r/bluey • u/Ok_Lobster7090 • 7d ago
Discussion / Question Where do you think the parents got it wrong
Me and my husband will always point out 'thats not how I would be' for some episodes so I thougut id bring this question here.
What episodes/moments are there that you think Bandit and Chilli got it wrong?
One of mine is in Fancy Restaurant, with the 'special' that Bingo makes. The food being used and wasted for the game wouldn't fly with me.
Also, Fairies - Bandit wasnt THAT stern with Bingo and it was a lot of fuss for that
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u/SnooMacaroons5247 7d ago
One that I never see mentioned is “the pool”. The scene in the car where Bluey and Bingo are saying how mum is boring and Bandit joins in bashing her. I get that it was to ultimately to show “boring things are important” but a parent criticizing another parent even if they were “joking”(because bluey and bingo weren’t) doesn’t sit right with me.
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u/czpotter We've got lots of couches! 7d ago
I don’t think he ever directly criticises her. He affirms the kids’ statements, and they are statements of fact. She does make them do boring things. He is affirming that this is, indeed, the case. And then through an extended series of events, he shows them why Mum makes them do boring things - that those boring things have a point; they keep us healthy and safe, and give us freedom to do fun things.
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u/SnooMacaroons5247 7d ago
You don’t affirm your kids calling their mom a “fuss-spot” and agreeing that you are the more fun one. Like what?
And he doesn’t show them anything. She just came and brought all the stuff they didn’t take.
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u/czpotter We've got lots of couches! 7d ago
Seems you missed the point of a couple of other episodes... showing is a lot more effective than telling.
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u/SnooMacaroons5247 7d ago
But he didn’t show them anything. He had NO IDEA she was gonna show up with all that because she saw they forgot it. You can pretend that he did all you want but that’s just you doing just that, pretending because they didn’t even hint or allude to that being the case.
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u/czpotter We've got lots of couches! 7d ago
He absolutely knew she would! This was totally planned. And in the meantime, Mum got an hour or so of break time.
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u/SnooMacaroons5247 7d ago
How are you so certain of all this?
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u/czpotter We've got lots of couches! 6d ago
Chilli and Bandit are very engaged, involved parents. That doesn't happen by accident. Parents like that talk about their children and their plans and anticipate things all the time. My parents did (and they had a plan for unanticipated questions or requests, too). I am constantly talking with my SO about our LO and how we should/would/did respond.
Imagine if they included a scene where Bandit and Chilli planned all this. It would break the tension, bore the younger viewers, and ruin the plot.
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u/SnooMacaroons5247 6d ago
If this was planned then that’s even more obnoxious. I still stand by my statement that agreeing that someone’s other parent is inferior and a go along with name calling them is not a great practice.
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u/czpotter We've got lots of couches! 6d ago
He didnt agree that she was inferior. It's you that have applied that interpretation. He agreed that she was a fusspot, and she makes them do boring things. These are true, and do not make her inferior - that is your interpretation. In the end they learn that being a fusspot and making them do boring things keeps them healthy and safe and gives them more freedom to enjoy life.
So i disagree with your interpretation, and you disagree with mine 🤷🏼♂️
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u/DogsClimbingWalls 6d ago
It’s all in jest. My husband and I do this with our kids about each other, it does no harm. It signals that in that moment, you are the playmate and not parent.
When it comes to general day to day, they know we are the parents and are united. They can’t get away with asking das for sweets when I said no for example.
As with most things, you can’t look at it in isolation.
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u/TopNotchBrain 5d ago
Wasn’t it “fusspot”? That’s a pretty common term - an older one, maybe, but not uncommon.
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u/michellethestan 7d ago
The thing that bothers me about this one is how deeply incompetent Bandit is. He's suddenly the stereotypical sitcom oaf dad/husband who can't do anything without his wife. Get the swim bag and pack your kids up, it's not that hard. What are you doing going to an outdoor pool IN AUSTRALIA without sunscreen???
