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'Bluey's World': How a Cute Aussie Puppy Became a $2B Juggernaut
Author : adrian_mrd
Score : 108 points
Date : 2025-03-19 12:14 UTC (2 days ago)
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| resource_waste wrote:
| >"The parents were so relatable and mirrored the parent I wanted
| to be,"
|
| Ooof fiction teaching Idealism. From Nietzsche to Plato, its
| agreed, fiction corrupts. One day the floury idealism will be
| seen not to work, and the damage will have already been done.
|
| I've seen Bluey, it was funny, it taught some general concepts...
| but if my kids are going to watch TV, why not Bill Nye the
| Science Guy or similar?
|
| Remember that these children's characters are corporate mascots,
| not friends.
| Centigonal wrote:
| how is Bill Nye any less of a character than Bluey's parents?
| 01100011 wrote:
| Let your kids watch Bill Nye and then next thing you know
| they'll be into speedwalking and designing burger guns in the
| basement. IYKYK.
| jjulius wrote:
| God bless Almost Live!
| hylaride wrote:
| Sir, it's a show for toddlers that adults can watch and relate
| to. Watch the repetitiveness of Daniel Tiger or the brain
| destroying Cocomelon (which should be banned) then get back to
| me.
| bitwize wrote:
| I was rewatching Max Headroom recently and my favorite
| episode stood out to me. It's about an addictive game show
| called "Whacketts" which is so mind-numbingly insipid that
| even the punk operator of the pirate TV station that runs the
| show wonders why it's so popular. Turns out that the
| Whacketts broadcast is interlaced with a signal that looks
| like rapidly changing hexadecimal numbers and functions as a
| "drug" that induces euphoria in anyone who is visually
| exposed to it.
|
| When I was a kid I thought this was somewhat dodgy science
| fiction. As an adult in the age of Cocomelon and Skibidi
| Toilet, I'm not so sure.
| fkyoureadthedoc wrote:
| Bluey considered harmful? I won't hear of it. Get his ass.
| jasonjayr wrote:
| "I'm not going to take advice from a cartoon dog" - is exactly
| one of the lines in the show.
|
| There are shows geared to teach science in appropriate ways to
| kids in this same demographic. But that's not the point of
| Bluey -- it's modeling an ideal family, in a way that's
| understandable to young children, while being relatable for
| their parents to watch and appreciate along side with them.
| They represent a loving, functional family, that likes to have
| fun, and sometimes has hard issues to deal with, that children
| get to see. For some families it's an unattainable ideal, and
| for others it's a mirror of a modern 20-30yo parents raising
| young kids, complete with modern situations.
|
| It's hard to stress out just how perfectly they nail a show
| that both kids + parents can watch, that they both find
| enjoyable, in this demographic, without pandering, or being
| annoying about it, because it's such a rare find.
|
| The praise this franchise receives is extremely well deserved.
| jjulius wrote:
| >... but if my kids are going to watch TV, why not Bill Nye the
| Science Guy or similar?
|
| This comparison almost makes me wonder if you have kids.
| jamiek88 wrote:
| Right? Completely different shows, ages, approach, intentions
| etc.
|
| Might as well have said 'watch masterchef instead'.
| mikeocool wrote:
| Somebody doesn't have kids
| resource_waste wrote:
| I have 5.
| audunw wrote:
| And do they only watch science shows teaching STEM
| subjects? Or do they get to watch shows that have some
| emotional lessons as well? If so, what shows?
|
| I think people are reacting because Bill Nye is not even
| remotely in the same category. It has a different kind of
| value, and frankly it's not as important as the kind of
| value kids get from Bluey.
|
| It's very nice if kids learn science. Great even. But the
| most important things kid can get from TV shows (if
| anything, it's okay to watch things for fun as well) is to
| learn social skills. Bluey has a lot of that, and it does
| it without being annoying about it like Daniel Tiger. It's
| a good balance
| infecto wrote:
| It also feels like a show for kids graduating out of
| Bluey.
| skinkestek wrote:
| Hi another person with 5 kids :-)
| kentonv wrote:
| Fiction gives us a channel to explore problems we wouldn't
| otherwise regularly see in our day-to-day lives, and learn
| about the right ways to answer them, so that when we are
| confronted with them for real, we have a better framework for
| dealing with them than our basic instincts provide.
