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The Best Episodes of Blue's Clues Season 3

Every episode of Blue's Clues Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Blue's Clues Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 1 - Blue's Big Treasure Hunt
    8.2/10(32 votes)

    #1 - Blue's Big Treasure Hunt

    S3:E1

    When Mailbox provides Steve with a package, it turns out to be a treasure chest, introducing ""Blue's Big Treasure Hunt."" Throughout the episode, we search for both clues and treasure hunt hints (scrolls of paper) to lead us to our goal. We solve riddles for clues and even find secret compartments. We even get to skiddoo into the Land of Great Discovery, where we help out characters from favorite nursery rhymes to remember just what happens in their rhymes.

    Director:Traci Paige Johnson
    Writer:Angela Santomero

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  2. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 2 - Art Appreciation
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #2 - Art Appreciation

    S3:E2

    There's a big Art Show happening at the Blue's Clues house. We pose for a portrait for Steve. We alaso find that there's something fishy going on, when fish seem to be popping up in artwork everywhere. In a Blue Skiddoo segment, we help soem friends to get back to the paintings where they belong.

    Director:Nancy Keegan Lennert
    Writer:Michael Smith

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  3. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 3 - Weight and Balance
    7.9/10(19 votes)

    #3 - Weight and Balance

    S3:E3

    When Steve asks for help with some heavy groceries, it gets us thinking about weight and balance. We decide to compare the weights of some of the groceries and then later things around the Blue's Clues house. With the help of a scale, we solve a debate between Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper. Later, in the Blue Skiddoo segment, we help out customers at a Country Store who are looking to buy some things that are very light.

    Director:Alan Zdinak
    Writer:Michael Smith

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  4. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 4 - What's That Sound?
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #4 - What's That Sound?

    S3:E4

    In this episode, we listen carefully to hear all sorts of different sounds. We start out hearing a noise and identify it as wind chimes coming from outside. Later, we use noises to help Shovel + Pail follow a gopher to a neat-sounding stream. Later, we skiddoo into a soundless black-and-white movie to fix it up by adding sound effects to it.

    Director:Koyalee Chanda
    Writer:Adam Peltzman

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  5. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 5 - Animal Behavior!
    7.9/10(22 votes)

    #5 - Animal Behavior!

    S3:E5

    In this episode, we learn all about different animals with the help of a book Blue has that we can use to look them up. As we learn, we also try imitating the behavior of a number of animals for fun. We help Shovel and Pail to find out why beavers pick up sticks and why birds tweet. In the Blue Skiddoo segment, we meet Lady Godiva, who uses a submarine to take us under the sea, where we find out about a very interesting form of animal behavior called ""camouflage.""

    Director:Alan Zdinak
    Writer:Adam Peltzman

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  6. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 6 - Blue's Big Pajama Party
    8.3/10(28 votes)

    #6 - Blue's Big Pajama Party

    S3:E6

    Blue is having a big pajama party, late at night at the Blue's Clues house. We're invited, but what fun is pajama party if you do nothing but sleep? Blue certainly thinks this and so we have all sorts of fun. We help Shovel and Pail to identify animals that stay awake at night. We even pay a visit to outer space to try and answer the deep question of just why it is that we have night.

    Director:Lucy Walker
    Writer:Adam Peltzman

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  7. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 7 - Draw Along with Blue
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    #7 - Draw Along with Blue

    S3:E7

    Blue and Steve have been having fun drawing and we're invited to grab a pencil and a paper and draw along. We get to draw all sorts of neat things and meet Markie the Marker, who has us play a game in which he try to figure out who he's drawing. We look outside the window for something neat to draw and then share our drawing with Steve and he shares his with us. Later, we skiddoo into Chalk World, where Chalk-Girl asks for Steve's help in telling the story of him trying to find the third clue.

    Director:Nancy Keegan Lennert
    Writer:Adam Peltzman

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  8. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 8 - Hide and Seek
    8.2/10(26 votes)

    #8 - Hide and Seek

    S3:E8

    A hide-and-seek game gets us going as we look for things all throughout the episode. For example, we get calls from Felt Friends to help them find things that they're giving each other and so we use their descriptions to figure it out. Later, we skiddoo into Blue's current favorite story, a book where everything is in Blue. We listen to blues style music and try to figure out what Blue's favorite party of the story is.

    Director:Lucy Walker
    Writers:Michael Smith, Alice Wilder

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  9. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 9 - Thankful
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #9 - Thankful

    S3:E9

    Steve has come up with a "Thankful Book" and so he's looking to find out some of the things that the characters in the Blue's Clues house are thankful for. We help Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper prepare for the big feast they're having that evening and also find out about what they and Paprika are thankful for. We also get Shovel and Pail's thoughts on this, as Steve grows hungrier and hungrier. Finally, before the big feast, we skiddoo into a picture frame and help some felt friends out with sharing and Steve practices patience in waiting for the big feast just a little big longer.

