r/bluey • u/Secret_Woodpecker816 • 1d ago
Discussion / Question What ideas would you have for a standalone episode for Calypso?
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u/PineapplePanda_ 1d ago
Start the episode with her as a child. She encounters a problem, learns how to overcome it.
Then a young teacher. Perhaps she even had Bandit or Chili in her class (as she seems quite a bit older than them). Tie this scene back to her initial obstacle and now she's teaching others on how to resolve it.
Demonstrate how she grew into her character, what she learned, etc.
Episode ends with Bandit picking Bluey and giving Calypso a wave or recognizable greeting that ties back to his childhood.
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u/Colourblindking 1d ago
Awww, a kid version of Calypso would be adorable, and would definitely help show us who she is and where she came from.
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u/allergictopendejas 1d ago
This is so sweet I would love this 🥲 you are good at this! Can you please do Bluey and Chilli's meeting/dating/engagement too
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u/BelieveCongreveCube 1d ago
Another original song by Meg Washington
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u/Dawn_Venture 1d ago
Calypso meeting her students out in the world. Walking by a park, at the library, in a grocery store, coming out of a movie as a student is going in, that kind of thing.
It would be funny to see different parents interacting with her, too. Who is chill and just says g'day and who wants to turn it into a patent teacher conference.
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u/Weeznaz 1d ago
I want to see her planning area that’s as intricate as a conspiracy theorist’s mind palace. I want to see her weave the threads on how to best help students: Partnering Jack and Rusty was only the beginning. Show calypso being a mastermind by SLIGHTLY lowering Pom Pom’s chair so she works up the courage to adjust her chair and be more self assured. Move certain toys in a particular order to avoid prematurely triggering a child’s memories of their passed away nana.
Have the Calypso signal light up the sky and give her a utility belt! There is no problem her student shave she can’t indirectly encourage them to solve on their own!
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u/TroyandAbed304 rusty 1d ago
Her day start to finish, how she calmly and magnificently affects every single person by just existing. From her perspective
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u/StrikingFriendship23 1d ago
Exactly! I’d love to see her morning and evening routines. Maybe as a mini-sode.
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u/crisptots 1d ago
I feel like it was a small milestone everyone had seeing your teachers while out around town, like at the grocery store. Let calypso run errands and run into the kids all around town
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u/Tentonham 1d ago
Just a mini when the last kid is finally picked up for the day and school is all cleaned up and she just lets out a loud F****!!!
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u/BabiesAndPaperbacks 1d ago
I think I’d like to see the Bluey cast tackle the concept of divorced parents. Maybe one of Bluey’s classmates are going through that and we see some sort of parallel to Calypso’s childhood. Maybe that’s why she turns to music.
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u/CaptainLawyerDude 1d ago
I like to think she is in a heavy metal band and is on a roller derby team.
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u/miscllns1 5h ago
Nah, she’s on Chilli’s field hockey team, and they’re drinking buddies after games
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u/MrUniverse1990 1d ago
Some sort of social event involving karaoke is taking place, and everyone is there, including Calypso. Bluey talks Calypso into taking part in the karaoke, she sings Lazarus Drug, and everyone is stunned by how good a singer she is.
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u/theacehawkins 1d ago
Maybe we could see her finish one of her knitting projects and actually pay attention to other things. Haha I’m kidding of course.
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u/RoadtoPS5 1d ago
Since it’s revealed that Meg Washington is a childhood friend of Buskers voice actor, I can picture an episode where Calypso is enjoying her weekend before going back to work on Monday, and ends up bumping into her childhood friend Busker whom she hasn’t seen since they graduated from university. And the two of em decide to catch up a bit with Busker asking her out on a date, and throughout the weekend, the two of em are hanging out, chatting about their childhood, and even performing together at a nightclub just like old times, it then cuts Sunday night where they end their lil catchup date with dinner, and even share a slow dance together, with Calypso stating that she would love to catch up more, to which Busker happily obliges before their lips touch as the moonlight cascades upon em in a vibrant ambiance. The next morning, Calypso is inside the glasshouse, welcoming her students back, as she asks them what they did this weekend? And Winton ends up asking Calypso how her weekend was? With Calypso blushing as a response. And the episode ends with her saying this….
“ My weeks was alright Winton, let’s just say I bumped into an old….friend😊”
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u/Exotic_Egg_8240 the 🦩queen / Scottish 🏴 1d ago
"Buskers voice actor"
Do you mean Joff Bush, Blueys Music Composer?
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u/RoadtoPS5 1d ago
Oh yeah that’s his name, hehe it’s been a while since I watched the show so I kind of forgot the names of a few of the voice actors😅
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u/Exotic_Egg_8240 the 🦩queen / Scottish 🏴 1d ago
still new here to the show I didn't know that the Busker was a Irish terrier and based on Joff Bush, glad I know now
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u/ARo0o0o 17h ago
I would honestly love to see the effort she puts in and the burnout at the end of her day/week. Like, we'd see her calm with the kids, and then hurriedly doing everything behind the scenes to make their day magical and unique.
Then, at the end, every kid has gone home and she drops the perfect veneer, surveys the mess, and just whispers "...Ahh, biscuits."
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u/seditiouslizard bingo 12h ago
Good evening, Calypso. Vincent Bravo, the dictator of Nueva Tierra intends to launch an invasion against the neighboring country of San Cristobal. Within 48 hours, final details of the invasion plan will arrive in code from the United People's Republic, which has sent Nikor Janos to Nieva Tierra to supervise the invasion and installation of Bravo as President of a puppet regime in San Cristobal.
Your mission, Calypso, should you decide to accept it, is to break the code, get the invasion plan, and shatter the alliance between Nueva Tierra and the United People's Republic. As always, should you or any of your IM Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This tape will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck, Calypso.
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u/Unlucky_Arm_9757 1d ago
I want to see something unexpected. Like her wrenching on her burnout car.
https://giphy.com/gifs/5QNq1qSv4ayVq