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A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by thepuglor »

Not an entertaining show to a parent, but Wonderoos is another kids show that has had a positive impact on my 2 children. In each episode a wonderoo identifies a choice has to be made, makes the choice that leads to a worse outcome, and then rewinds to make the right choice. While making the choice they always say, "let's chalk it out", and I've heard my kids say this and then state two choices in their own activities. There is also an episode where a lonely wonderoo at the playground decides between trying to make friends with the other kids or just waiting to see what happens. First they wait, and nothing happens, and then they rewind and go introduce themselves and become friends. One day at the park my shy 4 year old asked me to help her introduce herself to another kiddo. Def she got that from the show!

I don't know about how that show is made, but my guess is that it is more like cocomelon, scientifically tested for efficacy, but with the right intentions set by child development experts.

Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by bombcar »

unwind wrote: post #80

This quote: The 153rd episode is scheduled for April 14 and many believe that it will be the end of the show in its current form (more on this later). Measurably increased my stress level ... :(

The article is from the past, all three series are available on DVD.

The last episode is great on an almost Pixar level - there’s three separate stories happening and kids will only really pick up on one and a half.

Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by beowulfey »

pfannkuchen wrote: post #60
javier123454321 wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Usually creative work and the arts are judged by their ability to move something inside of us to which you can say that crying is a proxy for that. It's effectively saying it's good art.

Right, that's a bit circular though. It isn't a law of nature that humans should do anything that is considered "good art". Why do we want to synthetically manipulate our brains into an emotional reaction, especially in the case of a negative emotion?

I understand your question, and it is hard to describe. Our brains are pattern generators, and it "feels good" to resonate with patterns we've already experienced. Neural circuits create patterns by strengthening connections upon our experience. This is particularly true as we get older and our brains become less plastic. Lesser used patterns become harder to access as they are no longer reinforced as frequently. However, this feels less good for our brains, and we value novelty.

So in the same way that riding a bike after a long time is much harder than it is to ride one when you use it every day, you can generalize this to something like emotions. It is bad to only experience one type of feeling all the time, and variety is good. Having a controlled, relatable medium lead you to experience a less commonly-felt emotion feels good. I don't know if I can explain why--maybe we have mechanisms in our brain for encouraging this novelty--but this is likely why we seek out these emotional experiences.

Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by bombcar »

kewho wrote: post #36

Bluey is excellence, but I’ve always said Bluey is a kids show for parents. It’s representation of how the parents behave around, and communicate with, their kids, and the numerous examples of ideas for how to play with your children make the show invaluable to parents. The fact that kids love it too only reinforces its clever brilliance.

It’s designed by a parent, specifically a dad, and it shows in so many subtle ways.

The way each episode tells you the name of the episode, for example. My kids can name the episode they want by name, which I can search. For other shows, you get a toddler’s description that can itself be a puzzle to interpret.

They’re also short enough that they don’t have to add filler.

Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by bombcar »

29athrowaway wrote: post #43

Bluey is about a family living in a 8000 ft mansion, with lots of spare time. I think it is influenced by the Flintstones, a little bit.

The house size seems to be more “tv magic” than an actual defined house of infinite size.

The upstairs hallway is sometimes a normal short one, and other times is long enough to land a space shuttle.

Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by robertlagrant »

Fire-Dragon-DoL wrote: post #9

Well, I was horrified the first time I saw the Cocomelon and was unsettled as a dad. This article explains why. I need to check Bluey, we watched Miraculous, tales of Ladybug with our kids and enjoyed it (the plot is for adults). There is a whole bunch of "junk food" in both tv and videogames (those were you win no matter what). I'm hoping things get better.

Bluey is phenomenally good. Dance mode? Tears.

Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by nullify88 »

imp0cat wrote: post #66

Let's not forget the musical side of Bluey. And I don't mean just the OST (there are 3 albums), Bluey can also serve to introduction your kids to a wide range of classical music. https://blueypedia.fandom.com/wiki/Classical_Music_in_Bluey https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3lXnsxg2AOj6QASadNBYcN (Spotify's Bluey classical music playlist.

Burger dog! Bur-Bur-Burger dog! He has Pickles and he has cheese!

Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by sdiupIGPWEfh »

conductr wrote: post #31
Benjamin_Dobell wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Bluey is much more wholesome than Miraculous. Not a judgement thing, my eldest watches Miraculous too and I don't really have a problem with it. It's just not on the same level as Bluey. A huge plus for parents is also that Bluey is WAY more engaging for adults. Far and away my favourite program to watch with my kids. Some episodes really pull at the heart strings.

Going into parenthood I never thought I'd say it about a kids show but Bluey has damn near made me cry and Bandit makes me strive to be a better dad

Personally, I'm convinced Bluey is covertly a wholesome show for parents, dressed up as a kids' show, but ultimately still for the sake of children by way of 1) encouraging watching together, 2) improving parents' mental health and well-being, which has positive outcomes for their kids, 3) getting parents to be more engaged and imaginative.

Re: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by mdjt »

When I was a kid my favourite show was Mr Rogers. I get the sense that Bluey is the closest we have to that level of energy in a kids show these days. I don’t have children yet but I look after my niece after school and we watch Bluey now and again. Even Bluey completely absorbs her. I can wave my hands in front of her face and she doesn’t notice. I’d like to think that that wasn’t the case with me and Mr Rogers but who knows…
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