Blue's Clues is an American live-action/animatededucationalchildren's television series that premiered on Nickelodeon on September 8, 1996.[1] Producers 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. It was hosted originally by Steve Burns, who left in 2002 and was replaced by Donovan Patton. The show follows an animated blue-spotted dog named Blue as she leaves a treasure hunt for the host and the viewers. Blue's Clues became the highest-rated show for preschoolers on American commercial television and was critical to Nickelodeon's growth. It has been called "one of the most successful, critically acclaimed, and ground-breaking preschool television series of all time."[1]
During the course of the series, 143 episodes of Blue's Clues aired over six seasons.
A prototype version of what would later become the first episode of Blue's Clues. Steve wears a red shirt, the animation is choppier and some dialogue is missing. The pilot was leaked online onto YouTube on September 9, 2023, and was taken down by Paramount Global shortly after.[2]
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants with her snack. Steve and Blue also recognize colors while painting elephants, identify fruit shapes, and match chicks on a farm.
Steve has to figure out what comes after cleanup time. Steve and Blue also put Tickety Tock back together, complete patterns in Steve's closet, and help the Lion Prince locate his friends visually and through sounds.
Steve has to figure out what Mailbox's birthday party game is. Steve and Blue also complete sprinkle patterns on Mailbox's birthday cake and wrap a good present for him.
Steve has to figure out what Blue's favorite story is. Steve and Blue also help Shovel and Pail act out "Jack and Jill", place photos in an album in order, and point the Three Bears to the correct bowl and cup for them.
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "Story Time with Blue".
Steve has to figure out what song Blue wants to sing for song time. Steve and Blue also match sounds with the correct instruments and help a chorus of chicks on a farm with their performance of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat".
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "Song Time with Blue".
Steve has to figure out what Blue needs. Steve and Blue also help Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper find fruits to wash, put laundry away and guide a starfish through a maze to the ocean.
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7
"Adventures in Art"
Matt Sheridan
John Morning & Angela C. Santomero
November 18, 1996 (1996-11-18)
107
N/A
Steve has to figure out what else Blue wants to paint in her picture. Steve and Blue also give Blue's wagon a fresh coat of paint, make a sailboat for the felt friends out of different shapes and arrange four pictures that tell a story in an art museum into the correct order.
8
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"Blue Goes to the Beach"
Todd Kessler & Angela C. Santomero
Angela C. Santomero
November 25, 1996 (1996-11-25)
108
N/A
Steve has to figure out what to bring to a pretend beach in the backyard. Steve and Blue also find what to wear at the beach, help Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper find out what sinks or floats and find the correct holes in a coral reef that a starfish, an octopus and a seahorse can fit through.
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants to do outside in the snow. Steve and Blue also help Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper find matching snowflakes, fix a winter calendar picture and get Blue dressed to go outside.
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants to try to do. Steve and Blue also help Tickety Tock tell time, see what Baby Bear can be and help small swamp creatures find their older relatives.
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants to pretend to be. Steve and Blue also find shapes in the clouds, help Shovel and Pail pretend to be parents and find a baboon, a dragonfly and a frog in the jungle.
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12
"Blue Wants to Play a Game!"
Matt Sheridan
Angela C. Santomero
March 16, 1997 (1997-03-16)
112
N/A
Steve has to figure out what game Blue wants to play. Steve and Blue also help Shovel and Pail put together a jigsaw puzzle and visit a gingerbread boy's house.
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13
"The Grow Show"
Matt Sheridan
Angela C. Santomero
April 21, 1997 (1997-04-21)
113
N/A
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants to do outside. Steve and Blue also help Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper figure out where orange juice comes from, observe inchworms and puddles with Shovel and Pail and help the felt friends figure out where oranges, potatoes and grapes grow.
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "Growing with Blue".
Steve has to figure out what song game Blue wants to play. Steve and Blue also help a sock monkey play "Two Little Monkeys", play "If You're Happy and You Know It" with Tickety Tock and dance with beach animals.
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants to do when Magenta comes over. Steve and Blue also follow footprints with Shovel and Pail, help Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper make race cars out of food and find costumes for the felt friends.
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "Playdate with Magenta".
Steve has to figure out what Tickety Tock's favorite nursery rhyme is. Steve and Blue also pack a special lunch with Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper, solve a toy crossing guard's riddles and help a black sheep make a rhyming story.
