I don’t care if this is satire. No bad word should ever be spoken or written about Bandit Heeler.
I’ll never live up to the dad that Bandit is
it’s not fair!
To the batmobile!
Bandit is too good of a dad! Every other dad take notes!
The show definitely pushes me to be better. I appreciate that. Wonderful show, overall.
I have legit and without irony thought “What would Bandit do?” I have also stolen several fantastic tricks from him such as “Its a good thing your tough.”
For once the dad isnt a source of money and boneheaded antics for the all powerful mommy figure.
My wife once commented to me with a snide smile
Wife: I know why like that bluey show so much.
Me: Oh?
W: it’s because you are just like the dad!
I’ve never been so proud. Still think about it sometimes.
I know it’s satire but I hate when it’s so obvious they’ve seen like 4 episodes before they start riffing. Study the source material and then concoct your satire, don’t just wing it from the back cover…
Bandit tires, he makes mistakes, he fails miserably at teaching lessons at times and really the only truly unrealistic thing about Bluey as a whole is how fucking great those kids are (Bluey and Bingo.) They’re far to understanding and intuitive and don’t get me started on how they are as siblings with the worst conflicts being just about the mildest stuff ever.
If anything the show, like 99% of kids shows, has unattainably competent role models. No kid that watches it ever thinks they can be Bluey or Bingo because they’re just as unrealistic and unrelatable as Spider-Man. You can only be them in your fantasy. Being Chili and Bandit is far easier and I think that is why it’s so loved by parents, because it inspires us to do better, to try harder and to push through, like they do.
We need a kids show about a kid with ADHD and light Autism that tries but fails ever damn time but keeps on grinding. Celebrating the smallest of success.
