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The Brian Lehrer Show

A Cartoon Character's Big Move — Or Not?

The Brian Lehrer Show

WNYC

Politics, News, News Commentary, Wnyc, Radio, Npr, Arts, New, Lerer, Media, Bryan, Nyc, Daily News, York, Public

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

The beloved children's show "Bluey" recently aired a special episode that threw some fans for a loop. Listeners call in to talk about the controversial episode, and whether they thought it missed the mark or held some important life lessons.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's the Brian Laird show on W.M.C. Good morning again everyone. The beloved children's show,

0:16.6

Bluey. Have you heard of it? The show follows the adventures of a blue healer puppy named

0:21.4

Bluey who lives with her mom, dad, and sister. Well bluey recently had a special

0:26.1

episode that threw some fans for a loop, parents, and other fans of bluey, if, if you know, you know, as the saying goes.

0:35.0

So now, if you have kids who are fans, there's probably no way you haven't seen this episode yet.

0:40.0

But heads up everyone else else if you haven't.

0:43.2

spoiler alerts are incoming.

0:45.7

In the episode called The Sign, the Heeler family has decided to move away

0:51.0

from their home in Brisbane, Australia to a new new unnamed

0:55.0

new unnamed city where dad got a better paying job.

0:59.5

Blooey is distraught.

1:01.6

She seeks comfort from her teacher, Calypso, and tries to stop the

1:06.3

house from being sold by removing the for sale sign in the front yard. Okay, here's

1:12.1

the spoiler.

1:13.0

I'm going to give you three seconds, turn your radios off,

1:15.0

you don't want to hear a three, two, one.

1:18.0

It's the ending that upset so many people at the last minute,

1:22.0

the family, the dad, decides to forego the new job, the better paying

1:27.7

job that he told Bluey would give her a better life and stay. Did you watch it? Did you think it sent a positive message to your

1:38.4

children or that they have too much power to tell the parents I don't want to and the

1:45.6

parents listen to 1233 WNYC 212 443

1:52.0

433 9692 Bluey Watchers first of all you can call and say why you love Bluey

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