Bluey is struggling to ride on her bike without her training wheels. She gets frustrated after a few times and curls up in a ball by her dad proclaiming that the world is not fair. After a few seconds of frustration, she looks over the playground with her dad and sees other puppies struggling to do things they want. Bentley can’t reach the monkey bars, Muffin can’t put on her backpack, and Bingo can’t reach the water fountain and she might never be able to drink water again. And as Bluey and Bandit watch these kids overcome and make a way to get what they want, Bluey learns that true joy is brought about by perseverance. Absolute masterpiece and one that had me tearing up.

The girls are joking around and hiding in their parents bed under the sheets. Bandit plays along and the girls have the brilliant idea to play hotels! So they number every room and Bandit is the guest. He walks up the stairs and finally picks out which room he wants to stay in. But Bingo, aka Slobbadobba, makes a ton of noise and is very hectic. Bluey takes over the game even more to the point where Bingo just doesn’t want to play anymore, and both Bingo and Bluey learn some valuable lessons of compromise, fun, and concussion protocol.

The cousins are coming over, and last time the cousins came over they spilled passion fruit all over poly puppy—Bluey's favorite toy. So she tries to put it away in a safe place, but her dad distracts her and it falls out of her arms. Socks runs into the house and will not let go of Polly Puppy for the whole day and Bluey and the rest of the gang need to find a way that she will. The whole groups learns the valuable lessons of greed and horse marriages…just kidding. They learn about teamwork.

The family are playing a game of Pop Up Crocs when it’s time for the girls to go to bed. Bluey rebels a little bit and as she looks outside, sees the fruit bats flying all around the sky. She wishes she was a fruit bat, and after tossing and turning in her bed trying to fall asleep, she dreams about being a fruit bat and has what looks like an absolutely amazing night flying all over the neighborhood and learning about what her parents sacrificed to look after her and Bingo.

There is a BBQ happening in the Heeler household and it appears that they have invited some extra family over—Stripe, Trixie, Muffin, and Socks. The kids are on one side of the porch, while the adults get things ready on the other. Bluey is playing pretend grilling and she has some sticks on a bench acting like sausages, and Bingo starts to assemble a salad—which becomes way more difficult than she imagined it would. So bingo learns how sometimes the jobs that seem easy and get no praise, are really some of the toughest jobs out there.

It is the weekend. And the girls plan to play all the games with their dad. And as they are playing all these amazing games Bingo has a moment when she sees a leaf bug for the first time and just is in absolute wonder and awe at this thing. She tries to get the attention of her dad, but it flies away before she can. The rest of the day looks wonderful, but as Bingo and Bluey go to bed, Bingo starts to cry. She is upset that her dad didn’t come to see the walking leaf and how Bandit cheers her up, and the music that ensues in the credits...just makes me so happy and teary eyed.

Bluey and Chilli are on a picnic with two other moms and their kids, Coco and Snickers. The kids are playing a game and get a bit frustrated after Coco just seems to bend the rules perfectly to win and get what she wants. So the kids switch to playing Shadowlands and Snickers and Bluey try to keep Coco from bending the rules. But cupcakes will test EVERYTHING as the kids learn about how following the rules can actually make games more fun!

The girls need to tidy up their playroom so they enlist the help of their dad—Bandit—who plays the character of Daddy Robot, to help them clean up. But things don’t quite go as expected when Bandit turns on them and tries to throw them in the wheelie bin. He malfunctions and Chilli needs to step in to save the day, which she does. The girls learn an important lesson about cutting corners and clear communication…and a little bit of love with their mom and dad. Chilli is also a fantastic plant parent and my hero.

Bingo and Bluey play a game of Keepy Uppy—or as we Americans like to call it, Keep It Up—with a balloon. Their mom, Chilli and next door neighbors, Lucky and Lucky's dad (amazing man right there) help out while their dad, Bandit, causes nothing but trouble for them. This episode shows us all how to truly have fun, how to play through a pulled muscle, and when its right to say sorry. It's another good one.

Bandit needs to go into immediate surgery because he has a cat in his belly! Thankfully he has a very busy, but good Doctor in Bluey, as well as a gentle, loving, and caring nurse in Bingo. There are some deeper themes of this episode as well and there are some theories I have about why Bandit is nervous in hospitals. Listen and let me know what you think of my theories.