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There’s someone in these comments saying his parenting skills are terrible. They think he’s teaching parents to never have standards when it comes to children cuz they make fools out of themselves in public. He’s just appeasing his kids and not hurting anyone what’s wrong with that?
@@Magulousmous i think it depends on people values. I would defenitly understand someone saying they personally wouldn't do this or that it isnt a parenting technique they agree with. But that still doesn't mean he is a bad dad or is a bad exemple. He simply as a different way of doing things and thats neither good or bad. And like you said, he isnt hurting anyone and at the end of the day it only shows how dedicated he is to make his kids happy. That in itself is an amazing thing.
Do keep in mind that the traditional view of fatherhood is that the father is THE authority of the house. Anything that makes said authority look “weak” is automatically viewed as bad by those people.
Is Bandit perfect? No but he does his best to be a good and attentive father to his daughters. He clearly loves them. He would do anything for his kids and he is one of the best dads in animation.
He’s better than 100% of all other dads. When was the last time you saw the dad from Peppa Pig get down and have a heart to heart moment with George? Or Peter Griffin apologize for what he did?
Being a good dad isn't about being perfect. Showing flaws helps parents learn that it's okay to make mistakes in parenting. My theory is that the writers started noticing the pedestal that he was put on and wanted to put in more flaws so parents don't pressured into being as 'perfect' as Bandit.
Also, even when parents are bad in little kids' media, they usually don't address it. Which is what makes how they hold Bandit and Chili accountable when they mess up all the better. It shows an example to parents of how to be imperfect in a way that doesn't leave a child either holding your flaws on a pedastle or making them see you as delusional. You don't have to be perfect, but you need to learn how to hold that side of you accountable in a way that'll also teach your kid how to handle being in the wrong
In the episode with him leaving to go on his business trip and not telling bingo. I never took it as him forgetting to tell her, I took it as him not knowing how to break it to her. There are times where telling that kind of thing is really really hard and you don't know how to phrase it. Especially with how we see the girls react to him leaving for his day to day work, a few weeks was going to break their hearts and even though Bandit could have ripped the bandaid off sooner, you still feel bad when you hurt them ripping the bandaid off. He was probably going to tell her and Bluey that night with Chilly to help support the girl through the sadness, or maybe Bluey has seen him leave before and that was Bingo's first time. Either way, from my pov, he might have been stalling it for himself as well cause its hard telling your kid you're gunna be gone.
and with kids that young it can also make them MORE distressed telling them in advance because then they just worry about it and get sad on and off again until you leave.
This. I had to prep ahead what I was going to tell my toddler when I was going away for work for a week. Bandit was leaving for much longer than that and if he's doing archeology stuff he might not be able to connect that often. That'd be hard for me to break to my kiddo.
Also lets remember that bingo is more emotional and easily hurt. My dad go on work trips all the time, i got used to it as a kid. My mom didnt though. While he should have told bingo, making mistakes is normal and sometimes its not all black and white
@@SavannahBurrisYeah when they’re that young sometimes you gotta wait so the anticipation doesn’t hurt more than the actual event. Ofc every kid is different but I imagine that was Bandit’s idea with Bingo. He didn’t want her to be sad for longer than she would already have to be
Nobody's perfect, and that goes for cartoon characters as well! Bandit has his flaws and can go too far at points, but he's a loving and caring father who's always putting his kids' happiness first!
I always interpreted Unicorse as Bandits attempt to tire Bluey out and drain some energy before bed. My husband and I often do something similar, like play an active game or challenge whenever our son doesn’t want to go to bed.
Honestly haven't looked at it that way. I thought bandit brought out unicorse so that chilli wouldn't take her frustration out on their daughter. I guess there's two reasons for that then
@@texasroze2371Yeah I assumed OP’s theory at first, but then I heard the idea that Bandit was helping *Chili* not Bluey. I assumed he was trying to get Bluey’s wiggles out but it makes more sense that he was trying to give something for Chili to direct her annoyance at that wasn’t Bluey. Ofc Chili would never do anything or say anything to hurt Bluey but we can see with Sheepdog that sometimes Chili being exhausted is taken by Bluey as something _she_ did, which upsets any kid. So Bandit gave them both something else annoying that had nothing to do with Bluey 😊
Honestly the only time I thought Bandit REALLY messed up with was Obstacle Course, because of him getting caught cheating, knowing he was cheating, getting CALLED OUT for cheating, and yet he’s still not admitting it, but that’s him being competitive and he does make up for it with Memory Snap despite STILL not being willing to admit he done cheated. And Bandits competitive, it’s established early with such things like the claw game: he knows that having stakes sometimes makes things more fun, and he plays hard and plays to win. And honestly he’s got a point- the world ISNT gonna become easier for you just because you’re struggling. Bandits a GREAT dad. He’s just a FLAWED dad.
