Season 3 - Episode 23

Bluey - Family Meeting

When Father is accused of 'fluffing' in Bluey's face as he emerged from his bed, he faces a mock trial with Mum serving as the judge and Bluey and Bingo acting as witnesses. The question remains: what was Bluey doing in the room?

The morning started with a dispute between Bluey and Bandit over whether he had broken wind in her face while she was eating blackberry jam on toast. Chilli intervened, settling the argument with a wooden spoon, and announced that they would have a family meeting to discuss the issue. At the dinner table, Chilli laid out the rules for the meeting: one person would talk at a time, they would use the code word “fluffy” to refer to Bandit’s alleged flatulence, everyone would tell the truth, and they would address Chilli as “Your Honour”.

Bluey began by acting out a scene with her toys, using a dollhouse and anime dolls to recreate the events of the morning. She claimed that Bandit had gotten out of bed and fluffied in her face. Bandit then took his turn, replacing the orange anime doll with a plastic one and describing his version of events, which didn’t include breaking wind. However, the rest of the family disagreed with his account, and a flashback revealed that Bandit had indeed fluffied in an elevator while playing “Pull my Finger” with Bingo.

Bluey presented evidence of the foods that might have contributed to Bandit’s flatulence, rating their “fluffy factor” from 3/10 for baked beans on wheat toast to 10/10 for a petrol station pie. Later, Bluey asked Bingo if she had seen Bandit fluffie in her face, and Bingo said yes, earning her a lollipop. However, when Chilli asked Bingo if she had lied for the reward, Bingo admitted that she had, and returned the lollipop. Chilli told Bluey that this hadn’t helped her case, but assured her that the truth would set her free.

As the meeting continued, Chilli shared her own witness account, describing how she had heard Bandit getting out of bed and sliding the nightstand to reach his tablet. When she tried to recreate the sound, she realized that it might have been something else entirely. Bandit panicked and made a run for it, but the kids caught up to him and he eventually admitted to fluffing in Bluey’s face. Chilli confirmed that the truth had indeed set Bluey free, and sentenced Bandit to an hour of horsey ride as punishment. However, just as Bandit was about to start his sentence, he asked Bluey what she had been doing at his level that morning, and she admitted to playing games on the tablet, which wasn’t allowed. As a result, Chilli also sentenced Bluey to the same punishment. After they both apologized and hugged, Chilli hastily asked them to leave the room, and it soon became clear why: she had fluffied herself.

Release date December 13, 2021

Runtime 7 min

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Family Meeting — Trivia

The episode includes the first use of toilet humor in season three, with 'fart' replaced by less obvious terms. It was initially excluded from Disney+ in the United States and certain countries but was added on October 10, 2022, after fan complaints.
Production
Bluey accuses Bandit of fluffing in her face, while Bandit claims he was just moving the bedside table. Bingo fibs about being present and gets a lollipop, which is taken away, and Chilli sentences Bandit to an hour of horsey rides with Bluey and Bingo.
Continuity
The term 'fluffied' may come from Winton's clown character Fluffy in the episode 'Circus,' who made farting sounds, or from the expression 'letting Fluffy off the chain,' meaning to fart. The term is used again in 'Smoochy Kiss'.
Reference
Chilli tells Bluey that 'the truth will set you free,' a reference to John 8:32 in the Bible.
Reference
Bandit charges his tablet on the bedside table and sometimes drops it. Bluey and Bingo are only allowed to use tablets on weekends.
Character
Chilli wears curlers in her hair, referencing the curly powdered wigs worn by members of the Judiciary in Australia. Chilli's gavel, made from a wooden spoon, is a playful nod to the rare use of gavels in Commonwealth courts.
Reference
Season three introduces toilet humor with less obvious terms, and the episode was initially omitted from Disney+ in the United States and not included in some countries.
Production
Chilli farts at the end of the episode, and she covers the sound by scraping her chair.
Character
Bandit mentions eating sauerkraut for lunch, despite his allergy to it, but he doesn't show any allergic reactions in this episode.
Continuity
When 'Family Meeting' aired on Disney Channel in the US, it was paired with 'Barky Boats' and 'Smoochy Kiss.' This is the only episode to have been paired with a season two episode on Disney Channel.
Production
Bluey recounts the timeline of events, the roles of each family member, and the outcome from her perspective.
Continuity
Bluey's middle name is Christine, revealed for the first time in this episode.
Character
In the elevator scene, Bandit asks Bingo to 'pull his finger', a classic dad joke.
Character
The plastic doll in the episode resembles a Barbie doll.
Reference
Bluey's eyes glitch when standing next to Chilli at the table.
Production

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Bluey - Family Meeting

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