Our New Neighbor

**Our New Neighbor** is the first episode of the third season and the fortieth episode overall in the reboot series *Blue's Clues & You!*. It's a new version of "Periwinkle Misses His Friend".

## Characters

* Blue
* Josh
* Sidetable Drawer
* Mailbox
* Periwinkle (reboot debut)
* Slippery Soap
* Tickety Tock
* Shovel
* Pail
* Felt Friends
	+ Felicia
	+ Fred
	+ Phaderus
* Snail
* Rainbow Puppy (debut)
* Red Puppy (debut)
* Unidentified Green Puppy (unknown whether or not this character is related to the original Green Puppy) (debut, possible reboot debut(?))

## Summary

Josh and Blue play Blue’s Clues to figure out how they can help Periwinkle, who is feeling homesick, feel welcome and learn more about their new kitten neighbor along the way, helping him unpack and even skidooing to his old neighborhood to retrieve his missing stuffy.

## Plot

Josh invites the viewers to our house to come see Periwinkle. They play Blue's Clues to figure out how can we help Periwinkle feel welcome. Josh and Blue skidoo to Periwinkle's Old Neighborhood to find his stuffie Presto and they even come across Periwinkle's old friend Rainbow Puppy. The 3 clues are Music, Friends, and Decorations. How can we help Periwinkle feel welcome? By throwing a party! Josh, Blue and all their friends welcome Periwinkle with a song and even return Presto to him. Josh and Periwinkle sing the So Long Song and the episode ends.

## Elements

* **Question**: How can we help Periwinkle feel welcome?
* **Clues**:
	+ 1. Music
	+ 2. Friends
	+ 3. Decorations
* **Answer to Blue's Clues**: Throwing a welcome party for Periwinkle
* **Wrong answer**: Decorating some friends while they sing some music
* **Living Room Picture**: Blue’s Clues House with Periwinkle’s House and Magenta’s House
* **Skidoo Location**: Periwinkle's Old Neighborhood
* **Email or Letter?**: Letter

## Differences

* In the original, Periwinkle's friend was a bird named Plum. In the reboot, his friend is a puppy named Rainbow Puppy.
* The original Periwinkle had a small photo of Plum and the city. In the reboot Periwinkle has a big picture of his city.
* In the original the question was: What can Periwinkle do to feel better about missing his friend? The original clues were: Crayons A Folded Piece of Paper and An Envelope. The reboot question is: How can we help Periwinkle feel welcome? The clues are: Friends Music, and Decorations. The original answer was: Make a card and mail it to his friend. The reboot answer is: Throwing a welcome party for Periwinkle.
* The Original didn't have a wrong answer. But the reboot does.

