Hi, out there!
It's me, Steve.
Have you seen Blue, my puppy?
There she is!
Come on in.
[barking...]
Hi.
[barks "welcome"]
Welcome.
Look what Blue brought home from school.
It's a Big Bag of Words.
There's some really great stuff in here.
Come on.
See, we've got big words like "somersault."
[barks "somersault"]
And we've got little words like... "me"
and... "you."
You and me.
I like it.
And, uh... ooh.
Ooh-hoo, here's a good one.
"Wiggle."
[barks "wiggle"]
Wiggle.
[barks "wiggle"]
It's fun to say.
Hey, can you wiggle?
Let's see.
Yeah... see?
That's what it means to wiggle. [laughs]
Wiggle's fun to say and fun to do.
These words are great.
Hey, Blue, what do you think we should do with our words?
[barking...]
Great idea!
We'll play Blue's Clues
to figure out what we should do with our words.
I love Blue's Clues.
♪ We are gonna play Blue's Clues ♪
♪ 'Cause it's a really great game, yeah. ♪
So remember, Blue's paw prints
will be on the clues: Blue's Clues.
Now we have to get rid of this paw print, but, uh, how?
I... I know what we could do.
We could, um, uh... what's the word I'm looking for?
It's, uh... it starts with an "s"
and it's the thing you do with a broom.
You know, you s... s...
Oh, what's that word?
Sweep!
Yup, that's it, "sweep."
That's the word I'm looking for: "sweep."
Let's sweep this paw print away.
There we go.
Hey, you know what we need now.
Our, uh, our thing there.
Oh, what's that word?
It's... you know, it's handy-dandy.
Notebook!
Notebook, right.
Come on.
Blue's Clues!
I'm so... excited.
Hey, thanks, Side Table.
Me, too.
To play Blue's Clues, we got to find a...
Paw print!
Oh, a paw print, right.
And that's our first... Clue!
A clue? A 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 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.
You know, I can tell I'm really going to need your help today
trying to figure out what we should do...
with our words.
You will help, right?
Great.
So, um... did you see which way Blue went?
That way!
That way... cool.
So, uh, hey...
Let's go look for clues
with our looking glasses.
Come on.
♪ We are looking for Blue's Clues ♪
♪ I wonder where they are.
A clue, a clue!
Stew!
Now, that's a nice word.
But what's the difference
between stew and soup?
I mean, is it the potatoes?
No, a clue.
Oh, look, there is a clue.
On this word: "make."
"Make."
Hey, you know what we need.
Our handy-dandy...
Notebook!
Notebook, right.
So, the word "make."
We start with an "m"
then an "a"
a "k"
and an "e".
There, that spells "make."
So, we're trying to figure out what we should do with our words
and our first clue is the word "make."
So what can we do with our words with the word "make"?
Do you know?
Yeah, maybe, but, uh, I think we better find two more clues.
Mrs. Pepper: Steve, come here!
Hey, that sounds like Mrs. Pepper.
Let's, uh... ooh.
Let's walk to the kitchen.
Walk...
Just... just walking along.
Mr. Salt: Hurry, Steve!
It's important.
Okay!
We'll be right there!
You know, I think we need a faster word than "walk."
Um... how about, uh...
How about "scurry"?
You think we'll get there faster if we scurry?
Yeah, let's scurry, 'cause, 'cause we're in a hurry.
Scurry, scurry, scurry, scurry...
Scurry, scurry, scurry.
You're not Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper.
Hi, I'm Steve and, uh, this is Blue.
Hi, I'm Mr. Oil and this is...
Mrs. Vinegar.
And this is our baby, Vinaigrette.
Vinaigrette hungry.
I see. Welcome.
Mr. Pepper: Psst, Steve.
Uh, pardon me.
Steve, we're not finished making lunch for our friends.
We need you to make the salad while we finish the sandwiches.
Us?
Yes, you're our only hope.
Your only hope?
But we don't... know...
Hey... will you help us make a salad?
Great.
Okay, we'll do our best.
Mr. Oil: Hello? Is lunch almost ready?
Almost ready!
We better hurry.
Okay, listen closely.
The first thing you need to do
is wash the lettuce in the colander
so that the water drains through the holes.
Got it?
Uh...
Great, we'll be back.
And remember, Steve... you're our only hope.
[barking...]
Okay, so, Mr. Salt said
to wash the lettuce in the colander.
But I don't know what the word "colander" means.
Well... oh, hey...
Maybe this is a colander, huh?
What do you think?
