The Boat Float

The Boat Float
Episode number	Season 5, Episode 10 (#510)
Airdate	September 9, 2002
Question in the episode	What kind of boat should we make for the boat float?
Clues	The Color Red A Hose A Siren
Answer to Blue's Clues	A fireboat
Chronology
Previous episode	I'm So Happy! (Broadcast Order) Steve Goes to College (Production Order) Joe's Surprise Party (Credit Order)
Next episode	Bedtime Business (Broadcast/Credit Order) Puppets (Production Order)

The Boat Float is the 10th episode of Blue's Clues from season 5.

Characters Present

• Blue
• Joe
• Sidetable Drawer
• Mailbox
• Mr. Salt (opening sequence, drawing, credits only)
• Mrs. Pepper
• Freddy
• Shovel
• Pail
• Slippery Soap
• Periwinkle
• Crab
• Speedboat
• Sailboat
• Canoe
• Boris

Summary

Blue, Joe, and their friends make boats for the boat float.

Elements

• Question: What kind of boat should we make for the boat float?
• Clues:
  • 1. The Color Red
  • 2. A Hose
  • 3. A Siren
• Answer: A fireboat
• Skidoo location: Boat book (Harbor)
• Living room: A pirate's wheel, then a lifesaver
• Felt Frame: Freddy as a sailboat

Video Releases

• Knights of the Snack Table (DVD, 2007)

Boat Tips

• Make sure that the boat you are making does not have a hole on the bottom.
• Make sure that you do not put too much weight on the boat.
• Boats act as a balance scale. That means there has to be equal weight on both sides.
• Raise your anchor so you can move your speedboat or ship.
• Put up your sail on the sailboat so the wind can blow on the sail making the sailboat move.
• Put a paddle on both sides of your rowboat or canoe so you can paddle straight.
• Tie your boat up to a pier close to the dock so people can board the boat or ship safely.

Trivia

• This is the 2nd time where a clue was the color red, the first episode where a clue that was red was from Let's Plant.
• On Streaming Services, such as Amazon Prime and iTunes, this episode is listed as a Season 4 episode.
  • This also happens in Can You Help?, The Big Book About Us, I'm So Happy!, and The Scavenger Hunt.
• This episode is on the Blue's Room DVD "Knights of the Snack Table."
• This is Joe’s version of What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try?.
• Joe wears a red squared shirt in this episode.
  • This is also the first full episode where Joe is seen with his red shirt.
• This is the only episode where Joe skidoos in something in the bedroom and on the ground in his red shirt.
  • In other episodes with his red shirt, he skidoos into the felt frame.
• Mrs. Pepper appears without Mr. Salt, however, Mr. Salt makes a cameo in a drawing and appears with her in the credits.
• The credit's character order is recycled from Can You Help?.
• In the end credits Shovel Appears by himself without Pail and Tickety Tock was Absent.

Gallery

The Color Red

Hose

Siren

3 Clues From The Boat Float

Watch Episode

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