|
| Real-world ethical problems tend to be much more complex than
| those presented in fiction, but that's exactly why we need
| fiction to provide us with the building blocks via easier-to-
| understand case studies.
| mcphage wrote:
| > but if my kids are going to watch TV, why not Bill Nye the
| Science Guy or similar?
|
| "There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are
| dreamt of in your philosophy."
| infecto wrote:
| Because Bluey is for 3-6 year olds or around that range and the
| most important thing for them to learn at this age is social
| skills. There is plenty of time after for Bill Nye.
| light_triad wrote:
| Nietzsche and Plato were some of the best fiction writers ever
| produced.
|
| Storytelling, allegory, dramatic dialogue, compelling
| narratives, and 'myth making' can have different goals -
| sometimes it's to teach the glory of science. Other times it's
| about social relationships and how to be a functional human.
|
| Bluey works so well because the combination of kids'
| entertainment with adult themes and storylines portraying
| positive role models feels unforced - some folks may not enjoy
| it, that's fine.
| Vaskivo wrote:
| There's an episode where the father is trying to teach Bluey to
| play chess. It is implied by the mother that he's only doing
| that because "all smart kids play chess, therefore she should
| learn chess."
|
| The teaching fails, not because she doesn't understand but
| because she and Bingo end up making up the fantasy of the game.
| (To the point that sacrificing a piece is a shock and
| abhorrent).
|
| It ends up with the mother intervening, beating the dad at the
| game and saying "Work on the heads later, for now, just
| hearts."
|
| So to you, I say: Bill Nye, yes. Bluey, yes too. Each in their
| own time... If the kids feel like it.
| Verdex wrote:
| As a kids show bluey is adequate. However, I suspect its secret
| is that it's really a show for parents with young children that
| just happens to hold the attention of kids.
|
| My daughters like bluey (ages 3-8). But they also enjoy many
| things on TV and bluey doesn't stick out that much.
|
| On the other hand, I happened to be in the room for an episode
| where blueys dad is having a hard time making some sort of cake
| and bluey cleans up something to help him out without being
| prompted. I most definitely felt heard watching that episode.
| owenfi wrote:
| Agree, except I think you missed the beginning of that episode.
|
| Like there are no overnight successes, there are many prompts
| and maybe not the best strategies (such as "I'll give you a
| dollar if you clean up").
| slothtrop wrote:
| I think that's it. They've found a balance in "family"
| entertainment that is sophisticated enough to please adults,
| much the way Pixar and 90s Disney films had. The Simpsons at
| outset was also sort of like this for older kids. There was
| moral panic at the time, but it didn't prevent the show from
| being an incredible phenomenon, heavily merchandised the way
| Bluey is now. I must have been obsessed with the Simpsons since
| 7-8 years old.
| wijwp wrote:
| > However, I suspect its secret is that it's really a show for
| parents with young children that just happens to hold the
| attention of kids.
|
| That's how a lot of successful children's movies/shows work in
| a way.
|
| Have you ever rewatched older kids movies as an adult and
| realized how many adult-level jokes they slipped in that you
| never noticed as a child?
|
| If you're asking parents to spend 1.5 hours at a movie theater,
| you better throw in some adult humor in there as well.
| Cyph0n wrote:
| I don't think inserting innuendo is necessary. In fact, I
| personally find it distasteful and nothing more than an easy
| way out.
|
| I think the proper way to do it is to include themes and/or
| characters that adults would relate with too. Ghibli movies
| are one example where this is done well (most of the time).
| dralley wrote:
| That's every classic Pixar movie
| IshKebab wrote:
| Yeah Pixar does it a lot, and Bluey, and Peppa Pig a
| little. But it's really uncommon in kids TV shows. 99% of
| them are straight up dross just for kids with no
| accomodation for parents.
|
| That's why Bluey is so popular. It's the only good TV
| program for adults that kids will also watch. (And I agree
| it's only super popular for adults, kids are way more into
| trash like Blippi.)
| hylaride wrote:
| Sesame Street is this way. Watch versions from your youth and
| you'll see references to pop culture everywhere. From the
| specific 1970s rock bands, Star Wars, Monsterpiece Theater,
| etc. It's so obvious when I see it now, but a lot of it went
| over my head at the time.
| skrebbel wrote:
| > But they also enjoy many things on TV and bluey doesn't stick
| out that much.