I was very hurt by Bandit's behavior in "Obstacle Course". Not having empathy about losing all the time was disappointing (even after Chilli brought up Bandit's not wanting to play the memory game that he lost all the time), setting up the competition with a reward when he very much expected to win somewhat handily was disappointing; yanking Bluey back to keep her from winning (physical violence and cheating) and then "gaslighting" his own wife (his speed led her to misperceive him as cheating) - that was painful. Bandit's "fun dad" behavior is not ideal parenting, but that is a foible (as brought out in "The Pool" - and in that episode I was disappointed that he did not defend Chilli from the accusation of being "boring" though I can also understand that modeling good behavior is not easy in a short cartoon). His mishandling of Bluey beating him at the obstacle course was (in my opinion) much more serious. Perhaps his willingness to play the memory game to determine the actual result of the race was a tacit admission that he did not win, knowing that he would lose the game (and he did handle losing well with 'how do you play so well' rather than grumbling or having an adult tantrum). Admitting wrongdoing is very hard, especially when the wrong is contrary to how one wishes to see oneself (athletic and a good dad, in Bandit's case), so this concession might be more significant than I felt when watching it. The pain comes significantly from the episodes I had watched earlier presenting him as an imperfect but extremely caring dad who was not simply indulgent (even if he had a "fun dad" weakness). Bandit's very bad behavior may have struck me harder because he was presented as a flawed hero rather than a paragon or an ordinary person; a paragon might cheat on a final exam because not being excellent could be an attack on identity, while an ordinary person might cheat because being a "good person" was not that important. A flawed hero knows that falling short happens yet has a strong core desire to do the right thing. Before I had watched "Obstacle Course", I had written «I am pretty sure I would not have been nearly as good a dad as Bandit» even though I also thought «I might have been a _nicer_ husband» (note: not better), but that episode forced me to retract that statement. I have not yet watched the video. Perhaps such matters were well addressed.
Bandit not being perfect all the time makes him a better character, and anyone who thinks he's a bad father is blowing his character flaws way out of proportion. The writers were making sure to reinforce the lesson that no one is perfect and expecting someone to be is unrealistic and harmful, which seems to be a lesson these people haven't learned.
I've also heard the argument that Bandit brought out unicorse in order to direct Chili's frustration away from their daughter so she wouldn't snap at her.
I doubt she would snap, but Bluey is a sensitive kid. In Sheepdog Bluey becomes concerned she did something to make her mom “not like her anymore” because Chili needed a 20 minute break! Bandit probably read the room and was like “Oh Chili’s exhausted and Bluey can be sensitive to that…” and decided if he redirects Chili’s irritation and tiredness to something Bluey isn’t a part of, it would help both of them.
I have a note for curry quest. I have a three year old who has some anxiety issues. We can't tell her big changes right away and need to pick and choose when to let her know change is happening. Daddy is going to work and wont be back for a bit, is a hard change to explain to a child who might not be equip to hear it if told ahead of time. Some children need a different approach when it comes to dealing with news. My child gets super anxious if they are told infomation too early, even if good news. We treat all change as adventures which they love as they now know somethiny is going to happen, sometimes good or sometimes not as good. Farmers market, visiting family, work trips are great ways to treat a sometimes occurrence instead of the normal occurrence. We have handled work trips in the same way as bandit and it works great with us.
