Blue's Clues is an American live-action/animated educational preschool television series that premiered on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block on September 8, 1996. Producers/creators Angela Santomero, Todd Kessler, and Traci Paige Johnson combined concepts from child development and early-childhood education with innovative animation and production techniques that helped their viewers learn. The show was originally hosted by Steve Burns, who left in 2002 and was replaced by Donovan Patton as Joe for the rest of the series. The show follows an animated blue-spotted dog named Blue as she leaves a trail of clues/paw prints for the host and the viewers to figure out her plans for the day. Blue's Clues became the highest-rated show for preschoolers on American commercial television and was critical to Nickelodeon's growth. A spin-off called Blue's Room premiered in 2004. A revival of the series titled Blue's Clues & You! premiered in November 2019.
Cast[]
| Character | Actor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 
|
Steve
|
Steven Burns | |
| William Ullrich (younger) | |||
|
Joe
|
Donovan Patton | |
 
|
Blue
|
Traci Paige Johnson | |
 
|
Mailbox
|
Seth O'Hickory | |
 
|
Sidetable Drawer
|
Aleisha LaNae Allen | |
|
Mr. Salt
|
Nick Balaban | |
| Snail | |||
|
Mrs. Pepper
|
Spencer Kayden | |
|
Paprika
|
Jenna Marie Castle | |
|
Cinnamon
|
Annalivia Balaban | |
 
|
Shovel
|
Stephen Schmidt (seasons 1–3) | |
| Jonathan Press (seasons 4–5) | |||
| Thomas Sharkey (season 6) | |||
 
|
Pail
|
Marshall Claffy (seasons 1–4) | |
| Olivia Zaro (season 3) | |||
| Julia Wetherell (seasons 4–5) | |||
| Nicole Gibson (season 6) | |||
 
|
Tickety Tock
|
Kathryn Avery (seasons 1–4) | |
| Kelly Nigh (season 4) | |||
 
|
Slippery Soap
|
Cody Ross Pitts (seasons 1–3) | |
| Patrick Van Wagnen (seasons 4–6) | |||
| Sean Easley (season 6 episode 1) | |||
 