|
| Fwiw my kids (9 - 12) watched every episode at least 4 times
| already by now. Especially my youngest thinks it's 10x better
| than anything else on offer. In terms of categories, there's
| basically Bluey, and everything else. Just to say, tastes
| differ.
|
| I agree it's a great show for parents too but the idea that it
| doesn't stick out much for the kids doesn't resonate with me.
| There's so many details, so many layers, so much to discover.
| grepfru_it wrote:
| Wait until your kids have kids and say "hey kids I used to
| watch this show bluey" and will turn it on and ..then they
| will understand..
| hnlmorg wrote:
| My kids love Bluey too.
|
| When they were little they loved it because there were
| cartoon animals laughing and playing.
|
| When they were slightly older they loved it because the jokes
| were funny.
|
| And when they got a little older still, they loved it because
| the silly things the parents did in the show reminded them of
| the silly things us parents do. So they'll often call out
| "that's what you do daddy!" during the episodes.
|
| The show is a work of genius because it feels like a slice of
| real life but packaged in a way that is entertaining for
| kids. So I do completely agree that it has a lot of appeal
| for adults too, and that definitely helps.
| simonsquiff wrote:
| It's undoubtly a brilliant show for parents - in fact I'd
| describe it as a show about parenting. But it's much more than
| an adequate kids show, it's certainly top tier for my kids. My
| 4 year old has been enormously influenced by Bluey, in a
| positive way. She's very playful, and Bluey is all about fun
| and silly games. She wants to play all the Bluey games, and
| will riff off them too, it's been a huge source of inspiration
| for lots of fun together. She loves the show, it's definitely
| right up there for many kids too.
|
| I also fully agree with the other posters saying how it's an
| excellent model of top-tier fathering. It's definitely helped
| me up my game, I've leaned much more into daddy-fun silly
| games, partly because Bluey gives you a bunch of games that you
| can copy (and your kids will understand), but also because it
| helps encourage spontaneity and improv. I think my best advice
| for dads with 3+ year olds is 'watch Bluey'
| RobinL wrote:
| I agree. Bluey is a great show. As a dad it can either make
| you feel inadequate or motivate you to to better. You just
| have to accept no dad can be Bandit all the time, but try to
| be Bandit as much as possible.
| dlachausse wrote:
| What I really appreciate about Bluey is that it's one of the few
| children's shows with a really great and relatable Dad character.
| The Dad in most children's shows is either barely present or a
| total idiot that nobody respects.
| doh wrote:
| Hear hear
| bombcar wrote:
| Bluey may have done more for fathers (and families) than
| anything in recent history. So many are dealing with fatherhood
| without having a role model themselves, and everything on TV
| being "fat dumb lovable idiot" sitcom-types.
|
| The episode "The Sign" is an incredibly deep story from
| multiple angles.
| zeroonetwothree wrote:
| One of the best episodes of any show I've ever seen.
| op00to wrote:
| He also normalizes farting in your kids' faces. More
| seriously, Bluey is so enjoyable because the characters have
| dimensions and seem way more real than just about anything
| else on TV.. at least that you'd watch with kids.
| grepfru_it wrote:
| The dad is who you want to aspire to be when you see his
| relationship with his kids. Definitely sighup'd my idea of
| parenting after watching a few episodes
| op00to wrote:
| I think it sets a high bar, which is ok because they also
| show the parents at low points without making them look
| pitiful or less worthy of love.
| bag_boy wrote:
| Absolutely.
|
| Bandit is a fantastic role model and I have learned a lot
| from this pretend dog dad lol.
|
| My father is deceased. I feel like a lot of the advice he
| would have given me, I picked up from watching Bluey.
| jamesliudotcc wrote:
| In the Flatpak episode, he rolls his eyes and states,
| "I'm not taking advice from a cartoon dog!" The episode
| is mostly about how Bluey takes after the parents in a
| game where she's raising Bingo through adulthood while
| they also go from fishes through dinosaurs to modern
| humans, er, dogs.
|
| This show is so good on so many levels.
| mcphage wrote:
| > He also normalizes farting in your kids' faces.
|
| ALLEGABLY!
| sklargh wrote:
| Took me a year or two to realize I was benchmarking Bandit as
| an optimal dad of two kids. It is a powerful influence.
| neal_jones wrote:
| Never before has a dog made me feel so lacking as a father /s
| markus_zhang wrote:
| It's just doggies singing songs, mate.