Anyone who claims Bandit is a bad parent makes me wonder if they understand what the point of a TV show character is. It's only natural that as the series progresses that we are allowed to see more cracks in Bandit's ideologies and mistakes he's made. But it's obvious to anyone with their eyes open that he's done way more good than bad, and it's hard not to be grateful for that. I just hope I don't see people claiming that Chilli is a bad mum next time lol
I feel like Bandit and Chilli both illustrate the idea that kids benefit from diverse approaches to guiding/teaching. Bandit is generally more silly/playful, and Chilli is more responsible, though both demonstrate traits of both at different times. But sometimes Bandit is the parent more suited to a situation, and sometimes Chilli is. No one person can do it all - kids thrive when a variety of approaches are available to help them learn in different ways in different situations.
I’m very surprised that some of the episodes where he straight up bribes Bluey and Bingo with money and such weren’t included lol. Even Chili has commented on how that tactic doesn’t make for good parenting. It does make me laugh however, because it’s extremely realistic to some degree. My dad (and even my mom) were victims of bribery to get me or my sister to do things sometimes. “Yes, I’ll buy you an ice cream if you stop having a tantrum”, “Okay, you can have the stuffed animal if you stop begging and let me finish grocery shopping in peace”, “Fine, I’ll take you to McDonald’s if you promise to stop being mad at me!”. By far not their strongest parenting moments and I’ve been told that’s often when they’ve just been so worn down that they don’t care anymore in that moment. It didn’t happen often though, it was just sometimes really exhausting having two young children who were really close in age gang up on them all the time 😂😂
For Unicorse, I'm sure you're covering it in a later in-depth, but to me, Bandit is doing a sacrifice. Chillie is getting agitated and Bluey is barreling towards being caught in a souring mood from Chillie, so Bandit becomes something of a lightning rod through Unicorse. It's an extremely delicate tightrope walk, but Unicorse perhaps more than almost any other episode shows how in tune Bandit is with his family's capacities and emotions, and understands that he can redirect the frustration from Bluey towards Unicorse/himself. It never crosses the line to me, because he understands both their needs and limits. At least that's my interpretation.
Just from the title alone I say HECK NO! Even with later seasons showing Bandit’s more negative traits he is far from being a bad dad. If anything his faults make him more relatable.
In Squash, I interpreted his continued refusal to let Bingo/Stripe win as part of the game. He realized that Bluey really wanted Bingo to win, and then he made it fun by putting Bluey in a position where she took charge. Obstacle Course does really frustrate me. It felt very out of character - which makes sense given what I said above. He was competitive before, but not over caring about his kid’s feelings. It made me question whether there were other hints that he’d been like this before that I’d missed. So I was part of these conversations. But there’s a huge difference between discussing a character flaw and saying a few bad decisions change his character from “good” to “bad.”
Lol, so this is a late response, but as someone with bros. We get competitive against one another. If we know the other 'let's us win', that's like an even worse feeling.
They say Bandit’s a bad father as if he’s supposed to be a “perfect parent who can do no wrong.” No parent is perfect! A kid’s cartoon that portrays a parent as someone who never makes mistakes sets up an unrealistic standard for parenting. Even the most caring parent who loves their children more than anything is gonna make mistakes here and there in parenthood. Chilli has literally said it. “Wanna know a secret? We all fail Mum School sometimes.” And Dads fail Dad school sometimes! What makes Bandit a great father is when he does something bad or makes a mistake, he will recognize it and change to be better. Especially for his daughters! He may not be perfect, but he always does his best. Also. Bandit’s competitiveness is very relatable, lol
Thank you. That’s the BIGGEST problem I have with Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. Even Mr. Rogers wasn’t as bad as the Tiger family in setting impossible standards. Mr. Fred Rogers would be rolling in his grave and would wish Bluey was made on his behalf instead of Daniel Tiger.
@@princesspikachu3915 leave The Tigers alone. It's a great show for different reasons. That show taught ME a lot of great songs that helped my kid deal with various situations. Not everything is a freaking competition between shows. Both Bluey and Daniel Tiger can be great for their own reasons.
@@twothirdsanexplosive Mr. Rogers Neighborhood is better. Daniel Tiger wouldn’t have those songs without the original show. Plus Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood ruins the lore that Fred Rogers had for those characters. Daniel Tiger (dad) is supposed to be an orphan and Granpere (the grandad) was just a role model. There’s just a lot that was changed and the so called “updates” were unnecessary. You’re better off sticking with the old original puppet show. Edit: especially because you get the exact same songs and more. The cartoon removes some lyrics.
