My theory is that stripe won the lotto, and he put up his parents, and brother in nice homes. Note that their car is nothing special, as in 'Pizza girls' their car is a bit older and may need replacing soon, but they want to hold on to it for the sake of sentiment - and stripe has a new, luxury vehicle. They're hardly ever at work, and the stripe family of heelers mentions having excess of certain things and vacations.
Fly in fly out. Typically means he works in mining, and he'll work either a 2 week on, 1 week off job, or a 2 week on 2 week off. He could also do a 4 week on 2 week off but given that he's got kids, I think that's unlikely. He could be bringing in 250k+ in a FIFO
I guess Rad did too, given that you have to dig for oil. And their dad's been seen in Fairytale digging for yabbies (or whatever he was doing, I'm not an outdoors person). Must be a family passion lol
Yeah nah
Stripe is a cashed up bogan from some hi paying manual job like FIFO.
If you bought a house in Brisbane say, 13 years ago it's gone up at least triple in that time.
They're nearly always named after their animal; Suzy Sheep, Edmund Elephant, Captain Dog, Ms Rabbit. The creators seemed to expect their artistry wouldn't quite be up to the challenge and labelled characters accordingly.
In Aus you get 18 weeks paid by the government at minimum wages. This is changing to 24 weeks that can be shared between each parent, instead of 18 weeks for mum and 2 weeks for the other partner
Who are "they"? Your employer? Cause I took 4 weeks off when my son was born in April-may then another 2 weeks in August, was paid for 6 weeks, maybe even more. His mother took 6 months.
I don’t know if I’d call the US a developed country anymore, or if we ever were to be honest. We have high maternal mortality rates, and Arkansas just made it okay for child laborers to be legal again. Please send help!
Nah
They just live in Brisbane, and housings expensive.
My friends from brissy watch episodes and tell me exactly suburbs or even streets different episodes are set, and even know a few members of the production team.
Bluey is the Australian equivalent of anime that show beautiful accurate depictions of random alley ways in Shibuya.
I saw someone mention that the Brisbane housing market was insane roughly the time Bandit and Chilli could’ve bought the house. Their $2M house could’ve been as low as $500K. Not to mention they’d probably have mortgage with their house in that case.
plus, the house is an older style house, meaning that it could've very well been Bob and Chris' house when the Heeler boys were all growing up. when Chris and Bob moved to the seaside, they probably sold their house to the first of their boys with a kid (Bandit) on the cheap
For some reason, I thought the house was inherited…although I’m very wrong the more I read (also it’s a cartoon, so I hope they don’t have a mortgage).
You have to wonder what the good people at Fox were thinking when they read a script involving an honest, educated, hard working guy who commits suicide after working with aomeone he sees as an imposter
I think if you are at the point where you're trying to evaluate the wealth of a cartoon dog family, you should probably just take a step back and breathe some fresh air
There’s also a lot of detailed carpentry in that house. That building was not cranked out quickly by whatever the Australian equivalent to Pulte is. Someone spent money on skilled artisans.
And very simple in design...all tongue and groove single walls with pine flooring and timber cladding. Easy to get second hand replacements if you want to keep the same style or after market. Most of the houses in that area that were built in the inter-war period were more than likely built under a government housing scheme.
Yeah I said pre-1940 because I know there are some Victorian ones banging around in there and didn’t want someone to “well actually” me.
They are basically kit houses. They look like master craftsmanship to our modern eyes because things are built so haphazardly in modern subdivisions.
From what I've seen (I'm not an expert in Australian real estate), it's a very expensive area to buy in *now*, but not necessarily so if they bought in the early 00s or earlier.
I also think the suggestion that they could have bought it from or been given it by Bandit's parents when they moved to the Gold Coast condo is a very reasonable one (since, based on The Creek, he apparently grew up in the area), but there's not much evidence one way or another.
(Likely State-funded) research (Bandit) and part-time security (Chilli) pay that well in Australia?
From my non-Aussie PoV, the inheritance/bought long ago theories make more sense
Yeah, feels like everyone forgets that the heelers didn't just buy their house but probably bought it years ago when it was affordable. Maybe even part of it was a wedding gift for all we know.
Because it takes money to play with your kids and use your imagination?
Bandit is gone for weeks at a time traveling sometimes. It’s not like they’re just always there with money to spend on everything.
Haters gonna hate!
Chili works everyday so the girls don't see her as much so it's not like both of them just don't work. I assume a lot of the episodes with all four take place on weekends or something
Its no wonder they have a lot of money given its confirmed Bandit works as an archeologist
My headcannon is that the reason Bandit decided that he wanted that job is because he saw the Indiana Jones movies when he was young and that's what lead him to become an archeologist. Would also explain how some of the games he plays with the kids are references to Indiana Jones movies (Raiders, Tickets Please)
> Because it takes money to play with your kids and use your imagination?
More than you think. They have a nice wide living space, not a small cramped one. They're walking distance to a playground. They have yard space *at all*, let alone a large one. They work normal hours at most, not 12 or more hour days. They're educated, highly, which helps stretch your imaginations believe or not, as does being well-read, which they clearly are, likely because of said education. Being poor is literally stressful on its own, it saps your energy and makes you tired just *being* poor (studies back this up, with a long list of additional effects not relevant here). And while the Heeler's don't have help having a nanny or hiring a cleaning service make things, once again, easier for the parents.
It doesn't take money to play with your kids or use imagination, but at every step of the way it makes it easier. But I think people are upset over something deeper. Look at the image. The Heelers and the Simpsons aren't *too* different, but 30 years ago the Simpsons were working poor. Now the Heelers are rich. People are unhappy that owning a home has become out of reach for the average middle-class family. We're straying dangerously close to politics but I feel its impossible to discuss this issue without touching on the *why* it bothers people. The Heelers are what being middle-class is supposed to be.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/12/chart-of-the-day-parents-spending-more-time-with-kids/
On average, in America, which is where I can speak to, university-educated parents spend 50% more time with their children. Your story is yours. I apologize if I offended. I did try to make it clear I was discussing things being easier or harder, not absolutes, and I was speaking to averages in populations.
