Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Wallaru – Bingo

Bingo – Bingo from Bluey
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Bingo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluey_(TV_series)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bluey_characters

Bingo

Bingo is the primary Gear Crafter in Wallaru. He offers recipes for Level 170+ Gear, Jewels, and Pins in Hope Springs. His recipes don’t require Crafting, instead, Wizards spend Reagents to obtain the Items from him directly. Bingo will only display Jewels and Pins available for the Wizard’s school. Wizards must be Level 170+ and have the required Badge in order to craft.

Bluey is an Australian animated preschool television series which premiered on ABC Kids (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) on October 1, 2018. The program was created by Joe Brumm and is produced by Queensland-based company Ludo Studio. It was commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the British Broadcasting Corporation, with BBC Studios holding global distribution and merchandising rights. The series made its international premiere on Disney Junior in the United States and is released widely on Disney+.

Bluey and her family Bandit, Chilli and Bingo.

The show follows Bluey, an anthropomorphic six-year-old (later seven-year-old) Blue Heeler puppy who is characterized by her abundance of energy, imagination and curiosity about the world. The young dog lives with her father, Bandit; mother, Chilli; and younger sister, Bingo, who regularly joins Bluey on adventures as the pair embark on imaginative play together. Other characters featured each represent a different dog breed. Overarching themes include the focus on family, growing up, and Australian culture. The program was created and is produced in Queensland; its capital city Brisbane inspires the show’s setting.

Bluey has received consistently high viewership in Australia on both broadcast television and video-on-demand services. It has influenced the development of merchandise, a stage show featuring its characters, and a feature film in development for a 2027 release. The program has won three Logie Awards for Most Outstanding Children’s Program, an International Emmy Kids Award in 2019, and a Peabody Award in 2024. It has been praised by television critics for depicting a modern everyday family life, constructive parenting messages, and the role of Bandit as a positive father figure. The child characters of Bluey are voiced by children of the program’s production crew and, for privacy reasons, are not credited as voice actors.

Bingo Heeler

Bingo Heeler is a Red Heeler puppy and the younger sister of Bluey. Bingo, who is four years old (later turning five), is energetic, curious and playful, much like her sister, but is rather sensitive. Her favorite toy is a stuffed rabbit named Floppy. Bingo is depicted as a kindergarten student, and has made numerous friends there including a Maltese dog named Lila, who she deems her best friend. Bingo shows an interest in bugs, taking breaks from the games she plays to observe them.

Thank you to JM Lacanlale, J Katz, and A Button for pointing out the Bluey references

The current list of all the (known) Wallaru references are located here.

Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references but I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.

Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages

Bingo image is from Wizard101, and is copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment.

Bluey images are copyright Disney Jr. and ABC Kids.

Image usage qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.

Leave a comment