Blue's Storytime with Camila

**Blue's Storytime with Camila** is the fourteenth episode of season three and the fifty-fourth episode overall in the reboot series *Blue's Clues & You!,* a new version of the season 1 episode What Story Does Blue Want to Play?.

## Summary

We dive deeper into American Sign Language and the Deaf community. Camila the librarian wants to tell a story with us using ASL, but what story? We’ll play Blue’s Clues to figure it out! We learn new ASL signs and record them on our Handy Dandy Notebook!

## Characters

* Blue
* Josh
* Sidetable Drawer (inanimate cameo & no lines)
* Mailbox
* Snail
* Tickety Tock
* Mr. Salt
* Mrs. Pepper
* Paprika
* Cinnamon
* Sage
* Ginger
* Camila (Debut)
* Jojo (Debut)
* Ostrich (Photo)
* Chameleon (Photo)
* Python
* Crocodile
* Gazelle
* Elephant
* Warthog
* Zebra
* Butterfly
* Ducks
* Frog
* Marlee

## Elements

* **Question**: What story does Camila the librarian want to tell?
* **Clues**:
	1. The number 5
	2. Little
	3. A duck
* **Answer to Blue’s Clues**: Five Little Ducks
* **Living room picture**: The Library
* **Skidoo Location**: An animal book
* **Email or Letter?**: Letter

## Trivia

* The official trailer for "Blue's Big City Adventure" came out on the same day that the episode aired.
* This is the first episode of the reboot series to prominently feature American Sign Language.
* Similar to Marlee, the librarian in the original *Blue's Clues*, Camila the librarian is deaf and uses American Sign Language to communicate.
	+ Coincidentally, Marlee Matlin, the actress who played Marlee the librarian, appeared in the video letter segment of this episode, along with Jack Jason. Marlee and Jack previously worked together on the ASL Baby Einstein videos.
* Instead of drawing the clues; the clues are done using ASL and recorded using the Handy Dandy Notebook Phone. This is also the first episode where Josh's phone is used to play Blue's Clues. Because during the majority of the game, only the Notebook side was used. When pulled out, the Notebook will be revealed and then it will get flipped over to the Phone to record the clue.
* This is the fourth time where an animal book was seen. The first three being Nurture! when Steve and Blue skidooed into an animal book to help Elephant, Lion Cub, and Monkey find their family members clean their children, Animal Behavior! when Steve and Blue had an animal book and looked up animals such as a giant anteater, an elephant, a bear, a bluebird, a beaver, and a penguin, which was the answer to Blue’s Clues (a Penguin) when Blue left three clues on black and white, ice, and a waddling motion, and Animals in Our House? when Joe and Blue had an animal book called Animals Animals Animals and they were put back, which were a monkey, a platypus, an armadillo, a walrus, a beaver, a giraffe, a goose, and a kangaroo, which was the answer to Blue’s Clues (a Kangaroo), when Blue left three clues on a tail, a hopping motion, and a pocket.
* This is the fifth episode to be written by the original host of Blue's Clues. The first five were Welcome to Blue's Bistro, Blue's Night Before Christmas, Blue's Beach Bonanza, and The Ghost of the Living Room.
	+ Later on, the episode Joshini The Amazing will be written by the original host of Blue's Clues as well.
	+ This is also the second episode to be written by the original host of Blue's Clues but not directed by him with The Ghost of the Living Room being the first. However, Welcome to Blue's Bistro, Blue's Night Before Christmas, and Blue's Beach Bonanza was both written and directed by the original host of Blue's Clues.
* Jojo the monkey is named after Nickelodeon superstar JoJo Siwa. She is also named after JoJo the clown from *JoJo's Circus*.
* This is the first time Paprika says Sage, Ginger and Tickety's names for the first time.
	+ This is also the first time where she acknowledges Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper as her parents in the reboot.
* This is the fifth Season 3 episode not to feature a wrong answer after "The Ghost of the Living Room", "Blue's Backyard Sports Spectacular", "Rainbow Puppy's Skidoo Adventure", and "Blue and Little Rainbow Riding Hood".