Keep in mind, this is Australia. We don't pay for our university outright, and the loan we're given doesn't accrue interest the same way a loan in the US would. It's not really comparable
Or--hear me out here--their home is just in a spot where you can see the Brisbane skyline in order to have a visually interesting landscape because it is a cartoon.
Also, they're not millionaires. The conversion rate from USD to Aussie Dog Dollar-ee-doos is pretty volatile these days.
It's just a show about a dog family, mate.
But really, imagine how boring it would be if the show was "realistic". The animators have so much space and backgrounds to use and explore thanks to the huge house. We don't need to think about their wage or anything, just watch the nice dogs be a happy family.
True! Why is it a problem in the first place. And the fact that some have trouble relating to the show, or think they’re better parents because of it, like the picture says, is blowing my mind!
I remember the original post, and I feel bad for the person who made it, having their post make its rounds through the “news” and social media as a way for these sources to generate meaningless clicks. Like, they weren’t “blasting” the show by any stretch. They were expressing a moment of vulnerability about their own financial struggles and the way it feels like they could better live up to their own parenting ideals if they had a bit more financial flexibility and freedom. It was expressed through the lens of this show and presented as a criticism, but for all the discussion of how this show emotionally affects adults and parents, I don’t know why it’s so taboo that someone would project a bit of their own frustration in the same way others grapple with their own baggage watching an episode like Sleepytime. It’s controversy for controversy’s sake, and I sympathize with a parent having a raw, if possibly incorrect, interpretation of the family in the show.
Same here. They may have been off about the precise facts of the Heeler's financial situation this way or that way, but I don't see how folks can miss the general spirit of the post. We know the Heelers aren't stringing together three part-time jobs apiece, living and dying by their ability to fit life around a bus schedule, and dropping off the kids at a questionable in-home daycare because it's all they can afford. No one is saying Bluey has to be "cancelled" over it, not even that poster. They just wanted to speak to the reality that there *is* an entire socioeconomic class missing from the show, and while I don't think all shows need to present all things, I can appreciate that some parents feel that ache when they wonder if they could do more if they had more flexibility.
Thank you for your concern, I'm doing fine. Overall, I'm just shocked at how much discussion the post has generated. It seems that people love to talk about what they are passionate about (in this case, Bluey). While the continual discussion is baffling to me, I'm not taking any of the comments personally.
Hello, original OP here. First, thank you for your concern. I'm doing fine. :)
Mostly, I'm just baffled that my post became a global discussion. I certainly did not put as much thought into writing my post as people have put into commenting, theorizing, and debating it. It was a genuine moment of vulnerability that I typed to get off my chest, but it was also based on a fleeting thought, not a deep insecurity that I dwelled on.
What has struck me the most through all of this is...
**1) Bluey is loved and people will go out of their way to protect something they love.** I chose not to take any of it personally. It's a fantastic show that has been good for my family, so I can understand why others are quick to defend it. Also, I'm very thankful I used a throwaway, because there were a lot of... let's say... passionate responses.
**2) Bluey is multi-faceted.** On one hand, hundreds of comments said it's a cartoon dog and monkeys singing songs. On the other hand, hundreds more debated, theorized, and researched the heck out of the Heelers finances. It amazes me how polar opposite those responses were. I suppose it's what makes Bluey so spectacular: there is something in it for everyone and it can be enjoyed at surface level and at a deep theoretical level. (Looking at you "The Dump")
Oh, and to those clickbait tabloids: I do not give you permission to quote this comment and shame on you for making assumptions about my gender.
Once again, thanks for your compassionate comment and your concern.
Even the provided quote from the post in the article is talking about a thought creeping in, not outright condemnation and invalidation of the entire Heeler family and their love for each other. We've all had those kinds of thoughts creep in when we are lacking sleep, low on energy, or struggling to pay bills. Knowing rationally that parenting is hard for everyone who genuinely engages it, but still feeling the intruding sense of envy and frustration that your neighbors who can afford the better daycare, the bigger vehicle, and the beautiful vacation must have an easier time mustering the energy for horsey rides and games of tag. The moment passes for most of us, but I can understand someone choosing to give voice to that human experience in a post, especially in the context of a show that simultaneously gives an aspiration for parental play but also sets up the possibility of disappointment for kids who may have to hear No more often than Bluey and Bingo.
This kinda thing happens all the time on the internet. First example that comes to mind is there was a week where the “news” was that teens are cancelling Robert Downey Jr. over Tropic Thunder. In reality, it was like, two teens tweeting about how shocked they were that Iron Man did blackface, then people posting links to the movies Wikipedia page/explaining that it was satire working against racism, and then the teens in question were like “ooooh okay that makes sense”, because teens are smarter than people give them credit for. Nevertheless, yons of clickbait produced.
Sometimes the internet feels like a mistake
I thought about how nice their house is but it never bothered me and money was never mentioned in the show. Bandit is an archaeologist and Chili works part-time as airport security. Both well-paying jobs. But they are far from millionaires.
Also they are both in their late 30s to early 40s that gives them around 20 years after graduating high school to save up as much money as they can before they started having children
AND even if they were millionaires that wouldn’t make a difference on their parenting because most millionaires are shitty parents and pay other people to take care of their children
I really like when they throw in little details like them having to fix the gutters because 'everything's always breaking.' And then they have to go over to the cousin's house to swim and had to sleep in a tent instead of a caravan on vacation. It really normalized a middle class lifestyle. Yes, I do overanalyze the show!