@@princesspikachu3915 I grew up on Mr Rogers, I love Mr Rogers, as a kid I really disliked the voices her did for the characters, it was my least favorite part of the show.
bandit is not perfect, he makes mistakes and when can see that in episodes like 'obstacle course' where he is trying to teach a lesson to bluey but is not doing that in the right way.
bandit's a really good dad! most dads i know wouldnt play with their seven year olds, encouraging their imagination like he does. they either plop them in front of the tv or let them go mostly unsupervised outside. bandit's the type of dad i want my brother to be to his kids
its possible that bandit didn't know he was he was going on a business trip until the last minute. maybe he was planning on telling bingo after they got home from the curry quest.
Ain't no way people are calling my blue dog man a bad dad! He's literally the best dad ever! Reminds me so much of my own dad, me and my sister used to play just like bandit does with his kids, he's so caring and attentive to his kids, honestly makes me feel nostalgic
I feel Bandit is used as a catalyst for the "valuable life lessons" in the show. You mentioned this to a degree but it holds true through almost every episode. Without his actions and the immediate feeling it gives the kids, a lot of the lessons would be lost. They experience the lesson in real time through Bandit's "flaws" and can immediately understand why the lesson is important. This also translates to the viewers of the show as they can watch from an outside perspective.
This makes me wonder if they'll go more into Chili's flaws as the show progresses. I can think of Bandit's flaws pretty easily but Chili is way more straight laced
One of Chilli's biases seems to be toward safety/regulation. Most of the negative consequences of such are lost opportunity costs, which are more difficult to discern. "The Pool" shows some of the weakness of that bias - if Bandit's impulsive nature had not intervened, Bluey would not have gone out until the chores were done which might have been too late to use the pool that day - as well as some of the strength ("boring"/safe stuff can be important). An impulsive person can more readily moderate the negatives of a safe person than a safe person can moderate the negatives of an impulsive person; e.g., Bandit can put his foot in his mouth faster than Chilli could say "before you say anything ...". Chilli also seems to be less directly confrontational (the warning to Unicorse's "buddy" seems close to her limit - though I have not watched many episodes so I may have missed stronger examples) but she makes somewhat snide remarks behind Bandit's back (which is not ideal behavior). Rule-oriented people also tend to burn out more easily; "Baby Race" may have presented this, though new parents generally tend to feel more pressure to do everything right and be stressed when their adequacy as parents is challenged by circumstances. "Magic" also showed Chilli being "cheeky"; even a playful "you better do it if you know what's good for you" is generally not ideal for intimate relationships. "Duck Cake" may show Chilli's difficulty operating in "unsafe territory" (the risk of her failing to make the difficult cake properly). Feminine behavior seems very positive in a well-functioning society (and the Healer home and neighborhood are biased toward that); masculine behavior may help jolt a society out of a local optimum and counter broken aspects of society. Showing the weaknesses of "purely feminine" behavior may be even more difficult in a family program (which probably has a bias toward well-functioning society), i.e., beyond the difficulty of showing lost opportunity costs, a safe family-friendly environment may offer fewer opportunities for feminine behavior to be problematic.
I think if you are so intent on focusing on what is bad about a character, you’ll eventually find numerous reasons to not like someone and ignore everything that is good about them. From all three seasons, Bandit’s good parenting skills totally outweigh the flawed and I don’t even think the flawed aspects makes him a bad dad, it just makes him human (or dog in this case).
I love your take on this. I agree that Bandit was almost a little too perfect in season one, but also that Chili wasn't featured enough early and I think they've also adjusted for that as well.
Bandit was just pretending that he wouldn't let Stripe win after talking to Bluey, it's easy to tell, it's just because of his teasing nature that he doesn't say yes right away, By the way, I bet most of the people who complain about Bandit aren't even parents so they don't know how hard it is to have kids.
I think Stripe beat Bandit fair and square. Bandit was getting just as tired as Stripe was, and as seen in Obstacle Course, he’ll do anything to not lose.
I believe some of these people also project with only some of these mistakes. And because they can't do as good as him, even hurting their own kids, they try to use his negative image to feel better.
