[4] Up to that point, PBS was the only source for quality children's television; other broadcasters voluntarily set educational standards for their programming and "were expected to regulate themselves", but it led to little change in the quality of children's programs. They surmised that experienced viewers would comprehend and interact more with the recurring and familiar segments of the show designed to aid comprehension,[123] but they found that familiarity with the structure of an individual episode did not provide experienced viewers with an advantage over the inexperienced viewers. [120] Researcher Shalom M. Fisch, however, stated that although the show attempted to be "participatory," it could not truly be so, because unlike interactive computer games, the viewers' responses could not change or influence what occurred on-screen. According to Tracy, the music empowered children and gave the show "a sense of playfulness, a sense of joy, and a sense of the fantastic". (Spring 2008). [21] Alice Wilder served as a producer and director of development and research. [118] They found that when the content of a program was new and challenging, children paid more attention, and when it was familiar, either from previous viewings or in a format they recognized, they instead interacted more. [26] The show's producers believed that comprehension and attention were strongly connected, so they wrote the episodes to encourage and increase their viewers' attention. It has been called "one of the most successful, critically acclaimed, and ground-breaking preschool television series of all time. After five viewings, more of the viewers' cognitive resources were available for interaction and participation, so they answered more questions. Blue's Clues is an American live-action/animated educational children's television series that premiered on Nickelodeon on Sunday, September 8, 1996. [113] They discovered that audience participation was lower for the first few viewings, because children paid more attention to unfamiliar material, and because it was more cognitively demanding to understand and solve the problems presented. "Educational Television is not an Oxymoron". [126], Erin Ryan and her colleagues performed a 2009 study on the effect of the use of American Sign Language (ASL) in Blue's Clues episodes. [37] Burns helped train Patton to perform the role. [90] Johnson credited Kessler with the idea of using the Macintosh. They also dropped the magazine format for a more traditional narrative format. [15] The result was something that looked different from anything else on television at the time, and the producers were able to animate two episodes in eight weeks, as compared to the sixteen weeks necessary to create a single episode by traditional methods. A television program (often simply called a "TV show") is any content produced for broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, cable, or internet and typically viewed on a television set, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed between shows. [60] Based on research conducted over the 30 years since the launch of Sesame Street by theorists like Anderson, the producers of Blue's Clues wanted to develop a show that took advantage of children's intellectual and behavioral activity when watching television. [116] Children were not only tolerant of repetition, they were "positively enthusiastic"[115] about it. Crawley and Anderson also studied whether experienced viewers of Blue's Clues interacted more with other children's TV shows[124] and whether the viewing behaviors they learned from Blue's Clues could be transferred to other shows. [59] In their first brainstorming sessions in 1994, Santomero, Kessler, and Johnson decided to promote mastery rather than rote learning or memorizing, make sure that their viewers knew the answers to the puzzles with which they were presented, and include elements of surprise and play. The character Blue was originally conceived as a cat, and the name of the show was to be "Blue's Prints," but the show's name was changed and Blue became a dog because Nickelodeon was already producing a show about a cat. The Invention of Sophie Carter Samantha Hastings. "[3] A spin-off called Blue's Room premiered in 2004. [107], Regional versions of the show, featuring native hosts, have been produced in other countries. For the 2019 reboot series, see. She lives in a, The Snail – A pink garden snail who appears three times in the background of each episode as an. Magenta – A magenta-colored dog who is Blue's best friend from school. Like real dogs, she does not speak and communicates solely through inflection. Its creators believed that if children were more involved in what they were viewing, they would attend to its content longer than previously expected—for up to a half hour—and learn more. A Field Guide to the Children's Television Act". [25], The pace of Blue's Clues was deliberate, and its material was presented clearly. He dreams of becoming the captain of a boat when he grows up. In March 2018, Nickelodeon announced a reboot of the series titled Blue's Clues & You!, which premiered on November 11, 2019. When Courteney Cox was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), she told Jay this story about filming Friends (1994). Johnson hired artist Dave Palmer and production company Big Pink to create the animation from simple materials like fabric, paper, or pipe-cleaners, and scan them into a Macintosh computer so that they could be animated using inexpensive computer software such as Media 100, Ultimatte, Photoshop and After Effects,[88][note 4] instead of being repeatedly redrawn as in traditional animation. [73], Blue's Clues was set in the home—the environment that was most familiar and secure for preschoolers—and looked like no other children's television show. A. K. Wilder. 