Blue's Clues: Difference between revisions

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--besomething—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--aClues—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--alongowner—along with the kids at home--tohome—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—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--especiallyhosts—especially those directed at the "Under 6" age bracket. It also originally ran under the notion that children learn through repetition--sorepetition—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--notshow—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.

* [[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)

* [[Licensed Game|Licensed Games]]s / [[Edutainment Game|Edutainment Games]]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—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.