Pretend play

Shoe Shopping

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A young boy named Eddie is told he needs new trainers because his old ones are worn out and his feet have grown. A warm off-screen narrator walks him through the whole trip to the shoe shop, from waiting in a short queue and having his feet measured to choosing, trying on, and paying for a pair. Along the way small hurdles come up, like disliking having his feet touched and the shark shoes being out of stock, and each is talked through calmly. The episode ends with Eddie deciding on the dinosaur shoes and feeling ready to go.

Shadow

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Bing, a young rabbit, discovers his shadow while playing in the garden and plays a game of shadow tag with his carer Flop, taking turns as the 'shadow monster'. When a big rain cloud covers the sun, the shadows vanish and the two head indoors, but Bing is upset that his shadow is left out in the wet. Flop explains that a shadow stays close to you and only appears when light reaches you, then uses a torch to bring Bing's shadow back inside. The episode closes with Bing recapping the game and the idea that shadows need light.

Car Park

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Bing wants to play his car park game with Flop, but Charlie, a younger visitor, keeps parking vegetables and tips over the garage. Flop sets Charlie up with a separate game and then takes him to the kitchen so Bing can play on his own. Bing soon finds he does not enjoy playing alone, so he drives Charlie's potato back and the two play together. The episode ends with Bing deciding that playing together is more fun.

Forever Castle

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On a sunny beach, two children named Sonia and their sibling build what they call the biggest sandcastle they have ever made, only for the waves to keep washing it away. They try one idea after another, digging a moat, raising a wall, even asking their dad to lie down as a barrier, and finally the whole family helps move the castle. When a wave takes it anyway, their grandmother reminds them that as long as there is sand they can always build a new one. The episode closes with the family planning an even bigger castle and an upbeat adventure song.

Superhero Squabble

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Donkey Hodie and her best friend Panda play superheroes and invent a mission to protect a mailbox from a made-up 'mailbox snacker'. They disagree about whose pretend power is better, and the argument grows until they declare maybe they should not be friends anymore. Each one takes a deep breath to calm down, sings about whether their friendship is over, and works up the courage to apologize. They make up, agree that friends can argue and still be best friends, and team up to finish their superhero game.

Picnic

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A narrator guides a boy named Eddie through what to expect on a family picnic, moving from packing the cool box to finding a grassy spot, playing, eating and packing up. Along the way Eddie meets his friend Akeel and Akeel's granny, learns how bees carry pollen, and practices politely saying 'no thank you' to food. When a bee visits and rain arrives, the group stays calm and turns the shower into a pretend desert-island game. The episode closes by recapping the picnic steps and the cheerful 'Ready, Eddie, go!' refrain.

Broken Ducky

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A young girl named Sonia has a new toy ducky that will not move, and she is convinced it is broken. Her brother Mel, her uncle, her parents and her visiting granny each try to help, testing whether it swims, flies or needs winding, in a sunlit family home by the sea. The family realizes the ducky simply cannot run like a real duck, and they find new ways to include it in their play. The episode closes with everyone playing together and a short song.

New Kid on the Block

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When a moving truck brings a new family to the block, Bea and her friends welcome the new kid, Priya, with homemade cookies. Priya cannot find her favourite puppets among the moving boxes and grows worried, so the friends form a 'kindness club' and play detectives to track them down. They follow clues, a smiley face on the box, its large size, and the oink of a piggy bank inside, until they open the right box. Priya reunites with her puppets and the group welcomes her to the neighbourhood.

Show and Tell

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Eddie, a young boy, learns it is his turn for show and tell at school and feels nervous about speaking in front of everyone. A friendly guiding voice walks him through it step by step: choosing his space helmet, thinking of five facts, practising at home with his mum and his toy, then giving the talk and answering his classmates' questions. When the questions pile up, he is reminded he can look to his teacher and take his time. He finishes his talk, gets a 'marshmallow clap' and says he is proud of himself.

Breaktime

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Eddie, a young boy in a red school uniform, is guided by a friendly narrator through everything that can happen at break time. He tries building blocks, joins in hopscotch and tag, gets confused when the game turns into animal tag, and learns he can ask friends or a teacher for help. When it all feels like too much, Miss Mac invites him to rest on the friendship bench. The bell rings, break time ends, and Eddie heads back to class feeling ready.

