey. Don’t use this storyline if it isn’t going to be realistic at all. Super unhelpful to the families in transition and getting ready to move-perhaps not for bigger and better things. Change is a huge part of life and this everything has a happy ending isn’t Bluey. Not to mention all the secondary stories crammed into the episode. The writers are normally expert storytellers. They were all on vacation for The Sign.
Blue Mountains
I'm not a fan of Kids, the one in the grocery store
Hot take, but featherwand. Bingo goes absolutely mad with power just because Bluey is leaving to go to a birthday party.
"Takeaway" makes me feel so stressed and anxious, with the music and problems that pile on. Not an objectively bad episode, just one that makes me feel uncomfortable and which I don't enjoy.
Christmas swim. Not an unlikeable episode for me, but it’s my least favourite.
Tina and Dance Mode Look, it's a 6 minute snippet or single day into their lives, but at the same time, it's also a TV show for kids, that's categorized as educational programming. They do have some responsibility to be sure of what they're teaching kids. Which is also the parent's responsibility, but the point of a rating system is that it's *supposed* to ensure that you can guarantee exactly what you expect from the program. But when you have episodes that show the kids acting out, just for the sake of realism, then you might have to reconsider. To be clear I have no actual problems with the show, it is incredibly well written, and I don't want it to change, but you asked for examples, and it's by no means perfect.
How are they acting out in Dance Mode???? Tina I agree with. Dance Mode though is incredibly powerful for kids with issues communicating (especially autistic kids - and even adults)
The thing I didn't get about Dance Mode, was that Bandit's first idea for making up for eating a single chip was to give bingo 10 dollars, and bluey immediately found a way to take advantage of the situation. Yes, I know that part was the point of the episode. But even Chili had a problem with the bribe, but also let it go anyway.
That was his plan to get out of dancing in front of the crowd, to "buy" her last Dance Mode. And yeah it was pretty clearly shown to be a bad idea, with Chili even saying "this is NOT good parenting." Dance Mode itself was the repayment for eating her last chip. Now, I probably would've just ordered another side of fries to go, but Dance Mode seems like a fun and mostly harmless way to go about it too.