The original Blue's Clues show is a beloved classic that has gained a successful revival that's called Blue's Clues & You!. However, there was a show that came between the original show and the recent revival. The middle show is Blue's Room.

There's a good chance that you won't be as familiar with Blue's Room as the other two Blue's Clues shows. It only lasted two seasons. Also, the seasons were very short. In total, the show only had seventeen episodes. It appears that Blue's Room wasn't able to connect with people as well as Blue's Clues.

Blue's Room takes the Blue's Clues franchise in a much different direction. The other Blue's Clues shows had live-action hosts with animated characters. However, in Blue's Room, Blue and a majority of her friends are puppets. This change of style makes Blue's Room resemble Sesame Street more than Blue's Clues. Also, as the name would imply, the show takes place in a room rather than the classic house. Steve never appears in Blue's Room. Blue lives in a different house with a different cast of characters. The most notable addition to the cast is Sprinkles, because he's Blue's baby brother.

All of these changes might sound pretty surprising, but there's another change that might be the biggest surprise of all. You know what that change is? Blue talks! In the original series and the revival series, Blue wasn't able to talk. Having her talk was certainly a big change that leads to Blue seeming like a much different character. This change leads to Blue being the one that directly talks to the audience.

Making such drastic changes might sound concerning. While I believe that changes can be a nice change of pace, it can also run the risk of taking things too far in a different direction. I do want to make it clear that I don't think that Blue's Room is a bad show. It is an innocent, cute show that has a few interesting changes to make it distinct. However, I will say that it can't compare to the original series.

While hearing Blue talk for the first time is a fun novelty, I believe that Blue is a more interesting protagonist as a character that has to communicate with cute expressions and clues rather than words. I believe that Blue works best with a human host to balance off of. The new characters aren't bad, but they aren't as entertaining or as memorable as Blue's friends from the original series.

While Steve never appears in Blue's Room, the original show's second host, Joe, does show up. At first, Joe was just brought in for a guest appearance in the show's Christmas episode. However, he quickly became part of the show's supporting cast. Since Blue can now talk and host her own show, Joe isn't given as much to do as he did in the original show. However, having him around does help recapture a lot of the magic of the original show.

The original Blue's Clues is a wonderful show that can bring joy to people of all ages. Is the same true for Blue's Room? That's debatable. I do like Blue's Room, but I don't love it in the same way that I love Blue's Room. Blue's Room has some fresh, interesting changes, but I think that the original show works a lot better. If you're a huge Blue's Clues fan, I would recommend giving Blue's Room a watch. I would also recommend it if you like puppet shows.