Bad Mood is the fortieth episode of season two of Bluey.
- S2:E34 on Disney+ (United States of America)
Synopsis
Bingo is playing Bad Mood with Dad, standing on his feet as Dad stomps around the house, controlling everything Bingo does and causing chaos. But how will Bluey get her to snap out of it?
Episode Recap
Warning Spoilers!
Bingo hides behind a chair in the sunroom, hoping to eat a biscuit she's pilfered. Chilli, who has been watching all this through the window, calls her out on it—she's being "a bit of a cheeky kid today." Bingo takes this as a judgement on her moral character and goes off to her room to sulk. There, under the bed, she spots a horned helmet, which cheers her up immediately. She takes it to Bandit—it's time to play Bad Mood.
Bandit, wearing the helmet, has Bingo stand on his feet as he "controls" her to knock stuff over. Bad Mood Bingo leaves a trail of destruction through the playroom and Chilli's washing, which Bingo finds hilarious. Bluey knows what to do — they have to cheer Bingo up.
Bad Mood Bingo goes to watch the cricket, and Bluey confiscates the remote. Then, she goes to get a chocolate bar out of the fridge, and Bluey confiscates that, too. Bluey convinces Bingo to try sitting in her relaxer chair and try some deep breaths—but Bandit won't stop fidgeting, and eventually storms out.
Bluey then suggests drawing. She draws a unicorn to demonstrate—and Bad Mood Bingo adds an angry face and pile of poop. Then they ball up the drawing and storm out again.
Bad Mood Bingo is unrolling all the toilet paper in the bathroom, when Bluey ambushes them with a boombox playing the lollipop song. Bluey dances, and encourages Bingo to dance along. Bingo tries, but can't break free of her bad mood. Bluey turns up the music, which prompts Bandit to cover his ears. Bluey and Bingo make a break for it, running down the hallway. Bluey tries to turn it into a game of hide and seek, but Bingo turns around, and voluntarily returns to Bandit, re-forming Bad Mood Bingo.
Bluey retreats to ask Chilli for advice—Chilli supposes that she must like being in a bad mood.
Bluey comes up with a plan—she makes a clay house to serve as bait, and when Bad Mood Bingo tries to squash it, she takes off with it in the pedal car. When Bandit gets tired and has a lay down, Bluey swoops in, grabs Bingo, and hands her over to Chilli, who is wearing a sun hat. She's a Good Mood. Good Mood Bingo goes around hugging trees, gnomes, and pedal cars. Bingo suggests giving the Bad Mood a hug - after all, "he's not bad, he's just behaving bad." The helmet falls off as he smiles.
Appearances
Trivia
- This episode first premiered on ABC Kids in October 2020 as one of several sneak peaks, the other ones being Bin Night and Burger Shop.
- The Bluey ditty music is done on a piano.
- Bandit stepping on mushrooms may be a reference to Super Mario Bros. where Mario steps on a goomba.
- The music on the boom box and ending credits is “The Lollipop song”.
- The song itself would later be used again in The Lollipop Song short.
- Long Dog: There are a few long dog Easter eggs in this episode:
- The first is the reoccurring magnet long dog, although this one is further down on the fridge than it typically is.
- This is the second episode with the magnet long dog where a character interacts with it, the first being Bingo. Interestingly, Bingo is once again the only one to interact with the magnet long dog, making her the only character to have ever interacted with any long dog.
- The second long dog is the brown one with a crown from Queens. It is located under the desk, and is most visible after Bingo/Bandit interact with Bingo's relaxa-chair.
- The last long dog is yellow and wears a horned helmet. It's lying on the verandah, partially behind the playroom door, visible when Bluey talks about "the best house [she's] ever made."
- The first is the reoccurring magnet long dog, although this one is further down on the fridge than it typically is.
- When this episode aired on Disney Channel in the US, it was paired with Ice Cream and Double Babysitter.