    Director:Marygrace O'Shea
    Writers:Angela Santomero, Jennifer Brackenbury

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  10. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 10 - Blue's Big Holiday
    7.1/10(22 votes)

    #10 - Blue's Big Holiday

    S3:E10

    It's the holidays in the Blue's Clues neighborhood and we're getting together some great gifts, as well as creating patches for a memory quilt. In the Blue Skiddoo segment, we pick out the perfect gifts for some of Blue's friends. Later, we deliver them and learn all about various holiday traditions. In the process, we also receive several great patches for the quilt.

    Director:Koyalee Chanda
    Writers:Angela Santomero, Michael Smith, Alice Wilder

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  11. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 11 - Pool Party
    7.2/10(23 votes)

    #11 - Pool Party

    S3:E11

    On a hot summer day, Blue and Steve hold a pool party, with a big list of friends to invite drawn up. We help to find them all to get them invited. We also test our memory skills - first using them to help Mr. Salt, Mrs. Pepper and Paprika to prepare sundaes. Later on, we take part in a Blue Skidoo segment in which we play a matching card game.

    Director:Lucy Walker
    Writer:Koyalee Chanda

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  12. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 12 - Anatomy
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #12 - Anatomy

    S3:E12

    As we come in, Steve invites us to try out his stethoscope and listen to Blue's heartbeat. In this episode, we learn all about different parts of the body. We check out a computer program and learn about the mouth, the eyes and the ears. Steve shows off his muscles when helping Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper. In the Blue Skiddoo segment, we experiment with a special type of x-ray machine.

    Director:Nancy Keegan Lennert
    Writers:Michael Smith, Allison Sherman

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  13. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 13 - Signs
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #13 - Signs

    S3:E13

    Blue is trying to tell Steve something and in order to tell him, she decides to use a sign. It turns out that signs are all around us, in fact, Blue's Clues is a game of signs in a way. We help out Pail in this episode when Shovel posts signs to help find him. We learn all about ""don't"" signs as well as signs that give directions for locations. In the Blue Skiddoo segment, we find a girl named Carly whose telling a story in sign language and we help Steve with some of the signs that he's having trouble figuring out.

    Director:Nancy Keegan Lennert
    Writer:Michael Smith

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  14. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 14 - Nature
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #14 - Nature

    S3:E14

    Today, we are having fun outside on a spring day. All of our friends are there: even Side Table Drawer has come out to do some bird-watching. We have fun doing things like looking for four-leaf clovers and exploring the vast backyard of the Blue's Clues house. In a Blue Skidoo segment, we help out a friend named Windy who has blown around things from all the different seasons, getting them all mixed up.

    Director:Lucy Walker
    Writer:Wendy Harris

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  15. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 15 - Geography
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Geography

    S3:E15

    In this episode, viewers learn all about direction and following maps. To help Steve find Blue, we follow a number of maps. We help out Shovel and Pail in identifying a number of buildings that they could visit to do certain things. Later, we skidoo into a board game and use maps and transportation to reach a gingerbread house.

    Director:Nancy Keegan Lennert
    Writer:Angela Santomero

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  16. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 16 - Occupations
    7.1/10(24 votes)

    #16 - Occupations

    S3:E16

    All of our friends are pretending to be different occupations, and we play Blue's Clues to figure out what Blue wants to be. We help Steve, who is pretending to be a reporter, figure out what occupation our various friends are pretending to be. Then we skidoo into a picture and help Door build his house by calling on the right workers to complete their appropriate tasks.

    Director:Koyalee Chanda
    Writer:Michael Smith

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  17. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 17 - Blue's Big Mystery
    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #17 - Blue's Big Mystery

    S3:E17

    There's somebody building a fort in the backyard of the Blue's Clues house, but we have no idea who it is. In this episode, we put on our detective caps and logical-thinking skills. There's a mystery to be solved. Come along as we investigate, with a little help from Mr. Salt and all of our friends.

    Director:Koyalee Chanda
    Writer:Adam Peltzman

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  18. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 18 - Periwinkle Misses His Friend
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #18 - Periwinkle Misses His Friend

    S3:E18

    Periwinkle has recently moved into the Blue's Clues house from the city and very much misses his city bird friend, Periwinkle. We help to cheer him up and in the process learn all about the big city. In the Blue Skiddoo segment, we find out about city things and also help out someone to find their friend. Also, when Periwinkle has trouble playing some of the games he always enjoyed at home, we help him to come up with some new twists on the old games.