Bandit is just like any other person (dog), he has flaws, but he tries his best. He goes above and beyond for his girls in any way he can. He’s definitely the best tv dad❤
On my bad days, when the sky is cloudy, I feel very down in the dumps. But sometimes I see the notification that you have uploaded a new video and my day brightens up when I see you pop up.
for the longest time when i was a kid me and my dad would race upstairs whenever he came back from work, sometimes hed even try to push my head down during it cause i always won, and it was always so fun. sometimes my dad has to go into work on days he usually has off for things like server maintenance and whatnot, sometimes its sudden and previous plans have to be adjusted, and sometimes he doesnt emphasis enough about when or why he has to, and that has caused many isues in the past, but he always tries to make up for it. just cause dads make mistakes occasionally doesnt make them bad parents, nor does making MORE mistakes mean their worse, it just means their human.
I remember when i first come upon it and while I agree in some aspect about Bandit in obstacle course, he was called out and had a face of regret as soon he was called out, just because he done that, does not mean he's awful, cause he is not, he makes mistake which is normal, so thank gosh for this video, also yes, you would be like bingo in the bed with a thousands jack plushes
I think Bandit was great in every season as a parent. He’s largely shown for his positive moments and I think it’s great that he’s seen as a benchmark for parents to try to attain to. However, no parent is perfect. Whilst watching the show there were moments where I was like “Bandit, what are you doing??” But it never took away from the episodes and I never went to the next thinking he was a bad parent. I think he’s a *realistic* parent. I’m a childless adult, but seeing Bandit make mistakes that he’s sometimes called out on makes my experience of relating the show back to my own childhood that much more realistic. My dad doesn’t have the same flaws as Bandit. But he does have flaws and he did mess up sometimes when raising me and my older sister. It made Bandit as a character feel less like someone I WISH my dad could have been and instead more like a dad who my own father WAS sometimes. As I said, maybe not in all the same ways. But just like Bandit, he messed up sometimes. And just like Bluey and Bingo, we were sometimes hurt by these things. But just like Bandit my dad always strived to be better. I celebrate the episodes where he’s not a perfect parent sometimes, lol!
Thanks for this Pugly. Nobody's perfect... everyone commits mistakes, everyone can get exhausted or overfilled, everyone have bad days once in a while; there's not such thing as an idealistic "PERFECT" etiquette, it doesn't exist... we tend to err, it's only human and as realistically built characters this isn't the exception for the characters in this show either. Let's give a concrete example, shall we? Mini Bluey, for this episode, people take his comment to far, sure, it is scientifically proven parents grow more attached to one of their children over the rest (this can be unconsciously, like the Heeler couple's case or not). but let's be honest, it's have been assuredly proven they absolutely do not pick favorites. On that occasion Bandit took the game's liberty to express without thinking, but showed deep regret after being remarked by his wife about his comment and after they left, what they truly referred to was the game itself, how having 'Double Bingos' is more useful than having 'Double Blueys', nothing to do with 'who does he loves more over who', and it was maybe a mistake to let Bingo cheer up her sister by herself (probably by her being easy to cheer) but we know these two, and it's almost a fact they apologized to her off-screen (not shown to probably remain the humorous conclusion). Not defending his actions, they were wrong (and he knows it) but knowing them it's sure they made up afterwards; after all, we only see snippets of their daily life, it simpy goes on without our witnessing. Now talking about Obstacle Course, we've been shown Bandit has an overcompetitive nature, tending to tease, and in this episode this goes a bit too far expressing once more with his daughter, and having some less than ideal actions like yanking her off the race, but it's honestly just his competitive spirit shining through, not a justification but serves as a perspective to understand his process of thought... And the list goes on: him bribing Bluey in Dance Mode, fluffing on his daughters face in Family Meeting, forgetting the bag of important stuff in The Pool, throwing Bluey's drawings without asking her in The Dump, his constant tearing in the homonymous episode... but again, that's what makes these characters complex and human (well, canine in this case). I personally don't think there are never true "off-character" incidents on this show, rather showing complex facets on them, and giving them intricacy, and "out of character" instances only gives him complexity and tridimensionality. But the man has a heart of gold. Take Takeaway, the man clearly had an exhausting day, and wasn't really in the mood to play with his daughters, but their laughter (and that fortune cookie) made him realize this, finally regaining his usual cheery attitude, another example is Bedroom, and yet he stood to carry Bluey's bed from room to room thrice; he's not always joyful, he has bad days as anyone, gets carried by his emotions as everyone, gets frustrated or devastated as everyone (Fairies, Stickbird, The Sign), but despite all his mistakes and everything... he IS a great father. And that's the face we all know and love about him, a cheerful, commited and loving man who loves his family dearly and would do anything for them; he's always there for his daughters, always commits on their games just to make them happy, always give them a great advice and a lesson to learn... it's beyond unnecesary to appoint this for people who know the show, but the point is, by the show's nature, any of these characters are stick to a permanent trait nor are treated as tools, they are treated as people... imperfect, lifelike people who err, and a couple mistakes shouldn't undermine how astonishing Bandit is as a father, for real life.
