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Dunny is the forty-eighth episode of season two of 'Bluey'.
Synopsis[1]
Mum bans the girls from saying the word ‘dunny’ because it’s not a word the Queen of England would use, but the kids try and trick her into saying it anyway.
This morning Bluey and Bingo have crawled into bed with Mum and Dad. Bluey wants to play ‘three in the bed’ while Dad is in the dunny. But Mum doesn’t like it when Bluey says the word ‘dunny’ and insists she say ‘toilet’ instead.
Bluey doesn’t understand why and tries to trick Mum into saying the word by playing ‘Pass It On’. But she fails, and Bluey gets squish-squashed by Dad!
When Mum admits she just wants them to say nice words so that others think they are a nice family, still Bluey persists in asking Mum heaps of questions and finally Mum gives in and allows them to say ‘dunny’.
Episode Recap
Warning Spoilers!
The whole family is lying in Bandit and Chilli's bed, playing a guessing game. Due to a faulty clue, Bingo's word proves impossible to guess (she thought "Potato" started with a "Buh"). Bingo gets up to go to the bathroom, but Dad knocks her down with a pillow so he can go first.
Bluey asks if they can play "Three in the Bed" while Bandit's in the dunny. Chilli asks the girls to say "toilet" instead of "dunny." The girls want to know why - is it rude? No, Chilli says, she just prefers "toilet." Bingo asks if the Queen would say Dunny. Chilli is sure that she wouldn't, so Bingo decides she won't say it either.
Bluey wants to know why Chloe is allowed to say "dunny" and she isn't. Chilli explains that different families have different rules, and that's fine. At this point, Bandit climbs back into bed, announcing that the dunny's free. To the kids amusement, they and Chilli get to explain to him that he shouldn't be saying it either.
Bingo tries to leave to go to the toilet, but Bandit keeps tripping her (haven't they taught her to walk yet?). When she finally makes it off the bed, Bluey wants to know if she can say "dun-eep." Yes - but Chilli explains that if you use made up words, nobody will understand you.
Bluey proceeds to talk to Bandit in gibberish, which he pretends to understand. Bluey then asks what happens if she *does* say "dunny." Chilli says you get "squish-squashed." To find out what *that* means, Bluey says "dunny." Chilli snaps her fingers, and Bandit rolls over onto Bluey.
Bluey asks what happens if *Chilli* says it- and Chilli smugly declares that she'll never say it. At this point, Bingo crawls up under the covers, and moves Chilli's lips to make her talk about how long Bingo's taking in the dunny, to Bandit and Bluey's amusement.
Bluey proposes that if Chilli says "dunny," then they should get chocolate. Chilli agrees. Bluey immediately proposes a game of Telephone. Chilli deliberately mishears their phrase, but to prove she's wrong, Bluey says the original phrase and the kids get squish-squashed again.
Bluey says she wishes she could say "dunny" - she likes it, it rhymes with "bunny." Chilli tries to explain - she wants her family to use nice language so people think they're nice. It seems like that got the whole family on board.
Then it's time to play "Four in the Bed." Chilli and Bluey get rolled out of the bed, but when it's Bandit's turn, he refuses to go. While Bingo and Bandit argue, Bluey has another question for Chilli: If "toilet" is a better word than "dunny," does that mean the Heelers' family rules are better than Chloe's family rules? Chilli finds that an uncomfortable question - of course they're not better, they're just different.
At this point, Bandit gets rolled out of bed, completing the game. Bluey has one more question - is her family better than Chloe's family? Bingo chimes in - is she allowed to say "dunny" in her head?
Chilli gives up. The new rule is, everyone's allowed to say "dunny." Just not in front of the queen. As her children (and husband) chant "dunny" over and over, Chili consoles herself that at least it's not a naughty word. As the episode closes, Bluey notes that Chloe isn't allowed to say "naughty."
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Trivia
- Throughout this episode, the only location used in this episode is Chilli and Bandit's bedroom.
- The word "Dunny" is Australian slang for toilet or outhouse.
- Technically "Dunny" is not a rude word but not many people on average say the word Dunny.
- In the UK, "Dunny" is slang for idiot.
- Technically "Dunny" is not a rude word but not many people on average say the word Dunny.
- When the Heeler family decide to play "4 in the Bed", they all sing the same song.
- This will be the 100th Bluey episode being aired in Australia, which would be a landmark for Ludo Studio, who developed and provided the animation for the series.
- Long Dog: This long dog is mustard yellow with a brown nose. It appears under Chilli's nightstand throughout the episode whenever the bed is seen from a top-down perspective.
- Out of the episodes of Bluey that mention Queen Elizabeth II, including "Queens", this is the only one that made it to air on CBeebies alongside availability on iPlayer, as "The Show" did not air alongside the other episodes of Season Two when first introduced on the channel.
- When this episode aired on Disney Channel in the US, it was paired with Duck Cake and Handstand.