History WesternAnimation / BluesClues

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 [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking 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 FlamingLips.) His replacement was [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute "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 NickJr channel, and [=DVDs=] still exist.

* TheSouthpaw: This has no bearing whatsoever, but Joe is left-handed.

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* DroppedABridgetOnHim: Kids who watch Blue's Clues most likely believe that Blue is a boy, [[PinkGirlBlueBoy due to the color of her fur.]] [[InvertedTrope Not so.]]

* PinkGirlBlueBoy: A notable subversion - Blue is a girl and Magenta is a boy.
** No, Magenta is a girl- it should be noted that some kids ''think'' this is the case (Magenta being a boy because Blue is a girl).

Set in a vibrant, candy-colored world of [[RogerRabbitEffect animated characters combined with a human host,]] the show features the escapades of Blue, a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin blue-colored dog.]] OnceAnEpisode, 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 [[TalkingAnimal 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 [[TropeCodifier pioneering]] the kid's show version of an InteractiveNarrator--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 SpinOff called ''Blue's Room'', and, of course, heaps and heaps of [[MerchandiseDriven merchandise.]]

* AnthropomorphicFood: The salt and pepper shakers, and numerous other minor characters.

* DroppedABridgetOnHim: Kids who watch Blue's Clues most likely believe that Blue is a boy, [[PinkGirlBlueBoy due to the color of his fur.]] [[InvertedTrope Not so.]]

* PinkGirlBlueBoy: A notable subversion - both Blue and Magenta are female.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Rosie O'Donell, Amanda Bynes (during her ''AllThat'' days), Michelle Trachtenberg, TheyMightBeGiants, and Tia and Tamara Mowry all made guest appearances (just to name a few)

* {{Adorkable}}: Steve

* SuddenlyVoiced: Blue in the ''Blue's Room'' spin-off series. Additionally, in the book releases, Blue was suddenly voiced before ''Blue's Room'' even started. Seriously, pick up any of the more recent numbered ''Blue's Clues'' book releases not set within the world of ''Blue's Room'' and you'll find that Blue actually talks out loud to Joe, Green Puppy, Magenta and everyone else.

* ViewersAreMorons: Somewhat subverted, as it's a kid's show. But the presenters often talk to the [[NoFourthWall audience]] like they are imbeciles, regardless of their age, and if the viewer doesn't work out the show's puzzles, the characters would give the answer anyway.

** In fairness, all episodes seem to take place in RealTime, so we can be sure that things will be resolved in less than 20 minutes, which isn't that long. And besides, Blue's Clues is ''[[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome a really great game]]''.

Set in a vibrant, candy-colored world of [[RogerRabbitEffect animated characters combined with a human host,]] the show features the escapades of Blue, a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin blue-colored dog.]] OnceAnEpisode, 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 [[TalkingAnimal 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.

* DepravedKidsShowHost: Subverted, all of the nasty rumors of why Steve left were false, and he appeared on Oprah to dispel the rumors and give advice to parents on how to help children who thought he had died. He was careful with publicity things he appeared in afterwards for a while, in case kids might confuse him for his character, and when his girlfriend asked him if he wanted to have relations on the Thinking Chair he received as a gift, he declined, saying it would feel like millions of parents would be watching him.

** One of the voice actors for Periwinkle was Jansen Panettiere, who voices Truman in ''TheXs'' and young Rodney Copperbottom in ''{{Robots}}''. You might also know his older sister, [[{{Heroes}} Hay]][[{{KingdomHearts}} den]].

* MatryoshkaObject: One episode has Steve opening a present with an increasingly smaller present inside each one.

** One interesting example: One time after Steve greets the viewer, he asks how they "got" there. The conclusion he reaches? "Oh, by ''television''. Cool! ''([[ScreenTap knocks on the screen]])''".

* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: The show actually makes a concentrated effort to ''avoid'' this. Almost all of the characters have non-gender-specific features, and all of them speak with the wholly androgynous voices of small children. It's actually more likely for random characters to be ''female.''

* TheSouthpaw: This has no bearing whatsoever, but Joe is left-handed.

* CatchPhrase: "Bow bow bow!" (said with the same inflection as "No you don't!", to clarify)

* [=~Hey, It's That Guy!~=]: Rosie O'Donell, Amanda Bynes (during her ''AllThat'' days), Michelle Trachtenberg, TheyMightBeGiants, and Tia and Tamara Mowry all made guest appearances (just to name a few)

* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: Ray Charles was G-Clef in TheMovie. Yeah, ''the'' Ray Charles.

* FridgeHorror: In a later episode about patience, Joe helps Periwinkle -- the neighbor cat -- be patient while waiting for a bird's egg to hatch.
* HappilyMarried: Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper

* LesYay: A lot of adult watchers think of Magenta as Blue's girlfriend.
** Of course, it didn't help that a good amount of people [[ViewerGenderConfusion thought that Blue was a boy.]]

* CatchPhrase: "Bow bow bow!" (said with the same infliction as "No you don't!", to clarify)

Famous, [[LongRunners long-running]], and ''hugely'' influential children's TV show, produced by, and previously shown on, {{Nickelodeon}}. If you grew up in America during the '90s or early '00s, the odds are good that this show will be familiar to you.

* FemaleFelineMaleMutt: Inverted. Blue, Magenta, and Green Puppy are all female while Periwinkle, a cat, is male.

* CuteKitten: Orange Kitten and Periwinkle are of the TalkingAnimal variety.

* EverythingsCuterWithKittens: Orange Kitten and Periwinkle are of the TalkingAnimal variety.