Can I wash the lettuce in this?
No!
No, no, because this is a calendar
which sounds a lot like colander
but you can't wash lettuce in a calendar.
Okay... let's think about this.
What else did Mr. Salt say?
He said wash the lettuce in the colander
so the water drains through the holes.
Yeah, so we must be trying to find something
that has holes for draining water.
Do you see the colander?
Right there.
Oh, yeah...
That must be the colander
because it has holes for draining water.
How's it going, Steve?
Uh, great.
We're just washing lettuce in a colander.
Now you have to add a handful of croutons
to the salad to make it nice and crunchy, okay?
Don't worry.
Lunch is on the way!
Okay, so we need to add a handful of croutons
to the salad.
But I don't know what the word "croutons" means.
Croutons?
Ooh, how about these, huh?
Are these croutons?
No!
No, these are crayons.
Great for coloring, but not so great for salad.
Okay, I got to think.
What else did Mrs. Pepper say?
She said add a handful of croutons to the salad
to make it nice and crunchy.
Yeah, so croutons must be crunchy!
Do you see the croutons?
Right there.
Oh.
Oh, yeah, very crunchy.
Kind of taste like toast.
These must be the croutons.
Let's add them to the salad.
Steve, there's just one last thing to do.
You need to toss the salad
so that the ingredients are spread
throughout the salad.
Got that?
Got it.
And remember...
I'm your only hope.
No, no, don't talk with your mouth full.
Okay, so now all we need to do is toss that salad.
Wait...
Toss the salad?
Do you think we're supposed to toss it?
You know, like we'd toss a ball?
Nope.
No, that would be messy.
Well, maybe "toss" means something else
when you're talking about salad.
But what else did Mr. Salt say?
He said, "Toss the salad
"so the ingredients are spread out
throughout the salad."
Right.
So what should we do?
Mix it.
Right there.
Mix it?
Oh, yeah, it's working, it's working.
So, I guess to toss a salad is to mix it up.
Is it ready?
Ah, but of course.
One colander-washed-crunchy- crouton-tossed salad coming up.
That salad looks scrumptious.
Mmm, delicious.
Salad, yummy.
Thanks so much.
You were a big help.
You're welcome.
We did it.
In fact, you did...
a great job.
A clue!
Yes, a salad well-made.
A clue, a clue!
Hey, there's a clue on this letter "a"
which can also be a word, as in "a clue."
You know what we need?
Our handy-dandy...
Notebook!
Notebook, right.
So... an "a."
Let's make an "a."
There, an "a."
So we're trying to figure out what we can do with our words.
What was our first clue?
"Make."
The word "make."
Right.
And now our second clue is the word "a."
So what can we do with "make" and "a"?
Make, a...
Maybe, but I think we better find our last clue.
♪ ...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!" ♪
[barks]
Hey, Steve, here's your letter.
Thanks, Mailbox.
And before I go, here's a little poem
I made up about the word "letter."
I love the word "letter."
There's not one word better.
Not "cheddar" nor "sweater"
is better than "letter."
Since the first day I met her
my life has been better.
Letter.
That's a great poem, Mailbox.
Thank you.
Thank you. Bye.
We just got a letter.
That is a nice word.
♪ We just got a letter
♪ We just got a letter ♪
♪ We just got a letter
♪ Wonder who it's from?
It's a letter from our friends.
All: Hi, Steve, we're making up a story.
The story is about a elephant.
This color orange.
It was alive
and it was the elephant's friend.
They ate pizza together.
Then they became friends with the pig.
All of them moved to the castle.
They took roller skates
and skated on the moon in outer space.
They saw an alien that was purple.
Then they colored.
All: Bye, Steve!
Bye.
[Blue barks]
[barking "Blue Skidoo"]
Did you see that?
Blue just skidooed into that blank piece of paper.
♪ Blue skidoo, we can, too.
Hey, Blue, why did we skidoo into a blank piece of paper?
I mean, there's no place to go.
[barking]
Did you see that?
Blue just held up the word "road"
and a road appeared!
Hey, Blue just held up the word "wagon"
and a wagon appeared!
This... this is amazing.
You know what we have?
We have the power of words.
We can make anything happen.
Wonder if we can find out what's at the end of this road.
Let's...
go!
Hey, this is great.
We have "sky" and "sun."
Let's try "lion."
Oops, pardon me.
I don't mean to disturb you
but we're just trying to get by.
[roars]
Okay, so maybe "lion" wasn't the best choice of words.
