Blue's Surprise at Two O'Clock

Blue's Surprise at Two O'Clock is the 12th episode of Blue's Clues from Season 2. It was the 32nd episode to be aired.

Summary[]

Steve and Blue teach the viewers how to tell time. Blue has a surprise for Steve and the viewers too.

Elements[]

Question: What is Blue’s surprise at 2:00?
Clues:
- 1. Orange Juice
- 2. A Popsicle Stick (Lollipop Stick in the UK)
- 3. An Ice Cube Tray
Answer to Blue's Clues: Orange juice pops (Orange Lollipops in the UK)
Living room picture: Day and night
Skidoo location: Book Hickory Dickory Dock (Grandfather Clock's race against time)
Felt Frame picture: Felt Clock
Letter: Tan (US) Orange (UK)

Characters[]

Blue
Steve (North America)
Kevin (United Kingdom)
Duarte (Portugal)
HyunShup Shin (South Korea)
Sidetable Drawer
Mailbox
Mr. Salt
Mrs. Pepper
Paprika
Tickety Tock
Grandfather Clock (cameo in book)
Turquoise (cameo)

Recap[]

Blue has a special surprise, but it will not be ready till 2:00 and at the start of the episode, it is only 1:40 by Steve's watch. He does not think he can wait that long to find out what it is, but Blue helps out by having him play Blue's Clues to pass the time. Soon, the first clue, orange juice is found. Time is something which Tickety thinks she could use some help on, as her hands seem to be stuck at 1:00. So we help her out by showing her which way to move her hands in order to go forward in time and reach 2:00. Later, Blue and Steve skidoo into Tickety's Favorite Nursery Rhyme, where they play a game called Race Against Time. In this game, the objective is to identify a slowly revealed picture within fifteen seconds. Soon, the third clue, an ice cube tray is found and the answer turns out to be orange juice pops. Later everyone enjoys Blue's surprise and we also learn how to do it for ourselves. Steve sings the The So Long Song and the episode ends.

Locations[]

Objects[]

Notebook
Party Hats
Noisemakers
Watch
Orange Juice
Ice Cube Tray

Video Releases[]

Telling Time with Blue (VHS, 2002)
Big, Blue and Just for You! Volume 6 (VHS, 2002)

Gallery[]

3 Clues from Blues Surprise at Two OClock

Watch Episode[]

This episode is available for streaming on Paramount Global's video streaming service Paramount+.

Trivia[]