| patch_cable wrote:
| It's not. And the fact that you think they sing songs makes
| me think you've never watched it.
| IanCal wrote:
| I'm pretty certain that's a quote from Bandit.
| patch_cable wrote:
| Ah fair enough.
| salicideblock wrote:
| The post you replied to is a reference to Bandit saying
| "it's just monkeys singing songs, mate", when he goes to
| the movies with Bluey.
| patch_cable wrote:
| Ah I missed that. Fair enough then.
| silisili wrote:
| I like it for that reason. It's one of the few shows that we
| can watch as a family with the kid laughing at the kids and me
| paying more attention to the parents.
|
| I'm always impressed by TV or movies that can pull that off,
| usually one or the other of us finds the content uninteresting.
| ashton314 wrote:
| _I am NOT taking advice from a cartoon dog!_ --Bandit Heeler,
| episode "Flatpack" I think
|
| Bandit is the dad all of us dads wish we could be.
| sylens wrote:
| Different Bluey episodes resonate with different people for
| different reasons, but the Cricket episode from Season 3 is just
| about as perfect an episode of a kid's show as I've ever seen. In
| about 7 minutes it manages to tackle how being passionate about
| one of your interests or hobbies and sticking with it even when
| you experience setbacks pays off.
| grokkedit wrote:
| my god cricket is the best episode, and it's crazy that no
| information about any character is even remotely needed to
| appreciate it
|
| the authors created a great character in rusty
| yannyu wrote:
| Fun fact, Rusty was originally going to be the main
| character. And if you put Bluey next to Rusty, you'll see
| they're the same shape, just colored differently.
|
| And yeah, absolutely amazing episode.
| markus_zhang wrote:
| Bluey is the best kids show we found.
|
| Or, maybe it's the best show for the parents. I'm literally
| watching it by myself after my kid goes to bed.
|
| I really appreciate that the show doesn't hesitate to include
| some ordinary parenting interactions like Muffin took Stripe's
| phone and he chased her through the whole house, and Bandit
| making shenanigans.
| bombcar wrote:
| I think "FaceyTime" might be one of the best examples of where
| they COULD have gone standard and instead, went gold.
|
| It COULD have ended with a timeout and then Muffin being sulky
| and then cheering up, but it didn't.
|
| It COULD have ended with "Mom's right, Dad's wrong," but it
| didn't.
|
| It ended with gold.
|
| (The use of the cousins to display other child activities is
| also brilliant, they can have "bratty Muffin" without forcing
| Bingo or Bluey to be "overly bratty".)
| markus_zhang wrote:
| Yeah there was really a lot of thoughts going into that
| episode.
|
| They don't have to show the ukulele but showing it confirms
| Muffin's characteristics.
|
| They don't have to show Bandit stretching himself at the
| beginning of the episode, either.
|
| Also the multi window camera is a bit unique but fun. I'm
| surprised how they managed to pull that out without making a
| whole mess when Muffin starts running.
| bombcar wrote:
| As the family tech guy, I felt it when the screen started
| going bonkers as Muffin ran through the various wifi areas.
|
| And that final sad flip and dive ... pocketbooks not yet
| BORN felt that one.
| RALaBarge wrote:
| I and my kids like Daniel Tiger, but admittedly I watched a lot
| of Mr. Rogers
| legitster wrote:
| I'd also like to nominate the Mickey Mouse shorts by Paul
| Rudish.
|
| They flew under a lot of people's radar, but was quietly one of
| the most brilliant set of modern animations. They are well
| made, packed with jokes, weird, are a love letter to Chuck
| Jones era cartoons, and managed to bring back personalities to
| all of these corporate characters.
| paxys wrote:
| My family loves Bluey, but considering we're at the stage where
| an entertainment publication is describing it as a "$2B
| juggernaut", I'm afraid American capitalism is well on its way to
| ruining another good thing.
| johng wrote:
| I loved the Hank the cowdog books when I was a kid. Anyone else?
| gallamine wrote:
| All my kids listen to those audiobooks on repeat. Narrated (and
| sung!) buy the author.
| paradox460 wrote:
| Yup. They've become somewhat difficult to acquire through
| legitimate means, unfortunately
| jboggan wrote:
| One thing I really appreciate about the show is the music - so
| many of the best episodes are extended musical variations on
| great themes from classical music, and done so skillfully that
| you don't realize you're listening to Mozart's "Rondo Alla Turca"
| or Saint-Saens' "Organ Symphony" until you're at the emotional
| climax of the episode when the entire piece is restated, which
| has been priming you for a big theme or breakthrough in the
| story.