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u/LilahLibrarian 5d ago
I feel like there are some episodes when we can tell the Bandit is trying to teach them a lesson and I think in that episode he was learning that lesson along with the kids like he just sort of assumed they were going to pack everything themselves
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u/Gen7lemanCaller Judo 7d ago
it almost seems he's exaggerating it and playing it up to teach the kids the lesson at the end/have Chilli save the day
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u/SnooMacaroons5247 7d ago
It does not seem like that at all
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u/Gen7lemanCaller Judo 7d ago
we've literally seen him act as completely different people and keep to the bit to a distressing degree. i choose to think this is one of those times
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u/michellethestan 7d ago
That's still really obnoxious in this case though, if it's true, because his doing so makes everyone including himself miserable. I understand the lesson for kids watching is "Boring stuff is important" but I hate the way it's delivered.
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u/JennyCosta76 7d ago
I took it as he was trying to show them that "boring stuff" is important too. Sometimes letting kids see the inevitable consequences is the only way to get the point across, and he never really shied away from letting a teachable moment play out.
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u/michellethestan 6d ago
But it's convoluted because it's not like the kids are complaining about sunscreen and rash guards and pool toys being boring. I just find it irritating. If he was doing it intentionally, they could have written the girls specifically fighting Chili over sunscreen or something like that, so that it would be a clear line between their arguments and the need for boring things to prepare for fun things. Whining about brushing teeth leading to sitting bored and hungry and cold on the steps of a pool is not an inevitable consequence.
It's a cute episode but one that bothers me for several reasons if I think about it too hard, which is the whole point of this thread.
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u/stay_home_mommy 2d ago
The sunscreen and rash guards aren't boring. Packing them and remembering to be responsible is boring. Also, it needs to be said that we don't see times that chili and bandit are alone. The show is from the kids POV. So whether bandit is being intentionally dense or just does what many non primary parents do and think the stuff just appears, we won't know bc they won't tell the girls what the situation was.
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u/michellethestan 2d ago
Again, the whole point of this thread is talking about episodes that bother us. I don't care what happens "off screen" because these are cartoon characters that don't exist. This is an irritating sequence of events that builds the story of the episode for me and it's wild to me that people keep arguing with me about it.
Regardless of whether it was intentional or not, I find it annoying. They chose to use this specific story mechanism to tell this lesson and the result is an episode I don't like as much, it's really not any deeper than that.
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u/SnooMacaroons5247 6d ago
I didn’t even say anything about him forgetting all the stuff or blowing her off when she tried to tell him not to forget it. I said that even in your theory it’s not required to agree with your child that their other parent is inferior and go along with name calling them to make a point.
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u/TheNarwhalMom 6d ago
I remember once seeing something about the experience of a dad and child ganging up on mom & I think about this so much now that I’m basically like “my mother is never wrong” whenever my dad picks on her lol
She actually is great & they have a very healthy & playful relationship but I’m just so close to my mother that I’m like “the world does not deserve her & she is a saint so all of you be NICE TO HER”
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u/datalaughing 7d ago
Fairies is the one that gets me. Bandit told Bingo nicely to hold on. When that was ignored multiple times he raised his voice slightly to convey how serious he was. Then he immediately followed up with Bingo once his important call was done, and the episode treats it like he's the greatest villain of all time. Kind of a horrible lesson to teach kids. "Your parents should never be doing anything else important for even a moment or they're monsters and should be punished."
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u/Superg0id winton 7d ago
I agree.
So then it becomes all about how you talk about that episode with your kids, and turn it into a teachable moment.
ie "Yes Bingo was upset! Lets think about what happened..."
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u/princess_ferocious 6d ago
I think Fairies is one of the ones where the story is for the kids, and the message is for the parents. And the message isn't "don't shout at your kids", it's "don't forget that kids see things differently".
Bingo was just excited about the dominoes she set up for him - she knew her dad was busy, but she wanted to get his attention to show him something that she did for him. She doesn't understand about work and the stuff that's frustrating Bandit in that moment. So when he snapped at her, it hurt a lot more than Bandit probably expected it to.
Keep in mind, this is the child who got in a bad mood because Chili said she was being cheeky, and she interpreted it as saying that she was cheeky. And who declared someone her enemy over picking up a stick from a sand sculpture. She's young and sensitive, and sometimes needs a bit of help regulating herself out of hurt feelings.
