And while I hope these episodes include a wide variety of plotlines, not all of which should be “about” LGBTQ identities, I will note that the show is set in Brisbane, which has a long-running Pride Festival. I think it was a nice and organic way to do it. I think it was a nice and organic way to do it. The episode also deals with the news that Bluey’s family will have to sell their house and move to a new city, where her dad has a new job.
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This is the kind of incidental queer inclusion that I’ve long encouraged (and track in my Database of LGBTQ Family Books).
Most of the rest of the episode revolves around what the website calls “arguably the greatest cartoon dog wedding of all time”—and it’s a very straight affair (since there have been no indications that Frisky or Rad is queer).
They’re basically saying that it’s wrong to even acknowledge that some kids have LGBTQ parents.
The show should instead be commended for taking this step. Instead, as the show’s official website notes, the episode focuses on “the wedding of the year” between Bluey’s Uncle Rad and her godmother Frisky.
Second bloody episode to do that to me.
— Pablo Spurr (@PabloSpurr) April 14, 2024
Just finished watching the last episode of #Bluey called ‘The Sign’
I’m not crying alone on this right? I was in verge of tears when Chilli & Bandi were standing at the for sale sign and I lost it at the end.
Always A Recruit (@ThePsilencer) April 14, 2024
Bluey the Sign episode HAS to be the saddest episode out there, Iâve been sobbing like crazy ðð itâs just so perfect Iâm still crying
— Meiyaâ¨ð (@exqired_) April 14, 2024
No childrenâs show has the right to make grownups have such waves of emotions but man, Blueyâs The Sign pulls at every heart string imaginable and couldnât have ended on a better note #Bluey
— Ryan G (@rygear) April 14, 2024
I watched the new bluey episode “the sign” and bruh I’ve never cried so hard on a bluey episode before, I mean I cry just a little bit but this episode actually got me bawling my eyes out
I LOVE BLUEY SO MUCH ð«¶ð#Blueypic.twitter.com/3A5Ksu4TKp
— Gracie Juliusâ wifey (I love him smð«¶ð) (@Graycloudypie) April 14, 2024
She told PA: ‘Usually I only get to see it (the episodes) when the public get to see it but we had a little viewing of this one, and it is an emotional roller coaster.
‘Even when I recorded it, I got the first part of it (the script) and then the second.
‘So I, as the performer, had some of the experience the audience will and I was like, “What, what does this mean?
Other characters include Bandit, Chilli, and Bingo.
One of its newest episodes, however, titled The Sign, introduces two new LGBTQ+ characters. And, as it continues to run to this day, fans have been keeping in touch with its beloved characters including the titular Bluey. The animated dog character reveals that they have two lesbian mothers.
Here’s another positive post as shared by X, in which the user explicitly states how they had a similar living experience to Chihuahua Pretzel:
Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding Bluey as we have them. Here’s my look at the episode and how the show handles things.
The Episode
The series, about a young, anthropomorphic Australian blue heeler and her family (Disney+; ABC Kids (Australia)), makes the introduction in a special 28-minute episode—far longer than the usual eight- to nine-minute ones—but it’s not the LGBTQ mention that makes the episode special.
While it’s already a popular series, it’s now received notoriety for having introduced the first LGBTQ+ characters to be featured in Bluey so far.
The Australian series first premiered in 2018 and is also carried by Disney in the United States. A partial list includes Peppa Pig(Netflix), Rubble & Crew, (Nickelodeon), Cocomelon Lane (Netflix), Ada Twist, Scientist (Netflix); Princess Power (Netflix), Ridley Jones (Netflix), We Baby Bears (Cartoon Network), Firebuds (Disney Junior), Dino Ranch (Disney Junior), Eureka! (Disney Junior), Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City (Netflix), Pinecone & Pony (Apple TV+), Chip and Potato (Netflix), Pete the Cat (Amazon), Bug Diaries (Amazon), the reboot of Clifford the Big Red Dog (Amazon and PBS Kids), Rugrats (Paramount), T.O.T.S. (Disney Junior), Doc McStuffins (Disney Channel), Arthur (PBS), The Bravest Knight (Hulu), Muppet Babies (Disney Junior), Madagascar: A Little Wild (Hulu/Peacock), the venerable Sesame Street, and Postcards from Buster (PBS, way back in 2005).
We never see the moms, however, and the rest of the episode actually dwells on a different-sex wedding.
We see the wedding preparations in Bluey’s backyard, then a threat to the engagement when Frisky gets mad at Rad for making a major decision that affects her without consulting her (which feels like a self-centered, sexist move). No I’m not joking. Additionally, Pretzel is only an occasional character, having appeared in just 13 of the series’ more than 150 episodes, according to the Bluey Wiki.
To include a mention of a kid with two moms in such an episode feels like a significant statement of LGBTQ inclusion in the Blueyverse—as long as it’s not the only one ever.
The Larger Landscape
Although there have been rumors that the extra-long episode heralded the end of the series, Bluey producer Sam Moor has told BBC Radio 4 that the show will be returning.
I may need a minute…’
‘No children’s show has the right to make grownups have such waves of emotions but man, Bluey’s The Sign pulls at every heart string imaginable and couldn’t have ended on a better note,’ Ryan said.
Over on Reddit, @Jeffmister said: ‘Wow – that was a storytelling masterpiece.