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‘Bluey’s World’: How a Cute Aussie Puppy Became a Juggernaut

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Post by waltbosz »

vharuck wrote: post #178
fma wrote: post #84

Can we get a discussion going on where other parents are finding high quality media for kids to consume? YouTube Kids is a definite no. YT Kids feels like it's intentionally made to brainwash your child and having unsuspecting parents let their guard down with the "Kids" in the app name. From my experimentation it is far worse than regular YouTube. YouTube, need to watch them carefully and catch the YT algorithm tryi…

My 3 year old loves YouTube kids, and I'll admit he gets a good amount of it. We make sure we're watching it with him, and we control the remote. Some channels/topics we all like: - Aty and Ui, two pet otters in Japan. Their owner has made tons of videos showing what they eat, how they play, and the different rivers they visit. All dialogue is in Japanese and English subtitles. My kid now loves otters, I explain diff…

https://www.youtube.com/@TheBlackCatGear is another good marble animation channel.

For some good real world marble runs

Jelle's Marble Runs: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSmWeUDtr9fATQqT2c0am...

Murmiland: https://www.youtube.com/@Murmiland

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Post by mikepurvis »

majormajor wrote: post #198
danielvaughn wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah that stood out to me as well. There’s a kind of reverse-bechdel test where you can ask yourself to find any portrayal of a husband that doesn’t include mockery of some kind. And you can actually go back pretty far with it - it seems like that general trend began in the 70’s. Like you have I Love Lucy, which was a bit of a sexist show in its own right of course, but the husband wasn’t portrayed as incompetent. I…

"Any portrayal of a husband" on TV? Comedies often have some mockery built in, and comedies aimed at kids in particular like to take shots at authority, but there are a lot of examples I can think of in just the general-TV-millenial-vibe-y things I've watched over the past couple of decades. More than the "bumbling dad" type, I'd say, from things I've seen in the zeitgeist (I guess one recent super typical example is…

Add Keith from Veronica Mars to the list— he’s an absolute rock for her and manages well the balance between being protective while also letting her go her own way.

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Post by jhrmnn »

donatj wrote: post #230

We have two young kids, and have friends and family who are enamored with Bluey. Every time we're over they put it on because they need us to like it too. I've seen so many episodes because everyone puts it on when we're over and I just... don't... get it. My children's attention isn't captured by it, and neither my wife nor I enjoy it. The kids in the show are just kind of annoying, needy and of out of control. Thin…

May be down to parenting style indeed.

> kind of annoying, needy and of out of control. […] The parents feed into it and treat the behavior like it's ok.

Not how I would characterize it.

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Post by TeMPOraL »

eru wrote: post #189
jboggan wrote: post #30

One thing I really appreciate about the show is the music - so many of the best episodes are extended musical variations on great themes from classical music, and done so skillfully that you don't realize you're listening to Mozart's "Rondo Alla Turca" or Saint-Saens' "Organ Symphony" until you're at the emotional climax of the episode when the entire piece is restated, which has been priming you for a big theme or b…

> One thing I really appreciate about the show is the music [...] The music is great but many shows have great music. What makes Bluey stand out for me is their commitment to 'avant-garde' formal constraints. Some examples: - In the episode 'Faceytalk' they never once break from the perspective of the iPad. - In 'Rain' there's not a single word of audible dialog. - In 'Turtle Boy' there's lots of sign language. Remem…

Can't mention 'Rain' without linking to the official song composed to the music from that episode - "Boldly in the Pretend": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwhXgxriJPY.

I broke down in tears the first time I listened to it and paid attention to lyrics.

(Then I put it on a loop when everyone was asleep, and cried a couple times more. This episode combined with the song caused a major adjustment in my attitude to parenting pretty much overnight; it hit a nerve running that deep.)

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Post by shadowgovt »

donatj wrote: post #230

We have two young kids, and have friends and family who are enamored with Bluey. Every time we're over they put it on because they need us to like it too. I've seen so many episodes because everyone puts it on when we're over and I just... don't... get it. My children's attention isn't captured by it, and neither my wife nor I enjoy it. The kids in the show are just kind of annoying, needy and of out of control. Thin…

The behavior is ok. What is acceptable varies from household to household.

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Post by worthless-trash »

eru wrote: post #213
worthless-trash wrote: post #212

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From YT: --- Video unavailable The uploader has not made this video available in your country. -- Wow, bluey team, not available. IN AUSTRALIA. Thanks.

If anything, I would expect Bluey to be less available on YouTube in Australia than in some other random country, because they are more likely to have special local arrangements there with the rights holders. YouTube is convenient, but it's not the only place where people might want to put their content.

Oh for sure, but this is a behind the scenes.. from what I was lead to believe, I don't think ive seen this locally anywhere else.

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Post by shadowgovt »

sanderjd wrote: post #166
RobinL wrote: post #76

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I agree. Bluey is a great show. As a dad it can either make you feel inadequate or motivate you to to better. You just have to accept no dad can be Bandit all the time, but try to be Bandit as much as possible.

Yeah, this. I love love love Bluey, but I also often think, "get a job, Bandit!" :)

I'm fairly certain we only see the family during the slices of time mom and/or dad have the to interact with the kids. "Rug Island" alludes to the notion that when Bandit goes to work, he may as well be going to a foreign country as far as the kids know.

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Post by closewith »

ohthehugemanate wrote: post #218
_mlbt wrote: post #12

What I really appreciate about Bluey is that it’s one of the few children’s shows with a really great and relatable Dad character. The Dad in most children’s shows is either barely present or a total idiot that nobody respects.

On the other hand, Bandit is a TERRIBLE employee.

A lesson for us all, TBH.

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Post by markus_zhang »

sanderjd wrote: post #168
ip26 wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Bluey isn’t just aware parents are watching, though. It’s not just cameos and a little sneaky grown up humor. It’s more like two stories, both compelling, are being told at the same time, depending on which character you identify most with.

Especially since having a second child start growing up, I've realized it's actualy four stories, often all compelling at once. There's Bluey's story, and there is the dad's and mom's story, but there is also Bingo 's story, about being the younger child. My younger kid loves the episode called "Bingo", which is specifically about Bingo.

"I miss my sister, and the fridge doesn't like me"

Sooooooo cute.

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Post by Tade0 »

lukan wrote: post #209
bombcar wrote: post #22

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Bluey may have done more for fathers (and families) than anything in recent history. So many are dealing with fatherhood without having a role model themselves, and everything on TV being "fat dumb lovable idiot" sitcom-types. The episode "The Sign" is an incredibly deep story from multiple angles.

I like bandit, but for a role model he spoils his children a bit too much I think. He allmost always does what the kid wants and not what he actually wanted to do. Well, he is also good at integrating it, like when he is doing exercises with the kids instead of weights. But sometimes he is literally fleeing the kids, to not have to play with them, instead of saying no. (But from the avaiable alternatives, he is indee…

He's still more real than the parental figure puppet in Bing! (no relation to the MS product), who has no wants or needs and has infinite patience.

In any case I don't think either of those shows tries to portray the average - more of an ideal we should strive for on good days.

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