|
Magenta
|
Koyalee Chanda | |
|
Periwinkle
|
Cameron Bowen (season 3) | |
| Kenny Kim (seasons 4–5) | |||
| Jansen Panettiere (season 6) | |||
|
Purple Kangaroo
|
Max Behren | |
|
The Sun
|
Michael Rubin | |
Episodes[]
| № | Episode | Premiere |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST SEASON | ||
| 1 | Snack Time | September 8, 1996 |
| 2 | What Time Is It for Blue? | September 16, 1996 |
| 3 | Mailbox's Birthday | September 23, 1996 |
| 4 | Blue's Story Time | September 30, 1996 |
| 5 | What Does Blue Need? | October 14, 1996 |
| 6 | Blue's Favorite Song | October 7, 1996 |
| 7 | Adventures in Art | November 18, 1996 |
| 8 | Blue Goes to the Beach | November 25, 1996 |
| 9 | Pretend Time | February 17, 1997 |
| 10 | A Snowy Day | December 23, 1996 |
| 11 | The Trying Game | January 6, 1997 |
| 12 | Blue Wants to Play a Game | March 16, 1997 |
| 13 | The Grow Show! | April 21, 1997 |
| 14 | Blue Wants to Play a Song Game | April 28, 1997 |
| 15 | What Does Blue Want to Make? | October 13, 1997 |
| 16 | What Story Does Blue Want to Play? | June 9, 1998 (VHS) November 9, 1998 (TV) |
| 17 | Tickety's Favorite Nursery Rhyme | October 6, 1997 |
| 18 | What Is Blue Afraid Of? | October 27, 1997 |
| 19 | Magenta Comes Over | October 6, 1997 |
| 20 | Blue's News | October 20, 1997 |
| SECOND SEASON | ||
| 21 | Steve Gets the Sniffles | November 3, 1997 |
| 22 | What Does Blue Want to Build? | November 10, 1997 |
| 23 | Blue's Senses | March 23, 1998 |
| 24 | What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try? | February 9, 1998 |
| 25 | What Does Blue Want to Make Out of Recycled Things? | April 27, 1998 |
| 26 | What Was Blue's Dream About? | May 25, 1998 |
| 27 | Blue's ABCs | December 8, 1997 |
| 28 | Math! | December 15, 1997 |
| 29 | Blue's Birthday | June 14, 1998 |
| 30 | What Does Blue Want to Do with Her Picture? | June 29, 1998 |
| 31 | What Does Blue Want to Do on a Rainy Day? | October 12, 1998 |
| 32 | Blue's Surprise at Two O'Clock | October 19, 1998 |
| 33 | The Lost Episode! | October 26, 1998 |
| 34 | Blue's Sad Day | October 12, 1998 |
| 35 | What Game Does Blue Want to Learn? | November 2, 1998 |
| 36 | What Did Blue See? | December 7, 1998 |
| 37 | Nurture! | January 5, 1999 |
| 38 | Blue Is Frustrated | February 1, 1999 |
| 39 | What Is Blue Trying to Do? | February 8, 1999 |
| 40 | Mechanics! | February 15, 1999 |
| THIRD SEASON | ||
| 41 | Blue's Big Treasure Hunt | March 14, 1999 |
| 42 | Art Appreciation | April 26, 1999 |
| 43 | Weight and Balance | May 10, 1999 |
| 44 | What's That Sound? | June 7, 1999 |
| 45 | Animal Behavior! | June 21, 1999 |
| 46 | Blue's Big Pajama Party | October 10, 1999 |
| 47 | Draw Along with Blue | October 18, 1999 |
| 48 | Hide and Seek | October 25, 1999 |
| 49 | Thankful | November 15, 1999 |
| 50 | Blue's Big Holiday | November 29, 1999 |
| 51 | Pool Party | April 3, 2000 |
| 52 | Anatomy | April 10, 2000 |
| 53 | Signs | April 24, 2000 |
| 54 | Nature | July 3, 2000 |
| 55 | Geography | July 10, 2000 |
| 56 | Occupations | July 17, 2000 |
| 57 | Blue's Big Mystery | September 25, 2000 |
| 58 | Periwinkle Misses His Friend | October 2, 2000 |
| 59 | Blue's Big Musical | October 3, 2000 (VHS/DVD) January 13, 2002 (TV) |
| 60 | What's So Funny? | October 9, 2000 |
| 61 | Blue's Big Costume Party | October 16, 2000 |
| 62 | Inventions | October 23, 2000 |
| 63 | Blue's Play | October 30, 2000 |
| 64 | Prehistoric Blue | November 6, 2000 |
| 65 | The Wrong Shirt | November 13, 2000 |
| 66 | Words | December 4, 2000 |
| 67 | Shy | February 19, 2001 |
| 68 | Magenta Gets Glasses | March 6, 2001 |
| 69 | Environments | March 13, 2001 |
| 70 | Stormy Weather | March 19, 2001 |
| 71 | Blue's Collection | March 26, 2001 |
| 72 | Café Blue | April 2, 2001 |
| FOURTH SEASON | ||
| 73 | Imagine Nation | April 2, 2001 |
| 74 | Adventure | April 9, 2001 |
| 75 | The Anything Box | April 16, 2001 |
| 76 | Superfriends | April 23, 2001 |
| 77 | What's New, Blue? | October 9, 2001 |
| 78 | Blue's New Place | October 15, 2001 |
| 79 | Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper Day | October 22, 2001 |
| 80 | The Baby's Here! | |
| 81 | Making Changes | October 29, 2001 |
| 82 | Bugs! | November 5, 2001 |
| 83 | ¡Un Día Con Plum! | November 19, 2001 |
| 84 | What's Inside? | November 26, 2001 |
| 85 | Blocks | December 3, 2001 |
| 86 | Let's Boogie | January 28, 2002 |
| 87 | Blue's Backyard Ballgame Bonanza | February 15, 2002 |
