Hi! It's me, Steve.
Is that you?
It is? Great!
Would you help me find Blue?
There she is.
[barking]
Thanks, come on in.
Hi, Blue!
[kitten giggling]
[dogs bark happily]
[barking]
STEVE: Coming.
I just have to...
oop, hang on.
Oh.
You're here-- fantastic!
We were just about to put these things away.
Will you help us?
Great, come on.
[barks happily]
Blue's making a special place just for her in our bedroom.
It's going to be great.
[barks]
See, Blue's special place
is going to be right here.
Okay, Blue.
Let's hang up this painting you made.
Where?
[barks "hmm"]
Hey, where could we hang this painting
so Blue could look at it
when she's sitting in her chair?
[barks]
Right there, on the wall.
Ah, yes...
right there.
Thanks so much.
Okay, Blue, is this a good spot?
[barks happily]
See, Blue, now you can get comfortable
in your chair and look at your painting.
This is great, Blue!
Your special place is going to be
just the way you like it.
TICKETY TOCK: , , um...
That sounds like Tickety.
[barks happily]
She's usually right here
on the table.
Do you see her?
There she is... down there.
[alarm clock ringing]
Oh, down there.
... ...
There!
Hey, Tickety.
What are you doing down here?
Hi!
This is where I like to sit
and count to really high numbers...
like .
[barks]
? Whoa.
So, this is where you go
to practice counting.
Yup, counting's my favorite thing to do in my special place.
That's great, Tickety.
Hey, Blue, what's going to be
your favorite thing to do in your special place?
[barks "hmm?"]
Oh! [thumps]
We'll play "Blue's Clues" to figure out
what's going to be Blue's favorite thing
to do in her special place.
♪ We are gonna play Blue's Clues ♪
♪ 'Cause it's a really great game, yeah! ♪
So remember, Blue's paw print will be on the clues.
"Blue's Clues."
[squeaks]
Hey, Paw Print.
[squeaks]
Is that your special place up there?
[squeaking]
You must have a really nice view.
Hey, you know what we need to play Blue's Clues?
Our handy-dandy...
Notebook.
Notebook, right.
Come on.
♪ Doobity-doobity
♪ Dubbity-dub.
Sidetable?
♪ I'm a sidetable drawer ♪
♪ and I like to explore. ♪
Hmm, or how about...
♪ I'm a sidetable drawer ♪
♪ Can you open the door? ♪
[knocking]
Sorry to interrupt, Sidetable.
Uh, we came for our notebook.
Oh, that's okay, Steve.
I was just practicing.
Back here is my singing hideout
for trying out new songs.
Oh.
It's my private space for singing.
Oh.
Well, those songs sounded great.
Thanks-- here's your notebook.
Hey, and thanks for telling us
about your singing hideout, Sidetable.
♪ ♪
To play Blue's Clues, we've got to find a...
Paw print.
Oh, a paw print, right, and that's our first...
Clue!
Then we put it in our...
Notebook.
♪ Because 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!
r
♪ 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.
[song ends]
I'm really going to need your help today
trying to figure out what's going to be
Blue's favorite thing to do in her special place.
You will help, right?
Great.
Uh, Steve!
Sounds like Mr. Salt.
Come on.
♪ ♪
A clue.
Of course, you can come, too.
A clue, right there.
Oh, a clue?
♪ ♪
You found our first clue!
And it's on this...
um... what is this?
Paper.
Right, paper.
There's a clue on this paper.
And look, this paper has holes on the side.
I wonder what they're for.
Well, you know what we need--
our handy-dandy...
Notebook.
Notebook.
Right.
So, paper.
Let's start with a rectangle
with part of another rectangle behind it...
add some little circles for the holes...
and we have paper.
There, our first clue.
So... I wonder what's going to be
Blue's favorite thing to do in her special place with paper.
Do you know?
Well, we'll need to find two more clues, just to be sure.
SALT: Steve?
Where are you?
Oh.
♪ ♪
Here we are.
We're here.
SALT: Steve.
Oh.
♪ ♪
Mr. Salt?
Didn't Mr. Salt just call us?
In here, Steve.
We could really use some help.
Oh, okay, coming.
Do you want see where Mr. Salt, Mrs. Pepper and Paprika live?
Come on-- we should probably knock.
[knocking]
SALT: Come on in!
Over here, Steve, in Paprika's room.
Welcome, Steve.
Wow! Hi!
What a great room, Paprika.
I like my new room.
Steve, I have a big bed.
