Hotel is the tenth episode of the first season of Bluey.
Synopsis
Dad is attempting to do some housework when he gets embroiled in a game of 'Hotel'. Bluey plays the groveling hotel manager, Bingo her zany assistant and Dad is the beleaguered hotel guest, desperately trying to get a decent night's sleep.[2]
With stoic humour, Dad suffers through midnight wake up calls, uncomfortable bedding and malfunctioning TVs. But when Bluey insists on running the hotel her way and Bingo quits her role, room service comes to a grinding halt.
Desperate to keep the game going, Bluey begs Bingo to keep playing, promising to let her be a "crazy pillow" so the fun can continue.
Dad gets embroiled in a game of Hotel, where Bluey and Bingo run a crazy hotel and Dad is the beleaguered guest.[2]
Episode Recap
Bluey and Bingo are hiding under the covers as Bandit begins to make the bed, but they force him to play Hotels instead. The kids set up the hotel and Bandit arrives to "check in" - Bingo wants to be a "crazy pillow" but Bluey tells her she is to be the crazy helper. Bluey gives him a tour of the rooms, to which he finally agrees on one, albeit after disturbing Bingo in the bathroom.
Bandit pretends to go to sleep and Bingo bursts in playing a party blower and riding a broom before being carted off by "hotel manager" Bluey. Bingo busts in again, clanging saucepans exclaiming, "Nighttime bacon!!!" Bandit, being awakened at the late hour, decides to pretend-watch the news. Bingo and Bluey reenact the news as Bandit watches on, apparently in disbelief. Bingo asks to be a 'crazy pillow' twice more and after Bluey says "no" she runs off upset.
Bandit ends the game and tells Bluey that she has to sort it out with Bingo if they want to keep playing. In an act of sibling negotiation, Bluey agrees to Bingo being a 'crazy pillow' in order to keep the game going. Bluey carries in the new pillow and Bandit lays down before being tickled and poked by the 'crazy pillow' resulting in a tickle fight. Chilli comes out of the shower to find a messier room than before, but smiles resignedly, as she knows there has been a good game had by her children and husband.
Appearances
Trivia
- This was the final Bluey episode to air on Disney Junior UK when the channel closed on 1st October 2020 at midnight.
- As Bandit approaches the hotel front desk, he whistles the tune from Yoga Ball.
- This is the first episode to show the office.
- This is one of thirteen[3] full-episodes available on the Bluey YouTube Channel.[4]
- The bluey.tv page for this episode mentions that Bingo banging the pans loudly is a reference to The Simpsons episode "Lisa's First Word".
- On this episode's page on the official website, the character section has Bingo holding up dishes.
Errors
- In the family photo hanging over Bandit and Chilli's bed, Chilli is shown with the brown patch on her eye extending down onto her cheek. This is an older character design dating back to the 2017 pilot, and appears in some shots in The Weekend.
- When Bandit is walking up the stairs to the hotel entrance, a picture of Bluey can be seen on the right side. This picture turns into a picture of a tennis ball on a beach in the next shot.
- In the hall scene, a picture of Chilli and Bandit hiking appears twice.
- In the news scene, for a few frames the orange stripe on Bingo's head disappears.
- When this episode aired on Disney Channel in the US, it was paired with Horsey Ride and Bike.