Keepy Uppy

**Keepy Uppy** is an episode from the first season of *Bluey*.

## Synopsis

The episode starts with picturesque hot air balloons floating above the Heeler’s house. Bluey wakes up, blows up her last balloon, and she and Bingo pretend it’s a pet bird who squeaks and then zip around the room as they let it “go free”. Mum suggests they play keepy uppy instead (the ultimate childhood balloon game) - keeping the balloon in the air without letting it touch the ground.

The girls start off enthusiastically, jumping all over the lounges (watch Mum discreetly put the dirt back into the pot plant) but then have the idea to only do small hits to make it easier... “nice strategy balloon girls”. However, they soon tire of that as it’s TOO easy, so they eventually find a good middle ground. Meanwhile, a cassowary and his magpie have been spying on the three from their popped hot air balloon and decide to fly over to their house to put an end to the game (yes, the cassowary *can* fly; we were shocked, too!). As the girls continue playing the game, Mum asks the girls what they would do if the balloon were to pop, and they tell her that they could just buy some new ones. After breakfast, Mum joins in again so the balloon REALLY doesn’t touch the ground and burst. The cassowary and magpie then swoop into the house and steal the balloon, causing the three Heelers to chase the flying cassowary and magpie to the playground, where some of Bluey’s friends are playing their own games at. Once the Heelers and birds show up, they are all shocked.

All across the playground, it’s a wild goose chase as the Heelers try to get their balloon back from the thieves and even a tree kangaroo. Just as the Heelers are (finally and thankfully) about to get their balloon back, the cassowary pops it, upsetting the girls. Wendy comes by and asks what happened, with Chilli (yes, that's her name) explaining everything. Wendy feels terrible for Bluey and Bingo and decides to give each of them a packet of balloons; that way, if a stunt like earlier were to happen again (which thank goodness likely will not), they can just blow up another one. She then shoos off the birds, blows up a pink balloon and, along with the friends, joins in on the game.

## Cast

* Brook Jenell Slack as Bingo/Chloe
* Karen Prell as Bluey/Dark Gray Terrier
* E.G. Daily as Bluey's vocal effects/Honey
* Melanie Zanetti as Chilli/Indy
* Nancy Cartwright as Mackenzie
* Nika Futterman as Rusty
* Jim Cummings as an ibis
* Willie Rushton as the cassowary
* Frank Welker as the vocal effects of the cassowary’s magpie and a tree-kangaroo
* Monica Ray as Light Gray Terrier/Pretzel
* Francesca Marie Smith as Gray Terrier/Coco
* Ruby Wax as Wendy

## Trivia

* This is the first episode for two things:
	+ The first to have more than one person writing it outside of providing additional material. In this case, those are Britt Allcroft, Noel MacNeal, Karen Prell (Bluey’s actress) and Brook Jenell Slack (Bingo’s actress).
	+ The first (only one for the ABC Kids version) to introduce villains. In this case, they are the cassowary and his magpie.
* This is the last episode (at least for now in airing order) for a few things:
	+ The last to be written by Britt Allcroft.
	+ The last until Dance Mode to have Steve Whitmire serve as executive producer and showrunner, as well as the final one to have him sevre as director.
	+ The last to have the ABC Kids and Disney versions use the exact same cast. Starting with the next episode, the ABC Kids version would use a different cast.
	+ The last until The Creek to have the music be done by Mike O’Donnell and Junior Campbell.
	+ The last until the Disney version of The Adventure to run longer than seven minutes and Pass the Parcel to run for eight.
	+ The last until the Disney version of Camping (Rain for the ABC Kids version) to not have its title read aloud at all.
* This is not the last episode to have Gordon Hunt as the voice director; he would do the job two last times in Hide and Seek and Neighbors. The final project related to the show to be released with him as voice director would be The Adventures of Princess Chloe and Honey Horse.
* The term Keepy-Uppy refers to a Soccer (or Football in international countries) move.
* This is one of five season 1 episodes to have sneak peaks in 2018, the others being The Weekend, The Magic Xylophone, Daddy Robot and Fruitbat.

### Errors

* In the first scene, a picture of Bingo and Bluey can be seen on the bedside table, where Bluey has the incorrect blinking pattern (using the one from the 2016 pilot and The Weekend). This is fixed in most future episodes and even on the home media releases.
	+ Also in that scene, Bluey's bed has a different blanket. It is possible the animators just changed it in future episodes.