Let’s start out by establishing the facts, because this is important. Fact one: Bluey, the Australian animated TV show for preschoolers about a playful family of dogs, is a heartbreaking work of staggering genius. (Yes, this is a fact, not an opinion.) Its seven-minute episodes are funnier, more layered, more substantial, and sometimes even more moving than most hour-long adult dramas. There’s one called “Flat Pack” that deals with Darwinian evolution, human progress, religion and the afterlife, marital relationships, the sweet pain of letting go, and assembling Ikea furniture — and it does all that in a way that’s sweet, hilarious, and accessible to people who haven’t learned how to talk yet. In seven minutes. That’s how good it is.
Fact two: Disney owns the worldwide streaming rights to Bluey, but it’s a co-production between Australia’s ABC and the U.K.’s BBC networks, and it airs in various places internationally. This fact is boring, but it’s relevant.
Fact three: There are 140 episodes of Bluey available to view on Disney Plus. But 141 episodes of Bluey have been made. There is an episode of Bluey that Disney does not want you to see. It has been censored, suppressed. This episode is called “Dad Baby.”
OK, I’m being somewhat dramatic here. “Dad Baby” is not actually that hard to see. Bluey’s distributor, BBC Studios, has approved it for release, it’s been aired on broadcast channels in Australia and the U.K., it’s included as an extra in DVD box sets, and you can buy it on iTunes. You can even view a clip from “Dad Baby” on the official Bluey YouTube channel. Or you can probably find it in segments on TikTok if you want.
Still, as the principal global home of Bluey, Disney Plus’ attempt to scrub “Dad Baby” from the
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