Blue's Clues is a daytime children's show which airs on Nickelodeon. It features a paper-cutout animation similar to that of South Park. The series follows a blue dog, named Blue, through her everyday life, providing small children with educational entertainment.

From 1996 to 2001, Blue's owner was Steve, a non-animated character played by Steve Burns. When Burns chose to leave the show, the character Steve went off to college and his younger brother Joe (played by Donovan Patton ) moved in to take care of Blue.

The game of Blue's Clues begins near the beginning of the episode, when the host asks Blue some sort of question. Blue responds by jumping at the screen and marking it with a blue pawprint. The host, with the help of the audience (who are constantly spoken to and asked questions by the host), then searches the house for Blue's three clues. Along the way, the host speaks with many other residents of the house, which are usually characters based on inanimate objects such as a desk drawer, a shaker of salt, and a mailbox. After all three have been found, the host sits in his "thinking chair" and puts the three clues together to form a central image. This image is the answer to the host's original question, which goes along the lines of "What does Blue want to do today?"

A UK version of Blue's Clues also exists, with Kevin Duala as the host.

Characters

Hosts

• Steve
• Joe

Animated Characters

• Blue
• Mailbox
• Mr. Salt
• Mrs. Pepper
• Pail
• Paprika
• Shovel
• Side Table Drawer
• Slippery
• Tickety Tock

External links

• Blue's Clues on Nick Jr. site
• Blue's World (A Blue's Clues fan/information site)