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants to make. Steve and Blue help complete a pattern on Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper's macaroni picture frame, figure out what the felt friends can make out of shapes and bake a banana cake at a bakery.
Steve has to figure out what news Blue has to tell. Steve and Blue also go on a treasure hunt with Shovel and Pail, solve a felt friend's riddles and journey through a chalk world to meet Slippery Soap's friend.
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "Big News with Blue".
Steve has to figure out what Blue is afraid of. Steve and Blue also help Shovel and Pail find out what makes different shaped shadows, look at close-up photos with Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper and help a ghost named Boo find out what is making strange sounds in his haunted mansion.
Steve has to figure out what will make him feel better from the sniffles. Steve and Blue also find healthy snacks that are different from the others and skidoo into a story about a girl named Jill.
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "Getting Healthy with Blue".
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants to build. Steve and Blue also see what can be made out of popsicle sticks, build dribble sandcastles with Shovel and Pail and guide a gadget named Tink back to her flinging contraption.
Steve has to figure out what book Blue wants to read. Steve and Blue also help Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper find groceries and rearrange words in a storybook so the sentences make sense.
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "ABC's with Blue".
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants to buy. Steve and Blue also count apples with Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper, along with graham crackers with Shovel and Pail and buy a new crayon and a green baseball cap at the Present Store.
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "123's with Blue".
Steve has to figure out what experiment Blue wants to try. Steve and Blue also look through a magnifying glass and skidoo to outer space where they sing a song about the planets.
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "Science with Blue".
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants to play. Steve and Blue also use their senses to feel objects underneath a bed, play "Lights On, Lights Off" and see which toys get put away and listen to sounds in a computer game.
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7
"What Does Blue Want to Make Out of Recycled Things?"
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants to make out of recyclables. Steve and Blue also sort recyclables, make a maraca with Tickety Tock and find what to make in a recycle town with a cup, a tire and drink holders.
Steve has to figure out what Blue had a dream about. Steve and Blue also find out what dreams Slippery Soap, a felt friend, Mr. Salt, Mrs. Pepper and Paprika were having and change Sleeping Beauty's nightmare into a dream about a party.
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants for a birthday present. Steve and the viewers also finish decorating for Blue's birthday party, find presents at the Present Store and watch Blue open presents.
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "Happy Birthday, Blue!".
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10
"What Does Blue Want to do with Her Picture?"
Nancy Keegan
Nick Balaban, Dr. Alice Wilder & Michael Smith
June 29, 1998 (1998-06-29)
2x10
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants to do with a drawing that she colored in. Steve, Blue and the viewers also follow an ice cream trail, help a felt friend get dressed and arrange recipe cards for banana muffins into the correct order.
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants to do on a rainy day. Steve and Blue also help Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper make a xylophone out of glass jars filled with water and help farm animals find their partners who sing the same song.
Steve has to figure out what surprise Blue has that will be ready at two o'clock. Steve and Blue also help Tickety Tock practice telling time and guess which pictures a grandfather clock reveals before time runs out.
Steve has to figure out where Blue was when she lost her backpack. Steve and Blue also help Shovel and Pail find their missing toys and help a boy named Felix go back to where he left three belongings that he needed for school.
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15
"What Game Does Blue Want to Learn?"
Paul Zehrer
Angela C. Santomero & Jennifer Brackenbury
November 2, 1998 (1998-11-02)
2x15
Steve has to figure out what game Blue wants to learn how to play. Steve and Blue also play tic-tac-toe with a felt friend and play "Mother, may I?" with Shovel and Pail.
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16
"What Story Does Blue Want to Play?"
Todd Kessler
Todd Kessler
June 9, 1998 (1998-06-09) (video release) November 9, 1998 (1998-11-09)[8] (television premiere)
Steve has to figure out what story Blue wants to play. Steve and Blue also help storybook characters find which book they belong in and act out a rabbit's story, with Steve doing an Elvis impression.
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17
"What Did Blue See?"
Alan Zdinak
Dr. Alice Wilder & Michael Smith
December 7, 1998 (1998-12-07)
2x16
Steve has to figure out what Blue saw outside. Steve and Blue also look through a kaleidoscope and see parts of a park from the perspectives of animals calling, "Yoo-hoo!".
