Blue's Birthday

"**Blue's Birthday**" is the 9th episode of *Blue's Clues* from the Season 2. It was the twenty-ninth episode to be produced and the twenty-seventh to be aired.

## Summary

Steve is hosting a birthday party for Blue. The celebrities are giving Blue birthday wishes.

## Elements

* Question: What does Blue want for her birthday present?
* Clues:
	+ 1. The Color Green
	+ 2. A Tank
	+ 3. A Shell
* Answer: A turtle
* Living room picture: Present Store (Same as Mailbox's Birthday and Math!)
* Skidoo locations:
	+ Live-action living room (VHS only)
	+ Present Store
* Felt Frame picture: Felt Friends wearing a party hats/birthday hats.

## Locations

* Living Room
* Kitchen
* Backyard

## Characters

* Blue
* Steve (North America)
* Kevin (United Kingdom)
* Tim (Respiuro English)
* Duarte (Portugal)
* HyunSup Shim (South Korea)
* Sidetable Drawer
* Mailbox
* Mr. Salt
* Mrs. Pepper
* Paprika (cameo)
* Tickety Tock
* Slippery Soap
* Shovel
* Pail
* Felt Friends
* Freddy
* Fifi
* Gingerbread Boy
* Baby Bear
* Magenta
* Cash Register
* Turquoise (debut)

### Special Guests

* Gloria Estefan (both US, RE and UK versions)
* Tia and Tamera Mowry (both US and UK versions)
* Amanda Bynes (both US and RE versions)
* Michelle Trachtenberg (both US and RE versions)
* Rosie O'Donnell (TV and DVD versions only, but not VHS)
* Melissa Joan Hart (early airings; remains intact on UK version)
* The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Season 2 cast and characters (early airings; remains intact on UK version)
* Justin Timberlake (RE Version)
* Backstreet Boys (RE Version)
* Bill Cosby (RE Version)
* Steve Martin (RE Version)
* Whoopi Goldberg (early airings; remains intact on UK version)
* Spice Girls (early airings; remains intact on UK version)

### VHS Extended Version

#### Cold Open

* Carly Lycke (US Version)
* Victoria Stern (US Version)
* Dale Woodley (US Version)
* Alex Wilson (RE Version)
* Zachary Soza (RE Version)
* Makayla Crawford (RE Version)
* Demi Lovato (RE Version)
* Timely
* Tape Recorder

#### Bonus Scene

* Present Huge Red with red swirls (Like the Thinking Chair)
* Present Large Purple with White Polka Dots (Like the Bedroom)
* Present Medium yellow with yellow swirls (Like the Kitchen)
* Present Small Green Stripes (Like Steve's US Only and Tim RE Only)
* Cookie Says Thank You

