Bluey - Christmas Swim
The Heeler family comes together for a traditional Australian Christmas celebration. Bluey receives a new teddy bear and presents him to her entire family. However, the family's enthusiastic play causes the teddy to want to leave, until Frisky persuades him to stay.
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Christmas Swim — Trivia
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In Australia, December falls during summer, making swimming and barbecues popular holiday activities, unlike in the northern hemisphere where it is winter.
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Frisky wears a red hibiscus flower on the left side of her head, a Hawaiian tradition that signifies being in a relationship.
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Christmas Swim is one of five episodes not regularly airing on Disney Junior, likely due to its Christmas theme. The other episodes are Dad Baby, Verandah Santa, Easter, and Family Meeting.
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Socks walks upright for the first time in this episode, though she first walks upright canonically in the short Honk.
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The kitchen in Stripe's house has been entirely remodeled since it was last shown in The Pool.
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Frisky and Rad appear at the same tropical resort the Heelers visited in Swim School.
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Christmas Swim and Easter had the quickest American release on Disney platforms, debuting just ten and one day after their Australian premieres, respectively.
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Christmas Swim is the second Christmas episode of Bluey, following 'Verandah Santa'.
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In the end credits, a palm tree floatie floats across the screen instead of Bluey's usual dancing.
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A yellow-brown long dog wearing a Christmas hat appears on the kitchen counter, partly hidden behind the microwave.
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On the official website, the character section for 'Christmas Swim' features Bluey and Bartlebee in paper crowns, Bingo and the parents in Santa hats, Muffin and Socks unwrapping presents, Stripe in a 'world's best chef' apron, Trixie in a paper crown holding a prawn, and Chris wearing a 'Hang on I'll just get my glasses' shirt.
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Chris Heeler calls Bartlebee 'Bartleboy' and then 'Bumblebee' while drying him.
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