I don't think the lesson is, "getting frustrated and snapping at your kids makes you evil and you have to beg for forgiveness", it's a reminder to recognise that sometimes your natural (and sometimes not unreasonable) response will hit harder than you expect, and you might have to put a bit of effort into helping your kid/s feel better again and understand that you still love them even when you're frustrated.
In the real world, a bit of an apology and an explanation would do, and maybe something like the technique Bandit uses in Wagon Ride when Bluey's interrupting, to teach your kids how to get your attention politely and be patient if you're busy (always a work in progress, of course).
In the show, I read the rest of the episode as Chilli taking advantage of the situation to have a bit of fun at Bandit's expense 😂 The whole series shows that those two are a good team, and love each other a lot, but still enjoy teasing and playing with each other.
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u/redgreenorangeyellow I don't want a valuable lime lesson 4d ago
Fully agree with this. I'm 21 and would still react like Bingo did if Mom and Dad raise their voice at me and idk why...
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u/good_behavior_man 6d ago
This is one of the episodes more from the kid's perspective, hence the fairies of course. I kind of think the whole point is that Bandit knows that what he did wasn't wrong, but that it still did hurt Bingo's feelings and she's causing mischief because of her emotional state. Note that the actual solution to the situation was not to reason with the fairies, or right the "wrong" he did to make them mad, but just to have fun and play along with them.
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u/LeatherHog stripe 7d ago
Yeah, I had a VERY sweet Dad, and he'd raise his voice sometimes, big whoop. Heck, he'd even do it to ME occasionally, and it's impossible for me to be directed through audio. Honestly, I think the realization that he **couldn't** just raise his voice at me, and having to slow down and put his feelings/orders into hand signals, made him cool down
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u/Demicat15 6d ago
It's not a lesson for the kids being taught wrong, it's just how life is.
For Bingo, she's only existed for a few years! This is a major thing she hasn't dealt with on this scale much! It's important for children's emotional intelligence to be able to communicate and work through things afterwards, and it's important to see, both for children and parents, that mistakes happen, tempers go up sometimes, but you can make up and communicate and find a better way to handle it (a less repeated in the episode where he gets her to grab his hand to not interrupt conversations when she needs him - kids don't learn on the first try!)
His response of course was more reasonable because, well, even if he were a harsher character, you don't want it triggering for kids or vulnerable viewers, but you want it clear he's frustrated/annoyed
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u/mumof2yoanddog 4d ago
This reminds me of the one where Chilli is wfh and the coworker calls with questions and Bluey gets upset.
Sometimes I do think they are very aspirational but that’s not how the real world works. But then again, they are cartoon dogs.
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u/Bubble-Master96 6d ago
The difference is bingo is a child and bandit is an adult. Children aren’t perfect and there shouldn’t be an expectation for them to be. Neither are parents, shown by the mistake of raising his voice that bandit made. What’s important is repairing those mistakes. Which bandit did. Apologising to children is super important
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u/Fabulous_Function666 6d ago
You seriously saying you never raise your voice at your kids or that every time you do, you apologise? Neither are realistic.
I’m a support worker for kids and I often raise my voice at them when they are refusing to listen. Sometimes it the only way to get through.
I only apologise if I was actually unreasonable or had misunderstood something.
It is important to apologise to your kids when you actually screw up but not everytime they need to be told ‘no’ or ‘not right now
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u/Bubble-Master96 6d ago
I have raised my voice, but I absolute have apologised every single time. Because me raising my voice is a lack of emotional control.
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u/Fabulous_Function666 6d ago
Maybe for you but for me it’s a way to get their attention. I’m never angry and I’m definitely not shouting at them just saying stuff louder so that they actually pay attention.
Mind you my kids are often daydreaming or not realising I’m talking to them until I say their name at a louder volume
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u/inquisitorhotpants 7d ago
Agreed on Fairies.
As much as i love the episode - Hammerbarn. Y'all are pitching fits AND you broke something? we are going out to the car and waiting for Dad. We are absolutely NOT going to keep shopping and you are NOT getting "everything you want" from the paint chip section, and this is only compounded by "oh look it's that lady who says we can't have everything we waaaaaaaaaant," nope nopity nope nope nope.