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Nick Balaban, who wrote the music for the show along with Michael Rubin, was cast as the voice of Mr. Salt. Blue's Sing-along Spectacu... Greenland. They did not, according to Tracy, have the traditional backgrounds of most producers of children's programs but possessed "an amazing combination of talents, backgrounds, and personal attributes". "[55] Participation, in the form of spoken or physical response from the audience, and the mastery of thinking skills were encouraged by the use of repetition, both within the structure of individual episodes and across multiple episodes. Tracy's book is a business guide based on Nickelodeon and the history of. Unresolved: Release in which this issue/RFE will be addressed. By 1990, parents, teachers, and media experts had been criticizing "the lack of quality fare for children on commercial television" for many years. He compared regular viewers and non-viewers and found that the show's episode repetition strategy improved children's comprehension while holding their attention and increasing their participation, which suggested that watching Blue's Clues increased children's learning and social interactions. (2000). The show follows an animated blue-spotted dog named Blue as she leaves a trail of clues/paw prints for the host and the viewers to figure out her plans for the day. [55] Early episodes focused on basic subjects such as colors and numbers, but later the programs focused on math, physics, anatomy, and astronomy. Blue's Clues: Blue's #1 Picnic by Buster Yablonski, illus. She was voiced by Koyalee Chanda. He wears a variety of shirts with squares on them. Based on other research about the positive effects of teaching ASL to hearing children, the researchers also speculated that it could lead to an increase of vocabulary skills and IQ, as well as improve interpersonal communication. The show was originally hosted by Steve Burns, who left in 2002 and was replaced by Donovan Patton as Joe until 2006. "Helping Hands? "[5][note 1], There was little incentive for producing high-quality children's television until 1990, when Congress passed the Children's Television Act (CTA), which "required that networks be held accountable for the quality of children's programming or risk losing their license". [54], Nickelodeon researcher Daniel R. Anderson called the structure of Blue's Clues a game that presented its viewers with increasingly challenging and developmentally appropriate problems to solve. In the United Kingdom it was hosted by Kevin Duala[108] and the Korean version became part of pop culture in South Korea. "[58] In 2002, the success of Blue's Clues inspired the producers of Sesame Street to change its format and add more interactive segments. Like Blue, she does not speak. "[25] Every episode of Blue's Clues was structured in this way. [65][74] These learning opportunities included the use of mnemonics in the form of mantras and songs, and what Tracy called "metacognitive wrap-up"[73] at the end of each episode, in which the lessons were summarized and rehearsed. Essaysanddissertationshelp.com is a legal online writing service established in the year 2000 by a group of Master and Ph.D. students who were then studying in UK. [92] By 1999, the show's animation department consisted of Palmer, 20 animators, 11 digital designers, and 5 art directors and model makers. [31], The most important casting decision was that of the host, the only human character in the show. Blue's Clues was the longest-running Nick Jr. series until it was surpassed by Dora the Explorer in 2012. A Blue's Clues episode focusing on a neighborhood festival was dedicated to Fred Rogers. [23], Blue's Clues premiered in the U.S. on September 8, 1996. Basketful of Heads ... Blue's Clues & You!. [80] The show's creators understood that the look and visual design of the show would be integral to children's attachment with it. ", "Blue's Clues for Success: The 8 Secrets Behind a Phenomenal Business", "The Children 's Hour Revisited: The Children ' s Television Act of 1990", "TV NOTES; 'Blue's' Creator Wouldn't Stay", "The Joy of Repetition, Repetition, Repetition", "You're in good company: Alice Wilder '88", "Calling Blue: And on That Farm He Had a Cellphone", "Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues is Back, Remade for a New Generation of Preschoolers", "Steve Burns Finally Confirms Why He Left 'Blue's Clues. Blue and the hosts visit them by "skidooing" into a picture frame in the Blue's Clues house. Blue's Clues was the first cutout animation series for preschoolers and resembles a storybook in its use of primary colors and its simple construction paper shapes of familiar objects with varied colors and textures. [15] He continued to be listed as an executive producer for the remaining run of the show. Matthew Perry thought it was from Weird Science (1985), but Cox was adamant it was from The Breakfast Club (1985). Vol. [27], In 2000, with very little "fanfare" and after 75 episodes, co-creator and co-producer Todd Kessler left Blue's Clues and Nickelodeon, to pursue other projects. "[95] Products, like the show, were heavily tested prior to marketing. Kirkorian, Heather L.; Ellen A. Wartella; Daniel R. Anderson. [90] Their process looked like traditional cut-out animation, but was faster, more flexible, and less expensive, and it allowed them to make changes based on feedback from test audiences. [121], Jennings Bryant conducted a two-year longitudinal study of the effects of Blue's Clues at the University of Alabama in 2001 to ascertain whether or not the show's curriculum goals were achieved. [100] It also won a Peabody Award in 2001. Ryan, Erin; Cynthia Nichols; Melissa Weinstein; Rebecca Burton. I wanted so much to give kids a television show that celebrates how smart they are, because I truly believe they are brilliant. American Dad! There were three phases of testing: content evaluation, video evaluations, and content analysis. They used research about child development and young