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"Bluey" Characters: A Who's Who Guide To The Heeler Family, Bluey's BFFs And More!
From Bluey and Bingo to Bandit and Chilli — and beyond — here's a look at every character on the hit children's show 'Bluey'
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Bluey Season 3 Episode: The SignChildren, grown-ups, celebrities and even dogs all love to watch the hit animated children's show Bluey.
The beloved cartoon, which follows a family of Australian Heeler dogs, debuted in Australia in 2018 — but quickly became a global phenomenon. It is now aired in over 60 countries worldwide (including the U.S., U.K. And China) and is one of the most popular children's shows on the air, with almost 44 billion streaming minutes on Disney+ in 2023, according to Deadline.
"It's a bit weird. I'm stoked," Joe Brumm, the show's creator, said to Deadline about Bluey's success. "It's an enormous relief because it was not a guarantee it would work internationally, and I had no idea if it would."
Brumm's concept — for a children's show that adults could enjoy, too — has done far more than just "work." Bluey has not only become a critically acclaimed success, but it's also evolved into a pop culture icon — even earning its own balloon in the 2022 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Bluey is so beloved that when the season 3 finale, "The Surprise," hinted that the show might be ending, fans were left in a panic. However, Bluey producer Sam Moor set the record straight about the future of the show.
"No, it is not the end for Bluey. I'm sure we have many more surprises in store for you," she told the BBC in April 2024. "We have more in store and we are thinking what would be next."
With a season 4 of Bluey on the horizon — and a new batch of minisodes available to stream now — here's a look at all of the playful pup characters that we've grown to love over the first three seasons of the show.
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BlueyBluey Heeler — the show's titular character — is a 7-year-old blue heeler pup who is full of energy, curiosity and imagination. She loves to play games with her family (which includes her mum Chilli, dad Bandit and little sister Bingo) and her many friends.
One of Bluey's favorite things to do is pretend she's a grown-up doing grown-up things — whether that's running her own taxi service or dressing up as Granny Janet with her little sister Bingo (a.K.A. Granny Rita). And although Bluey is only 7 years old currently on the show, viewers got a peek into the future in the season 3 finale, "Surprise" — where a grown-up Bluey visits her childhood home on the hill with her own future child in tow.
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At kindy, Bingo gives a great show and tell about her cool crab claw.Bingo Heeler is Bluey's lovable little sister. The 4-year-old is a red heeler pup like her mum Chilli (whereas Bluey is blue) — but that's not the only difference between the siblings. While Bingo is just as playful and energetic as her big sister, she also has a more sensitive and timid side.
When Bingo is not keeping up with Bluey's antics, she's often found playing with insects and bugs and marveling at the wonders of nature. She is also rarely seen without her favorite toy: A stuffed rabbit named Floppy.
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Bandit HeelerBandit Heeler, Bluey and Bingo's father, has become somewhat of a role model for dads everywhere. He is an archaeologist (he loves to dig up bones), but most of his energy is spent being a devoted and present father to his young daughters. That includes inventing games, playing dress up and even surviving attacks from the "tickle crabs."
Bluey and Bingo can also thank their father for their active imaginations: Bandit, who is voiced by David McCormack, has several alter egos himself, including the cheeky Unicorse.
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Chilli HeelerChilli Heeler is the unflappable mum to Bluey and Bingo, and wife to Bandit. She balances motherhood with her job in airport security — and also provides a sense of balance in the Heeler home, helping to calm the chaos when Bandit, Bluey and Bingo get a bit out of control.
Chilli, who is voiced by Melanie Zanetti, is equally admired by fans, even appearing on the cover of InStyle Australia's February 2023 "icons" issue.
"Chilli is someone I would want to be friends with," Zanetti told InStyle Australia about her character. "She's smart and fun and has this dry wit, which I love. She's so kind and really good at tuning into people, or dogs, particularly her little puppies. But she's also really funny and has this great banter with Bandit."
Uncle StripeStripe is Bluey and Bingo's uncle, Aunt Trixie's husband, the father of Muffin and Socks and Bandit's younger brother. He loves squash, his car, BBQ and a good old fashioned "stumpfest." Fun fact: Stripe is voiced by Dan Brumm, the younger brother of Bluey creator Joe Brumm.
Aunt TrixieUncle Stripe's better half is Aunt Trixie, who is also mum to Muffin and Socks and aunt to Bluey and Bingo. All the kids love Aunt Trixie because she always speaks her mind (and is known to tease the adults, too). Trixie, herself, loves spending time with her family and playing hockey with Chilli.
