Tina is the twenty-first episode of the third season of Bluey.
Synopsis
Tired of being told what to do, Bluey and Bingo enlist their giant invisible friend to show Mum and Dad who’s boss. Now they can do anything they want, until Mum and Dad rebel.
After Dad tells Bluey and Bingo what to do one too many times, they want to know WHY they always have to obey him.
Dad jokes that it’s because he’s bigger than them, so the kids invite their giant invisible friend, Tina to take their side.
Tina can make Mum and Dad do anything, forcing them to wait on the kids’ hand and foot, while they just laze around. The parents are forced to rebel and wrestle Tina to the ground.
During the struggle it becomes obvious that Tina stinks and is losing her teeth!
The kids come to understand why they should do as they’re asked and take Tina under their wing.
Episode Recap
Warning Spoilers!
lifelessons: There's always a reason why mums and dads tell you to do chores.
Bluey and Bingo have just finished their breakfast when they are reminded about putting their dishes in the dishwasher by their dad. When asked why they should do that, he tells them that he's bigger than them and they should obey. So they hatched a plan: a giant imaginary friend named Tina! After some display of her apparent power, Bandit realizes he's no match against her and puts the dishes for his kids as they told. A similar fate falls to Chilli after failing to convince Bluey and Bingo to have a bath, to which she has herself locked in a cupboard by Tina.
So the kids use their imaginary friend as their means of having their parents do as they request, from having them as their slaves and Bluey insisting to be called "Bluey the Awesome". At one point, Bandit tries to reason with Bluey saying that the parents want the kids to do as they said is for the latter's good.
And he'll be right, as soon enough, Bluey gets attacked by flies attracted to a jam sandwich rolled on her back with her not wanting to wash it off. Bingo also gets attacked by flies for the same reason. With the kids distracted and Tina occupied holding off Chilli (from catching Bingo so she can wash her hands after using the toilet), Bandit quickly slams Tina with a cushion to the ground, followed by the parents carrying her off outside and locking her in the car (Wendy gets too see the ordeal, and rightfully gives them room). Their victory is short-lived however as the kids show up and free their friends, allowing her to retaliate. The parents finally give up.
Just so, the parents comment on how Tina stinks and how they find her teeth falling off. The kids remark that she hasn't brushed her teeth nor had a bath, and after realizing the falling teeth and flies surrounding them, they learn that everything the parents have told them is for their kids' own good, even when they try to shortcut their reasoning because they can get busy. So everything is settled, and the kids tell Tina that she can let the family go.
That night, Bluey and Bingo have a nice, joyful bath, alongside Tina being bathed and her teeth brushed by them. This and the kids finally doing what their parents tell them. Bluey still insists on being called "Bluey the Awesome", however.
Appearances
Trivia
- The movie Bluey and Bingo are watching appears to be Chunky Chimp, the movie from the episode Movies.
- The sunglasses on the title card may be a reference to the classic character The Invisible Man, who wears bandages and sunglasses to disguise his invisibility.
- On the other hand, these are the sunglasses Bluey wears later in the episode — they may be intended as a symbol of her hubris.
- When this episode aired on Disney Channel in the US, it was paired with Pizza Girls and Whale Watching.
- In this episode's page on the official website, the character section has the girls lounging in kiddie chairs and wearing goofy glasses, with Bingo also drinking juice.[1]
Errors
- The dark brown fur on Chilli's face and ears briefly overlaps the lighter-coloured fur when Bandit and Chilli are dumping Tina in the trunk.