Just a quick warning, this episode does contain mention of pregnancy loss.

The TV cartoon, Bluey, is a hit with young children,

but it's also found a devoted following among their parents who've embraced the show's

emotional depth, as well as its messages about creativity, collaboration, and learning through play.

I'm Stephen Thompson, and today we're talking about Bluey on Potculture Happy Hour from NPO.

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Joining us today is Emil Niazi, she's a culture writer and panelist on the CBC's Pop Chat.

Welcome back Emil. Thanks for having me. Great to have you. Also with us is Catherine Venera and

Donk. She's a critic for Vulture and New York Magazine who writes about TV and comedy. Hi Catherine.

So happy to be here. It is great to have you both. We have much to discuss. So the setup for Bluey

is pretty simple. There's a nuclear family with four anthropomorphic dogs. You've got mom

Chilly, voiced by Melonies and Eddie. You've got Dad Bandit, voiced by David McCormack. And then

there are two girls, four-year-old Bingo and six-year-old Bluey, both are voiced by uncredited children.

Each episode runs about seven minutes and each balances gentle humor with some kind of lesson.

But those lessons aren't about letters or numbers. Instead, they're about emotional intelligence,

thinking about others, sharing, collaborating, making time for the people or in this case dogs

that you love. It's also notably not just imparting lessons to kids. Bluey has just as much to say

to the parents watching at home. Bluey is an Australian series that first premiered in 2018.

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