Zoo is the thirty-fifth episode of Season One of Bluey.
Synopsis[]
When Bluey gives a tour of the animals at her backyard zoo to Lady Gaberdene (Mum) and her adorable toddler, Snowdrop (Bingo), her visitors are especially taken with the big blue Daddy Gorilla.[1]
But when Daddy Gorilla scoops up Snowdrop and makes his escape, Zookeeper Bluey has to give chase, while calming an hysterical Lady Gaberdene.
With the help of a carefully laid banana trap, Bluey manages to recapture the wild beast, tickling him back to sleep.
Seeing how sad Snowdrop is to say goodbye, Zookeeper Bluey bends the rules and arranges one more night-time meetup between the new best friends.
Bluey’s backyard zoo is home to wonderful animals, especially the big blue Daddy Gorilla. But when he grabs visitor Bingo and escapes, Zookeeper Bluey must recapture the wild beast.[1]
Episode Recap[]
The family decide to play ‘Zoos’ and Lady Gaberdeen (Chilli) and Snowdrop the Toddler (Bingo) are met on the deck by Zookeeper Bluey.
First they visit the gentle giraffe who’s veeerrryy friendly. “How deeeeelightful!” Next they visit the pademelon (not to be mistaken for a kangaroo). He too is verrrrryyy friendly.
Zookeeper Bluey warns that the next animal is definitely NOT friendly. It’s the Big Stinky Baboon (Bandit) who is reading the paper. He then blows a raspberry at the visitors and lies down for a nap..... “monkey sleep!!!” Zookeeper Bluey uses a pool noodle to get the baboons' attention but the baboon grabs it to scratch his “botbot”.
Meanwhile, Bluey and Mum have moved on to look at the kookaburras and realize “Darling Snowdrop” is missing. She has ventured into the baboons' enclosure. Bluey gets out the hose to defuse the situation as “it’s against the monkey rules,” but the baboon performs a Godzilla worthy leap over the fence holding Snowdrop and escapes into the house. Zookeeper Bluey asks if Mum would like to see the reptiles, but Mum insists she wants her precious Snowdrop rescued.
Bluey jumps in the push car, assuring Mum that everything is under control as she chases the baboon and Snowdrop around the living room. The baboon then escape upstairs with Snowdrop. Zookeeper Bluey offers her condolences to Mum in the form of a visit to the gift shop to try and pacify her.
The baboon, who has been christened “Ooh Ooh”, and Snowdrop hide in the pantry playing games and snacking on cookies. Zookeeper Bluey sets a banana trap to capture the baboon. Baboon Dad falls for the banana trick and is tickled into submission and falling asleep. Snowdrop is sad to see her new friend “Ooh Ooh” caged once again as she is carted off by Mum. She carries on the game as she puts a sad Snowdrop to bed. Suddenly, Zookeeper Bluey appears at the window and beckons in the Baboon who gives Snowdrop a hug.
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Trivia[]
- Bluey calls Bandit a baboon, but repeatedly refers to him as an ape. As a zookeeper, she should know that baboons are old world monkeys, not apes.
- On the other hand, Chilli calls him a gorilla - which is an ape.
- The trampoline from the Trampoline makes an appearance in the background behind Bluey when she presents the Blue Baboon.
- Bingo trying to get Bandit to talk recalls a stock scene that appears in the Tarzan franchise (and its many imitators) where Jane teaches Tarzan their names. The scene originates in the 1932 film Tarzan the Ape Man[2].
- Long Dog: The original toy is visible under the table in the playroom when the blue baboon (Bandit) first spots the banana trap. Also, when Bandit and Bingo hide in the cupboard, a long dog holding tea can be seen hanging.
- When this episode aired on Disney Channel in the US, it was paired with Trampoline and The Dump.
- On this episode's official website page, the character section has Bluey wearing a zookeeper's hat, Bingo and Bandit eating bananas (with Bandit also pretending to be a monkey) and Chilli in a fancy hat.[3]
Errors[]
- The 'b' at the foot of Bingos bed turns into a 'B' when she goes to the see the Blue Baboon at the end of the episode.