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18
"Nurture!"
Nancy Keegan
Koyalee Chanda
January 5, 1999 (1999-01-05)
2x17
Steve has to figure out what he and Blue need to do. Steve and Blue also give Paprika what she needs and find the homes of young safari animals who need a bath.
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19
"Blue Is Frustrated"
Todd Kessler
Todd Kessler
February 1, 1999 (1999-02-01)
2x18
Steve has to figure out what is frustrating Blue. Steve and Blue also help Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper pack for a picnic and balance a rabbit's teeter-totter.
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20
"What Is Blue Trying to Do?"
Nancy Keegan
Wendy Harris
February 8, 1999 (1999-02-08)
2x19
Steve has to figure out what Blue is trying to do. Steve and Blue also help Slippery Soap blow bubbles, clean Baby Bear's room and put together a jigsaw puzzle of the Blue's Clues house.
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21
"Mechanics!"
Alan Zdinak
Adam Peltzman
February 15, 1999 (1999-02-15)
2x20
Steve has to figure out what needs to be fixed. Steve and Blue also watch Shovel and Pail's toy cars roll down ramps at different speeds, learn how a tape recorder works and help a rabbit, a pig and a chipmunk in a road race game.
Steve has to figure out who set up a treasure hunt for him and Blue. Steve and Blue also find treasure hunt hints, solve a riddle from Mr. Salt and discover a door hidden behind a bookcase that leads to a land of great discovery.
Steve has to figure out what Blue is making for an art show in the backyard. Steve and Blue also find fishes hidden in masterpieces and help characters from paintings find where they belong.
Steve has to figure out what animal Blue wants to learn about. Steve and Blue also use their animal book to find out why bears go in caves, beavers collect sticks and bluebirds tweet and find camouflaged fish in a submarine ride.
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants to do at their pajama party. Steve and Blue also find nocturnal animals in the backyard and skidoo to outer space to find out why there is night.
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "Pajama Party with Blue".
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants to draw. Steve and Blue also draw pictures of friends using shapes and help a chalk girl tell a story using chalk drawings.
Steve has to figure out where Blue wants to hide. Steve and the viewers also help felt friends find what they are missing and find Blue in a book all about the color blue.
Steve has to figure out what Blue is thankful for. Steve and Blue also find out what their friends are thankful for, find foods that are salty, sour and sweet for their feast and cut foods into fractions for a felt family.
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "Thankful with Blue".
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10
"Blue's Big Holiday"
Koyalee Chanda
Angela C. Santomero, Dr. Alice Wilder & Michael T. Smith
Steve has to figure out what memory Blue wants to add to their holiday quilt. Steve and Blue also find toys that are different from the others and deliver them to friends who celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.
Steve has to figure out who he and Blue forgot to invite to their pool party. Steve and Blue also make ice cream sundaes and play a memory game with a joker card.
Steve has to figure out what Blue discovered in her anatomy. Steve and Blue also find taste buds, an ear drum and a pupil on the computer, lift a heavy bag for Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper and help Sarah Scientist test her x-ray machine.
Steve has to figure out where Blue wants to eat her snack. Steve and Blue also help Pail find shovel using signs and learn American sign language with two girls named Jane and Carly.
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14
"Nature"
Lucy Walker
Wendy Harris
July 3, 2000 (2000-07-03)
3x14
Steve has to figure out what Blue wants to play outside on a springtime day. Steve, Blue and the viewers also help Mr. Salt make a bouquet for Mrs. Pepper, find a deer, a red tulip and a waterfall on a nature walk and skidoo into a book about the four seasons to find what is out of place.
Steve has to figure out where Blue wants to go. Steve and Blue also help Shovel and Pail with a map of the neighborhood and take different forms of transportation to a gingerbread girl's house.
Steve has to figure out what job Blue wants to play. Steve and Blue also find out what jobs their friends are playing and help a door find out the correct occupations for building a house.
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17
"Blue's Big Mystery"
Koyalee Chanda
Adam Peltzman
September 25, 2000 (2000-09-25)
3x21
Steve has to figure out who built a fort outside. Steve, Blue and the viewers also use the clues as evidence to find out who the mystery builder is.
