Steve From ‘Blue’s Clues’ Returns After Two Decades With Nostalgic Message for Fans: ‘I Never Forgot You'

If you were a kid who grew up watching Nick Jr.'s series Blue's Clues, you probably still haven't processed the pain of watching host 'Steve' leave the show. It just wasn't that he left but the abruptness of his exit, without an explanation. Many of us grew up along with Steve, the enthusiastic host of Blue's Clues, and to suddenly watch him abandon us to "go to college" and leave us in the hands of his "brother" Joe was heartbreaking, to say the least. He was an intrinsic part of many people's childhood. Steve Burns, the actor who played his namesake on Blue's Clues, has finally checked in on us and gave us closure on that exit. The internet just couldn't hold in their emotions after seeing their old friend after so many years.

On the 25 anniversary of the series about a lovable guy named Steve and his mystery-solving dog Blue, Steve reached out to the fans on Twitter in his iconic attire —  striped green shirt and khaki pants. The video posted on Nick Jr.'s official Twitter account went viral immediately. The video has been liked by close to 2 million people and shared by 750k times. 

"You remember how when we were younger, we used to run around and hang out with Blue and find clues and talk to Mr. Salt and freak out about the mail and do all the fun stuff?" he said, reported CNN. "And then one day, I was like, 'Oh hey, guess what? Big news, I'm leaving. Here's my brother Joe, he's your new best friend,' and then I got on a bus and I left and we didn't see each other for like a really long time? Can we just talk about that? Great. Because I realize that was kind of abrupt," said Steve, acknowledging the pain his exit had caused. 

All of his fans are now grown up with adult responsibilities, and for a brief second, it felt like he had turned back time. "I mean we started out with clues and now it's what? Student loans. And jobs. And families," he said, and many of us felt heard. "I wanted to tell you that I really couldn't have done all of that without your help and in fact, all the help that you helped me with when we were younger is still helping me today, right now. And that's super cool. I guess I just wanted to say that after all these years, I never forgot you. Ever. And I'm super glad we're still friends," he added, leaving everyone feeling nostalgic and reaching for the tissue box. Cue the waterworks.

If that wasn't enough, he walked back into the screen and said, "You look great by the way. Whatever it is you're doing, it's working."

Fans who grew up watching Steve got very emotional on seeing the message. One person wrote, "And here I am, a full-grown adult, crying over this video. Blue's Clues was my favorite show as a kid, I still remember watching it in my grandma's old house, and I truly hope Steve knows how much his place in our childhoods meant to a lot of kids." Another person posted a picture of their Blue's Clues-themed birthday party from their childhood and wrote, "Steve & Blue, Thank you for being a friend to all of us. You taught me kindness, creativity, & friendship. You taught me that I could grow up to be anything I wanted if I put my mind to it. Thank you for being there for us before we knew just how much we needed you."

References:
https://twitter.com/nickjr/status/1435332689532440579
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/08/entertainment/steve-burns-blues-clues-trnd/index.html
https://twitter.com/Timevirus1/status/1435352971462823936
https://twitter.com/collee_een/status/1435393851200577539

Cover image source: Twitter/nickjr