#THE BLUEY REFERENCE OMG

[wutheringheightsfilm]

thank god i have the tumblr mutuals i do cus then i don’t feel like the only adult in the whole world who doesn’t watch bluey

[jrueships]

tag yourself as some of my favorite players except if you can tag yourself, you may need help . Ignore the pronouns lol

Jaboobi

doesn't know how to hold a proper conversation if it doesn't involve at least one special interest

picky eater

do NOT interrupt when in the middle of doing one out of the many favorite monotonous tasks, WILL kill you

still has to hold mommy's hand when nervous

kills people who call sports 'sportsball'

actually really nice when not pissed off 24/7

' i don't have anger issues and to show how i don't have anger issues, i am going to roll this Giant Boulder over a Small Village.'

adopts random things/people when he doesn't know what to do with his life

Gay Bear

Says eep

Finds the lack of an amygdala extremely attractive

Considered a vip at furcon

Voted best babysitter in hometown, should be a school teacher if the economic state of the world wasn't corrupt

Repeats jokes that fail until someone pity laughs, will frantically look around to find anyone who might find it funny

Unironically exclaims 'it's so preppy in here!!!'

Should wear a shirt that says 'warning, will leap into your arms when frightened and WILL expect the catch to be bridal style on the whim'

Nba youngboy

' i can say 'OMG' bcs 'OMG' to me isn't an insult to God, it is my Friend'

Invites himself to parties

Eavesdrops with eyes as big as saucers and mouthing surprise. Shocked to find out his spying has been discovered

Will argue with you while holding a popsicle in the hot sun

Shameless when it comes to the opportunity of social media account growth

Would ask a stranger if they had a hysterectomy because they give hysterectomy vibes

Tried to use an egg as a drum and was surprised when it cracked

Gamer Twink

Kink is people that could kill him

Over-the-top filters over any image taken by a camera is more useful and used than oxygen

Has to do The Thinker pose when thinking

If he can't have his daily little treat or life reward for being alive on earth, considers k*lling himself

Never knows what's going on until he hears one word of what could be news and then acts like he was the primary witness at the scene

'I do really good voice impressions, wanna hear?' 'Not rea-' 'hi im spongebob'

Says 'ggs' after sex

Drew

'Skibidi toilet rizz!'

Will make a random sound. Look at you in morbid silence. Waddle away

Texts using only a single pointer finger while squinting

that one Tiktok of that one ruff n tumble man who lives in the desert and acts very disgruntled by the fact that he has now adopted a stray kitten who's crawled into his trailer, ignoring the fact that he's immediately spoiled it with a million toys and the best food, water, and care possible

Has to be euthanized to be stopped from telling people 'don't fall in' when they say they have to go use the toliet

' not reading that, sorry, not reading that, sorry, ... squeak now or forever hold your cheese ? LOL! liked :] ! ...not reading that, sor-'

Behind those beautiful doe eyes.. is a man so horny ..

Reeses Puffs

Considers 'ya'll' a worthy word to be written in all essays

Hates being hugged but loves giving hugs

Mystified by magic shows

Superhero media lover till he dies

Walks into random conversations already laughing then asks 'what's up :D!! What's funny! What are we talking about :D!!' After the people go silent bcs who tf is this

People think he's innocent from his humor but is actually very messy and lovesss listening to drama

Refers to his pets as his children

Doesn't know what a vacation is

Poo Dirt

' im not going to speak to you.. im just going to Stare at you. And hope. You are a telepath.'

Wants a bad gf but would fumble her so badly

Thinks beastmode is still a thing in 2024

Has like two friends in his phone. The rest of the texts are from his family

Quietly clingy

Scary looking bitch who is actually quite soft and enjoys watching a good episode of bluey after work

'Hey guys' *chat dies*

Doesn't know how to end conversations. Just kind of. Wanders off

Faggant

Having sex with himself would fix him

Doesn't know how to admit when he likes new things. Has to make fun of it first

Would move mountains for a goth bitch

Just Laughs and automatically agrees to things when he doesn't know wtf you're talking about

'Imma be honest... i stopped listening to what you had to say and started thinking about how quiet this restaurant got after that one noisy ass messy ass etiquette lacking ass family left 35 minutes ago, sorry'

Gets ice cream at crumbl cookie

Gets lost going to crumbl cookie

Doesn't want to say anything about that

Jdumb

Used to be that one kid who would immediately t-pose when he recognized his friend in the hallway

^ weird

His fashion and hair IS his emotional state right now

Haahahaa :]!! *face drops* im going to Kill you.