* Even though, they are recorded using the Handy Dandy Notebook Phone, the clues are still represented by the actual object/animal. The second clue, little, is represented by a small Pawprint.
* This is the first time a character helps Josh while he puts down a clue. When recording the second clue, little, a ladybug holds onto the Notebook while Josh records the clue.
* The number 5 was also part of the numbers clue in "Steve Goes to College" and "Playing Store".
* This marks the ninth episode in the franchise where any number was a clue. The others being Tickety's Favorite Nursery Rhyme, What Does Blue Want to Do with Her Picture?, What Game Does Blue Want to Learn?, Weight and Balance, Hide and Seek, Steve Goes to College, Playing Store and Numbers Everywhere!.
* The clue *little* was the opposite of *tall* like in A Surprise Guest and like in Up, Down, All Around! and Blue's Treasure of Clue Lagoon when the opposite clues under and over were drawn, and like in Blue's Book Nook, Meet Polka Dots!, Our Neighborhood Festival and Blue's Snowy Day Surprise when the opposite clues up and down were drawn.
* This marks the thirteenth episode in the franchise where a duck was seen. The others being Blue's Favorite Song, Song Time with Blue and Blue Wants to Play a Game when ducks were drawn, Magenta Comes Over and Playdate with Magenta when Steve, Josh and Blue helped Shovel and Pail find Duck, What Did Blue See? when a duck was seen, What Does Blue Want to Do on a Rainy Day? when a duck arrived, Shy when Steve and Blue helped Duck find something to do in school, Joe's First Day when a duck was the answer to Blue’s Clues when Blue left three clues on feet, a feather, and a quacking sound, Animals in Our House? when Joe played Duck Duck Goose, I Did That! when Duck and Purple Kangaroo arrived with Joe to laugh with him, Look Carefully... when Joe and Blue saw a duck, and Mystery of the Missing Pies when Josh, Blue, and Detective Gopher arrived on a farm with splashing and ducks.
* This is the fourth episode of the franchise where a duck was a clue. The first three being Blue's Favorite Song, Blue Wants to Play a Game, and Song Time with Blue.
	+ This is also the first episode where a duck was the third clue because in Blue's Favorite Song, Blue Wants to Play a Game, and Song Time with Blue, it was the first clue, and in Blue Wants to Play a Game, it was also the second clue.
	+ This is also the first time where a duck was a clue in the form of a photo.
	+ Like the other three episodes, the musical instrument for the duck clue is a bassoon.
* While the Ostrich and Chameleon were only shown in photos, this is the 2nd and 3rd time (respectively) that these animals have appeared in the franchise; the other times were in (respectively): "Dress Up Day", and "Prehistoric Blue" and "Happy Birthday Blue".
* This the third time where a chameleon and an ostrich were seen. The first two being Prehistoric Blue when Blue saw a chameleon when Blue left three clues on scales, a shape, and changing colors and Dress Up Day when Joe and Blue did an elephant and princess in Ostrich’s play.
* If Josh had drawn the clues, he would’ve drawn the 5 and said, “Let’s draw a line across, down, and a curve. There; the number 5,”, then like in A Surprise Guest when Joe drew a clue that’s tall, Josh would’ve drawn a little pawprint and said, “For little, let’s draw a pawprint that’s really little. Some toes. There; Little,” and then like in Blue's Favorite Song, Song Time with Blue and Blue Wants to Play a Game when Steve and Josh drew ducks, Josh would’ve said, "A circle for the head, the duck’s bill, eyes, the body, and a little wing. There; a duck/And we have a duck."
* Sage, Ginger and Tickety Tock are hiding like in Hide and Seek and Hide and Seek with Blue when Steve, Josh, Mailbox, and Blue hid behind the Thinking Chair, which was the answer to Blue’s Clues in Hide and Seek with Blue (Thinking Chair), when Blue left three clues on the color red, a chair, and a swirl, and in Hide and Seek, Blue hid in the bedroom, which was the answer to Blue’s Clues (the bedroom) when Blue left three clues on a clock, a pillow, and pajamas, Josh hid behind a bush, behind the pawprint, who found Josh, and hid in the top right corner, Sidetable Drawer was hiding behind a curtain, Cinnamon hid behind a pillow, Magenta hid under the bed like Blue did in both Snack Time and Hide and Seek, Shovel and Pail hid behind a tree, and Josh, Blue, and Magenta found a yellow, blue, and green snail.
