It’d been almost 20 years since Steve Burns waved goodbye, and there he was just popping in to say hello and give fans reassurance that they mattered. Clearly, we hadn’t stopped thinking of him either because the video quickly went viral as we shared through tears. I’d like to say out of nowhere but it was right around the time Blue’s Clues was going to be celebrating its 25th anniversary, so yes - marketing was behind it but the sentiment was all too real.ĭressed in the iconic green striped shirt, there he was again - Steve! In less than a minute Steve Burns was once again just Steve with the animated background we’d grown up with, talking to us, reminding us that even though he’d gone away all those years ago, he’d never stopped thinking of us. There was little to no reassurance that things were going to be okay until one day in 2021 when a video emerged. It was rough and at times no one was saying what we needed to hear. Just Google “2020” and “2021” and you can see the dumpster fire yourself. To say we were not hurting as a human race the past few years would be insane because well, we don’t need to recap the chaotic whirlwind of despair. He went on with his life as did we - and what a life it’s been in recent years. Burns became this educational TV icon, but unlike the two aforementioned PBS kings, we didn’t really see Steve after he left the show. Yes, the show didn’t run as long as the likes of Sesame Street, but in the grand scheme of things, there is a generation of kids who looked at Steve Burns the same way many look at LeVar Burton in regards to Reading Rainbow and Bill Nye. That’s the power Steve and Blue’s Clues had on an entire generation. So we begrudgingly bid farewell to Steve and moved on with our lives, but in the back of our heads, we continued to hum the mail song to liven the mood when our student loan papers were delivered and wondered if our salt and pepper shakers were coupling up when we weren’t looking. In hindsight, perhaps we should not have expected this real-life man to be on a show with an animated dog for the rest of his life. Not going to lie, I remember a lot of people being more upset than they should’ve been but looking back, our feelings were valid. Steve was always there, and he was now on his way to college and soon we’d be too. In many ways, it felt like we were being forced to grow up. Then, of course, came that fateful day in 2002 when Steve said farewell and Joe took his place. show gang as fond members of my pop culture family. After that, I’d watch when I could and came to accept Steve, Blue, and all the rest of the Nick Jr. I’m not sure why this Blue’s Clues moment is a core memory of mine, but it is and from that point on - I was a fan of the show because hey, those notepad drawings were art and the songs were bops. “Look at how cute it is when your brother answers Steve!” my mom yelled to me one day when I was home from school with her and my younger sibling. The latter though, we’re not sure Steve Burns knew just how much his sentimental video as his Blue’s Clues character would mean to a group of adults in 2021 but it made us all feel a certain type of way in unison and made us not only respect the OG friend of a blue pup even more but also allowed us warmly embrace the power of kindness during a time when it felt like there wasn’t much left in the world. All of the above is what collectively bonds 30-somethings. They help him unpack and even skidoo to his old neighborhood to find his missing stuffie.Pouring over 'Best of' lists about the '90s, spending what little is left after rent on Funko Pops, and having an emotional breakdown over a video released by the guy who once starred on a show meant for preschoolers over a quarter of a century ago. Josh and Blue play Blue’s Clues to figure out how they can help Periwinkle feel welcome and to learn more about their new kitten neighbor. In the episode, titled “Our New Neighbor,” Periwinkle moves in next door and becomes Josh and Blue’s new neighbor. That’s not the only comeback this year: The classic kitten character Periwinkle will also return in the season three premiere of Blue’s Clues & You! on Friday, Oct. Electronic/Eurodance group Eiffel 65 even rerecorded their famous song for the occasion. All three hosts of Blue’s Clues past and present - Blue’s Clues & You! star Josh Dela Cruz and former Blue’s Clues hosts, Steve Burns and Donovan Patton - got together to sing and dance along with Blue in a nostalgic music video extravaganza. Nickelodeon is continuing the 25th-anniversary celebrations for preschool series Blue’s Clues with a reimagining of the popular ‘90s song, retitled “I’m Blue,” and the greatest reunion we never knew we needed. If “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” by Eiffel 65 hasn’t been stuck in your head since 1998, this will do the trick. Steve Burns busting a move in the “I’m Blue” music video.
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