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18
"Periwinkle Misses His Friend"
Lucy Walker
Adam Peltzman
October 2, 2000 (2000-10-02)
3x26
Steve needs to figure out what Periwinkle can do to feel better about missing his friend. Steve and Blue also help a tractor find a taxicab and play backyard versions of Periwinkle's favorite city games.
Steve needs to figure out what costume Magenta should wear to a costume party. Steve, Blue and the viewers also count monster bags in a monster toss game and find the Oogla-Boogla in Boo's haunted mansion.
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "Spooky Costume Party with Blue".
Steve needs to figure out what Blue invented. Steve, Blue and the viewers also help Shovel and Pail arrange invention cards into the correct order and skidoo to an invention workshop to find out what the inventors are building.
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22
"Blue's Play"
Koyalee Chanda
Adam Peltzman
October 30, 2000 (2000-10-30)
3x23
Steve needs to figure out how a play called, "The Funny Farm" should end. Steve, Blue and the viewers also act out different emotions and see two sides to the play's story.
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23
"Prehistoric Blue"
Koyalee Chanda
Michael Smith
November 6, 2000 (2000-11-06)
3x24
Steve needs to figure out what Blue saw in the backyard that looks like a dinosaur. Steve and Blue also find animals in the backyard that have the same features that dinosaurs had and skidoo millions of years back in time to see what dinosaurs used those features for.
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24
"The Wrong Shirt"
Koyalee Chanda
Michael Smith
November 13, 2000 (2000-11-13)
3x29
Steve needs to figure out what opposite Blue is thinking of. Steve and Blue also have a delivery man named Bob fix what turned opposite and help a pair of opposite sisters make their favorite places.
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25
"Words"
Koyalee Chanda
Adam Peltzman
December 4, 2000 (2000-12-04)
3x25
Steve needs to figure out what Blue wants to do with the words she brought home from school. Steve and Blue also make a salad for Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper's friends and skidoo into a blank piece of paper, using the words to make anything appear.
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26
"Shy"
Koyalee Chanda
Alice Wilder & Michael Smith
February 19, 2001 (2001-02-19)
3x20
Steve needs to figure out why Blue is feeling shy. Steve and Blue also help Shovel get to know Pail's new friend, Sifter and help Blue's classmates who are feeling shy.
Steve needs to figure out what Magenta can do with her new glasses. Steve and Blue also visit the eye doctor with Magenta and Miranda and convince Magenta to wear her new glasses at the playground.
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "Getting Glasses with Magenta".
Steve needs to figure out what environment Blue wants to visit. Steve and Blue also sing a song about environments with Mother Nature and visit the pretend environments that their friends made.
Steve needs to figure out what is missing from Blue's circle collection. Steve and Blue also help Periwinkle find what is missing from his collections and find seashells for Shovel's collection.
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5
"Café Blue"
Alan Zdinak
Adam Peltzman
April 2, 2001 (2001-04-02)
3x30
Steve needs to figure out what dessert should be made for a pretend restaurant. Steve and Blue also shop for spaghetti sauce ingredients and help the customers make their portions right.
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6
"Imagine Nation"
Lucy Walker
Angela C. Santomero
April 9, 2001 (2001-04-09)
4x02
Steve needs to figure out what Blue imagines a shape made from two chairs and a blanket to be. Steve and Blue also make pictures with buttons to tell a story and help Mr. Salt find his imagination.
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "Blue's Big Imagination".
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7
"Adventure"
Lucy Walker
Adam Peltzman
April 9, 2001 (2001-04-09)
4x04
Steve needs to figure out what to be to reach a castle in the sky. Steve and Blue also make their way through a land of magic spells and skidoo to find a magic key.
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8
"The Anything Box"
Koyalee Chanda
Jessica Lissy
April 16, 2001 (2001-04-16)
4x03
Steve needs to figure out what Blue wants to play with a cardboard box found in the backyard. Steve and Blue also imagine with Shovel and Pail and use their box to reach the top of a tower in a cardboard diorama.
75
9
"Superfriends"
Koyalee Chanda
Adam Peltzman & Michael T. Smith
April 23, 2001 (2001-04-23)
4x05
Steve needs to figure out where a strange sound is coming from. Steve and Blue also clean up a spill, help Mr. Salt and Paprika and help a boy named Frank figure out what his superpower is.
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "The Thinking Squad".
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10
"What's New, Blue?"