Good video bud. Flaws in characters makes them believable. And most characters in anything have flaws planned in and they are things they have to over come and learn from. Keep rocking it
The most powerful words I've heard from Bandit wasn't the speech he have to a tennis ball in a beer cozy. It was: I'm sorry Those two words mean more than anything else I've heard him say. None of the lessons (not that they didn't mean something) could compare to those words.
Bandit is not a bad father. He is flawed, and that is honeslty better than perfect. Holding someone up on a pedestal sets you up for dissapointment. Bandit tries to be the best, but that doesn't always happen. Showing he has flaws like competitiveness makes him feel more grounded in reality.
Reading these criticisms I was like, "What? Bandit isn't allowed to be human???" Everyone makes mistakes sometimes otherwise you get a boring character.
Anyone who's ever had to take care of kids, whether you're a parent or not, knows there are days when you do good and days when you don't. I think the most important part is doing your best for your child and being willing to change if it's not working. I think Bandit seems like a wonderfully present father that listens to his kids and does the best he can, which is pretty darn good to start with. In my opinion, the flaw Bandit has in his overcompetitive nature is hitting a nerve for some people, which is totally understandable, but that still doesn't make him a bad father.
the thing that makes bandit a great parent despite his flaws is that most, if not all of the time, he apologizes when those flaws hurt others. i wish more parents were willing to admit to their children that they make mistakes or to take their children's hurt feelings seriously, or even admit their mistakes to other adults in front of their kids. (i also really love that you find specific aspects to compliment about every fanart you receive. it makes my heart so happy 🥺)
i feel like i see this kind of thing in the fandom with several bluey characters. you sometimes run into people who really don't like juno, coco, or muffin because they find the kids too mean, bossy, annoying, etc. at least with bandit there's a sense of "he's an adult in charge of children, so we want him to act well". i still don't agree with it, because every good character has flaws, but i kind of get it. it's a lot weirder to me when it's a child character. because most real kids, if not all, will be selfish and loud and all those negative qualities at some point in their lives. it makes me sad that these child characters aren't given much grace either -- pretty much all of them have good hearts and kind moments, but they're still growing up, so they have to LEARN to interact well with others that got a little off track of the video lol but i guess my point is that, in general, there are people that watch media, see a character show any bad side, and immediately reduce that character to only being bad. it makes me worry a little! no one has to like any and every character, but to not even try to read into them properly completely misses the point of why the characters are written that way. i hope people that dislike bandit or any other character at least can understand WHY the character is written the way they are, and doesn't completely ignore moments where that character learns a lesson and gets better
And with the thing in Mini Bluey he didn’t mean that and did try to reason before she ran off. Maybe best to cool down before they really talk about it.
This just goes to show that you can’t win when your write characters. Bandit has no flaws? Bad character who’s not realistic. Bandit has a few flaws? Bad character that doesn’t treat his kids properly.
Bandit shouldn't always be perfect. He's not a perfect father and he shouldn't be, every good character has flaws. He does his best for his kids and wife, etc. He's still a great character. Plus showing flaws helps parents realize, it's impossible to be a so called "perfect" parent.
My dad is really competitive at card games. He was always a bad loser (my grandparents and uncle always teased him about it) and at first he had a hard time laughing off losing. His reactions grew to be part of the game and he learned to overreact in a funny way. Just because we are adults or we become parents doesn't mean we stop growing and learning. My dad learned a LOT of patience with us kids. My mom learned to let go of some control. They are good people and good parents, simply not perfect.