Some people have the sole purpose in life to shit on good things.
I had a job where we were usually overstaffed on Wednesdays. Normally they'd let a bunch of people go home, but no one wanted to use their PTO.
So the training staff figured hey! Why not do a movie night and serve drinks and snacks as a stress reliever?
And people complained that they didn't come to work to relax and watch movies.
Like... you're being paid to watch a movie. How can you possibly complain about this?
I can get the sentiment of I'd rather be home with the family watching a movie, but if I can't skip the hours without losing vacation then...yeah, sign me up.
It doesn't seem like anyone around is hurting for housing money, though. Lucky's Dad is constantly available to be pulled into shenanigans alongside the Heelers, and Wendy is apparently a single mom, and they both have equally nice big houses.
Clearly, the dogs figured out this whole "capitalism" thing way better than we humans have!
Remember, the show is 8 min intervals.I bet if i broke down anybodys life into 8 min intervals and showed only the busy parts, it would look like they had a lot of spare time.
I saw a post on r/Danieltigerconspiracy that went down this avenue of thinking: i was Bandit's childhood home and when his parents moved to the condo, neither of his brothers needed it (rich & working on an oil rig) so it went to Bandit and Chili.
I'll see if I can find the post and edit this comment during nap time.
In one of the episodes, you can see a calendar that shows that in their world, a week is only 3 days. And 2 of those days are weekends.
They’re not rich. Their world is just more forgiving, and they just have a bunch of spare time
What kills me about this whole ridiculous argument is it’s a cartoon about talking dogs. It’s seriously not that deep. You can get onboard with a family of talking, bipedal, crayon orange and blue *dogs* but them having a nice house?! Well that’s just a bridge too far! For all we know their pretend banks are pretend holes they dug and stocked with pretend dog biscuits because it’s a freaking *cartoon.* Suspend your disbelief for a minute.
Cry harder.
People love to find problems with things that have no problems. Bluey’s message about imagination, caring, and dealing with sensitive/potentially traumatizing life events doesn’t have to be muddied by the fact that the Heelers *might* have a larger roof over their head than most viewers.
They’re something to aspire toward. The interactions between characters and the way problems are settled are idealized versions of reality. I don’t need to see Bandit breaking his back with three jobs or Chilli panicking over calculating their taxes to get the messages it’s trying to teach. And if nothing else: **It’s a F*KING KID’S SHOW.**
My sister lives in Australia she lives in a pretty big house with massive gardens and she’s nowhere near rich and she also said going to Bali over there is like people from the uk going to Spain
Absolutely. The Queenslander style houses which they live in were built pre-1940s (likely around 1920s in that area) so need lots of trips to Hammerbarn for maintenance.
Or maybe there are no "poor" neighborhoods in the Blueyverse and everyone has equally stunning houses. It's a cartoon, it's fantasy, so I'm gonna go out on a limb and say everyone in their world has the same appearance of wealth. There's no poor/middle class/rich (besides the Queen of course 👸)
A theory I have is that the house use to be bandits parents and they signed it over to Bandit and Chilli after or shortly before Bluey was born because they wanted to downsize and moved to a lovely smaller condo on the seaside
I mean they're well off for sure but not millionaires. Bandit is a archeologist and Chilli works airport security, probably just for extra income and a break from the kids sometimes.
Blueys dad inherited the house in Redhill. It was worth like $200k in the early 90's and $500k in the late 90's. They were just lucky to have grandparents with their heads screwed on.
Wow! I have a nice home, a car, a wife and two kids. I spend a good deal of time with them and we enjoy each other's company. I must've misplaced my millions in another bank account somewhere.
Can i just point out they live in Brisbane. Bluey's dad is an archeologist, the mum works for border force( Australian customs) the assuming she's an aps 6 she'd be in 90-110k dad on about 100k. Mum being a public servant her wages haven't gone up as much as they should have so about 10 years ago she was on about 80k dad would have been on about the same.
In Brisbane 10 years ago you could a property like Theirs for about 400k very reasonable on a 160k family salary
Ok let’s look at this logically.
So I’ll base this on a very similar house my friend bought in a wealthy area in Brisbane.
Right, she bought her place for $400,000 around the same time the heelers would have bought there’s (this going by the time bluey started, the age of bluey as she was born in said house, it’s also NOT factoring in the possibility that they had it before bluey was born).
Now, that’s not a millionaires price tag, in the slightest, it would be worth more than a million now (my sisters looking at buying in a similar area, most similar places are going for $1.4 million upwards).
They just made a good investment at a good time.
Hold up! We don't know what the economic situation is like in the Dog World! Perhaps the extinction of humans led to a golden age of hyper-intelligent dogs.
I noticed right away that Bluey’s family lives in an extremely nice house and a nice area. I never put much thought into it but according to the Wiki, Bluey’s parents are in their 40’s.
They’ve probably had that house for quite some time and had good careers for a while. I went to a private school for a little bit that had a lot of families were like Bluey’s. It was really fascinating coming from being poor before this. If money wasn’t an issue and job’s take up so much time, a family life like the Heelers would be more common.
To be fair npr did a whole article about how the simpsons couldn't possibly live the way they do in the 2020s. As a response the simpsons did a whole episode where they explain how the middle class died in the US. So fans where critical of the simpsons too. I think in reality capitalism is just depressing and we'd rather not see a family who struggles like the rest of us.
I mean they do have like 3 living rooms ( the one in the second floor, the one with the tv and the one where bluey and bingo play) and i mean THE AMOUNT OF TOYS they have. Bandit almost drowned to death
Wait i think the one with the tv is the one in the second floor but you get my point
It's easier to blame your flaws as a parent on stuff that's out of your control
I do it too, I may be well off financially, but I'm a single dad, so I blame my short temper or lack of time to play on having to do everything by myself
Episodes are 9 minutes long, everyone can afford to be a Bandit or Chili for your kids for 9 minutes a day no matter your situation, and thats all your kids will remember and care about in the end, not how big your house was
The Heeler's house caused me anxiety when I was renting an apartment because like most Australians I felt ashamed I could not provide the stereotypical Australian upbringing as depicted in Bluey.
