idk if Jack is played by someone with adhd but I doubt it. There’s a deaf child but he doesn’t talk or vocalise in any way, and he’s animated, so he has no actor.
the episode titled "space" features the character mackenzie processing abandonment trauma through play. [spoilers] there's a flashback sequence where he got mixed up in a slide as a very small child and assumes his mother abandoned him. His mother didn't actually abandon him, but it clearly upset him enough that he's been deeply affected by that event
Not as extreme as abuse between older individuals who know what they’re doing is wrong, but in “Bin Night”, Bingo mentions becoming friends with a child who severely verbally abused her the day before.
Though there is a bit of values dissonance when Bandit discusses how mothers were "allowed to be mean" in the 80s. In the present day, Nana Heeler is nothing but kind.
There's a joke in "Fairytale" where child!Bandit's mother chases him with a shoe, implying she's gonna hit him with it. The show points out that this was wrong, but it's still out of left field for this show's typical message of promoting gentle parenting.
The Heelers are goals honestly, only extends to slight roughhousing and teasing during games such as Dad Baby where Chili lightly smacks Bandit with a newspaper in response to mocking comments about what it’s like to be pregnant, he’s very clear in on the joke though
Bandit is seen drinking a beer in the episode "BBQ." There's a running gag involving it getting knocked out of his hand. The episode "Whale Watching" has the parents hungover after a New Year's party.
It’s off-screen and mild, but basically (spoilers!) Bluey and her dad find a little injured budgie by a tree, took it to the vet, and found out it died. Absolutely no blood, gore, rotting or anything like that
This concept comes up in a roleplay scenario in the episode "Magic", where Bluey and Bingo learn magic in order to "make people do anything", in this case to physically force the adults to play with them by "controlling" their body. While it's totally make-believe, everyone's reactions are played straight and at times they seem completely, genuinely, terrified. As such, it may still trigger the phobia depending on how bad yours is.
Bandit farts in the episodes "Daddy Robot," "Fairies," "Teasing," "Family Meeting," and "Smoochy Kiss." Bandit having farted in Bluey's face is a major plot point in "Family Meeting." He also squirts water out of his mouth and nose in the episode "Favourite Thing."
no but it is mentioned some like bingo once says "I go potty before bed even though I don't have to so I don't soil the bed" and 'having a bush wee' 2 times when bingo couldn't hold it and when they were camping
Fancy Restaurant; at the end of the episode Bandit is s*** after eating the food that Bluey and Bingo prepare. Mostly sound; you can just skip to the next episode, its the last bit of the episode.
There is a kid (puppy) in the hospital in Mr. Monkeyjocks, but he’s sitting up happy and alert in bed, and it’s clear he enjoys the present he receives from his mum at the end of the episode.
One character in Muffin Cone is implied to kinda have a binge eating episode and is trying to “eat healthy”. Not an ED but might be disordered eating and could upset some ppl.
Chili might have it, on account of her mum passing away, and a miscarriage. She is shown to have a hard time relaxing and being happy in one episode (I don't remember what it was)
Only pretend crying such as Bandit doing an obviously fake and unenthusiastic one in the episode "Promises." Although we do hear the four going on five year old Bingo actually crying in the episode "Sleepytime."
The show uses animation rigs. The 2nd unicourse episode show the animation program and how bluey the character is animated. Bluey wakes up and says "weird dream".
No but there is an episode with indie where she talks about and relives through playing pretend that one of her relatives having an “early baby” that needed to stay in the hospital to get stronger
technically yes. in the episode “early baby” bluey is in school playing with her friends. they’re playing hospital and bluey is the doctor “delivering” her friend’s babies. it’s just pretend so it’s not at all graphic but one of bluey’s friends tells bluey that she’s having an “early baby” and the baby needs extra care after being born (premature). she then goes on to explain that her little sister was premature and had to stay in the hospital for a long time after birth which may be a sensitive subject for some! it’s handled very well and nothing bad happens (except rusty removing the baby from their play NICU and the girls screaming in terror but it’s very lighthearted and sweet)
00ga b00ga incident aside, it doesn’t have a whole lot of diversity but it’s slowly getting better such as a pretty good portrayals of ADHD and deafness
Like the comment above points out, there were two episodes ("Teasing," and "Flat Pack,") which used stereotypical phrases associated with Australian Natives, but some releases edited them out. They were replaced with "Shooby Doo-wah" and "Ooo-ooo" respectively.
In the episode with Jack, a character with ADHD, his little brother and dad ask what’s wrong with him and why he can’t sit still (aka stop stimming) and tell him not to stim
The episode “Flat Pack” is an allegory for evolution, religion, and death. At the end, Bluey walks to her parents, and they help her up onto the swing they built. Bluey watches her “daughter” (Bingo), and Bandit metaphorically says “This is heaven.”
bandit, bluey, and bingo have made several references and comments that imply bandit's father had dementia/Alzheimer's, though never explicitly stated.
(S2E19) Bingo stuffs a balloon in her shirt but she’s pretending to be pregnant not plus sized. Closest I can think to this is Bluey using a couch cushion to pretend to have a big bum at the beginning of S2E37 ,but that could mean different things
It's implied Santa (and others like him) probably aren't real, but the adults are good about not spoiling it. The episode Easter (Season 2 Episode 52) in particular, manages to tell kids that it's not their fault if the Easter Bunny shows up late (or forgets about their house) while still keeping the magic of holidays like this alive.