Blue's Clues

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Blue's Clues
Genre	Preschool television show
Starring	Steve Burns Donovan Patton
Country of origin	USA
Production
Running time	30 minutes per episode
External links
IMDb page
TV.com page

Blue's Clues is an American preschool television show premiered on Nick Jr, September 8, 1996 for preschoolers ages 2-5, although production of new episodes stopped by 2006. Versions of the show have been produced in other countries, most notably in the United Kingdom.

It was created by a "green team" of producers, Todd Kessler, Angela C. Santomero, and Traci Paige Johnson, who used concepts learned from child development and early-childhood education research to create a television show that would capture preschool attention and help them learn. They used the narrative format in their presentation of material, as opposed to the more traditional magazine format, and structured every episode the same way.

The result, Blue's Clues, has been called "one of the most successful, critically-acclaimed, and ground-breaking preschool television shows of all time".Author Malcolm Gladwell called the show "perhaps the 'stickiest'—meaning the most irresistible and involving—television show ever". Its innovative use of research, technology, and interactive content has influenced its genre since its debut, including the "gold standard of preschool TV programs" that inspired it, Sesame Street. It became the highest-rated show for preschoolers on commercial television, and received nine Emmy awards. Its efficacy in teaching preschoolers using the medium of television has been documented in research studies.

Blue's Clues, shown in over sixty countries, was first hosted by Steve Burns, and later by Donovan Patton (whose character is named Joe). A spin-off called Blue's Room premiered in 2004.

Episode list

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
	1	14	1995-1996
	2	26	1997-1998
	3	14	1999-2001
	4	26	2001-2002
	5	14	2002-2003
	6	6	2004-2006/2007*

• Aired in Canada

Season 1 (1996-1997)

1. Snacktime 9/8/1996 
2. What Time Is It for Blue? 9/16/1996 
3. Mailbox's Birthday 9/23/1996 
4. Blue's Story Time 9/30/1996 
5. What Does Blue Need? 10/7/1996 
6. Blue's Favorite Song 10/14/1996 
7. Adventures in Art 10/21/1996 
8. Blue Goes to the Beach 10/28/1996 
9. Pretend Time 11/4/1996 
10. A Snowy Day 11/11/1996 
11. The Trying Game 11/18/1996 
12. Blue Wants to Play a Game 11/25/1996 
13. The Grow Show 12/2/1996 
14. Blue Wants to Play a Song Game! 12/9/1996 
15. What Does Blue Want to Make? 12/15/1996 
16. What Story Does Blue Want to Play? 12/22/1996 
17. Tickety's Favorite Nursery Rhyme 12/29/1996 
18. What Is Blue Afraid Of? 1/5/1997 
19. Magenta Comes Over 1/12/1997 
20. Blue's News! 1/19/1997 

Season 2 (1997-1998)

1. Steve Gets the Sniffles 9/7/1997 
2. What Does Blue Want to Build? 9/14/1997 
3. Blue's Senses! 9/21/1997 
4. What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try? 9/28/1997 
5. Math 10/5/1997 
6. Blue's ABCs 10/12/1997 
7. What Does Blue Wanna Make our Recycale Things 10/19/1997 
8. What Was Blue's Dream About 10/26/1997 
9. Blue's Birthday 11/2/1997 
10. What Does Blue Want to Do With Her Picture? 11/9/1997 
11. What Does Blue Wanna Do on a Rainy Day? 11/16/1997 
12. Blue's Surprise at Two O'Clock! 11/23/1997 
13. The Lost Episode! 11/30/1997 
14. Blue's Sad Day 12/7/1997 
15. What Game Does Blue Want to Learn? 12/14/1997 
16. What Did Blue See? 12/21/1997 
17. Nurture! 12/28/1997 
18. Blue Is Frustrated 1/4/1998 
19. What Is Blue Trying to Do? 1/11/1998 
20. Hide and Seek 7/19/1998 
21. Meacanics 10/11/1998 

Season 3 (1999-2001)

1. Blue's Big Treasure Hunt 3/8/1999 
2. Art Appreciation 4/26/1999 
3. Weight and Balance 5/10/1999 
4. What's That Sound? 6/7/1999 
5. Animal Behavior! 6/21/1999 
6. Blue's Big Pajama Party 10/10/1999 
7. Draw Along With Blue 10/18/1999 
8. Thankful 11/15/1999 
9. Blue's Big Holiday 11/29/1999 
10. Pool Party 4/3/2000 
11. Anatomy 4/10/2000 
12. Signs 4/25/2000 
13. Nature 7/3/2000 
14. Geography 7/10/2000 
15. Occupations 7/17/2000 
16. Blue's Big Mystery 9/25/2000 
17. Periwinkle Misses His Friend 10/2/2000 
18. Blue's Big Musical Movie 10/6/2000
19. What's So Funny? 10/9/2000 
20. Inventions 10/23/2000 
21. Blue's Play 10/30/2000 
22. Blue's Big Costume Party 10/31/2000 
23. Prehistoric Blue 11/6/2000 
24. Opposites 11/13/2000 
25. Words 12/5/2000 
26. Magenta Gets Glasses 2/19/2001 
27. Blue's Collection 2/26/2001 
28. Cafe Blue 3/5/2001 
29. Shy 3/12/2001 
30. Environments 3/19/2001 
31. Stormy Weather 3/26/2001 

