Nickelodeon’s Brand-new Preschool Series Blue’s Clues & You! Bows Monday 11th May 2020 on Nick Jr. Australia
FORMER BLUE’S CLUES HOSTS STEVE BURNS AND DONOVAN PATTON TO REPRISE ORIGINAL ROLES IN SERIES PREMIERE
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It’s time to pull up the Thinking Chair and follow the paw prints as Blue and her crew return in
Nickelodeon’s brand-new preschool series
Blue’s Clues & You!, debuting Monday 11th May 2020 on
Nick Jr. Australia. Steve Burns (Steve) and Donovan Patton (Joe) will reprise their roles in the series premiere, “Meet Josh!,” and help new live-action host Josh (Joshua Dela Cruz) and the audience solve their first game of Blue’s Clues.
Following launch, new episodes will continue to air regularly on the Nick Jr. channel in Australia.
Blue’s Clues & You! will feature brand-new elements alongside refreshed iconic items from the original series, including:
- New CG-animation for Blue and Magenta;
- An updated Handy Dandy Notebook equipped with a new blue crayon and smartphone technology, allowing Josh and Blue to receive emails and video calls;
- An all-new Handy Dandy Guitar;
- The return of fan-favorite characters: Tickety Tock, Slippery Soap, Shovel, Pail, Mr. Salt, Mrs. Pepper, Cinnamon, Paprika, Felt Friends, Sidetable Drawer and Mailbox, plus the original Thinking Chair;
- And the introduction of Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper’s newest additions—twins Sage and Ginger.
A remake of the groundbreaking, curriculum-driven interactive series
Blue’s Clues,
Blue’s Clues & You! follows Blue as she invites viewers to join her and Josh on a clue-led adventure and solve a puzzle in each episode. With each signature paw print, Blue identifies clues in her animated world that propel the story and inspire the audience to interact with the characters.
To celebrate the launch of
Blue’s Clues & You!, Nick Jr. Australia has made the first five-minutes from the very first episode available to view on the channel's IGTV channel. Fans can also watch the first episode in full on the
Nick Jr. Play App and on Foxtel Go.
Blue’s Clues & You! made its world premiere on Nickelodeon in the U.S. on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. (ET/PT). The series premiered on Nick Jr. New Zealand on Monday 30th March 2020.
Live-action host Josh and beloved puppy Blue, in Nickelodeon's brand-new Blue's Clues & You!
The original
Blue’s Clues series launched in September 1996 to critical praise from educators, parents, and preschoolers and ran for six groundbreaking seasons. Created by Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler, and Angela C. Santomero,
Blue’s Clues drew acclaim and high ratings for its unique interactivity that helped change the way kids watch television and has remained one of the most popular preschool shows of all time. The landmark series also raised the bar in preschool television by exploring advanced subject matter such as sign language, geography, physics, emotions, and anatomy. The original series debuted on Treehouse in Canada in 1998.
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