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What's New, Blue?

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What's New, Blue? (also known as Read All About It! on the VHS release) is the 5th episode of Blue's Clues from Season 4. This is the 1st episode involving the story arc to introduce Cinnamon.

Characters Present[]

Elements[]

  • Question: What news could Blue want to make?
  • Clues:
    • 1. A Crib (Cot in the UK)
    • 2. Paprika
    • 3. A Bed
  • Answer: Paprika moving from a crib to a bed
  • Skidoo location: Skidoo News
  • Living room picture: Various characters reading the newspaper: First, Baby Bear, then Orange Kitten, then Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper, then Magenta
  • Felt frame picture: Fifi dressed up as a news actor
  • Bathroom picture: Starfish dressed up as an artist
  • Snail Appearances: (1. near the flower) (2. on the shelf) (3. behind the tree)

Summary[]

Blue and her friends are trying out new things and so Blue and Steve decide to create Blue's News to document it. Blue practices roller skating, Sidetable makes up a song, Pail tries playing basketball with Shovel and Sifter, Tickety counts up to 20, Slippery makes a finger painting, Mailbox makes up a funny joke, Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper talk about their baby and more.

Objects[]

  • Notebook
  • Basketball
  • Newspaper

Video Releases[]

Trivia[]

  • Editor Douglas G. Davis is a friend of Steve in this episode. He rarely edits episodes made by David B. Levy's team. This also applies to Superfriends, Let's Plant, and Something To Do Blue.
  • This is the first episode from the fourth season to be released on VHS.
  • This episode is the first of five episodes in a story arc introducing Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper's new addition, Cinnamon.
  • This episode explores how newspapers are made.
  • Paprika is a clue for the first and only time in the original series.
  • This episode is one of two on the video "Blue's Big News: Volume 1: Read All About It!".
  • Chronologically, Cinnamon does not appear in this episode.
  • Cinnamon was actually introduced in "The Baby's Here!".
  • The Skidoo News includes visible headlines and readable text, some in English and others in foreign languages. Sample headlines include:
    • "Prefeito Billy Chicken tenta reeleiçao" (Portuguese for: Billy Chicken tries re-election)
    • Text from Billy Chicken article:
    • "Felt Friend Travels to Felt Planet"
    • Text from Felt Friend article: "Planet found in the vast space of the felt frame."
    • "Skinny Pig est un bon Participant a Le Tour de Skidoo" (French for: Skinny Pig is a good participant at Skidoo's Tour)
    • Text from Skinny Pig article: "Mechanicsville -"
    • "Sarah Scientist Honored"
    • Text from Sarah Scientist article: "Anatomyville - At a big banquet last night, Sarah Scientist was formally honored as the Skidoo News special scientist of the year. Winning the Nobel Prize was nice, said Sarah, but this is really special. Sarah will continue to"
    • "Gingerbread Man Parle." (French for: Gingerbread Man Speaks)
    • Text from Gingerbread Man article: "Pastry City -"
    • "La Srta. Basset Canta A Una Multitud para la Firma de su..." (Spanish for: Miss Basset Sings To A Crowd For The Signature Of Her...)
    • Text from Miss Basset article:
    • "A Balança Cai Quando um Lado Pesa Mais Que O Outro" (Portuguese for: The Balance Falls When One Side Weighs More Than The Other)
    • Text from scale article: "In a surprising turn of events, the scale tipped to the other side yesterday afternoon. Weight was cited as a likely factor in the change. The scale is excited about his new look."
    • "Opposetta atrae una multitud a la librería local Para la Firma De su Nuevo Libro" (Spanish for: Opposite Girl Draws A Crowd To The Local Bookstore For Her New Book Signing)
    • Text from Opposite Sister article: "Ciudad Opuesta -" (Spanish for: Opposite City - )
    • "News From a Very Big City"
    • Text from Very Big City article: "The latest news from the very big city is that it is in fact getting bigger. City planners are looking into more ways at..."
  • This is the first episode to use the season 4 elements, so when Steve sits on the Thinking Chair, Steve is brighter than the Thinking Chair.
  • In the Pistas da Blue (Portuguese) version, the Mailtime footage is the same as Environments.
  • Steve did not use a brown crayon to color Paprika in this episode.
  • This was the first episode to air after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that happened the previous month. The newspapers may be a reference.
  • The barn in the Skidoo News is the same one from the episode "What Does Blue Want to Do on a Rainy Day?".
  • This episode aired 7 weeks after the show's 4th anniversary.
  • In the credits, Pail is seen playing basketball. But as this was a David B. Levy episode, Mailbox appears mirrored during the Studio Crew credit pages. Between these characters was Shovel by himself without Pail and Tickety's 3rd action.
  • In some scenes of this episode, Steve's voice from early Season 1 is used.
  • In this episode, the answer to whom Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper are saving the crib for is The New Baby.
  • In this episode, Paprika strikes her pose because Steve wants to draw her.
  • In the letter, the first news is gymnastics, the second news is a hockey team, the third news is a choir, and the last news is dancing.
  • The languages in the Skidoo News are English, Spanish, French, Korean, and Portuguese.
  • In the Skidoo News, before the last clue is found, the first news is Porcupine getting a haircut, the second news is Baby Bear participating in a running race, and the last news is Chick's baby brother being born on the farm.
  • In this episode, Paprika is a clue (the second one). However, she was the answer in Blue's News as a baby.
  • This episode is a preference to the Journal Theme Song, performed by Journal, who tells Blue and the viewers what they're going to write about.

Goofs[]

  • After Steve finishes drawing Paprika in his notebook, the second clue mysteriously turns brown even though he didn't color Paprika in.
  • There was a mix-up with the credits for the Art and Digital Design Director, but it was corrected for split-screen airings.
  • In the Pistas Da Blue version, when Duarte skidooed into the skidoo news, the song "Blue Skidoo, We Can Too" was not played.
  • Blue announces that Paprika has moved from a crib to a bed in this episode, but her new bed is not shown until the next episode. Paprika excitedly mentions her big bed, prompting Steve to say, "Hey, look at that!".

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Watch Episode[]

This episode is available for streaming on Paramount Global's video streaming service Paramount+.
What's_New,_Blue?
Blue's Clues Season 4
Imagine Nation | Adventure | The Anything Box | Superfriends | What's New, Blue? | Blue's New Place | Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper Day | The Baby's Here! | Making Changes | Bugs! | ¡Un Día Con Plum! | What's Inside? | Blocks | Let's Boogie | Blue's Backyard Ballgame Bonanza | Let's Plant | Joe's First Day | Joe Gets a Clue | Steve Goes to College
Held Back Episodes
Blue's Book Nook | Rhyme Time | Puppets | Blue's School | Something To Do Blue
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