Big Blue - Mini Mira (S1E35)
Lettie becomes jealous when Bacon Berry develops a bond with her archenemy, Mira Clearwater.
| Air Date | 2022-04-23 |
|---|---|
| Genres | Animation, Family |
| TV Rating | TV-Y7 |
| Network(s) | CBC Television |
Storyline
In this episode, Lettie faces an unexpected emotional challenge when her friend Bacon Berry strikes up a friendship with Mira Clearwater, someone Lettie considers her archenemy. The bond between Bacon Berry and Mira grows as they discover shared interests or spend time together, leaving Lettie feeling sidelined and jealous. Lettie struggles with conflicting feelings: she values her friendship with Bacon Berry but cannot understand why her friend would want to spend time with someone she dislikes so intensely.
As the episode unfolds, Lettie must confront her jealousy and decide how to handle the situation. The story explores whether Lettie will communicate her feelings openly, attempt to sabotage the new friendship, or find a way to accept that her friend can have other relationships. The episode centers on the tension between Lettie's loyalty to Bacon Berry and her animosity toward Mira, ultimately pushing Lettie to examine what true friendship means and whether her rivalry with Mira is worth jeopardizing her bond with Bacon Berry.
What kids learn
Children watching this episode can learn important lessons about managing jealousy in friendships. Lettie's experience demonstrates that friends are allowed to have other relationships and that feeling jealous is a normal emotion, but acting on that jealousy in harmful ways can damage the friendships we care about most. The episode shows young viewers that possessiveness can push friends away rather than bring them closer.
The story also teaches children about the difference between disliking someone and allowing that dislike to control their behavior. Lettie's struggle with Bacon Berry befriending her archenemy illustrates that our friends may see positive qualities in people we don't get along with, and that's okay. Children learn that respecting a friend's choices, even when those choices are hard to understand, is a crucial part of maintaining healthy relationships.
Additionally, the episode offers lessons about communication and honesty. Rather than bottling up feelings or acting out, children see the value in expressing their emotions constructively. The narrative encourages kids to talk about their feelings with their friends and to trust that real friendships can withstand difficult conversations and differing perspectives.
Parents' top 5 questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How should I talk to my child if they feel jealous when their friend spends time with someone else? | Use Lettie's situation as a starting point for conversation. Acknowledge that jealousy is a normal feeling and ask your child to describe what they're experiencing. Help them understand that friendships aren't exclusive and that their friend having other relationships doesn't diminish their bond. Encourage them to focus on the qualities that make their friendship special rather than trying to control who their friend spends time with. |
| What if my child has a friend who wants to be friends with someone my child really dislikes? | This episode illustrates a common social challenge. Explain that people can have different opinions about the same person, and that's healthy. Encourage your child to respect their friend's judgment while maintaining their own boundaries. They don't have to become friends with the person they dislike, but they should allow their friend the freedom to make independent choices about relationships without guilt or pressure. |
| How can I help my child understand that being possessive can hurt friendships? | Lettie's jealousy provides a clear example of how possessiveness creates tension. Talk with your child about how trying to control a friend's other relationships can make that friend feel trapped or resentful. Help them see that trust and freedom actually strengthen friendships, while jealousy and control weaken them. Discuss how they would feel if someone tried to dictate who they could be friends with. |
| Should my child try to become friends with people they consider enemies for the sake of their other friendships? | The episode doesn't require Lettie to become friends with Mira, and your child shouldn't feel pressured to befriend everyone either. The lesson is about tolerance and respect, not forced friendship. Your child can maintain their distance from someone they don't get along with while still being civil and allowing their friends to make their own choices. Authenticity in relationships matters more than false friendliness. |
| What's the best way for my child to express jealous feelings without damaging their friendship? | Encourage your child to use honest, non-accusatory language when discussing their feelings. Instead of blaming their friend or the other person, they can express their emotions using statements like 'I feel left out when' or 'I miss spending time with you.' This approach, modeled through Lettie's journey, helps children communicate their needs while respecting their friend's autonomy and keeping the friendship intact. |
Writing
Directing
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Calypso Crew is called in to clean up some mysterious ooze, but the job may be more dangerous than they bargained for. |
| 1 | 2 | Krill and Plink find themselves in an urgent situation and need The Calypso Crew to save them. |
| 1 | 3 | Mira and Lettie get themselves into a sticky situation while constantly competing with one another as to who is better than the other. |
| 1 | 4 | When the crew finds out their ship is about to be inspected, Lemo wants to help but unknowingly creates a bigger problem than expected. |
| 1 | 5 | Bacon Berry feels left out when the crew must take care of a rescue creature that has no parents. |
| 1 | 6 | Glacial city residents are being terrorized by a giant sea spider and Phil must face his deepest fears to save the Calypso Crew. |
