Road Trip (Bluey)

Bluey

Company type	Animated television series
Industry	Children's entertainment
Founded	October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)
Founder	Joe Brumm
Headquarters	Brisbane , Australia
Area served	Australia, United Kingdom, International
Key people	Joe Brumm (creator), Richard Jeffery (director), Joff Bush (composer)
Products	Animated television series, picture books, DVDs, merchandise
Parent	Ludo Studio (production), BBC Studios (distribution and merchandising)

Bluey is an Australian animated program designed for preschool audiences that first aired on ABC Kids on 1 October 2018. Developed by Joe Brumm in partnership with Queensland-based Ludo Studio, the narrative centers on Bluey, an energetic and imaginative six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy. She lives alongside her father, Bandit; mother, Chilli; and younger sibling, Bingo, who frequently participate in her creative play scenarios. Various other characters in the series portray different dog breeds, some inspired by Brumm’s own childhood pets. The show highlights themes such as nurturing family relationships, Australian cultural elements, and the significance of play. Produced in Queensland with Brisbane as its backdrop, Bluey was jointly commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the British Broadcasting Corporation. Global distribution and merchandising rights are managed by BBC Studios. In 2019, international broadcast rights were secured by The Walt Disney Company.

Since its launch, Bluey has released 154 episodes over three seasons, including special themed episodes for occasions like Christmas ("Verandah Santa" and "Christmas Swim"), Easter ("Easter"), and Father's Day ("Perfect"). The third season included a distinctive 28-minute special entitled "The Sign." In 2024, brief "Minisodes" ranging from one to three minutes were introduced. A feature film was announced in December 2024 with a planned global release in 2027; creator Brumm has confirmed this will be his final writing contribution before stepping away.

Director Richard Jeffery earned the Australian Directors' Guild Award in 2021 for the episode "Sleepytime," which also received the 2022 Prix Jeunesse International Award for TV – Up to 6 Years Fiction (Children's). Composer Joff Bush garnered APRA Screen Music Award nominations for the episodes "Teasing" in 2019 and "Flat Pack" in 2020. The episode "Cricket" attracted positive attention from sports journalism. Selected episodes have been adapted into picture books, including "The Beach," which won both the Australian Book Industry Awards for Book of the Year and Children's Picture Book of the Year (Ages 0–6) in 2020. Additionally, episodes have been distributed on DVD within Australia by BBC Studios.

Series overview

Series 2 (2020–2021)

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Title           ="Fancy Restaurant"
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ShortSummary    ="Bluey and Bingo create a pretend restaurant to teach Bandit about romance; he impresses Chilli in an unexpected way."
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Title           ="Piggyback"
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Title           ="Tickle Crabs"  
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ShortSummary    ="Bluey persuades Bandit to engage in his least favourite game; he learns to cope with tickling crabs independently."  
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Title           ="Escape"   
Aux1            ="Chris Voigt"   
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ShortSummary    ="Children imagine sneaking into their parents’ private moments while parents fantasize about escaping from them."   
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Title           ="Bus"   
Aux1            ="Tom Ward"   
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ShortSummary    ="Playing grandmothers on Bandit's imaginary bus, Bluey and Bingo help a shy woman gain confidence."   
Viewers        ="326,000"   
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ShortSummary    ='Sisters roleplay as royalty; collaboration results in appointing Chilli as queen.'   
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Title           ='Flat Pack'   
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ShortSummary    ='While parents assemble flat-pack furniture indoors, children enact evolution-themed roleplay outdoors.'   
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EpisodeNumber2   ='25'    
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ShortSummary    ='At bedtime, Bingo dreams of journeying through the Solar System alongside her stuffed toy.'    
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Series 3 (2021–2024)

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| Aux1            = Sarah Rackemann
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| ShortSummary    = Bandit acts as a real estate agent attempting to sell the home, while Bluey and Bingo counter by fabricating a ghost story.
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| Title           = The Sign
| Aux1            = Tim Delaney, Jasmine Moody, Sarah Rackemann
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| Title           = Surprise!
| Aux1            = Tim Delaney
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| ShortSummary    = Bandit manages playing two games simultaneously with Bluey and Bingo while watching a sports event.
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Shorts

Shorts overview

Minisodes (2024)

A total of twenty brief episodes titled "Minisodes," each ranging from one to three minutes in length, were created. These shorts were released in three segments: the first seven premiered in Australia in June 2024 (internationally in July), followed by seven more in October 2024, and the final six in December 2024.

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ShortSummary = Bandit narrates the Goldilocks story as a bedtime tale for Bluey and Bingo.  

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