Shaun is the fiftieth episode of the first season of Bluey.
Synopsis
Bluey and Bingo want a pet. To show them how much work they'd be in for, Dad gets to transform his hand into their old friend Shaun, a chaotic, undisciplined Emu with a taste for trouble.
Episode Recap
Bandit is lying on the couch with his favorite pastime - the newspaper - when Bluey and Bingo come to tell him they want a pet. Dad reminds them that pets are a lot of work, and besides, they already have a pet: Shaun (the hand emu).
It appears that Shaun is a cheeky pet emu who is hard to control as he "marps" at Bluey. The girls decide he must be hungry so they offer him some cereal and sunflower seeds, both of which he spits over the floor. Bingo goes searching in the fridge and Shaun rushes to join her, apparently finding many things he wants to eat. He gets very dirty, and they pull him out with pizza still stuck in his "beak".
Shaun now needs a bath after getting covered in food, so the girls attempt to wash him in the sink before getting soap in his eyes. He hurtles down the hallway onto the couch, throwing cushions about in disarray.
Chilli arrives, calm and controlled, and tells Shaun to sit, which he does. Suddenly, Shaun nips her on her bottom, and as punishment for his cheek, Mum tells the girls to take Shaun for a walk. The girls put a leash on Shawn, and they begin their walk.
On their walk, Shaun stops at a letterbox to throw the mail everywhere but Bluey successfully reprimands him. It seems all is back on track until poor old Lucky’s Dad appears and is attacked. He yells, “Janeeeelle! Shaun's back!”
Shaun is then distracted by a Bin Chicken and races off after it, almost running into the prickle bush. Bluey, in a calm and controlled voice, tells Shaun to stop before he hits the prickle bush, which he does to her and Bingo's amazement. Bluey gives some more commands to Shaun, which he does. Finally, Shaun is under control, so they continue walking to the park.
The girls tire Shaun out by playing fetch and getting him to take all of their friends for emu arm rides. Back at home, the girls put him to bed and sing their beautiful lullaby. Shaun collapses and joins in with Bandits snoring.
The next morning Chilli lets Bandit know that Shaun has gone for a long holiday to the bush, but he left his babies! The four emu babies attack Bandit's stomach simultaneously, and Bandit groaned in pain.
Appearances
Characters
- Bluey
- Bingo
- Bandit
- Chilli
- Shaun (debut)
- Pat
- Missy
- Winton
- Bentley
- Juniper
- Buddy
- Sadie
- Janelle (mentioned)
Trivia
- This episode aired April 1, 2019 on ABC iView.
- Pat mentions his wife, Janelle for the first time.
- The bird Shaun chases during walkies is an Australian white ibis, a 65-75 cm (26-30 in) long wading bird native to Australia. As human settlements have encroached more and more into its wetland habitat, the ibis has adapted by learning to scavenge food from refuse bins and rubbish tips. This behaviour has earned them the nickname "bin chickens."
- Long Dog: Like the previous episode it once again appears as a magnet on the fridge.
- When this episode aired on Disney Channel in the US, it was paired with Teasing and Daddy Robot.
- The episode's page on the official website shows Bluey chasing an ibis in the character section.[1]
- There is a minor continuity error in the cushions scene, because of the wet hand that Bandit was using for Shaun during the bath on the left but in this scene on the right.