It’s become one of the most-streamed titles in the world, and attracted countless awards, but Australia’s beloved animated series, Bluey, isn’t adored by all.

In fact, there’s an undertow of disenchantment from some parents who feel the show is a bad influence on their children’s behaviour, much like the accusations levelled at Cocomelon.

Of course, at Mouths of Mums, we ADORE Bluey. We’ve written about everything from Bluey cakes to Bluey pasta and even censored Bluey episodes. But in the interest of balanced reporting, we thought we’d dig around and find out exactly why some parents don’t just dislike Bluey – they HATE the show!

Here are the reasons we discovered:

The Kids Walk All Over The Parents

According to some parents, Bluey, Bingo and their friends are a cheeky (and even downright mean) to their parents.

“I don’t like how the kids walk all over the parents – it’s not healthy, not for anyone. Also, I don’t like Bluey the character – she’s not very nice, all her games at heart are playing at making life difficult for others for no good reason. I find her one of the least likeable supposedly sympathetic characters in kids’ TV.” – qlohengrin

“I hate Bluey and Bingo so much everything about them makes me mad especially their horrible laughs that are played like a thousand times during a single episode as well as them constantly taking advantage of their parents and getting almost no punishment.” – Leading-Air-6746

“Our family enjoyed Bluey, but I did have to watch the episode with my kids because Bluey and her sister often talk back to their parents or say things that aren’t out of good behaviour, and the parents let the kids get away with it. We noticed our girls would pick up bad behaviour after watching Bluey. So if I can watch the episode with them, I can tell them what was wrong for the kids to do. I wouldn’t recommend this show for kids to watch on their own.” – Devan B

The Characters Are Mean And Rude

Other parents believe many of the characters, including sisters Bluey and Bingo aren’t that nice.

“The characters are extremely rude to each other and don’t care much for each others feelings. Like yeah there’s moments where they’re really nice and stuff, but I feel like overall they’re rude. It upsets me greatly to watch Bluey or see so much about it. Of course people are okay to like it, I’m not saying it’s a bad show. But the characters are extremely rude.” – TnyLizardBab

“The daddy’s constantly being bullied because everybody calls him a bit silly, a bit stupid, a bit crazy, a bit whatever – nobody listens to him. He gets disparaged quite a lot in the show. He laughs about it, but actually, it doesn’t make for very pleasant watching as an adult and the parents just do whatever the children want most of the time, which again, isn’t really real life.” Sophie Giles, child behaviour expert.

It’s Boring

Some parents say they just can’t see why so many people love the series, because they find it dull and boring.

“It’s dreadful. Like a poor-man’s Peppa Pig. The dad is a grumpy bastard. It’s like he has a hangover or something. It is incredibly boring. Am very disappointed as I liked the idea of a female protagonist. I like that Bluey doesn’t have eyelashes to show the audience she is female. But ugh. So dull.” – Hag4life

Bluey And Bingo Are Naughty And Whiny

This is one of the main reasons we discovered – parents are concerned that their children will begin to mimic what they perceive as ‘bad’ behaviour by some of the characters.

“The whining, the never ending amount energy the parents have, the coddling, and Bluey being a huge asshole to Bingo 90% of the time is too much for me to handle. I hate this show.” – baseballnoble

“I really don’t get the hype. First of all the kids all seem so so whiny and annoying. I guess I get the trying to emphasise communicating your feelings but to me it seems like it’s allowing kids to be soft and sensitive. I think you should be allowed to feel your feelings but you also need to toughen up a bit because the world is mean and won’t always accommodate you.” – earthvvorm

It Sets Up Unrealistic Expectations

One of the biggest bugbears parents have is the fact that Bandit and Chilli are always so willing and have so much time to play with their kids. Although others have levelled the argument by reminding them that these episodes are just seven minutes of the Heeler family’s day!

“It kinda sets unrealistic expectations of how much energy/time/effort we can put in to playing. I have a 5 yr old and a 7 week old – we can’t drop everything to play with her. Also, the damn screech-laughing. My daughter forces it and I’m not here for it, especially if her baby sister’s just fallen asleep.” – shoo-closet

“The kids basically rule the house and are a mess. Those pretend and role playing games are so obnoxious. Seriously, I thought the dad was a stay at home parent and mum was the working one just by the amount of time he plays with kids and does nothing else. I’ve never done it growing up and I’d rather die than do it with my kids.” – ryo4ever

The Accents

Really?! We have to agree to disagree on this one. It’s about time the world had a good dose of Aussie!!

“I highly dislike it. I don’t like the constant whining and the accents… Tried 2 episodes and had to tap out. Gimme Daniel, Peppa or Paw Patrol anyway.” – MissChickasaw

What do you think? Do you love or hate Bluey? Let us know in the comments below.