children's viewing habits that had been conducted in the thirty years since the debut of Sesame Street in the U.S. and revolutionized the genre by inviting their viewers' involvement. [125] They found that although experienced viewers of Blue's Clues interacted with an episode of another series, they did not spend more time watching it than viewers unfamiliar with the show. Its home-based setting is familiar to American children but has a look unlike other children's TV shows. [13], Nickelodeon assigned a team of producers, Angela Santomero, Todd Kessler, and Traci Paige Johnson, to create a new U.S. television program for young children in mid-1994 using research on early childhood education and the viewing habits of preschoolers. Blue's Clues & You (TV Series 2019– ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. [79] It was filmed in a studio in Tribeca, Manhattan, New York. [15], In 2004, a spin-off, Blue's Room, was launched. Chunovic, Louis (2002-04-15). [29] Blue's Clues celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2006 with a special that consisted of a 12-minute retrospective produced by VH1's Behind the Music staff and a collection of "milestone"[30] episodes, including first host Steve Burns' 2002 departure. [75], Sesame Street reflected the prevailing view that preschoolers had short attention spans; it featured a magazine-like format[56] consisting of varied segments. [56] The producers used a variety of formal features, which were auditory, and content features, which consisted of invitations given to the audience, such as "Will you help?" [5][6] By the time Blue's Clues premiered in 1996, there was a large number of TV shows for children, but most of them were violent and designed to sell action toys and other products. We have now placed Twitpic in an archived state. They used content and production characteristics such as pacing which gave children time to respond,[56] as well as "camera techniques, children's voices, musical cues, sound effects, clear transitions, repeatable dialogue, and visuals. [132][133] In September 2018, it was announced that the show will be titled Blue's Clues & You!, and Joshua Dela Cruz will be the host of the revival. [1] Producers Angela Santomero, Todd Kessler, and Traci Paige Johnson combined concepts from child development and early-childhood education with innovative animation and production techniques that helped their viewers learn. ... Alice Oseman. [40], The series takes place inside of a picture book world in which everything is made of paper cutouts, clay, and other craft materials. [30] The show's first direct-to-video production was Blue's Big Musical Movie (2000), featuring Ray Charles and The Persuasions; it received mostly positive reviews[99] and has sold over 3 million copies since 2006. During the course of the series, 143 episodes of Blue's Clues aired over six seasons. [7][8] According to author Diane Tracy in her 2002 book Blue's Clues for Success, "The state of children's television was pretty dismal. [91] Unlike traditional animation environments, which tended to be highly structured, the animators were given information about the characters and goals of the scenes they would animate, and then given the freedom to work out the timing and look of each scene themselves, as long as their creations were true to the characters and to the story. [103] The creators chose Jonathan Hochwald as the live show's producer,[102] Gip Hoppe as its director, and Dave Gallo as its set designer. "A Children's Adventure in a Deaf World". Anderson, Daniel R.; Jennings Bryant; Alice Wilder; Angela Santomero; Marsha Williams; Alisha M. Crawley. Previous children's television programs presented their content with little input from their viewers, but Blue's Clues was one of the first children's shows to actively invite its viewers' involvement. Blue's sing-along spectacular. First, Klaus is seen pretending the Smith family was on a DVD, and he's doing the commentary. On-set one day, Cox kept reciting a line by Anthony Michael Hall which goes, "Chicks cannot hold their smoke, that's what it is." "[65] The show was designed and produced on the assumption that, since children are cognitively active when they watch television,[19] a show could be an effective method of scientific education for young children by telling stories through pictures and by modeling behavior and learning. The Version table provides details related to the release that this issue/RFE will be addressed. Regional versions of the show featuring local hosts have been produced in other countries. [105] Nick Balaban and Michael Rubin, who wrote the music for the TV show, composed the live show's soundtrack. [10] Congress provided little direction in how the CTA was enforced and the law was so vague, no real improvements were made,[11] so the FCC "strengthened its regulations enforcing the CTA"[12] in 1996. "Researching Blue's Clues: Viewing Behavior and Impact". Burns was involved in Patton's selection. I also wanted to create a show that would help pre-schoolers feel good about themselves". [135][136], This article is about the original 1996 series. "[119] A similar study, also conducted in 2000 by many of the same researchers, found that experienced Blue's Clues viewers interacted more with other educational programs than did inexperienced viewers, which proved that watching Blue's Clues changed the way children watch television. [83] The goals were to make the show look natural and simplistic; as Tracy put it, "freshly cut and glued together with a vivid array of textures, colors, and shadows"[84] similar to picture book illustrations. Today I Feel Silly by Jamie Lee Curtis, illus. "Interactive Innovator Draws Raves". Nielsen ratings of the show's first season, when the same episode was shown daily, were flat over the five-day period, which indicated to Anderson that young children did not tire of its repetition or of its complexity over time. [131], In