Bluey, Bingo, Muffin and Socks roleplay a pretend backpacking adventure around the backyard. The children become the backpacks as Mum and Dad are tasked with carrying them around while exploring their holiday destination.

Backpackers

Dave McCormack

Melanie Zanetti

Joe Brumm

Joff Bush

Steve Peach

Jasmine Moody

The Adventure

As Bluey and Bingo squabble over their magic xylophone (that has the power to freeze Dad in space and time) Dad seizes control and freezes Bluey, leaving Bingo as her only hope.

The Magic Xylophone

Doctor Bluey is needed when Dad gets a very curious x-ray from Nurse Bingo. It seems he has a cat in his tummy, leaving Bluey no choice but to operate immediately!

Hospital

Bluey, Bingo and Mum are enjoying playing Keepy-Uppy around the house with their last balloon, when Dad joins in and the game becomes the ultimate test of skill.

Keepy Uppy

Bluey and Bingo don't want to tidy the playroom, so they get Daddy Robot to do it for them. But when Bluey takes things too far, Daddy Robot malfunctions with disastrous results.

Daddy Robot

On a picnic in the park, Bluey and her friends play Shadowlands. But when Coco keeps taking shortcuts, Bluey has to show her that following the rules can make the game more fun.

Shadowlands

At the weekend, Bluey and Bingo are playing in the garden with Dad. But Bingo gets upset, when she discovers a walking leaf insect and Dad is too caught up in the game to notice.

The Weekend

It's lunchtime on Bluey's back deck! But every BBQ needs a side salad, so Bingo's relaxing sit-down will have to wait until she finds every colour of capsicum her cousins asked for!

Not wanting to go to bed, Bluey tries to dream about being a nocturnal fruit bat so she can stay up all night long and soon finds herself flying through the night sky.

Fruitbat

When Bluey forgets to put her favourite toy away, cousin Socks grabs it and won't let go! The kids stage a horsey wedding to distract her, with Dad and Uncle Stripe as the horses!

Horsey Ride

Bluey and Bingo run a crazy "Hotel" with Dad as their put upon guest. But when Bingo quits over Bluey being too controlling, Dad needs to teach them the importance of compromise.

Hotel

At the park, Bluey is struggling to learn how to ride her bike. But as she and Dad watch her friends determination with their own tasks, Bluey is inspired to give it another try.

Bike

When it's Bingo's turn to bring her Kindy's Bob Bilby puppet home and record their weekend in the scrapbook, the family resolve to put down their screens and show him a good time.

Bob Bilby

When Bingo stops playing Bluey's spy game in the park, their device to control the grown-ups stops working properly! Bluey now sees how important Bingo is and needs to win her back!

Spy Game

Forced to wait five minutes in front of a restaurant for their takeaway order, Bluey and Bingo become restless for entertainment, pushing the very limits of Dad's patience.

Takeaway

Playing 'Butterflies' in the backyard is great fun, until Bluey runs away with Judo leaving Bingo all alone. Now poor Bingo's heartbroken and Bluey needs to make amends.

Butterflies

Bingo loves horsing around with Dad, but sometimes he forgets Bingo is smaller than her sister. Mum teaches Bingo how to use her big girl bark to keep their fun within her limits.

Yoga Ball

At school, Bluey and her friends throw themselves into various games. Teacher Calypso keeps her charges on track with a wise word and a song... all except the mysterious Pretzel.

Calypso

Honey is stuck waiting for Dr Bingo's as the other, more exciting injuries get seen before her. Receptionist Bluey tells her to be patient, some of these cases are a real pickle!

The Doctor

When Bluey and Bingo are unable to grab a prize on a Magic Claw machine, Mum and Dad create their own version at home. But Dad isn't about to make winning easy.

The Claw

When Bluey visits the markets with five bucks from the tooth fairy, the options are endless. But as she and Indy scour the stalls for the perfect purchase, spending it proves hard.

Markets

Bluey, Bingo, Mum and Dad play a game of hand puppets, exploring the land beyond the Blue Mountains where they outsmart the Cheeky Fox to find the softest beds in the world.

Blue Mountains

Packing for the pool, Bluey and Dad tease Mum about being so fussy with what to take. But when they arrive underprepared, they realise a little planning goes a long way.

The Pool

Playing 'Shops' is the best game ever for Bluey and her friends - if they can ever get started! With Bluey questioning the rules and changing who's who, they might be here all day!

Shops

Bluey can't wait to get to the monkey bars as Dad takes her and Bingo on a wagon ride to the park. But her patience is tested when Dad keeps stopping to chat with other grown-ups.

Wagonride

Bluey is running a taxi service. Her first passenger is Businessman Dad, who is in a rush to get to the airport. But with unexpected delays, Dad's in danger of missing his flight!

Taxi

As Mum goes for a walk along the beach, Bluey runs to catch up with her. Along the way, she has a series of encounters that both excite and test her in her first solo adventure.

The Beach

Bluey, Bingo and Missy pretend to be pirates on the hamock swing at the park playground. Missy is frightened of the journey on the imaginary ship, but faces her fear to rescue her friends from the inside stomach of a whale.

Pirates

Bluey and Bingo dress up as grandmothers, but disagree on if grandmothers are able to perform the floss dance or not. Bluey proves that they are not by video calling Nana, but when this upsets Bingo, Bluey decides to teach Nana the dance so that Bingo will keep playing.