Attends the movie theater in full-out cosplay

'Milk does not belong in cereal'

^ sicko

[sebscore]

Omg Jenny I had the funniest dream last night

Idk if u’ve ever watched the show Bluey (highly recommend it btw) but basically, what happened was that there was a news story announcing that Daniel would be guest-starring in the next season🥹

I woke up and Googled it to see everyone’s reactions but imagine my disappointment when I realised IT WASNT REAL😭😭😭

Oh, and I absolutely headcanon GZD as being a fan of Bluey despite being a grown woman 😂

ive never watched the show, but I know what you’re referring to hehe 😭😭 AND WHAT A DREAM OMGGGG 😭😭😭😭😭😭 I can feel the disappointment through the screen, darling! 🤣

[dsumpsbluey]

Unofficial Bluey Timeline: Part III

Welcome back to another installment in the UBT! In this week's post, we'll be discussing Episodes 11-15 of Bluey season 1. Can we get 10 notes?!?!?

Bike - Episode 11

Bluey learns to ride a bike.

Debuts and Details:

Episode introduces Bentley, one of Bingo's classmates, as well as Chloe briefly.

This episode focuses on Bluey's journey of riding a bike, to which she is still learning.

Episode takes place in a park, but not the same space as "Shadowlands". Could be a different park or different area in park.

Enjoyable episode that teaches us to not easily give up on ourselves, even when it feels hopeless. I like how the ending is open-ended, cuz it doesn't really matter that Bluey can ride her bike, but that she could.

Favorite Part: Muffin's meltdown

Bob Bilby - Episode 12

Bingo invites Bob Bilby for the weekend (🤯OMG A REFERENCE!!!).

Debuts and Details:

Obviously the titular "Bob Bilby" makes its debut, as well as.......... (in list of appearance)

Four unnamed parents that are assumed to be parents of Harley, Jasper G, Juniper, and Bentley (left to right).

Mrs. Retriever and her whole class (Buddy, Jasper W., Jasper J., Missy, Sadie, Harley, Juniper, Bingo, and Bentley).

Mrs. Terrier is mentioned to have taken Bob Bilby to Scotland. (This may be the same character as the Terriers' mum, but she won't be seen until season 3).

Frank, Chloe's dad, shows up near the shop (at least his head).

There is a mention of a Steve-O, one of Bandit's friends.

Bingo is seen incorrectly fastened onto her booster seat; this wouldn't change until season 2 after complaints.

Bluey is revealed to be a former student of Mrs. Retriever's, as evident by the fact she knew Bob Bilby from a previous visit.

Trixie is first seen alongside a red-tinted Stripe at the mall; this is later corrected during the firework scene.

Bluey is seen riding her bike a considerable distance, meaning she has learned successfully to bike, and the episode "Bike" has to happen before this episode. This may seem like a no-brainer, but in terms of the timeline, we must consider that certain eps HAVE to take place before others.

This episode spans the most amount of in-universe days so far, with a length of at minimum 4 days (accounting for a 2-day weekend)

One of the first episodes to contain plenty of information for the timeline. And what a fun episode it is. I love the bilby that is named "Bob", easily top 1 characters of all time.

Favorite Part: "Are you ready, Bob?" - Chilli (Why was she rizzing Bob like that?)

Spy Game - Episode 13

Bluey and friends struggle to maintain the game during a BBQ (OMG ANOTHER REFERENCE!!!🤯🤯🤯).

Debuts and Details:

Debut of Honey, her parents (Daisy & Marcus), and Mackenzie's mum.

There's an error during the "Honey's mum dancing" scene, where Bandit is at the grill when he's supposed to be at the restroom with Bingo. What's also interesting is that Frank is supposed to take his place from a previous shot, only to be replaced by Bandit in the aforementioned shot.