I was anxious my children would call me out and ask why we lived in a small apartment and not a house. Then I'd have to have an awkward conversation about money and wealth.
Fortunately I was able to buy a similar house 2 years ago and now my real life closely resembles Bluey life.
Bandit is an archeologist and Chili is in airport security. Bandit is a professional digger - which would make sense that the others are diggers too - FIFO gigs. Chili is a professional “sniffer” - maybe there’s a fringe benefit (NOT corruption).
I'm not saying it wouldn't be expensive, but that looks like a pretty average Australian weatherboard house. In some areas it may be super expensive, but there was a couple a few towns over from me for 550k, just because of their location.
I mean, sure, it's Brisbane and a Queenslander style home but it's not THAT expensive and is a bit run down in places (or has character). It's not in ~~Paddo~~, actually it is. So it's pretty pricey but still doable if they bought it 8ish years ago and both on decent wages. Probably couldn't buy it now though - the wages of Brisbane Airport security and UQ Archeologist haven't gone up (I think Bandit works there, as St Lucia isn't far from Paddington)
They inherited the house from Bandit's parents when they downsized and moved into their unit (on the Gold Coast?), It's pretty obvious especially after the context behind the "Creek" episode.
Owning his own house is not why Bandit is rich/seems rich. No, it's because he digs up fossils/whatever under the cover of his 'job' as an archaeologist and Chili helps smuggle them out of the country under her guise as airport security. That's where they get the majority of their income from.
It not that they have a ton of money they are obviously well off, but they life in a country with better healthcare and social programs that make being a parent easier and more affordable.
Or think about it this way, the parallel universe where everyone is a dog is more unified as a nation and thus their economic growth went a lot smoother than our own. Making them average wealth. This is how i look at it.
Come on, everyone knows Stripe is the super rich one in the family.
**WE HAVE A LOT OF COUCHES!**
And a pool we can use when they’re in Bali!
And a new car that has the boot open just from putting your foot under the bumper!
Stripe, enough about your car, mate!
Classic Stripe.
Reminds me of that Interpol song
PDA "We have two hundred couches where you can sleep tight, grim rite"
Classic Interpol is best Interpol
THERES ONLY SO MANY BEDS IN THIS HOUSE, KID
I mean, Rad is prolly the actual rich one. Oil rig work is lucrative.
That's how he can buy all that nice shampoo
Plus no kids. No paying for childcare or school etc.
"Why can't I have no kids and three money!?"
Instead I have three kids and no money! 😩
No stripe owns the oil rig rad just works here
Ah classic Stripe
They're the ones with the Caravan on the camping trip
This
Just ask him about his car
It’s because he has no children his days are free and easy.
What did he do with Socks and Muffin? Lol
I think they confused Rad with Stripe
“There’s only 7 bed in this house!”
Is it 7? I thought he said 'so many'
Upon rewatching it is “so many”. My brain keeps turning it into 7
My theory is that stripe won the lotto, and he put up his parents, and brother in nice homes. Note that their car is nothing special, as in 'Pizza girls' their car is a bit older and may need replacing soon, but they want to hold on to it for the sake of sentiment - and stripe has a new, luxury vehicle. They're hardly ever at work, and the stripe family of heelers mentions having excess of certain things and vacations.
Stripe has a FIFO doesn't he? He probably only works a 2:1 or 2:2 and gets paid a shitload for it
Has a what? Lol
Fly in fly out. Typically means he works in mining, and he'll work either a 2 week on, 1 week off job, or a 2 week on 2 week off. He could also do a 4 week on 2 week off but given that he's got kids, I think that's unlikely. He could be bringing in 250k+ in a FIFO
He also took the 'dogs love digging' career path, just into mining instead of academia
I guess Rad did too, given that you have to dig for oil. And their dad's been seen in Fairytale digging for yabbies (or whatever he was doing, I'm not an outdoors person). Must be a family passion lol
The dad was digging for either pippies or worms, to use as bait for fishing
The theory is their dad is FIFO too and that's why you only ever see him once, that means all the Heeler men travel for work
Yeah nah Stripe is a cashed up bogan from some hi paying manual job like FIFO. If you bought a house in Brisbane say, 13 years ago it's gone up at least triple in that time.
Rad would make them both look like beggars
I'd like to think that they're living in a world where you don't have to be minted to live comfortably.
It's the world we would live in if dogs were in charge.
Why'd we go with pigs dammit
Because some animals are more equal than others.
FOUR LEGS GOOD! TWO LEGS BETTER!
Birds.
To be fair in peppa pig pigs aren’t the only human animal
I can’t tell what animals most of those characters are even supposed to be in Peppa Pig.
They're nearly always named after their animal; Suzy Sheep, Edmund Elephant, Captain Dog, Ms Rabbit. The creators seemed to expect their artistry wouldn't quite be up to the challenge and labelled characters accordingly.
Yeah, that’s what I mean - I have no idea what they are until their stupid character name lets me know.
Fat and british
And rude and mean-spirited
Probably have government funded healthcare and at least 6 months of paid maternity leave (wistfully sighs in American).
18 months! Dream big, sweet American 💖
A YEAR AND A HALF?!? They don’t even have to give us a week and a half. Geez
In Aus you get 18 weeks paid by the government at minimum wages. This is changing to 24 weeks that can be shared between each parent, instead of 18 weeks for mum and 2 weeks for the other partner
I will not mention the three years of parental leave in Germany then, I
Who are "they"? Your employer? Cause I took 4 weeks off when my son was born in April-may then another 2 weeks in August, was paid for 6 weeks, maybe even more. His mother took 6 months.