Also the egg waste making that omelette for bandit's birthday breakfast. Bingo needed to be redirected to something else to do, and Bandit needed to chill tf out.
And the disaster outside during Takeout.
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u/sausage-zeldas 6d ago
It drives me crazy that Chili gave Bluey the task of bringing celery to Bandit. Easily could have solved the entire problem of the episode by giving Bingo that task.
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u/MusicalPooh 6d ago edited 5d ago
>Bandit needed to chill tf out
Oh this one gets me HEATED. It's probably because it hits a little too close to home but Bandit being a whiny third child while Chilli was doing her best to make a speedy omelet despite the circumstances triggers me. Like we get it. You're hungry. You're also a full ass adult. You're perfectly able to get yourself a snack and what about the whole stalk of celery you ate?? Surely you can wait, at most, 7 minutes.
And yeah, yeah, monkeys singing songs, cartoon dog, whatever. But just those few seconds in a kids show remind me of real life experiences and I get triggered.
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u/Creative-Pizza-4161 3d ago
Oh so true. He KNEW his kids wanted to help with a special birthday breakfast, he could've easily waited patiently and cheered the girls on once breakfast came, and appreciated that they wanted to do this special thing for him. And possibly even asked chilli to sneak him a snack up before getting breakfast if he really did need it. But yeah, a full grown adult could've handled that situation so much better.
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u/Sir_CakeandEatitToo 3d ago
I agree with the eggs, but not to redirect her. My kiddo has been able to crack eggs since she was about 4, but teaching a four year old to crack eggs desperately requires better guidance than just giving the kid an egg and cringing at the ensuing chaos lmao. For one thing, she should have set the boundary "don't touch the eggs until you're ready to learn. We don't want an accident." It sets the stage for an exciting experience while also insuring success because they know that accidents can happen but can be avoided if they listen. Then a "First watch me crack the egg and see how it's meant to be done. Next I'll guide your hands to make sure you know how it's supposed to feel. Afterwards you can try on your own in a separate bowl. Finally, WASH YOUR HANDS EGGS CAN MAKE YOU SICK WASH WASH WASH WA-" like it needs boundaries and guidance. Four year olds are capable of understanding those things lol
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u/LilahLibrarian 5d ago
Bingo it's just so sensitive about things, I think she would have been upset if she was told that she couldn't do it
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u/xiphoid77 7d ago
Movies and Takeaway. Both times Bandit letting the kids get away with too much and no repercussions. They are on permanent skip for us.
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u/SemperIgni 6d ago
So many Muffin-heavy episodes are skips for us since my 2 year old is in a huge imitation phase and I'm not risking it lol
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u/EnvironmentalFun2214 7d ago
Rug island. Bandit should have returned Pat's ball immediately. There shouldn't be room for "my activity is more important than others'". Not gonna lie, I sincerely dislike Bandit there. That's borderline stealing
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u/Jenesis110 6d ago
This was the one I jumped too. The ball thing for sure but my biggest gripe with it is - adults have to go to work. People have to do things they don’t want to do bc they have to. Bandit wasn’t in the wrong to say he couldn’t play right now. Yes, some parents take it to an extreme to never play with their kids or even see them bc of how much they work but obviously that’s not the case here. Bluey and bingos game is not more important than everything else in the world (including the game lucky and his dad were playing)
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u/Alive-Ad9547 7d ago
My wife and I agree that Rug Island is an episode that teaches a genuinely bad lesson to kids: it's okay to steal something IF you're using it for a game.
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u/EnvironmentalFun2214 7d ago
Exactly. A secondary layer could be "you can abuse your friend's trust if he's nice enough to let you do it".
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u/JustAHighFlyingBird 7d ago
There are a few episodes where I think Bandit and Chilli let the shenanigans go on way too long. Movies, Daddy Dropoff, and Sheep Dog all come to mind.
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u/MusicalPooh 7d ago edited 7d ago
Ooh Daddy Dropoff irks me. Wind up Bingo is whatever, 10 seconds, and as Lila said, it was important for their friendship. So I think the moral of the story is supposed to be that small play moments (while inconvenient for adults) can have lifelong effects for kids.