How are we going to get to the end of this road
if there's a lion in the way?
[barks]
Brilliant idea, Blue.
We can use the power of words
to help us with this lion problem.
So, let's see what words we have.
We have "ferocious..."
and "tame."
Well, which word do you think will help us more?
Let's try them out and see what happens.
First, let's try "ferocious."
[roars]
[barking nervously]
Okay, now let's try "tame".
[purring]
So, which word do you think will help us more to pass this lion?
"Ferocious" or "tame"?
Tame.
Tame, right.
It looks like "tame" means gentle or calm.
I think "ferocious" meant mean.
All right, bye, Tame Lion.
All right, let's go.
This is cool.
Hey, nothing is stopping us now.
"Jazz music"
[jazz music playing]
And "bullfrog."
[croaks]
How about "rock"?
Now there's a big rock in our way.
[barks]
Of course, Blue.
We can use words to change this rock
then maybe we can get by.
All right, let's see.
We have "enormous..."
and "miniscule."
Wow... so which word do you think will help us more?
Well, let's see.
First, let's try an enormous rock.
Mm-hmm.
I see.
Now let's see a miniscule rock.
Oh.
So which word do you think will help us more
to pass by this rock?
"Enormous" or "miniscule"?
Miniscule.
Yeah, miniscule.
It looks like "miniscule" means really tiny.
And the enormous rock was really big.
The miniscule rock is easy to get by.
[barking]
Okay, here we go.
To the end of the road.
It's taking a long time to get to the end of this road.
Hey, Blue, do you have any words
that might help the wagon move faster?
[barking yes]
All right.
We have "swiftly..."
and "sluggishly."
So, would we want the wagon to move
"swiftly" or "sluggishly"?
Well, let's see, first let's try "swiftly."
[barking]
All right, okay.
Now let's try "sluggishly."
Okay, so which word would help us
to make the wagon move faster?
"Swiftly" or "sluggishly"?
"Swiftly."
Yeah, it looks like "swiftly" meant quickly
and "sluggishly" was pretty slow.
All right.
Oh, yeah, now we're really cruising.
Cruising swiftly to the end of the road.
[laughs]
Here we go!
Blue, I think I see it.
I see the end of the road.
This is it?
This is the end?
But there's nothing here.
[barks "party"]
"Party."
[music playing]
Blue, you're brilliant.
With the power of words
you turn nothing into a party.
[barking "Blue Skidoo"]
A clue, a clue!
You see a clue? Where?
Right there.
Oh, "there."
Wait, I don't see it.
Wow!
There's an enormous clue on this enormous word.
"Po-em."
Oh... "poem."
You know what we need?
We need our handy-dandy...
Notebook.
Notebook, right.
The word "poem."
To write "poem"
we make a "p"
an "o"
an "e"
and an "m".
There, that spells "poem."
Hey, we have all three clues.
You know what that means.
We're ready to sit in our...
Thinking Chair!
Thinking Chair, yeah.
Let's go swiftly to our Thinking Chair.
Okay, now that we're in our Thinking Chair, let's think.
You will help, right?
Great.
So we're trying to figure out what we should do with our words
and our clues are
the word "make"
the word "a"
and the word "poem."
So, what should we do with our words
with the word "make," the word "a" and the word "poem"?
Make, a, and poem.
Hmm... maybe, maybe we could put these words together...
in a sentence.
Yeah... well, can you figure out a way
to put these words together in a sentence that make sense?
"Make a poem."
"Make a poem."
That's it!
That's a perfect thing for us to do with our words.
Put them together to make a poem.
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 ♪
♪ 'Cause we're really smart.
And... bright and... brilliant and clever and...
Okay, let's go.
Yeah, right, Blue.
Let's use some of our favorite words to make our poem.
Hello, hello.
Oh, hey, it's Mrs. Salt and Mr. Pepper.
Remember how we helped them make that salad for their friends?
Hello, Tame Lion, do you like poems?
Hey, remember how we rode the wagon to the end of that road?
Okay, Blue, do we have all the words we need for our poem?
Great!
Our poem is called "Words, Words, Words."
Mix and fix and toss and giggle
Crunchy croutons walk and wiggle.
Some like soup and some like stew
and little words like "me" and "you."
Everywhere that you look
in wagons, salads or in a book
are words, words, words.
What a great poem.
Great job, Blue.
Hey, a great job to you, too.
You were an enormous help today.
[barking]
♪ 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 for helping.
[both humming tune]
[barking]
[barks]
[giggles, laughs]