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The Best Episodes of Blue's Clues

Every episode of Blue's Clues ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Blue's Clues!

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,...
Genre:Kids
Network:Nickelodeon

Best Episodes Summary

"Steve Goes to College" is the best rated episode of "Blue's Clues". It scored 8.9/10 based on 81 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/29/2002. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Joe Gets a Clue".

  • Steve Goes to College
    8.9/1081 votes
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    #1 - Steve Goes to College

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 4/29/2002

    Steve and his brother Joe are really happy to see us because they have some big news to share: Steve is going to college, today! Steve is happy to answer lots of questions about college.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Joe Gets a Clue
    8.8/1028 votes
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    #2 - Joe Gets a Clue

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 4/29/2002

    Steve's brother Joe is over today and we play Blue's Clues to figure out what Blue wants to give Joe as a present. Since it's Joe's first time ever playing Blue's Clues, Steve needs our help teaching him the rules.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Steve Gets the Sniffles
    8.7/1025 votes
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    #3 - Steve Gets the Sniffles

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1997

    Steve isn't feeling well. He has the sniffles and so we try to help him out while learning about healthy things in the process. While in the kitchen, we categorize healthy snacks with Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper, then Steve gets a quick check-up with Shovel and Pail. We also skiddoo into a book, where we meet a girl named Jill who wants us to try to figure out what happens in her story when she goes out to play in the rain.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Anything Box
    8.7/1016 votes
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    #4 - The Anything Box

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 4/16/2001

    When a mysterious box shows up in the backyard of the Blue's Clues house, Steve is disappointed to find that it's empty, but Blue shows him that by using imagination, the box can be anything one pretends it to be. We use this idea to have a lot of fun, pretending that the box is anything from a car to a rocketship. Shovel and Pail manage to get three different uses out of it. We even use it to make it to the top of a high tower in the Blue Skidoo segment.

    Director: Lucy Walker

    Writer: Adam Peltzman

  • Blue's Birthday
    8.6/1030 votes
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    #5 - Blue's Birthday

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/15/1998

    Today is Blue's birthday, but we've shown up a little early, so we help to set things up. As we get things set up, we notice things that are out of place or missing and help to make things right. We also play party games and help Steve look for presents in a special skiddoo segment. Many guests come and we watch Blue unwrap presents and also receive some celebrity greetings. To learn more about the video bonus segment for this episode, check the Recap section.

    Director: Traci Paige Johnson

    Writer: Jennifer Twomey

  • Adventures in Art
    8.5/102 votes
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    #6 - Adventures in Art

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/1996

    Today we're exploring art in many forms. Steve and Blue enjoy painting and Steve has painted a picture of Blue and Blue's painted a nice outdoor scene. Later, we help her out with painting her wagon when she find that she doesn't have the colors that she wants. We help her out by showing that mixing two colors can make a new color. We also help out a color of felt friends to use shapes to make a sailboat. Later, we skiddoo into a picture of an art museum, where we learn that pictures can tell a story. Unfortunately, the story that the pictures represent isn't in the right order, so we use logic to get all the pictures back in the right place.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try?
    8.5/1023 votes
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    #7 - What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try?

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1997

    Steve and Blue have been doing experiments to see what things sink and float. We find Shovel and Pail and help them out with their experiments with nature. We take a look at things through a magnifying glass and try to guess what they are. In the Blue Skiddoo segment, we meet up with the Sun and learn all about the different planets in our solar system.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bugs!
    8.5/1016 votes
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    #8 - Bugs!

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/12/2001

    Steve and Blue are going on a bug-watching expedition and we're invited to come along. We help them to spot many neat bugs and once we've found them, we learn more about them and also theorize about why they do the things that they do. We also skidoo into a big bug book. There, we meet up with Antoinette, a worker ant on the first day at the job.

    Director: Koyalee Chanda

    Writer: Adam Peltzman

  • What Does Blue Want to Build?
    8.4/1022 votes
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    #9 - What Does Blue Want to Build?