Bingo plays as "Sparkle Shot", yet Bluey doesn't use that name for her until the end (unusual🤔).

The first instance of Bingo busting (or bursting, I think it's the former)

I like how the episode attempts to teach the lesson the more traditional way with Bandit's demonstration, but even with it not working, the problem with Bluey and Bingo get resolved in its own way that still works.

Favorite Part: Anything with the guards, specifically when they block Frank from the sausage tray.

Takeaway - Episode 14

Bandit orders Chinese food.

Debuts and Details:

Debut of the "Takeaway Lady", the only other side character that shows up in this ep.

It's also the first mention of "Chutney Chimp", although there's an argument that the first sighting of the chimp was with Muffin's backpack in "Bike"

Bluey somewhat knows how to turn the water knob on, but doesn't know how to turn it off.

Bingo plays as "Tap Girl" when Bluey serves her food.

The second consecutive instance of Bingo busting; AND the first instance of a "Bush wee"

Bandit really likes his spring rolls

There's a possible scenario between this episode and "Daddy Robot" in terms of the timeline.

The takeaway they get in this episode is the same that Bandit is seen eating in the begginning of "Daddy Robot"

Or the takeaway that Bandit eats in "Daddy Robot" leads to them buying more in this ep.

Personally, I'd like to go with the former scenario, since there's not much that changes in terms of the timeline, and it helps keep things interesting in terms of placement. Theoretically, this ep could happen at any time, but its these connections that make the timeline interesting. Other than that, this is the "Trying to break Bandit's limits" episode, and I'm all for it.

Favorite Part: "If grown-ups grow from babies, and only grown-ups have babies, who had the first baby?" - Bingo

Butterflies - Episode 15

Bluey plays butterflies with other next door neighbor.

Debuts and Details:

This marks the debut of everyone's absolute favorite, Judo

Judo mentions a "Casper" during her phone call with Bluey, though no idea if this is pretend or real

Judo apparently has a thing against small children, which included Bingo until the episode's conclusion. This is strange given that Judo is seemingly an only child (although with the later season's tendency of introducing new siblings, it might not be the case).(It's probably from experience)

Bluey's school has a swing.

The backyard sandpit is missing throughout the episode [should be near the tree]

Great episode, but never understood the hate for Judo. Yeah she's rude here, but remember most of these characters are like 5-6-7 y/olds. And it's not like she doesn't like Bingo by the end. Honestly, this is why D+ needs to release "Dirt".

And with that ends another installment on the Unofficial Bluey Timeline. This batch has certainly brought up many details and scenarios for the season 1 timeline. Hopefully we get as much progress on next week's batch, as we cover more of Bluey's friends, a claw and a ball. As always, leave any comments about things I may have missed, and I'll see you next week.

[soderdog]

Character reference sheets time!!

so,, here is my fursonas refs with info about them, lets go!!!!

Whiskey

Whiskey is my truesona, I use them to say "it's me, but not me!!". They have my real name (Max**), they have long claws bc I have long nais (it's really usefull), they have same hair and eye color as me.

fun fact: I named them "Whisky" bcause I heard there character named Brandy in "Bluey". Like "ha-ha drink dogs"

Fun fact 2: Also one of their names is Scotch, bc I know only one sort of whiskey - blended scotch whiskey.

Soda

Soda is more like mascot. Or Whiskey's fursona. Soda is more ideal or cooler image of Whiskey. They have chainsaw and superpower to get chainsaws from nowhere. Also Soda is not exist. They just in Scotch's imagination.

Apple (Juice)

Apple it's worst image of Whiskey. Like if we look on whiskey in black glasses. All Apple's characteristics it's Whiskey's, but explained like something bad. For example: Apple helping only because he want to feel better or he wants a feedback. It's mean that Apple's help it's bad and narcissistic. btw you can explain everything from this pov.