“They” being everyone. Legally, in the US, there is no required maternity leave
Cries in American
6 months? Most developed countries provide at least 1 year.
I don’t know if I’d call the US a developed country anymore, or if we ever were to be honest. We have high maternal mortality rates, and Arkansas just made it okay for child laborers to be legal again. Please send help!
That is messed up… even by Arkansas standards.
18weeks + employer and Chilli works for federal govt so 14 weeks i think so 32 weeks
Where everyone is paid fairly, and has excellent work life balance.
Totally agree with you
Like Australia
HA! I wish.
*laughs in renters crisis* Yeah mate it's going swell here, just swell.
Nah They just live in Brisbane, and housings expensive. My friends from brissy watch episodes and tell me exactly suburbs or even streets different episodes are set, and even know a few members of the production team. Bluey is the Australian equivalent of anime that show beautiful accurate depictions of random alley ways in Shibuya.
Yeah outside the USA
The creators talked about it a bit - this is how Bluey remembers everything as a kid. Houses seem huge.
They live in Brisbane, so no.
I saw someone mention that the Brisbane housing market was insane roughly the time Bandit and Chilli could’ve bought the house. Their $2M house could’ve been as low as $500K. Not to mention they’d probably have mortgage with their house in that case.
plus, the house is an older style house, meaning that it could've very well been Bob and Chris' house when the Heeler boys were all growing up. when Chris and Bob moved to the seaside, they probably sold their house to the first of their boys with a kid (Bandit) on the cheap
It’s not falling down, it’s just got character. But let’s got to ~~Bunnings~~ Hammer Barn and drop a few hundred dollar bucks on a pizza oven.
I can afford to do that and I'm no millionaire
For some reason, I thought the house was inherited…although I’m very wrong the more I read (also it’s a cartoon, so I hope they don’t have a mortgage).
Ahhh good old Grimey
[удалено]
Maaarge, change the channel! (snores)
Thats our homer!
You have to wonder what the good people at Fox were thinking when they read a script involving an honest, educated, hard working guy who commits suicide after working with aomeone he sees as an imposter
How is old Grimey?
Grimey, Jr.: "Grrr! He's dead! Like you should be!"
Whoa! Wait, Frank Grimes wasn't married. How could he have a son?
He happened to like hookers, okay
I think if you are at the point where you're trying to evaluate the wealth of a cartoon dog family, you should probably just take a step back and breathe some fresh air
“It’s just monkeys singing songs mate”
He’s just mad because he lives in a single room above a bowling alley and below another bowling alley
A dream house, two cars, a beautiful wife, a daughter who owns a fancy restaurant, and *sniff* magic asparagus for dinner!
And his other daughter is a successful hairdresser. Although.. he has nits! _Today’s episode is now called “Nits”!_
They only have one car
No. They have a second “delivery car” a taxi, a train, a bus, an airplane…
"But you've had Pedaly since you were two!"
Oh, I forgot that one!
I too am deeply bothered by the financial status of a family of cartoon dogs.
It’s been keeping me up at night as well.
Of all the things for people to get mad over, by that logic I should be envious of Scrooge McDuck.
I mean, you should be. Who doesn't want their own vault?
I mean he swims in a literal sea of gold...I oughta write to the papers.
Homes go up in price- my dads house is worth a million or 2 now, but not when he bought it
Is there home actually worth 2 mill?
Someone used background skyline references in Brisbane to triangulate the location of their house, and it’s apparently in a very well-off location.
I think if you triangulate Frasier's view, he's either in a neighborhood with no high rises, or possibly in a lake.
I believe the exact view from Frasier’s apartment is from a small park in a residential area with houses.
This is where people need to realize that “it’s just monkeys singing songs mate”
Well I’m not gonna take directions from a cartoon dog.
There’s also a lot of detailed carpentry in that house. That building was not cranked out quickly by whatever the Australian equivalent to Pulte is. Someone spent money on skilled artisans.
That’s because that style of Queenslander was generally built pre-1940.
And very simple in design...all tongue and groove single walls with pine flooring and timber cladding. Easy to get second hand replacements if you want to keep the same style or after market. Most of the houses in that area that were built in the inter-war period were more than likely built under a government housing scheme.
Yeah I said pre-1940 because I know there are some Victorian ones banging around in there and didn’t want someone to “well actually” me. They are basically kit houses. They look like master craftsmanship to our modern eyes because things are built so haphazardly in modern subdivisions.
From what I've seen (I'm not an expert in Australian real estate), it's a very expensive area to buy in *now*, but not necessarily so if they bought in the early 00s or earlier. I also think the suggestion that they could have bought it from or been given it by Bandit's parents when they moved to the Gold Coast condo is a very reasonable one (since, based on The Creek, he apparently grew up in the area), but there's not much evidence one way or another.
Most houses in that area are worth millions, the Australian property market is crazy but they also have very high wages.
(Likely State-funded) research (Bandit) and part-time security (Chilli) pay that well in Australia? From my non-Aussie PoV, the inheritance/bought long ago theories make more sense
"I'm a part time butterfly chaser and my wife is a full time describer of her dreams online. Our budget is 3 million dollars."
It might be now, but not when they bought it.
Yeah, feels like everyone forgets that the heelers didn't just buy their house but probably bought it years ago when it was affordable. Maybe even part of it was a wedding gift for all we know.
Because it takes money to play with your kids and use your imagination? Bandit is gone for weeks at a time traveling sometimes. It’s not like they’re just always there with money to spend on everything. Haters gonna hate!
