Online fans admire equal parenting and innovative play practised by canine protagonist’s father, Bandit
A bright blue anthropomorphic dog may not have been the hero that dads had asked for – but he was the one they clearly needed.
After years of being depicted as affable morons in children’s media – from Peppa Pig’s daddy to the accident-prone father in the interminable Biff, Chip and Kipper books – a new community of dads has formed around the children’s animated show Bluey, and more particularly Bluey’s father, Bandit.