The Sleepover
Pros
- Muffin and Muffin’s vocabulary. She is hilarious.
- Bingo as the “Husband” at the restaurant
Cons
- Muffin’s Dad Stripe is a bit of a dick
- Muffin is very destructive! Poor inflatable guitar and Bandit’s tail!
Rating ???? 4/5
The Creek
Pros
- Reference to dropbears ?
- Bluey is unsure of the creek, but then ends up loving it. “The creek is beautiful!”
- Mackenzie is in this episode
Cons
- nothing to not like
Rating ????? 5/5
Teasing
Pros
- Bluey (and Bandit) learn a valuable lesson about teasing.
- Bandit blaming the fart on Bluey LOL
Cons
- Bandit says five bucks instead of five dollarbucks
- Bandit’s volume goes down during his explanation between playing and teasing – I would have liked his answer!
Rating ???? 4/5
BBQ – one of my favourites!
Pros
- Bluey’s imitations of her Dad lighting the BBQ ?
- Bingo’s Relaxing Chair – “Ah so relaxing!”
- When Bingo has a spaz out about the salads ?
Cons
- Muffin’s dad Stripe (Bandit’s brother) is in this episode and loves to mockingly laugh each time something happens to Bandit like dropping his beer. But it was good when Bingo squirted him in the face with the hose!
Rating ????? 5/5
Fairies
Pros
- The Celtic Fairy music
- Bandit finally got distracted from work to spend time with his family
Cons
- none really
Rating ???? 4/5
Keepy Uppy
Pros
- So many ways to be entertained by a single balloon: bird noises, flying like a bird, keepy puppy. We all love a game of keepy uppy.
- Bandit’s efforts to make the game more difficult, and his sarcasm about the girl’s mess on the floor making it more difficult
Cons
- When the balloon pops
Rating ???? 4/5
Asparagus
Pros
- The Magic Asparagus is a fun game, and a much better use of asparagus!
Cons
- Bluey gets a bit bossy – but then becomes better mannered at the end of the episode
Rating ???? 4/5
Takeaway
Pros
- Who doesn’t love takeaway night
- “There’s a tap over there if you’re thirsty”
- Bush Wee
Cons
- They forgot the spring rolls!
- When the girls use Bluey’s dinner for playing – and throw it on the ground!
- Made me realise that Pat’s Chinese don’t have fortune cookies!
Rating ???? 4/5
Camping
Pros
- Bonjour Jean-Luc – becoming friends with someone you can’t verbally communicate with is pretty special.
- Grown up Bluey and Jean Luc ?
Cons
- Au revoir Jean Luc
Rating ???? 4/5
The Pool
Pros
- Talking into the fan to sound like a robot
- “I’m bored” “Hi bored, I’m dad’
- Chilli brings the bag and saves the day
Cons
- Stripe is on a holiday to Bali and has a pool at his house, and in Camping he has a caravan. How is he doing so well for such a dick?
- Bandit didn’t bring the bag including sunscreen, a bit irresponsible.
Rating ???? 4/5
Grannies
Pros
- Flossing by Bingo
- Bingo and Bluey imitating grannies is hilarious. “Just having a Nanna nap love”
- Chilli cleaning the oven, and Bandit plunging the toilet – domestic life
- Skyping with Nanna!
- Bluey teaching Nanna to floss so that Bingo is right.
Cons
- none
Rating ???? 4/5
Charades
Pros
- The cousins all going to Nanna’s house – remember doing this with my cousins and playing all sorts of games.
Cons
- Muffin getting her way again
Rating ???? 4/5
Sticky Gecko
Pros
- When Chilli tries to use reverse psychology on the girls – and it doesn’t work
- “Lovely little kids turn into lovely grown ups” – Chilli
- Catching the sticky gecko in the nick of time
Cons
Rating ???? 4/5
Dad Baby
Pros
- The girls all teaching Bandit a thing or two about pregnancy
- Lucky’s Dad Pat singing True Blue and assisting with the birth while missing the cricket – he is a top neighbour
Cons
- Bandit thinks he did it tough. Shortest pregnancy in history!
Rating ???? 4/5
Mum School
Pros
- The clear parallels between the Heeler house and Bluey’s balloon ‘family’
- “we all fail mum school sometimes” – Chilli is so wise
Cons
- Old Bunty the whacking stick being used to discipline Bluey’s ‘children’
Rating ??? 3/5
Squash
Pros
- Sibling rivalry
- Bluey asking Bandit to lose the next game for Bingo to have fun – she is a nice girl
- The power of believing in yourself
Cons
- Probably the best Stripe episode, he was definitely less of a dick in this one
Rating ??? ? 4/5
