Shops is the twenty-third episode of the first season of Bluey.
Synopsis[]
Playing "Shops" is the best game ever for Bluey and her friends... if only they can ever get started. With Bluey questioning the rules and changing who's who, they might be here all day.
Episode Recap[]
Deep within a forest grove, Bluey, Chloe, Honey and Mackenzie are setting up a game of imaginary "shops". Mackenzie tells Bluey she must promise to not take her time deciding what to do. The kids finalise the shop - the shop itself breaks ground, the till is donated for usage, the door/scanner has arrived - and Mackenzie puts up the door and doorbell.
As Mackenzie enters the "shop" and begins his lines, Bluey interrupts him as she still has yet to assign roles. She'll be the shopkeeper, though Chloe wanted to assume the role. Bluey gives Chloe the role of assistant, who takes charge when the shopkeeper is ill. Chloe then asks Bluey if she is feeling ill and replies back she isn't, so she'll be in charge - and Honey and Mackenzie will be customers.
Mackenzie enters the sho- oh, Honey'll be the kitten and Mackenzie her owner. Third time's the charm- WAIT it turns out Bluey hasn't given the shop a purpose yet. It'll be a store that sells things for kittens. Fourth time lucky?- wait, turns out they need stock. Bluey and Chloe pick up a set of lilly-pillies which they'll use for kitten treats. Mackenzie's patience is running out at this point, waiting for the game to start... which, in fact, will happen right now!- oh, the customers need currency. Bluey hands Mackenzie dollarbucks, which are sets of lilly-pillies- wait, they need a kitten birthday cake. Chloe uses a rock as the cake, and Mackenzie needs to be sad. Right- wait, kittens can't talk! They need to meow... alright then? Mackenzie, witnessing the display of kitten power around him, looks to us, really, really confused. Okay now let's do this.
Wait, Bluey wants to be the kitten, which means Chloe can be the shopkeeper, but Honey wants to be the kitten, so Bluey makes Honey the shopkeeper, but Chloe doesn't want that to happen, so Bluey will be the assistant, but Honey will only swap if she's the owner of the kitten, but Mackenzie is already in that role, so Bluey makes him the assistant, but he doesn't want to be such, as he wants to be the shopkeeper as dooting is indeed fun. Now the others are dooting as Bluey looks at us.
Bluey arranges a role swap agreement - Chloe is the assistant to shopkeeper Mackenzie, but according to Chloe, "the assistant doesn't doot!" though someone needs to be the assistant! Mackenzie, who at this point has lost his temper.
Frustrated beyond belief, Mackenzie storms off. Bluey calls out to her close friend, telling him he has also been contributing to the overall confusing atmosphere around the shop - he wants to start before Bluey gives the other kids their roles. Mackenzie promises Bluey he'll not to start until she's ready - now they've all come to an agreement! However, there's still no assistant. However, enter Rusty, who the others immediately deem the assistant.
The roles are set. Chloe is the shopkeeper, Mackenzie the customer, Honey the cat, and Rusty the assistant! However, there's a twist - Bluey will be Mackenzie's other cat! However, the kids are down one lead, though Rusty announces that the shop does sell leads! Mackenzie is about to enter the shop, building it up! ...probably best not to.
Ultimately the game begins, Mackenzie enters the "shop." The kids are finally working together to sell him his lead! The game is successful, Bluey rallies the kids into a game of "bus drivers", as everyone then leaves the area.
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Trivia[]
- This is currently the first and only episode to have no cast in the credits since it featured all kids and no adults.
- Jacques Offenbach's '"Infernal Gallop" (from the opera Orpheus in the Underworld, but best known for its association with the Can-Can dance) is used during this episode.
- Mackenzie breaks the fourth wall by looking at the camera with a confused expression when everyone else begins "meowing".
- So does Bluey when her friends start dooting.
- The location where this episode takes place bears a resemblance to a location in New Farm Park.
- When this episode aired on Disney Channel in the U.S., it was paired with The Pool and Blue Mountains.