Adults Actually Love The TV Show Geared Towards Kids Called Bluey, And Here’s Why
Have there been clips of a little animated blue dog and her family coming up on your social media feeds? Have you heard certain soundbites on TikTok of the Australian pups or seen a lot of people dancing to a kids’ show theme song?
If that’s the case, then you have probably joined the side of social media that has fallen in love with Bluey, the Australian children’s show that has stolen the hearts of kids and adults alike worldwide.
The hit series was created by Australian animator and film director Joe Brumm. Joe wanted to create a children’s series based on his experience raising his two daughters that was filled with fun and heartwarming moments for all ages.
The show follows sisters Bluey and Bingo Heeler, two animated Australian Cattle Dogs living and playing through life with their parents, Chilli and Bandit, and a series of other dog friends of various breeds.
The young dogs are voiced by children of the show’s production team, and audiences are wildly obsessed with their Australian accents!
The Heeler kids and their parents have an exemplary relationship in the show, one that emphasizes play, imagination, and learning essential life lessons through fun.
Joe has stated in interviews how his guiding inspiration for the show was to create an animated kid’s series with Australian culture references that kids and parents could watch together and enjoy.
“Beyond dogs and stuff like that, I really just wanted to show that parents would enjoy watching with their kids rather than you just sort of tolerate it,” he said during an interview for NPR. “Because I thought that that must be a really great experience for a young kid, you know, a 4-year-old, a 5-year-old, to be sitting on a couch laughing together with their parents at their favorite show.”
Joe has accomplished exactly that, as grown-ups everywhere have fallen in love with the Heeler family. Some of them don’t even have children!
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“I love the show, and I don’t even have children,” says Matt Mitchell in a TikTok video, breaking down what he’s heard some adult Bluey fans say. “It’s just so wholesome and refreshing, you know?”
When I first saw clips of the show on my TikTok feed, I thought it was silly to see so many adults freaking out over a show that I had initially thought was intended for kids only.
But after watching clips from some of the series’ most touching and hilarious episodes, like Baby Race and Bus, I can confidently say that I love it too.
TikTok is becoming the biggest platform for sharing Bluey content, as viewers worldwide share clips from the series and use audio clips from the show that make them laugh.
The theme song, written by composer Joff Bush has even trended on the app, with users filming themselves dancing to it along with their family members.
“I hope the show does impart that it’s not just frivolous, it’s not a waste of time, and that play across all ages (but particularly that age) is an incredibly fascinating thing to think about,” Joe told The Independent.
The Walt Disney Company acquired the rights to Bluey in 2019, and it is now in its third season streaming on Disney+. So the next time you’re bored or want to see what the hype is all about, maybe throw it on and see what you think.
Perhaps you’ll fall in love with it too!
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