* This is the third time where pretzels were seen. The first two being Thankful and Thankful with Blue when Steve, Josh, and Blue helped Mr. Salt, Mrs. Pepper, Paprika, Cinnamon, Sage and Ginger find foods that are salty, sour, and sweet, which were pretzels, cranberry sauce, and orange potatoes.
* This is the seventh time where a ladybug was seen. The others being The Trying Game when Spider’s dad was by a ladybug, What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try? and Science with Blue when Steve and Josh looked through their magnifying glasses and saw a ladybug at first, What Did Blue See? when an inchworm saw a ladybug come out of a flower, Bugs! when the pawprint turned itself into a ladybug, and Look Carefully... when Blue wanted to find a ladybug when Blue left three clues on a bug, wings, and red with black spots.
* Josh saying that he almost missed the clue was similar to what happened in both Thankful and Thankful with Blue when Steve and Josh almost ate their first clue, which was on an apple.
* JoJo has a photo album like how Steve, Josh and Blue did in both in Blue's Story Time and Story Time with Blue when they saw pictures of Mr. Salt, Mrs. Pepper, Tickety Tock, Shovel and Pail, and Blue’s first day of school , which was mixed up (Blue’s first day of school).
* This is the fourth time where a crocodile/alligator was seen. The first three being Blue's Collection when there was a crocodile/alligator, Dress Up Day when Mailbox was dressed up as an alligator, and The Power of the Alphabet when Polka Dots pretended to be an alligator.
* This is the third time where an antelope was seen. The first two being Nurture! when Elephant’s Mom and a gazelle/antelope came together and Environments when Steve, Blue, and Mother Nature sung The Environment Song with the Grasslands part and when they sang, “With plenty of tall grass, which helps the animals hide,” a giraffe and a gazelle/antelope came out of the grass and Shovel and Pail, who had a toy gristle and gazelle/antelope, let them out when Steve, Blue, and Mother Nature sang, “With plenty of tall grass, which helps the animals hide,” again.
* This is the second time where a snake was seen. The first time being Adventure when Steve and Blue slithered like worms and snakes.
* The animals being to choose from was similar to what happened in The Trying Game when Steve chose one of the animals for Spider, who’s dad was a full grown spider and was by a ladybug and mosquito, Caterpillar, who’s grandmother was a butterfly, and was by an inchworm, a bird, and a dragonfly, and Tadpole, who’s mom was a frog, and was by a cricket, a lizard/newt, and a fish, What Does Blue Want to Do on a Rainy Day? when Steve helped farm animals find their partners. Steve helped a chick, who sang, “Chirp, chirp, chirp-chirp”. Then another chick, a cow, and a sheep arrived. The other chick also went, “Chirp, chirp, chirp-chirp”. The cow went, “Moo, moo, moo,” and the sheep went, “Baa-baa, baa.” and the other chick was chosen. Then Steve helped a Cow, who arrived and she sang, “Moo, moo-moo,” then a duck, a mouse, and a sheep arrived. The duck sang, “Quack-quack-quack,”, the mouse sang, “Squeak-squeak, squeak-squeak,” and the sheep sang, “Baa, baa-baa,” and the sheep was picked, and then Steve helped a frog, who sang, “Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit, ribbit,” and then another frog, a pig, and a cardinal arrived. The other frog sang, “Ribbit, ribbit-ribbit, ribbit,” the pig sang, “Oink, oink, oink, oink,” and the cardinal sang, “Chirp-chirp-chirp, chirp-chirp-chirp,” and the pig was chosen, What Game Does Blue Want to Learn? when Steve played I Spy and he spied something blue and there was a picture of a blue sailboat in a blue calendar, a car, a teddy bear, a giraffe, a monkey, a chalkboard, chalk, and chalk drawings, and it was chalk, which was the second clue, (chalk), What Did Blue See? when Steve helped Squirrel find out who yoo-hooed them in a park and they had a monkey, a bird, a chipmunk, a bee, a caterpillar, an inchworm, another bird, a frog, and a duck to choose from and it was Monkey, who