Is popular kids show ‘Bluey’ ending?

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PHOENIX (AP/WJW) — A small blue dog with an Australian accent has captured the hearts of people across the world.

She’s the title character of “Bluey,” a kids’ program consisting of seven-minute episodes that have enraptured children and adults alike. Its longest episode yet — at a whopping 28 minutes — was billed as its season 3 finale earlier this month and left viewers in quite an emotional state. But then a bonus episode just dropped.

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“Bluey” follows an Australian blue heeler who, along with her sister (a red heeler named Bingo), navigates the days between home and school. The new episode, aptly called “Surprise,” even showed a glimpse of its title character all grown up — prompting many online to think it felt like an epilogue of sorts.

“Bluey,” which now boasts more than 150 episodes, premiered in Australia in 2018 and began streaming on Disney+ in 2020. It also has been adapted into a digital series where famous fans like Bindi Irwin and Eva Mendes read some of the popular storybooks, and a live theater show that travels around the world.

The series provides a child’s perspective into morning routines, errands and chores, while also giving viewers a glimpse of what life is like for parents through mother Chilli and father Bandit.

The supposed finale, “The Sign,” explores the emotions surrounding themes that resonate with both children and adults — moving houses, marriage, infertility and relationships after divorce. In addition to these universal themes, the episode wraps up the third season with Easter eggs for dedicated fans.

And it’s fairly safe to say “Bluey” has appeal across generations.

“I used to tell people what do ‘The Sopranos,’ ‘The Wire’ and ‘Breaking Bad’ have in common? They all have lower IMDb scores than Bluey. It used to anyway. I watched all these great shows, but I think ‘Bluey’ is still a favorite, maybe because I have kids. But I put it right up there with all of them,” John Schmidt says, admitting that he and his wife have watched the episodes without their children.

Schmidt says the latest episodes tied a nice bow to end the season, and would be a perfect series finale otherwise.

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“I get emotional about the potential of Bluey no longer having new episodes,” says Schmidt. “But we’ll see.”

But is the series ending?

Producer Sam Moor told BBC Radio 4, ahead of “the Sign” there is more to come.

“No, [‘The Sign’] is not the end for ‘Bluey,’” Moor said. “I’m sure we have many more surprises in store for you. We have more in store and we are thinking what would be next.”

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