Fluffy

    Recently, a minor scandal erupted when Disney was thinking about censoring one of the cartoons they broadcast but not produce themselves, Bluey.  Yes, I know I'm nowhere near the target demographic, but I'm immature for my age. For those who don't know, Bluey is about a six/seven-year-old dog in Australia, her five-year-old sister Bingo, her Mum Chilli, and her Dad Bandit. She has very imaginative adventures involving her family and friends.  They can get somewhat surreal, very deeply emotional, or downright silly.  This 'controversy' erupted due to the nature of the episode's plot, which is fairly silly.  'Family Meeting' opens up with Bluey, Bingo, and Dad having a discussion in the kitchen about what Dad did earlier when Bluey was in her parents' bedroom.  Dad apparently had a 'fluffy' directly in Bluey's face.  He denies it. Mum comes in a declares a family meeting to find out the truth.  She returns with rollers in her 'hair,' reminiscent of judges' wigs.  Before the trial, she declares that the bodily function only be called a 'fluffy,' with 'fluffied' and 'fluffed' as acceptable past tenses.  Bluey goes first and recreates the scene with her toys, with a skunk representing her smelly Dad. Dad immediately says that he would never do such a thing, yet a flashback when Bingo pulled his finger proves him wrong.  Next, Bluey goes over the food he ate the previous day, raising a hand-made "Fluffy-meter" to its highest level.  Bingo is the next witness, and she claims she was there and saw it all happen.  Dad declares she wasn't there.  Bluey had bribed her with a lollipop, and Mum advises Bluey about how the truth will set her free.  Bingo's evidence is discarded.  Then, Dad announces a surprise witness, Mum!  She admits she was dozing, but the only thing she heard was Dad moving the bedside table like he frequently does when his tablet falls off from charging overnight.  She imitates the sound she heard.  It was the 'fluffy!'  Dad calls another surprise witness, a non-existent man, as a distraction, and he then flees.  Bluey and Bingo ran after their Dad and caught him in the front yard.  They tie him up in a jumprope and return him to the trial.  Before Mum passes her sentence, she asks Dad if there was anything he'd like to say.  His response, "He who smelt it, dealt it." He then explains away the accident 'fluffy' in his daughter's face as being due to the fact that her face is at the same height as his bum.  Bingo starkly declares that it could have been her, as she is slightly shorter and would have been worse off.  Mum sentences Dad to an hour of horsey rides for both Bluey and Bingo.  The younger sister runs off to prepare, while Mum tells Bluey about how the truth prevailed.  Dad then tells Bluey that the truth will come out.  Bluey then admits that she was only in her parents' bedroom to play on her Dad's tablet, something she wasn't supposed to due until the weekend.  Mum then sentences Bluey to play horsey for Bingo for an hour as well.  Mum noisily backs her chair out from the table and tries to shoo Bluey and Dad out of the room.  The two start to smell something, and they realize that Mum had made a 'fluffy' too!  The episode ends on that note.  From what I could tell, nothing was really altered about this episode's US broadcast.  However, my Bluey viewing habits have greatly multiplied since I first noted the episode, especially since I have no young children in my life. I watch way too many cartoons, both those intended for children and this for an older audience.  Oh well.