The decorations and the stuffed puppy that the viewer picked for Blue's present was rainbow-colored instead of blue with spots, just like Blue herself.
Josh blows his party blower at the viewer after he tells the viewer that he loves birthdays.
Josh winks 39 times in this episode.
Josh makes kissing noises while pretending to be a fish for the fishes. However, in a promo for this episode, he kissed his own giraffe balloon that he made.
In a promo for this episode, he did an impression of Blue while revealing a Blue’s ears balloon party hat.
The part where the missing balloon and napkin were fixed were absent.
In the original episode, the first clue (the color green was represented by a green non-sentient but mobile paint drop. In the reboot episode, it was represented by a mere green paint splat.
Many of the Present Store toys look different.
In the original episode, Steve refers to the plush animals as "adorable little toys". In the reboot, Josh refers to them as "adorable little stuffies".
There were more pets at the Present Store beside Turquoise (who is the only turtle in the store): a blue and purple chameleon, and a pair of fish. Josh refers to the fishes as “cute fishies”.
The tank that the fish were in represented as the second clue (a tank). In the original episode, the tank representing the second clue was an empty one in the kitchen.
The fact that the second clue is in the present store does not make sense, because Blue did not and is not supposed to go in the present store or her presents will be spoiled.
In the original episode, after Steve asks the viewers who's favorite game of musical chairs is which was Mailbox, the Mailtime Song begins. In the reboot, after Josh skidoos out of the picture frame, the Mailtime Song begins.
Josh still has a present in his hands while he sings the Mailtime Song.
In the original episode, Gingerbread Boy and Baby Bear were at the party, but are absent in the reboot episode.
As such, Gingerbread Boy's present was absent from Present Time, but still appeared in the Present Store.
In contrast, Cinnamon and Joe were absent from the original due to being introduced later.
Steve is absent.
Magenta was also present during the beginning of Present Time, when in the original she appeared after everyone else, just before the 3rd clue (a shell) was revealed after her entry.
In the reboot, the shell was revealed after Blue moved some presents to admire the rainbow puppy the viewer gave her.
In the reboot, none of the other guests besides the viewers shouted "Thinking Chair!" after all 3 clues were found.
In the reboot, Josh's guess was that "Could Blue want a green in a tank with a shell as a hat". In the original, there was no wrong answer.
In the original, there was a game of Pin-the-Flag on Mailbox. In the reboot, this was absent.
In the reboot, the Shaker Family were sitting on one of the benches of the table. In the original, they were on the table.
Trivia
It is also known promotionally as Blue's Big Birthday Bash
Working Title: “A Present For A Friend”.
This is the 2nd episode of the show in production order.
This episode takes place and is produced before "Big News with Blue" because not only are Sage and Ginger not seen during the theme song, but they don't appear at all in the episode.
This episode also took place before "Getting Glasses With Magenta" because Magenta doesn't have her glasses in the episode.
This episode also took place before "Laugh with Blue" because Turquoise was seen in the bedroom bookshelf.
This episode also takes place after “Meet Josh!” because, after Blue put her pawprint on the screen, Josh said “I know what that means!”, referring to learning how to play in the said episode.
Not counting the 2002 update of Blue's Clues Live!: Blue's Birthday Party, this is the first time Joe celebrates Blue's birthday. This is ironic because Joe had a birthday in "Joe's Surprise Party" in the original Blue's Clues series.
This is the second time Alexa PenaVega appeared in a form of Blue's Clues media, she previously appeared in a promo for the Blue's Clues special "100th Episode Celebration".
This is the second episode that doesn't follow the formula "[Subject] with Blue/[Character]" after "Meet Josh!".
Nick Jr.'sFacebook page posted a shoutout video wishing Blue a happy birthday on the day of the episode's premier. In addition to some of the celebrity shoutouts from the video letter, this video also contains shoutouts from other celebrities as well as characters from this and other Nick Jr. shows:
