In Praise of <em>Bluey</em>, the Most Grown-Up Television Show for Children
The hit Australian cartoon doesn’t hesitate to explore complicated feelings in a way that kids can understand, and that their parents will appreciate.
by David Sims
Aug 15, 2023
3 minutes
Last week, I posed a question to my wife that could have been about any number of our friends: “Do you think Bandit and Chilli will have another baby?” She pondered this, then shook her head. “Probably not. They threw their crib out, remember?”
Of course. My wife was referencing not a listing she’d seen on Facebook Marketplace but “Bedroom,” an episode from the third season of the Australian children’s show that she and I have each seen at least a dozen times. Our familiarity with is richer than with possibly any other
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