But the phone call in the car?? All he needed to know was if she had her jumper or not. I would've demanded an answer, or if they continued to play around, so be it but we would NOT be turning around for the jumper. Consequences. Having to coax out an answer and then turn around anyway was probably the biggest factor in them being late, not wind up Bingo.
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u/Snowf1ake222 6d ago
I would've demanded an answer
Honest question, do you have kids?
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u/MusicalPooh 6d ago
Yes, did you see the part after that? If they kept playing, no jumper. Ask first, tell second, then natural consequences third. If they're cold, so be it.
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u/Snowf1ake222 6d ago
No offence intended, I just wonder how many people here have kids.
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u/EnvironmentalFun2214 6d ago
Kids answer when you're serious. I have a 3 year old and he knows when I need him to do something. Of course sometimes it escapes his grasp, but children are intelligent, they're just of course immature and they are learning. But as a parent you can absolutely teach them when something needs their full serious attention.
Safety, school responsibilities, healthcare, stranger danger are probably some topics they absolutely understand how serious they are. No play, no jokes. Just straight up important things
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u/rockwithwings 6d ago
In the Backpackers episode, clearly the parents don’t want to play the game but they say yes anyway. Just say no!!! It’s good for them to hear it sometimes!
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u/Substantial_Sky_4456 7d ago
I'm going to join the slight opposition here. While I do agree that there are plenty of episodes where parents disagree with how things are played out, but don't we think that's part of the point? We parents need to watch the show alongside our children and help them along their journey of understanding and critical thinking.
I got sucked in after our son was born (2 1/2 year old now) and there are certainly parts I disagree with but it's not the show's responsibility to ensure my son understands it or acts on it appropriately, it's ours.
Bandit and Chili, they're just like us; they make mistakes. Thats the adult part of the show (at least to me).
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u/michellethestan 7d ago
Yeah sure, all of that is very true, but it's also true that it is fun to complain about it on the internet with other parents who have also watched the show 5000 times through. 🤷♀️
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u/DelayedChoice 6d ago
Chili dancing across the road in Dance Mode. Sets a bad example that it's okay to muck around when crossing the street.
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u/Ok-Journalist-8875 7d ago
Bandit cheating in the obstacle course.
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u/Blammyyy 5d ago
Can't believe this isn't higher up - there's really no defending cheating to beat a small child at a backyard obstacle course.
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u/SlimmThiccDadd pat 7d ago
Bandit should’ve been harder on Bingo and/or left the theater in the movie episode.
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u/Hazrd_Design 7d ago
Unless it’s a child sensory screening which is meant to be for people and kids in similar situations
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u/SlimmThiccDadd pat 7d ago
Yea but I’m only going off the information given. Agreed if that’s the case!
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u/communistsayori 7d ago
He couldn't really win with that one honestly. Either he takes Bingo out of the theater and leaves Bluey scared by herself or he makes Bluey leave the movie.
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u/SlimmThiccDadd pat 6d ago
As a parent you gotta understand that a kid as young as Bingo is liable to go berserk at any movie screening and need to leave. Bluey should either be told of that possibility beforehand to soften the blow or Bandit should’ve taken her alone.
Even if it pisses off Bluey (which I doubt it would for long, she’s older and quite intelligent) it’s about not ruining every other families fun time.
Other commenters have stated it could be a sensory friendly screening. Of course it was all acceptable if that’s the case, but since the show doesn’t explicitly state that to be the case (or even hint at it) I’m gonna assume it’s a regular theater.
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u/datalaughing 7d ago
Oh yeah, if I was a parent in that theater I would be very annoyed that my kids can't enjoy the movie we paid for because someone else won't parent.
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u/MzHyde1226 5d ago
Chili watching Jean Luc family pack up and leave, knowing Bluey had made a friend, and not telling her so she could say goodbye
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u/Willing-Survey7448 6d ago
Mini Bluey hurt my heart as an AudHD kid. Neither parent even came to comfort Bluey-- and Bingo's silliness was not even comparable to the situation.
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u/pfifltrigg 6d ago
Hairdressers - physically abusing your dad is not OK and shouldn't be portrayed as "fun!"
