When a 52-foot-tall balloon of the beloved kids' TV character Bluey soared down 6th Avenue as a part of last year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade — alongside the likes of Boss Baby, Baby Yoda and Pikachu — it was clear that the eponymous show had literally and figuratively hit the big time.
Although parents of young children already knew that. Since the Australian show — now in its third season — reached American audiences on Disney+ in early 2020, parents have waked in the night with the melodica-driven theme song on hyperloop in their heads. They have spent months tripping over the "Bluey" playhouse or stepping on its action figures — one of four blue heeler dogs that comprise the show's anthropomorphic family: a father named Bandit, a mother named Chilli and their two small daughters, 6-year-old Bluey and her younger sister, Bingo.
It will come as no surprise to these parents that the show has been made into a play currently on tour in the United States. After all, "Bluey" has come to dominate their households in the all-consuming way that only zeitgeisty children's fare can. (Think "Let it Go" from "Frozen" — wait, don't! You'll never get it out of your head!)