| 88 | Let's Plant | March 11, 2002 |
| 89 | Rhyme Time | November 24, 2003 |
| 90 | Puppets | November 25, 2003 |
| 91 | Blue's Book Nook | November 26, 2003 |
| 92 | Blue's School | January 27, 2004 (VHS/DVD) August 1, 2006 (TV) |
| 93 | Something To Do Blue | |
| 94 | Joe's First Day | April 29, 2002 |
| 95 | Joe Gets a Clue | |
| 96 | Steve Goes to College | |
| FIFTH SEASON | ||
| 97 | Can You Help? | April 30, 2002 |
| 98 | Colors Everywhere! | May 6, 2002 |
| 99 | The Snack Chart | May 13, 2002 |
| 100 | The Big Book About Us | May 20, 2002 |
| 101 | Playing Store | May 27, 2002 |
| 102 | Patience | June 3, 2002 |
| 103 | 100th Episode Celebration | June 10, 2002 |
| 104 | Joe's Surprise Party | August 5, 2002 |
| 105 | I'm So Happy! | September 2, 2002 |
| 106 | The Boat Float | September 9, 2002 |
| 107 | Bedtime Business | September 16, 2002 |
| 108 | Shape Searchers | September 23, 2002 |
| 109 | Blue Goes to the Doctor | September 30, 2002 |
| 110 | Contraptions! | October 7, 2002 |
| 111 | A Brand New Game | October 21, 2002 |
| 112 | A Surprise Guest | January 6, 2003 |
| 113 | Dress Up Day | January 13, 2003 |
| 114 | Blue's Big Band | February 17, 2003 |
| 115 | Up, Down, All Around! | March 3, 2003 |
| 116 | Story Wall | April 28, 2003 |
| 117 | The Alphabet Train | May 5, 2003 |
| 118 | Numbers Everywhere! | May 12, 2003 |
| 119 | Blue's Predictions | May 19, 2003 |
| 120 | Our Neighborhood Festival | June 23, 2003 |
| 121 | Blue Takes You to School | August 11, 2003 |
| 122 | Meet Polka Dots! | September 15, 2003 |
| 123 | The Scavenger Hunt | September 16, 2003 |
| 124 | Let's Write! | September 17, 2003 |
| 125 | Magenta's Messages | September 18, 2003 |
| 126 | Body Language | September 19, 2003 |
| 127 | Blue's Big Car Trip | September 22, 2003 |
| 128 | Look Carefully... | September 23, 2003 |
| 129 | I Did That! | September 24, 2003 |
| 130 | Animals in Our House? | September 25, 2003 |
| 131 | Morning Music | September 29, 2003 |
| 132 | Blue's First Holiday | September 30, 2003 (VHS/DVD) December 12, 2003 (TV) |
| SIXTH SEASON | ||
| 133 | The Legend of the Blue Puppy | February 8, 2004 |
| 134 | Love Day | February 16, 2004 |
| 135 | Blue's Wishes | |
| 136 | Joe's Clues | February 23, 2004 |
| 137 | Skidoo Adventure | March 15, 2004 |
| 138 | Playdates | March 22, 2004 |
| 139 | The Fairy Tale Ball | April 5, 2004 |
| 140 | Soccer Practice | April 26, 2004 |
| 141 | Bluestock | May 10, 2004 |
Music[]
| Song | Singers |
|---|---|
| Blue's Clues Theme Song | Traci Paige Johnson |
| Donovan Patton | |
| Seth O'Hickory | |
| Nick Balaban | |
| Spencer Kayden | |
| Jonathan Press | |
| Julia Wetherell | |
| Kelly Nigh | |
| Patrick Van Wagenen | |
| Koyalee Chanda | |
| Kenny Kim | |
| We Are Gonna Play Blue's Clues | Steve Burns (Seasons 1-4) |
| Donovan Patton (Seasons 5-6) | |
| Play Blue's Clues | Steve Burns (Seasons 1-4) |
| Donovan Patton (Seasons 5-6) | |
| We Are Looking for Blue's Clues | Steve Burns (Seasons 1-4) |
| Donovan Patton (Seasons 5-6) | |
| Mailtime | Steve Burns (Seasons 1-4) |
| Donovan Patton (Seasons 5-6) | |
| We Just Got a Letter | Steve Burns (Seasons 1-4) |
| Donovan Patton (Seasons 5-6) | |
| Blue Skidoo | Steve Burns (Seasons 1-4) |
| Donovan Patton (Seasons 5-6) | |
| We Just Figured Out Blue's Clues | Steve Burns |
| We Sat On Down | Donovan Patton |
| I'm So Happy You Are Here | Steve Burns (The Baby's Here!) |
| Donovan Patton (I'm So Happy!) | |
| So Long Song | Steve Burns (Seasons 1-4) |
| Donovan Patton (Seasons 5-6) | |
| The Goodbye Song | Donovan Patton |
International versions[]
In some countries, localized versions of the show were produced, replacing Steve (and Joe) with a native host, and recording new local footage for the Mail Time segments. An Italian adaptation and a Latin American adaptation were both in development at one point, but were eventually cancelled.
| Language | Title | Channels | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
English (UK) | Blue's Clues | Nickelodeon (formerly) Nick Jr. (formerly) Channel 4 (formerly) Amazon Prime Video |
|
|
Italian | unknown | Rai 1[41] (planned, never aired) |
|
Korean | 수수께끼 블루 | KBS2 (formerly) JEI TV (formerly) |
|
Portuguese (Portugal) | As Pistas da Blue | 2: (formerly) RTP1 (formerly) |
|
|
Spanish (Latin America) | Pistas de Azul | Nickelodeon[42] (planned, never aired) |
Footnotes[]
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