was upside-down and saw everything upside-down too, Inchworm, who was under a bench and looking up at the rose that was tall, and a bird, who was on a bridge looking down below at the fish, Hide and Seek when Steve helped Diana Diamond find something that was in the shape of a diamond, had a string attached to it and flies, which was a kite, then Steve helped Cybil Circle find something in the shape of a circle, mostly yellow, had some red in it, and makes a bouncy sound, which was a ball, and Chris Crescent was looking for something in the shape of a crescent, it smelled sweet, which was a banana, Weight and Balance when Steve and Blue helped Mr. Salt, Mrs. Pepper, and Paprika weigh things to find out which of them weighed more and they had an apple, a coconut, strawberries, popcorn, butter, and a roll to choose from and the coconut, the strawberries, and the butter weighed more, and then Steve and Blue helped Bell in a store find lightest objects/items on a yellow, red, and orange shelf, and they had a rock, a dictionary book, a toothbrush, 4, 2, and 6 sets of blocks, a box of ribbons, a hairbrush, and a comb to choose from and the toothbrush, the 2 blocks, and the comb were the lightest, Thankful and Thankful with Blue when Steve and Blue helped Mr. Salt, Mrs. Pepper, Paprika, Cinnamon, Sage and Ginger find the foods that are salty, sour and sweet and they had pretzels, ice cream, bread, applesauce, cranberry sauce, butter, orange, white, and purple potatoes, and French fries to choose from and they picked pretzels, which are salty, cranberry sauce, which is sour, and orange potatoes, which are sweet, Nature when Steve and Blue went on a nature walk and played a game on what Steve sees. Steve saw something brown and long and a white tail and he either found the fish, rabbit, or deer, and he was seeing a deer, then he saw something that was small and red and had petals and he either found mountains, a bird, a wagon, or a flower, and Steve was seeing a flower, and then asked The Viewer if they wanted to find something too and they found a waterfall, Occupations when Steve helped Door find the right people to build his house, and there was a librarian, a farmer, an architect, a painter, a builder, an auto mechanic, a plumber, an electrician, and a landscaper to choose from and they chose an architect, who drew the plans, elevations, sections, lengths, widths, and heights of Door’s House, because a librarian checks out on books and a farmer works on a farm, then they chose a a builder, who read the plans on the blueprint and built the inside and outside of Door’s house, because a painter uses a paintbrush and an auto mechanic works on cars, and then they chose a plumber, who put pipes around Door’s house to run water through the bathtubs, toilets, and sinks, and the electrician arrived to run lights and wires so Door can have light when it’s dark and Landscaper arrived and planted trees and bushes around Door’s yard, and Builder arrived to finish the rest of the house, and Playing Store when Joe and Blue helped Ms. Giraffe find a bed that was 6 blocks tall as Ms. Giraffe and Mr. Elephant find a door that was 5 blocks tall and 4 blocks wide as Mr. Elephant and the bed on the right and the door in the middle were the ones for Ms. Giraffe and Mr. Elephant, and Up, Down, All Around! when Joe helped Fred get to the felt frame and there was a sailboat, a hot air balloon, and a train to choose from and the hot air balloon was picked.
* Josh and Blue are in the jungle again like they and Steve were in What Time Is It for Blue? when Steve and Blue helped Lion Prince find a frog, elephant, and monkey, Pretend Time when Steve and Blue helped the Rare Red-Nosed Baboon, the Rare Jungle Dragonfly, and the Rare Jungle Swamp Frog find their friends, who had a red nose, a long tail, white paws, green-striped wings, 6 legs, stripes on her belly, spots on her back, and a long tongue, Environments when Steve, Blue and Mother Nature arrived in the rainforest, Imagine Nation when Steve imagined a jungle, and Blue's Big Baking Show when Josh and Blue helped a monkey make a banana cake.
