The Claw is the nineteenth episode of Season One of Bluey.
Synopsis[]
When Bluey and Bingo fail to win a prize on a Magic Claw machine, Mum tries to cheer them up by creating their own version at home. But when Dadâs Magic Claw demands payment, the girls must haphazardly complete some chores for spare change and a chance to play.[2]
But Dadâs making it too hard and they still canât win! Dad tempts Bluey to try for a shot at winning a âbottomless bowl of ice-creamâ, but only if Bingo sacrifices her most beloved toy.
Close to victory at last, Dadâs Claw malfunctions! Fed up, everyone takes matters into their own hands and tickles Dad until he gives up their prizes.
When Bluey and Bingo are unable to win a prize on a Magic Claw machine, Mum and Dad create their own version at home, but Dadâs not about to make winning easy.[2]
Episode Recap[]
At a café, the Heeler Family are out to dinner. Bluey and Bingo find a claw-machine named Plush Galaxy that has teddies, plushies and a box of chocolate biscuits! Bingo then asks Bandit for a coin. As Bingo inserts the coin into the claw machine, the claw-machine turns on with music! Bluey moves the claw left and right and tries to aim at the box of chocolate biscuits. Once the aim is perfect, she pressed the button as she and Bingo looks at the claw getting the box. However, the box falls off the claw due to poor grip. Then the claw-machine switches off.
On the way home, Bluey is cross and Bingo is disappointed. Bandit says "it wouldn't be fun if you win all the time", but Bluey disagrees.
As Bluey moans on the doorway, Chilli has an idea; she asked Bluey and Bingo for a pile of toys and a chopstick. As they give Chilli some toys and a chopstick, she activates into claw-machine mode and asks for imaginary coins. As Bluey inserts a imaginary coin, she moves the chopstick and presses Chilli's knee, which made her throw a plush and a teddy for Bluey and Bingo. But Bluey says it's not the same.
When it's Bandit's turn to be in claw-machine mode, he asks for real coins. Bluey asks Chilli for real coins, then Chilli replied that Bluey and Bingo have to make Chilli and Bandit's bed neat. After they finished their job, Chilli rewards them 20 cents. As Bingo inserted a real coin, she aims for Grey Dancer. As Bandit hand gets Grey Dancer, he then drops it to tease them. Bandit announces a losing ceremony, which made Bingo very sad.
For more real coins, Bingo waters the plant and Bluey dusts the cupboard. As Bluey inserted another real coin, Bandit gives them a double-attempt. On the first go, they failed. But on the second go, they won a star ball and Grey Dancer! Bandit announces a winning ceremony.
Then Bandit plays an attract mode, where he announces there is a special prize: a block that says 2 bottomless bowls of ice cream! Bandit says that he accepts refunds: 1 toy = 1 coin. Bluey snatches Grey Dancer from Bingo. Bluey says that after she won the special prize, she will win Grey Dancer too. Bluey gives Bandit Grey Dancer, which made him give Bluey a coin, as she inserts the coin, she aims at the special prize, and Bandit's hand grabs it! However, Bandit teased the girls that the special prize is too heavy. Then the "claw machine" shuts down, which made Bluey have no other choice, but to tickle him. Bandit grabs Bluey as Bingo throws a red bean bag at them. Bluey gets the special prize and Bingo gets Grey Dancer. Then the "claw machine" transforms into a "walking robot", but he hurts his leg due to a toy table. Bluey and Bingo then attack Bandit with toys.
After dinner that night when the girls are eating vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream, Chilli pointedly steers the conversation back to Bandit's âdid anyone learn a lesson todayâ question. Bluey and Bingo both reply, ânopeâ, but Bandit responds (despite his bandaged leg and exhausted expression) that âThese kids are awesome.
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Trivia[]
- The bark that Bingo makes at the beginning of the episode is similar to the bark from the theme that's heard in the 2016 pilot and 2017 pilot cut of The Weekend, if not in its uncut form. [3][4]
- The purple plush cat seen in the mummy and daddy claw machines resembles the design of Cheshire Cat from Disney's Alice in Wonderland (1951 and 2010).
- Bandit is revealed to be left-handed.
- The logo in the chocolate doodads looks like the logo for the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
- This episode makes Grey dancer's first appearance.
- The music in this episode is based upon the famous Canon in D by German Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel.
- Long Dog: Only it's tail-end is visible but it resembles the original long dog. It can be found under the table on the right side of the screen when Chilli first awards the girls 20 cents.
- When this episode aired on Disney Channel in the U.S., it was paired with The Doctor and Markets.