Bluey - Explorers
Jack, while waiting to be picked up from school, immerses himself in a game, pretending to be a sailor navigating his way back to Australia. Concurrently, Jack's father takes a wrong turn and becomes disoriented on his way to retrieve him.
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Explorers — Trivia
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Jack's father discovers his all-wheel drive car is not suitable for the bush road, which requires a four-wheel drive vehicle.
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Rusty's and Jack's crew face disasters, poor planning, and loss of life, mirroring early Australian-British expeditions to the South Pole.
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A light brown dog with a darker brown spot and nose, wearing a beanie and holding a strawberry, appears on top of the bait shelf behind Maynard.
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The male Bulldog picker in 'Explorers' has a thick French accent and originally says 'and I'm from France,' which was changed to 'we're backpackers' in the Disney Plus version but has since been reverted.
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Jack's family car is animated using cel-shaded CGI.
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Jack and his family are from Victoria, as indicated by the number plate on their car.
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Jack's sister is named Lulu.
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Rusty's mother makes her first physical appearance in this episode.
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Jack claims he has been at 'sea' for 102 days, while Rusty estimates it to be only six weeks.
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Bandit plays the octopus again, reprising his role from the episode 'Octopus'.
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The petrol station where Jack's Dad found Maynard displays a price of AU$1.449 per litre.
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Strawberries appear in the title card of this episode, following their first appearance in 'Born Yesterday'.
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Jack says the title card for the second time in this episode, after first doing so in 'Army'.
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When 'Explorers' aired on Disney Channel in the US, it was paired with 'Housework' and 'Sheep Dog'.
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Lulu's animation freezes while she laughs during the off-road driving scene with her dad.
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