Bingo

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Bingo, the younger sister in the Heeler dog family, has to figure out how to play on her own while Bluey is at Chloe's house and the adults are busy. She tries games that need a partner (pretend doctor, I-Spy, hide and seek), then asks Dad for a problem and chooses to solve a world map puzzle. She gets stuck on the missing New Zealand piece, decides to make 'missing posters' and stick them on the fridge, and the trick works when Bluey comes home and spots the piece, answering the family's question about what colour kiwi birds are.

Fig Finds A Shadow

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Fig, a young blue fox, finds a flashlight and notices a shadow he does not understand. With a hedgehog friend he heads into a dark cave to explore, shining the light to make shadows grow, shrink, and change shape. They pass glowing crystals and try making different shadow figures along the way. By the end, Fig works out that the mysterious shape is simply his own shadow.

The Beach

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At a sunny Australian beach, Bluey finds a special shell and sets off alone to show it to Mum, who is further along the sand. Imagining herself as a mermaid with legs from King Neptune, she follows Mum's footprints, meets crabs, a jellyfish and a pelican, and pushes on when a wave washes the path away. She reaches Mum, who praises her for coming all that way by herself. The episode closes with Bluey reflecting that she loves walking by herself.

Shadowlands

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Bluey and her friends Coco, Snickers and Indy invent a game in the park where the grass is dangerous and only the shadows are safe to walk on. Together they work out how to cross open sunny patches, helping each other along the way as they head towards the ice-cream van. The story stays inside one continuous game with no villain and no real danger. At the end, Bluey's mum arrives to collect them and the game ends with the children safely reaching their goal.

Hotel

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Bluey and Bingo turn their house into a pretend hotel and welcome their dad Bandit as the guest. Across the episode they check him in, deliver room service, play out a misbehaving hotel cat, and finally settle him into bed for the night. The story is set entirely inside the family home and is built around sibling cooperation and parent-child play. It ends quietly with the guest tucked in and the game winding down.

Magic Xylophone

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Bluey and Bingo discover a toy xylophone that, in their imagination, freezes their dad Bandit whenever a certain note is struck. They use it to direct him around the house and yard, with the rules expanding as the game goes on. The mallet changes hands several times, leading Bingo to end up frozen herself before the sisters figure out how to set each other free. The episode closes back at home with the family game still in full swing.

Daddy Robot

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Bluey and Bingo do not want to clean up their toys, so dad Bandit turns himself into 'Daddy Robot' that the girls can control with commands. The girls have fun ordering the robot around the house, but the commands start going further than they meant, with favourite toys being thrown out and dad's feelings getting hurt. Mum Chilli steps in to remind the girls that they are responsible for their own mess. The family ends together with a hug after the girls take over the tidying themselves.

Yoga Ball

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At home in suburban Australia, sisters Bluey and Bingo spend the day coaxing their busy, work-from-home Dad into games with his green yoga ball, from a pretend elevator to a chase called Raiders. When Dad bounces Bingo too hard, she goes off upset, and her Mum helps her find her 'big girl bark' to tell him. Bingo speaks up, Dad apologises, and together they practise exactly how rough is okay. The episode closes with a comic beat as the children burst in on Dad using the toilet.

Fruit Bat

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Bluey doesn't want to go to bed and wishes she could be a nocturnal fruit bat instead. Her parents move her through rocket ship play, a penguin bath, a bedtime story and lights out, while Mum sits beside her and suggests she try dreaming about being a fruit bat. Bluey then dreams of meeting her dad as a fruit bat on a football field, watching him score a try. She wakes the next morning, tells Mum about her dream, and asks for toast instead of fruit salad.

Wagon Ride

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Bandit pulls his daughters Bluey and Bingo, plus their toy giraffe Jasmine, in a red wagon through their suburban neighbourhood on the way to the monkey bars. Along the route Dad keeps stopping to chat with neighbours, and Bluey grows impatient and interrupts, so Dad teaches her to rest a hand on his arm and wait. Bluey practises the signal and succeeds, while Bingo invents a pretend bus when the wagon 'breaks down.' The episode ends with the family arriving at the monkey bars and Bingo still happily playing bus.

