Bluey (TV Series)

Bluey is an Australian animated television series for preschool children that premiered on ABC Kids on 1 October 2018. The program was created by Joe Brumm with Queensland production group Ludo Studio. It was co-commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the British Broadcasting Corporation, with BBC Studios holding global distribution and merchandising rights. The series made its premiere on Disney Junior in the United States and was released internationally on Disney+.

Main

 * Bluey Heeler, a six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy. She is curious and energetic.
 * Bingo Heeler, Bluey's four-year-old younger sister, a Red Heeler puppy.
 * Bandit Heeler / Dad (voiced by David McCormack), the Blue Heeler father of Bluey and Bingo who is an archaeologist.
 * Chilli Heeler / Mum (voiced by Melanie Zanetti), the Red Heeler mother of Bluey and Bingo who works part-time in airport security.

Recurring

 * Muffin Heeler, Bluey and Bingo's three-year-old Blue Heeler cousin.
 * Socks Heeler, Bluey and Bingo's one-year-old cousin and Muffin's sister, who is still learning to walk on two legs and talk.
 * Chloe, a kind and gentle Dalmatian who is Bluey's best friend.
 * Lucky, an energetic golden Labrador who is Bluey's next-door neighbour. He loves sports and playing with his father.
 * Honey, a thoughtful beagle who is Bluey's friend. She is sometimes shy and requires encouragement to fully participate.
 * Mackenzie, an adventurous Border Collie who is Bluey's friend from school, and originally from New Zealand.
 * Coco, a pink poodle who is Bluey's friend. She is sometimes impatient when playing games.
 * Snickers, a dachshund who is Bluey's friend. He has an interest in science.
 * Jack, a lively Jack Russell Terrier with attention deficit issues.
 * Rusty, a Red Kelpie from the bush, whose father is in the army.
 * Indy, an imaginative and free-spoken Afghan Hound.
 * Uncle Stripe Heeler (voiced by Dan Brumm), Bandit's younger brother and the father of Muffin and Socks.
 * Aunt Trixie Heeler (voiced by Myf Warhurst), Uncle Stripe's wife and the mother of Muffin and Socks.
 * Warhurst also voices Indy's Mum, an Afghan Hound who sells sugar-free cakes at the market.
 * Mrs. Retriever (voiced by Ann Kerr), a Golden Retriever and Bingo's kindergarten teacher.
 * Calypso (voiced by Megan Washington), a Blue Merle Australian Shepherd and Bluey's school teacher.
 * Pat / Lucky's Dad (voiced by Brad Elliot), a Labrador Retriever and Lucky's father, who lives next door to the Heelers, and often involves himself in their gameplay.
 * Nana Heeler (voiced by Chris Brumm), Stripe and Bandit's mother, and grandmother to their children.
 * Bob Heeler (voiced by Ian McFadyen), Stripe and Bandit's father, and grandfather to their children.

Notable guests

 * Surfer (voiced by Layne Benchley), a Shetland Sheepdog with a passion for surfing.
 * Postie (voiced by Anthony Field), a Catahoula Leopard Dog who works as a post office employee.
 * Field also voices Rusty's Dad, a Red Kelpie who is in the army.
 * Jack's Mum and Dad (voiced by Zoë Foster Blake and Hamish Blake), a pair of Jack Russell Terriers.
 * Alfie (voiced by Robert Irwin), a customer service assistant who works at the toy store.

Trivia

 * He said, "It just had some dangerous stuff in it. Bandit was pushing Bluey and she wanted to go all the way around on a swing, so she ends up doing a full 360 degrees. It was just unsafe. You could never put that on TV".
 * Brumm's daughters were aged between four and six, like Bluey and Bingo, when the first pilot was produced.
 * Locations featured in the series have included Queen Street Mall and South Bank, as well as landmarks such as The Big Pelican on the Noosa River.
 * Joe Brumm's wife, Suzy Brumm, works on the series as a storyboard artist.
 * It has been reported that McCormack and Zanetti have not met, due to completing recordings separately.
 * The distribution deal encompasses the first two series of the program.
 * Bluey was tied with Animal Kingdom.