Koyalee Chanda
Adam Peltzman
October 8, 2001 (2001-10-08)
4x10
Steve needs to figure out what news Blue wants to write about. Steve and Blue also collect more news around the house and skidoo into a newspaper.
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11
"Blue's New Place"
Bruce Caines
Jessica Lissy
October 15, 2001 (2001-10-15)
4x07
Steve needs to figure out what Blue's favorite activity is in her special place. Steve and the viewers also find what Paprika can use as she is getting older and take a tour of Blue's special place.
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12
"Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper Day"
Bruce Caines
Michael T. Smith
October 22, 2001 (2001-10-22)
4x09
Steve needs to figure out what Blue wants to write in her card for Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper. Steve, Blue and the viewers also clean up the kitchen and find out what Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper enjoy doing.
79
13
"The Baby's Here!"
Lucy Walker
Angela C. Santomero
October 22, 2001 (2001-10-22)
4x06
Steve needs to figure out what can be done to welcome Paprika's new baby brother, Cinnamon. Steve, Blue and the viewers also look at photos of their friends as babies and meet Cinnamon at the baby hospital.
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14
"Making Changes"
Bruce Caines
Jessica Lissy
October 29, 2001 (2001-10-29)
4x13
Steve needs to figure out what else can be done to help out with Cinnamon. Steve, Blue and the viewers make adjustments around the house and meet Baby Bear's new baby sister.
Steve needs to figure out what Blue's favorite insect is. Steve and Blue also find more insects with Periwinkle, Shovel and Pail and see the inside of an anthill.
82
16
"¡Un Día Con Plum!"
Koyalee Chanda
Adam Peltzman
November 19, 2001 (2001-11-19)
4x12
Steve needs to figure out what marionette should be made for a marionette show with Periwinkle's friend Plum. Steve and Blue also learn Spanish words while putting together a marionette and helping a puppet named Pedro find clothes to wear.
83
17
"What's Inside?"
Lucy Walker
Chris Nee
November 26, 2001 (2001-11-26)
4x08
Steve needs to figure out where the key to an old trunk is. Steve and Blue also play a grocery game with Mr. Salt, Mrs. Pepper and Paprika and skidoo into a pull-tab book.
84
18
"Blocks"
Koyalee Chanda
Adam Peltzman
December 3, 2001 (2001-12-03)
4x17
Steve needs to figure out what to build with blocks to connect his playground to Blue's tower. Steve and the viewers also help make Blue's block tower stable and skidoo with her and Green Puppy to a construction site made of blocks.
October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03) (video release) January 13, 2002 (television premiere)
3x31
Steve needs to figure out who can be Blue's singing partner for the "You Can Be Anything You Want to Be" show. Steve, Blue and the viewers also put together costumes, set up a stage and learn how to put together a song.
86
20
"Let's Boogie"
Koyalee Chanda
Jessica Lissy
January 28, 2002 (2002-01-28)
4x16
Steve needs to figure out what Blue wants to make a dance about. Steve and Blue also dance like a leaf, a dandelion and a seed pod in the wind and act out a choreographer's story with dance moves.
87
21
"Blue's Backyard Ballgame Bonanza"
Bruce Caines
Adam Peltzman
February 15, 2002 (2002-02-15)
4x20
Steve needs to figure out what ball game Blue wants to play. Steve and Blue also have a bounce-off in the backyard and skidoo into a sand stadium for an obstacle course.
88
22
"Let's Plant"
Alan Zdinak
Jessica Lissy
March 11, 2002 (2002-03-11)
4x21
Steve needs to figure out what kind of plant that one he and Blue have named Nero is. Steve and Blue also pretend to be aster plants and observe what different plants can do.
Steve needs to figure out what his brother Joe is bringing for show and tell. Steve and the viewers also add stickers to Steve's picture for Joe and arrange pictures of Blue feeding her pet turtle named Turquoise and Slippery Soap brushing his teeth into the correct order.
Steve and Joe need to figure out what present Blue has. Steve and the viewers also teach Joe how to play Blue's Clues and play hide and seek in a shape board.
Joe needs to figure out what his brother Steve should bring to college. Steve also gives Blue and the viewers a tour of college and Joe and their friends have a surprise "good luck at college" party before Steve's bus for college arrives.
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26
"Can You Help?"
