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"Math!" is the eighth episode of Blue's Clues from the second season. It was the twenty-third episode to air and the twenty-eighth produced.

Elements

  • Question: What does Blue want to buy?
  • Clues:
    • 1. Ice cubes
    • 2. A cup
    • 3. Lemons
  • Answer: Lemonade
  • Wrong Answer: The lemons wear a cup as a hat and slip around on the ice cubes.
  • Living room picture: The Present Store (Same as Mailbox's Birthday, also the Skidoo location)

Summary

Steve and Blue teach the viewers about counting and doing the process of math.

Recap

Steve and Blue are counting along. Steve needed a new crayon because he cannot write very well since it is downright puny. He plans to get a new crayon later. Blue wanted to buy something too. Blue has Steve play Blue's Clues to figure out what she wants to buy. Steve gets his notebook from Sidetable. Now, Steve counts out how many clues he had to find which was three. He takes ten steps into the kitchen, near an ice cube tray with ten ice cubes and an ice bucket with five ice cubes (one was behind the other four, which were stacked in a two-by-two square). He counts out ten ice cubes in the ice cube tray. After counting the ice cubes, the stacked ones in the bucket collapses to reveal a paw-print on the other ice cube. Steve draws the first clue with a nubby crayon. Steve genuinely promises that he will get a new crayon soon, but he still needs more clues. But first, he helps Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper count their apples. Mr. Salt had three apples and Mrs. Pepper had five apples. He also had to find out who had more apples. Mrs. Pepper had more apples because five is less than three. Next, Steve made sure that both Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper had the same number of apples; four. Then, he had to figure out how many they had altogether to take to the picnic. Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper had eight apples altogether because four plus four is eight. After that, he counts how many steps it takes to get from the kitchen to the garden. Then, helps Shovel and Pail count their graham crackers. Shovel had eight and Pail had seven. Now, Steve had to figure out who had more graham crackers. Shovel had more graham crackers because eight is greater than seven. Then, Steve had to figure out how many they had altogether to take to the picnic. Shovel and Pail had 15 crackers altogether because seven plus eight is 15. Steve heads back into the kitchen to the area near the sink. On the left side are one picnic basket with a picnic blanket and one baguette inside it, while on the right side there are five cups (one has a paw-print on it while the others are stacked), four stacked plates, and ten spoons in two rows. He asks how many picnic baskets there are, the viewers answer one. He then asks how many paw prints there are, the viewers also answer one. When Steve says they are right, the viewers say it is a clue. Steve agrees (one paw print, one clue), before realizing that the viewers found the second clue. He asked where it is. They said it was on the cup. Steve finds it and concludes that their second clue is a cup. He gets his notebook out and draws the 2nd clue with the nubby crayon. In the Mailtime segment, Mailbox counts from 25 to 27. After saying hi to Mailbox, Steve asked 27 of what. Mailbox said there were 27 stamps in his stamp collecting book and shows them to Steve before giving him his letter. In the letter, a group of four kids each wanted the same amount of pizza. First, the pizza was cut into two slices, which was not enough, so the pizza was cut into four equal quarters. Each kid got a fourth slice of pizza. After that, Steve Skidoos into the present store. Steve pulls out his wallet and he had seven Blue dollars. He buys a new crayon which was worth two Blue dollars. He had five Blue Dollars left because seven minus two is five. Steve wanted to buy something else with what he had leftover. He thought he could buy a pair of green socks, but they were worth six Blue Dollars and he was one Blue Dollar short. He buys himself a green cap which was worth three Blue Dollars and he had two Blue Dollars left because five minus three is two. After purchasing the new crayon and green cap, Steve gets going but finds the third clue on one of two (the other was sliced in half) lemons. Steve draws the third clue with his new crayon into his notebook. After realizing that they have all three clues, Steve Skidoos back home with Blue and tries to put all three clues together. The clues were ice cubes, a cup, and lemons. Steve thought maybe Blue could have a lemon wear the cup as a hat and slip around on the ice cubes. That was the wrong answer. Suddenly, the viewers had an answer which was lemonade, because lemonade is made from lemons and ice cubes which is poured into a cup. After figuring out Blue's Clues, Steve and Blue head outside figuring out where they can find some lemonade. Sure enough, they see Shovel and Pail at the toll booth. They had lemonade to sell. Steve had to pay Cash Register one Blue Dollar for the lemonade. He did so and Blue got to enjoy it. Steve then declares that he only has one Blue Dollar left in his savings. Steve goes back inside and sings the So Long Song and the episode ends.