March 2018, Nickelodeon announced a reboot of the series, with a new host and 20 new episodes. [26] Blue's Clues also differed from Sesame Street by not using cultural references or humor aimed at adults, as this could confuse preschoolers but, instead, made the show literal, which the producers felt would better hold the children's attention. Allison H. Archer. Blue's clues & you!. The producers wanted to foster their audience's sense of empowerment by eliciting their assistance for the show's host and by encouraging their identification with the character Blue, who served as a stand-in for the typical preschooler. "[69], Blue's Clues co-creator and producer Angela Santomero[72], Twenty years worth of research had showed that television, a "cultural artifact" accessible to most American children, could be a "powerful educational agent. She is very number-oriented, likes to keep schedules, and often helps Steve or Joe with basic math. [60] "We wanted to learn from Sesame Street and take it one step further," Santomero said. [76] Each episode was in development, from idea development to final production, for approximately one year. [74] Anderson and Crawley felt that the telecast strategy helped increase the show's ratings and called it a success. [39], Johnson was cast as Blue's voice because, of the show's crew, she was able to sound the most like a dog. "'Blue' skiddoos, live, to Rosemont Theatre". Field tests showed that the attention and comprehension of young viewers increased with each repeat viewing. [35][24] Burns himself stated, "I knew I wasn't gonna be doing children's television all my life, mostly because I refused to lose my hair on a kid's TV show, and it was happenin'—fast. Balaban initially used a Brooklyn accent for Mr. Salt before settling on a French accent. Troseth speculated that their research had implications for interactive educational shows like Blue's Clues, which although was "on the right track"[130] due to the way in which the host invites interaction with the show's viewers, did not provide children with the social cues to solve real-world problems. [81] Johnson expanded on the "cut-out" style she had created during her college years. Finde tausende kostenlose Ausmalbilder und Malvorlagen zum Ausdrucken auf Ausmalbilder.org! By 2002, Nickelodeon had built a "state-of-the-art"[93] $6 million digital animation studio that housed 140 people, including 70 animators. "[115], In 2002, Crawley, Anderson, Kiersten Clark, and their colleagues conducted another study on the effects of Blue's Clues, this time researching whether more experienced viewers mastered the content and cognitive challenges faster and easier than first-time viewers. [111], The show's extensive use of research in its development and production process inspired several studies that provided evidence for its effectiveness as a learning tool. Dear Twitpic Community - thank you for all the wonderful photos you have taken over the years. As of 2002, over 2 million people had attended over 1,000 performances. [122] Anderson stated, "Given the program's large audience, it appears that the program is not only doing well, but it is also doing good. After the tune-tastic concert, join Josh and Blue2s dance party and help figure out Blue's favorite dance! [112] In 1999, Anderson and a team of researchers, some of which were his colleagues at Nickelodeon, studied how episode repetition affected comprehension, audience participation, and visual attention. [69] In their tests of the pilot, conducted throughout the New York City area with over 100 children aged from three to seven,[70] the show was "immediately successful. [73] The creators and producers used film techniques to present information from multiple perspectives in many "real world" contexts, or situations within the daily experiences of young children. They analyzed 16 episodes over two weeks for the content and frequency of the signs used and found a high incidence of ASL usage by various characters, but that it was inconsistent, especially in the connection between English words and their corresponding signs. 2 Tini Howard. Paprika and Cinnamon – Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper's young children. [101], Starting in 1999, a live production of Blue's Clues toured the U.S. to positive reviews. "A Slew of 'Clues'" in top right-hand corner", http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/p/345365/21040161/1460931682430/blues990313.jpg?asGalleryImage=true&token=Ufwx5zZv1NnNRnFpCRaiP5SCh04%3D, "Turns out 'Blue's Clues' creator barking up the right tree", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Blue%27s_Clues_episodes&oldid=1006297309, Lists of American children's animated television series episodes, Lists of Nickelodeon television series episodes, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from November 2017, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "What Does Blue Want to Make Out of Recycled Things? Periwinkle – A precocious kitten from the city who debuts in "Blue's Big Mystery". [74] It has been described as the first commercial television show for preschoolers that was both educational and profitable. [71] The producers and researchers also consulted outside advisers, who were chosen based on their expertise and the needs of each script. Fisch, Shalom M.; Rosemarie T. Truglio (2001). [63][64] In addition to a curriculum that emphasized reasoning skills relevant to preschoolers' everyday lives, the producers wanted to include audience participation, called by Variety its "call and response style,"[26] that encouraged mastery of the information presented, positive reinforcement, and prosocial messages. [134] The show premiered on November 11, 2019. There, at the climax of the show, he sits down in a comfortable chair to think — a chair known, of course, in the literal world of Blue's Clues, as the Thinking Chair.
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