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To not get the love for Bluey?

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Snuffkintravellingsouth · 02/01/2025 20:47

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.

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Blueybingobanditchilli · 04/01/2025 19:59

The episode Onsies is also a really good one, so sad with the sister.

AppropriateAdult · 04/01/2025 22:16

I actually like Bing as well, @SayDoWhatNow - Mark Rylance's voice is very soothing Smile

Drivingoverlemons · 04/01/2025 23:53

SayDoWhatNow · 04/01/2025 06:09

I'm quite surprised that there is so much hate for Bing from Bluey fans - from my perspective, Bing is quite a similar premise to Bluey but with a younger child and the associated challenges.

Bing is far far less annoying than Muffin for a relatively similar age and there are a lot of effective parenting strategies scattered through the episodes (eg connect with the emotion, empathize and validate briefly, then find a solution and move on). It also feels realistic in that the characters (both adults and kids) are relatively realistic with different strengths and difficulties, so can need different strategies, but more or less get on well. Even if they are sometimes annoying (Padget's inability to hold a boundary with Pando).

Another thing I love about Bing is the attention to detail in the animation. The woodland has oak trees with realistic leaves, the banana is peeled before going into the smoothie (side eye to Duggee and Peppa), they have actual seasons.

Just to say that I love this analysis of Bing 😀

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