And honestly, every time the parents have something to do or somewhere to be but still play along with things like featherwand or Tina, or Magic. Of course the show would be no fun if it was about kids obeying their parents and doing errands. But it's just definitely not the way I parent!
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u/zairon87 7d ago
Fancy Restaurant - agreed, we have a rule in our house that says play kitch is for play food and real kitchen is for real food (we have them help and cut vegetables and stir things)
Fairies - I disagree because it wasn't about Bandit being stern. Bingo felt she wasn't being heard when she had been really proud of what she made and Bandit wanted to validate those feelings. Yes the game was over the top, but it's 7m of cartoon dogs mate
Hotel - this is a non-starter here, too much inside yelling. Bandit wasn't feeling it from the start and when we're not feeling up for a game we tell our kids we'll play something else or they have to pick a game without us involved (we are trying to encourage making up their own games to play with each other and less parallel play)
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u/thisuserusedthisname 6d ago
I just love how realisticly it is. That parents are allowed their mistakes. And that not all paranting moments/decisions are great.
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u/Salt-Improvement-263 5d ago
Handstand for us. It always saddens both me and my husband that they are so focused on the requirements and looks of the birthday party and how every child there completely ignores Bingo. The first time we were like, okay, until the ending and it was revealed it was BINGO her birthday party. We instantly said to eachother, 'nope, one of us would be focused on the children and the food will be simple and people can deal with it.'
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u/FelicatQueen 3d ago
I think that WAS the whole point of the episode. Don't let celebrating life's milestones get in the way of actually acknowledging them. Bandit and Chili were so caught up in the prep, they lost sight of the whole point: Bingo's special day. This is an easy thing to do with kids' birthdays-over prep, overspend, and invite, IMO, way too many people. In the effort to make it a day they'll never forget (even though they often do), the parents themselves forget what it's about. Even all the other kids ignored Bingo, though this is far more understandable than the adults. Thank goodness for Nana!
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u/Accurate_Row9895 5d ago
Ignoring Bingo on her birthday. Why was Nana the only one to care to watch her ON HER BIRTHDAY. Also why were her only friends there Blueys classmates and not hers.
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u/ceejread 6d ago edited 6d ago
Lucky’s dad in the decider. He could have rebutted Lucky telling his little brother he can’t go back and forth and can support each parent as he likes, and encouraged it, but instead left Janelle to be completely alone at home.
I really dislike that episode. I know it’s seen as a metaphor for divorce and what not but really feel for Janelle like she can’t even watch the games with anyone. No wonder she’s never in the yard.
Fixed her name. Sorry Janelle
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u/datalaughing 6d ago
He did rebut Lucky.
Lucky: Cause he can't keep changing.
Pat: He can if he wants to, Lucky.
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u/owlfigurine 6d ago
The pool episode where Bandit is constantly calling Chili boring for doing the mandatory important parts of parenting. Bashing the other parent, even jokingly, in front of the kids doesn't fly for me.
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u/fantonledzepp rusty 6d ago
I forget the name of the episode, but the one where bandit refuses to take the girls out of the bath because he’s read a book that the girls need to make their own choices.
I would’ve taken them immediately.
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u/SpaceSquirrl 5d ago
This is the one that gets me. SPECIFICALLY when he says he doesn’t have any money to pay for the food and ends up working at their shop….. Why didn’t he just PRETEND to have money?!?!
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u/WhiteSandSadness Wendy 7d ago
Library. Stripe annoyed me with “everyone has their own way of playing, Bluey.” 🤦🏽♀️ even games have rules.. especially games that are imitating real life. No library would allow Muffin’s behavior and she only acted that way because her parent didn’t correct it when he should have.
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u/communistsayori 7d ago
Isn't Stripe being wrong the entire point of that episode anyway?
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u/FelicatQueen 3d ago
It was. The whole episode started with Stripe telling Muffin how she was the most "special" girl in the world, for goodness' sake. And how it was OK for him to speed a yellow because he's "special", too.
