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"This episode of Bingo is called 'Bingo'!" (giggles)
While Bandit works on the car, Chilli plays with the girls. Then, Bandit and Bluey drive off to visit Chloe, leaving Chilli and Bingo home alone. Seeing as Chilli has to repair the toilet, Bingo is lonely since she has nobody to play with. Chilli tells Bingo to go play on her own, and that she'd be able to despite her claiming not to know how.

Bingo tries to play doctor but there's no one to play the patient, so she tries to play I Spy, but there's no one to guess. She tries to play with the railings, but gets her leg stuck. When Chilli helps unstick her, Bingo complains that she can't think of solo games to play.

Chilli wonders if Bingo can't think of a game because she's hungry, so she goes to the fridge, but can't decide if she wants the raspberries or the blueberries. She eventually chooses the blueberries, then tries to play hide and seek, without realising that there's no one to seek.

Chilli assures a sad Bingo that it's normal to miss Bluey, then when she says that she actually enjoys fixing the toilet since she likes a "good problem", Bingo decides that she needs a "good problem" too. Bandit comes back, and he conveniently has a problem: Bluey wants to know what colour kiwis (the bird) are, but he doesn't know. Bingo doesn't know either, but luckily, she has a puzzle that depicts countries and their native animals.

She puts together the puzzle, but the piece that depicts New Zealand is missing. It turns out to be attached to her back, but she doesn't realise, so she decides to make "missing" posters. Bluey arrives home, discovers the posters, and is able to determine their meaning. Chilli also succeeds at fixing the toilet.


This episode provides examples of:

  • Blaming the Tools: At one point, Bingo is indecisive about which food to choose (since hunger makes her indecisive). When the fridge beeps, she thinks it's being rude and doesn't like her. Justified since she's only a little girl and young kids often personify things
  • Comically Missing the Point:
    • Bingo tries to play doctor, I Spy, and hide and seek, not realising that you need at least two people to play those games.
    • Then, she tells the fridge to stop beeping, and later calls for the puzzle piece, even though they're inanimate objects.
  • Companion Cube: Bingo asks the fridge if they can be "friends".
  • A Day in the Limelight: Bingo gets an episode all to herself, even personalized with her own alternative intro, outro, and title card.
  • Dramatic Irony: When the puzzle piece is seen on Bingo's back, she still doesn't know where it is.
  • "Eureka!" Moment: When Chilli says that she actually enjoys fixing the toilet since she likes "a good problem", Bingo decides that she needs a "good problem" as well.
  • Failed a Spot Check: The missing puzzle piece Bingo was looking for was stuck to her bum all along, which she doesn't realize until Bluey comes home and notices it.
  • Furry Reminder: Bingo wags her tail when she's excited at finding the puzzle piece.
  • Help, I'm Stuck!: Bingo gets her foot stuck in the railing while playing a railings game, needing Chilli to turn her foot to free it.
  • Joke of the Butt: When Bluey sees the puzzle piece attached to Bingo's lower back, she says it's on her "bum".
  • Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Subverted. Bingo is frustrated with the beeping fridge and almost leaves, but decides she's too hungry.
  • Something That Begins with "Boring": Bingo tries to play I Spy to pass the time, but then realises she has no one to play it with.
  • Speak in Unison:
    • When the parents realise the puzzle piece was attached to Bingo all along, they say, "Oh, Bingo!" in unison.
    • When Bingo tells Bluey that kiwis are brown, the Heeler sisters and Bandit shout, "Hooray!" in unison, then all the Heelers do once Chilli fixes the toilet.
    • Bingo and Chilli say, "No problem" in unison when Bandit thanks Bingo for revealing that kiwis are brown and Bluey thanks Chilli for fixing the toilet.
  • Special Edition Title: Since Bingo is the main focus of this episode, the opening credits change to show Bluey losing the dancing game instead of Bingo, which puts more focus on the latter instead. The last shot of the opening shows Bingo taking Bluey's place, with the title changed to her name and the background changing colour from blue to orange after Bluey loses.
  • Toilet Humour: Chilli's reason for not being able to play with Bingo is because she needs to repair the toilet, since the flusher isn't working.

 
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Bingo Intro

Bingo gets her own intro for her self-titled episode, where this time she beats Bluey at musical statues. Even Mum and Dad are surprised by the outcome.

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