# Bluey (2018)

> A boisterous six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy and her family turn ordinary days into imaginative games in this seven-minute animated comedy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/70647

## Facts

- Seasons: 4
- Episodes: 154
- Episode runtime: 7 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: animation, comedy, family
- Created by: Joe Brumm
- Network: ABC Kids
- Cast: Dave McCormack, Melanie Zanetti, Sam Simmons, Patrick Brammall, Claudia O'Doherty, Lawrie Newman, Chris Brumm, Sam Moor
- TMDB rating: 9.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7678620/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: cheerful, heartwarming, gentle, playful, wholesome

## What critics say

Viewers broadly acclaim Bluey as a warm, witty and emotionally perceptive family cartoon that adults enjoy as much as children.

## Synopsis

Bluey (2018-present) is an Australian animated preschool comedy series created by Joe Brumm for ABC Kids. Bluey, a six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy, is the boundless center of a household shared with her younger sister Bingo, her father Bandit (voiced by Dave McCormack) and her mother Chilli (voiced by Melanie Zanetti). Her engine is simple and inventive: she wants everyday routines such as bath time, shopping trips or a trip to the park to become games, and the family's bedtime, backyard and playground outings become elaborate imaginative adventures. Each seven-minute episode is self-contained, so the show works as a stand-alone watch across three seasons of roughly 150 episodes. The tone is gentle, warm and cheerful, with a light sense of wonder and a comforting domestic rhythm that adults enjoy as much as children. Its stories are grounded in contemporary suburban Australian life, with a quiet emphasis on patience, play and resilience. Fans of Peppa Pig, Doc McStuffins and The Wonder Years will find the same heartwarming family warmth here, delivered in bite-sized, easy-to-rewatch episodes.

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