Blue's Treasure Hunt

Blue's Treasure Hunt
Episode number	Season 2, Episode 3 (#203)
Airdate	September 30, 2020
Written by	Alyson Piekarsky
Directed by	Steve Wright Jennifer Sherman
Question in the episode	Where is the treasure chest?
Clues	A Square Shovel Sand
Answer in the episode	The Sandbox
Chronology
Previous episode	"Hide and Seek with Blue"
Next episode	"Spooky Costume Party with Blue" (TV) "Welcome to Blue's Bistro" (season) "Blue's Big Baking Show" (production)
Update and new versions
Originally from	Blue's Big Treasure Hunt

Blue's Treasure Hunt is the third episode of the second season and the twenty-third overall in the reboot series Blue's Clues & You!. It is a new version of "Blue's Big Treasure Hunt."

Characters

• Blue
• Josh (Cap'n McStripes)
• Sidetable Drawer
• Mailbox
• Shovel
• Pail
• Slippery Soap
• Snail
• Pirate Panda Patrick
• Pirate Panda Peggy

Elements

• Question: Where is the treasure chest?
• Clues:
  1. A Square
  2. Shovel
  3. Sand
• Correct Answer: The Sandbox
• Wrong Answer: Shovel with a square hat full of sand
• Skidoo Location: A Pirate Panda Island image
• Living room picture: Pirate Panda island (skidoo location)
• Email or Letter?: Letter

Summary

Josh (aka Cap'n McStripes) and Blue are playing pirates, trying to locate a treasure.

Gallery

First clue closeup

A Square

A Square

A Square

Second clue

Shovel

Shovel

Third clue revealed

Blue's Treasure Hunt

Josh with the third clue

Sand

Sand

Incorrect answer

3 Clues From Blues Treasure Hunt

Josh’s Pirate Notebook

Watch Episode

This episode is available for streaming on Paramount Skydance Corporation's video streaming service Paramount+.

Differences

• The original had featured Steve's grandma, however she doesn't appear in the reboot.
• In this episode, Josh’s guess was: “Shovel with a square hat full of sand.” In the original there was no wrong answer.
• In the original episode, the question was: “Who set up the treasure hunt?” In the reboot, the question is: “Where is the treasure chest?”
• The original has We Sat On Down, whereas the reboot has We Just Figured Out Blue's Clues.

Trivia

• This episode is released after "Spooky Costume Party with Blue" and "Thankful with Blue," two Season 1 episodes, were released on DVD.
• This is another episode where Josh wears a hat for an entire episode.
• This is the first episode ever to be pirate-themed as a whole. "Blue's News" was pirate themed for a piece.
• This is another show with pirates. The others being Scooby-Doo with "Go Away Ghost Ship" and "Pirates Ahoy!", Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Dora the Explorer with "Treasure Island" and "Dora's Pirate Adventure", Rugrats with "Sand Ho!", Pinky Dinky Doo with "Tyler Dinky Doo and the Pirate Crew", Rubbadubbers with "Tubb The Pirate", CatDog with "Canine Mutany", Little Einsteins with "Pirate Treasure", SpongeBob SquarePants with "Arrgh!", LazyTown with "Rottenbeard".
• This is the first episode in the reboot to show the bathroom.
• This is the first episode of the franchise that Shovel is a clue. The others being Steve, Mr. Salt, Mrs. Pepper, Mailbox, Green Puppy, Magenta, Turquoise, Blue, Paprika, Joe, Periwinkle, and Josh from Magenta Comes Over, Playdate with Magenta, Blue's News, Big News with Blue, What Does Blue Want to Do with Her Picture?, Blue's Sad Day, Sad Day with Blue, Nurture!, Weight and Balance, Magenta Gets Glasses, Getting Glasses with Magenta, What's New, Blue?, Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper Day, I'm So Happy!, Blue Goes to the Doctor, Blue's Predictions, Magenta's Messages, and Joe's Clues.
• Shovel was drawn once from Draw Along with Blue when Steve and Marky drew Shovel without Pail.
• This is the first episode in which the three clues and the answer to Blue's Clues all start with the same letter, despite the fact that letters and words is not the main theme of the episode, unlike "Blue's ABCs" (including its reboot "ABC's with Blue"), "Words", "Rhyme Time", and "The Alphabet Train".
  • In fact, out of the aforementioned episodes, 1st "Rhyme Time" from the original series had something in common for the three clues: they all end in the same syllable.
• This is the second episode after The Thinking Squad where Josh uses a different voice.
• This episode was the second time that Josh pretended to be a pirate. The first was "Big News with Blue". He also pretended to be a pirate in "The Pirate Panda's Sleepy Treasure Hunt".
  • All of the songs, except "We Just Figured Out Blue's Clues" have different instrumentals to fit the pirate theme, and are sung in a pirate tone.
• This is the second episode in which Josh does not play his guitar during the "The So Long Song", after "Growing with Blue". He plays the flute from the treasure chest instead.
• This episode was the first time Josh and Blue skidooed to Pirate Panda Island on TV. The first time in general was "The Pirate Panda's Sleepy Treasure Hunt" over almost 2 months before release.
• A sneak peek with the first 2 minutes was released on September 23, a week before the episode aired.
• On March 29, 2024, when this show was pulled from the Nick Jr. Channel's lineup, this was the final episode to be broadcast.
• "Treasure Hunt with Blue" was a working title for this episode, but it was changed to "Blue's Treasure Hunt" a few weeks before release to match the new title pattern (Blue's subject) introduced for this season.
• One of the puzzles has a Squid Game reference.
• Pirate Panda Patrick is named after Patrick Star from the nickelodeon show SpongeBob SquarePants.
• This is the third time where the host attempts to skidoo back home, but is stopped by the viewers because there was a clue (the clue, in this case, was sand.) The first time was in Inventions (with the pawprints clue) and the second time was in Joe Gets a Clue (with the spiral clue).
  • Coincidentally, the clues in all three episodes that do this method are the 3rd clue.