Bandit’s flaws make him relatable but his better qualities stick out even more because of them. I initially thought Bandit was acting selfish and careless in various scenarios and instilling toxic lessons that would have long-term serious consequences to the kids believing being underhanded gets you what you want (which in real life people have suffered because of people in power). However, it’s pretty obvious Bandit has had to learn hard lessons as he grew up and faced a lot of hardships outside the main show. He really does care about his family and The Sign is the ultimate culmination of all of what has happened so far. Ultimately, I believe Bandit is a sincerely good father who is trying his best to instil healthy lessons to his children despite his flaws. His fatherhood overrode his competitiveness and he’d rather lose a job than lose his family’s long-term trust in him. I’m glad Bandit has gone through major character development. It makes his character shine even more.
Honestly I knew it was a matter of time before someone would fuss that Bandit and Chili aren't good parents. They're fictional characters but they're constantly put on a pedestal as absolutely perfect parenting. I always read Blueys parents as "imperfect but they honestly try" . There are no perfect parents and no two kids need the same kind of parenting style. Yes they sometimes hurt their kids feelings but it's never something that we see them stew on and by the next episode the kids seem okay with what happened. They're kids so they know sometimes we say things we don't mean, so having bandit work out his dad blunders WITH them also show that nobody's perfect or above giving an apology
One thing I think worth noting is that I think Fairytale could have made an impact for The Quiet Game. The jinx game that Bandit and his brothers did to basically "teach" him not to tease Stripe. When Bandit brought up the "quiet game" he did it as a way to get the girls to not be loud. Bandit did eventually tell the girls the truth, but they still kept quiet. This should go to show that keeping someone quiet as a game is not a good idea. I do like that Bandit admits his mistakes to his kids which is something that I never see parents do I'm real life
OMFG, are you kidding me??? I mean i think unicorse just one simple and funny episode with some underlying lesson but it's still have a deep meaning and a theme. Man even after all the time i watched Bluey the Creator haven't stop to impress me with their writing and care. And good video as always ;), can't understand there are people who want bandit to be perfect
So, if one is not PERFECT (totally false), one is bad/the worst? People sure demand a lot from totally fictitious characters. If we required more from ourselves, we'd have less time to point fingers. Bandit is full of redemption and openness. Love him.
for Bandits case... Einstein said it best during one of his classes: ""Despite a person being successful, society will only ever focus on your mistakes"
Bandit's main character flaw is his competitiveness. It's just good writing to give a character a flaw, and a good idea to show kids that even an overall great dad like Bandit has his moments where he's not so great. ps "4x" in a strategy game context is pronounced "four ex" and refers to explore/expand/exploit/exterminate. Games like Starcraft and Civilization.
Seriously those who say he’s a bad parent belong in a psych ward and need a brain scan. Something must seriously be wrong with them to actually think this. Who cares if he’s had his bad moments? You expect him to be actually perfect? I don’t think so. Even he says himself he knows he’s not the best dad in the world. Also why aren’t people talking about other cartoon dads screwing up and not saying they’re that bad? Think of Peter Griffin, Timmy Turner’s dad, Stan Smith, etc. It’s ridiculous people just go and force themselves to overthink this stuff after just a few small moments and not huge moments that other cartoon dads have done. Aspire to be Bandit when I’m married with children.😎
Wow, him having flaws and making mistakes sounds like he's a real person instead of an idealistic character. Well, not real-real, you know what I mean.
I heard a saying that being perfect is imperfect because it's impossible and unrealistic. For Bandit to have flaws make him relatable rather than an uncannily all good, all perfect brick dog of a father.
I grew up with an abusive father and I work in a setting with kids who've been taken away from unstable or dangerous homes, and I can tell you right now that Bandit is nowhere NEAR the title of "bad dad". He's a flawed guy, and that's fine! He's competitive, prideful, and stubborn, he doesn't have good foresight, and sometimes he goes a little too far with jokes. Some people might take offence to that, and it's understandable. But throughout all of the episodes, I have never seen Bandit ever deliberately hurt his daughters, and when he does make mistakes, he makes sure that he apologises to his kids, or that he makes it up to them in some way that makes them happy. And the Bandit haters seem to forget all the great things Bandit does with Bluey and Bingo? He's always playing with them and taking them places. He takes time to explain lessons to them, and I've never seen an episode where he yells at his daughters when they make mistakes. He was very supportive of Chilli during her postpartum depression and took an equal role when Bluey was a baby. Above everything else, he always puts his kid's welfare first - proven by the episode, The Sign. He wants his daughters to have a good childhood and does everything he can to ensure it happens. Bandit may not be a perfect dad, but he is devoted to his family, and honestly I think that's what makes him a pretty great parent.