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Trivia

  • The video letter segment was directed by Hal Rifken.
  • This is the last produced episode to use the drumroll after the third clue is found.
  • This is the first of two episodes in which Steve draws clues with a broken crayon.
    • The other was "Blue Is Frustrated".
    • It's possible that this episode takes place after "Blue Is Frustrated". However, this may not make sense, because Steve has shorter hair in that latter episode.
  • When Steve got a new crayon, it looked like just like any crayon he always uses to draw the clues in his notebook.
  • This is the second episode where Steve Skidoos into the Present Store. Steve will Skidoo there again in the next episode, but without Blue.
  • This is Blue's second and last time to skidoo into the present store.
  • This is the second last episode to use the Play Blue's Clues footage from What Does Blue Want to Make?.
  • In the present store, there was a notebook that looks like Steve's notebook. It costs 13 blue dollars.
  • This is the 1st episode with numbers.
  • This is one of the few episodes to use the phrase "A Clue" from "Blue Wants to Play a Game".
  • This episode is the second of two available on the "ABC's and 123's" VHS tape. This episode is also available as a bonus episode on the "Blue Takes You To School" DVD.
  • Sidetable's face appears onscreen before Steve interacts with her in this episode.
  • The Mailtime Song footage was the same as "What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try?" and "What Was Blue's Dream About?".
  • There are 27 stamps in Mailbox's Stamp Book.
    • There are few stamps from Seasons 1 and 2's flashback.
    • The stamp on the upper left corner (with a pizza with a 1/4 slice cut from it) looks exactly like the one on this episode's letter, only it is on its right side.
  • This episode uses the same ice skating theme from the Season 1 episode" A Snowy Day".
  • This was the only time a clue is found in the present store in the original series.
  • This is the 4th time that Steve realizes that the viewer tells him there was a clue after he uses his listening skills. The 1st time was in Mailbox's Birthday, the 2nd time was "Blue's Favorite Song", the 3rd time was "Blue Goes to the Beach" and the 5th time would be "What Is Blue Trying to Do?".
  • When Steve counts his steps from the kitchen to the garden, Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper count their apples to 8 in the process.
    • When they counted to 4 and 8, the numbers appeared on the kitchen doormat.
    • In the process, a crow perched on the tree for each number counted until 12.
  • Steve buys and wears a green baseball cap with a picture of the Blue's Clues house in it. He will wear it again in "Geography" and will appear hanging on a hat stand in "Shy" and "A Surprise Guest".
  • With the exceptions of "Blue's Big Musical", "Blue's Big Costume Party", and "Blocks", this was the last episode where Steve gives out a wrong answer.
  • This episode was later remade in Blue's Clues & You! as "123's with Blue".
  • This episode features a Noggin crab logo.

Goofs

  • In the closing credits, Angela Santomero is credited as Angela C. Santomero.
  • This is the last episode made/aired in 1997. However, the credits said it was made/aired in 1996, when it was really filmed in early 1997.
  • In the Pistas Da Blue version of this episode, when Duarte gets spun by Blue, his microphone base was shown attached to the back of his pants.
    • Also in the Pistas Da Blue version, Duarte does not look happy during the "Play Blue's Clues" song.
  • After Steve drew the last clue, the pawprint is still on the lemon.
  • The Boom Mic has appeared 3 times in this episode.
    • When Steve says "2" a boom mic can be seen on top of the screen
    • When Steve gets the notebook from Sidetable Drawer a boom mic is seen on the right bottom screen
    • In the present store when Steve finds the third clue (lemons), the boom mic is seen on the screen.


Blue's Clues Season 2
Steve Gets the Sniffles | What Does Blue Want to Build? | Blue's Senses | What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try? | What Does Blue Want to Make Out of Recycled Things? | What Was Blue's Dream About? | Blue's ABCs | Math! | Blue's Birthday | What Does Blue Want to Do with Her Picture? | What Does Blue Want to Do on a Rainy Day? | Blue's Surprise at Two O'Clock | The Lost Episode! | Blue's Sad Day | What Game Does Blue Want to Learn? | What Did Blue See? | Nurture! | Blue Is Frustrated | What Is Blue Trying to Do? | Mechanics!
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