...Bluey!
In case you're not familiar with it, Bluey is an Australian animated children's show created by Joe Brumm, which debuted in 2018. The Show follows its titular character, a six (later seven) year old girl, as well as her family and friends.
Oh, yeah and they're all anthropomorphic dogs.
Over the years, Bluey has received nigh universal praise and going in, I was worried that the show would turn out to be the victim of over-hype. However, having watched every episode that's currently available, I can only join my own voice to the choir.
Bluey's most obvious asset lies in its presentation: Each episode of this show looks and sounds great, with episodes like Sleepytime and Handstand being particular stand-outs. As for the writing, it usually manages to match the visual and soundtrack in quality. Bluey as a show is, at various turns, funny, sweet and genuinely poignant.
Honestly, I struggle to think of anything negative to say about this show. Obviously, not every episode is a winner. For example, the episode called Blue Mountains is an absolute slog, which is impressive in a way, considering that every episode of Bluey (with one notable exception) is less than eight minutes long and some characters leaves me cold (I'm looking at you, Calypso). However, these are minor issues that does not in any significant way take away my enjoyment of Bluey as a whole.
In conclusion, Bluey is a great cartoon. I'm glad I finally decided to watch it.