Important: Apple also in Whiskey's imagination. So, all contacts Apple with Scotch only in his head. And not less important, it's the fact that Apple is more like ... Some..hmm... Something. Their body don't have any organs or bones inside, they also don't have anything that can say something abt their biological sex, but Apple can generate it, if he wants. But Apple need to know how these organs looks and works. They can do it by touch/scan it, or by reading/watching/listening about them. If you interested how apple works: Apple it's part of black mystic something, that something it's their brain and other things he needed. Yes, if you divide Apple, you will have Apple and... Other mystic silverfox. It's way how msf multiplying.

fun fact: Apple can also make their paws or neck longer, or move it around. it's means, that there no way to draw Apple's anatomy wrong. Just draw body, 4 paws, tail, head and neck, no matter where!

fun fact2: one of Apple's names is January, because I/Whiskey/Soda/Apple was born in that month!! And also it's shorts to Jan.

(not really) fun fact 3: One of Apple's names is my deadname so I wish you step on a lego if you want to know it or if you will call me by that name 🥰.

Inbetween

Apple can have inbetween form with Soda or Scotch. It's looks like Soda (or Scotch) have parts of Apple. Like Soda with black paws, or other edgy stuff. Soda (but not Scotch) also can get more paws, or wings or whatever from Apple.

If for Soda collaboration with Apple means "omg new cool superpowers, I can have two butts now!!", for Scotch it means "oh no, now I'm just like my mothers" or "I'm becoming someone who I hate"

Also, Scotch not becomes part-time Apple irl, in his case it's only metaphor, no super powers or something. They have this "dirty paws" effect only in his mind

edit 26 feb of 2023: end part was cutted. Apple and inbetween explained better. Added fun fact abt Apple. text became shorter.

edit 3 mar of 2023: added more info about Apple :)

[kyoscanineteeth]

INTRODUCTION !!!

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problematic shipping (proship, darkship, ect...)

zionists homophobic racists... any purposeful hate for no reason go fuck off

people I've blocked... don't come crawling back to me with an alt account

tcoaal fans piss me off please dni

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I am going to ramble about Justin's house. Noone will ever read this probably, but I could not care less, I just have to express my thoughts somewhere!!!

What I love about Robert is the fact that he can say the most ridiculous shit ever and he just gets away with it. Like if any other presenter on cbeebies said some of the stuff he did then it would just sound out of character, but for Robert, he just absolutely nails how to speak it.

'Madam, you are a human gyroscope'. Like mate imagine Rebecca or Evie saying that. No way.

'I'm just going to sit over here....and think about my life choices.' This one actually made me giggle so much, I can picture him just sitting on the floor behind the sofa doing that omg

And the stupid little throwaway comments he does in the show and the pantos aswell is the most hilarious thing EVER. Like when Nina was running onto stage in the 2012 panto and he was like 'oh she's been at the sweets again'. Actually hilarious.

The JH podcasts are so boring though (for the most part). Of course it's meant for small children, no wonder I don't find them great, but the quality of the scripts is abhorrent. I died of cringe at some of the lines. Like what do you MEAN that Justin and Steve get paid to say the line 'let's have a spin-song' (instead of a singsong, I can't recall the scenario that led to the word-pun), but jesus that was a rubbish joke. Justin and Robert get so fruity in them tho, like it actually made my jaw drop (/pos) at some parts at how gay it is

Like when Robert fell asleep on the sofa, and Justin said something along the lines of 'Oh, look at his little robot face, isn't he adorable!! Who's my little robot...you! (x2)' THAT IS SO GAY. I LOVE IT. And when Justin said to Robert something like 'Oh you're too kind, you charmer!' AAAAA I LOVE THEM!! And in the Christmas episode where they're unwrapping eachothers gifts!! That whole segment of it was so adorable!!!

Their whole relationship is so cute though. Like you can clearly see that Robert fancies Justin throughout the whole show. Eg in series 1 'Starting with art' when Justin did his little show-off dance of his arty clothes, Robert posed in a way that you could CLEARLY see that he thought Justin looked hot, which is quite funny. Also in 'Robert's inventions', Robert literally gives Justin such a seductive look for literally no reason, its so obvious he likes him. AND THE FACT THAT JUSTIN WANTED TO GO ON A DATE WITH HIM IN S2?!?! (I'd like to imagine that Robert eventually went to Posh Nosh with Justin the next day). Also at the end of s1ep23, when Dee, Nina and Cerrie chase Justin to kiss him at the end of the episode, Robert literally follows the 3 ladies in the line...like dw mate I'm sure Justin has a kiss saved for his favourite robot aswell lol. Omg I nearly forgot that in the prom podcast that Robert does, he has a phone call with Justin, and they say they love eachother at the end!!! Now that is epic. Ngl there's countless moments of homo between them, I'd be here all day if I listed them all!!