## Recap

Steve welcomes the viewers and says that they are the first guests for Blue's birthday party. He says that the viewers are early and, since they are, he wants to ask for help in getting things ready for the party and playing Blue's Clues to find out what Blue wants for her birthday. They agree and help out with the special dance for Blue. Sidetable Drawer was so excited for Blue's Birthday Party. As Sidetable Drawer opens up her drawer, confetti sprinkles out. Steve had a birthday notebook for a birthday game of Blue's Clues. Steve explains how to play Blue's Clues to the viewers. Soon after, Steve heads into the kitchen. He spots some cupcakes with blue frosting and sprinkles that Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper just made. But, one of the cupcakes had no sprinkles. "Forgotten sprinkles", they both said. "Where?" they both asked. They find out which cupcake needed sprinkles. Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper are so excited about Blue's Birthday and so was Steve. Steve heads outside and saw the backyard decorated. Steve comes across an invitation on the path. Later, they find the first clue, which is the color green. Steve gets out of his notebook. But because this was a colored clue, he needed a green crayon. Steve draws the first clue. But he needed two more clues. Soon after, Steve helps out by fixing more things that are out of place. They complete a set of balloons that were missing one and place a missing napkin on a table. Steve then Skidoos alone to the present store and picks out gifts for Blue, they buy her a stuffed blue puppy and Steve buys her a turquoise turtle. The cash register names the turtle "Turquoise". They skidoo home and find the second clue, a tank. So far, Steve had two clues. The color green and a tank. Gingerbread Boy arrives for Blue's Birthday Party and joins in on some party games. In the mail-time segment, Blue gets a birthday card from several special guests wishing Blue a happy birthday. There was Gloria Estefan, Tia and Tamera Mowry, Amanda Bynes, and Michelle Trachtenberg, Rosie O'Donnell, Melissa Joan Hart, the Season 2 cast of "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss", Whoopi Goldberg, Spice Girls, Justin Timberlake, Bill Cosby, Backstreet Boys and finally Steve Martin. Baby Bear shows up next to Blue's Birthday Party (and Steve thanks an unseen Mama Bear for dropping her off safely and bids her good-bye, to which she responds by honking her car horn). Then, many characters watch as Blue unwraps her presents, each of which matches the personalities of the friend that gave them to her. Slippery Soap gave Blue a bottle of bubbles. Gingerbread Boy gave Blue a gingerbread house. Tickety Tock gave Blue a clock puzzle. The viewers gave Blue the blue spotted puppy plushie. Shovel and Pail gave Blue some flowers from the garden. Baby Bear wrote a book all by himself. Magenta arrives at the door. As she walked in, a shell falls on the floor which was the last clue. After the last clue, a shell, Steve goes to tell Blue. Just as Steve heads back outside, Blue opens Magenta's gift. Steve remembered that they took the picture when Magenta came over to play. Steve had some good news to tell Blue. He found all 3 clues. So, Steve and Blue head inside to the thinking chair. Steve sits down in the thinking chair and tries to figure out what Blue wants for her birthday present. The clues were the color green, a tank, and a shell. Steve realized that Blue wanted a turtle for her birthday. Steve stands up but the music doesn't play just yet. Steve whispers to the viewers up close that a turtle was what he bought at the present store. So, Steve tells Blue that they figured out Blue's Clues and confetti rains down on top of them. Blue opens Steve's present and finds the pet turtle from the present store. Steve tells Blue it was a special green turtle with a blue-spotted shell. Steve told Blue that her name is Turquoise. "Happy Birthday Blue, I love you", Steve tells Blue as she licks Steve. Blue then plays a brief round of Pin the flag on Mailbox before the birthday cake is delivered. The cast sings the Birthday Song. Soon after, Blue and Steve blow out the candles. Steve chuckles and then, thanks to the viewers, sings the ‘So Long Song’ and the episode ends.

### VHS Extended Version

#### Cold Open

The viewers are greeted by three young children who are getting ready to watch Blue's Clues. Steve is on the television trying to make up a birthday dance for Blue but he had a little trouble. Steve tries a birthday dance on the children watching him on TV. Steve was not doing so well. Then, he heard Blue who is still sleeping. Blue was going to wake up soon and today was her big birthday party and so much has to be done. Gifts have to be wrapped, streamers have to be strung, balloons have to be hung, party hats to make, birthday food has to be made and lots of Blue's friends are coming over. And Steve still has to make up a birthday dance for Blue. Steve asks the children, "Do you know a birthday dance?" and the children respond to him "the birthday candle dance". The children said that they will teach Steve how to do it but he has to skidoo to see them. Steve Skidoos is so glad the children invited him over so that he could learn the birthday candle dance. The only downside is, that he does not have a lot of time and Blue's party is today. Steve talks to a clock named Timely and asks him how much time he has before Blue's birthday party because he still has to learn the birthday candle dance. One of the three kids tells Steve that the clock does not talk. Steve can prove it to them. The kids wanted to see for themselves. Steve introduces Timely to the kids and they watch and wait. In a few seconds, eyes appeared. The kids gasp in amazement and then a mouth appears. The kids laughed. Timely greets the kids and Steve. He sees the time in himself and exclaims "Steve! Blue's birthday party starts soon. You need to be back when both my hands are on the number 12. That means 12:00 (noon). You don't have much time," says Timely. Steve only has ten minutes to learn the birthday candle dance. Steve sits down on the floor as he watches the kids how the birthday candle dance goes. Steve watched them do it with and without the music. Then, Steve had to try it. Steve remembers the words but he had to learn the right movements. He had to put one foot out, and bring it in, but the opposite foot out and bring it in. Then he had to jump and point at the same time. Next, he had to take three steps forward while bringing his arms out. The next move is to stick out the thumbs. The next move is to step back three times and roll the hands. Then, he had to do the twist to the left side, the right side, and then twist to left. But Steve also had to go down while he is twisting. So, all he had to do was just bend his knees. The last move is that Steve had to stand up straight and tall and bring his hands up over his head to make a candle. The last part is that Steve has to imagine himself being blown out just like a real candle. So, he just has to touch the ground with his hands. When Steve finally got the right movements, he joined the kids in the dance and they succeeded. Timely tells Steve "It's almost time for Blue's birthday party. It's time to Skidoo!" Steve saw that it was almost noon. Steve had to skidoo back to the TV. Steve says goodbye to Timely and Timely tells him, "Have a great 'time'." and giggles. As Steve skidoos back into the tv, the opening starts as the kids go over to watch while Timely declares that "It's time for Blue's birthday!". The kids take the role of the viewers as they help Steve find Blue from her hiding place in the opening and the screen gets focused on until the viewers reach the door to start the actual episode.