|
| This is strongest in the "Sleepytime" episode which is based on
| the "Jupiter" movement of Holst's "The Planets" . . . honestly I
| have to skip this episode when it comes up because it makes me
| tear up so much, and most parents I know who also watch the show
| have similar reactions. "Sleepytime" is really art.
| phillmv wrote:
| oh wow we watched this episode a few days ago; i missed the
| Holst connection, and yes I also felt tears in my eyes at the
| denouement. definitely hugged my kids harder after that one.
| simonsquiff wrote:
| Oh yes the music is amazing. 'Rain' is a particularly lovely
| original composition. The soundtracks are on Spotify etc and
| well worth a listen
| amarcheschi wrote:
| There was a similar cartoon about ~2 decades ago, that had
| classical pieces. Little Einsteins. I loved that
| jvanderbot wrote:
| Sleepy time is amazing television. Kudos for the callout and I
| hope people don't pass Bluey on their way to the brainrot. It's
| amazing stuff.
| sklargh wrote:
| "Sleepytime" is right up there with BSG's "33", Veep's
| "Testimony" or The American's "S.T.A.R.T" - it's truly
| excellent television.
| myko wrote:
| Can I add Bojack Horseman's "Fish Out of Water" to this list?
| stronglikedan wrote:
| Damn I wish I slept as good as any of them did! I can totally
| relate to the milling around the house in the middle of the
| night part.
| bombcar wrote:
| I appreciate that the subtitles, at least on the DVDs we have,
| often tell you the name of the music.
| NotYourLawyer wrote:
| They don't on streaming. I'm always having to google it.
| bitwize wrote:
| I and especially my sister grew up on Sesame Street, Mister
| Rogers, and a near endless supply of low-key foreign animation
| shown through that primordial Nickelodeon show, Pinwheel. (The
| Magic Roundabout, Paddington Bear, that sort of thing.) The
| difference in quality between children's programming then and
| more recently was such that when my nephew was little, my sister
| outright banned him from watching certain "age-appropriate" shows
| and even entire networks like Nickelodeon.
|
| It's refreshing to see shows like Bluey that are thoroughly
| modern, but produced with old-school values: respect kids'
| intelligence, show positive role models, be realistic about
| feelings and conflict, and keep everything low-key and don't amp
| the kids up.
| alberth wrote:
| Bluey is like Seinfeld.
|
| It's timeless, everyone gets a laugh (including parents) and is a
| "show about nothing" (just the daily lives of family dynamics).
|
| As a parent, I really appreciate the show and no other show can
| compare.
|
| (For those who haven't seen it, it's more akin to a family sitcom
| than a traditional kids show/cartoon)
| hnlmorg wrote:
| > For those who haven't seen it, it's more akin to a family
| sitcom than a traditional kids show/cartoon
|
| That's a really good way of describing it.
|
| It really does have that kind of vibe to it.
| WorldMaker wrote:
| Some of this comes from watching Bluey in a literal fever binge
| and believing I wrote a PhD dissertation on the show because it
| touched so many half-forgotten things from my Masters Degree's
| "individual studies": I think an interesting thing to Bluey is
| that it is not just a "show about nothing". It's not just the
| daily lives and family dynamics, it actually has a central
| point embedded in even the studio name (Ludo Studios), which is
| the importance of _play_ and _games_ (Ludo relates to the latin
| for _play_ from which we also get modern fancy terms like
| ludology, the study of games, and ludonarrative dissonance, the
| difference between what a game 's story is trying to tell and
| what its mechanics and play style is telling), not just for
| _fun_ (but also for fun), but in learning good conflict
| resolution and safely exploring your identity and your
| relationships with others and things you might want to be or
| grow up to do and understanding complex systems by analyzing
| their rulesets and playstyles and more.
|
| There's always at least one game in every episode. It hit me
| early in my fever dream of a binge watch: _even_ the intro is
| itself a game. One of the many simple "freeze"/"simon
| says"/"red light/green light"/"musical chairs" variants (the
| show calls it "statues" in one episode), dance while the music
| plays and freeze when the music stops and if you move while you
| are supposed to be frozen you lose. (I cheered loudly at the
| first episode where Bluey doesn't win the intro game. It was a
| lovely reward for never skipping the intro.)
