Bluey

Simply impossible to explain this show. Nothing I write will do it justice. I've been around since The Magic Roundabout, The Flumps, Captain Pugwash, Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo... Nothing from that era, or today's attempts like Peppa Pig, or anything in-between, come anywhere near to the standards of Bluey.

I sit with my young daughter (not that you need a young one to watch this,) and I'm laughing hard one minute, and fighting off the tears the next.

The creators, in fact the whole team from the story writer, to the animators, to the sound and music team, and especially to the actors... And every single other person involved... Are purely fantastic human beings.

If you listen from a distance it doesn't sound scripted half the time, it just sounds like an amazing family having fun. Most of the stories hit home, hard. Every character has amazing depth and are so loveable. Every single episode has something unique and amazing in it.

What did I learn from this? These kids are awesome.

I created an IMDB account just so I could say how fabulous this show is.

Simply perfect. Everything about Bluey is fantastic.

It's modern Australia without ever dipping into cork hat cliche. It's family life without anyone having to look like an idiots. There's jokes galore for the parents but without feeling forced or inappropriate. It teaches us all stuff without ever preaching. The lessons aren't just for the kids either - there's not a parent that has watched Bluey that hasn't learned something. In fact, if there is ever a hint of boredom or wanting a game to play, pop on an episode of Bluey and by the end of the 7 minutes you'll have a new game to play.

Even when there was a question mark over whether Chilli was left on the fringes being forced to play the straight man, with Bandit getting all the parental glory, the writers sorted it and she got her punchlines.

The comparisons to other pre-school shows are inevitable and let's hope they continue as Bluey should finally mean we see the last for the damn pig. That pig is rude without consequence, treats her dad like an idiot, dumps on her friends, never says please or thank you and bullies her brother, Bluey and her family are the polar opposite.

If there is a downside to Bluey, it's that Bandit sets an impossibly high dad standard for us to all live up to.

It seems an animated serie first for adults. For the many provocative stories, for the fresh and refreshing perspective about family and, especially, for the relations between parents and kids, for humor - the fine irony is a great virtue. Short, just charming in its mixture of chaos and not ordinary forms of wisdom

Back in 2004, a british animated show called Peppa Pig premiered. Forward to 2018, and we have this Australian series, which is called Bluey.

Peppa Pig however, suffers from poorly-written episodes, bland animation and unlikable and whiny characters. Worst of all, it actually effects the behaviour on children because they love it so much, like they would cry like George Pig over the simpliest things.

Bluey however, is nothing like that. The animation is really great for a flash series and is nicely detailed without being too bland. The characters are very loveable and fun, and best of all? It's not annoying and what the characters do is actually fun to watch. In fact, it doesn't appeal to kids, it appeals to adults, too. I'm 19 years old and I enjoy seeing what Bluey and her family do. Yep, I said that right, Bluey is female, so it's neat having a role-model who is likeable, unlike Peppa.

The plots are your usual slice-of-life type material with morals, from having Bandit (the Dad) pretending to be a robot, to Bluey and Bingo running a pretend hospital, to even Bluey pretending to be a grown-up at the Supermarket.

Both Peppa and Bluey do share one thing, good voice acting, except this show does it a whole lot better. The Australian accents are nice to hear, and it's great that BBC Studios kept them in when the series started to air internationally.

The only bad thing (at least in the UK) is that it airs on Disney Junior, which is typically on the highest packs on TV providers like Sky and Virgin Media, so many kids won't be able to see how amazing this show really is. If BBC Studios put it on CBeebies, then it would be able to reach a wider audience and it could rival shows like Bing Bunny or Hey Duggee in terms of popularity, but since this show will be on Disney+ as well, I see no sign of that happening.

Overall, this show is great. If you like family shows and have young kids, this is well worth watching.