Bluey Introduces New Character - Bandit's Nephew 'Woof Doof' Who Craves The Rave In Fortitude Valley

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT

The world's most famous Brisbane family has a new house guest!

And he's about to impart some crucial life lessons on the young ones!

The beloved Heeler family at the centre of Bluey will be hosting some more secondary characters in 2026, as global audiences continue to get a closer look at the rich cultural tapestry on offer in the River City.

While most episodes follow the lives of of Bluey, Bingo, Chilli and Bandit - One of the best features of the show is how diverse the community surrounding our favourite middle class canines.

Season 4 of Bluey is currently in development, with reports suggesting a potential release before the winter months this years. Producers of the beloved animated children's show have since teased a 'first look' at some of the new characters set to be introduced.

In an upcoming episode in the new season titled 'Valley Rat' - audiences can expect to meet Bandit's excitable older nephew Woof Doof, a half-Greek Harehound who was raised on Brissy's southside by a single mum.

Woof Doof first appears at the Heeler home after Bluey spots him passed out on the flowerbed outside the family home, before he is invited inside for a strong coffee and the first breakfast he's had before 10am in in months.

With blood-shot eyes and a body-builder's physique, Woof Doof is a stereotypical Brisbane 'Valley Rat' who works as a labourer on the cross-city rail by day, and roams the Fortitude Valley redlight district by night.

As is often the case with the programme's supporting characters, Woof Doof provides Bluey and Bingo with fresh perspectives that the main members of the Heeler family perhaps cannot.

Specifically, Woof Doof shows his younger cousins multiple MMA moves that might help them if they ever get accosted by a street criminal, because it's always very important to know how to handle yourself when you're out on the tiles.

The lively older cousin also provides his younger relatives with a crash course on the history of electronic dance music in Australia, although he pulls up short when asked to explain why his jaw nearly swings off everytime cut copy plays.

He also regales his aunt Chilli with ever visual anecdotes about the 'baddies' that are constantly 'all over him' at the MET nightclub.

While Bandit spends the entire episode attempting to usher Woof Doof out of the family home, the love he has for raver nephew is unconditional, and his stories provide both parents with a deep nostalgia for their own experiences as early 2000s Valley Rats in the fluro era.