Also it's so funny how in s1ep6 that both of them (especially Robert) had a whopper hangover. Literally no other show could get away with that in an episode. Imagine a drunk TinkyWinky!?! That would be all over the news!! I guess it's a funny relatable joke for adults so noone cared. Actually now that I think about it, Bluey had an episode where her parents were hungover, and that got talked about loads!! In a good way. Its funny how JH does such wild things sometimes (those Pretty Woman references didn't escape my eye!) but literally noone cares lol

I like how at the start of some episodes it shows what they've been doing prior to the audience being there. Especially in s2. Eg Justin and Robert were taking swimming lessons together?!?! And they went to Glastonbury together too!!! They're just 2 daft lads living the life! Their chemistry is incredible though. Like no other pair in cbeebies has that spark. Cook and Line are very good together of course, but it does not match the level of Justin and Robert!

I REALLY hope that in the last ever series of JH (could be s7 or 8) that they properly confess to eachother in an episode. Or at least they say some sort of line in the background that confirms it. Or maybe even a sneaky little kiss on the cheek (although that'll never happen lol). Because I've noticed in s5 and 6 they've slightly mentioned the gay community more, eg when Robert's looking through an inventors book and says 'Oh of course him, and I remember her, ooh and I remember them!' (Yippee) and also there's a canoniclly non-binary caterpillar called Leslie, which is awesome. Maybe they're preparing the audience for something..I sure hope so.

Here endeth the rambling-eth.

[happytroopers]

Yoo, can I ramble about my clone OC bois?? I love them. Squad of 8– Slip, Flash, Wraith, Prudii, Spook, Salvo, Rancor, Katarn. Slip has an annoying habit of sneaking up behind people, is glad he got that name as the alternative was Bluey on account of his blue eyes; Flash is a massive show off, named in reference to that one dare/prank while on Kamino...; Wraith and Prudii are trained in infiltration, Wraith is a prankster while Prudii is more reserved; Spook is easily frightened, [PT 1/3]

Omg I’m obsessed!!! Please tell me about the Dare/Prank™️

[yorkshirewerewolf]

The Yorkshire Werewolf’s Blast from the past…. Part One ’ the Story of Our first VCR - the FERGUSON VIDEOSTAR VHS (3V66 MODEL)

In sunny Kingston-upon-Hull, we had the luxury of having a cable Tv and Radio system via Reddifusion. You had a special TV which plugged into a switch on the wall (see photo ) In Hull we had the 3 channels bbc1,bbc2, and Yorkshire ITV, plus a ‘Brucie bonus’ of Tyne-tees ITV which had some regional programme variety and the other letters on the 'dial’ belonged to radio channels which could be played via the TV sets speakers (high tech for the 60’s) all thanks to Reddifusion. In Hull we also had and unfortunately still do have our own Telephone Company (don’t get me started on k-com….grrrr) Hull was almost it’s own separate country….

So I digress. Back to October 1978 ( give or take a year, give me a break I’m 50+ @ trying to remember lol). My Dad informed me that we would be getting a replacement TV, an upgrade as dad had always believed in rental, nothing on the never-never or cash upfront. “ it’s best to rent, Son. if it breaks down they fix it for free, and after three years you get to update your kit…..” That Saturday we went to Holderness Road and the florescent yellow signage of the Reddifusion shop awaited ( see photo) It was an Alladin’s cave for a young fledgling geek. Filled with TV’S in various styles and sizes. and there it was. On display the Ferguson VHS video recorder. The store manager knew dad well and they began the usual banter but I couldn’t take my eyes off the VHS. It was playing a showreel on a loop, showing the features of the system and why VHS is far better than Betamax. I was then drawn to the dayglow yellow display unit which housed a collection of VHS movies which, wait for it….you could rent! ( a single movie per night was £6 ). There was a mixture of movies and as to buy a recent VHS movie you could pay up to 50 pounds each, this was the best way to see a newish film. As I stood drooling, dad came over. “ Done a deal with the manager son, we are getting a colour TV with a remote control!” My heart skipped a beat as up until now, I was the remote control. (Kevin! turn the knob, it’s crossroads coming on) “Not only that, we are getting THAT video thing, it’s coming Friday.” I walked out of the shop on cloud nine. Dad had always loved technology and we were going to be the proud owner ( sorry, renter?) Of a bloody video recorder!