Hey, look at that.
It's much bigger
than your peanut shell cradle.
It must be really warm and comfortable.
And, Steve, I have new things.
Now that Paprika is growing up
she has some new big-kids things in her room.
That's great, Paprika!
And look--
here are some baby things!
We will save them for the new baby.
Baby things...
Like this mobile.
[mobile chiming]
I like music in my room.
But I don't want the mobile.
You want music in your room, Paprika?
Maybe one of your new big-kids things can help.
Let's take a look.
Do you know?
Does one of these things play music?
Which one?
The radio.
The radio, of course.
That way Paprika can listen to music.
I can do it myself.
[turns on radio]
SALT: You turned it on.
Excellent, Paprika!
Our Paprika is so smart.
Do you see anything else you don't need?
Diapers-- I'm a big kid.
No more diapers?
That's fantastic!
You're so grown up.
But, Paprika?
[shakes]
When you have to go to the bathroom
what will you use instead of diapers?
Do youknow?
What big-kid thing can Paprika use now
when she wants to go to the bathroom?
The potty.
I go on the potty.
Of course!
Paprika uses the potty
when she has to go to the bathroom.
That's a really big-kid thing to do.
Put these away.
Oh, right.
Let's put these baby toys away
so we'll have room
for some new big-kid toys.
Tower.
I want to build a tower.
Ah, you want to build a tower
but you don't want to use
this toy anymore.
I wonder if there is something
in this pile of big-kid things
that you can use to build a tower.
Which of these things could Paprika use
to build a tower?
The blocks.
STEVE: You're right.
Paprika can use these blocks
to build a tower.
I'm building up, up, up!
We've finished.
Thank you for helping us, Steve.
Hey, no problem!
Paprika, it's so exciting
that you have so many new things.
And you can still do
the old things you like to do.
I like my new things.
Oh, we're so glad, Paprika!
And proud!
[playing music]
♪ You sleep in a bed ♪
♪ You drink from a cup. ♪
♪ I guess that means ♪
♪ You're growing up. ♪
BOTH: ♪ 'Cause you're a big kid now
♪ I'm a big kid now.
ALL THREE: ♪ You're a big kid now.
♪ You're a big kid now
BOTH: ♪ You're a big kid now. ♪
[song ends]
That was great
but we should probably go look
for two more clues.
Thanks for all your help!
Come back soon.
Bye.
Bye.
Wow, Paprika's getting so big.
And they have a pretty special place back there.
A clue, a clue!
Cool room-- yeah, it was a cool room
with all that big-kid stuff.
No, a clue!
Oh, you see a clue!
Where?
On the pencil.
Ooh, there's a clue on this pencil.
You know what we need.
Our handy-dandy...
r
Notebook.
Notebook, right.
A pencil...
A line that makes a point and comes around
a curve for the tip, a squiggle
and a curve for the eraser
some lines across, and there-- a pencil.
There, our second clue, a pencil.
So, what was our first clue?
Paper.
Oh, yeah, right, paper.
And now our second clue is a pencil.
So, what's going to be Blue's favorite thing to do
in her special place with paper and a pencil?
Do you know?
Oh, that's a good idea.
But we should probably find our last clue.
♪ Mail time, mail time, mail time! ♪
Ooh, 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!" ♪
Mailbox?
[mail music playing faintly]
What do you think Mailbox is doing out there?
Listening to music and dancing.
Oh, yeah, listening to music and kind of dancing around.
Well, let's call him together-- ready?
[together]: Hey, Mailbox!
Oh, oh... be right there!
Ahh...
Mail's here, mail's here.
Sorry about the delay.
Oh, that's okay, Mailbox.
Sometimes when I stand under that tree
and listen to music
rI feel like I'm in my own special place.
Where's your special place, Steve?
Well... I guess it's the thinking chair
because this is where I come to sit and think about things
like... like clues, or my friends
or new ideas, or letters.
Oh, I almost forgot:
Here's your letter!
Thanks, Mailbox.
We just got a letter.
[music begins playing]
♪ We just got a letter
♪ We just got a letter
♪ We just got a letter
♪ Wonder who it's from.
[music ends]
It's a letter from our friends.
BOTH: Hi, Steve.
This is our special place where we sing and dance.
♪ A-B-C-D-E-F-G
♪ H-I-J-K- L-M-N-O-P ♪
♪ Q-R-S-T-U-V
♪ W-X-Y and Z
♪ Now I've sung my ABCs
♪ Next time won't you sing with me? ♪
Cool.
