Hi, out there!
It's me, steve.
Have you seen blue, my puppy?
There she is!
Come on in.
[ Barking...]
Oh, hi, come on in.
I'm so glad you're here
Because I could really use your help
With, with this... It's all... Ooh.
Come here.
I'm trying to get this picture straight.
You know how sometimes when you, they...?
There, is it straight?
No.
No.
No.
How about now?
Is it straight now?
No.
You know, this is making me feel so, oh...
Frustrated.
You know, a little bit mad.
Little bit... Little bit.
How about now?
Is, is, is it straight now?
No. No.
Ooh, that just makes me so mad.
Every time I turn around, it's just... Ah, ooh...
[ Takes a deep breath]
Hey... That works.
I stopped..
Took a deep breath...
And now I can think.
Think.
Hey, I think if we move this picture very carefully and very slowly
Then you can tell me when it's straight.
Come on.
Carefully, slowly.
Tell me when it's straight.
All right.
Is it straight now?
No!
Straight!
Ooh!
Ooh...
Oh, that's it.
It's a beautiful thing.
Good work.
[ Blue barking]
Hey, blue.
Blue...
What's the matter, blue?
[ Barks angrily]
Oh, oh, are you frustrated about something
Kind of like we were about that picture?
[ Barks]
Well, what's frustrating you, blue?
[ Barking]
Oh, you want to play "blue's clues"
So we can figure out what's frustrating you.
What a great idea.
♪ We are gonna play blue's clues ♪
♪ 'Cause that's a really great game, yeah! ♪
So remember, blue's paw prints will be on the clues: blue's clues.
Oh, yeah, better clean this paw print up.
Okey-dokey.
[ Humming]
[ Squeaking]
Ooh... That's kind of smeary.
[ Squeaking]
It's not coming off.
[ Muttering angrily]
Oh, yeah.
Guess I'm getting a little frustrated again.
So, when you get frustrated, what do you do?
You stop...
Breathe...
And think.
Okay... Let's think.
How can we clean this paw print up?
Ah, a little water will do the trick.
There we go.
And...
There.
Got it.
So, what do we need to play blue's clues?
Our handy-dandy...
Notebook!
Notebook, right.
Let's go.
Here's your notebook.
Thanks.
You know, I have a feeling
I'm really going to need your help today
Trying to figure out what's frustrating blue.
Will you help me?
You will?
Tremendous.
So, to play blue's clues, we have to find a...
Paw print!
Paw print, right.
'Cause that's the first...
Clue!
Yeah, 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?
That way.
This way, great.
Thanks.
♪ We are looking for blue's clues ♪
♪ We are looking for blue's clues ♪
♪ We are looking for blue's clues ♪
♪ I wonder where they are.
Whoops.
A clue, a clue!
Yeah, I know. I did.
I, I knocked the spoon right off.
I guess I got a little carried away.
A clue!
On the sink!
Yeah, you're right.
We probably should wash this spoon in the sink
Because it fell on the floor.
Floors are a little bit dirty.
A clue on the sink.
A... Oh, yeah.
There's a clue, on the sink!
Right up there.
You know what we need?
Our handy-dandy...
Notebook.
Notebook, right.
Ooh, that makes me so frustrated...
[ Muttering]
Oh, yes, you're right.
I should probably just.. [ Breathes]
Slow down a little bit.
Now, where were we?
Ah, yes.
Our first clue, a sink.
We draw two cabinets...
A faucet up high, like this...
And two knobs here and here... A sink.
So, we're trying to figure out what's frustrating blue
And our first clue is a sink.
Well, what could be frustrating about a sink?
Yeah... Yeah.
But, but I think we need to find two more clues
To figure this out.
Mrs. Pepper: oh, this is making me so...
Hi. What are you doing?
We are trying to make a cheese sandwich for our picnic
And look what happens.
[ Humming]
[ Yells]
You see?
It does not work.
This is so frustrating.
Yeah, frustrating and...
Hey, when you get frustrated, what do you do?
You stop... Stop...
Breathe... Breathe...
And think. And think.
Both: stop...