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1997

    Steve and Blue have been building things and so in this episode we explore construction and measurement. We find some popsicle sticks assembling themselves in various shapes and try to figure out what they're creating. We help out Shovel and Pail - first to measure their sand castles and see which is taller and then to even them up. Later, in the Blue Skiddoo segment, we help a friend named Tink who was flung out of her contraption world to get back to where she belongs.

    Director: Traci Paige Johnson

    Writer: N/A

  • Blue's ABCs
    8.4/1019 votes
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    #10 - Blue's ABCs

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1997

    This episode is all about books, words and letters. Steve himself has A Really Great Book, although we never do get to find out the contents of it. To fit with the theme, various objects are labeled such as the Thinking Chair and even Steve himself. By reading off a grocery list, we help Mr. Salt and Mr. Pepper to due their grocery shopping in order to feed a hungry Paprika. Later, we skiddoo into a storybook and determine the correct order of words to make complete sentences through visual and contextual clue

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • What Was Blue's Dream About?
    8.4/1024 votes
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    #11 - What Was Blue's Dream About?

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/26/1997

    In this episode, we explore the dreams of the various characters. We also learn that if you try hard enough, sometimes you can change your dream. That way, if you're scared by something, you can make it go away. Additionally, we find out that if you try hard enough, sometimes dreams can come true.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Blue's New Place (2)
    8.4/1017 votes
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    #12 - Blue's New Place (2)

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/2001

    Blue has a new place. Steve and the viewers gather what is new in her place. We also see Paprika's new place.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 100th Episode Celebration
    8.4/1028 votes
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    #13 - 100th Episode Celebration

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 6/10/2002

    Blue's Clues is a puppy with a clue - three actually - and preschoolers will play along with this original play-to-learn show. Through problem-solving and skill-building games, preschoolers help Steve or Joe find the answer.

    Director: Koyalee Chanda

    Writer: Jennifer Twomey

  • Playdates
    8.4/1016 votes
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    #14 - Playdates

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 3/22/2004

    This episode features ""playdates,"" special time playing with some of the characters in the Blue's Clues house. We blow on the ""Wheel of Playdates,"" having fun Joe, Blue, Mailbox and Periwinkle (but not necessarily in that order!) In a special skidoo segment, Joe performs a musical number about our friendship with him. Later, viewers play pretend with Blue and her playroom friends in ""Blue's Room.""

    Director: Koyalee Chanda

    Writer: N/A

  • What Does Blue Want to Make Out of Recycled Things?
    8.3/1024 votes
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    #15 - What Does Blue Want to Make Out of Recycled Things?

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/19/1997

    It's clean-up time and as we help Steve and Blue to find things to clean up, Steve gets the idea that we could turn the trash into something else. He draws a recycling logo on the screen and in this episode, we learn all about recycling. We help Steve when he encounters a group of recycling bins to figure out what things go in which bin. We help Tickety to make something neat out of her old stuff. Later, we skidoo into Recycle Town where we help the mayor to find ways to recycle all sorts of things, since nothing in Recycle Town is ever thrown away, it's all recycled.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • What Game Does Blue Want to Learn?
    8.3/1017 votes
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    #16 - What Game Does Blue Want to Learn?

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 4/26/1998

    Today, the characters check out some fun games. Steve tries his hand at juggling and also shows us a neat trick with the letter ""L."" We help out a felt friend to practice the game of tic-tac-toe. Later, we help Shovel, Pail and Blue to play following directions game called ""Mother May I.""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • What is Blue Trying to Do?
    8.3/1018 votes
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    #17 - What is Blue Trying to Do?

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 5/24/1998

    When trying to do something, it helps if you don't say that you can't do it and also if you get a little encouragement. So we help some of our friends at the Blue's Clues house to do some things they've been trying to do. We help Slippery to blow a very big bubble. We help Baby Bear find a collage and we help Steve with a puzzle he's been working on.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mechanics!
    8.3/1018 votes
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    #18 - Mechanics!