MuffinMuffin, Bluey and Bingo's cousin and Stripe and Trixie's older daughter, is a non-stop pup who always speaks her mind (just like her mum). She is frequently full of energy (especially when she's skipped nap time) — but struggles with taking turns, playing nicely and pronouncing her "r's."
SocksMuffin's little sister (and the youngest in the extended Heeler clan) is Socks. At just 1 year old, she's learning to walk and talk — and keep up with her big sister and big cousins, Bluey and Bingo.
Uncle RadleyRadley is Bandit and Stripe's oldest brother. He worked on an oil rig in western Australia and, as a result, didn't get to see his family — including his nieces Bluey and Bingo — very often. However, that changed in season 3's extended episode, "The Sign," when Uncle Radley married Frisky. After learning she did not want to move out west with him, he quit his job and moved to the city to be closer to their families.
FriskyFrisky is Bluey's godmother. She met Uncle Radley while babysitting Bluey and Bingo, and later married him in Bandit and Chilli's backyard in "The Sign" — officially making her Bluey and Bingo's aunt.
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Nana Chris HeelerNana is the mother of Bandit, Radley and Stripe, and grandmother to Bluey, Bingo, Muffin and Socks. Though she was strict when raising her sons, she only has one rule as a grandparent: Everyone gets what they want. Nana is also voiced by show creator Joe Brumm's own mother, Chris Brumm.
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Grandpa Bob HeelerGrandpa Bob is retired with Nana on Australia's sunny Gold Coast. He took a journey to India to "find himself," and made his return at Uncle Radley and Frisky's wedding in season 3's "The Sign."
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Grandad Mort CattleGrandad Mort is Chilli's father and Bluey and Bingo's maternal grandfather. He served in the Army before retiring, and now spends his time canoeing, bush walking — and spending time with his granddaughters.
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Aunty Brandy CattleAunty Brandy is Chilli's sister and Bluey and Bingo's aunt. Though she and Chilli spent four years apart, they've since reconnected — and Chilli has bonded with her nieces, as well. Brandy (who is voiced by Rose Byrne) appeared in one of Bluey's most emotional episodes ("Onesies"), where it was implied that she dealt with infertility. However, in season 3's "The Sign," it is revealed that Brandy is pregnant.
CalypsoCalypso is Bluey's teacher at school. An Australian shepherd, Calypso can be found singing and humming in the classroom as she keeps an eye on her students.
ChloeChloe, a dalmatian, is Bluey's best friend. She's kind, gentle and smart — with a great imagination, just like Bluey.
IndyIndy is an Afghan hound and another one of Bluey's best friends at school. She is a free spirit who loves music, dancing, pony rides and playing outside — but she also must stick to a strict diet, and is unable to eat wheat, gluten, sugar, salt and dairy.
MackenzieMackenzie is a border collie who moved to Australia from New Zealand. He cuts straight to the point and can often be found playing with Bluey and their friends Jack and Rusty.
Jack RusselJack Russel is, fittingly, a Jack Russell terrier and a new student at Bluey's school, Glasshouse Primary School. He has trouble sitting still and remembering things, but loves to play with his friends — including Bluey.
RustyRusty is Jack Russel's best friend, and is also pals with Bluey and Mackenzie. Rusty, a red kelpie dog, has two siblings, Digger and Dusty, and loves to pretend to be a handyman or play "dust-off" with Jack (just like his father who is in the Army).
HoneyHoney, another one of Bluey's friends from school, is a beagle best known for her round-rimmed glasses. Though she can sometimes struggle to keep up with Bluey's imaginative games, Honey is talented at building with toys and wagging her entire body (while keeping her tail still!).
CocoCoco is a pink poodle whose signature look is two blue butterfly clips. She has eight older siblings and has known Bluey since they were both babies. They're in the same class at school, where Coco is best friends with Indy.
SnickersSnickers, a dachshund, can always be found sporting his yellow and green Australia cap. He and Bluey have also been friends since they were babies and both attend the same school. Snickers loves cupcakes, rolling and pretending to be a news reporter for K9 news.
WintonAn obedient English Bulldog, Winton is a friend and classmate of Bluey's. His parents are divorced, and his dad Cornelius is in a relationship with the Terriers' mum. Winton loves to stand very close to his friends and is learning to respect personal space.
The TerriersThe Terriers are triplet miniature schnauzer brothers who love to pretend they are Scottish soldiers, ready to defend their forts and castles with shields and swords. The Terriers are friends with Bluey and the rest of Calypso's class at school.
PretzelPretzel is a chihuahua in Bluey's class at Glasshouse Primary School. He is shy (but warms up to playing with his friends), and had a pet guinea pig who ran away.