Bruce Caines
Angela C. Santomero
April 30, 2002 (2002-04-30)
4x30
Joe needs to figure out what Blue needs help playing. Joe and the viewers also help Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper make blueberry pancakes for Blue and find what Baby Bear, Cinderella and Gingerbread Boy are missing for a porridge party.
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1
"Colors Everywhere!"
Koyalee Chanda
Jennifer Twomey Perello
May 6, 2002 (2002-05-06)
5x02
Joe needs to figure out who Blue wants to add to a painting called, the "Portrait of Pals". Joe, Blue and the viewers also mix colors for the painting and help colors in a book find their friends.
This episode was remade for Blue's Clues & You! as "Colors Everywhere with Blue".
Joe needs to figure out what Blue's favorite snack is. Joe, Blue and the viewers also count squirrels and birds with Shovel and Pail and feed a felt farmer's pigs.
95
3
"The Big Book About Us"
Bruce Caines
Koyalee Chanda
May 20, 2002 (2002-05-20)
4x22
Joe needs to figure out what to put on the front of a book of favorite things. Joe, Blue and the viewers also find stickers for everyone's pages.
96
4
"Playing Store"
Alan Zdinak
Christopher Lyboldt
May 27, 2002 (2002-05-27)
5x08
Joe needs to figure out what Blue wants from a pretend store. Joe, Blue and the viewers also buy a toy sailboat, a picture frame and strawberries and help out at a furniture store.
97
5
"Patience"
Koyalee Chanda
Koyalee Chanda
June 3, 2002 (2002-06-03)
5x09
Joe needs to figure out what he, Blue and Periwinkle can do while they wait for an egg to hatch. Joe, Blue and the viewers also put together a toy airplane with Periwinkle and find activities to pass time in a long line.
Joe, Blue and their friends are celebrating one hundred episodes by having a special show with montages full of clips from previous episodes and a surprise visit from Steve.
99
7
"Joe's Surprise Party"
Alan Zdinak
Adam Peltzman
August 5, 2002 (2002-08-05)
5x10
The viewers need to figure out what Blue and her friends need to do in order to finish preparing for Joe's birthday party. Blue and the viewers also set a table for the party, find a candle for the birthday cake and keep Joe busy outside until it is time for him to come back inside.
Joe needs to figure out what makes Blue happy. Joe, Blue and the viewers also find out what makes Shovel, Periwinkle and Tickety Tock happy and solve problems for Felix and his friends.
101
9
"The Boat Float"
Alan Zdinak
Jeff Borkin
September 9, 2002 (2002-09-09)
4x26
Joe needs to figure out what kind of boat Blue wants to make for a boat float in the backyard. Joe, Blue and the viewers also help Periwinkle, Shovel and Pail float their boats and learn how different boats move on the water.
102
10
"Bedtime Business"
Bruce Caines
Angela C. Santomero
September 16, 2002 (2002-09-16)
5x15
Joe needs to figure out what Blue's favorite part of bedtime is. Joe, Blue and the viewers also find different parts of the body to wash and find pajamas for Tickety Tock, Shovel and Pail.
103
11
"Shape Searchers"
Bruce Caines
Adam Peltzman
September 23, 2002 (2002-09-23)
5x03
Joe needs to figure out where Blue wants to search for shapes. Joe, Blue and the viewers also find shapes in the bedroom and make a stop sign, a fish and a car using felt shapes.
104
12
"Blue Goes to the Doctor"
Bruce Caines
Jessica Lissy
September 30, 2002 (2002-09-30)
5x12
Joe needs to figure out what Blue wants to do after her checkup. Joe and the viewers also find what Shovel and Pail need for a pretend checkup with three stuffed animals and help out at Blue's checkup.
105
13
"Contraptions!"
Alan Zdinak
Adam Peltzman
October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07)
5x05
Joe needs to figure out what Blue's contraption will do. Joe, Blue and the viewers also watch contraptions in the backyard and skidoo into a computer game to find the missing parts to different contraptions.
106
14
"A Brand New Game"
Bruce Caines
Jeff Borkin
October 21, 2002 (2002-10-21)
5x06
Joe needs to figure out where Blue wants to play her new game. Joe, Blue and the viewers also play a song game with Periwinkle and pretend with a felt friend.
