Blue's Clues Opening Sequence

This theme only plays during the seasons with Steve as the host of the show, which are the first four seasons although Joe did show up in the last two episodes of season four before Steve's departure. For the last two seasons with Joe as the host, it was replaced by Another Blue's Clues Day. The first few notes from the beginning of the song can be heard as Steve’s ringtone on Josh's phone in the *Blue's Clues & You!* premiere episode "Meet Josh!".
The intro starts with seven books, *Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, The Little House, Madeline, Corduroy,* and *The Very Hungry Caterpillar*, but the seventh book is a yellow square-shaped book with the *Blue's Clues* logo on it, and it opens up by itself, where the viewer arrives at the house, with Steve usually shouting out, greeting the viewers and asking where Blue is, whereas she hides a different spot. On rare occasions, when the episode starts outside beginning with Nature, Blue doesn't hide. In some others such as "Blue's Big Musical", she doesn't appear at all until after the opening.

## Characters

* Blue
* Steve (North America)
* Kevin (United Kingdom)
* Tim (Respiuro English)
* Duarte (Portugal)
* HyunShup Shin (South Korea)
* Mailbox
* Tickety Tock
* Slippery Soap
* Shovel
* Pail
* Mr. Salt
* Mrs. Pepper

### Later Appearances

* Periwinkle
* Magenta
* Paprika
* Joe (in Steve Goes to College)

## Trivia

* Besides the Blue's Clues book, the other books at the very beginning of the sequence are, clockwise starting from the top:
	+ Green Eggs and Ham: Written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss
	+ Goodnight Moon: Written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd
	+ The Runaway Bunny: Written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd
	+ Madeline: Written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans
	+ The Little House: Written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton
	+ Corduroy: Written and illustrated by Don Freeman
	+ Curious George: Written and illustrated by H.A. Rey
	+ The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Written and illustrated by Eric Carle
* In the opening sequence pre-season 4, Steve always had his Early Season 1 hair in house window.
* This opening sequence received minor changes in Season 4, with instead Shovel and Pail appearing behind the Blue's Clues house, they appear close to Mailbox while he is throwing Blue's Ball, which is then followed by Periwinkle jumping and laughing with the ball, and finally Magenta carrying it in her wagon before Blue goes through the door flap to start each episode.
* In the opening sequence of most episodes before Season 4, Mailbox's post was purple even after it was changed to black starting with "A Snowy Day".
* In the earliest episodes of the original series, part of the music for this sequence was played before The So Long Song.
* The opening sequence was interrupted in "Blue's Big Treasure Hunt" when Mailbox announced that it's already mail time.
* In seasons 5 and 6 (Joe seasons), the original sequence is replaced with Another Blue's Clues Day.
* The book opens by itself in this version with Blue already in it, which makes more sense at the end compared to Another Blue's Clues Day.
* In a few episodes, the background is slightly modified to fit the season or time.
	+ In What's That Sound?, Thankful, Blue's Big Mystery, Blue's Big Costume Party, Blue's Collection, and Stormy Weather, the tree's leaves are recolored to fit the fall season.
	+ In Blue's Big Holiday, the tree is leafless to fit the winter season.
	+ In Blue's Big Pajama Party, the background is darkened since it was nighttime.
* In Nature, Periwinkle Misses His Friend, Blue's Big Musical, and some episodes of season 4, the intro is just instrumental and zooms straight to the house without anyone saying anything.