Grannies

Dad takes Bluey, Bingo and Mackenzie to the creek after they grow tired of the local playground. Bluey struggles to appreciate the beauty of the natural world surrounding her, until they arrive at the water. Bluey learns to step out of her comfort zone and try new things.

The Creek

When the family suspects that their house has been invaded by fairies, Bluey, Bingo, Mum and Dad go on a hunt to search for and capture the invisible creatures. Dad accidentally hurts Bingo's feelings and makes it up to her by outsmarting the fairies.

Fairies

Bluey and Bingo roleplay a day at work. Dad acts as the boss of a drainpipe factory and hires Bluey and Bingo after their successful interviews. The day takes a turn when Bluey takes control of the company and fires Dad for his breach of the strict "no dancing" rules.

Work

Bingo is sick in hospital, so Bluey and her Dad make, and send her a homemade video to lift her spirits. It tells the tale of Barnicus' quest to heal her spotty dog named Bumpy.

Bumpy and the Wise Old Wolfhound

When Dad has to stop having fun with the girls and go to work, Bluey and Bingo scramble to keep him playing games with them on the trampoline at the same time.

Trampoline

Dad takes Bluey and Bingo on a car trip to the dump to throw away rubbish. Bluey asks Dad a range of questions on the way and he proclaims that he knows everything. But when they arrive, Bluey is saddened to learn that he is throwing away her old drawings.

The Dump

Bluey and Bingo set up a pretend zoo at home in the backyard, with Bluey acting as the zookeeper who takes Bingo and Mum on a tour around the grounds. Bluey must devise a plan to catch the baboon (Dad) when he escapes the enclosure and takes Bingo along with him.

Bluey plays with Chloe and pretends to be a horse as she accompanies the princess on an imaginary adventure to find food at the family farm. The friends swap roles and adopt a variety of personas as they save the kingdom from an evil queen.

Dad wakes to find Bluey copying his every move. While the pair are playing outside, Bluey finds an injured budgie. They take the bird to the vet and learn that it has died. When they get home, Bluey reenacts the events with Bingo to cope with the budgie's death.

Copycat

Bluey and Bingo's cousin Muffin arrives for a sleepover in an extremely tired state. Uncle Stripe explains that Muffin is transitioning from her daily naps. The sisters stay up late and play a game with Muffin, before helping her get to sleep when they realise she is exhausted.

The Sleepover

When Rusty and Indy's two separate games at Bluey's playgroup come into conflict, the groups explain their different activities to each other. After sharing, the friends find common ground with their games, and they decide to play together.

Early Baby

While playing "Mums and Dads", Rusty and Indy have a disagreement about which parent should work, leading them to play separately. However, when they find that their friends have different ideas about how to play the game, the pair return to playing with each other again.

Mums and Dads

Bluey plays Hide and Seek with Bingo, Mum and Dad, but is quickly distracted by her toys, leaving her family hiding around the house undiscovered. When she slows down and focuses, Bluey remembers the game and successfully finds her family.

Hide and Seek

Bluey meets a French Labrador called Jean-Luc while on a camping trip with her family. The pair play together and build a camp site, but when Dad acts as a wild pig, the pair must find a way to communicate to combat the pig. Bluey is saddened when Jean-Luc leaves.

Camping

Bluey and Bingo pretend that Mum and Dad are a mountain when they are tasked with playing a game without their parents' participation. Bluey races ahead to reach the summit while Bingo brings along a backpack to carry the climbing equipment.

Mount Mumandad

During a visit to the supermarket, Bluey adopts the role of the parent while Dad must act as the child alongside Bingo. When he tries to fill the trolley with the groceries, Dad gets in trouble with Bluey for being a disobedient child.

Kids

Before bed, Bingo loses her favourite cuddly toy. Mum helps Bluey and Bingo retrace their steps to find the lost item. The siblings recount their adventures as they remember playing with Dad, who was pretending to be a "chickenrat" creature.

Chickenrat

Bluey builds a pretend house and gains some new neighbours when Bingo, Mum and Dad move into the street. Bluey must learn to get along with a difficult neighbour when Bingo invades her space and spills over onto her property.

Neighbours

When Bluey teases Bingo, she argues that it is acceptable because Dad always teases her. The family recalls all of the times that Dad has made fun of them, but they ultimately learn that there is a difference between teasing and playing.

Teasing

Dad tries to teach Bluey how to use manners while eating dinner at the dining table. However, when Mum gives Bluey a stick of asparagus which magically turns the family into animals, Bluey discovers the importance of manners while trying to control everyone.

Asparagus

Bluey and Bingo try to convince Dad to get a pet, but he insists that they already have a pet; a disobedient emu called Shaun. Dad's hand transforms into Shaun and the siblings learn how to look after their new pet by feeding, bathing and walking him.

Shaun

While Mum is out for the night at a friend's baby shower, Dad must put Bluey and Bingo to bed as part of their evening routine. When the siblings are missing their mother, Bluey decides to set up a pretend baby shower of her own to take her mind off her anxiety.

Daddy Putdown

It's Christmas Eve and Dad and the kids are taking turns pretending to be Santa! But when Socks nips Bluey and Bluey refuses to leave her a present, they must all learn the true meaning of being good for Christmas.

Verandah Santa

Bluey is an inexhaustible six year-old Blue Heeler dog, who loves to play and turns everyday family life into extraordinary adventures, developing her imagination as well as her mental, physical and emotional resilience.

Backpackers

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