Hi, out there!
It's me, steve.
Have you seen blue, my puppy?
There she is!
Come on in.
[ Barking...]
Hi. Come on in.
I've been practicing.
Watch, okay.
[ Blue barks]
And...
I...
[ Barks "uh-oh"]
Hey! You, you want to learn a new game?
[ Barks]
All right.
Can you figure out which pocket...
The orange ball is in?
Do you know?
[ Barks]
Nope, not in that pocket.
Hey, here's a little helpful hint.
Now there's only one pocket the ball can be in.
So, can you figure out which pocket...
The orange ball is in?
That one.
Yup.
[ Barking happily]
It's right here.
Good thinking.
You learn really fast.
Okay, let's play again.
[ Barking]
No?
You don't want to play this game again?
Oh.
Well, how about we learn a new game?
[ Barks]
What a great idea.
We'll play "blue's clues"
To figure out what game blue wants to learn.
♪ We are gonna play blue's clues ♪
♪ 'Cause that's a really great game, yeah ♪
Now remember, blue's paw print will be on the clues--
Blue's clues.
Oh, yeah.
This paw print... We could, um...
Hey, let's figure out what we can use
To clean up this paw print.
Okay? Okay.
We could use a thinking chair.
No.
Or a side table drawer.
That's...
That rag.
Or we could use this rag.
Thank you.
Here we go.
[ Squeaks]
There.
We did it.
Hey, you know what we need for blue's clues?
Our handy-dandy...
Notebook.
Notebook, right.
Come on.
Hi, steve.
Can you figure out
Which side of my drawer the notebook is on?
Do you know which side of the drawer
The notebook's on?
Is it on... The left side?
Or... The right side?
The left side.
You got it.
Right, the left side.
How did you know?
Oh, you saw the little rings
Sticking up out of the drawer.
You're really smart.
Here it is.
From the left side.
You know, I can tell
I'm really going to need your help today
Trying to figure out what game blue wants to learn.
Will you help me?
You will? Great.
Now I need a little helpful hint.
When we play blue's clues, we have to find a...
Paw print.
Paw print, yeah, because that's the first...
Clue.clue.
Then we put it in our notebook...
♪ Cause they're blue's clues, blue's clues ♪
♪ We got to find another paw print, that's the second clue ♪
♪ We put it in our notebook, 'cause they're whose clues? ♪
♪ Blue's clues
♪ We got to find the last paw print, that's the third clue ♪
♪ We put it in our notebook
♪ 'Cause they're blue's clues, blue's clues ♪
You know what to do.
♪ Sit down in our thinking chair ♪
♪ And think, think, think
♪ 'Cause when we use our minds, take a step at a time ♪
♪ We can do anything...
[ Barks]
♪ That we want to do.
Okay.
So did you see which way blue went?
Did she go to the right or... To the left.
The left.
Oh, she went to the left.
She...
Hey, did you know that your left hand
Makes an "l" shape?
And your right hand
Just kind of makes a backwards "l."
So "left" starts with "l."
So whenever you want to go to the left
You just follow the "l."
That's a good, helpful hint.
Follow the "l."
A clue, a clue!
What was that?
I couldn't hear you.
I was following the "l."
There's a clue.
Oh.
A clue.
A number clue.
Well, you know how we can figure out
That this is a clue?
Because these numbers have got blue's paw prints on them.
Ha!
Our first clue.
A number clue.
Now what do we do?
Right.
We put it in our handy-dandy...
Notebook.
Notebook.
Yeah.
So... The numbers one, two... And three.
A straight line for the number one
A curvy two, and a bumpy three.
There-- numbers.
So, we're trying to figure out what game blue wants to learn
And our first clue is numbers.
So, what game could blue play with numbers?
Hmm.
Well, I think we need to find our second and third clue
To figure this out.
Hey, I wonder what our felt friend is up to.
Can you figure it out?
I was just practicing tick-tack-toe
But I'm having a little trouble.
Will you help me?
Let's go.
♪ Blue skiddoo, we can, too
Ooh!
I love the felt board.
It's so felty.
Come on.
Whoa.
Look at that tick-tack-toe board.
Hi.
Um, how can we help you practice?
Well, when you play tick-tack-toe
You need to get three in a row, right?
Like this-- one, two, three.
Right.
See? Three in a row.
Three... "O"s
Or three "x"s.
So... If I want to get three "o"s in a row
Where should I put my "o"?
Uh...