    Director:Lucy Walker
    Writer:Adam Peltzman

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  19. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 19 - Blue's Big Musical
    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #19 - Blue's Big Musical

    S3:E19

    Steve needs to figure out who can be Blue's singing partner for the "You Can Be Anything You Want to Be" show. Steve, Blue and the viewers also put together costumes, set up a stage and learn how to put together a song.

    Director:Todd Kessler
    Writers:Angela Santomero, Michael Smith

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  20. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 20 - What's So Funny?
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #20 - What's So Funny?

    S3:E20

    Silliness have overtaken the Blue's Clues house and Steve is more than happy to participate, by doing funny stuff such as putting a shoe on his ear and his head and trying to make Blue laugh. Side Table Drawer joins in by first giving Steve a potato when he goes to get his notebook. We come across Shovel and Pail, who find that Gopher's popping up all over the backyard, although they're not sure exactly where he's going to show up next. We figure out that he pops up in predictable patterns. Later, we skiddoo into Silly Town. Silly Town's a strange, mixed-up place. Looking around, we find everything from a banana being used as a hammer to a backwards park.

    Director:Koyalee Chanda
    Writer:Adam Peltzman

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  21. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 21 - Blue's Big Costume Party
    7.8/10(31 votes)

    #21 - Blue's Big Costume Party

    S3:E21

    Today is Blue's Big Costume Party. Everyone is dressed up in all sorts of interesting costumes, but who is dressed up as what? We use our observation skills to figure it out. We also skiddoo into a haunted house and search for the mysterious Oogulah Boogulah. Later, everybody does the costume limbo, finding out just how low they go while dressed up in their costumes.

    Director:Lucy Walker
    Writers:Michael Smith, Alice Wilder

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  22. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 22 - Inventions
    7.2/10(24 votes)

    #22 - Inventions

    S3:E22

    Steve came up with a device to use to change the channel on the television without getting up, but when he realizes that there's already such a thing, it spurs him to try and create a unique invention following the slogan of ""try again."" When Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper want to eat peanut butter and jelly on bread together, Steve's excited at his solution, only to realize that the ""sandwich"" already exists. We come across Shovel and Pail and play an invention game. We take a look at pictures of inventions and identify the order in which they were invented. Later, we skiddoo into an invention factory, where we take a look at some famous inventions such as a train and a car.

    Director:Marygrace O'Shea
    Writers:Angela Santomero, Jennifer Brackenbury

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  23. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 23 - Blue's Play
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #23 - Blue's Play

    S3:E23

    There's a play being held at the Blue's Clues house and we're asked to play the cow. As we learn about the play, we find that it still doesn't have an ending. We explore more about how the characters are feeling in the play to get a better understanding of it. We also skiddoo into a collage and talk to the characters themselves to try and get a bead on why things happen the way they do in the play.

    Director:Koyalee Chanda
    Writer:Adam Peltzman

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  24. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 24 - Prehistoric Blue
    8.1/10(22 votes)

    #24 - Prehistoric Blue

    S3:E24

    Shovel and Pail find dinosaur footprints in the backyard, leading Shovel to worry that dinosaurs might be lurking in the backyard, despite Pail's assurances that they became extinct millions of years ago. We help to calm Shovel's fears by identifying the real animals that are in the backyard. We have fun with Steve pretending to be dinosaurs, learning, among other things, the difference between meat-eaters and plant-eaters. In the Blue Skidoo segment, we actually head back in time and find out about a number of dinosaurs, from what they looked like to how they behaved.

    Director:Koyalee Chanda
    Writer:Michael Smith

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  25. Blue's Clues Season 3 Episode 25 - The Wrong Shirt
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    #25 - The Wrong Shirt

    S3:E25

    When we come in, we find that there's something very different about Steve's clothing - he's wearing a button-down shirt that looks like his normal pants and striped pants that look like his normal shirt. Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper explain what opposites are and Steve seems to like the idea. We learn more about opposites when a guy named Bob skiddoos out a picture frame into the Blue's Clues house to deliver something to Steve. His presence often causes things to turn opposite. He has a magic ability that can fix it, but it's up to us to first find the things that are opposite so that we can tell him to fix them. Later, we skiddoo into a book where we help out two sisters that like opposite things to make their favorite places.

    Director:Koyalee Chanda
    Writer:Michael Smith

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Blue's Big Treasure Hunt" is the best rated episode of "Blue's Clues" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Traci Paige Johnson and written by Angela Santomero, it aired on 3/14/1999. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Art Appreciation".