“Usually,I don’t get to watch the episodes before they air,” says Zanetti. “This one I did. I was wiping tears off my chin. I had the full gamut of emotions. So I’m really excited for everyone who lovesBluey to go on that journey.”
The Sign,Bluey’s final episode of season three,is the Logie and Emmy-winning cartoon’s most ambitious endeavour so far,with the super-sized plot not only dealing with the major news that the Heelers’ iconicQueenslander house is for sale,but also featuring that biggest of televisual events – a wedding.
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“It’s actually quite Shakespearean in a comedy for it to end with a wedding,so it just feels momentous and joyous,” says Zanetti. “There’s a lot that gets explored that we can’t really do in seven minutes and I think that’s one of the exciting things about the 28-minute episode.”
ForBlueyexecutive producer and Ludo Studio co-founder and director Daley Pearson,the creation of the episode was “an Everest to climb”. “It felt like a new challenge to see if we could do it.”
Since debuting in 2018,despite being unabashedly Australian in its vernacular and aesthetic,Bluey hasbecome a genuine global hit,airing overseas on the BBC and Disney.
For Zanetti,Bluey has resulted in her appearing onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and presenting at the International Emmy Awards. Pearson points to Bluey having her balloon at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as a pinch-me moment.