## Trivia

* This is the first reboot episode to feature Periwinkle.
	+ Despite being a new neighbor, Periwinkle was in the original *Blue's Clues*.
	+ It's likely he moved back to the city for a while sometime after the original series ended but then moved back to the Blue's Clues neighborhood during the reboot.
	+ This is the first time in the franchise that we get to see Periwinkle’s house from the inside, mainly his bedroom in the episode. The interior was never shown in the original.
* The Living Room got upgraded. Periwinkle’s House was replaced by a different house.
* The title is a play on the classic Blue's Clues episode Our Neighborhood Festival.
* This is the third time where a taxi was seen. The first two being A Brand New Game when Joe and Periwinkle played a taxi game and Away Great Playdate when Joe, Blue, and Sprinkles arrived in a city, they saw a taxi.
* This marks the second episode where a rainbow puppy was seen. The first being Happy Birthday Blue, when Josh skidooed into the Present Store and he and Joe found the rainbow puppy toy for Blue’s birthday.
* This is the introduction to the character Rainbow Puppy, being the first puppy that resembles Blue and Magenta that talks.
* The red and green Puppies are similar to what happened in Blue Wants to Play a Game when Steve and Blue sang Up A Mountain and there were red and green apple trees, between which is where Gingerbread Boy lives.
* This is the second time where the Kitchen was mentioned. The first time being Blue's Surprise at Two O'Clock when Steve and Blue played the Race Against Time with Grandfather Clock, who made pictures of a refrigerator, a sink, and Mr. Salt, Mrs. Pepper, and Paprika, in which the kitchen was mentioned to find the third clue, which was on an ice cube tray.
* This is the fourth time where a couch where a couch was seen. The first three being What Story Does Blue Want to Play? when Blue wanted to do Goldilocks and the Three Bears and used 3 pillows on the couch as the beds and both Magenta Gets Glasses and Getting Glasses with Magenta when Steve, Josh, and Miranda sat in the Thinking Couch since the Thinking Chair had enough room for one person.
* This is the third episode in the franchise where a bathtub was seen. The first two being What Does Blue Need? when Blue needed a bath when she left three clues on bubbles, a towel, and soap and Bedtime Business when Blue was taking a bath before bedtime and sang the The Bedtime Business Song.
* The living room was mentioned again like in Blue's Big Treasure Hunt when Steve and Blue read a treasure hunt hint which read, "You’ve come so far, the end is near. Now…you are here,". They were here in the living room.
* This is the third time where a ladder was seen. The first two being What Does Blue Want to Build? when Steve saw Popsicle Sticks building a ladder at first and Playdates when Joe drew a ladder.
* This marks the third episode in the franchise where a bike was seen. The first two being The Trying Game when Blue wanted to ride a bike when she left three clues on a horn, a basket, and a wheel and Morning Music when Joe drew a bike.
* This is the second time where the bedroom was mentioned. The first being Hide and Seek when Blue wanted to hide in the bedroom and left three clues on a clock, a pillow, and pajamas.
* This is the second time where a paint pallet and paintbrush appears. The first time being The Trying Game when Baby Bear wanted to be an artist.
* This is the third time where a trumpet was seen. The first two being Blue's Favorite Song and Song Time with Blue when Steve, Josh and Blue heard a trumpet sound like a flute, which was omitted from the remake.
* This is the eleventh episode where music was drawn. The others being Blue's Favorite Song, Song Time with Blue, Mailbox's Favorite Treasure, What's Inside?, The Scavenger Hunt, Story Wall, Bluestock (Original/Remake), Blue's Night Before Christmas and It's YOUR Birthday!
	+ This is also the fourth time in which music was the first clue in The Scavenger Hunt, Blue's Night Before Christmas and It's Your Birthday!. However, it was the third clue in Blue's Favorite Song, Song Time with Blue, What's Inside?, and Story Wall. In both versions of Bluestock, it was all three clues.
* This is the third time that Josh said, "with a flag on top," when he drew music from Blue's Night Before Christmas and It's Your Birthday!.
* This marks the third episode in the franchise where friends were drawn. The first two being A Brand New Game and Blue Takes You to School.
	+ This is also the second time that friends were the second clue with Blue Takes You to School being the first. However, in A Brand New Game, they were the first clue.
	+ Coincidentally, both versions of the clue are represented by Felt Friends in A Brand New Game and in this episode. The only difference is that the felt friends are Felicia, Fred, and Phaderus instead of random felt friends like in A Brand New Game.
