Blue's Room
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Created by | Traci Paige Johnson Angela C. Santomero |
Based on | Blue's Clues by Traci Paige Johnson Todd Kessler Angela Santomero |
Developed by | Wendy Harris Jennifer Twomey Dave Palmer Alice Wilder, Ph.D. |
Starring | Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Anney McKilligan Victoria Pontecorvo Peter Linz Cheryl Blaylock Joey Mazzarino Tim Lagasse Tyler Bunch Christiana Anbri Jared Goldsmith Brianna Gentilella Alex Hoffman Noel MacNeal Marc Petrosino Donovan Patton Antonio Ortiz Matt Vogel Heather Asch James Godwin Polly Smith Pam Arciero Lance Chantiles-Wertz Gabriella Malek |
Opening theme | "(Me and You) In Blue's Room" |
Ending theme | "Way Great Playdate (With You)" |
Composers | Nick Balaban Michael Rubin J. Walter Hawkes (associate composer) (season 1) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 17 |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Out of the Blue Enterprises (uncredited in season 1) Nickelodeon Animation Studio (credited as Nick Jr. Productions) |
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Network | Nickelodeon |
Release | August 2, 2004 March 29, 2007 | –
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Blue's Room is an American puppetry television series spin-off from Blue's Clues. It was created by Traci Paige Johnson and Angela Santomero.[1] The show aired on Nickelodeon as part of its Nick Jr. block, and originated as short segments on Blue's Clues episodes in season 6.
In March 2015, the entire series was made available as part of the Noggin app.[2] After Noggin removed the series in 2020, Paramount+ (at the time CBS All Access) added the series to its streaming service in January 2021.[3]
Premise
[edit]The series centers around the title character and host of the show, Blue, a happy-go-lucky female blue dog who talks and loves to sing, dance, and play with her new friends. Blue often interacts with her friends including Sprinkles, Blue's shy little brother who was introduced in the second season as the co-host; Roar E. Saurus (or simply Roary), a red-orange dinosaur who likes to practice roaring; Frederica, a purple doll who likes to pretend it's her birthday; and Polka Dots, a sea-foam plush toy who creates puzzles for others to solve. Together, they go on adventures, solve different problems, and use their imaginations.
Characters
[edit]Main
[edit]- Blue (puppeteered by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph in Season 1, then Noel MacNeal in Season 2, and voiced by Victoria Pontecorvo) is the title character and hostess of the show. Blue is a happy-go-lucky female blue dog who is Sprinkles' older sister. She talks and loves to sing, dance, and play with her friends. She often greets others by shouting "Hi, you!" and usually asks viewers open-ended questions. Her catchphrase is "Hoop-dee-doo!"
- Polka Dots (originally puppeteered and voiced by Tim Lagasse in the pilot and shorts, then Peter Linz in Season 1 and Pam Arciero in Season 2) is a sea-foam dog who is Blue's best friend. He creates puzzles for others to solve.
- Frederica "Fred" (puppeteered and voiced by Cheryl Blaylock) is a purple doll who usually pretends that it is her birthday every day. She is one of Blue's good friends.
- Roar "Roary" E. Saurus (puppeteered and voiced by Joey Mazzarino) is a red-orange dinosaur doll who likes to practice roaring.
- Sprinkles (puppeteered and voiced by Joey Mazzarino) is Blue's baby brother and the co-host of the show added to the cast in the second season. Originally a plain white puppy, Sprinkles developed spots upon learning a few things. Sprinkles was created by two sisters, Ashleigh and Lacey Campion through a Nick Jr. competition.
- Doodleboard (originally puppeteered and voiced by Peter Linz in Season 1 & James Godwin in Season 2) is an easel who doodles and draws to tell the viewer to guess what the object is.
- Dress Up Chest (originally puppeteered and voiced by Tim Lagasse in the pilot and shorts, then Tyler Bunch in the series) is a purple treasure chest who gives the others costumes to wear. He occasionally narrates story segments.
- Boogie Woogie (puppeteered and voiced by Joey Mazzarino) is a jukebox who likes to sing and dance.
- Silly Seat (puppeteered by Marc Petrosino and voiced by Jared Goldsmith) is a polka-dotted chair who tells silly jokes, crazy riddles and other funny things.
- Joe (portrayed by Donovan Patton; guest, Season 1; main, Season 2) is a human and Blue and Sprinkles' caretaker who is often seen alongside Sprinkles.
Recurring
[edit]- Handy Dandy Journal (voiced by Alex Hoffman) is an animated talking notebook whose face and design resembles that of Polka Dots. Blue writes and draws various thoughts about specific aspects of episodes in his pages.
- Dictionary (voiced by Brianna Gentilella) is a yellow animated book containing many words and their meanings and definitions that Blue looks in almost every day to find out what the Word of the Day is. She has a face and has the ability to speak, similar to all other residents of Blue's Room.
- Key (voiced by Jared Goldsmith) is an animated magical key Polka Dots keeps in his pocket. He opens Dress Up Chest's lock and is colored gold and orange.
- Moona (voiced by Christiana Anbri) is an animated green and blue-colored fairy made of crescent shapes who tells Blue it is time to go home and appears at the end of each segment and episode.
- Antonio (portrayed by Antonio Ortiz) is a young boy who sometimes visits Blue and her friends at the playroom.
