Blue's Clues (1996)

Adventure · Animation · Comedy

Blue's Clues is a colorful and learning series that is targeted at the younger crowd, but can be enjoyed by all. The host, Steve Burns, invites viewers daily into the Blue's Clues house to help him out, learn and have fun. The show is based around the host looking for three clues that Blue provides by labelling them with a pawprint to figure something out and in the process, having an adventure.

IMDb rating: 7.0 (7,680 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 ↑ +0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 6
Streaming (US): Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

8.06 avg 21 episodes 10.0 → 8.5 25 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Unaired Pilot	10.0	8
1	Snack Time	8.2	61
2	What Time Is It for Blue?	7.6	45
3	Mailbox's Birthday	8.7	52
4	Blue's Story Time	7.9	40
5	What Does Blue Need?	7.8	32
6	Blue's Favorite Song	7.7	35
7	Adventures in Art	8.1	41
8	Blue Goes to the Beach	7.9	33
9	Pretend Time	7.8	30
10	A Snowy Day	7.5	33
11	The Trying Game	7.7	30
12	Blue Wants to Play a Game	7.7	28
13	The Grow Show	8.1	32
14	Blue Wants to Play a Song Game	8.0	28
15	What Does Blue Want to Make?	8.3	39
16	What Story Does Blue Want to Play?	8.0	30
17	Tickety's Favorite Nursery Rhyme	8.7	40
18	What Is Blue Afraid Of?	7.2	34
19	Magenta Comes Over	7.9	37
20	Blue's News	8.5	35

Season 2 (1997)

7.81 avg 21 episodes 8.3 → 6.9 25 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Steve Gets the Sniffles	8.3	32
2	What Does Blue Want to Build?	8.1	28
3	Blue's Senses	8.1	28
4	What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try?	8.3	29
5	What Does Blue Want to Make Out of Recycled Things?	7.9	30
6	What Was Blue's Dream About?	8.2	25
7	Blue's ABC's	8.2	32
8	Math	8.2	32
9	Blue's Birthday	8.6	41
10	What Does Blue Want to Do with Her Picture?	7.6	24
11	What Does Blue Want to Do on a Rainy Day?	8.0	28
12	Blue's Surprise at Two O'Clock	7.3	26
13	The Lost Episode	7.2	22
14	Blue's Sad Day	6.5	28
15	What Game Does Blue Want to Learn?	7.9	22
16	What Did Blue See?	7.7	28
17	Nurture	7.8	24
18	Blue Is Frustrated	7.2	26
19	What Is Blue Trying to Do?	8.0	22
20	Mechanics	8.0	22
21	Hide and Seek	6.9	21

Season 3 (1999)

7.71 avg 30 episodes 8.2 → 8.2 25 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blue's Big Treasure Hunt	8.2	34
2	Art Appreciation	7.9	26
3	Weight and Balance	7.9	20
4	What's That Sound?	7.9	25
5	Animal Behavior	7.9	23
6	Blue's Big Pajama Party	8.3	29
7	Draw Along with Blue	8.0	22
8	Thankful	8.2	28
9	Pool Party	7.6	21
10	Anatomy	7.1	22
11	Signs	7.2	23
12	Nature	7.7	23
13	Geography	7.8	20
14	Occupations	7.5	19
15	Blue's Big Mystery	7.3	26
16	Periwinkle Misses His Friend	7.1	24
17	What's So Funny?	7.8	23
18	Inventions	7.7	23
19	Blue's Play	7.5	20
20	Prehistoric Blue	7.5	19
21	Blue's Big Holiday	7.9	32
22	Blue's Big Costume Party	7.2	24
23	Opposites	7.8	18
24	Blue's Collection	8.1	22
25	Words	7.3	21
26	Magenta Gets Glasses	7.4	26
27	Environments	8.0	25
28	Stormy Weather	7.9	21
29	Shy	7.4	20
32	Cafe Blue	8.2	29

Season 4 (2001)

7.76 avg 24 episodes 7.8 → 9.0 25 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Imagine Nation	7.8	23
2	Adventure!	7.8	23
3	The Anything Box	8.3	19
4	Superfriends!	8.0	21
5	What's New, Blue?	7.3	19
6	Blue's New Place	8.1	20
7	Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper Day	8.1	25
8	The Baby's Here!	8.0	26
9	Making Changes	7.6	17
10	Bugs!	8.2	19
11	¡Un día con Plum!	7.5	20
12	What's Inside?	7.6	18
13	Blocks	7.3	19
14	Blue's Backyard Ballgame Bonanza	7.0	20
15	Puppets	7.2	18
16	Rhyme Time	7.4	17
17	Let's Plant	7.3	20
18	Blue's Book Nook	7.6	33
19	Let's Boogie	7.2	17
20	Blue's School	7.8	20
21	Something to Do Blue	7.6	19
22	Joe's First Day	8.0	31
23	Joe Gets a Clue	8.5	34
24	Steve Goes to College	9.0	90

Season 5 (2002)

7.33 avg 36 episodes 7.3 → 8.2 25 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Can You Help?	7.3	20
2	Colors Everywhere!	7.8	24
3	The Snack Chart	6.5	19
4	100th Episode Celebration	8.4	34
5	The Big Book About Us	7.5	21
6	Playing Store	7.1	17
7	Patience	6.8	15
8	Joe's Surprise Party	7.8	25
9	I'm So Happy	6.7	15
10	The Boat Float	7.0	17
11	Bedtime Business	7.5	20
12	Shape Searchers	7.4	24
13	Blue's Big Band	7.7	21
14	Body Language	7.9	16
15	A Brand New Game	7.5	17
16	Contraptions	6.4	16
17	Dress Up Day	7.0	16
18	A Surprise Guest	6.3	18
19	Up, Down, All Around	6.4	15
20	The Story Wall	6.6	15
21	The Alphabet Train	8.2	23
22	Numbers Everywhere!	7.5	19
23	Blue's Predictions	7.5	17
24	Our Neighborhood Festival	7.5	20
25	Blue Takes You to School	7.2	17
26	Meet Polka Dots!	7.6	18
27	The Scavenger Hunt	6.3	17
28	Let's Write!	7.7	18
29	Magenta's Messages	8.1	17
30	Blue Goes to the Doctor	7.7	15
31	Blue's Big Car Trip	7.6	21
32	Look Carefully...	6.7	15
33	I Did That	7.3	16
34	Animals in Our House?	7.3	16
35	Morning Music	7.8	19
36	Blue's First Holiday	8.2	25

Season 6 (2004)

7.43 avg 12 episodes 7.6 → 6.0 26 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Legend of the Blue Puppy	7.6	26
2	Love Day	6.9	18
3	Blue's Wishes	6.8	18
4	Joe's Clues	7.5	19
5	Skidoo Adventure	8.1	25
6	Playdates	8.2	19
7	The Fairy Tale Ball	7.2	18
8	Soccer Practice	7.0	22
9	Bluestock	8.2	24
10	Blue's Room Snacktime Playdate	8.2	15
11	Colors!	7.5	12
13	Blue's Charts!	6.0	13