"Blue's Clues" (1996) TV series 1996-2006

Creators:

Traci Paige Johnson
Angela Santomero
Todd Kessler
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

9 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation

Tagline:

To empower, challenge and build the self-esteem of preschoolers...all while making them laugh!

Plot:

Blue is a puppy who puts her paw prints on three clues. Steve has to deduce the clues (with the help...

Plot Keywords:

Clue | Dog | Breaking The Fourth Wall | Cartoon Dog | Rhyme In Title

Awards:

4 wins & 31 nominations

Cast

Traci Paige Johnson	...	Blue (113 episodes, 1996-2004)
Steve Burns	...	Steve (77 episodes, 1996-2003)

Series Directed by
Alan Zdinak		(25 episodes, 1997-2004)
Koyalee Chanda		(25 episodes, 1999-2006)
Matt Sheridan		(10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Elizabeth Holder		(5 episodes, 2003-2004)
Nancy Keegan		(1 episode, 1999-2001)
Lucy Walker		(unknown episodes, 1998-2001)
Bruce Caines		(unknown episodes, 2000)
Dave Palmer		(unknown episodes)
John Rowe		(unknown episodes)
Angela Santomero		(unknown episodes)
Daniel Silverman		(unknown episodes)
Paul Zehrer		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Adam Peltzman		(20 episodes, 2001-2004)
Angela Santomero		(5 episodes, 1996-2006)
Jeff Borkin		(5 episodes, 2003-2006)
Koyalee Chanda		(4 episodes, 1998-2003)
Sascha Paladino		(3 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jessica Lissy		(unknown episodes, 1999-2000)
Traci Paige Johnson		(unknown episodes)
Todd Kessler		(unknown episodes)
Chris Nee		(unknown episodes)
Michael Smith		(unknown episodes)
Jennifer Twomey		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Shannon George	....	producer (45 episodes, 2000-2004)
Todd Kessler	....	executive producer (24 episodes, 1996-2004)
Traci Paige Johnson	....	executive producer / producer (4 episodes, 1998-2004)
Angela Santomero	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 1998-2004)
Jennifer Twomey	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 1998-2004)
Wendy Harris	....	supervising producer / producer (3 episodes, 1999-2004)
Dave Palmer	....	animation producer (2 episodes, 1999-2004)
Carmen Limburg Koger	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Marcy Pritchard	....	line producer (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Claire Curley	....	segment producer (unknown episodes, 2002-2003)
Sarah Chumsky	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Shannon George	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Penny Jewkes	....	coordinating producer (unknown episodes)
Howard Litton	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Chloe Kai O'Connor	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Richard Perello	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
John Rowe	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Gill Slaven	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Alice Wilder	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Une Herzer		(unknown episodes)
Skip Roessel		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Robby Roberts		(65 episodes, 1996-2002)
Dean Raimondo		(2 episodes, 1996)
Douglas G. Davis		(unknown episodes)
Ralston Humble		(unknown episodes)
K. O'Reilly		(unknown episodes)
L. Mark Sorre		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Melissa Chusid		(85 episodes, 1996-2004)

Series Production Design by
Traci Paige Johnson		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Christian Hali		(unknown episodes, 1997-2000)
Ian Chernichaw		(unknown episodes, 2000-2004)