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 6/7/1998

    Blue has a toy plane she enjoys flying, but when she tries to fly it, it falls, hits the ground and breaks. We help her to fix it by showing her that it just had a broken wing and she can tape it. We are enlisted as mechanics and help characters to solve their mechanical problems and questions. We show Shovel and Pail how ramps work. We have great fun with a tape recorder and later skidoo into a game board. There, we help several characters that are experiencing trasnportation difficulties.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Adam Peltzman

  • Draw Along with Blue
    8.3/1018 votes
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    #19 - Draw Along with Blue

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/18/1999

    Blue and Steve have been having fun drawing and we're invited to grab a pencil and a paper and draw along. We get to draw all sorts of neat things and meet Markie the Marker, who has us play a game in which he try to figure out who he's drawing. We look outside the window for something neat to draw and then share our drawing with Steve and he shares his with us. Later, we skiddoo into Chalk World, where Chalk-Girl asks for Steve's help in telling the story of him trying to find the third clue.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Adam Peltzman

  • Thankful
    8.3/1021 votes
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    #20 - Thankful

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/1999

    Steve has come up with a "Thankful Book" and so he's looking to find out some of the things that the characters in the Blue's Clues house are thankful for. We help Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper prepare for the big feast they're having that evening and also find out about what they and Paprika are thankful for. We also get Shovel and Pail's thoughts on this, as Steve grows hungrier and hungrier. Finally, before the big feast, we skiddoo into a picture frame and help some felt friends out with sharing and Steve practices patience in waiting for the big feast just a little big longer.

    Director: Koyalee Chanda

    Writer: N/A

  • Blue's Collection
    8.3/1019 votes
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    #21 - Blue's Collection

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 2/26/2001

    Today, the characters are all showing off their collecitons. There are lots of different collections, from striped things to leaves. We find that Periwinkle has lots of different collections. We also skiddoo into a beach to help Shovel, who collects seashells, but can't find any in the backyard.

    Director: Lucy Walker, Koyalee Chanda

    Writer: N/A

  • Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper Day (3)
    8.3/1022 votes
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    #22 - Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper Day (3)

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/22/2001

    With Mr. Salt and Mrs. Peppers' new baby on the way, Blue and Steve have decided to create "Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper Day" to honor them for all of the things they do to help everyone. Throughout the day, we try to help them out, from helping them to clean the kitchen to learning about their favorite things. They're also presented with a number of gifts carefully crafted to show them the things the characters appreciate about them. All of this is a great help to them - not only to relax, but also to feel very appreciated for all their hard work.

    Director: Lucy Walker

    Writer: N/A

  • Blue's First Holiday
    8.3/1021 votes
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    #23 - Blue's First Holiday

    Season 5 Episode 36 - Aired 12/12/2003

    This episode is all about actions and consequences. By singing ""I did that,"" or ""you did that,"" we learn that by doing certain things, we can cause things to happen or make people feel a certain way. For example, Tickety makes Pail mad when she knocks over his block tower and we find a way to help her out. We also visit Blue's school, where we explore sharing and taking turns.

    Director: Koyalee Chanda

    Writer: Adam Peltzman

  • Blue's Senses
    8.2/1022 votes
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    #24 - Blue's Senses

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1997

    In this episode, we explore our senses, from hearing to touch and more. A hunt for a missing wind-up toy under Steve's bed gets us learning about all sorts of sensations, from something prickly, to something very soft. We test a number of senses when trying to find things while playing ""Lights On, Lights Off."" We also skidoo into a computer game where ""sound notes"" provide us with sounds and we figure out what makes those sounds.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • What Does Blue Wanna Do On a Rainy Day?
    8.2/1022 votes
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    #25 - What Does Blue Wanna Do On a Rainy Day?

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/29/1998

    When it starts raining outside, Steve and Blue aren't upset because they can have lots of fun indoors. In fact, the rain sounds a lot like music. So we take the opportunity to explore all sorts of different music. We find Mr. Salt, Mrs. Pepper and Paprika and help out with their water xylophone. We have fun with Steve tapping out rhythms and we also skiddoo into a farm, where we match up animals based on the songs they're singing.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A