Steve is a main character in Blue's Clues. He was the host and main protagonist for the first four seasons along with his friend Blue, and is played by Steve Burns. He is the older brother of Joe and the older cousin of Josh. As of Blue's Clues & You!, he is a detective at the Blue Prints Detective Agency.
Description
Steve is Blue's first caregiver. Steve is always ready to play Blue's Clues and always needs the viewer to help to figure out problems and find clues. Steve likes anything that is green-striped, just like his shirt. Steve went to college on a hopscotch scholarship. Steve enjoys finding clues when playing Blue's Clues, drawing the clues, imagining, helping others and discovering new things. Steve is not very witty and will most likely forget things. Steve often needs assistance finding clues from the viewer and is very compassionate. Learned American Sign Language from Marlee in the VHS promo that was never aired on TV of Blue's Clues: All Kinds of Signs.
Steve is the older brother of Joe, who eventually became the show's host in 2002 when he left to attend college.
In Blue's Clues & You!, Steve finally achieves his dream of being a detective as he currently runs the Blue Prints Detective Agency.
Looks
Steve has fair skin and dark brown hair. He wears a green striped shirt with horizontal slats, tan khakis with a black leather belt with a gold buckle, and brown shoes. In the pilot episode, Steve wore a red collar polo shirt. In some episodes from the third season and the Season 4 episode "Blue's Backyard Ballgame Bonanza", he wears tan-colored shoes.
In Blue's Clues & You!, he wears a pair of sunglasses underneath his regular glasses, and has a darkish tan hat with a green striped tie to resemble his old shirt but still retained its color of pants at some point.
Appearances
Steve appeared as the host for 96 out of the series' 143 episodes. He debuted in the unaired pilot Blue Prints and made his first official appearance in "Snack Time", the first episode of season one. He hosted every episode from then until "Steve Goes to College" (the fourth season's 25th episode), in which his role was taken over by Joe. He returned for the special "100th Episode Celebration" and makes a voice-over cameo in "Blue's First Holiday". He made an additional appearance in "Behind the Clues: 10 Years with Blue"; in which he, for this production was in a studio with Donovan Patton (the man who played Joe), he later made several appearances in the 2019 revival.
Blue's Clues & You Appearances
- Meet Josh!
- 123's with Blue (Mentioned)
- Sleepy Singalong with Blue (Mentioned)
- Blue's Night Before Christmas
- Mailtime Mystery
- Blue's Treasure of Clue Lagoon (the voice of Map Book)
- Blue's Big City Adventure
- The Case of the Missing Thinking Chair
- The Wizard of Skidoo
Gallery
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Trivia
- Steve did not appear in all the versions of the show. Various versions of the show around the world had their own hosts, sporting the same iconic green striped shirt. This included:
- Kevin for the UK Version
- Duarte for the Portuguese version
- HyunSup Shin in the South Korean Version
- The character Steve is a fictional, exaggerated version of the actor that plays him, Steve Burns.
- Steve is one of the few characters on the show that appears in live-action.
- Steve didn't find a clue by himself until the movie "Blue's Big Musical Movie." In every other one of Steve's appearances, he needed You, the viewer, to help him.
- Although, in the episodes "What Does Blue Want to Do on a Rainy Day?" and "Blue's Big Mystery," he did find a clue just as fast as the viewers were pointing it out.
- Steve mentions in the episode "Environments" that he had a pen pal from Peru, who lived by a wide curvy river.
- He got Blue by wishing that he could have the blue puppy (Blue) in one of his storybooks, and when he said that, Blue came skidooing out of the book and into Steve's arms.
- Steve's family name is never revealed in the show.
- Steve is the 1st clue in "Magenta Comes Over".
- He is the right answer to Blue's Clues in Draw Along with Blue but the wrong answer in Blue's Big Musical Movie & Inventions.
- A cymbal brush sound effect is heard whenever Steve finds a clue. However, there a few moments where a cymbal brush sound effect is heard when Steve sees something that is not a clue.
- For example, in the episode The Wrong Shirt, a cymbal brush sound effect is heard when Steve sees the Thinking Chair up, a tree inside of his house, and Sidetable Drawer getting tall.
- Steve is right-handed in the series, where as Joe is left-handed.
- Bass music is heard when Steve draws a clue.
- Steve has appeared in 7 episodes of Blue's Clues & You!, such as "Meet Josh", "Blue's Night Before Christmas", "Mailtime Mystery", "Blue's Treasure of Clue Lagoon" (voice only) "Blue's Big City Adventure"," The Case of the Missing Thinking Chair", and "The Wizard of Skidoo".
- After his departure from the show, Steve's actor, Steve Burns appeared along with Steven Drozds from The Flaming Lips to perform "I Hog the Ground" in Jack's Big Music Show, another show that aired on Noggin/Nick Jr.
- A background extra in Disney Pixar's film UP was allegedly designed after Steve. He can be seen watching Carl's House take flight through the city towards the beginning of the film.
- Steve filmed his final episode on December 20, 2000.
- Steve never had anything to do with Blue's Room, whether it's from a Season 6 episode of Blue's Clues or an episode of Blue's Room itself.
| Characters | |
|---|---|
| Main characters | |
| Blue • Steve • Joe • Mailbox • Sidetable Mr. Salt • Mrs. Pepper • Paprika • Cinnamon Shovel • Pail • Tickety • Slippery | |
| Supporting characters | |
| Magenta • Periwinkle • Snail • Felt Friends • Turquoise • Polka Dots | |
| Other recurring characters | |
| Baby Bear • Boris • Gingerbread Boy • Green Puppy • Horace Miranda • Miss Marigold • Orange Kitten • Purple Kangaroo • Key • Moona Fred • Roary • Blue (Puppet) • Boogie Woogie • Polka Dots (Puppet) • Dress Up Chest • Doodleboard • Silly Seat • Handy Dandy Journal | |
| Minor characters | |
| List of minor characters | |
Blue's Clues & You! Characters
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Main characters
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| Blue • Josh • Mailbox • Sidetable Drawer • Mr. Salt • Mrs. Pepper • Paprika • Cinnamon • Sage • Ginger • Shovel • Pail • Tickety • Slippery | |
Supporting characters
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| Magenta • Rainbow Puppy • Periwinkle • Snail • Felt Friends • Turquoise • Polka Dots | |
Other recurring characters
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| Steve • Joe • Miranda • Miss Marigold • Orange Kitten • Purple Kangaroo | |