Breathe...
Both: ooh, that feels better...
And think.
Okay, so, to make a cheese sandwich
How many slices of bread should mr. Salt put down first?
One!
Yes, of course, one slice!
Hmm... Now what?
Hmm, well, what should he put down next?
Cheese!
Right.
Cheese.
Hmm.
Now I put the last slice of bread.
Good helping.
Look at that!
We have our cheese sandwich for the picnic.
And now we have to make
Celery with peanut butter in it and raisins on top
All wrapped up in plastic wrap!
[ Both humming...]
[ Yells]
Frustrated?
Both: yes!
Well, when you get frustrated, you...
Both: stop...
Breathe...
And think.
I need celery, but then what?
So, they want to make celery with peanut butter in it
And raisins on top, all wrapped up in plastic wrap.
Hmm.
Well what do you think goes in the celery?
Peanut butter!
Yes.
I smear it on.
Hmm.
Well, what do you think goes next?
Raisins!
And now, the plastic wrap!
Oh, my, a work of art!
Good work.
We have celery with peanut butter in it
And raisins on top, all wrapped up in plastic wrap.
Now we just have to finish packing our picnic basket.
[ Humming...]
[ Yells]
Steve, there's only room for one cup.
How are we going to pack four cups for our picnic lunch?
This is so frustrating!
Both: oh, we know.
Stop...
Breathe...
And think.
Well, how could we get all those cups into that space?
Put them together!
Of course!
We could put them inside of each other.
Good thinking.
Thank you.
[ Both humming...]
Great, you're welcome.
Have fun.
[ Water running...]
A clue, a clue!
Oh, yeah, this water is what was making that sound.
A clue right there!
Do you see a clue? Where?
The water!
Oh, look, a paw print, on this water.
And it's our second clue.
We need our handy-dandy...
Notebook.
Notebook, right.
Slowly and carefully with the crayon.
Good... Okay.
All right.
Water.
Oh, that is really frustrating, when it just...
[ Takes a breath]
We have some small droplets flowing down, like this...
And we have water.
So, what was our first clue?
A sink.
A sink, right.
And now our second clue is this...
Water!
Water... Hmm.
And we're trying to figure out what could be frustrating blue
With the sink and water.
What do you think it is?
Yeah.
Yeah, but I think we need to find our last clue.
♪ ...mail time, mail time, mail time! ♪
And we need to find the mail.
I mean... The mail's here!
♪ Here's the mail, it never fails ♪
♪ It makes me want to wag my tail ♪
♪ When it comes, I want to wail, "mail!" ♪
[ Barks happily]
Ah... Hey, uh, mail... Box.
[ Grunting and squeaking]
Hey... I'm stuck!
Hey, my, my... Hey.
I'm stuck!
Hey, oh.... Ah.
Oh, that's better.
There you go, mailbox.
You got unstuck.
Whoo-hoo.
What's the matter?
But I'm mailbox.
I'm supposed to just come right in here
And give you your letter.
It was so frustrating.
Yeah, i... Hey.
Do frustrating things ever happen to you?
Yeah... Yeah.
You see that, mailbox?
Everyone gets frustrated sometimes.
Yeah, I guess you're right.
Thanks, steve.
♪ You're welcome.
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.
Ooh... I can't zipper it.
[ Grunts]
I can't do it.
Your zipper's hard.
I did it!
Bye, steve.
Bye.
Wow, you know, zippers can be really frustrating.
[ Blue barks]
[ Barks]
♪ Blue skiddoo, you and me, too. ♪
You got to come, steve.
You got to come see
What I made all by myself.
Oh, cool, a teeter-totter.
Steve, you sit over there.
Here, blue...
You put some blocks on your side
And I'll put some blocks on my side
And we can make it balance.
Yay, it works!
Let's do it again.
Oh, no... It's not working now.
That's so frustrating.
Yeah, really frustrating.
It... Ooh.
When you get frustrated, you stop...
Stop...
Breathe...
Breathe...
And think.
And think.
Right.
So, let's think.
What do we have to do
To make this teeter-totter balance?
Ooh, ooh! I know, I know!
