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When Bingo discovers her old carrier, a new game is born: Dad Baby! Bandit wears the carrier and pretends to be pregnant with Baby Bingo. At first he proclaims that pregnancy is a piece of cake, but as the game wears on, he's ready to back out, only to find Bluey holding his own words against him: if you're going to do something, do it properly.Now committed to the bit, Bandit endures backaches, having all his food snatched away by a hungry baby, numerous belly-kicks, and his wife's wicked sense of humor, before the big moment arrives. Lucky's Dad is unwittingly roped into the game, and, after a chaotic delivery, Bandit gives birth to a bouncing baby Bingo. One look into his daughter's eyes makes it all worthwhile—at least, until Bluey demands a turn.
This episode of Bluey is available for streaming on YouTube over here.
Tropes:
- Actually Pretty Funny: To a degree, Chilli expresses that she takes Bandit's jabs about being pregnant in good fun when she laughs while facetiously calling him out on his unflattering impression of a pregnant woman. She only acts when Bandit makes a remark about stretchmarks and even that is in jest.
- Animation Bump: When Bandit is holding "baby" Bingo, the colors become shaded.
- Clean, Pretty Childbirth: Averted, even if it's just pretend play. Bandit's "delivery" of Bingo is painful, involves talk of going in "through the sunroof", and at one point features a shower of dim sums that are a very obvious stand-in for something else that sometimes happens during labor.
- Delivery Guy: Invoked with Pat. When it comes time for Bandit to "give birth" during their game, the kids ask Pat in the neighboring yard for help. He's not thrilled when he realizes what he's been roped into, but plays along while Lucky shouts the cricket score from the next yard.
- Full-Name Ultimatum: Chilli yells out "Bandit Heeler!" after Bandit puts on a none-too-flattering impersonation of how she acted while she was pregnant with Bingo.
- Here We Go Again!: Just after Bandit has recovered from the game, Bluey decides that she wants to be the baby next.
- Hypocrite: When Bandit is fed up with pretending to be pregnant and nearly calls it quits, Bluey calls him out on how he previously said "If you're going to do something, do it properly." Bandit applies "rules for thee, not for me" with the justification that the saying doesn't apply to him.
- Mister Seahorse: Downplayed, as its more a pretend game. A domino effect leads to Bandit playing a game where he has to use a baby papoose to pretend he's pregnant with Bingo. It's not as fun or easy for him as he expected.
- Punctuated! For! Emphasis!: Chilli when Bandit tries to make a crack about stretchmarks:Chilli: You! Have! No idea! What! I! Went through!
- Smash Cut: When Bluey asks Pat for help with "something".
- This Is Gonna Suck: Chilli's initial reaction to the Dad Baby game."This is not going to end well."
- Bandit's time being pregnant was already painful and uncomfortable enough when he only had to do it once with Bingo. But then he has to do it again, this time with Bluey, who is bigger than her younger sister. Bandit's expression when Bluey asks to be the baby this time speaks volumes that he's not going to enjoy simulating a second pregnancy with a larger child.
