Blue's Room

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Blue's Room
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Genre
Created by Traci Paige Johnson
Angela C. Santomero
Based on Blue's Clues
by Traci Paige Johnson
Todd Kessler
Angela Santomero
Developed byWendy 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)"
ComposersNick Balaban
Michael Rubin
J. Walter Hawkes (associate composer) (season 1)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes17
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companies Out of the Blue Enterprises (uncredited in season 1)
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
(credited as Nick Jr. Productions)
Original release
Network Nickelodeon
ReleaseAugust 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) 
March 29, 2007 (2007-03-29)
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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.

Contents

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

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

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 6August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02)September 17, 2005 (2005-09-17)
2 11August 6, 2006 (2006-08-06)March 29, 2007 (2007-03-29)

Season 1 (2004–2005)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Snacktime Playdate" Traci Paige Johnson Angela C. Santomero August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02)
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".
22"Fred's Birthday"Dave PalmerAngela C. SantomeroNovember 24, 2004 (2004-11-24)
Fred's birthday, her favorite day of the year, arrives.
33"Holiday Wishes"Koyalee ChandaJennifer Twomey, Nick Balaban & Michael RubinDecember 3, 2004 (2004-12-03)
Blue, Polka Dots, Fred and Roary learn about winter holidays and await a visit from Antonio and Joe.
44"It's Hug Day!"Koyalee Chanda & Jonathan Judge Angela C. SantomeroJanuary 25, 2005 (2005-01-25)
Blue and her playroom friends celebrate "Hug Day," a holiday that resembles Valentine's Day.
55"Beyond Your Wildest Dreams!"Koyalee ChandaWendy HarrisApril 18, 2005 (2005-04-18)
Blue uses her imagination to transform the room into fantastic new worlds.
66"The Power of the Alphabet"Koyalee Chanda & Jonathan JudgeDr. Alice WilderSeptember 17, 2005 (2005-09-17)
Sentient letters visit the room, inspiring Blue to learn more about them.

Season 2 (2006–2007)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
71"Meet Blue's Baby Brother"August 6, 2006 (2006-08-06)

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.
82"Blue's Farm Playdate"January 26, 2007 (2007-01-26)
Blue and Sprinkles take care of Old MacDonald's farm while he's gone for the day.
93"Shape Detectives"February 2, 2007 (2007-02-02)
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.
104"Masterpiece Museum"February 9, 2007 (2007-02-09)
Polka Dots reads about art museums and decides to create one of his own.
115"Sprinkles' Sleepover"February 16, 2007 (2007-02-16)
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!
126"World Travelers"February 23, 2007 (2007-02-23)
Blue and Sprinkles travel to exotic locations in search of three magic keys.
137"Mathstronauts!"March 2, 2007 (2007-03-02)
Blue and Sprinkles search all of outer space to find the missing numbers for the princess' rocket.
148"Away Great Playdate"March 16, 2007 (2007-03-16)
Blue, Sprinkles, and Joe visit real-life places around the world as they try to return a lost hat to their friend, Jalen.
159"Little Red Riding Blue"March 27, 2007 (2007-03-27)
Blue and Sprinkles act out "Little Red Riding Hood" as they bring Roary some banana bread.
1610"Knights of the Snack Table"March 28, 2007 (2007-03-28)
Blue and Sprinkles become knights and help King Joe locate his missing dragons.
1711"Music Stars"March 29, 2007 (2007-03-29)
Boogie Woogie overhears Blue and Sprinkles making music and tells them that they could become rock stars.

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