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Pass the Parcel is the fourteenth episode of the third season of Bluey.
Synopsis[]
Lucky's Dad is outraged at the modern way Pass the Parcel is played, with a present in every layer. He wants to take it back to only having one big prize in the middle.
At his son Chucky's birthday party, he changes the rules and things – predictably – go sideways![1]
Surprisingly though, ‘Lucky's Dad's Rules' soon catch on and, from party to party, become the norm among the neighbourhood families.
Bingo keeps hoping for the big win, but she is forever losing. So, over a series of kids' birthday celebrations, Mum helps Bingo learn how to cope with her ongoing disappointment.
Lucky's Dad is outraged that modern Pass the Parcel has a present in every layer and changes the rules back to only having one prize in the middle, but Bingo is forever losing.[1]
Episode Recap[]
It's Lila's birthday party in a park, and everyone's about to play Pass the Parcel. However, just before they begin, Lila's brother ruins the piñata and Sheila (Lila's mother) tries to fix it, so Pat is left in charge of the game instead. In the process he gets confused about why modern Pass the Parcel is the right thing, having a present in each layer and stopping on each kid, as opposed to one present in the middle.
Bingo and Lila get matching bracelets, and Pom Pom gets a lollipop. Pat will now stop on Missy, but due to a delay for a pause, Pom Pom gets it again, Pat takes it away much to Pom Pom's sadness, but in the end there seems to be smiles all around.
Some time passes, and now it is the turn of Pat and Janelle (Pat's wife and the mother to their children) to prepare for Chucky's birthday party., is having his birthday party. Janelle is setting up Pass the Parcel; Pat, seeing she's setting up for modern Pass the Parcel, wants it so there is one big present in the middle. Defending himself, Pat warns that “We're raising a nation of squibs.” Janelle gives in, knowing the encoming firework display that is due to unfold.
The next day, Bingo gets it first, also being the first to realise there's no present, causing her to cry and run to Chilli for comfort. As the game goes on, more pups get sad and the parents are now mad at Pat, Bandit telling him that isn't the 1980s anymore. He tries to help by giving the kids money, and even Chucky's presents. Luckily, in all the commotion, Jasper wins a water gun.
On the drive back, Bingo said everything was fun except for Pass the Parcel.
A few weeks later, Jasper is having his birthday party and wants to play it Pat's way, the next day, much to Pat's shock, they do so. This time, Missy wins an Aero Copter Bopter, everyone, except for Bingo, is happy. Upset that she didn't win anything, Bingo runs to Bandit for comfort.
A few weeks later, Buddy is having his birthday party, having Pass the Parcel with Pat's rules, much to the delight of Jasper and Missy but much to the dismay of Bingo, hoping she'll win. She gets so close, but Lila wins a bubble shooter, except this time, Bingo is very happy that Lila won, explaining in the car.
Chilli says to Bingo in the car that she's starting to get very good at losing, showing a montage of Pom Pom's party with Chucky winning a toy bath boat, Muffin's party in which Muffin herself wins books, much to her dismay, and Missy's party when Pom Pom wins a Chattermax.
The final party is Bluey's birthday party. Chilli asks her how she wants to play, and Bluey lets Bingo choose. Cut to the following morning, when the kids are playing Pass the Parcel once more. Bandit lets Pat do the honours, with him remarking that he doesn't care which way Bingo chose, and that he just cares about the kids having fun. The music begins as there is no present in the first opening. The game continues, more layers get removed. At the very end, the song has one final riff as she hands it to Bingo. Bingo wags her tail furiously as she wins a birdie kite.
Appearances[]
- The Heeler family
- The Labrador family
- The Maltese and Pomeranian families
- Sheila (physical debut)
- Lila
- Lila's Brother (debut)
- Pom Pom
- Pom Pom's Mum
- The Pugs
- Jasper G.
- Jasper G.'s Mum
- Missy
- Missy's Mum
- Chloe
- Honey
- Mackenzie
- Gruber (cameo)
- Juniper (cameo)
- Juniper's Mum (cameo)
- Pony Lady (cameo)
- Buttermilk (cameo)
- Jasper W. (pictured)
- Chunky Chimp (pictured on sticker)
- Muffin's Friends
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode:
- With an eight-minute runtime, compared to the usual seven.
- Where Sheila speaks.
- Where Janelle and Lila's Brother appear onscreen.
- Where CGI animation is used, in this case for the "bubbles".
- Where a character's middle name is mentioned.
- Bluey's middle initial is revealed to be "C," with her full name "Bluey Christine Heeler" being given in Family Meeting.
- At Chucky's party, when Bingo runs to Chilli after getting nothing in pass the parcel, a tear can be seen in Lila's eye.
- This is Pom Pom and her mother's second appearance since their debut in Seesaw.
- This is Lila and her mother's second appearance since their debut in Daddy Dropoff.
- When the party invitations are shown on screen, references to numerous episodes are made:
- On Buddy's fridge, a magnet for 'The Big Peanut' from the episode Road Trip is visible. There is also a Chunky Chimp magnet.
- On Bluey's invitation, photos from the episodes The Creek and The Beach are used. On the fridge is the drawing Bluey drew for Bandit for father's day in the episode Perfect.
- The magnets on the fridge can be made to spell blue, plus a Long Dog magnet is shown.
- Bluey only has three lines in this episode and doesn't appear until the final two scenes.
- At Muffin's party, the ponies, and Pony Lady, from Markets are shown.
- This is the first time Muffin's friends are seen.
- Driving home from Buddy's party, Bandit is eating a triangle of fairy bread, a classic Australian party treat.
- The kite which Bingo received in the parcel to the end of the episode is seen in the tree in Dirt.
- Despite Jasper W. appearing in a picture on his best friend, Jasper G.'s, invitation, he does not make an appearance at Jasper W.'s party.
- In the credits, Bluey dancing is replaced with Bingo's kite.
- On this episode's page on the official website, Pat has a radio, Bingo, Pom Pom, Missy, Buddy, and Muffin have parcels, Lila has a bracelet, and Bandit, Chilli, and Stripe are dancing.[2]
- When this episode aired on Disney Channel in the U.S., it was paired with Chest and Omelette.
Censorship[]
- In the Disney Plus version of this episode, at Muffin's birthday party, the pile of horse feces behind the pony, Buttermilk, has been removed.
Errors[]
- When Pat gives Lila one of Chucky's presents, some of her ear fur which was in front of her arm suddenly clips behind it.
- Pom Pom's Chattermax is misaligned in the final scene of Missy's party; making it look like she's stuck her hand through the toy.
- According to the invitations, Jasper G.'s party is on December 14th, and Buddy's party is on November 12th — however, Jasper G.'s party is shown first.
- Jasper G.'s Mum's right arm has a technical error where her hand is misplaced right above her elbow.
- When the title card appears, Bingo is the one who read it, but the Disney+ closed captioning state that it was Bluey (who doesn't speak until the end of the episode) who had read it.