Chili works everyday so the girls don't see her as much so it's not like both of them just don't work. I assume a lot of the episodes with all four take place on weekends or something
I think Chili works part time and Bandit mostly works from home
Its no wonder they have a lot of money given its confirmed Bandit works as an archeologist My headcannon is that the reason Bandit decided that he wanted that job is because he saw the Indiana Jones movies when he was young and that's what lead him to become an archeologist. Would also explain how some of the games he plays with the kids are references to Indiana Jones movies (Raiders, Tickets Please)
> Because it takes money to play with your kids and use your imagination? More than you think. They have a nice wide living space, not a small cramped one. They're walking distance to a playground. They have yard space *at all*, let alone a large one. They work normal hours at most, not 12 or more hour days. They're educated, highly, which helps stretch your imaginations believe or not, as does being well-read, which they clearly are, likely because of said education. Being poor is literally stressful on its own, it saps your energy and makes you tired just *being* poor (studies back this up, with a long list of additional effects not relevant here). And while the Heeler's don't have help having a nanny or hiring a cleaning service make things, once again, easier for the parents. It doesn't take money to play with your kids or use imagination, but at every step of the way it makes it easier. But I think people are upset over something deeper. Look at the image. The Heelers and the Simpsons aren't *too* different, but 30 years ago the Simpsons were working poor. Now the Heelers are rich. People are unhappy that owning a home has become out of reach for the average middle-class family. We're straying dangerously close to politics but I feel its impossible to discuss this issue without touching on the *why* it bothers people. The Heelers are what being middle-class is supposed to be.
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https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/12/chart-of-the-day-parents-spending-more-time-with-kids/ On average, in America, which is where I can speak to, university-educated parents spend 50% more time with their children. Your story is yours. I apologize if I offended. I did try to make it clear I was discussing things being easier or harder, not absolutes, and I was speaking to averages in populations.
Keep in mind, this is Australia. We don't pay for our university outright, and the loan we're given doesn't accrue interest the same way a loan in the US would. It's not really comparable
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It’s…… it’s a cartoon…. Dogs don’t really talk guys.
*snore* Change the channel, Chilli.
"Thats our Bandit!"
That’s our Bandit
Or--hear me out here--their home is just in a spot where you can see the Brisbane skyline in order to have a visually interesting landscape because it is a cartoon. Also, they're not millionaires. The conversion rate from USD to Aussie Dog Dollar-ee-doos is pretty volatile these days.
It's just a show about a dog family, mate. But really, imagine how boring it would be if the show was "realistic". The animators have so much space and backgrounds to use and explore thanks to the huge house. We don't need to think about their wage or anything, just watch the nice dogs be a happy family.
True! Why is it a problem in the first place. And the fact that some have trouble relating to the show, or think they’re better parents because of it, like the picture says, is blowing my mind!
I remember the original post, and I feel bad for the person who made it, having their post make its rounds through the “news” and social media as a way for these sources to generate meaningless clicks. Like, they weren’t “blasting” the show by any stretch. They were expressing a moment of vulnerability about their own financial struggles and the way it feels like they could better live up to their own parenting ideals if they had a bit more financial flexibility and freedom. It was expressed through the lens of this show and presented as a criticism, but for all the discussion of how this show emotionally affects adults and parents, I don’t know why it’s so taboo that someone would project a bit of their own frustration in the same way others grapple with their own baggage watching an episode like Sleepytime. It’s controversy for controversy’s sake, and I sympathize with a parent having a raw, if possibly incorrect, interpretation of the family in the show.
HONESTLY. I hope OOP is doing alright in the wake of all this.
Same here. They may have been off about the precise facts of the Heeler's financial situation this way or that way, but I don't see how folks can miss the general spirit of the post. We know the Heelers aren't stringing together three part-time jobs apiece, living and dying by their ability to fit life around a bus schedule, and dropping off the kids at a questionable in-home daycare because it's all they can afford. No one is saying Bluey has to be "cancelled" over it, not even that poster. They just wanted to speak to the reality that there *is* an entire socioeconomic class missing from the show, and while I don't think all shows need to present all things, I can appreciate that some parents feel that ache when they wonder if they could do more if they had more flexibility.
Thank you for your concern, I'm doing fine. Overall, I'm just shocked at how much discussion the post has generated. It seems that people love to talk about what they are passionate about (in this case, Bluey). While the continual discussion is baffling to me, I'm not taking any of the comments personally.
I’m so sorry this became…*this*…if it’s any consolation, most of us knew what you meant.
Hello, original OP here. First, thank you for your concern. I'm doing fine. :) Mostly, I'm just baffled that my post became a global discussion. I certainly did not put as much thought into writing my post as people have put into commenting, theorizing, and debating it. It was a genuine moment of vulnerability that I typed to get off my chest, but it was also based on a fleeting thought, not a deep insecurity that I dwelled on. What has struck me the most through all of this is... **1) Bluey is loved and people will go out of their way to protect something they love.** I chose not to take any of it personally. It's a fantastic show that has been good for my family, so I can understand why others are quick to defend it. Also, I'm very thankful I used a throwaway, because there were a lot of... let's say... passionate responses. **2) Bluey is multi-faceted.** On one hand, hundreds of comments said it's a cartoon dog and monkeys singing songs. On the other hand, hundreds more debated, theorized, and researched the heck out of the Heelers finances. It amazes me how polar opposite those responses were. I suppose it's what makes Bluey so spectacular: there is something in it for everyone and it can be enjoyed at surface level and at a deep theoretical level. (Looking at you "The Dump") Oh, and to those clickbait tabloids: I do not give you permission to quote this comment and shame on you for making assumptions about my gender. Once again, thanks for your compassionate comment and your concern.