#### Bonus Scene

After Blue blows out the candles, Blue leaves the table and is nowhere to be found, so Steve heads inside the house to try to find her. He thinks he has found her behind Sidetable as he sees the party hat she was wearing. But it turns out to be a part of the decoration, and this huge "thinking chair swirled red" present appears, and it is for Steve. Steve denies that it is for him since it is not his birthday, but the children persuade him to open the present to find a large "bedroom polka-dotted purple" present, which turns out to be a medium "kitchen swirled yellow" present, which then turns out to be a small "Steve striped green" present. Inside, it is a heart shape cookie that says "Thank You" on it. Blue had made it for Steve as a way of saying thanks for the party. They get back outside to the party and the episode ends with the so long song and credits on the banner.

## Sound Effect Scene

* The gong sound effect is heard once before the Thinking Time segment as Steve goes to the thinking chair.

## Video Releases

* Blue's Birthday (VHS, 1998) (exclusive extended version)
* Big, Blue and Just for You! Volume 2 (VHS, 1999) (exclusive extended version)
* Blue's Biggest Stories (DVD, 2006)
* Story Time with Blue (DVD, 2021) (bonus disc)

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### Special Guests

#### US Version

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## Watch Episode

This episode is available for streaming on Paramount Global's video streaming service Paramount+.

