To not get the love for Bluey?

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I think it will be an overwhelming wave of YABU based on how popular it is, but I just don't get the Bluey hype.

I was oblivious to it for years but lots of people were raving about it so I put it on one day for my 3 year old. We were both a bit bamboozled. He couldn't sit through an episode and wandered off. I found it very irritating- loud, whiny voices, irritating characters. One episode had the dad doing a mad sock puppet thing and the other episode was about kids on FaceTime. It was utter chaos and my son was nonplussed. I think because it was so chaotic and without any story to it. I find the colours really bland too.

It seems to be a hit with parents first, who put it on because of all the jokes they can appreciate that are over the kids' heads.

My son loves The Moomins, Postman Pat, all of the Julie Donaldson animations, The Wombles, Fireman Sam, Pingu, Thomas the Tank Engine and so on. He seems to really enjoy programmes that were made with real models in particular and these just seem so much more well made than Bluey, and have a gentler feel and better storytelling.

I don’t get it either op, my kids are teens, but a work colleague spent time on a school trip telling me which episodes I should watch, which I’m putting down to her being very sleep deprived. I watched a couple and they didn’t engage me at all. I prefer peppa pig.

Agree it takes a few episodes to get the pace and feel. The cricket episode makes grown men weep.

Agree 3 is too young to appreciate the plots or the dialogue. We're all big Bluey fans here. Would highly recommend Cricket as well as the classic Pass the Parcel and the others mentioned above.

The episode 'Flatpack' is one of the most amazing 7 minutes of story telling I've ever seen. It covers working together amicably, moving through life from birth to death and, broad brush strokes, human evolution. You should watch that one before you decide (and Sleepytime)

I've cried every single time I've watched Sleepytime - what a powerful, utterly amazing episode. That episode's won Emmys!

some of the others are a bit whimsical/random - but always a clear story and direction, perhaps just a bit loud for you. But honestly, its an absolute hit - so so clever and one for parents and kids. so yes YABU

Aww I love Bluey, there’s a little message in so many of the episodes, they’re great parents
You have to really sit down and watch it
3 is probably too young to get it

I think a lot of people don't match programs well to childrens ages. Bluey and Bingo are about age 7 & 5, my kids are this age and its ridiculously well targeted for this age. My children (one boy, one girl) absolutely love it, they enjoy the sorts of games Bluey & Bingo play and there are great messages. Eg the jinx one about being kind to siblings, the one where Bluey is frustrated trying to draw and her mum encourages her to practise because she's "good for a 7", Bingo needing to speak up when her Dad plays rough.
Both mine have also benefitted from some of the messages about playground dynamics - eldest determinedly tries to "hit his little sister a catch" every time we play cricket now. The wildgirls episode was the perfect viewing when my daughter was struggling not wanting to play the same game as her best friend at school.

3 is too young. At 3 things like Hey Duggee or Bing, more of a toddler/preschool setting, are more appropriate.

peppa pig is no contest - definitely one for kids

Bluey can be actually philosophical and powerful - not all episodes but the ones mentioned above. another one i love is Baby race - the ending gets me every single time

you didn't watch sleepytime then - no shouting or whining for sure (barely any speech)

We love Bluey here! Mine are 4 and 6, so a little older. We were definitely watching it when DC2 was 3 though.

I do really hate the episode "puppets" with unicorse in, though, so if you saw that one then I can see how it put you off. I'd try a couple of other ones. The music in particular is wonderful. Rain, which has almost no dialogue, is one of my favourites.

Also what i love about it is how it makes my children absolutely laugh their heads off. Things like when Grandma reads out loud their dads misspelled old writing book, it has them in stitches every single time. They recognise themselves in the characters, how they interact with their peers, the sorts of things children aged 5-8 find funny, or irritating, what frustrates them.

I kinda agree. I've watched some episodes with my 2.5yo and occasionally he finds the slapstick humour funny, but most of the dialogue is way over his head and he can't follow the plot, so it's just loud and silly. On the other hand, he actually got really upset by Sleepytime because of the bit where Bingo wants her mummy. Which wasn't ideal for winding down to bedtime.

I think for 2-3yo the other shows you mentioned are more age appropriate in pace, dialogue and level of abstraction.

The colour palate is deliberate, it is in yelow & blue tones that dogs can see.

Don’t watch it then 🙄

I don't really get it either. I don't mind it but it's not our favourite. Our 3 year old is not bothered either.

I think you've just picked bad episodes to start with.

Rain is a great episode. No talking at all in that one.

The cricket episode is a work of genius. It really resonated with me. From the hilarity of dads not wanting to loose to their kids to the message of if you work your arse off you can achieve!

YANBU. The dad is awful. He is held up in these episodes as father of the year despite his obvious learned helplessness (see the swimming episode). Hey Duggee and Sarah & Duck are FAR superior in terms of comedy, dialogue, and yes, aesthetics.

It's just the theme tune in our household. She does a little boogie to it then that's that 😂

Yabu. Bluey is for adults like the Simpsons is ..watch it and you see.. .

One of the only children's shows I can think of where the father seems to do the lion's share of the parenting so - for that reason alone - it gets my vote. However, also, like many Aussie television exports, it's of excellent quality - thoughtful and, as others have said, each episode has a clear direction. "Rain" is also a beautiful episode - mesmerising in its simplicity. My one gripe is that Muffin's character tends to perpetuate many of the negative stereotypes of only children.

Age 3 is far too young for it, though.

I love the cricket episode too.

So many good ones.

The one where they go to the beach and Chilli doesn't know how to relax is a great one as well.

I have two girls the same ages as Bluey and Bingo, it's basically a documentary. As others have said, Sleepytime and Flat pack are genuinely beautiful pieces of storytelling. And the one where Bluey teaches Bingo how to be annoying like her had DH and I rocking in a corner it was so accurate.

The Sign (the only long episode so far) had DD1 in floods, the first piece of entertainment that's moved her like that. I didn't notice at first as I was also crying.

I adore Bluey and the Unicorse episode with the puppet makes me want to turn it off immediately. I’m pretty ambiguous about Baby Race and Sleepytime, which are usually the favourites, however I could watch Cricket, Rain and the one where Lucky’s dad changes up pass-the-parcel over and over again.

Muffin isn't an only child. She has a little sister, Socks.