Turtleboy is the thirtieth episode of the third season of Bluey.
Synopsis[]
Bingo finds a toy turtle at the playground and wants to take him home, but Dad says it’s not the done thing.
Bingo finds a toy turtle at the playground and wants to take him home, but Dad says it’s not the done thing. What if his owner comes back to find him? [2]
Later, Dougie and his Mum also play with Turtleboy and decide to leave him there too. But Bingo and Dougie both love playing with Turtleboy and start to hide him.
When Dad finally promises Bingo she can take him home if he’s there the next day, Bingo is excited.
But on their return, she can’t find Turtleboy and admits she has been hiding him all along. When Bingo does find Turtleboy, she decides to leave him at the park for others after all.
Episode Recap[]
Warning Spoilers!
Bingo is watching Cat Squad on the TV in the living room when Bandit enters the room, and blocks Bingo's view of the show. Bandit, who has by now forgotten why he had entered the living room in the first place, teases Bingo by standing and dancing in front of the television, much to Bingo's annoyance. Once Bandit has moved out of the way of the television for Bingo to watch, he reminisces as to why he entered the living room, after which he turns off the TV, and takes Bingo to the park.
Once at the park, Bingo notices a toy turtle (which she names Turtleboy) which is left on the bird-nest swing. Bandit then explains that someone must have left the turtle there and someone placed them on the swing so they could be found easily by their original owner. With Bandit's permission, Bingo then plays roller-coaster with Turtleboy on the swing, which she greatly enjoys.
Later on, Bandit tells Bingo that it is time to go home, to which Bingo brings Turtleboy with her. Bandit stops her, however, saying that "It's not the done thing", as Turtleboy's owner might be looking for him. Bingo agrees and leaves Turtleboy on the swing, stating she will return the next day. The two Heelers then leave for home.
Immediately as they have departed, Dougie and his mum arrive at the playground. Dougie's mum also explains how the turtle was probably left by the original owner, and allows her child to play with the turtle. Dougie then spends the time at the playground with the turtle, and as they leave is also told that the owner might return to find the turtle.
The following day, Bandit is in the living room and is doing push-ups when Bingo enters and asks to watch TV. Bandit agrees, and even watches the TV with her. This is a dad-joke by Bandit though, as while Bingo wants to watch a programme on the TV, Bandit is just staring at the television itself. Bingo then points this out to her father, to which he responds 'No chance, we're going to the park.'
Once at the park, Bingo is reunited with Turtleboy and does a lap around the swing set, taking 23 seconds, to which she puts this down to the turtle. Later on, Bandit looks at the clouds and says that it will probably rain soon, with Bingo protesting about leaving Turtleboy on the swings as they'll probably get wet, and as a solution places Turtleboy underneath an outdoor table, and the two Heelers depart.
Dougie then arrives with his mother and quickly finds the turtle and plays with him on the swings and by the basketball court. As the wind picks up and the sky grows darker, it is time for Dougie to go, and after placing the turtle back underneath the table, he asks his mother if he can take the turtle home with him. His mother gently says no, stating to Dougie "It's not the done thing".
That night it rains, but thanks to being underneath the table, the turtle is completely dry when Bingo finds him. Bingo plays with Turtleboy with her father on the swings, and enjoys herself (though Bandit does become unwell from being on the swings too much). As they're time at the park comes to an end, Bingo asks if she can take Turtleboy home, as she thinks that they're owner might have forgotten them. Bandit decides that if Turtleboy is still at the park the following day then it might be possible, though he is not sure as to whether this is the right thing to do. Bingo returns to underneath the table to place Turtleboy, but puts a newspaper over the top of him and behind a group of logs, so that it would be harder to find the turtle. The two dogs then race out of the park just as Dougie and his mother arrive.
Dougie, however, cannot find the turtle, and is saddened when his mother says that the original owners might have come back for him. Dougie is further saddened by this, but his mother tries to cheer him up by pointing out that this was a good thing. The two then play hide-and-seek, with Dougie hiding first. As he hides behind the table however, he notices the turtle underneath the newspaper and is overwhelmed with joy, not even noticing that he has been found by his mother. Dougie then plays with the turtle, including on the swings and on the spinner. As the time comes to leave, Dougie asks if he can take the turtle home, to which his mother says no, and to put the turtle back where he was found. Dougie does this at first, but decides to instead put the turtle behind a tree, and promptly leaves afterwards.
The following morning, Bingo returns with Bandit, though as Turtleboy is not in the same location as he was left in, Bingo is unable to locate him. Bandit says to his daughter that the original owner probably found him, but Bingo says this didn't happen. She then confesses to her father that she didn't want the owners to find Turtleboy, and hid him under the newspaper. Bandit then reminds Bingo that this is not what is supposed to be done, but accepts her apology. As they embrace, Bandit then finds Turtleboy hidden behind a tree, to which a very pleased Bingo apologises to for hiding him underneath the newspaper, stating she'll never do so again.
The three then play in the park, including the basketball court and on the spinner, though the time comes that the Heelers must go. Bingo asks her father if she can take Turtleboy home, and her father responds "Well, I did say you could, but, do you still want to?" Bingo then reflects for a moment, and decides to leave Turtleboy on the swing set as she and her father leave. Bingo mentions to her father that she hopes that Turtleboy's owner comes back soon, as she doesn't want him to be lonely. As they leave, Dougie and his mother arrive, and Dougie is very happy to find the turtle again.Appearances[]
- The Heeler Family:
- Dougie (debut)
- Dougie's Mum (debut)
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode where Bluey is not shown on screen (excluding some shorts). The second episode to not show her would be "Slide".
- Bluey is present on a family photo in the living room, however, as is Chilli.
- This is the second episode that Bluey has not spoken in however, the first being Army in which she appears as a background character briefly.
- This is the first episode to contain a variation of a sign language, in this case Auslan.
- This is because Dougie is profoundly Deaf, and communicates through Auslan.[3]
- On ABC iview, it is possible to watch this episode with Auslan translation alongside, the only Bluey episode to have such.
- The music for this episode was originally composed for Rain.[4]