107
15
"A Surprise Guest"
Alan Zdinak
Jessica Lissy
January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06)
5x04
Joe needs to figure out who the surprise guest visiting the yellow house is. Joe, Blue and the viewers also clean up the bedroom and find what is out of place at Blue's school.
108
16
"Dress Up Day"
Alan Zdinak
Koyalee Chanda
January 13, 2003 (2003-01-13)
5x17
Joe needs to figure out what Blue wants the viewers to dress up as. Joe, Blue and the viewers also see what Shovel, Pail and Slippery Soap dress up as and find different costumes for an ostrich's play.
109
17
"Blue's Big Band"
Bruce Caines
Jennifer Twomey Perello
February 17, 2003 (2003-02-17)
5x07
Joe needs to figure out what instrument Blue wants to play in a band. Joe, Blue and the viewers also clap rhythms and act out a story with piano music.
Joe needs to figure out what Blue wants to find. Joe, Blue and the viewers also guide a felt friend back to his home and look in different directions to find Little Bo Peep's sheep.
Joe needs to figure out what two rabbits in a picture story will do when they reach their grandmother's house. Joe, Blue and the viewers also find the correct pictures for the story and skidoo into three blank pieces of paper to make three new pictures for the story.
112
20
"The Alphabet Train"
Jonathan Judge
Jeff Borkin
May 5, 2003 (2003-05-05)
5x11
Joe needs to figure out what Blue wants to put in the final box of a cardboard train called, the "Alphabet Train". Joe, Blue and the viewers also find other friends and objects to put in the other alphabet boxes in the backyard and on a clothesline as well as a magnet board.
113
21
"Numbers Everywhere!"
Jonathan Judge
Jennifer Twomey Perello
May 12, 2003 (2003-05-12)
5x13
Joe needs to figure out what Blue's favorite number is. Joe, Blue and the viewers also help Mr. Salt and Paprika find missing number magnets and do addition and subtraction in a story about a jellybean tree.
114
22
"Blue's Predictions"
Alan Zdinak
Jeff Borkin
May 19, 2003 (2003-05-19)
5x16
Joe needs to figure out what Blue predicts what will happen on the patio of the yellow house. Joe, Blue and the viewers also make predictions in the backyard as well as in a storybook with a bookmark voiced by Henry Winkler.
115
23
"Our Neighborhood Festival"
Koyalee Chanda
Sascha Paladino
June 23, 2003 (2003-06-23)
5x27
Joe needs to figure out what Blue is excited about in a neighborhood festival. Joe, Blue and the viewers also play festival games with Periwinkle, Slippery Soap and Marlee the librarian. At the beginning of the credits is a dedication card to Fred Rogers, who died of stomach cancer four months before this episode aired.
116
24
"Blue Takes You to School"
Elizabeth Holder
Dr. Alice Wilder
August 11, 2003 (2003-08-11)
5x29
Joe needs to figure out what Blue's favorite part of school is. Joe, Blue and the viewers also help Periwinkle throughout his first day at school.
117
25
"Meet Polka Dots!"
Jonathan Judge
Adam Peltzman
September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15)
5x26
Joe needs to figure out what Blue wants to play with her stuffed toy named Polka Dots. Joe, Blue and the viewers also let Slippery Soap and Tickety Tock play with Polka Dots and guess what Periwinkle is imagining his paper plate friend to be.
118
26
"The Scavenger Hunt"
Koyalee Chanda
Angela C. Santomero
September 16, 2003 (2003-09-16)
4x29
Joe needs to figure out what will be done after finishing a list for a scavenger hunt. Joe, Blue and the viewers also find ingredients for cupcakes in the kitchen along with different shapes in the felt frame.
119
27
"Let's Write!"
Alan Zdinak
Koyalee Chanda
September 17, 2003 (2003-09-17)
5x20
Joe needs to figure out what Blue wants to write a label for. Joe, Blue and the viewers also make labels for boxes in the attic and paint the four letters that spell the word, "jump".
120
28
"Magenta's Messages"
Alan Zdinak
Jessica Lissy
September 18, 2003 (2003-09-18)
5x19
Joe needs to figure out what Blue wants to write in her message for Magenta. Joe, Blue and the viewers also do assigned chores in Magenta's house and read an email from her.