Season 4 (2001-2002)

1. Image Nation 4/1/2001 
2. The Anything Box 4/16/2001 
3. Adventure! 4/19/2001 
4. Superfriends! 4/23/2001 
5. What's New, Blue? (1) 10/8/2001 
6. Blue's New Place (2) 10/15/2001 
7. Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper Day! (3) 10/22/2001 
8. The Baby's Here! (4) 10/29/2001 
9. Making Changes (5) 11/5/2001 
10. Bugs! 11/12/2001 
11. ¡Un Día Con Plum! 11/19/2001 
12. What's Inside? 11/26/2001 
13. Blocks 12/3/2001 
14. Blue's Backyard Ballgame Bonanza 2/15/2002 
15. Puppets 2/25/2002 
16. Rhyme Time 3/4/2002 
17. Let's Plant! 3/29/2002 
18. Blue's Book Nook 4/8/2002 
19. Let's Boogie! 4/152002 
20. Blue's School 4/16/2002 
21. Something To Do Blue 4/22/2002 

Season 5 (2002-2003)

1. Joe's First Day (1) 4/29/2002 
2. Joe Gets a Clue (2) 4/29/2002 
3. Steve Goes To College (3) 4/29/2002 
4. Can You Help? 4/30/2002 
5. Colors Everywhere! 5/6/2002 
6. The Snack Chart 5/13/2002 
7. The Big Book About Us 5/20/2002 
8. Playing Store 5/27/2002 
9. Patience 6/3/2002 
10. 100 Episode Celebration 6/10/2002 
11. Joe's Birthday Party 8/5/2002 
12. I'm So Happy! 9/2/2002 
13. The Boat Float 9/9/2002 
14. Bedtime Business 9/16/2002 
15. Shape Searchers 9/23/2002 
16. Blue Goes to The Doctor 9/30/2002 
17. Contraptions! 10/7/2002 
18. A Brand New Game 10/21/2002 
19. A Surprise Guest 1/6/2003 
20. Dress-Up Day 1/13/2003 
21. Blue's Big Band 2/17/2003 
22. Up, Down, All Around! 3/3/2003 
23. Story Wall 4/28/2003 
24. The Alphabet Train 5/5/2003 
25. Numbers Everywhere! 5/12/2003 
26. Blue's Predictions 5/19/2003 
27. Our Neighborhood Festival 6/23/2003 
28. Blue Takes You to School 8/11/2003 
29. Meet Polka Dots! 9/15/2003 
30. The Scavenger Hunt 9/16/2003 
31. Let's Write! 9/17/2003 
32. Magenta's Messages 9/18/2003 
33. Body Language 9/19/2003 
34. Blue's Big Car Trip 9/22/2003 
35. Look Carefully 9/23/2003 
36. I Did That! 9/24/2003 
37. Animals in Our House? 9/25/2003 
38. Morning Music 9/29/2003 
39. Blue's First Holiday 12/12/2003 
40. Monsters 12/15/2003 
41. Blue 1/1/2004 
42. Classic Clues 1/27/2004  

Season 6 (2004)

1. The Legend of the Blue Puppy 2/8/2004 
2. Love Day 2/16/2004 
3. Blue's Wishes 2/16/2004 
4. Joe's Clues 2/23/2004 
5. Skiddo Adventure 3/15/2004 
6. Playdates 3/22/2004 
7. The Fairy Tale Ball 4/5/2004 
8. Soccer Pradice 4/26/2004 
9. Bluestock 5/10/2004 

10th anniversary (2006)

To celebrate the 10th anniversary (2006) of Blue's Clues, a "Meet Blue's Baby Brother" primetime special premiered on August 6, 2006, where her brother was revealed to be a multi-colored puppy named Sprinkles. Nickelodeon also created a 12-minute documentary going behind the scenes of Blue's Clues.

1. Meet Blue's Baby Brother 8/6/2006 
2. Behind the Clues: 10 Years of Blue 8/6/2006 

Trivia

• A pink snail appears in each episode three times as an extra challenge for older kids.
• The "12" on the face of the clock Tickety changes each episode depending on the particular plot at that time.

Parody

• In the Fairly Odd Parents movie Channel Chasers Timmy is running through various television shows. One happens to be called "Clint's Hints", possibly Channel 212 a reference to Blue's Clues. The host is probably a reference of Steve. Note Timmy was a pig, Older Timmy was a duck, and Cosmo and Wanda were a fork and spoon.