* This marks the thirteenth episode in the franchise where an elephant was seen. The others being Snack Time when Steve and Blue helped elephants finished getting painted, What Time Is It for Blue? when Steve, Blue and Lion Prince find an elephant in some rocks, Pretend Time when Steve helped Dragonfly find her friend, who was on an elephant, Blue's News when a Felt Friend had a riddle of an elephant, Nurture! when Steve and Blue helped Elephant find her mother, Animal Behavior! when Steve took elephant steps to find Blue’s Clues, Signs when Carly did the sign for Elephant, Blue's Book Nook when Steve and Blue read a book about an elephant and monkeys and then they went to the library and found a book called All About Elephants, Playing Store when Joe and Blue helped Mr. Elephant find a door that was his size since he couldn’t fit through his old one. Mr. Elephant was 5 blocks tall and 4 blocks wide and the door Joe and Blue found was the same, Dress Up Day when Joe and Blue did a play of an elephant and princess, Blue's Predictions when Penguin Pierre had roller skates for Elephant, and Blue's Big Imagination when an elephant was the answer to Blue’s Clues when Blue left three clues on 2 semicircles, a ribbon, and a tube.
* This is the third time where a zebra was seen. The first two being Blue's Collection when Steve showed us his stripe collection and a zebra named Henrietta and The Alphabet Train when a zebra was the answer to Blue’s Clues when Blue left three clues on the colors white and black and the letter Z.
* This marks the ninth episode in the franchise where a butterfly was seen. The others being The Trying Game when Steve helped Caterpillar find his grandmother, who was a butterfly, Nurture! when Steve and Blue helped a butterfly out the door, What Did Blue See? when Steve and Blue looked through a kaleidoscope and saw a butterfly, Bugs! when a butterfly was the answer to Blue’s Clues when Blue left three clues on wings, colors, and a chrysalis, Spring is Here! when Josh and Blue helped butterflies find their matching friends, Blue's Big Costume Parade when Josh and Blue dressed themselves up as a rabbit, butterfly, and horse, and Blue's Treasure of Clue Lagoon when Josh, Blue, and Rainbow Puppy put animal pictures together of a caterpillar and butterfly together.
* This marks the thirteenth episode in the franchise where a frog was seen. The others being What Time Is It for Blue? when Steve, Blue, and Lion Prince found a frog in a pond, The Trying Game when Steve helped Tadpole find her mom, who was a frog, Pretend Time when Steve and Blue helped the rare jungle swamp Frog find her friend, who had spots on her back, stripes on her belly, and a long tongue, What Does Blue Want to Do on a Rainy Day? when Steve helped Frog find her partner, who was a pig, What Did Blue See? when there was a frog, Animal Behavior! when Steve hopped like a frog, What's That Sound? when a frog was seen, Environments when during the mailtime part, there was a frog in a swamp, Adventure when Steve hopped like a frog to go over a mud, Dress Up Day when a frog was the answer to Blue’s Clues when Blue left three clues the color green, a pond, and a hopping motion, Blue's Big Beat Band when Josh and Blue were finding the Banjo Bunny Band and a frog gave them directions by going on the path that had a slow and fast tempo, and Blue's Treasure of Clue Lagoon when Josh and Blue put stones together for a tadpole and frog.
* This is the fifty-third episode in the franchise where a clue with a group of three was drawn. The others being Blue's Story Time, Story Time with Blue, What Does Blue Need?, The Grow Show, Growing with Blue, Steve Gets the Sniffles, Getting Healthy with Blue, What Does Blue Want to Make Out of Recycled Things?, What Game Does Blue Want to Learn?, What Did Blue See?, Nurture!, Mechanics!, Art Appreciation, Weight and Balance, What's That Sound?, Nature, Inventions, Blue's Big Costume Party, Spooky Costume Party with Blue, Prehistoric Blue, Superfriends, The Thinking Squad, Bugs!, What's Inside?, Blue's Backyard Ballgame Bonanza, Let's Plant, Let's Boogie, Joe's First Day, Joe Gets a Clue, Steve Goes to College, The Scavenger Hunt, The Big Book About Us, Playing Store, Shape Searchers, A Brand New Game, Up, Down, All Around!, Story Wall, Our Neighborhood Festival, Meet Polka Dots!, Blue's Big Car Trip, I Did That!, Blue's First Holiday, Blue's Wishes, Bluestock (Original/Remake), Meet Blue's Baby Brother, What I Like About Blue, Our New Neighbor, Blue's Dino Clues, Blue's Backyard Sports Spectacular, Blue's Mystery Present and Magenta's Case of the Giggles.
