Bluey fans shocked by what US viewers aren’t seeing in the beloved Aussie kids cartoon: ‘The most censored season’
Fans of the beloved Aussie kids show Bluey have been left stunned after discovering the US version of the show is heavily censored.
The beloved animated series about a charming family of Blue Heelers living in Brisbane recently broke ratings records in Australia, but is also incredibly popular overseas.
American TikTok creator and ‘licensed girl dad and Bluey fan’ @world.shaker shared a video detailing seven changes which have been made in the US version of season, claiming it is the ‘most censored season so far.’
The TikToker first shared a short scene of the dad dog Bandit getting hit in the groin from the original that has been completely removed for the US.
Then he reveals that multiple scenes involving a pony character called Buttermilk, who is seen pooping in the original Aussie version, but removed for the American market.
A scene where Bandit alludes to a vasectomy has been replaced by dialogue about getting ‘dog teeth’ excised.
‘The day labourer from Argentina is now a backpacker in Explorers,’ says the TikToker, continuing his list.
Instead of urinating on the curtains, Agatha now threatens to scratch them up in one episode.
Fans of the beloved Aussie kids show Bluey have been left stunned after discovering the US version of the show is heavily censored
The beloved animated series about a charming family of Blue Heelers living in Brisbane recently broke ratings records in Australia, but is also incredibly popular overseas
In another, Aunt Tricks is no longer shown on the toilet in a chase sequence.
And an entire episode called Family Meeting has been deleted because it deals with farts, even though the story features no typical sounds because it is based on the ‘silent but deadly’ variety.
In the comments of the TikTok, Bluey fans were aghast at these changes.
‘I get that countries have different censors but I’m pretty sure toddlers see or hear worse than what’s in Bluey. Coming from someone who nannied…’ said one commenter.
Another American Bluey fans added: ‘I have to use a VPN to watch it,’ referring to the technology that would allow someone overseas to watch the Australian version.
‘We have to protect the babies from finding out about toilets! Who knows what could happen if we let that technology fall into their hands!!!’ quipped another commenter.
Multiple changes and deletion of scenes have taken place for the American version of the show, and American TikToker @world.shaker shared a video claiming that season three is the ‘most censored season so far’
Aussie fans also weighed in, with one saying: ‘They cut Family Meeting? As an Aussie I am horrified, that is such a hilarious episode.’
Despite this censorship, the show has captured the hearts and minds of schoolchildren across America and is changing the way they speak.
Children in the US are beginning to speak with an unmistakable Australian twang after watching Bluey.
The cartoon has become wildly popular stateside after premiering in September 2019.
In 2020, The New York Times described the show as ‘the biggest Australian export since The Wiggles’ – the country’s most famous children’s band.
The cartoon stays true to its Aussie roots and is packed with ‘g’day’ greetings and Aussie phrases like ‘show us your thongs, muffin!’
Despite this censorship, the show has captured the hearts and minds of schoolchildren across America and is changing the way they speak. Children in the US are beginning to speak with an unmistakable Australian twang after watching Bluey
