Blue's Room

Blue's Room
Created by	Traci Paige Johnson Angela C. Santomero
Starring	Victoria Pontecorvo Peter Linz Cheryl Blaylock Joey Mazzarino Tyler Bunch Jared Goldsmith Donovan Patton Matt Vogel Noel MacNeal
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	17
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Out of the Blue Enterprises Nickelodeon Productions
Release
Original network	Nick Jr
Original release	August 2, 2004 – April 29, 2007

Blue's Room is an American children's puppet show television series originally broadcast on Nickelodeon as part of the Nick Jr. block. It is a spin-off series of the popular Blue's Clues series, and was created by Traci Paige Johnson and Angela C. Santomero.^[1] It started as a short segment that came near the end of the last Blue's Clues episodes.

In March 2015, the entire series was made available as part of the Noggin app.^[2]

Characters

• Blue (puppeteered by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph voiced by Victoria Pontecorvo) - The title character and host of the show, Blue is a female blue dog. She often greets others by shouting, "Hi you!" and usually asks viewers open-ended questions.
• Polka Dots (puppeteered by Peter Linz) - Polka Dots is Blue's best friend, a sea-green plush toy who creates puzzles for others to solve.
• Frederica (puppeteered by Cheryl Blaylock) - Fred is one of Blue's good friends who usually pretends that it is her birthday every day. She is a purple doll with orange hair.
• Roar E. Saurus (puppeteered by Joey Mazzarino) - Roary is an orange dinosaur who likes to practice roaring.
• Sprinkles (puppeteered by Joey Mazzarino) - Blue's baby brother and the co-host of the show added to the cast in the second season, Sprinkles is a somewhat shy spotted puppy.
• Doodleboard (puppeteered by Peter Linz) - An easel who doodles and draws to tell the viewer to guess what the object is.
• Dress-Up Chest (puppeteered by Tyler Bunch) - A purple treasure chest who gives the others costumes to wear. He also occasionally narrates story segments.
• Boogie Woogie (puppeteered by Joey Mazzarino) - A jukebox who likes to sing and dance.
• Silly Seat (puppeteered by Marc Petrosino and voiced by Jared Goldsmith) - A chair who tells silly jokes, crazy riddles, and other funny things. He disappears from the supporting cast in the second season for unknown reasons.
• Joe (portrayed by Donovan Patton) - Joe is a human and Blue's caretaker. He is often seen alongside Sprinkles.
• Journal (voiced by Brianna Gentilella) - A talking journal whose face and design resembles that of Polka Dots. Blue writes various thoughts about specific aspects of episodes in his pages.
• Key (voiced by Jared Goldsmith) - One of the few animated characters in the show, Key is a magical key Polka Dots keeps in his pocket. He opens Dress-Up Chest's lock and is colored gold and orange.
• Moona (voiced by Christiana Anbri) - Similarly to Key, Moona is an animated character in the show. She is a green and blue-colored fairy made of crescent shapes who appears at the end of each segment and episode.
• Antonio (portrayed by Antonio Ortiz) - A child who visits Blue's room often throughout the first season.

Episodes

The series lasted for two seasons, airing from August 2, 2004 until March 29, 2007.^[3]

Season 1 (2004–2005)

• 1. Snacktime Playdate (August 2, 2004) - Blue asks viewers what they enjoy most about snacktime, and Dress-Up Chest reads a snack-based story.
• 2. Fred's Birthday (October 24, 2004) - Fred's favorite day of the year (her birthday) arrives.
• 3. Blue's Holiday Wishes (December 25, 2004) - Blue, Polka Dots, Fred and Roary learn about winter holidays and await a visit from Joe.
• 4. It's Hug Day! (January 7, 2005) - Blue and her playroom friends celebrate "Hug Day," a holiday that resembles Valentine's Day.
• 5. Beyond Your Wildest Dreams! (April 18, 2005) - Blue uses her imagination to transform the room into fantastic new worlds.
• 6. The Power of the Alphabet (August 12, 2005) - Sentient letters visit the room, inspiring Blue to learn more about them.

Season 2 (2006–2007)

• 1. Meet Blue's Baby Brother (August 6, 2006) - Blue travels to Puppyville to meet her new baby brother, Sprinkles.
• 2. Blue's Farm Playdate (January 26, 2007) - Blue and Sprinkles help Joe take care of his new farm.
• 3. Shape Detectives (February 2, 2007) - Shapes from Roary's painting scatter across the room.
• 4. Masterpiece Museum (February 9, 2007) - Polka Dots reads about museums and decides to create one of his own.
• 5. World Travelers (February 16, 2007) - Blue and Sprinkles travel to exotic locations in search of three magic keys.
• 6. Away Great Playdate (February 23, 2007) - Blue, Sprinkles and Joe visit real-life places around the world as they try to return a lost hat.
• 7. Sprinkles' Sleepover (March 26, 2007) - Sprinkles is unable to go to sleep.
• 8. Little Red Riding Blue (March 26, 2007) - Blue and Sprinkles act out Little Red Riding Hood as they bring Roary some banana bread.
• 9. Music Stars (March 26, 2007) - Boogie Woogie overhears Blue and Sprinkles making music and tells them that they could become rock stars.
• 10. Knights of the Snack Table (March 27, 2007) - Blue and Sprinkles become knights and help King Joe locate his missing dragons.
• 11. Mathstronauts (April 29, 2007) - Blue and Sprinkles search all of outer space to find numbers.

Videos

Year	Title	Formats	Release date	Notes	References
2004	Snacktime Playdate	VHS & DVD	8/10/2004		[4]
2005	It's Hug Day!	VHS & DVD	1/25/2005		[5]
2005	Beyond Your Wildest Dreams	VHS & DVD	4/19/2005
2005	Alphabet Power	VHS & DVD	9/17/2005
2005	Holiday Wishes	VHS & DVD	11/8/2005	Blue's Room Holiday
2006	Fred's Birthday	VHS & DVD	3/21/2006
2006	Blue's Biggest Stories	DVD	8/7/2006	Snacktime Play Date (also includes Blue's Clues episodes)
2006	Meet Blue's Baby Brother	DVD	9/13/2006
2007	Knights of the Snack Table	DVD	3/30/2007	Knights of the Snack Table/Blue's Farm Play Date
2007	Shape Detectives	DVD	5/29/2007	Shape Detectives/Mathstronauts
2007	Little Blue Riding Hood	DVD	7/3/2007	Little Red Riding Blue/The Masterpiece Museum
2007	World Travelers	DVD	11/13/2007	World Travelers/Away Great Play Date

See also

• Blue's Clues
• Nick Jr.

External links

• Blue's Room at the Internet Movie Database
• Blue's Room at TV.com
• Blue's Room at LocateTV.com
• Blue's Room Common Sense Media review

References

1. Nick Jr. (3 January 2007). "Nick Jr.'s Beloved Blue Puppy and Her New Baby Brother". prnewswire.com.
2. "Nickelodeon Turns Its Archives Into A Mobile Distraction For Your Kids". Fast Company.
3. Nick Jr. (15 March 2007). "Nick Jr. Unveils Two Back-To-Back Premiere Weeks of Hit Preschool Series". prnewswire.com.
4. http://www.amazon.com/Blues-Clues-Room-Snacktime-Playdate/dp/B000291Q5W
5. http://www.amazon.com/Blues-Clues-Room-Its-Hug/dp/B0006IUDWQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1439574809&sr=1-1&keywords=it%27s+hug+day