|
| There's so many good lessons about games as a lifelong tool
| scattered across nearly every episode, as a part of what makes
| the family dynamics so bright and exciting.
| quercusa wrote:
| So, better than Caillou?
| manmal wrote:
| For parents, most definitely. I have a hard time sitting
| through a Caillou episode. Bluey is also way more authentic, in
| that interactions could really happen exactly like that in real
| life. Compared directly, Caillou seems synthetic.
| mandalorianer wrote:
| I don't why Bluey is so popular whereas almost nobody knows "Pete
| the cat" which has a way better message to kids, families,
| siblings.
| Cyph0n wrote:
| +1. I think Bluey is great for parents, but I can think of many
| shows that are better for children. Better in the sense that
| they teach children how to deal with challenges at their age
| and how to navigate the world around them.
| mcphage wrote:
| What are some that you enjoy?
| Cyph0n wrote:
| It depends on age, but almost anything by PBS Kids is
| excellent. Prime and Netflix have a few good ones too.
|
| Some good shows I found for my son:
|
| * Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood - spiritual spinoff from Mr.
| Rogers' Neighborhood
|
| * Elinor Wonders Why
|
| * Word World
|
| * Peg + Cat
|
| * Numberblocks and Alphablocks for learning about numbers
| and words
|
| * Guess How Much I Love You
|
| * Trash Truck
|
| * Hero Elementary
|
| * Mecha Builders
|
| * Stillwater
|
| * Sid the Science Kid
| DavidPeiffer wrote:
| Pete the Cat is also great, however the 7 minute Bluey episodes
| (and ~3 minute "minisodes") is very nice. Pete the Cat runs 23
| minutes.
|
| All that said, I have been known to adjust the playback speed
| on YouTube to get the total play length of Bluey to a
| convenient length for a given situation.
| dustbunny wrote:
| My favorite episodes are Army, Sleepy Time
| mmmlinux wrote:
| Am I the only one that thinks it's crazy that an extremely
| popular children's show, with all kinds of merch and what not. is
| _only_ worth 2B. When websites are getting sold in the 10s of B
| range.
| markus_zhang wrote:
| Wait until some VC or other funds jump on the wagon.
| bombcar wrote:
| Media like TV shows, etc, is easy to exactly work out how much
| "it'll make" - in merchandising, movie deals, etc. Especially
| when established.
|
| Websites and businesses are much harder to predict. You might
| have the next Google, or you might have the next Pets dot com.
| geodel wrote:
| You may be only one. Because businesses that deal in pure
| software/vaporware have been priced much higher for long time
| compare to businesses that deal with lot of people / physical
| products.
| john2x wrote:
| A couple of other great kid/parent shows:
|
| - Hilda on Netflix - more appropriate for 9+ year olds but my 5
| year old loves it. Has some genuinely scary moments though
| especially the later seasons - The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Snail and
| the Whale, etc - based on the books - Avatar the Last Airbender -
| for older kids but has one of the best character arcs
| elsonrodriguez wrote:
| Same here, it's been so difficult to find good shows after
| Bluey and Avatar. The gap between those two shows and
| everything else is almost breathtaking.
| bag_boy wrote:
| I became a better parent from watching the show.
|
| I take role playing with my daughter more seriously now.
|
| I used to feel a little uncomfortable being really silly (hard
| after a stressful day).
|
| Now I try to embrace how silly she is and try to play along. It
| takes A LOT more concentration.
|
| What a wonderful show. Contrast this with Cocomelon, which is
| basically screen crack for kids.
|
| I hate that my daughter watched one second of Cocomelon!
| fma wrote:
| Can we get a discussion going on where other parents are finding
| high quality media for kids to consume? YouTube Kids is a
| definite no. YT Kids feels like it's intentionally made to
| brainwash your child and having unsuspecting parents let their
| guard down with the "Kids" in the app name. From my
| experimentation it is far worse than regular YouTube.
|
| YouTube, need to watch them carefully and catch the YT algorithm
| trying to insert bad videos.
|
| I have been mainly relying on Epic & PBS Kids - but feel an
| expansion is needed.
| clickitongue wrote:
| I'd like to put a good word in for Trash Truck. We all love it.
| I guess it can't quite compete with Bluey in the life lessons
| department - they're more simple, maybe better for younger
| kids. But it's definitely lovely and friendly and fun.