| 1 | 7 | An unexpected power outage on the Calypso leads the crew to investigate a mysterious glowing orb on the sea floor. |
| 1 | 8 | When Bacon Berry takes something that doesn't belong to her, Lettie and Lemo secretly attempt to return it to its rightful owner. |
| 1 | 9 | When too much weight on the Calypso slows them down on a mission, Lettie insists that Lemo gets rid of what is weighing them down. |
| 1 | 10 | Lemo's pet sea pig causes chaos on the Calypso and Lettie wants him to take it back to where it belongs in the Midnight Zone. |
| 1 | 11 | The Calypso Crew have entered the Coral Circuit Race for the first time and they are determined to play fair to the finish. |
| 1 | 12 | The Calypso Crew are in strife when their mission reward cake mysteriously disappears and they each blame one another for keeping it for themselves. |
| 1 | 13 | Freddie has a difficult time when the crew decides to replace Engie with a new and improved engine for the Calypso. |
| 1 | 14 | Lemo is thrilled when he is called to join United Current Head Quarters and asked to apply his fun brand of science to headquarters staff. |
| 1 | 15 | After the Seahorse King's scepter is almost stolen, the Calypso crew is tasked with keeping watch for the thief at the Seahorse Celebration. |
| 1 | 16 | Calypso Crew set out on a mission to find out what is causing all the ruptures in the sea bed. |
| 1 | 17 | In a rush to catch the mail ship, Lemo accidentally sends Lettie's diary to headquarters instead of her Captain's Log. |
| 1 | 18 | When Lettie becomes frustrated with the crew's work ethic, she decides she would be better off doing everything on her own. |
| 1 | 19 | Lemo believes that the Crying Dutchman exists and has taken Bacon Berry's favorite toy. |
| 1 | 20 | The Calypso Crew is uneasy when Phil makes a new best friend and brings him onboard to stay. |
| 1 | 21 | The Calypso Crew must protect the Golden Anchor of Atlantis from thieves until they can safely deliver it to the United Current Museum of History. |
| 1 | 22 | The Black Ooze escapes and makes plans to restore chaos in the Big Blue and destroy The Guardian. |
| 1 | 23 | When Phil discovers how safe and secure he feels after Freddie lets him borrow his shell, he suddenly thinks he is indestructible. |
| 1 | 24 | It's Bacon Berry's birthday and the crew is excited to celebrate but their spirits are dampened when they realize that Phil bought the wrong gift for the occasion. |
| 1 | 25 | Lettie has so much work to do as the Captain of the Calypso that she can't join in the fun with the rest of the crew, so Lemo comes up with an invention to help. |
| 1 | 26 | Lemo and Lettie are fighting over everything, irritating the entire crew. |
| 1 | 27 | When the crew declares Captain Lettie is no fun, she finds a way to make the ordinary, extra-ordinary. |
| 1 | 28 | When Lettie lets Mira Clearwater get under her skin, she makes a decision she comes to regret and must do damage control to make things right again. |
| 1 | 29 | After The Calypso Crew win a dance competition, they receive a special delivery and must share a captain's chair that does everything. |
| 1 | 30 | Lemo tries to work on a science experiment when he should be watching Bacon Berry and discovers a very unexpected outcome. |
| 1 | 31 | Lemo meets a fellow scientist and they decide to work together on an entry to the United Current Science fair. |
| 1 | 32 | Lettie obsesses about how to take a perfect Crew of The Year photo, creating a series of disasters in the process. |
| 1 | 33 | Lettie tries to cover up a mistake she made by withholding the truth about what really happened. |
| 1 | 34 | Lemo makes a discovery about Freddie's past and insists that he revisit that part of his life, even though Freddie isn't interested. |
| 1 | 35 | Lettie becomes jealous when Bacon Berry develops a bond with her archenemy, Mira Clearwater. |
| 1 | 36 | Lettie must train famous celebrity Lea to become a captain for an upcoming role. |
| 1 | 37 | Lettie arrives nine hours early to accept her punctuality award but Lemo's antics might make them miss the ceremony altogether. |
| 1 | 38 | The Calypso Crew think that Freddie's mission-based ideas are weird and not suitable to use for missions. |
| 1 | 39 | Lemo decides to create the ultimate gaming system wired to the ship when the crew cancels game night. |
| 1 | 40 | Lettie must take her Level 10 piloting test and leaves Lemo in charge while she is away. |
| 1 | 41 | When the Calypso Crew gets an invitation to a formal dinner party, Lettie must teach them manners and how to be fancy. |
| 1 | 42 | Lettie loses sight of what is important when she tries to find a replacement for her broken collectible doll. |
| 1 | 43 | ira and Lettie are invited to a girls night out with Commander Plink. |
| 1 | 44 | MLemo secretly uses Bacon Berry's super powers to do rescues and ends up becoming a famous hero because of it. |
| 1 | 45 | Lemo and Phil are not getting along so Lettie sends them to run an errand together so they can work on their differences. |
| 1 | 46 | When Phil gets injured on a mission, he is sent to bed rest while the crew takes care of him. |
| 1 | 47 | Determined to win the latest Lea production with a unique performance, Lemo takes things to extremes to get noticed by the audience. |
| 1 | 48 | Lemo celebrates his 10th birthday but when everyone is still treating him like a baby, Lemo tries his best to prove that he is all grown up. |
| 1 | 49 | The Calypso Crew is on a mission to find Dr. McGuirk, a renowned archeologist who went missing in an abandoned shopping mall. Lemo and Phil get separated from the rest of the team and face some spooky encounters. |
| 1 | 50 | Lettie surprises Phil with a visit from his parents. But there's just one problem, Phil… |
| 1 | 51 | The future of the Big Blue is in jeopardy and Bacon Berry is determined to protect her family at all costs. It's all hands on deck for this dangerous mission. |
| 1 | 52 | The United Current Junior Cadets pay a visit to the calypso, but all they care about is their devices. Lettie does her best to impress them. |
This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.