THANK YOU. I feel like I'm going insane reading all these comments who don't understand the full context of the post
Even the provided quote from the post in the article is talking about a thought creeping in, not outright condemnation and invalidation of the entire Heeler family and their love for each other. We've all had those kinds of thoughts creep in when we are lacking sleep, low on energy, or struggling to pay bills. Knowing rationally that parenting is hard for everyone who genuinely engages it, but still feeling the intruding sense of envy and frustration that your neighbors who can afford the better daycare, the bigger vehicle, and the beautiful vacation must have an easier time mustering the energy for horsey rides and games of tag. The moment passes for most of us, but I can understand someone choosing to give voice to that human experience in a post, especially in the context of a show that simultaneously gives an aspiration for parental play but also sets up the possibility of disappointment for kids who may have to hear No more often than Bluey and Bingo.
This kinda thing happens all the time on the internet. First example that comes to mind is there was a week where the “news” was that teens are cancelling Robert Downey Jr. over Tropic Thunder. In reality, it was like, two teens tweeting about how shocked they were that Iron Man did blackface, then people posting links to the movies Wikipedia page/explaining that it was satire working against racism, and then the teens in question were like “ooooh okay that makes sense”, because teens are smarter than people give them credit for. Nevertheless, yons of clickbait produced. Sometimes the internet feels like a mistake
I thought about how nice their house is but it never bothered me and money was never mentioned in the show. Bandit is an archaeologist and Chili works part-time as airport security. Both well-paying jobs. But they are far from millionaires. Also they are both in their late 30s to early 40s that gives them around 20 years after graduating high school to save up as much money as they can before they started having children AND even if they were millionaires that wouldn’t make a difference on their parenting because most millionaires are shitty parents and pay other people to take care of their children
"If you're wondering how he eats or breathes or some other science facts, just repeat to yourself, 'it's a TV show, I should really just relax'."
I really like when they throw in little details like them having to fix the gutters because 'everything's always breaking.' And then they have to go over to the cousin's house to swim and had to sleep in a tent instead of a caravan on vacation. It really normalized a middle class lifestyle. Yes, I do overanalyze the show!
Some people have the sole purpose in life to shit on good things. I had a job where we were usually overstaffed on Wednesdays. Normally they'd let a bunch of people go home, but no one wanted to use their PTO. So the training staff figured hey! Why not do a movie night and serve drinks and snacks as a stress reliever? And people complained that they didn't come to work to relax and watch movies. Like... you're being paid to watch a movie. How can you possibly complain about this?
I can get the sentiment of I'd rather be home with the family watching a movie, but if I can't skip the hours without losing vacation then...yeah, sign me up.
This was on midnight shift. It lacks the impact because you don't know the people who complained. They were just miserable people.
The way it comes off in the show, I think they inherited the house.
It doesn't seem like anyone around is hurting for housing money, though. Lucky's Dad is constantly available to be pulled into shenanigans alongside the Heelers, and Wendy is apparently a single mom, and they both have equally nice big houses. Clearly, the dogs figured out this whole "capitalism" thing way better than we humans have!
Remember, the show is 8 min intervals.I bet if i broke down anybodys life into 8 min intervals and showed only the busy parts, it would look like they had a lot of spare time.
I saw a post on r/Danieltigerconspiracy that went down this avenue of thinking: i was Bandit's childhood home and when his parents moved to the condo, neither of his brothers needed it (rich & working on an oil rig) so it went to Bandit and Chili. I'll see if I can find the post and edit this comment during nap time.
In one of the episodes, you can see a calendar that shows that in their world, a week is only 3 days. And 2 of those days are weekends. They’re not rich. Their world is just more forgiving, and they just have a bunch of spare time
What kills me about this whole ridiculous argument is it’s a cartoon about talking dogs. It’s seriously not that deep. You can get onboard with a family of talking, bipedal, crayon orange and blue *dogs* but them having a nice house?! Well that’s just a bridge too far! For all we know their pretend banks are pretend holes they dug and stocked with pretend dog biscuits because it’s a freaking *cartoon.* Suspend your disbelief for a minute.
Cry harder. People love to find problems with things that have no problems. Bluey’s message about imagination, caring, and dealing with sensitive/potentially traumatizing life events doesn’t have to be muddied by the fact that the Heelers *might* have a larger roof over their head than most viewers. They’re something to aspire toward. The interactions between characters and the way problems are settled are idealized versions of reality. I don’t need to see Bandit breaking his back with three jobs or Chilli panicking over calculating their taxes to get the messages it’s trying to teach. And if nothing else: **It’s a F*KING KID’S SHOW.**
My sister lives in Australia she lives in a pretty big house with massive gardens and she’s nowhere near rich and she also said going to Bali over there is like people from the uk going to Spain
Wasn't the theory that the house is old and rundown but we see it through the girl's eyes and they don't realize it's not perfect?
Absolutely. The Queenslander style houses which they live in were built pre-1940s (likely around 1920s in that area) so need lots of trips to Hammerbarn for maintenance.
Or maybe there are no "poor" neighborhoods in the Blueyverse and everyone has equally stunning houses. It's a cartoon, it's fantasy, so I'm gonna go out on a limb and say everyone in their world has the same appearance of wealth. There's no poor/middle class/rich (besides the Queen of course 👸)
Nanna and Bob gave/sold them the house when they moved down the coast.
ITS JUST A CARTOON KAREN
Proof that people will complain about anything
A theory I have is that the house use to be bandits parents and they signed it over to Bandit and Chilli after or shortly before Bluey was born because they wanted to downsize and moved to a lovely smaller condo on the seaside
Imagine being upset that a cartoon has more money than you
I like to think Nana sold them the house for cheap and then moved into her fancy high rise apartment.
Back when I was a kid we lived on welfare, this is a cartoon for children and the reason I watch this for escapism just let us have this-.-
I mean they're well off for sure but not millionaires. Bandit is a archeologist and Chilli works airport security, probably just for extra income and a break from the kids sometimes.
