The series is following the air date order on the original network (ABC Kids).

Muffin Unboxing and Three Pigs were released internationally on Disney+ but they have not yet aired in Australia on ABC Kids. As such, they should be the last two episodes of season 1 until they air in Australia on ABC Kids. If they don't air in Australia on ABC Kids, they will eventually be moved to the Specials season with the international Disney+ air date.

I understand that, however, TMDB is most known for having the most accurate metadata (when compared to other sources) because it's community driven approach to things. Many users have already complained about the inaccuracy of this shows episode order being displayed in TMDB.

I understand now that you're trying to number the episodes based on the ABC Kids air date, but TMDB entries already have seperate tags for episode_number and air_date. When a show is episodic (self-contained stories that can be watched in any order) like Bluey Minisodes, it is completely okay for an episode to have aired later than it's predecessors. Episodes that haven't aired should simply omit the air_date, and do not need to be moved into the specials category especially when the episode in question is not a special. Specials in this case would better suit seasonal or potentially short form branded spin offs, that the show may produce in the future. An episodes air date typically refers to the date of the first TV broadcast, seperate from streaming, and should be prioritized as so (using the streaming date last) until there is an official streaming_date tag.

Considering TMDB has seperate tags for episode_number and air_date, there is no reason to go against the programme defined by Ludo (the production company) on the official Bluey website (as outlined in my previous post). This is the official order also being used by IMDB, TMDB and Wikipedia article. For the sake of accuracy, please reconsider structuring the TVDB's episode order in line with the official programme.

I am very passionate about Bluey Minisodes.

@RamennBowls said:

When a show is episodic (self-contained stories that can be watched in any order) like Bluey Minisodes, it is completely okay for an episode to have aired later than it's predecessors.

The default order is the air date order. Any different order should use episode groups. No show is exempt from this.

Episodes that haven't aired should simply omit the air_date, and do not need to be moved into the specials category especially when the episode in question is not a special.

Until they air on the original network in the original country, episodes that haven't aired yet should have a blank air date and should keep getting moved to be the last episodes in the default order. If they never air on the original network in the original country, they should be moved to the Specials season.

Specials in this case would better suit seasonal or potentially short form branded spin offs, that the show may produce in the future.

The Specials season is for anything TMDB considers to not be a regular episode, like unaired pilots, some DVD extra material, recap episodes not considered regular episodes by the network, episodes released as 0 or .5, odd-numbered episodes (e.g. an episode released as 101 or 202 for a show with a 10 episode season), and episodes not aired on the original network in the original country.

Considering TMDB has seperate tags for episode_number and air_date, there is no reason to go against the programme defined by Ludo (the production company) on the official Bluey website (as outlined in my previous post).

There is a good reason: those episodes haven't aired on the original network in the original country.

This is the official order also being used by IMDB, TMDB and Wikipedia article. For the sake of accuracy, please reconsider structuring the TVDB's episode order in line with the official programme.

IMDb, TVDB, and Wikipedia all have their own rules just like TMDB has its own rules. The current order is accurate to the way the series has aired on the original network in the original country.

@RamennBowls said:

I am very passionate about Bluey Minisodes.

That's fine, but this TV entry still has to follow the same rules as every other TV entry on TMDB.

Gotcha! While I still think the season should be outlined as I described above, that's some pretty good insight you provided. It's interesting to see how TMDB works when mapping out episodes. I appreciate you taking the time to respond to my last message. Thank you.

Hey! I don't really care about the episode order, but for instances episodes (minisodes) "Government" and "Drums" which we just watched aren't even listed here.

Can this be fixed?

@illustir said:

Hey! I don't really care about the episode order, but for instances episodes (minisodes) "Government" and "Drums" which we just watched aren't even listed here.

Can this be fixed?

Both are there: Government is episode 9 and Drums is episode 10.