- Grandma Roary (puppeteered and voiced by Heather Asch) is the elderly grandmother of Roary.
- Cookbook (voiced by Victoria Pontecorvo) is an animated red and white book full of food recipes.
- ABC Puppy (puppeteered by Matt Vogel and voiced by Jared Goldsmith) is a pink puppy who lives in Alphabet City and loves letters.
- Colors Puppy (puppeteered by Noel MacNeal and voiced by Jared Goldsmith) is an orange puppy who lives in Color Town and loves colors.
- Princess of Numbers Puppy (puppeteered by Lisa Buckley and voiced by Christiana Anbri) is a purple puppy who lives in Numbers Kingdom and loves numbers.
- Shapes Puppy (puppeteered by Pam Arciero and voiced by Lance Chantiles-Wertz) is a yellow puppy who lives in Shapes Forest and loves shapes.
Episodes
[edit]Series overview
[edit]Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 6 | August 2, 2004 | September 17, 2005 | |
2 | 11 | August 6, 2006 | March 29, 2007 |
Season 1 (2004–2005)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Snacktime Playdate" | Traci Paige Johnson | Angela C. Santomero | August 2, 2004 | |
Blue asks the viewers what they enjoy most about snacktime. Meanwhile, Dress Up Chest reads a snack-based story called "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie". | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Fred's Birthday" | Dave Palmer | Angela C. Santomero | November 24, 2004 | |
Fred's birthday, her favorite day of the year, arrives. | ||||||
3 | 3 | "Holiday Wishes" | Koyalee Chanda | Jennifer Twomey, Nick Balaban & Michael Rubin | December 3, 2004 | |
Blue, Polka Dots, Fred and Roary learn about winter holidays and await a visit from Antonio and Joe. | ||||||
4 | 4 | "It's Hug Day!" | Koyalee Chanda & Jonathan Judge | Angela C. Santomero | January 25, 2005 | |
Blue and her playroom friends celebrate "Hug Day," a holiday that resembles Valentine's Day. | ||||||
5 | 5 | "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams!" | Koyalee Chanda | Wendy Harris | April 18, 2005 | |
Blue uses her imagination to transform the room into fantastic new worlds. | ||||||
6 | 6 | "The Power of the Alphabet" | Koyalee Chanda & Jonathan Judge | Dr. Alice Wilder | September 17, 2005 | |
Sentient letters visit the room, inspiring Blue to learn more about them. |
Season 2 (2006–2007)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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7 | 1 | "Meet Blue's Baby Brother" | August 6, 2006 | |
Blue's baby brother is here! Blue and Joe must play a game of "gold clues" (which follows the premise of Blue's Clues) to figure out who Blue's baby brother is. Note: This is a joint episode of Blue's Clues; as such, most of its supporting cast reprises roles. | ||||
8 | 2 | "Blue's Farm Playdate" | January 26, 2007 | |
Blue and Sprinkles take care of Old MacDonald's farm while he's gone for the day. | ||||
9 | 3 | "Shape Detectives" | February 2, 2007 | |
Shapes from Roary's painting scatter across the room. Note: This episode is a reference to the Blue's Clues book of the same name. | ||||
10 | 4 | "Masterpiece Museum" | February 9, 2007 | |
Polka Dots reads about art museums and decides to create one of his own. | ||||
11 | 5 | "Sprinkles' Sleepover" | February 16, 2007 | |
Sprinkles is unable to go to sleep. So Blue has to help him find a sleepy game that helps him go to sleep, on their journey, Roary had to do a bedtime story, then, they tried Doodle Doodle Dreams, and now they also try Joe's game, and then Blue's lullaby. Then, Sprinkles found a way to get his sleepy game, saying goodnight game is the key! | ||||
12 | 6 | "World Travelers" | February 23, 2007 | |
Blue and Sprinkles travel to exotic locations in search of three magic keys. | ||||
13 | 7 | "Mathstronauts!" | March 2, 2007 | |
Blue and Sprinkles search all of outer space to find the missing numbers for the princess' rocket. | ||||
14 | 8 | "Away Great Playdate" | March 16, 2007 | |
Blue, Sprinkles, and Joe visit real-life places around the world as they try to return a lost hat to their friend, Jalen. | ||||
15 | 9 | "Little Red Riding Blue" | March 27, 2007 | |
Blue and Sprinkles act out "Little Red Riding Hood" as they bring Roary some banana bread. | ||||
16 | 10 | "Knights of the Snack Table" | March 28, 2007 | |
Blue and Sprinkles become knights and help King Joe locate his missing dragons. | ||||
17 | 11 | "Music Stars" | March 29, 2007 | |
Boogie Woogie overhears Blue and Sprinkles making music and tells them that they could become rock stars. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nick Jr. (3 January 2007). "Nick Jr.'s Beloved Blue Puppy and Her New Baby Brother". prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Nickelodeon Turns Its Archives Into A Mobile Distraction For Your Kids". Fast Company. 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Blue's Room". Paramount+. 17 April 2005. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
External links
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- 2000s Nickelodeon original programming
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- American children's fantasy television series
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- American television shows featuring puppetry
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- Television series by 9 Story Media Group
- Television series created by Angela Santomero
- Television shows about dogs