As of July 2026, Blue's Clues Season 1 aired in 1996 with 20 episodes — streaming now on Paramount Plus. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Blue's Clues Season 1

1996 20 Episodes Kids · Comedy ⭐ 8/10

Blue's Clues Season 1 has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available on and . The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 269 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Steve Burns leads a cast with real comic timing. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason Blue's Clues Season 1 keeps coming up in conversation. The jokes in Blue's Clues Season 1 land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Season 1 of Blue's Clues includes 20 episodes. It aired from September 1996 to November 1998. This season stars Steve Burns and Aleisha Allen. Steve Burns and Aleisha Allen lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1996. Blue's Clues Season 1 earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in Blue's Clues Season 1. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Steve Burns anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

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🎬 Blue's Clues Season 1 — Episode Guide

E1
Snack Time
1996-09-08
It's our first day visiting the Blue's Clues house and right away we're welcomed in to join in a snack. Although ""snacking"" is the theme of the episode, there's much more to learn about than that. We help out Blue with a painting, show her the colors she needs. We identify foods by shape and later...
E2
What Time Is It for Blue?
1996-09-16
In this episode, we're concerned with what time it is and while we try to figure it out, we help our friends and have some fun along the way. We help out Tickety Tock after disturbing her and causing her to lose her numbers and bells. We do some cleaning by picking up some clothes and stuffed animal...
E3
Mailbox's Birthday
1996-09-23
For Mailbox's birthday, there's a special celebration and we're invited to help out. We help decorate the cake for the party by observing patterns. We also skiddoo along with Steve and Blue into a present store. There, we find the perfect present for Mailbox and then help Blue and Steve to find it w...
E4
Blue's Story Time
1996-09-30
It's story time at the Blue's Clues house and in this episode, we get to hear some classic stories and also use our knowledge to help fix problems with some classic stories. Shovel, Pail and Blue act out ""Jack and Jill"" and we fill in important parts of the story - for example, they went up a hill...
E5
Blue's Favorite Song
1996-10-07
It's Song Time at the Blue's Clues house. Steve suggests singing ""She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain,"" but Blue doesn't want to sing that. We have fun learning interesting things about music in this episode and helping our friends with music-related things. When the sounds of some instruments ge...
E6
What Does Blue Need?
1996-10-14
Needs are the order of the day. After taking care of some gardening needs, we help Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper, who need to know which fruits to wash for their fruit salad. Later, we help out with Steve's need to have his clothes clean and in order when Blue gets into them and they get messed up. Then ...
E7
Adventures in Art
1996-11-18
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...
E8
Blue Goes to the Beach
1996-11-25
Steve and Blue are going to the beach and while we are there, we decide what clothes would be most appropriate to wear to the beach and experiment with physics in a game of sink or float with Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper. Then, we help sea creatures find their way back to the playground by matching thei...
E9
Pretend Time
1997-02-17
Sometimes, by pretending, you can explore things that you normally couldn't. Steve has an interest in flight and pretends to be a bird and later a plane. We help out some birds who are pretending to see things in clouds. We also play house with Shovel and Pail and later skiddoo into a picture of a j...
E10
A Snowy Day
1996-12-23
It's a snowy day and we're going outside to play. Before doing that, we observe snowflake patterns with Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper. In a Blue Skidoo segment, we help a calendar kid to fix the scene depicted in a calendar picture to match the winter season. We also help Blue to figure what she's missin...
E11
The Trying Game
1997-01-06
This episode is all about trying our best in the hopes of learning something, or getting even better at something we already know how to do. With Blue's encouragement, Steve takes up juggling, advancing from one ball, to two, to three. We help Tickety to tell what time it is by associating times wit...
E12
Blue Wants to Play a Game
1997-03-16
Today, all sorts of games are being played at the Blue's Clues house, starting with hide-and-seek. We help Steve find Blue and he'd like to play again, but it would seem Blue doesn't want to play any more hide-and-seek. We help Shovel and Pail with a jigsaw puzzle. Later, into a skiddoo segment, we ...
E13
The Grow Show
1997-04-21
As we come in, Steve thinks that maybe we've grown some and it turns out that Blue's been growing too. As we focus on growing, we learn all about how plants grow. We also find out where they grow when we help some Felt Friends. In addition, an investigation with Shovel and Pail helps us to learn abo...
E14
Blue Wants to Play a Song Game!
1997-04-28
Today, the Blue's Clues characters are playing ""song games"" - acting out and dancing when singing songs. Steve plays the ""Head and Shoulders"" song game, but we have to help him out to remember some of the words to the song. We join Blue and a monkey in the song game ""Two Little Monkeys."" We ha...
E15
Magenta Comes Over
1997-10-06
Blue's friend, Magenta is coming over to the Blue's Clues house. As we wait for her and get ready, we help out some of our other friends. We help Shovel and Pail with a game of hide-and-seek in the backyard by following footprints. We help Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper create a snack for Magenta and Blue...
E16
Tickety's Favorite Nursery Rhyme
1997-10-06
As we try to figure out Tickety Tock's favorite nursery rhyme, we learn all about rhyming and poetry. We help out Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper to pack a special lunch and learn about alliteration - they only want to pack things that start with a ""p"" sound. We learn about analogies when trying to solve...
E17
What Does Blue Want to Make?
1997-10-13
Steve and Blue have been creating newspaper hats. This episode is all about making things. Using patterns, we help Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper to make a picture frame. We try to identify things that a couple of our felt friends are making by looking at their shapes. We also skiddoo into a bakery where ...
E18
Blue's News
1997-10-20
This episode has Steve and us, traveling all around and also outside the Blue's Clues house looking for notes. The notes help us to find Blue's Clues and more. We help Shovel and Pail out with a treasure hunt, which also leads us to another note. We solve riddles with a felt friend and later we skid...
E19
What Is Blue Afraid Of?
1997-10-27
Blue is afraid of something and it's got her all shaky and nervous. In this episode, we take a look at things that can be scary and find out that by taking a closer look, they may not be so scary at all. We check out shadows with Shovel and Pail, figuring out what they really are. A photo session wi...
E20
What Story Does Blue Want to Play?
1998-11-09
Steve and Blue have been putting on plays based on stories from books. As we get ready to put on another play, we take a look at all sorts of different stories. When Blue knocks some books out of bookshelf, we take the time to put them back on the shelf and also help some lost characters get back to...

🎭 Cast of Blue's Clues Season 1

Steve Burns
Steve Burns
Steve
Aleisha Allen
Aleisha Allen

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