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"This is confusing."
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Calypso is the seventeenth episode of the first season of Bluey.
Synopsis
At school, Bluey and her friends throw themselves into various games. Strolling the room, teacher Calypso gently nudges the kids into each other’s orbit, and soon make-believe mother Indy is moving into Rusty’s new house while waitressing at Bluey's fish and chip shop![2]
Everything’s going like clockwork, until an extra-large delivery causes Indy to almost step on Honey’s gnome village! Thankfully, Calypso is ten steps ahead, dispatching the Terriers to defend the village and save the day. Balance is restored. Only Pretzel remains, but his new game of catching fish gives Calypso an idea.
At school, Bluey and her friends throw themselves into various games. Teacher Calypso keeps her charges on track with a wise word and a song... all except the mysterious Pretzel.[2]
Episode Recap
The episode begins with Bluey and her school friends listening to Calypso tell a story about a gnome. Calypso wraps up the story with a song, as the kids get up and go to play. Most of the kids set up to play their various games, but Pretzel just flops down on a rug and groans. Calypso sits down at a table nearby. She shows him a stick, in hopes that it will inspire him - but he doesn't feel like playing anything. Honey comes up to Calypso and asks if she can have a gnome for the village she's building.
This starts Calypso on her first lap around the room. She visits Honey's village, which is just a tree and a hill. She suggests that the gnome will need a place to sleep. Then, Calypso visits Bluey, who has set up a fish and chips shop (but they've run out of fish). She visits Chloe, Coco, and Indy, who are playing Mums with baby dolls. They're all pretending to live in the same play house. Calypso comments that it's crowded, and Indy says she may move out soon. Calypso lets them know about the fish and chip shop that just opened up. She visits Rusty, who is using boards and some wooden supports to build a house - it's going to have a bottom room and a top room. Calypso lets him know that Indy is looking for somewhere to live. Finally, she visits the Terriers, who have made another Roman fort. She checks that they're here to protect the kingdom, which they are.
Calypso sits back down by Pretzel (who is still sighing on the floor. Honey shows up again - she now has a hut for the gnome to sleep in. Calypso suggests that she'll also need a forest to take walks. She visits the chip shop - Chloe and Coco are eating there. Indy comes in and makes small talk - Bluey is swamped with work, Indy is moving out. Rusty hears this and runs up - he offers for Indy to move in with him. She likes the look of the house, but she'll need money, and for that she needs a job. She hands her baby over to Rusty, and goes off to waitress for Bluey. Rusty, meanwhile, shows baby Polly how to build a fence. Indy walks by the Roman fort. The Terriers ask if she needs protecting - not right now.
Honey comes back to Calypso a third time. Now her village has a little forest, but Calypso prompts her - is there anything else she can think of that a gnome might enjoy? At the cafe, Indy serves tea to Coco and Chloe. Bluey gives Indy her pay, and she runs over to Rusty (who is giving Polly a horsey ride) to pay rent. On her way back, the Terriers offer her protection again - she still doesn't need it. Then, she has an idea - maybe the Romans army would like some chips? Yes, they would. Bluey loads Indy up with a stack of pillows, representing sacks of chips.
Calypso is back sitting with Pretzel, who is now drumming his feet against the wall. Honey comes back, to ask for a gnome again. This time, her village is intricate, with fabric lawns, a lake, streets, houses, and people. Chloe, Coco, and Rusty show up to ooh and aah. Calypso allows her to go get a gnome to live in the village. Meanwhile, the Terriers are getting bored. They're considering becoming invading Romans.
Bluey finishes loading Indy up with a stack of six pillows. Unable to see, she walks towards the village. Honey gasps in horror. Calypso calls for the Terriers, who form a shield wall between Indy and the village. Indy bonks into their shields and stops. The other kids cheer. Indy hands over the chips.
Calypso sits back down. Pretzel says Calypso can sit in his boat if she wants - he's picked up the stick, and is now pretending to fish. The fish aren't biting yet, but when they do bite, Calypso knows a chip shop that's run out of fish...
Appearances
- Calypso (debut)
- Pretzel (debut)
- Bluey
- Honey
- Chloe
- Coco
- Indy (debut)
- Rusty (debut)
- The Terriers (debut)
Trivia
- This is Joe Brumm's favourite episode of season 1[3][4].
- The episode is based on the teaching techniques of his oldest daughter's prep teacher - the events of the episode are very similar to what he saw sitting in on the class.[4].
- The soundtrack played throughout this episode is based on Saint-Saëns - Symphony No 3.
- Bluey is replaced with Pretzel playing fisherman in the credits.
- On ABC IView, Indy's name is mispelled throughout the episode as "Indi."
- Long Dog: This marks the long dog's first appearance in its updated form. While not immediately distinct from it's former counterpart, it utilizes a flat-ish top and a closed eye. It is cyan with a teal spot and appears in Rusty's play area.
- When this episode aired on Disney Channel in the US, it was paired with Grannies and Yoga Ball.
- For the Icelandic dub, Calypso's name, and ultimately the episode, is changed to "Salka," which is the equivalent to Sarah.[5]