MissyMissy is an Australian terrier who is one of Bluey's best friends from kindy. She gets scared sometimes playing Bluey's high energy games (like "pirates"), but Bluey and Bingo help her to be more brave.
Pom PomAnother friend of Bluey and Bingo's is Pom Pom. She is a tiny teacup pomeranian, but her energy, commanding voice and perseverance make up for what she lacks in size.
WinnieWinnie is a chocolate labrador who Bluey met one day at the playground. They became fast friends after playing a game of "cafe" together, and have been pals ever since.
Jean-LucJean-Luc is a French-speaking black labrador who Bluey met on a camping trip. Though they don't speak the same language, they communicated and bonded through play.
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Mrs. RetrieverMrs. Retriever is a golden retriever and Bingo's kindy teacher at school.
LilaLila, a fluffy white maltese, is Bingo's best friend. The two met on the first day of kindy in Mrs. Retriever's class and have been inseparable ever since. She is shy — but Bingo helps to bring her out of her shell.
BentleyBentley is a cavalier King Charles spaniel who is in Mrs. Retriever's class with Bingo. She has a twin sister named Zara and is inventive, friendly and determined — especially when it came to mastering the monkey bars.
BuddyBuddy is another classmate of Bingo's. He is a loud-breathing pug who is patient and a little spacey (he's even known to doze off at the top of the slide!).
JudoJudo is Bingo and Bluey's next door neighbor, and has known Bluey since they both were babies. She is a chow chow pup who is a little bossy and very attached to certain individuals — including Bluey, Bingo and Pom Pom.
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Lucky and ChuckyLucky and Chucky are Bluey's other next door neighbors. They are golden labrador brothers, though their personalities differ: Lucky is energetic, sporty and competitive while Chucky is sensitive, kind and prefers dancing to sports.
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Captain and MiaCaptain, an American foxhound, and Mia, an English setter, are Mackenzie and Bluey's big buddies at school.
Pat and JanellePat and Janelle
Pat and Janelle are the Heelers' next-door neighbors and the parents of Lucky and Chucky. Pat, Lucky and Chucky's dad, frequently plays games with the Heeler clan and is friends with Bandit's brother Stripe.
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Champion Heeler Sets His Sights On The Purse At The 67th Siloam Springs Rodeo
SILOAM SPRINGS -- "I roped my first steer on a horse when I was six," Tyler Hutchins, 38, of Rose, Okla., said.
Hutchins and his team roping partner Eric Flurry of Spiro, Okla., will compete in the 67th Siloam Springs Rodeo on Thursday night through Saturday night.
Hutchins, the heeler, and Flurry, the header, were the 2023 American Cowboys Rodeo Association team roping champions.
Last year, they missed the title "by a few dollars," said Hutchins' mother-in-law Karen Davis of Siloam Springs. Davis is on the board of the directors for the Siloam Springs Rodeo and Riding Club Association, which hosts the rodeo.
In 2015, Hutchins was the All Indian Finals team roping champion. In 2017, he won the Cowboys Regional Rodeo Association team roping title. He was a three-time Collegiate Rodeo Finals qualifier while on a full-ride rodeo scholarship at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami. He has also won ACRA Horse of the Year five times.
Hutchins, who owns a welding business, said he does three to four rodeos a week in the summer. He makes an average of $25,000 to $30,000 a summer rodeoing, he said.
He said he used to rodeo professionally -- and because of their caliber, he and Eric are still are considered professionals -- but to fully do it for a living they would have to travel nine to 10 months of the year, which isn't really doable for them anymore.
"We got families and properties and cattle and stuff," Hutchins said.
The best score Hutchins has had so far was 3.6 seconds, he said. The world record is 3.2 seconds.
Hutchins said in team roping both riders start out in their boxes. There is a rope barrier put on the steer to give it a head start. When the header and heeler are ready, the header nods and calls for the steer.
The header has to wait until the steer has had its allotted head start.
"If he don't, if he goes too early and he breaks the barrier, we get a 10-second penalty," Hutchins said.
The header has to rope the steer, either around the horns, a horn and the neck or just the neck. Those are the only three legal head catches, Hutchins said. Anything else is a no-time. A no-time is like being disqualified.
The header then turns the steer so the heeler can do his job. The heeler has to wait until the steer is completely turned before he can rope.
"If I don't, and I rope him before then, it's called a crossfire and that's a no-time," Hutchins said.
When the heeler ropes the steer, two feet is the object. If he only ropes one, it's a 5-second penalty.
Hutchins said their time also depends on the setup of the rodeo. Sometimes the barrier is really long to draw the action out into the middle of the arena.
