Shy

Shy is the 27th episode of Blue's Clues from Season 3.

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VHS[]

VHS means Video Home System. It can be played & recorded on a VCR.

VCR[]

VCR means Video Cassette Recorder.

Characters[]

Blue
Steve
Mailbox
Sidetable Drawer
Shovel
Pail
Magenta
Turquoise
Felt Friends
Giraffe
Orange Kitten
Green Kitten
Purple Kangaroo
Miranda (1st appearance; answer to Blue's Clues)
Sifter (1st appearance)
Duck (1st appearance)
Green Kangaroo (single appearance)
Public address teacher (male; single off-screen appearance)

Summary[]

Steve and Blue teach the viewers what to do if you feel shy when Magenta's owner, Miranda comes to visit. With a little encouragement from Steve, the characters all find something in common so they can overcome their shyness depending on the situation.

Elements[]

Educational Theme:
- Overcoming Shyness
- Confidence
Question: Who do you think Blue is feeling shy about?
Clues:
1. A Bag
2. A Footprint
3. A VHS tape
Answer: Miranda
Skidoo location: Blue's School
Living room picture: A friend greeting a person, then playing checkers, then building blocks, then playing catch, then back to playing checkers
Felt frame picture: Freddy and Fifi playing on a seesaw

Recap[]

The episode starts with Steve and Blue feeding Turquoise. Suddenly, the Viewer got too close to her while saying, “Hello,” to Turquoise, who got scared and spooked and went into her shell because she got shy. Turquoise peered out and admitted she was shy of the Viewer but Steve made Turquoise remember the Viewer since they met at Blue’s Birthday party and Turquoise wasn’t shy anymore since she knew the Viewer.

Then as the doorbell rang, Turquoise got startled and hid again and Blue felt puzzled by who it was. Steve opened the door and his friend Miranda arrived. Steve introduced her to the Viewer. Miranda was inspired and amazed by the Blue’s Clues house, including the Thinking Chair.

Steve wondered where Magenta was Miranda said she was to see her but figured that Miranda would drop off the book, which was about anteaters and Miranda too out some things like a scrunchie, her Notebook, and a video tape and the book was about anteaters since Miranda loved Anteaters like Steve does since he has Horace. The video tape that Miranda made all about Magenta and it had the places she liked to go and things she liked to do and they would watch it sooner with Miranda, Steve, and Blue and Miranda left to tell Magenta.

Steve wax excited about the video tape but didn’t see Blue. Just then, Steve and Sidetable Drawer saw Blue poking her head out from behind the Thinking Chair and she was feeling shy about something and we play Blue’s Clues to figure it out.

Before Steve cleaned up the Pawprint, Steve said, “Hello,” to it, he introduced the Pawprint to the Viewer and the Pawprint left. When Steve went to get his Notebook, Sidetable Drawer felt worried about Blue being shy but explained that Sidetable gets shy as well sometimes and gave the Notebook.

After singing how to play Blue’s Clues, Steve went to the left and saw the first clue on a bag and drew it in his Notebook. Steve didn’t know why Blue was feeling shy with just a bag.

Just then, Steve saw heard and Pail outside with someone new. Pail introduced her new friend named Sifter. Sifter was happy to meet Steve. Steve wondered where Shovel was. Pail explained that Shovel was hiding behind a bush and refused to come out because Shovel wanted to play with Sifter but he felt shy so Steve decided to help him by using some clay people as Shovel and Sifter and Steve gave Shovel options, which are Shovel hides behind the bush and watch Sifter play or they introduce themselves and say, “Hi, I’m Shovel. Hey, I’m Sifter,” so the Viewer suggested that Shovel should introduce himself to Sifter.

They did though, but Shovel didn’t know what else to do so his other options were Shovel plays separately or find something he has in common with Sifter and Shovel asked Steve what he liked and he said he liked drawing and playing with blocks and Shovel liked blocks as well then the Viewer suggested that Shovel should find something he has in common with Sifter.

So Shovel went over to Sifter and asked what certain games he liked and the games that Sifter listed were jump rope, sand, and ball and Shovel liked playing in the sand too. With that, Shovel and Sifter played in the sand and Pail joined in.

Then it was Mailtime. Mailbox arrived and was worried about Blue being shy and is never shy of him but used to be when they first met and Mailbox remembered and gave Steve his letter.

Then Steve saw the second clue on the mat on a footprint and he drew it in his Notebook. So far, the 2 clues were a bag and a footprint and he still didn’t know.

Then Steve heard a voice and then he and Blue skidooed to Blue’s School. Then they saw Duck, who was shy because it was his first day of school and he didn’t know anything or anyone so his options were to stay in the hall or go inside and play with something he likes and the Viewer suggested that Duck should go inside. So he did and started to finger paint and Purple Kangaroo joined in.

Then Steve and Blue heard and saw Orange Kitten being shy because she wanted to play dress up with Giraffe and Green Kitten but felt shy so her options were to go over and ask to play too and see what happens or sit and wait for them to ask her and the Viewer suggested that Orange Kitten should ask to play and she did and Green Kitten and Giraffe agreed.