I don't know.
Do you know?
Where should our "o" friend put her "o"
So she can get three "o"s in a row?
Over there, on the bottom.
Over here?
Oh... Right.
Ha! See? Three in a row.
See, 'cause if we put an "o" there
There will be three "o"s in a row.
Three "o"s in a row.
Can we practice one more time?
Hmm...
Where should I put my "o"
To get three in a row?
Hmm... Uh, do you know?
Where could we put an "o"
To get three "o"s in a row?
Right there.
Right here in the corner?
Oh, good spot.
'Cause, see...
That's three "o"s in a row.
Oh, wow.
I see.
You know, I think I'm ready to play
A whole game of tick-tack-toe.
A whole game?
You mean, like starting with a blank board?
Yes!
I'll be the "o"s, and you can be the "x"s.
What... For me?
Okay.
Thank you.
Oh, it's pretty...
Huh...
I am x-steve.
I will try to get three "x"s in a row.
I'll go first.
I'll put my "o" right in the middle.
Hmm, that's an extraordinarily good choice, "o" friend.
Now it is our turn to pick a good spot.
Um...
Ooh, how about if we just put our "x" right here?
Ex-actly.
Okay, so...
Where should I put my "o" now?
Remember, I want to get three "o"s in a row.
Yeah...
I'll put my "o" right here.
'Cause it would be in the same row as my other "o."
Hmm... Good move, "o" friend.
Well... Where should we put our "x"?
[ Questioning bark]
Over there.
On top.
Oh!
Yes, "o" friend
Perhaps I'll just put the "x" right here.
In the same row, on the top.
Where do you think I should put my "o"?
[ Barks "o"]
Good idea.
I'll put my "o" right here.
Three in a row!
You... You got three in a row.
Hey, good job.
You've won, this time.
Yeah!
That's because you helped me practice.
Oh... Well... Blue, you and I
Should practice some more tick-tack-toe
Because next time, we should use our "x"
To block the "o"s.
[ Barks]
But now, we must go look for more...
Blue's clues
To figure out what game blue wants to learn.
[ Barking "blue skiddoo" theme]
♪ We are looking for blue's clues ♪
♪ I wonder where they are.
I spy...
With my eye
Something blue in this room.
Can you figure out what I spy?
A clue.
Chalk.
Right.
Chalk.
You're so good at this.
You didn't even need a helpful hint.
A clue.
On chalk.
Oh.
Oh, oh, hold on.
This chalk... Is a clue.
Wow.
Now what do we do?
Right, we put it in our handy-dandy...
Notebook.
Okay.
Chalk.
We draw a circle here
And the long line that loops around like this
And we have chalk.
So, we're trying to figure out what game blue wants to learn
And our first clue was...
Do you remember?
Numbers!
Numbers, right.
And now, our second clue is a piece of chalk.
So what game could blue possibly want to learn
With numbers and a piece of chalk?
Can you figure it out?
♪ Mail time, mail time, mail time! ♪
♪ Mail time, mail time!
The mail's here.
Let's go.
♪ Here's the mail, it never fails ♪
♪ It makes me want to wag my tail ♪
♪ When it comes, I want to wail, "mail!" ♪
[ Barking happily]
Hi, steve.
Can you figure out what number I'm thinking of?
It's a number between one and three.
A number between one and three.
What number is between one and three?
Two.
Two?
Is two the number you were thinking of, mailbox?
Correctomundo, steve.
You win your letter.
Ooh!
Thanks, mailbox.
You're welcome. Bye.
We just got a letter.
♪ We just got a letter
♪ We just got a letter
♪ We just got a letter
♪ Wonder who it's from?
Oh, look.
It's a letter from our friends.
Both: hi, steve.
We're playing the memory game.
Tickety-tock, on top.
I can remember that.
There's slippery.
He's on the side.
Both: steve.
Oh, I remember.
Tickety-tock, on top.
Yay! I got it!
Bye.
Wow, they were doing a great job.
[ Blue barks]
Did you just hear blue?
Where is she?
That way.
Did she go... To the left?
Or... To the right?
The left.
The left.
Follow the "l".
Following the "l"...
Mother, may i?
Yes, you may.
It's shovel, pail and blue.
We're playing "mother, may i?"
Do you want to play?
Yeah.
You stand there.
Oh.
Okay.
Right here, on this number .
You be the mother
And the first one who reaches you, wins.
Okay?
Okay.
Will you help me?