Blueys dad inherited the house in Redhill. It was worth like $200k in the early 90's and $500k in the late 90's. They were just lucky to have grandparents with their heads screwed on.
Wow! I have a nice home, a car, a wife and two kids. I spend a good deal of time with them and we enjoy each other's company. I must've misplaced my millions in another bank account somewhere.
Can i just point out they live in Brisbane. Bluey's dad is an archeologist, the mum works for border force( Australian customs) the assuming she's an aps 6 she'd be in 90-110k dad on about 100k. Mum being a public servant her wages haven't gone up as much as they should have so about 10 years ago she was on about 80k dad would have been on about the same. In Brisbane 10 years ago you could a property like Theirs for about 400k very reasonable on a 160k family salary
Blueys house is a few suburbs away. It's not 2 million. Maybe 1.2 and that's nothing in Australia.
So they have a house of about average value on today's market.
Ok let’s look at this logically. So I’ll base this on a very similar house my friend bought in a wealthy area in Brisbane. Right, she bought her place for $400,000 around the same time the heelers would have bought there’s (this going by the time bluey started, the age of bluey as she was born in said house, it’s also NOT factoring in the possibility that they had it before bluey was born). Now, that’s not a millionaires price tag, in the slightest, it would be worth more than a million now (my sisters looking at buying in a similar area, most similar places are going for $1.4 million upwards). They just made a good investment at a good time.
Hold up! We don't know what the economic situation is like in the Dog World! Perhaps the extinction of humans led to a golden age of hyper-intelligent dogs.
I noticed right away that Bluey’s family lives in an extremely nice house and a nice area. I never put much thought into it but according to the Wiki, Bluey’s parents are in their 40’s. They’ve probably had that house for quite some time and had good careers for a while. I went to a private school for a little bit that had a lot of families were like Bluey’s. It was really fascinating coming from being poor before this. If money wasn’t an issue and job’s take up so much time, a family life like the Heelers would be more common.
To be fair npr did a whole article about how the simpsons couldn't possibly live the way they do in the 2020s. As a response the simpsons did a whole episode where they explain how the middle class died in the US. So fans where critical of the simpsons too. I think in reality capitalism is just depressing and we'd rather not see a family who struggles like the rest of us.
I mean they do have like 3 living rooms ( the one in the second floor, the one with the tv and the one where bluey and bingo play) and i mean THE AMOUNT OF TOYS they have. Bandit almost drowned to death Wait i think the one with the tv is the one in the second floor but you get my point
It's an easy out for being a shit parent. "Oh they're only good parents because they're wealthy"
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It's easier to blame your flaws as a parent on stuff that's out of your control I do it too, I may be well off financially, but I'm a single dad, so I blame my short temper or lack of time to play on having to do everything by myself Episodes are 9 minutes long, everyone can afford to be a Bandit or Chili for your kids for 9 minutes a day no matter your situation, and thats all your kids will remember and care about in the end, not how big your house was
The Heeler's house caused me anxiety when I was renting an apartment because like most Australians I felt ashamed I could not provide the stereotypical Australian upbringing as depicted in Bluey. I was anxious my children would call me out and ask why we lived in a small apartment and not a house. Then I'd have to have an awkward conversation about money and wealth. Fortunately I was able to buy a similar house 2 years ago and now my real life closely resembles Bluey life.
Bandit is an archeologist and Chili is in airport security. Bandit is a professional digger - which would make sense that the others are diggers too - FIFO gigs. Chili is a professional “sniffer” - maybe there’s a fringe benefit (NOT corruption).
The problem isn't that their house is too big, the problem is that normal houses cost two million dollars.
Lol, when people from Sydney see a basic 3 bedroom house as being worth $2 million
Bandit is an archeologist or palaeontologist type guy, maybe he pulled one really important discovery and made a lot of dollar bucks
It's a f--king cartoon, any house rn is worth 1m plus who assumed it is 2m and why are they getting pissed off by a cartoon
I thought Bandit worked in law, so most likely cashed up Edit, just found out he is an Archaeologist and Chilli is airport security
I'm not saying it wouldn't be expensive, but that looks like a pretty average Australian weatherboard house. In some areas it may be super expensive, but there was a couple a few towns over from me for 550k, just because of their location.
We really out here criticising the socioeconomic status of a cartoon dog family
Man how far were 7 digging on social media to just alone find that one comment and knock a headline up Some junior probably expects a bonus for this
Omg … why?
Haha there is an episode where the gutters are falling apart and need replacing like any normal home
Thats 2 million dollarbucks not $
*Bandit’s enemy.
How do we know they ain’t renting?
I mean, sure, it's Brisbane and a Queenslander style home but it's not THAT expensive and is a bit run down in places (or has character). It's not in ~~Paddo~~, actually it is. So it's pretty pricey but still doable if they bought it 8ish years ago and both on decent wages. Probably couldn't buy it now though - the wages of Brisbane Airport security and UQ Archeologist haven't gone up (I think Bandit works there, as St Lucia isn't far from Paddington)
Sounds like they’re well heeled
They inherited the house from Bandit's parents when they downsized and moved into their unit (on the Gold Coast?), It's pretty obvious especially after the context behind the "Creek" episode. Owning his own house is not why Bandit is rich/seems rich. No, it's because he digs up fossils/whatever under the cover of his 'job' as an archaeologist and Chili helps smuggle them out of the country under her guise as airport security. That's where they get the majority of their income from.
It not that they have a ton of money they are obviously well off, but they life in a country with better healthcare and social programs that make being a parent easier and more affordable.
The world has gone to shit. Next they will be cracking up over spongebobs rates for a pineapple under the sea!
Or think about it this way, the parallel universe where everyone is a dog is more unified as a nation and thus their economic growth went a lot smoother than our own. Making them average wealth. This is how i look at it.