* This marks the fourth episode in the franchise where someone skidoo's into a place with puppies. The first three being Hide and Seek, Meet Blue's Baby Brother, and Blue's Anywhere Box Surprise.
* This is the third time where a bowl was seen. The first two being What Story Does Blue Want to Play? and Steve Gets the Sniffles.
* This is the second time where a bed was seen. The first time being What's New, Blue?.
* The episode aired on the same day on Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary.
* This marks the fourth episode in the franchise where costumes were seen. The others being Blue's Big Costume Party, Spooky Costume Party with Blue, and Dress Up Day.
* This is the fifth episode in the franchise in which someone from the Video Letter gave the host something. The first four were Blue's Surprise at Two O'Clock, Bedtime Business, Getting Healthy with Blue, and Spring is Here!.
* Periwinkle said the magic words like he did in Blue's Big Mystery when he first met Steve, Blue, the Viewer and Mr. Salt.
* There were stores and a pizza place Josh and Blue had to choose from like in Blue's Big Neighborhood Adventure.
* This is the eighth time where the host skidooes into a random object and comes out of the Yellow Frame. The first seven being Steve Gets the Sniffles, Getting Healthy with Blue in which Steve and Josh skidooed into a story book with Jill but came out of the Yellow Frame, Blue's Big Beat Band in which Josh skidooed into a song book but came out of the Yellow Frame, Welcome to Blue's Bistro in which Josh skidooed into a farm picture on the refrigerator but came out of the Yellow Frame, Blue's Night Before Christmas in which Josh skidooed into a snow globe but came out of the Yellow Frame, Spring is Here! in which Josh skidooed into a butterfly book but came out of the Yellow Frame, and Mystery of the Missing Pies in which Josh skidooed into a Detective Gopher book but came out of the Yellow Frame. In this episode, Josh skidooes into a picture of Periwinkle's old neighborhood but comes out of the Yellow Frame.
* This marks the sixth episode in the franchise where shoes were seen. The others being Tickety's Favorite Nursery Rhyme when Steve was trying to rhyme with, "shoe," and he said, "Blue" when the Viewer saw Blue going to the left and as Steve was trying to figure out what else rhymed with "shoe," and "Blue,", the Viewer saw the first clue on the number 1, What Was Blue's Dream About? when the Viewer saw a clue on a mat and Steve thought the Viewer said, "shoe," Adventure when Steve drew really big shoes, Morning Music when Joe and Shoehorn sang a song on how to tie shoes, and Blue's Rainy Day Rainbow when Josh drew rain boots.
* This marks the second episode in the franchise where a party was the answer to Blue’s Clues. The first being The Scavenger Hunt when Blue left three clues on music, cupcakes, and a balloon.
* This is also the second time where a balloon was drawn as part of the decorations clue. The first being The Scavenger Hunt.
* This is the first time Sidetable Drawer dances to the We Just Figured Out Blue's Clues song.
* This marks the ninth episode in the franchise where an episode ended with a party. The others being Mailbox's Birthday, Blue's Birthday, The Scavenger Hunt, Joe's Surprise Party, Blue's Wishes, Fred's Birthday, Happy Birthday Blue, and It's Your Birthday!.
* A green puppy appears in Periwinkle's old neighborhood, but whether this is the reboot version of Green Puppy or not is unknown.
* Josh and Blue trying to find the magic shop in this episode is similar to Blue's Big Neighborhood Adventure when they were trying to find the right places to go to in their neighborhood.
* Everyone yelled, "Surprise," to Periwinkle like they did to Joe from Joe's Surprise Party.
* Everyone is singing a welcome song to welcome Periwinkle like how Steve and the others did to Cinnamon in The Baby's Here! when they sang a song and made music when Blue left three clues on a rattle, Steve’s guitar, and a picture.
* This episode marks:
	+ The first Season 3 episode that "Play Blue's Clues" was done partially the way it was in the first two seasons of the original series which didn't happen in the original series' third season except for "Weight and Balance" and "Signs".
	+ The first Season 3 episode to feature an incorrect answer to the Blue's Clues game which didn't happen in the original series' third season which exceptions of "Blue's Big Musical" and "Blue's Big Costume Party".
* Rather than the usual instrumental of the theme song, the closing credits instead feature an instrumental of the song Josh and the others perform at Periwinkle's surprise party.
* Plum is replaced by Rainbow Puppy.

## Errors

* At the ending credits, Periwinkle's voice actor Elliott Dahan isn't in the main voice cast. He is in the Josh's Friends spot.