## Trivia

* Cash Register does not appear at the end of the episode because he was very busy.
* This episode has the "She's right there!" phrase from in the opening instead of the usual "There she is!" phrase. Also, Blue barks the show's birthday song.
* This is the last phrase "She's right there" from Adventures in Art, What Is Blue Afraid Of?
* While Steve Skidoos in the frame, he does not sing "Blue Skidoo, We Can Too." Instead, he sings "Let's Skidoo, Don't Tell Blue".
* This is the last phrase "Right There" from Blue's Favorite Song, Blue Goes to the Beach, What Does Blue Want to Make? and Blue's News.
* Even if a turtle was never the answer to Blue's Clues, Steve would've got one for Blue anyway.
* There was a two-disc PC game based on this episode released by Humongous Entertainment as Blue's Birthday Adventure.
* This is the last time where Steve Skidoos into the Present Store. Josh would later Skidoo there in a few episodes of Blue's Clues & You!.
* On the VHS version, five celebrities who wished Blue a happy birthday are:
	+ Gloria Estefan.
	+ Tia and Tamera Mowry.
	+ Amanda Bynes and Michelle Trachtenberg.
	+ Even though Rosie O'Donnell did not appear in the VHS version due to WB Discovery's copyright, she did appear in both TV and DVD versions.
* Original airings in 1998 also featured celebrity birthday wishes from Whoopi Goldberg, Justin Timberlake, Bill Cosby, Melissa Joan Hart, and the cast of *The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss*. Those celebrity appearances were taken out of subsequent airings, as well as the VHS version, but they were also used and kept in the UK/Kevin version. The UK/Kevin version also featured two additional birthday wishes from the Spice Girls and an unidentified female celebrity, replacing Amanda Bynes/Michelle Trachtenberg and Rosie O'Donnell's appearances. The RE/Tim version also featured two additional birthday wishes from the Backstreet Boys and Steve Martin, replacing Tia and Tamera Mowry and Rosie O'Donnell's appearances. The Portugal/Duarte version, on the other hand, features a unique birthday wish from an unidentified Portugal children's TV show.
	+ Whoopi Goldberg, the voice actor of Shenzi from *The Lion King*, is wearing a Nickelodeon The Big Help shirt.
* Blue does not skidoo into the Present Store. This is because Steve intended to get a surprise (or rather two) for Blue, and didn't want her to know about it just yet and therefore had her kept busy with Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper.
* This is the first time in the series where Steve Skidoos by himself.
	+ Joe will Skidoo by himself in the Season 6 episode "Playdates".
* This marks the last time the "Play Blue's Clues" footage from What Does Blue Want to Make? is used.
	+ This is the third episode to use the brass instruments in the song.
* This is the last episode that Steve sings "We can do anything that we wanna do" with his friends (the viewers) at the end, except for What Time Is It for Blue?, Blue's Story Time, The Trying Game, Blue's Senses, What Does Blue Want to Make Out of Recycled Things?, Blue's ABCs and Math!. All other episodes before this one had the viewers singing along, although Steve and the viewers sang that line separately in What Story Does Blue Want to Play?.
* This is the first episode to use the turtles (hence Turquoise's debut) in the Nick Jr. still logo (with the closing credits music ending throughout and short 1998 copyright info.)
	+ On the 2006 DVD release of Blue's Biggest Stories (the TV version of this episode was used), the logo got plastered by Nick Jr. Productions and Nickelodeon logos (the latter got the 2006 copyright info.)
* From now on with the exceptions of Blue's Big Musical, Blue's Big Costume Party, and Blocks, Steve will now stop giving wrong answers. This was not the first time that this happened because this already happened in What Does Blue Want to Make Out of Recycled Things?, which was the first time that Steve did not give out the wrong answer. Joe never gave out wrong answers in all of his episodes, because in Joe Gets a Clue, Steve teaches his brother Joe to not give out wrong answers before more episodes of it. Also in Joe's Surprise Party, Periwinkle, Slippery Soap, and Tickety Tock never gave the wrong answer, too.
* Because of Jeffrey Fernandez's hairstyling for Steve Burns, this is the first time Steve's hair was shorter, not counting the theme song from the episodes.
	+ The last three are Blue's Senses, What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try?, and Math!.
* In the Steve and Duarte versions, the credits that appear in the birthday banner at the ending of this episode as the "So Long Song" is being sung. This is also the first time this happens.
	+ In the Kevin and Tim version, the credits are shown after Kevin and Tim blows his party noisemaker on the same white page as any other credits.
* "Blue's Birthday" is available on the VHS of the same name. The VHS contains extended material that is not seen on television.
* This is another time the "No, a clue" phrase is heard.
	+ Other episodes are What Does Blue Want to Do with Her Picture?, Blue's ABCs and Mechanics!.
* This is one of the times "A clue, a clue" is heard.
	+ The other five episodes were Occupations, What Game Does Blue Want to Learn?, Art Appreciation, Blue's Surprise at Two O'Clock! and What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try?.
* This is one of the episodes where the lines “A clue“ and “notebook” are heard.
	+ The last fourteen episodes were What Was Blue's Dream About?, What Story Does Blue Want to Play?, The Lost Episode!, Blue's Surprise at Two O'Clock!, What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try?, What Does Blue Want to Do on a Rainy Day?, Math!, Occupations, Signs, Blue's Big Holiday, Weight and Balance, Art Appreciation, Nurture! and Blue's Sad Day.
* This is the first appearance of Turquoise.
* This episode introduces Blue's pet turtle, Turquoise, who will appear in some future episodes.
* This is the first time the program had featured celebrity guests, but they will appear many times in the future, either as themselves or as character voices.
* When Steve sang We Just Figured Out Blue's Clues, confetti rained down in the living room.
* In the Mailtime segment in the TV version of *Blue's Birthday*, Rosie O'Donnell was the last celebrity shown in the letter. Rosie's birthday wishes from Blue were edited out in the VHS extended version of this episode due to copyright issues with Warner Bros.
* This is the second episode to use the original cheers and applause sound effect.
	+ The first episode was What Was Blue's Dream About?.
* This is the only episode where the The Viewer does not say "Thinking Chair!" after Steve says "You know what it's time for? Our..."
* This is another episode where "Yes!" was heard from Blue's ABCs.
* The invitation had seven candles instead of eight.
* This is the last episode to use What Does Blue Want to Make?'s idents.
* The airdate on the promo reveals that Blue's birthday is June 15, albeit being aired on June 14, 1998. But for the sake of this being a preschooler's show, it can be rerun on any date, which also happens with Joe's Surprise Party.
* This is the first episode where Steve gets to use a different-colored crayon to draw a color clue.
* This is the only episode where Mailbox is seen without his flag. However, in Kevin's version, Mailbox is seen with his flag.
* The spiral on the notebook changed.
* This marks the first episode to feature a different variant of the Handy Dandy Notebook. This also happens in later episodes.
	+ Out of all the episodes that feature a different variant of the notebook before Love Day, this is the only episode in which Blue pulls out the notebook's variant during the theme song. Unlike the other episodes with the notebook variant, Blue instead pulls out the regular notebook.
	+ This is probably because the animation with Blue wearing the party hat was able to add the birthday notebook, unlike other times.
	+ This is the 9th episode of Blue nods her head no from Blue's Favorite Song (maracas doesn't make a shake sound), A Snowy Day (blue is not getting ready), What Is Blue Afraid Of? (foods not a matches 4 times), Magenta Comes Over (The Hosts About Making the Camera Smile), Steve Gets the Sniffles (The Hosts ask the viewers if you doing the vegetable dance with spoon and a bowl), What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try? (Don't wanna try the sink or float experiment again, The Hosts ask the viewer if the taping all the bottles up 3 times), Math! (Don't enough money to buy socks, The Hosts Skidooed into Present Store), What Does Blue Want to Do with Her Picture? (Don't wanna hang it on the refrigerator), Blue's Sad Day (Blue & Green Puppy block tower 4 times), What Is Blue Trying to Do? (Baby Bear can't find the picture), Hide and Seek, (Blue doesn't want going to the right, This is your favorite Part?) Blue's Big Treasure Hunt (Blue is locked the door secret passage way 4 times), What's That Sound? (Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper and Paprika doesn't the sounds working), Animal Behavior! (After The Hosts Says or the musky, Opening), Blue's Big Pajama Party (Night in our house The Hosts skidooed into outer space), Signs (don't want to eat our snack table, opening), Nature (After the hosts says finding something in the backyard, opening), Blue's Big Mystery (Tickety's footprints not a match, Gopher's tail not a match, 2 times), Periwinkle Misses His Friend (Periwinkle says there are no car honks, It didn't bounces, 2 times), Blue's Big Musical (Tickety tock doesn't singing voices waiting like in Patience, opening), Inventions (After The Hosts Says do you want to invent something, After The Hosts Says Have you ever inventing something like this 2 times), Blue's Play (hippo would get so angry and chase, sweep little mouse, Hippo wasn't meaning 2 times), Prehistoric Blue (After The Hosts Asks Was that you?, The Hosts Skidoo into Dinosaur Diorama), The Wrong Shirt, (Same thing, from Prehistoric Blue, The Wrong Items, Thinking Chair up there, Tree in the living room, Sidetable Drawer is taller 5 times), Words (Lion wasn't the best choice of words Steve Skidooed into Blank Piece of Paper), Environments (After playing Blue's Clues, Environments Song), Stormy Weather (We can't go on a nature walk, Don't think weather might change, 2 times, open), Blue's Collection (After playing Blue's Clues, It's my Ball, Blue),
	+ Adventure (We don't have the magic key), The Anything Box (Don't want to playing rocket ship anymore), Superfriends (There's no use flying over the spilled milk), Blue's New Place (Blue doesn't like favorite thing to do in her special place), Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper Day (Blue doesn't like Mr. Salt's favorite thing to do is, Mrs. Pepper's favorite thing to do is, 2 times). Bugs!, (I don't see any butterflies around here), Blocks (The Hosts ask Blue Put the 2 triangular blocks to make a rectangle put the arch block on top of it), Blue's Book Nook (Steve ask do you have any books about elephants), Something To Do Blue (Blue doesn't decided likes wants to do today, 3 times), The Snack Chart (Red Pig looks like hungry figured out Hosts Skidooed into Felt Frame), Joe's Surprise Party (Doesn't, know about the party, Joe want to see us, Mr. Salt wants something don't let joe in the kitchen, 8 times), The Boat Float (Car drive across the water, open), Blue Goes to the Doctor (Blue's arm blood pressure), A Brand New Game (Blue doesn't play her in the living room), A Surprise Guest (After Joe Says That's not where it belongs), The Scavenger Hunt (Joe, Blue, Magenta, Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper not done in the kitchen), Body Language (After figured out Blue's Clues, You're not really angry), Blue's Big Car Trip (Joe and Blue not getting ready in the car yet), I Did That! (Blue is sad pushed orange kitten, Joe Skidooed into Blue's School), Animals in Our House? (Blue animals in our bedroom, Kangaroo was that last animal to go home), The Legend of the Blue Puppy (Blocks, Toy Chest is too big, Bench is too wide, Shoe 5 times), Blue's Wishes (Before getting our notebook), Skidoo Adventure (Key is not under the 3rd cup, MOEH wasn't home 2 times) and The Fairy Tale Ball (Shoe wasn't fit either).

