Bluey and Bingo were excited to have their cousin Muffin over for a sleepover, and they got to stay up late to celebrate. But when Muffin arrived, she was a mess – exhausted, incoherent, and acting wildly. Stripe pointed out that she had skipped her sleep, and he tried to negotiate an early bedtime for her. However, the sisters argued that they should be able to stay up late, and Stripe quickly left.
Muffin’s antics continued, with her dropping a doorstop on her uncle’s foot, running around and crashing into things, and even biting off an inflatable guitar. The sisters tried to negotiate with their mum, who agreed that Muffin needed to get some sleep. The sisters were disappointed, but they settled on playing one game before bed – “Restaurant”. They made a plan to make the game last as long as possible, with Bluey and Bingo acting as a wife and husband, and Muffin as their daughter Sheila.
The game started off well, with Chilli acting as the waiter and boasting about the restaurant’s fast service. However, things quickly took a turn when Muffin started getting into mischief, biting the cloth off the table and jumping on a table. Chilli tried to keep the game going, but it was clear that Muffin was getting more and more tired. The game escalated into chaos, with the kids visiting a chip shop run by Bandit, and then “stealing” chips and running away from the police (played by Chilli). Eventually, Muffin’s exhaustion caught up with her, and she stopped to climb a lawn flamingo. Bluey and Bingo realized how tired she was, and they decided to take matters into their own hands. They chased after Muffin as she tried to drive a toy car towards the flamingo, and eventually, they caught up with her as she crashed the car into an inflatable fountain pool.
Bluey came up with a plan to get Muffin to bed, and she told the others to follow her. They ran to the bedroom, where a sleeping bag was already set up, and they made it into a hiding place for Muffin. Chilli followed them, but Bluey reassured her with a wink that everything was under control. As Chilli lifted the opening of the sleeping bag, she saw that Muffin was fast asleep, and she gave Bluey a stroke on the head, whispering “Good one, Bluey”. The next morning, Bluey was awakened by Muffin, who was ironically well-rested, and she asked Bluey about the flamingo in her sleeping bag. Bluey just smiled and said “it’s a long story”.
