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

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

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Post by slothtrop »

Verdex wrote: post #11

As a kids show bluey is adequate. However, I suspect its secret is that it's really a show for parents with young children that just happens to hold the attention of kids. My daughters like bluey (ages 3-8). But they also enjoy many things on TV and bluey doesn't stick out that much. On the other hand, I happened to be in the room for an episode where blueys dad is having a hard time making some sort of cake and blue…

I think that's it. They've found a balance in "family" entertainment that is sophisticated enough to please adults, much the way Pixar and 90s Disney films had. The Simpsons at outset was also sort of like this for older kids. There was moral panic at the time, but it didn't prevent the show from being an incredible phenomenon, heavily merchandised the way Bluey is now. I must have been obsessed with the Simpsons since 7-8 years old.

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Post by silisili »

_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.

I like it for that reason. It's one of the few shows that we can watch as a family with the kid laughing at the kids and me paying more attention to the parents.

I'm always impressed by TV or movies that can pull that off, usually one or the other of us finds the content uninteresting.

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Post by phillmv »

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…

oh wow we watched this episode a few days ago; i missed the Holst connection, and yes I also felt tears in my eyes at the denouement. definitely hugged my kids harder after that one.

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Post by ashton314 »

_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.

I am NOT taking advice from a cartoon dog! —Bandit Heeler, episode “Flatpack” I think

Bandit is the dad all of us dads wish we could be.

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Post by bitwize »

I and especially my sister grew up on Sesame Street, Mister Rogers, and a near endless supply of low-key foreign animation shown through that primordial Nickelodeon show, Pinwheel. (The Magic Roundabout, Paddington Bear, that sort of thing.) The difference in quality between children's programming then and more recently was such that when my nephew was little, my sister outright banned him from watching certain "age-appropriate" shows and even entire networks like Nickelodeon.

It's refreshing to see shows like Bluey that are thoroughly modern, but produced with old-school values: respect kids' intelligence, show positive role models, be realistic about feelings and conflict, and keep everything low-key and don't amp the kids up.

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Post by markus_zhang »

bombcar wrote: post #29
markus_zhang wrote: post #21

Bluey is the best kids show we found. Or, maybe it's the best show for the parents. I'm literally watching it by myself after my kid goes to bed. I really appreciate that the show doesn't hesitate to include some ordinary parenting interactions like Muffin took Stripe's phone and he chased her through the whole house, and Bandit making shenanigans.

I think "FaceyTime" might be one of the best examples of where they COULD have gone standard and instead, went gold. It COULD have ended with a timeout and then Muffin being sulky and then cheering up, but it didn't. It COULD have ended with "Mom's right, Dad's wrong," but it didn't. It ended with gold. (The use of the cousins to display other child activities is also brilliant, they can have "bratty Muffin" without…

Yeah there was really a lot of thoughts going into that episode.

They don't have to show the ukulele but showing it confirms Muffin's characteristics.

They don't have to show Bandit stretching himself at the beginning of the episode, either.

Also the multi window camera is a bit unique but fun. I'm surprised how they managed to pull that out without making a whole mess when Muffin starts running.

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Post by markus_zhang »

neal_jones wrote: post #25
_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.

Never before has a dog made me feel so lacking as a father /s

It's just doggies singing songs, mate.

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Post by simonsquiff »

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…

Oh yes the music is amazing. ‘Rain’ is a particularly lovely original composition. The soundtracks are on Spotify etc and well worth a listen

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Post by bombcar »

markus_zhang wrote: post #36
bombcar wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think "FaceyTime" might be one of the best examples of where they COULD have gone standard and instead, went gold. It COULD have ended with a timeout and then Muffin being sulky and then cheering up, but it didn't. It COULD have ended with "Mom's right, Dad's wrong," but it didn't. It ended with gold. (The use of the cousins to display other child activities is also brilliant, they can have "bratty Muffin" without…

Yeah there was really a lot of thoughts going into that episode. They don't have to show the ukulele but showing it confirms Muffin's characteristics. They don't have to show Bandit stretching himself at the beginning of the episode, either. Also the multi window camera is a bit unique but fun. I'm surprised how they managed to pull that out without making a whole mess when Muffin starts running.

As the family tech guy, I felt it when the screen started going bonkers as Muffin ran through the various wifi areas.

And that final sad flip and dive ... pocketbooks not yet BORN felt that one.

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