Bandit starts his day with some morning stretches, but things quickly take a playful turn as Bluey decides to copy his every move. She mimics his goofy poses with ease, and even repeats a silly phrase he teaches her: “Bluey stinks like a monkey’s butt.” When Bandit heads out for his morning walk, he power-walks “like those guys in the Olympics,” and Bluey follows along. They run into Wendy, and Bandit tries to get Bluey to copy him again by slapping his bum, but this time she just shrugs it off.
As they continue their walk, Bluey spots an injured budgie under a tree and calls Bandit back to take a look. The bird nips at Bandit, prompting him to say “Toughen up, Bandit.” He sends Bluey to fetch a shoebox and tea towel, which he uses to create a little bed for the bird. They carefully drive the bird to the vet, with Bandit holding the box in place with one hand. Bluey tells him he’s a good “seat belt, Dad,” and panics when he takes his hand away to honk at another driver. At the vet’s office, Bandit explains that he thinks a cat may have injured the budgie, but unfortunately, the vet returns with bad news: the budgie has died.
Back at home, Bluey decides to replay the events of the day with Bingo, using her as a pretend budgie. She finds “Bingo-budgie” under a tree, gets nipped, and says “Toughen up, Bluey.” Bluey then picks up Bingo and puts her in a shoebox, before loading her into a pedal car and driving her to the “vet’s office” (the play room). Chilli plays along, but when she delivers the bad news, Bingo bursts out of the vet’s office, flapping around the waiting room. Bluey is initially annoyed, but Chilli comforts her, saying “This isn’t how you wanted the game to go, is it?” Bluey comes to accept it, saying “It’s out of our hands.” Just then, Bandit notices that Bluey has stopped copying him, marking the end of their playful game.