* This marks the twenty-third episode in the franchise where any story or storybook character was seen or being the answer to Blue’s Clues. The others being What Time Is It for Blue? when Steve and Blue had nap time and read a book called a Puppy’s Day when Blue left three clues on a blanket, a book, and a pillow, Blue's Story Time and Story Time with Blue when Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper made a gingerbread house from Hansel and Gretel, Steve and Blue played Jack and Jill with Shovel and Pail, and they and Josh put pictures of Blue’s first day of school with Magenta in the right order and they helped the Three Bears find the right bowls of porridge and milk and when The Three Little Pigs was the answer to Blue’s Clues when Blue left three clues on bricks, a wolf, and a pig, What Story Does Blue Want to Play? when Steve and Blue played the Three Little Pigs at first, Steve helped Wolf, Jack and Cinderella get back to their books, Mailbox and Steve played Jack and the Beanstalk, Steve and Blue played a king story with Bunny, and when Goldilocks and the Three Bears was the answer to Blue’s Clues when Blue left three clues on a bowl, a chair, and a bear, Tickety's Favorite Nursery Rhyme when Steve and Blue helped Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper with a purple paper bag and put things in it with P words, helped Jack, Joe, John and Julia at the toll booth, skidooed into a book and helped Sheep with her rhyme of There Once Was a Fox on the Box Playing with Blocks, and when Hickory Dickory Dock was the answer to Blue’s Clues when Blue left three clues on a number one, a Grandfather Clock, and a mouse, Blue's ABCs and ABC's with Blue when Hey Diddle Diddle was the answer to Blue’s Clues when Blue left three clues on a moon, a cow, and the word, “jump,”, Blue's Surprise at Two O'Clock when Steve and Blue skiddoed into Hickory Dickory Dock and played the Race Against Time with Grandfather Clock, Blue's Big Pajama Party and Pajama Party with Blue when Blue wanted to read a book called Goodnight Bird when Blue left three clues on a sleeping bag, a lamp, and a book, Blue's New Place when Blue wanted to make a book when Blue left three clues on paper, a pencil, and yarn, Puppets when Jack and the Beanstalk was the answer to Blue’s Clues when Blue left three clues on a boy, a tall plant, and a giant, Blue's Book Nook when Blue wanted to do a book about the sky when Blue left three clues on the color blue, up, and a cloud, Can You Help? when Joe and Blue saw Baby Bear, Gingerbread Boy and Cinderella and when Little Red Riding Hood was the answer to Blue’s Clues when Blue left three clues on a wolf, a basket, and a cape, The Fairy Tale Ball when Joe and Blue saw Rapunzel, Frog Prince, Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, Jack, Giant, Cinderella, Prince Charming and Humpty Dumpty, who was the answer to Blue’s Clues (Humpty Dumpty), when Blue left three clues on a horse, a wall, and an egg and when Blue in Blue's Room played Humpty Dumpty, in which Blue was Humpty Dumpty and the Viewer was the horse, and Silly Seat was a wolf, Love Day when Cinderella was the answer to Blue’s Clues when Blue left three clues on a mop, a castle, and a glass slipper, Joe's Clues when Joe dressed himself up as Little Red Riding Hood, Little Blue Riding Hood when Blue was Little Red Riding Hood, Sprinkles was Little Red Riding Hood’s brother, Roary was Grandma, and Joe was the wolf, Sing & Boogie in Blue's Room when Blue, Polka Dots, Roary, and Fred played Goldilocks and the Three Bears, What I Like About Blue when Blue wanted to make a Love Day Book when Blue left three clues on paper, crayons, and pipe cleaners, Blue Makes a Movie with You! when Josh and Blue saw Rapunzel, and Blue and Little Rainbow Riding Hood when Josh, Blue, and Rainbow Puppy were doing Little Red Riding Hood, in which Rainbow Puppy was Little Red Riding Hood herself, Josh was a woodsman, but Rainbow Puppy had nobody to be the big bad wolf and Blue wanted the Viewer to be the wolf when Blue left three clues on singing, a dancing motion, and a friend.