<story><title>How Australia’s ‘Bluey’ conquered children’s entertainment</title><url>https://www.ft.com/content/0a3c9806-8b0f-4cca-a4e5-e1e6dd6d395b</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>pylua</author><text>It also sets the bar very high for parents.</text></item><item><author>ursuscamp</author><text>Bluey blew me away when I saw it with my daughter. It&amp;#x27;s sweet, positive, emotional, well written. It&amp;#x27;s not the slightest bit cynical, handles every issue with tact, doesn&amp;#x27;t contain heavy handed messaging and has traditional values. It also has a very positive two parent dynamic. This is an absolute unicorn of a show.&lt;p&gt;Note: my usage of &amp;quot;traditional values&amp;quot; is not meant to evoke anything political or intended to be interpreted from a culture war lens. I just mean it positively portrays a family dynamic that can be universally appreciated.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>nagonago</author><text>I recently listened to an interview with Joe Brumm, the creator of Bluey, on the podcast &amp;quot;How Other Dads Dad&amp;quot;. He said this is a common criticism, and he thinks a fair one.&lt;p&gt;The problem is his aim was never to be an educational show for parents, but to be an entertaining show. It wouldn&amp;#x27;t be as entertaining if Bandit didn&amp;#x27;t play with the kids all the time.&lt;p&gt;So yeah, although it is a great kid&amp;#x27;s show and a much better example of parenting than other shows...we should keep in mind it&amp;#x27;s ultimately entertainment, not a parenting bible.</text></comment>
<story><title>How Australia’s ‘Bluey’ conquered children’s entertainment</title><url>https://www.ft.com/content/0a3c9806-8b0f-4cca-a4e5-e1e6dd6d395b</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>pylua</author><text>It also sets the bar very high for parents.</text></item><item><author>ursuscamp</author><text>Bluey blew me away when I saw it with my daughter. It&amp;#x27;s sweet, positive, emotional, well written. It&amp;#x27;s not the slightest bit cynical, handles every issue with tact, doesn&amp;#x27;t contain heavy handed messaging and has traditional values. It also has a very positive two parent dynamic. This is an absolute unicorn of a show.&lt;p&gt;Note: my usage of &amp;quot;traditional values&amp;quot; is not meant to evoke anything political or intended to be interpreted from a culture war lens. I just mean it positively portrays a family dynamic that can be universally appreciated.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>earthboundkid</author><text>My friend says she tries to model herself on the Mum from Bluey.&lt;p&gt;I say it gives children unrealistic ideas about how much play time the average parent can engage in without getting a crick in their back.</text></comment>