Housework is the thirteenth episode of Season 3 of Bluey.
Synopsis[2]
Mum and Dad vow to only finish their boring housework when the kids stop acting silly, but that's never going to happen, so they end up trying the same approach themselves.
While Mum and Dad reluctantly try and get the housework done, they notice the kids are incapable of just walking from A to B using their normal walk as they tidy up. It’s silly walk after silly walk, purely for their own enjoyment, sucking Mum and Dad into a compulsive show.
The grown-ups vow they’ll only return to the housework when someone does their normal walk, but it’s not happening.
Trying the same approach themselves, they end up dancing around the lounge room.
Eventually, the kids catch them out and they return to the housework – this time with a desire to find enjoying in the doing.
Episode Recap
Warning Spoilers!
Chilli uses her magic on the two before they fully leave, and then in the next scene showing Bluey and Bingo's blanket fort, with Mum telling the two that their coming into the room next, so the two need to tidy it all up. Bluey tells her that they were playing, Mum tells the girls that they can play after they finish tidying. They both tell her "Okay, Mum." before the parents tidying can be seen. Chilli, cleaning a window, and Bandit vacuuming.
The scene zooms out, and Bingo hopping on one foot, holding a blanket, making a noise. Bluey, follows her, holding another blanket. Also making a noise. Bingo walks back over to the blanket fort, and comes back pretending to be a ghost, before bumping into a chair. She gets up, and continues. Bluey coms back over, pretending to be a ballerina. Bandit, seeing some of their crazy walks, stops the vacuum. Chilli walks over, and asks if he's done for the day. Bandit tells her to check out the kids' walks, he tells her that the kids never walk normally. Chilli, confused, asks what, and he tells her to watch, so she understands.
The two watch Bluey walking with a blanket, and Bingo walking back to the blanket fort. Bandit then says, if they at least walk their normal walk, then he will go back to doing housework. Bingo then comes in, walking "normally". Chilli then tells Bandit to go back to housework, but Bandit points out that her arms aren't following her legs, and they're meant to go the opposite way.
Then, Bingo comes in, walking "normally" with a sheet under her arm, but halfway through, she suddenly changes her walk and goes backwards. Bluey then does three crazy walks, and Bingo doesn't even do a walk; instead, she imitates rowing a boat. Chilli rises and tells Bandit that she's going to make a cuppa, since they would be there for a long time.
While Chilli is gone, the kids do animal walks. Bluey has a grey blanket over her head, pretending to be an elephant. Bingo then comes in and pretends to be a kangaroo, hopping. Bingo then comes back in pretending to be an emu, and Bluey crawls on all fours, pretending to be a donkey. Bingo then does this very complicated dance move, and Bandit and Chilli are very surprised. They try to imitate Bingo, but end up falling to the ground and hurting themselves. Bingo then notices the two, and asks about why they aren't doing housework.
Chilli and Bandit respond that they want to walk just like the kids, and ask Bingo if she could teach them how to do the Bee-oop walk. After a while, Bandit and Chilli learn how to do the walk. The kids then go back to play, walking "normally". Bandit and Chilli cheer, but they realize that they have to go back to housework. When they are doing housework, they start dancing.Appearances
Trivia
- At the credits, Bluey is doing a chicken walk instead of her dance.
- In one of the scenes, Bingo's pupil can't be seen. It's either behind her hand, or missing fully.
- In the scene where Bingo is teaching her parents the "BeeeeeOOP" walk, Bluey is seen eating a bowl full of grapes. In real life, grapes are harmful to dogs.
- Long Dog: There are two long dogs in this episode.
- The first is teal with a dark blue spot and nose. It is on the floor on the left side of the screen when the family photo is visible. There are two times it is visible; at the start of the episode, and later on when the girls are watching Bandit and Chilli try the "BeeeeeOOP" walk.
- The second is grey with a dark grey nose and no spot. It can be seen in the close-up of the vacuum cleaner.
- This is the first standard long dog that is confirmed to not have a spot.
- When this episode aired on Disney Channel in the US, it was paired with Sheep Dog and Explorers.
- On the official website page for this episode, the character section has all the Heelers dancing except Bluey.[3]
Censorship
- In the Disney version of this episode, the scene where Bandit does a spin and pulls his groin has been trimmed.
- The original version was available on DisneyNOW and television prints, with Disney+ obtaining it on January 12, 2024.
Errors
- When the title card appears, Bluey is the one who read it, but the Disney+ closed captioning state that it was Bingo who had read it.
- Ironically, in the next episode, Bingo is the one who read it, but the Disney+ closed captioning state that it was Bluey.