Ooh, ooh!
Yes, rabbit?
We have to put the same number of blocks
On each side.
Oh.
Good thinking.
Okay.
So, how many blocks do we need on rabbit's side
To balance the teeter-totter?
Two!
Two... Let's see.
Both: one, two.
Yay!
Ooh!
Oh, no.
Feeling frustrated, huh?
Well, when you're frustrated, you...
Stop...
Breathe...
And think.
So, let's think about this.
How many blocks does blue need?
Hmm... So, how many blocks
Does blue need on her side
To make the teeter-totter balance?
Four!
Four to balance it.
Well, let's try it.
Both: one, two, three, four.
Yay!
Ooh... Oh, no!
Stop...
Breathe...
And think.
Hmm...
How many more blocks do I need?
Hmm. So, how many more blocks
Does rabbit need on her side
To make the teeter-totter balance?
Three!
Three more.
Yeah.
Let's see.
Both: one, two, three.
Yay! We did it.
Don't touch.
Ooh, ooh-ooh, I've got an idea.
Yes, rabbit?
You should go look for more blue's clues.
[ Laughs] you know...
That's just what I was thinking.
Okay... Bye.
Let's go.
[ Barks "blue skiddoo"]
My hands got a little dirty.
You know, it's probably from sitting on the ground.
A clue!
Yeah, ew!
They did get kind of dirty.
A clue over there.
What's that?
Oh, a clue.
You see a clue. Where?
On the toothbrush.
Oh, you found it.
Our last clue to what's frustrating blue.
And it's blue's toothbrush.
It's right next to my toothbrush.
Okay, we need our handy-dandy...
Carefully-darefully...
Slowly-dowly...
Stubby-nubby...
Notebook.
All right.
And we have a toothbrush.
There's a long, thin shape, like this...
With some squiggly brushy stuff on top.
There.
A toothbrush.
Well, we have all three clues.
Where do we go?
Thinking chair.
Thinking chair... Let's go.
Okay, now that we're in our thinking chair, let's think.
Will you help me?
You will? Great.
Okay, so... We're trying to figure out what's frustrating blue.
And our clues are a sink...
Water...
And... A toothbrush.
Hmm.
So, what could be frustrating blue
With a sink, water, and a toothbrush?
Ooh... Well, if she has a sink, water and a toothbrush
All in the same place
Then, then she probably wants to brush her teeth.
[ Barks happily]
Well, what could be frustrating about that?
It's...
[ Takes a breath]
Let's think.
So... She can walk up to the sink... Uh-huh...
Mm-hmm... And, and, and her toothbrush is, is kind of high.
So she could, she could maybe stand on her little tippy toes
And, and, and...
Well, what could be frustrating about that?
Just...
She can't reach it!
[ Barks happily]
Oh, that's it.
Blue's frustrated because she can't reach her toothbrush
And she wants to brush her teeth all by herself.
We just figured out blue's clues.
♪ We just figured out blue's clues ♪
♪ We just figured out blue's clues ♪
♪ We just figured out blue's clues ♪
♪ Because we're really smart.
Blue, let's go see if we can find a way
For you to reach your toothbrush.
[ Barks]
Come on.
[ Barking...]
Wow. Now, that looks frustrating.
[ Barks]
So, what do we do?
Stop, breathe, and think.
[ Barks]
Okay, so... Let's think.
What could we get blue
To help her reach her toothbrush all by herself?
A stool!
A stool, yeah.
[ Barking happily]
Oh, look, it's mr. Salt and mrs. Pepper.
Remember the picnic lunch we helped them with?
Hi, how was the picnic?
Your picnic food was delicious.
And your packing was magnifique.
Oh, and it's rabbit.
Remember the balancing she did?
Hi, steve.
[ Barking]
Ooh, okay, blue.
Are you ready?
Try out your stool.
[ Barking happily]
Blue, you... You did it!
You reached your toothbrush all by yourself.
Wow... What a day.
♪ 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.
Bye-bye.
See you later.
Thanks... Bye.
[ Barking song...]
[ Barks]
[ Rings]