Grannies is the twenty-eighth episode of the first season of Bluey.
Synopsis
A game of 'Grannies' is fun, until Bingo and Bluey can't agree on one simple question: Can Grannies floss? Now they'll need to video call their Nana to get the answer.
Episode Recap
It's a good day at the Heeler house, which Bingo uses to her advantage to do the floss. Bluey pops in and asks her if she wants to play "Grannies", but Bingo still wants to floss. However, according to Bluey, grannies don't floss...
And soon, here come the grannies! The duo, now the grannies known as Janet the kind granny (Bluey) and Rita the can't-hear-anything granny (Bingo), arrive at the shop, which is being tended to by Chilli, who's cleaning the oven. They're on a search for baked beans, but the shop is closed. However, Rita can't hear her clearly, and soon she hits the shopkeeper.
Chilli immediately runs into the two's shenanigans as Janet takes a nana nap and Rita walks out the shop empty-handed. Well, her hands are literally empty. Her jacket is stuffed with cans of baked beans. The two start to run out, but Janet slips on her beans and Rita flosses!- Wait, Rita flossed?
Bluey tells Bingo off, telling her she needs to play properly. However, Bingo is adamant that grannies do floss. Chilli directs the two to their Dad, who is also cleaning something himself - this time the toilet. Now the butt of their Nana shenanigans (this time they're watching television), Bandit - or to them, the "big blue baboon" - finds himself being splashed with toilet water. Rita flosses again, and Bluey tells her off once again. The girls ask their father if grannies can floss, and he directs them to their Nana.
They engage in Faceytalk with their Nana, who initially has trouble adjusting so she is in view. The two ask her if she can floss (not the teeth, but the dance), and soon she's joined by their Grandad Bob; despite Bingo showing them, both have trouble getting the dance down, and Bluey proceeds to rub it in her sister's face - indeed, grannies can't floss. Saddened, the little Red Heeler leaves as Bob knocks down the tab. Ooooops.
Bluey calls out to her, but she isn't there. She finds her sister on one of the chairs in the sitting room. One request; nope. Upset, Bluey storms off to her parents, who are making their bed while engaging in a playful banter, and complains about her situation to them. Chilli asks Bluey to ask herself a question: does she want to be right, or does she want Bingo to keep playing? She gives it a bit of thought, but comes back and asks if she could have both - ding ding, it's Heeler idea time!
Soon, Bluey is back on Faceytalk with her Nana. The objective: get her to floss. Bluey teaches her Nana and Grandad how to floss, and soon they nail the dance! Bingo is shown that Grannies CAN floss after all, and she is ecstatic! She thanks both her sister and Nana as the two grandparents floss on.
Bandit is now doing the laundry as Janet and Rita enter their car and drive it to the shop and across the backyard - hitting Bandit, who spills all the laundry everywhere; Chilli raises his head, and he reveals he did his back. Janet and Rita eventually crash into the sandbox.
Nice parking spot, Rita.
Suddenly, the two grannies break out and floss as Bandit and Chilli look on, the latter saying that they'll floss on, even when they're old.
Appearances
Characters
- Bingo
- Bluey
- Nana (debut)
- Bandit
- Chilli
- Bob (debut)
- Socks (cameo in picture)
- Muffin (cameo in picture)
Objects
Trivia
- Bluey was replaced with Nana flossing in the credits.
- The phone Bluey's family uses resembles the design of an Apple iPhone.
- This is one of three season 1 episodes to have sneak peeks in 2019, the other two being The Creek and Asparagus.
- The main dance that appears in this episode is the Backpack Kid's floss dance.
- Both Chilli and Bandit break the fourth wall by looking at the audience with confused expressions.
- This is the first appearance of Bob and Nana.
- Long Dog: This version of the long dog is actually a blue crayon drawing on Nana's fridge. It is visible while the girls are on call with Nana but is not clearly visible except when Bingo is proven wrong and she leaves upset.
- This is the first time the long dog appears in a non toy form.
- When this episode aired on Disney Channel in the US, it was paired with Yoga Ball and Calypso.
- On this episode's page on the official website, the character section has the girls in their granny costumes.[2]