* Some of the toys at the present store include Gingerbread Boy and Tickety Tock's presents, as well as several toys from the house from previous episodes (like the toy giraffe from Blue's Senses).
	+ Other things found in the present store (specifically on the shelf near Cash Register) include birthday cards and 3 bubble bottles of different colors (Slippery Soap got the pink one as his present for Blue).
* This is the only time where one of the main characters (Except for Blue) Skidooed into the real world.
* The intro of the episode from the VHS version is the same as the kids are heard at the beginning of the TV version.
* This is the first episode to feature the color green as a clue. It is followed by Dress Up Day.
* In the original version, the tank clue is in the kitchen, but in the version from Blue's Clues & You, it's in the present store.
* This episode was later remade in Blue's Clues & You, titled Happy Birthday, Blue!.
* This episode breaks the theme song tradition in several ways as it should not have done, like in the early episodes of season two, except for Steve Gets the Sniffles.
	+ His hair from the What Does Blue Want to Make? OPT is used in the theme song.
	+ The episode uses the viewers shouting "Blue's Clues" in every verse, which would be the final episode to do that as this episode should not have done it either. In Joe Gets a Clue, Joe says that part during the theme song, although he doesn't say it again before the third clue part.
		- This also happens in all 19 episodes of season one (expect Blue's News, which was the only episode of season one not to have the kids shout “Blue’s Clues” after each verse and the first episode of the whole series not to do it) and Steve Gets the Sniffles.
	+ He also sang the lyrics for the first time.
		- Another season two episodes that use it are What Does Blue Want to Do on a Rainy Day?, What Is Blue Trying to Do?, and Mechanics!.
		- Besides, this episode uses "Pawprint" and "Clue" from What Does Blue Want to Make? instead of What Story Does Blue Want to Play?. It also uses "A Clue" from What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try?.
			* All of the singing voiceovers that were used in all of those episodes (What Does Blue Want to Make? vocals in What Is Blue Trying to Do? were replaced by What Story Does Blue Want to Play? vocals).