Series Costume Design by
Christopher Del Coro		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Jennifer Barnaby	....	hair stylist / makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Brian Winkowski	....	post production manager (27 episodes, 1998-2000)
David Burger	....	post-production manager (unknown episodes)
Janice Burgess	....	executive in charge of production (unknown episodes)
Justin Burke	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Alison Dexter	....	production manager: Nickleodeon (unknown episodes)
Chris Linn	....	production manager: Nickleodeon (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeremy Hopwood	....	2000- (unknown episodes)
Jeremy Slutskin	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Avi A. Katz	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2000-2002)
Christian Hali	....	associate art director / property designer (unknown episodes, 1995-1996)
Dan Abdo	....	model maker (unknown episodes)
David J. Billings	....	art designer (unknown episodes)
Kevin Cardinali	....	storyboard revisionist (unknown episodes)
Lisa Davis	....	propmaker (unknown episodes)
David Levy	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Alison Mcnaffie	....	propmaker (unknown episodes)
Alison McNaffie	....	propmaker (unknown episodes)
Michael Newport	....	props (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Phillip Yu	....	sound mixer (53 episodes, 1997-2002)
John D'Aquino	....	voiceover recordist (51 episodes, 1996-2006)
Angus Anderson	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Nick Balaban	....	sound designer (unknown episodes)
Shawn Conrad	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Louise Machin	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)
Dave McGrath	....	dubbing mixer (unknown episodes)
Michael Rubin	....	sound designer (unknown episodes)
Irin Strauss	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Yo-Lynn Hagood	....	digital designer (unknown episodes)
Jane Howell	....	coordinating digital designer (unknown episodes)
Adam Osterfeld	....	digital designer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Steven C. O'Neill	....	board operator (62 episodes, 2000-2004)
Phillip Yu	....	gaffer (53 episodes, 1997-2002)
Robert Barocci	....	field director of photography (unknown episodes)
Riad Deeb	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Patrick R. Heffernan	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
Ian Jones	....	video tape operator (unknown episodes)
Eddie Winkler	....	ultimate/television engineer (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Cheryl Elliott	....	animator (38 episodes, 1999-2004)
Veronica Jones	....	background designer (5 episodes, 2004)
Dave Palmer	....	animation director / animation producer / ... (unknown episodes, 1995-2004)
David J. Billings	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Chris Boyce	....	animator (unknown episodes)
David Cutting	....	animator (unknown episodes)
David Cutting	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Chris Gelles	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Olexa Hewryk	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Tom Keegan	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Soo Kyung Kim	....	design and animation manager (unknown episodes)
Holly Klein	....	animator (unknown episodes)
J. Scott Klossner	....	technical animation consultant (unknown episodes)
Danial Nord	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Eric Patrick	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Tatia Rosenthal	....	senior animator (unknown episodes)
Edward Young Smith	....	additional animator (unknown episodes)
Frank Suarez	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Trixy S. Wattenbarger	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Stephen Wilson	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Brian Winkowski	....	animation assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
David Burger	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Hallie Stoller	....	production assistant (1 episode, 2003)
Christian Hali	....	hand model (unknown episodes, 1997-2000)
Julie Peng	....	assistant to producers (unknown episodes, 2000)
Janice Burgess	....	production executive (unknown episodes, 2003)
Stacey Levin	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2003)
Boris Beaubien	....	technical manager (unknown episodes)
Laura Brown	....	content cusultant (unknown episodes)
Steve Burns	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
Allison Gillman Caplovitz	....	research and development manager (unknown episodes)
R.M. Charde	....	technical advisor (unknown episodes)
Kirsty Craik	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jessica Dowshen	....	research and production associate (unknown episodes)
Jeff Einhorn	....	intern (unknown episodes)
Gerald Fernando	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Steven Forrester	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Leslie Freeman	....	coordinator (unknown episodes)
Sue Kendall	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Rachel Knobelman	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes)
Sarah Landy	....	assistant to producers (unknown episodes)
Kristen Molina	....	assistant to producers (unknown episodes)
Suzanne Molinaro	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Chloe Kai O'Connor	....	producer: voice-over (unknown episodes)
Adam Peltzman	....	scripting and development coordinator (unknown episodes)
Richard Perello	....	producer: voice-over (unknown episodes)
Jill Rees-Heaver	....	floor manager (unknown episodes)
Alison Sherman	....	research assistant (unknown episodes)
Michael Smith	....	scripting and development manager (unknown episodes)
Alice Wilder	....	director of research and development (unknown episodes)
Susan Cobey Williamson	....	assistant to producers (unknown episodes)
Tony Zacharlas	....	assistant studio hand (unknown episodes)
Jenya Zekin	....	technical coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Paul Beard	....	in loving memory of (1 episode, 2006)

Production Companies

• Nickelodeon Productions
• Paramount Television

Distributors

• Nickelodeon Network (1996) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Nick Jr. (2005) (Germany) (TV)
• Nickelodeon (2004) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment (1998-) (USA) (video)
• Paramount Pictures Home Video (2002-) (USA) (DVD)
• Super RTL (2006) (Germany) (TV)

Other Companies

• Cataland Films  video production
• Cataland Films  voice-over
• Debbie Fyffe Theatre School  thanks
• Murmur Music Inc.  music and sound design
• Ripley Arts Centre  thanks

Also Known As:

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G | Canada:G | USA:TV-Y | South Korea:All | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Nickelodeon Productions

Trivia:

In 1998, rumors started circulating that former host Steve Burns had died following drug-related problems. The rumor became so serious that Burns appeared on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996) to reassure his young audience that he was alive and well.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: Episode #22.52" (2005)

What a delightful children's program!

Blues Clues is the most inviting, creative show on television. It stars a guy named Steve and he and his puppy, Blue, have fun playing the Blues Clues game. Blue, a computer generated dog, is ADORABLE and her voice is fun to listen to! Parents have just as much fun watching it as their children, and I should know! (Blue is a she by the way.) Move over, Telletubbies. Goodbye, Barney. Blue is here to stay!