The next few days seemed to pass like mini years , as I counted down the hours until the van would arrive with my audio visual heaven. I had kept it secret, only a few mate’s knew of its impending arrival. Dad had bought me two video magazines (no, not those type of mag,but they did have advertising for those 'special movies’ or a 'bit of a bluey’ as they were referred to lol). They came in useful trying to explain the concept of a VCR to two seventy-something Grandmothers.

Friday came, and the van pulled up outside as the old tv was unceremoniously taken away to be replaced by the spanking new combo. The guy who set it up had to use some serious shit to connect the VCR/Tv to the roof antenna and then tune everything in. I remember the two blokes, one a tech guy the other the driver. The tech guy saying it was only the second one he had fitted and to cash buy it was six hundred quid (Hmmm?). He also said you needed a colour TV licence for a video recorder even if you had a black & white telly (yeah, a lot of people still had black and white as the licence was cheaper and most portable TV’S were B&W.). The other guy just said on the way out “should have got a Betamax mate, VHS will never catch on”.

The family gathered around the new telly, the smell of a brand spanking new TV firing up for the first time is something special. “Use the remote” said dad, so I pressed “on” and in a few seconds the 28 inch screen burst into life. That was when we discovered the remote had an interesting feature, as our dog came running in looking like his arse was on fire. Every time I pressed a certain button on the remote the dog went sodding crazy. Even the cat reacted when you turned the volume up! It wasn’t rocket science. The ferguson tv used an ultrasonic remote control; different pitches for each button. Even me and my mates could hear some button sounds. My other grandmother used live close by, so we called her to come to our house to see our new telly and I wet myself as my dad changed the TV channels using the hidden remote and she couldn’t understand how it was turning over each channel “ I think it’s broken and you can’t get radio on it ” she announced. We let her into the joke and showed her the “box” “oh, you’ll both get fat as it’s the only bloody exercise you get, walking to the TV to change sides!” Harsh words, but true.

Then it was time to christen the Video recorder. We took off the cellophane from the blank cassette that came free with the kit. And that’s when we realised it was a C60 which was only an hour of recording time!

As we all gathered around we followed the instructions but it was hardly rocket science; huge press down buttons engaged the record and we sat making sure the right channel was selected on the recorder. ( see the photos. Sadly our recorder didn’t come with the wired remote ) Then we watched the other channel. Omg! watch one, record another. Amazing! Both Grans looked on unimpressed (we won them over later by recording Coronation street when they went to bingo, and they watched it later.)

The C60 cassette was a problem.Tonight was the “professionals” and I wanted to record it, but we hadn’t a spare and no one sold them. I sat at 9pm and pressed “record” as Bodie and Doyle crashed onto the tv screen in the Professionals episode “Hunter/Hunted”. I even paused it so as to miss out the commercials. I must have watched that episode 5 times as I didn’t go to bed until dad came down as I had woke him up with the telly being too loud . I was faced with the prospect of having to “tape over” this prized episode as it was our only tape cassette….

My nightmare was about to end, as Saturday evening good old dad came in. He had been to “Woolworth’s” on a tip off and he bought a pack of 3 C180 minute blank cassettes! The TV world was my oyster. Crisis averted. As anyone of my age will know, to preserve the content of your cassette you simply snapped a small plastic tab from the tape. This I did to the C60, preserving this episode of CI5’s adventures for ever. (As a skeleton Deryck Guyler sang on the TV commercial….Re record, never fade away….)

So that was the story of how we had a VHS video recorder and a remote control tv, which thanks to the magic of rental, we updated three years later…….

END OF PART ONE…..