Why this ‘Bluey’ episode was temporarily removed from streaming

Published On: August 3, 2025

A popular Bluey animated children’s TV episode has been momentarily taken down from a streaming service.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s on-demand streaming service, iview, has removed the season two episode Hammerbarn. Why was it removed? a collaboration with Bunnings, a hardware retail business that functions similarly to Home Depot in Australia.

The government-funded Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is prohibited from engaging in commercial partnerships.

According to an ABC spokesperson who spoke to People, this campaign is a collaboration between BBC Studios and Bunnings. time the Bunnings Hammerbarn promotion is running, the Bluey episode Hammerbarn will not be accessible on ABC iView for a time since the ABC is unable to identify with a commercial brand or relationship.

Bunnings isn’t specifically mentioned in the episode, but Bluey’s family visits the made-up Hammerbarn store instead, and as part of the partnership, the chain is now selling Hammerbarn items like socks, key rings, and tote bags.

Speaking to Australian source Sky News, Bunnings representative Melissa O’Neill responded to the episode’s temporary removal.

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Given that Bluey fans may purchase items from a variety of stores and websites in Australia and abroad, we are sorry that the broadcaster has decided to delete the well-liked Hammerbarn episode, O Neill stated. While it’s wonderful to see so many children and their parents taking pleasure in the Bluey experience in our stores, it’s disheartening to consider that they won’t be able to see the episode at home.

According to the ABC representative’s comment to People, the Hammerbarn episode will be available on iView again at a later time. Disney+ in the United States and BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom are still offering the episode for streaming.

Australian television program Bluey debuted in October 2018 and debuted internationally on Disney Junior in the US the following year. The show centers on Bluey, an anthropomorphic Blue Heeler puppy in elementary school who lives with her parents, Chilli and Bandit, as well as her younger sister, Bingo.