Great..for kids (Blue's Clues!)

Member Name: johnt

Product:	Blue's Clues!
Date:	12/05/01 (266 review reads)
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Advantages: fun for kids, some educational value

Disadvantages: parents may not enjoy it, repetitive

Blues Clues is shown 3 times daily on Nick Junior satellite channel. It is a programme that my kids love but adults will struggle to see it's appeal.

The show is presented by Kevin, in real life with his team of animated helpers. Blue, the shows main character is a dog, he helps Kevin to solve the puzzles set. Each puzzle is solved by finding a series of clues - each identified by a blue paw print. One by one they are written into Kevin's notebook until solved.

Blue is helped by objects such as Mr & Mrs Pepper, Bucket & Spade, Slippery soap. Adults will solve the puzzle from the outset yet each is drawn out until the bitter end. This makes for tedious viewing for me yet the kids love it, each shouting out a clue,a clue each time one is spotted.

No doubt this has some educational value, but at least the kids think it's great.

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