Hospital

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Bluey and Bingo turn their playroom into a hospital and ask their dad Bandit to be the patient. Across a series of pretend treatments they listen to his heart, take his temperature, scan him with a toy tablet, bandage a leg, deliver a 'baby' and even throw in a birthday celebration. Bandit goes along with every twist, reacting with mock pain and surprise. The game wraps up with the family still together in the same room as the credits roll.

The Thumbsucker

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Jessica, a young girl living with her family, realises she sucks her thumb without noticing and decides to stop so she can do 'big kid things'. Over one afternoon at home she tries a string of plans, a mitten, sour and yucky flavours, even wrapping herself up, and fails each time before asking her dad and uncle for help. Her uncle suggests keeping her hands busy, and she starts coloring to redirect the urge. By the next TV night she gets through a whole show without sucking her thumb and her brother tells her he is proud of her.

Star Ball

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Alma has to skip her perfect freeze tag plans to tag along to her mom's meeting, where she finds her friends Andre and Rofia bored. Using the empty space, the three invent a floor board game they name Star Ball, with Andre drawing the board, Rofia supplying a spinner, and Alma adding rules. When Alma keeps changing the rules to her own advantage, Andre and Rofia get frustrated and want to quit. Alma thinks back over what happened, apologizes, and the friends agree on the rules together before happily replaying the game, which Andre wins.

Iggy's Check - Up

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Rosie, a young girl, helps her little brother Iggy get ready for a doctor's check-up. At home she plays pretend doctor with him and their stuffed animals to show what the visit will be like. At the clinic Iggy gets nervous and runs off, but his dad, Rosie and the doctor reassure him and the check-up goes smoothly. By the end Iggy is calm and back to playing with his toy train.

The Creek

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Bored with the playground, Bluey, Bingo and their friend Mackenzie ask Dad to play, and he walks them into the bush to a creek. Along the way they navigate bugs, a leech, uneven ground and wobbly stepping stones, with Dad coaxing a nervous Bluey to jump a wide gap. At the creek they watch tadpoles, splash about and set up a pretend mud day spa. They head home tired and happy, with Dad reminding them to check for ticks.

Forgotten Fuzzy

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Little Llama packs a big bag and goes for his longest sleepover yet at Grandma and Grandpa's house. After a day of picking vegetables, cooking, riding the tractor and stargazing, he realizes he left his stuffed Fuzzy Llama at home and cannot imagine sleeping without him. His grandparents comfort him, and Grandpa offers Little Linty Llama, the very toy he slept with as a boy. The next morning Little Llama reunites with Mama and Fuzzy, proud that he stayed the whole time and made a new friend.

The Dump

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Dad drives Bluey and Bingo to the local dump, and along the way they play a car-spotting rainbow game, quiz him about the world and invent a wild police escape. When they arrive, Bluey is upset to find Dad throwing away her drawings and calls him a baddie. He puts them back, apologises, admits he is not the best dad or driver and explains that this dump turns old paper into fresh paper for another child to draw on. Understanding this, Bluey lets the drawings go, and the family drives home spotting the final pink car together.

Small Uncle's Big Bath

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Jessica discovers that her beloved plush toy, Small Uncle, has gotten dirty from all their play, and her mother says he is too filthy to snuggle at bedtime. Insisting she is a big kid, Jessica takes charge and washes him at the kitchen sink, working through five clear steps: undressing, testing the water, soaping, rinsing and drying. Along the way the toy jokes and squirms, but Jessica keeps him on track. In the end Mommy declares Small Uncle clean, and Jessica snuggles him to sleep after promising to take better care of all her toys.

Copycat

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In this episode of Bluey, Bluey spends the morning copying everything her dad Bandit says and does. On his walk the family finds a hurt budgie, boxes it up with a tea towel and drives it to the vet, but the bird dies. Back home, Bluey stages a pretend replay of the whole event with Bingo and her mum, trying to make it end differently before accepting that some things cannot be changed. The episode closes with the copycat game quietly forgotten.

Horsey Ride

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Bluey plays with her toy pony when her cousins Muffin and Socks arrive for a family visit with their parents. All four puppies want the pony at the same time, which sparks a series of small disputes and tearful moments. Through trial and error the children invent new games, a horsey ride, a dress-up salon and a pretend pampering parlour, so several of them can take part at once. By the end the cousins leave happily and Bluey hands the pony over for a final goodbye.