* This is one of the three Season 2 episodes in which breaks tradition that should not have been done, the other two are Blue's Senses and What Is Blue Trying to Do?.

* This is the first episode in which Steve Skidoos solo.
	+ In Playdates, Joe Skidoos solo, and in Happy Birthday, Blue!, Josh Skidoos solo.
* During the credits, Blue is still wearing her birthday hat when chasing her ball in the U.S. version. But in the U.K. version, the hat was missing.
* When Steve introduces the birthday candle dance to Blue, he says that he made it up. However, the three children in the cold open in the VHS extended version taught him the dance.
	+ This is either a goof, a lie, or a sign that the children helped Steve make up the dance, as Steve was trying to make up a birthday dance for Blue, but he had a little trouble.
* When Steve says, "We took that picture when Magenta came over to play", it is a reference to Magenta Comes Over.
* When the guests play Musical Chairs, it is a reference to Mailbox's Birthday.
* This is the first Playskool toy of Tape Recorder from Mechanics! and Blue's Big Band in cold open.
* This is the second Birthday episode of Blue's Clues, after the first being Mailbox's Birthday.

### Goofs

* Captioning for Blue's barking throughout the episode reads things like "bowwow," which is not a normal practice.
	+ Normally, it just says "(Blue barking)" or something to that effect.
* In the scene where Steve leaves the kitchen to go outside, on the bottom of the screen is a black stripe, and when Blue jumps and appears in the window, you can see her bottom half missing before and after she jumps.
* Before Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper bring the cupcakes, the latter was seen on the left side of the screen.
* When Steve says "Okay" after his Skidoo back from the store, the boom mic is seen on top of the screen.
* When Steve comes a bit close to Turquoise, part of his neck is cut off.
* When Steve says, "Oh, look, Blue. This cake is shaped just like your paw print", one of the candles is missing.
* Blue's Birthday is March 1, which was Donovan Patton's birthday, not June 15, which was when this episode took place.
* In the UK version, the text on the banner is left blank.
* When Baby Bear arrives at the party Steve's feet are cut off, and as he gets closer to the camera the bottom half of his body is cut off.