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===Blues Clues=== | |||
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*[[Dora the Explorer (partially found unaired pilot episodes of Nick Jr. animated series; late 1990s)]] | *[[Dora the Explorer (partially found unaired pilot episodes of Nick Jr. animated series; late 1990s)]] | ||
*[[Me and My Friends (partially found live-action pilot of "The Backyardigans" Nick Jr. CGI-animated series; 1998)]] | *[[Me and My Friends (partially found live-action pilot of "The Backyardigans" Nick Jr. CGI-animated series; 1998)]] |
Revision as of 23:50, 25 December 2020
Blue's Clues is a American animated/live action children's TV show that aired on Nick Jr. from 1996 to 2006. The show follows Steve (later Joe) and his dog, Blue, looking for "clues" (blue paw-prints made by Blue), and then piecing the clues together, leading into the climax of the story.
The show heavily encouraged interaction from its young viewers, with Steve talking to the audience and often asking questions and giving the viewers a pause to answer. This was a revolutionary idea for a children's show, being nominated for nine Emmy awards in children's programming during its run.
Development & Pilot
The show spent many years in development, with the show's writers experimenting around with different ideas, such as Blue originally being a cat named Mr. Orange, then Mr. Blue. These ideas resulted in the unaired 1995 test pilot created with the working title, Blue Prints.
After the pilot was finished, it was only shown to a few preschoolers as a way to test out the show's interactive elements. According to reports, the children ate it up, but there were several changes that needed to be made. Mr. Salt also had a Brooklyn accent as a contrast to the French accent he was ultimately given. Steve also sported a red shirt instead of his signature green stripes, as well as the aforementioned Mr. Orange. The Blue's Clues Wiki also states that the pilot was the basis for the first episode, "Snack Time", though this has yet to be confirmed.
Availability
The pilot was obscure, and mostly unknown until 2006 when Nickelodeon aired a 10-year anniversary special detailing the history of the show. A few very short clips of the pilot were shown, and the crew members commented on it. After the airing, fans of the series scoured online resources, including bootlegs, torrents, and file-sharing sites to no avail. Nickelodeon has yet to fully release the episode, as they have stated "it felt it was too different from the rest of the series".
On October 16th, 2020, the Nick Jr. Twitter account posted a previously unseen screenshot of the pilot, revealing Blue with a slightly different design, proving a copy still exists in Nickelodeon's vaults.[1]
Gallery
Videos
See Also
Blues Clues
Other Nick Jr. Pilots
- Dora the Explorer (partially found unaired pilot episodes of Nick Jr. animated series; late 1990s)
- Me and My Friends (partially found live-action pilot of "The Backyardigans" Nick Jr. CGI-animated series; 1998)
- Super Why! (lost stop-motion Nick Jr. pilot of PBS Kids CGI series; 1999)
- The Backyardigans (partially found unaired pilot of Nick Jr. CGI-animated series; 2002)
External Links
- Wikipedia page on Blue's Clues. Retrieved 07 May '20
- Blue's Clues Wiki page on Blue Prints. Retrieved 07 May '20
Reference
- ↑ Nick Jr.'s Twitter post with a previously unseen screenshot from the pilot. Retrieved 16 Oct '20