Daddy Robot is the fourth episode of the first season of Bluey.
Synopsis
Bluey and Bingo don't want to tidy the playroom, so they get Daddy Robot to do it for them. But when Bluey takes things too far and tells him that they NEVER want to tidy the playroom again, he decides to throw the kids in the wheelie bin!
With Mum's help, they manage to short circuit him, but it causes a major malfunction! Daddy Robot goes haywire, but luckily they are able to distract him with 'Mummy Robot' long enough to shut him down.[1]
When Daddy Robot is brought back online, Bluey and Bingo give him new instructions to kick back and relax with Mum while they finally clean up themselves.
Bluey and Bingo don’t want to tidy the playroom, so they get Daddy Robot to do it for them. But when Bluey takes things too far, Daddy Robot begins to malfunction with some disastrous results.[1]
Episode Recap
The episode begins with the girls being asked to tidy up the playroom by their mother; however they decide to activate their 'Daddy Robot' (Bandit pretending to be a robot) to tidy up instead. Once the order is given, they both relax on the settee. Both are so impressed with their plan, they decide that they never want to clean the playroom EVER again, and tell Daddy Robot this. Upon hearing this, Daddy Robot recalculates his objectives, and picks the girls up to take them out to the wheelie bin (as they are the creators of all the mess).
Chilli is spraying her houseplants as Daddy Robot and his "rubbish" pass by - Bluey grabs her spray bottle and squirts Daddy Robot who pretends to malfunction. The "Syntax Error" results in the girls being "mistaken" as vacuum cleaners, banjos, dirty laundry and a guinea pig before Daddy Robot commences a Cossack dance into the conservatory.
The girls get Chilli to act as a "Mummy Robot", so they can sneak up on Daddy Robot and shut him down - but not before he falls in love with Mummy Robot and performs an embarrassing, yet lively, Riverdance. While he is "unconscious", Chilli "operates" on Daddy Robot (pokes him with a crayon) as the girls explain how it was their fault that he "malfunctioned". Fortunately, Daddy Robot is "repaired" and wakes wanting to know of his next task. The girls take him into the playroom and tell him to sit down and relax, even bringing in Mummy Robot to sit with him. They then clean the playroom of their mess while Chilli and Bandit kiss one another, with the girls looking lovingly to their parents.
Appearances
Trivia
- This is the first episode to:
- This episode aired as the first sneak peek on ABC Kids in 2018, with the others being The Magic Xylophone, Keepy Uppy, Shadowlands and Fruitbat.[citation needed]
- Despite having a sock on the couch in the title card, it's nowhere to be seen on the couch in the episode.
- Long Dog: The standard long dog. Overturned next to the girls' couch in the playroom scene.
- The final scene, where Bandit suggests he might be dreaming and Chilli replies with "Well, kiss me before you wake up", is a homage to the ending of Total Recall.
- When this episode aired on Disney Channel in the US, it was paired with Teasing and Shaun.
- On this episode's page on the official website, the character section has Bandit carrying the girls on the settee.