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Famous, [[Long Runners|long-running]], and ''hugely'' influential children's TV show, produced by, and previously shown on, [[Nickelodeon]]. If you grew up in America during the 1990s or early 2000s, the odds are good that this show will be familiar to you.
Famous, [[Long Runners|long-running]], and ''hugely'' influential children's TV show, produced by, and previously shown on, [[Nickelodeon]]. If you grew up in America during the 1990s or early 2000s, the odds are good that this show will be familiar to you.


Set in a vibrant, candy-colored world of [[Roger Rabbit Effect|animated characters combined with a human host,]] the show features the escapades of Blue, a [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|blue-colored dog.]] [[Once an Episode]], Blue will want to do something--be it read a book, have a snack, or make some kind of craft. However, Blue seems to be [[Talking Animal|the only creature in her world who can't talk]], so the only way she can communicate with her human owner is by playing Blue's Clues--a game in which she will tag 3 objects around the house (or backyard) with her pawprint, labeling them a "clue." It's up to her owner--along with the kids at home--to figure out what she wants to do by piecing together the clues.
Set in a vibrant, candy-colored world of [[Roger Rabbit Effect|animated characters combined with a human host,]] the show features the escapades of Blue, a [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|blue-colored dog.]] [[Once an Episode]], Blue will want to do something—be it read a book, have a snack, or make some kind of craft. However, Blue seems to be [[Talking Animal|the only creature in her world who can't talk]], so the only way she can communicate with her human owner is by playing Blue's Clues—a game in which she will tag 3 objects around the house (or backyard) with her pawprint, labeling them a "clue." It's up to her owner—along with the kids at home—to figure out what she wants to do by piecing together the clues.


First introduced in 1996, the show is notable for [[Trope Codifier|pioneering]] the kid's show version of an [[Interactive Narrator]]--one who talks "to" the camera, seemingly at the children watching. ''Blue's Clues'' was so successful, this went on to become the norm for most kid's show hosts--especially those directed at the "Under 6" age bracket. It also originally ran under the notion that children learn through repetition--so the same episode of the show would run for a full week. (The show no longer practices this.) It was ''hugely'' successful, leading to several direct-to-video movies, an eventual [[Spin-Off]] called ''Blue's Room'', and, of course, heaps and heaps of [[Merchandise-Driven|merchandise.]]
First introduced in 1996, the show is notable for [[Trope Codifier|pioneering]] the kid's show version of an [[Interactive Narrator]]—one who talks "to" the camera, seemingly at the children watching. ''Blue's Clues'' was so successful, this went on to become the norm for most kid's show hosts—especially those directed at the "Under 6" age bracket. It also originally ran under the notion that children learn through repetition—so the same episode of the show would run for a full week. (The show no longer practices this.) It was ''hugely'' successful, leading to several direct-to-video movies, an eventual [[Spin-Off]] called ''Blue's Room'', and, of course, heaps and heaps of [[Merchandise-Driven|merchandise.]]


The show was originally hosted by Steven Burns (A.K.A. "Steve"), but he quit the show--not due to heroin overdose, as rumors claimed, but due to the fact that he was [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|losing his hair]], and was afraid of seeming too "old" to the kids. (He also was somewhat worried about typecasting, and he also wanted to pursue a career in music - and he has been successful in indie rock circles thanks to his connections with his friends, the [[Flaming Lips]].) His replacement was [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute|"Joe,"]] his TV younger brother, who still runs the show, and its spinoff ''Blue's Room,'' until 2006, when production came to a halt. Reruns are now seen on the [[Nick Jr.]] channel, and DVDs still exist.
The show was originally hosted by Steven Burns (A.K.A. "Steve"), but he quit the show—not due to heroin overdose, as rumors claimed, but due to the fact that he was [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|losing his hair]], and was afraid of seeming too "old" to the kids. (He also was somewhat worried about typecasting, and he also wanted to pursue a career in music - and he has been successful in indie rock circles thanks to his connections with his friends, the [[Flaming Lips]].) His replacement was [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute|"Joe,"]] his TV younger brother, who still runs the show, and its spinoff ''Blue's Room,'' until 2006, when production came to a halt. Reruns are now seen on the [[Nick Jr.]] channel, and DVDs still exist.
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* [[Adorkable]]: Steve
* [[Adorkable]]: Steve
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* [[Excited Kids' Show Host]]: Steve goes (very close to) BERSERK when he finds a clue for the first time.
* [[Excited Kids' Show Host]]: Steve goes (very close to) BERSERK when he finds a clue for the first time.
* [[Happily Married]]: Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper.
* [[Happily Married]]: Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Rosie O'Donell, Amanda Bynes (during her ''[[All That]]'' days), Michelle Trachtenberg, [[They Might Be Giants]], and Tia and Tamara Mowry all made guest appearances (just to name a few)
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Rosie O'Donell, Amanda Bynes (during her ''[[All That]]'' days), Michelle Trachtenberg, [[They Might Be Giants (band)|They Might Be Giants]], and Tia and Tamara Mowry all made guest appearances (just to name a few)
** The late [[Golden Girls|Blanche Deveroux]] shows up as Steve's grandmother.
** The late [[Golden Girls|Blanche Deveroux]] shows up as Steve's grandmother.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Ray Charles was G-Clef in [[The Movie]]. Yeah, ''the'' Ray Charles.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Ray Charles was G-Clef in [[The Movie]]. Yeah, ''the'' Ray Charles.
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** One of the voice actors for Periwinkle was Jansen Panettiere, who voices Truman in ''[[The Xs]]'' and young Rodney Copperbottom in ''[[Robots]]''. You might also know his older sister, [[Heroes|Hay]][[Kingdom Hearts|den]].
** One of the voice actors for Periwinkle was Jansen Panettiere, who voices Truman in ''[[The Xs]]'' and young Rodney Copperbottom in ''[[Robots]]''. You might also know his older sister, [[Heroes|Hay]][[Kingdom Hearts|den]].
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: In one episode, one of the clues was a ''cloud''. Right before drawing it down, Steve wonders how Blue could put her paw-print on it.
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: In one episode, one of the clues was a ''cloud''. Right before drawing it down, Steve wonders how Blue could put her paw-print on it.
* [[Licensed Game|Licensed Games]] / [[Edutainment Game|Edutainment Games]]: One for The [[PlayStation]]. Also, one for the V-Tech V-Smile console. Apart from that, nearly a dozen edutainment titles for the PC/Mac (many of them by [[Humongous Entertainment]]--a demo version of ''Blue's ABC Time Activites'' can be [ftp://ftp.infogrames.net/demos/bluescluesABC/bluescluesABCdemo.exe downloaded] from Infogrames). Many of them were surprisingly good.
* [[Licensed Game]]s / [[Edutainment Game]]s: One for The [[PlayStation]]. Also, one for the V-Tech V-Smile console. Apart from that, nearly a dozen edutainment titles for the PC/Mac (many of them by [[Humongous Entertainment]]—a demo version of ''Blue's ABC Time Activites'' can be [ftp://ftp.infogrames.net/demos/bluescluesABC/bluescluesABCdemo.exe downloaded] from Infogrames). Many of them were surprisingly good.
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Steve wore nothing but green striped shirts and khaki pants. All of Joe's shirts are different colors, but they have the same square pattern.
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Steve wore nothing but green striped shirts and khaki pants. All of Joe's shirts are different colors, but they have the same square pattern.
* [[Matryoshka Object]]: One episode has Steve opening a present with an increasingly smaller present inside each one.
* [[Matryoshka Object]]: One episode has Steve opening a present with an increasingly smaller present inside each one.
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