| legitster wrote:
| YouTube Kids is legitimately awful. And the content filters are
| a joke.
|
| We've been using the Dude Perfect app lately. It's got ads, but
| it only features a select few YouTubers that focus on kid
| friendly content. And everything is screened by a real person.
| So it lets our kids watch YouTube without the "endless trash"
| content feed.
| paradox460 wrote:
| I set up a Plex user for my kids, and loaded it full of things
| that are kid appropriate. Old PBS kids shows from my childhood,
| bluey, a smattering of the newer kids shows my wife was
| familiar with from raising her siblings, etc.
|
| We don't give the kids much TV time at all, maybe an hour a
| week, but it's nice knowing they can just pick something
| themselves, and we don't have to worry that it's decent
| doctorpangloss wrote:
| From the article:
|
| > "How you going, Bingo? I can feel my sausages burning," Bandit
| implores. Bingo replies, "I started just doing a wee, and now it
| turned into poo."
|
| > "I'd never seen a children's show talk about real life like
| that," says Kay. "I thought, 'This is charming, funny and real.'"
|
| From https://theonion.com/next-episode-of-girls-to-feature-
| lena-d... Next Episode Of 'Girls' To Feature Lena Dunham Shitting
| Herself During Gyno Exam While Eating A Burrito
|
| > "When a naked Hannah dribbled hot sauce all over herself in
| front of the doctor, shit in every corner of the office, cried,
| became angry with the doctor, had sex with the doctor, finished
| her burrito, had sex with the doctor again, shit herself again,
| and then realized who she was really angry at and sexually
| attracted to was Adam, I just closed my eyes and said, 'Thank
| you.' These are real girls with real bodies doing things that
| real girls do."
| croisillon wrote:
| Related: A look at the creative process behind Bluey and
| Cocomelon (9 days ago - 216 comments)
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43339206
| Sohcahtoa82 wrote:
| I first heard a bunch about Bluey from TheOdd1sOut, a fun
| YouTuber featuring humorous and relatable slice-of-life content.
|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEQHiJVH79o
|
| One of the things he talks about is something other commenters
| have mentioned - It's just as much a show for the parents, and in
| some cases, _directly addresses the parents_ , but not in a
| fourth-wall-breaking way. They're not really talking to the
| parent, but it's one character talking to another, but it's drawn
| so that the character is looking at the viewer.
| legitster wrote:
| For a road trip we put on the Ramona Quimby audiobooks and I was
| shocked at how much better they were than I remembered, and how
| similar of a feeling they gave me to Bluey.
|
| It comes from the minutiae and details of childhood psychology.
| To a small child, a pair of new red boots is so much more than a
| pair of red boots.
|
| It's not only relatable to kids, but the magic is that it reminds
| me what it's like to be a kid, and helps me relate to them.
| paradox460 wrote:
| Beverly Cleary was a staple of my early reading, heavily pushed
| on me as a grade schooler because she lived in Los Alamos,
| where I grew up. I still remember Ralph the motorcycle riding
| mouse, as well as more mature books like tiger blood.
|
| I've got a few copies stashed away for when my kids are a bit
| older, and I'm glad I do, as the kids sections of the local b&n
| is dire
| tomhoward wrote:
| For those not aware...
|
| The voice actor for Bandit, Dave McCormack, was not previously
| known as an actor or voice artist, but he has been known in
| Australia since the early 90s as an indie rock band frontman.
|
| The band he fronted, Custard, started getting airplay on
| Australia's national youth radio station, Triple J, in about
| 1993, and they became a staple of the live music scene -
| especially uni student bars and summer festivals for all the 90s.
| They quit in 2000 but reformed in 2009 and are still recording
| albums and playing gigs.
|
| They're worth checking out if you were into quirky 90s bands like
| Ween, Dino Jr, Flaming Lips, Ben Folds Five, etc. Full of grungy
| chords and riffs but mostly major key, happy/fun/funny
| compositions and lyrics. Very high energy and entertaining.
|
| I think they're the only band I ever stage-dived to, so I guess
| technically I've been "on stage with Bluey's dad".
|
| Most music lovers in Australia now in their 40s knew of them, and
| I'm sure it was a very a very deliberate move by the producers to
| tap into the nostalgia of the people who are now parents of the
| kids Bluey is trying to reach.
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