You will?
Great, come on.
[ Barking]
See? We need to take this many steps
To get all the way to steve.
This many steps, huh?
Well, how many steps is this?
Will you count them with me?
Great.
All: one, two, three, four
Five, six, seven, eight, nine... Ten.
Ten steps.
Okay, blue, you go first.
Say, "mother, may i?"
[ Barks "mother, may i?"]
Yes, blue, you may take as many steps as you have paws.
[ Questioning bark]
How many paws does blue have?
Four.
[ Barks "four"]
Oh, yeah.
Four. Right.
Okay, blue, you may take four puppy steps.
It's my turn, steve.
I would like to be one step in front of blue.
Mother, may i?
One step in front of blue.
So where does she want to go?
There.
Oh, right there.
Well, what number
Is one step in front of blue?
Five.
[ Barks]
Five.
Right.
Okay, pail, you may take five ballerina steps.
One, two, three, four, five.
Five ballerina steps.
My turn.
I want to be the same as pail.
Mother, may i?
The same as pail.
I, um...
So, where does shovel want to go?
Right there.
Oh, right there.
Well, what number is the same as pail?
Five.
Five.
Right.
Okay, shovel
You may take five shovel steps...
Wait...
Sideways.
One, two, three, four, five.
Now I'm at five, too.
We're even.
Right.
Even-steven.
[ Laughs]
So, who's closest?
Shovel and pail.
Shovel and pail, right.
'Cause they're at the number five.
So, blue, what are you going to do?
[ Barking]
Us?
Blue's pointing to us?
Blue wants to reach us?
Yes, you may, blue.
How many steps is that?
One, two, three, four, five, six.
Six steps.
Blue took six steps.
So, who reached the end?
Who won?
Blue.
Blue won.
She reached the end.
All: yay for blue!
Blue's it this time.
Let's play again.
Oh, um...
Mother, may i...
Go look for more blue's clues?
[ Barks happily]
Thank you very much.
A clue, a clue.
A clue?
Where?
Right there.
Behind you.
Oh, wow.
There is a clue.
A clue.
And it's, it's this shape.
Okay, you know what to do now.
We need our handy-dandy... Notebook.
Okay.
This shape.
This shape looks like two squares together
With one square on top...
Two more squares...
And another square...
And then two more squares at the very top.
So, our third clue is this shape.
Did you hear what I just said?
Our third clue!
What are we ready for?
Thinking chair.
Our... Thinking chair.
Let's go.
Okay, now that we're in our thinking chair
Let's think.
Hey!
Hey!
Will you help me with these clues?
You will?
Great.
Okay, so...
We're trying to figure out what game blue wants to learn
And our clues are... Numbers
A piece of chalk
And...
This shape.
Hmm...
So what game could blue want to learn
With numbers, a piece of chalk and this shape?
Do you know?
Well, well...
What if blue could use the piece of chalk
To make this shape
And then put the numbers inside the shape?
That would be the game... Uh...
Hopscotch.
Hopscotch.
That's it.
Blue wants to learn how to play hopscotch.
That's the answer to blue's clues.
♪ We just figured out blue's clues ♪
♪ We just figured out blue's clues ♪
♪ We just figured out blue's clues ♪
♪ 'Cause we're really smart.
Blue, let's go outside and draw a hopscotch board
And then we can learn how to play hopscotch.
Okay, there you go, blue.
Are you ready?
All right, throw your pebble.
Ooh, it landed on the number...
Three.
Three, right.
So, blue, that means you have to...
Jump...
Jump...
Hop...
Jump...
Turn around.
Hop...
Jump...
Now pick up the pebble...
Right.
Hop, jump, and then you're off.
[ Barks happily]
Wow, that was great.
Hopscotch is hard.
Let's try it again.
My turn.
I love hopscotch
Almost as much as I love tick-tack-toe.
Excellent.
It's our "o" friend.
And here comes mailbox.
Steve!
I guess your pebble will land
On the number bigger than one
But smaller than three.
And that's the number...
Two.
Two, right.
Shovel and pail: mother, may we play hopscotch?
"Mother, may i" experts.
Okay...
It did land on the number two.
Cool.
♪ Now it's time for so long
♪ But we'll sing just one more song ♪
♪ Thanks for doing your part
♪ You sure are smart
♪ You know, with me and you
♪ And my dog, blue
♪ We can do anything
♪ That we want to do.
Play hopscotch.
Try it again.
Bye.