Then when it was time for Show and Tell, Steve and Blue saw Green Kangaroo, who wanted to tell everyone about his pet rock but he was nervous and doesn’t know what to say so his options were to practice what he’s going to say with Steve and Blue or not take his turn and the Viewer suggested to practice so he did. Green Kangaroo said that he found the rock in his backyard and put a face on it and made it his pet and told everyone the same thing.

Steve and Blue skidooed back because Miranda was coming back soon and then Steve saw the third clue on a video tape, drew it in the Notebook and went to the Thinking Chair.

The clues were a bag, a footprint, and a video tape. Steve realized that the footprint was made by a person and the person that had a bag and video tape was Miranda and Blue hid behind the Thinking Chair because she was shy of Miranda.

After singing they figured out Blue’s Clues, Steve comforted poor Blue being shy of Miranda. But Shovel arrived and told Blue find something she and Miranda have in common like Shovel did with Sifter and Duck arrived too and Shovel took him to Sifter.

Just then, Miranda arrived to show the video tape. Steve told her about Blue being shy of Miranda and Magenta was what Blue and Miranda have in common and Blue was no longer shy of Miranda anymore.

Then the video tape started and it showed Magenta and Miranda at the beach, then Magenta arriving the Blue’s Clues House for Blue’s birthday party, the costume party when Steve was an alien, Blue was a fish, and Magenta was a mouse, and the pool party when Steve and Blue invited everyone and Magenta to it.

Steve sung the So Long Song and the episode ended.

Trivia[]

Kenny Kim, who will portray Periwinkle in Season 4, is one of Steve's Friends in this episode. Senior Storyboard Artist David Billings and the voice of Blue in Blue's Room, Victoria Pontecorvo, are also on the list.
Sidetable's face appears before Blue left her paw print on the screen.
This episode aired on President's Day.
This episode aired a day before the single release of Aerosmith's Jaded song.
This episode was released eleven days after the grand opening of Disney's California Adventure, the second amusement park at the Disneyland resort.
At the beginning of the episode, Steve only tells the viewers that he and Blue are gonna feed Turquoise. Then, when the camera zooms in closer on the turtle, a viewer can be heard saying “Hello!”, before Turquoise hides in his shell. The crew figured Steve’s explanation and the zoom-in on the turtle would do the trick for a preschooler to greet Turquoise without thinking.
Steve tells Mailbox that Blue used to be shy with him the first time Mailbox met Blue.
This is one of a handful of episodes where a live-action character that is not Steve or Joe appears, not counting the kids in the letters.
In the videotape shown near the end, the tape referenced Blue's Birthday from Season 2, Blue's Big Costume Party and Pool Party (also from Season 3).
At the beginning of/during the skidoo segment, when Duck is seen at the end, and during the credits, the Thinking Time segment music from Blue Wants to Play a Game is heard. The same situation happens at the beginning and after Duck is seen but this time the playdate music from Magenta Comes Over is heard twice when Miranda enters Steve and Blue's house.
Although the theme song footage from Pool Party is used, it still uses the Mailtime footage from Periwinkle Misses His Friend.
This was filmed in 1999.
This is the second time they see Green Kitten in this episode.
This is the first appearance of Magenta's owner, Miranda.
There is no UK, Pistas da Blue, Korean, Robin, Max, Marina or Scaredy Squirrel version because the producers could not find a replacement for Miranda. However, the episodes in the videotape shown near the end, (Blue's Birthday, Blue's Big Costume Party and Pool Party), did have UK and Pistas da Blue versions.
Shannon Walker Williams portrayed the role of Miranda on this episode.
- She later came back in the episode Magenta Gets Glasses.
This episode holds the record for the shortest episode title in the series.
In the credits, Blue's 1st action was moved to the very beginning of the credits, while her 2nd action was moved to closer to the end of the credits, the credit sequence was unusually short as only Mailbox appeared with her and Shovel appeared without Pail.
In the credits, the Duck, Duck, Goose music from Blue Wants to Play a Game plays.
After Steve says, "Cause we're really smart.", the slow version of the ending plays, but the normal one does not.
Unlike all other episodes, this is the only late-Season 3 episode where Blue's "goodbye barking and waving" was in the very beginning of the credits, and her upside down blinking was at the end of the credits. Normally, from this season onwards, it's the other way around.
This is the second episode to feature two thought bubble choices. These happened for the first time in Blue's Sad Day. These will happen again later in I'm So Happy!.
In the skidoo segment, Duck, Orange Kitten, and Green Kangaroo feel shy in order. This happened for the first time by the hippo in Blue's Play, despite the fact that she wasn't really mean like Steve says.
In the letter, Abigail votes for pink, Akilah votes for red, and Michael and Jharell both vote for blue. That means the color blue is the winner and the colors pink and red are tied for second, making Jharell not feel shy anymore.
Before the kids said goodbye, Jharell says, "Hey, I don't feel so shy anymore.".
In the letter, the only character who never speaks, but waves goodbye silently with a toothy grin is the camp director.
In the letter, the third girl only says goodbye with the rest of the kids who got their votes, despite the fact that she's never given one.