BOTH: Bye, Steve!
Bye.
Wow, that was great.
Hey, do you have a place that's really special to you?
Really? What is it?
Cool.
You know, I wonder if Blue is done with her special place yet.
She's been working really hard.
[Blue barks fanfare]
What's this?
Looks like an invitation.
It isan invitation.
Blue is finished setting up her special place
and she's invited us to come see it.
Do you want to come, too?
Let's go.
Must be the first ones here.
[barks]
Hey, it looks like Blue is going to show us around
and give us a tour of her special place.
This looks great.
Ah, this looks like a cozy spot.
So, Blue, there's lots of books
and a nice pillow, lots of light...
Blue, this must be just a great spot for, uh...
Hey, maybe you know what this is a great spot for.
What do you think Blue does here with these things?
Reading.
Reading.
Of course, she reads here-- Blue loves books.
This is a quiet place for reading.
So, Blue, we noticed that you get
lots of good reading light through this window.
What do you do on cloudy days?
A lamp-- very clever.
So, Blue, is reading going to be
your favorite thing to do in your special place?
[barks "uh-uh"]
Well, let's see what's next.
Let's see what's over here.
Well, looks like we have a stage here
and some things around.
This is probably a wonderful spot for...
For what?
What do you think Blue does here
with these things?
Puppet shows.
Oh, that's it, puppet shows.
Blue does puppet shows here.
That makes so much sense
because Blue loves making up stories
and acting them out with puppets.
[in funny voice]: Did somebody say "puppets"?
Oh, hi, Steve.
Puppets, look, there are puppets.
Um, do I know you?
You look very familiar to me.
So, what's next?
What do you mean?
I just got here.
Oh, okay, bye.
Well, let's see what's over there.
Well, we have a fire fighter hat
stethoscope, and some silly clothes.
I wonder what Blue plays here.
What do you think Blue plays here with these things?
Dress-up.
Oh, dress-up, of course.
Blue can imagine she's a fire fighter
or pretend she's a police officer
or... or a cowgirl...
who does magic.
You can dress up and imagine anything you want
in your special place.
What a great tour-- thanks, Blue.
You really have your special place set up
so you can do things you love--
reading books, putting on puppet plays, dressing up.
Hey, Blue...
is one of those things going to be
your favorite thing to do in your special place?
[barks "uh-uh"]
No?
Wow... I really wonder
what's going to be Blue's favorite thing to do here.
Must be something really great.
A clue.
My shoe?
Thanks.
Wait a minute, my shoe's not untied.
No, a clue!
Oh, you see a clue.
Where?
There.
Oh, there's a clue... on this yarn.
You know what we need?
Our handy-dandy... notebook.
Okay, yarn.
A line that loops around like this, yarn--
our third clue.
Wait a minute, our third clue.
You know what that means.
We're ready to sit in our...
Thinking chair!
Thinking chair.
Come on.
Okay, now that we're in our thinking chair
let's think, because this is our special place for thinking.
You will help, right?
Great.
So, our first clue was paper.
Our second clue was a pencil.
And now our third clue is yarn.
So, we're trying to figure out
what's going to be Blue's favorite thing to do
in her special place with paper, a pencil and yarn.
What could she do with the paper and the pencil?
Yeah... yeah, she could write on the paper with the pencil.
But what could she do with the yarn?
Hey, well, this paper has holes in it
so... so, maybe... maybe she could take the yarn
and put it through the holes
and kind of tie all the paper together.
What would she be doing then?
Making a book.
Making a book!
So, maybe making books is going to be
Blue's favorite thing to do in her special place.
Is that it, Blue?
[barks "mm-hmm"]
We just figured out Blue's Clues.
[music begins playing]
♪ 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.
[music ends]
Okay, let's go.
rHey, look, Blue finished making her book at her desk
and now she's tying it together.
So, this is Blue's special place.
It's wonderful.
Yes, it is.
And making books is Blue's favorite thing
to do in her special space.
I wonder what her book is about.
Maybe it has pages.
[barking]
Hey, that's our house.
And there's my counting place.
And Sidetable's singing hideout.
Oh, and Mailbox and Paprika, too.
My big-kid room.
Hey, that's me... in the thinking chair--
our special place for thinking.
I'm in Blue's book.
Hey, thanks for all your help today
setting up Blue's special place.
I'm sure she'll think of you
every time she makes a book.
♪ 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.
See you later.
Thanks for helping.
[barks good-bye]
[barks]