Considering dads in most forms of media, Bandit is an amazing father. He isn't perfect, but no one is. In most forms of media the dad is always absent, lazy, doesn't know anything about their kids, doesn't parent, etc. The list goes on and on. It is refreshing to have a father who is loving, learns from mistakes, teaches lessons to his kids, etc. They did a really good balance for a kid's show.
The problem is the standards for cartoons meant for kids, everyone needs to be perfect, the kids always obey their parents, nobody cries, nobody screams, the parents need to be mindless fools or strict jerks, etc etc
I am very familiarized to the bluey family bc my family is pretty similar to theirs specially with the fact that my dad and bandit act very similar which is kinda funny to me
His flaws make him human (even tho hes a dog) and he always tries to work on his flaws. He wants to make the effort for his family. I wish I had a dad like him😭
The problem with these critics is that they want PERFECT characters. Characters with no flaws, but only when it's convenient to boost up other characters. When a characters they hate exists, you make them the most flawed character in the show, being dumb, stupid, and overall rotten. People love Bandit not only because he is a good father, but because he's flawed. Parent's used to be seen as pinnacle people of morality, and this does work if your parent is at the very least doing there very best for the child, but there are people who watch Bluey in their 20's because of a troubled childhood, were they could never have a parent like Bandit, Chili, or even Lucky or Juno's parents. It's not just the great things Bandit does, but arguably the flaws he as that are recognized and owned up to, or at the very least rectified and punished in some way. It's therapeutic to see even a great character like bandit being put in his place when it matters and allowing him to shine when he needs to. The people who see Bandit as a bad father, likely either lived a very pampered life thinking anything less than the best is abuse, or people's who's parents sucked so bad that any negative thing another parent does makes them a "bad parent." I'm all for criticizing Bandit. I'm sure there is at least one episode someone believes his behavior isn't called out for what it is, but Bandit is far from a bad father. He is the pinnacle of not only what a good dad is, but what a dad can become.
I’m in my 20s and I’ve lived a very peaceful life with my family. Though I watch this and think “man imagine if my own dad was this awesome.” Though I love my dad too much to ever replace him. I’ll just be Bandit when I’m a dad.😎
I think he’s one of the best fathers. The love, dedication and effort he puts into parenting is absolutely amazing. I get he has some flaws and his bad moments but I’m a firm believer someone’s intentions, the majority of their actions and their guilt/lack of guilt matter most. *No one is perfect and we all have more severe flaws here and there.* And I actually love Unicorse. Yes, he’s annoying but it’s a fun way to redirect frustration. Sometimes when you can’t change the situation you need to redirect the frustration. It just helps.
I really like to see Bandit make mistakes because so many parents or people who want to be parents have a lot of anxiety about making mistakes and that having negative effects on their kids. There’s no one right way to parent and everyone is going to make mistakes. It’s great to see Bandit mess up, realize it, and apologize to his kids for his short comings. It’s comforting to see a good parent mess up sometimes and their kids be ok. We don’t get the message often that mistakes and flaws don’t make you a bad parent.
I'm kind of stunned. Like, it is obvious when Bandit makes an error in parenting. But it's weird to think people take that so seriously. True, maybe some people want to see the apologies on screen, but these are basically small glimpses into their life. But that's more on the writing than on the character himself.
14:39 I always liked Barky Boats, but now that Im going to high school this year, I relate to the episode so much more. Edit: I just finished my first two days of school, I think I'm gonna like it this year.
I love it bc the oc i made is one of the buddies, and i made up the buddy thing before i watched it, so when i was watching i was like "OMG OMG OMGG MY OC CAN BE CANNON" (my little buddy is chloe :D) we will play wild girls, beach comb or just draw or something,
everybody has there flaws. that's what makes a character actually relatable, even if in uncomfortable ways. if he wasn't like this people would cause from the other direction, saying bluey was unrealistic (oh wait that's already a claim)