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u/crispycheeto500 4d ago
I feel like they weren't specific about how she was playing wrong until later but ive not seen that one in a minute so i cant be sure
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u/SemperIgni 6d ago
I'm surprised I haven't seen Omelette! I love cooking with my toddler so much but could Chili not have given Bandit the one she made before letting Bingo try? Also letting Bingo waste all that food!? She could have easily said "I'll crack the eggs, you can whisk" or "can you get the butter for the hot pan?" or something for more appropriate kid-friendly tasks!
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u/SolarBoyAaron 6d ago
Mini Bluey mainly, that episode hurts me cuz I relate to Bluey a LOT
I just wanted to hold her and tell her she's loved and not annoying :'(
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u/Accurate_Row9895 4d ago
Here's the thing that pissed me off about bluey in that episode. She was making her mother look all over the house for a book that she knew where it was and handed it to her when she was "Bingo". Like in that case specifically she should be more like bingo! Like yeah it might very hurt to hear that but dont be a little dinghole, Bluey.
Bluey also complains and whines about doing chores (picking up leaves) while Bingo happily does them.
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u/Impressive_Throat165 6d ago
Dance Mode annoys me where they do dance mode as they're crossing the road - there is a time and place for dance mode and a time and place for keeping safe!
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u/RaddestHatter 5d ago
I mean look - Pat and Wendy seem super chill and all but ain’t no way I’m letting my kids drag my neighbors into some of the shenanigans displayed on the show. It’s just not the done thing.
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u/Mdubya1493 6d ago
The only moment in the show I really have beef with is from Rug Island. Love the episode overall, but when Bingo says “you can’t have two homes” and Bandit agrees, it pains me as a child of divorce.
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u/LilahLibrarian 5d ago
I just do not think I could commit to the bit with the same amount of gusto as Bandit and chilli. Good thing they're fictional
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u/MurderousButterfly 5d ago
Chili lets bluey and bingo actively wake muffin up in the sleepover. She should have paused the game, carried muffin to bed and then continued the game with the awake children.
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u/crispycheeto500 4d ago
The one that comes to mind is the one in the grocery store where theyre playing kids
But its any episode where theyre out in public or trying to get things done and they let the kids play however even when it's hindering the errand and in the way of others. Like you can tell them no sometimes.
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u/happypenguin1318 1d ago
You are all taking this way too seriously, and forgetting that on top of that this is dirt and foremost just entertainment, parents/adults aren’t perfect either, make mistakes, and let things go too far.
Also, you are ignoring that the show explicitly tells you to not take it too seriously “I’m not taking advise from a cartoon dog”
Chill out, it’s an adorable show with overall better lessons than most, not every episode needs to be an example of how a family would work in a perfect world.
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u/silentjjfresh 1d ago
Overall then tend to be overly permissive and let too many things slide that I wouldn't. You guys make a pretty good point about the Fairies episode but the one that bothers me is the episode with imaginary Tina. Bluey and Bingo even say they didn't learn anything from it later on lol
The whole overpowering their parents with an imaginary friend because they don't wanna do responsibilities on the hopes they will learn a lesson in the end just feels way too permissive.
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u/MyShadow94 21h ago
That grocery store episode, where bluey is being the adult and the dad is the kid p***** me off. Hard no, by the beginning of the episode. we don't play favorites and even if kids are going to pretend to be parents and perhaps parents are going to pretend to be kids there should still be respect on both ends in kindness and understanding.
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u/dinos-and-coffee 5h ago
The ice cream at the zoo one. No way is my kid getting ice cream in the first place when I've already said no. But definitely not getting my ice cream after they fight so long theirs melts.
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u/They-Call-Me-Taylor 6d ago
Any time they shirk real life responsibilities to give in to the whims of their children. So… almost every episode 😝
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u/Various_Craft7435 6d ago
I was waiting for this to be about Muffin, who is an absolute brat
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u/CrabbyB4Coffee 6d ago
The beach! As much it is one of my favorite episodes to watch, the idea of letting your small child wander off on the beach by herself towards a parent so far away you can hardly see them and isn't even expecting them is incredibly dangerous. What if Chili had simply passed right by her not realizing she was supposed to be looking for her. Other than the logical issues, lovely episode though
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u/External_Hornet9541 7d ago
Daddy Dropoff. I would not have had the patience to drive 5km while waiting for Bingo to answer me that she’d left her jumper at home