121
29
"Body Language"
Bruce Caines
Sascha Paladino
September 19, 2003 (2003-09-19)
5x21
Joe needs to figure out what feeling Blue wants to do for a feelings game. Joe, Blue and the viewers also find the correct emotion stickers for Periwinkle's book and find the correct actors for a shadow play.
122
30
"Blue's Big Car Trip"
Koyalee Chanda
Jessica Lissy
September 22, 2003 (2003-09-22)
5x25
Joe needs to figure out where he and Blue are going on a car trip. Joe, Blue and the viewers also sing along to "The Backseat Boogie" (performed by Patti LaBelle, with Casey Kasem as the radio announcer), count the gallons of gasoline needed to refuel the car and find numbers while waiting at a toll booth.
123
31
"Look Carefully..."
Jonathan Judge
Jennifer Twomey Perello
September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
5x22
Joe needs to figure out what Blue wants to look carefully at. Joe, Blue and the viewers also play "Gopher's Mystery Box" with Shovel and Pail and skidoo to a game show called, "How Observant Are You?", where they make observations while watching a short film about two children.
124
32
"I Did That!"
Bruce Caines
Alison Sherman
September 24, 2003 (2003-09-24)
5x23
Joe needs to figure out what Blue wants to make the viewers do. Joe, Blue and the viewers also find solutions to problems in the backyard with Shovel and Tickety Tock as well as with Blue's friends at school.
125
33
"Animals in Our House?"
Elizabeth Holder
Jeff Borkin
September 25, 2003 (2003-09-25)
5x24
Joe needs to figure out what animal Blue wants to find. Joe, Blue and the viewers also search for animals that have been wandering around the yellow house and learn how they use their special traits as each animal skidoos back into a book about animals where they belong.
126
34
"Morning Music"
Elizabeth Holder
Jeff Borkin
September 29, 2003 (2003-09-29)
5x28
Joe needs to figure out what Blue wants to do outside after a morning routine. Joe, Blue and the viewers also sing songs about eating breakfast, brushing teeth, putting clothes on and tying shoes.
127
35
"Rhyme Time"
Alan Zdinak
Adam Peltzman
November 24, 2003 (2003-11-24)
4x19
Steve needs to figure out what Blue wants to rhyme about. Steve and Blue also help Mr. Salt make a rhyming lullaby for Paprika and Cinnamon and skidoo into a rhyming storybook to help a bear in a chair, a king with a ring and a pig eating a fig.
128
36
"Puppets"
Bruce Caines
Jennifer Twomey Perello
November 25, 2003 (2003-11-25)
4x27
Steve needs to figure out what story should be told using puppets. Steve and Blue also help Tickety Tock and Slippery Soap tell a story with their puppets and puppeteer for a story about a dragon.
129
37
"Blue's Book Nook"
Koyalee Chanda
Adam Peltzman
May 7, 2002 (2002-05-07) (video release) November 26, 2003 (2003-11-26) (television premiere)
4x15
Steve needs to figure out what Blue wants to read about. Steve and Blue also help their friends find the books they need, read a story called "Helen's Hiding Place" and visit the library to find a book about elephants.
130
38
"Blue's First Holiday"
Koyalee Chanda
Adam Peltzman
September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30) (video release) December 12, 2003 (2003-12-12) (television premiere)
5x30
Joe, Blue and their friends watch a holiday movie about Blue's first holiday. During an intermission, Joe, Blue and the viewers get a surprise phone call from Steve at college and read a holiday card from families who celebrate four different holidays. The holiday movie continues with Blue as a baby playing the first ever game of Blue's Clues in order to find baby Joe's missing duck blanket.
January 27, 2004 (2004-01-27) (video release) August 1, 2006 (2006-08-01) (television premiere)
4x18
Steve needs to figure out where to go on a pretend school bus. Steve and Blue also read a story called, "I'm a Yellow School Bus", mix colors and find what starts with the letters, G, A and S.
142
12
"Something To Do Blue"
Bruce Caines
Angela C. Santomero & Jennifer Twomey Perello
January 27, 2004 (2004-01-27) (video release) August 1, 2006 (2006-08-01) (television premiere)
4x14
Blue needs to figure out what she can do with her three clues. Steve and Blue also guess what pictures Periwinkle can make with two squares and a marker and skidoo into a cardboard diorama to figure out what the children can play.