"Guys that are at our level," he said, "can be mid fives just pretty easy without trying anything real crazy. Just a normal, safe, kind of like a layup type run would be a five-second run."
Hutchins said he doesn't need to spend much time practicing. "It's like any other sport," he said. "You've done it long enough, you know what to."
Hutchins started roping as a child because it was what his family did, he said.
"We're not really built to be bullriders or anything," he said. His grandpa had cows and his dad grew up roping.
"Now, I'm just keeping it going," he said.
Hutchins said he looks forward to the Siloam Springs Rodeo every year.
"For all of us that live around the tri-state area, it's the biggest paying amateur rodeo there is right now," he said.
NFR Determination: Heeler Doesn't Settle For Bleachers, Partnrs With Veteran HeaderRodeoSports - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Five years ago, team roping heeler Coleby Payne made a commitment: He wasn't going back to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo as a spectator.
For many rodeo athletes, a yearly visit to Las Vegas in December is a must, even if they're not among the 15 taking part in their respective competitions. The Stephenville, Texas, native has made that trek several times on his own, but always to watch.
"The last time I went, it was one of those deals where it's really motivating to go watch it and it was like, 'I won't be back in there until I make it.' And I haven't went back since," Payne said. "This (is) a new look at it, backing into the box, rather than up in the bleachers or on the couch in the living room."
Roping for the first time in the Thomas &Mack Center is a memorable career milestone on its own. The moment takes on additional context when considering the journey Payne and heading partner Clay Smith took to get here.
Smith is a longtime roper with two world championship buckles to his credit. The Broken Bow, Okla., product has roped 10 times at the Wrangler NFR during his 12-year career. That steady hand is what Payne was looking for when the duo partnered up last year.
When the 2023 regular season ended, Payne was listed as 17th in the PRCA's heeler world standings. Because he had maxed out his rodeo count before the CINCH Playoffs Governor's Cup in Sioux Falls, S.D., the money he won at that event initially did not count towards his standings.
Payne appealed to the PRCA Grievance Committee, hoping to get a waiver so that a 76th rodeo could be added to his ledger, which would vault him into the NFR with Smith. On Nov. 20, 2023, that request was granted.
Seven days later, the Grievance Committee reconvened and reversed that decision. Smith was headed to the NFR on his own, and Payne's breakthrough bid was over.
Smith called it a terrible feeling, especially in the weeks leading up to the Grievance Committee's announcement. He had been practicing with multiple partners in anticipation of various scenarios playing out.
"It made for a bad taste in our mouth last year," Smith said.
A year later, the duo were struck with a lingering sense of déjà vu as the 2024 regular season began to wind down. Only this time the situation was reversed.
Heading into September, it was Smith who found himself flirting with the cut line, while Payne sat in position to reach Las Vegas. During the winter, Payne won $10,000 at RodeoHouston with a different partner, giving him an edge in the heeler race. For much of the year, that separation made all the difference in where each cowboy sat in the rankings.
It created a tense finish as the partners aimed to avoid a repeat of the previous season.
"I don't like being in that spot. I would like to be able to go home the last 30 days and be able to go to the best (rodeos) that you can go to, instead of trying to go to everything," Smith said.
"We don't try to go to everything that there is (early in the season), because of reasons like this. Because at the end, it feels like if you've got some bullets at the end, that's kind of the deal that can separate you from making it or not making it. We had enough shots at the end to where we could out-rodeo everybody we needed to and go to every place that paid.
"Being in those spots is not ideal. But we did catch a few (steers) there at the end that mattered."
The tipping point came over the Sept. 20-22 weekend. Payne and Smith came up with some big showings at the Omaha (Neb.) River City Rodeo and the North Dakota Roughrider Cup in Mandan, N.D. Combined, the two events paid more than $10,500, giving them the needed boost to avoid missing out on the NFR as a pair again.
Once everything from the regular season was finalized, Payne finished 10th in the heeler ranks with about $122,000 earned. Smith was 11th in the header standings at around $113,000.
After five rounds of action at NFR, the duo have each earned $10,866, with sixth-place showings in Rounds 1 and 5. Plus, both got the $10,000 bonus awarded to all NFR qualifiers. Going into Tuesday's sixth round, Smith is 13th in the header world standings at $133,950, and Payne is 12th in the heeler standings at $143,064.
Reaching this point together was always the focus, something Payne never lost sight of — even if the journey to get here was anything but easy.
"It felt like the worst thing that could possibly happen to someone. It happened last year," Payne said. "It's one of them deals where it's all I've ever wanted and dreamed about, but I kind of had a mindset too of, we made it through that and we're still alright. It's about what good things can happen."
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