Mailbox, Turquoise, Sidetable Drawer, & Grandfather Clock do not appears at the end of the episode because they were very busy.
Ryan Rodriguez and Editor L. Mark Sorre are both friends of Steve in this episode. Ryan is related to popular friend Chelsea Rodriguez.
This is the eleventh episode to use the usual "No, it's a clue!" line from Adventures in Art.
This is the third time "A clue! A clue!" was heard from Blue Wants to Play a Game and Math!.
This is the first episode where the viewers did not say There she is! in the intro.
Events in this episode definitely do "not" occur in real-time. The displayed clock starts out 1:40. Later, it reads 1:45, even though only about three minutes have passed. And throughout, the times never really seem to match up.
This is the first time that one of the kids (Steve's Friends) at the end of the Video Letter segment, gives him something from the letter, which turns out to be a clue.
- This also happens in Bedtime Business.
This is the first of two times where Steve did not actually ask the question for Blue's Clues: He said, "Well, it's gonna be hard to wait, Blue, but maybe if we had some hints, or some clues..." Blue then placed her signal pawprint.
This is the older Mailbox from The Grow Show, Magenta Comes Over, What Was Blue's Dream About?, What Does Blue Want to Do on a Rainy Day?, The Lost Episode! and Animal Behavior!
- This is also the first episode to use the last animation of Blue putting up her signal pawprint that will later be used in Blue's Sad Day, What Game Does Blue Want to Learn?, and in all episodes since Nurture!.
- The next episode to use that is The Baby's Here!.
It took longer for the mail to come.
- This is the first time Mailbox delivers the mail late. The second time will be The Baby's Here!.
Grandfather Clock appeared on the pages of "Hickory Dickory Dock", but the skidoo location takes place inside him. Also, the voice of Grandfather Clock was later heard as "Big Booming Voice" in Look Carefully....
The items on the refrigerator are letter magnets that spell "TIME" (the T and I hold a paper plate clock) on the top door (the freezer area), and number magnets that form another clock (two bigger 1s form the hands) on the bottom door.
Another show called Special Agent Oso has an episode called "License to Chill" that was based on this episode.
This is another episode where "A clue! A clue!" was heard from What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try?, Blue's Birthday, What Game Does Blue Want to Learn?, Occupations, and Art Appreciation.
This is another episode "No, A Clue!" from What Was Blue's Dream About?.
This is the 3rd time "A clue a clue" was heard from "Blue's Story Time" and "What Does Blue Want to Do with Her Picture?".
After Steve uses his listening skill "What? Is it 2:00, already? Yes!", the kids say "No, a clue!" But on the Duarte version, the kids actually said "No, it's not 2:00! It's a clue!".
Blue and Tickety hold their orange juice pops when they appear during the credits but not Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper.
In the closing theme, in the international releases, stock footage of Steve singing So Long is used, but in the Duarte version, it actually shows Duarte holding a popsicle, and actually eating it as the door closes.
In the Steve and Duarte versions, the cup is clear, but in the Kevin version, the cup is red.
- Additionally, the carton of orange juice has a cap in the Kevin and Duarte versions, but not in the Steve version.
In the credits, except for Mr. Salt & Mrs. Pepper, all characters have orange juice pops in their hands or paws.
- In the US version of The So Long Song, the footage was the same as Steve Gets the Sniffles, Blue's Senses and What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try?.
This is the Waiting in time from Blue's Big Musical & Patience.
Hal Rifken directed the video letter.
- The others were "Steve Gets the Sniffles" and "Math!".
At the end of the letter, the child says, "Here, Steve. This is for you!" instead of "Bye, Steve!". After that part, the instrumental ending of We Are Looking for Blue's Clues plays without Blue's bark, which will happen again later in "Occupations" in which Steve says, "Fascinating story!" does not say, "Bye!" before closing the letter like in Tickety's Favorite Nursery Rhyme, and What's So Funny?
In this episode, Steve thinks he drank the first clue (orange juice), but in Thankful, he almost ate the first clue (an apple). This is the first time Steve made a mistake.
When Mailbox says, "You're gonna looove it!", it sounds like it is said by Wheezie from Dragon Tales.
This is the Tickety Tock Says It's Mailtime Silly in just like in Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper says "The Mail's Here!!" from What Does Blue Want to Make? and Tickety's Favorite Nursery Rhyme.

Quotes[]

Steve: Hey, Mail-boa... Mailbox? Where's Mailbox. Hmm, let me try it again, Mail. Mail.
(Mailbox in off screen): I... I'll be right there, Steve. Uh, just a second.
Steve: "Just a second" Okay, 1 second, okay, Mailbox seconds up.
(Mailbox in off screen): Oh, uh, I mean, just a minute.
Steve: Oh, "Just a minute". Okay. Well, a minute, is when the red hand gets all the way around to the top.
(Steve still waiting for Mailbox when the clock starts ticking) Steve: All the way around...
(Steve still waiting for Mailbox when the clock keeps ticking)
Steve: To the top.
(Steve still waiting for Mailbox when the clock keeps going ticking)
Steve: That's a minute.
(Steve still waiting for Mailbox when the clock keeps going ticking)
Steve: All right then, so you just let me know, when a minute, is up, you say "One minute". And I'll hear yet, and that way, I don't know. Ahem, nothing fronts like, sharing a minute. with your good friends, I'm glad we have this minute, together.
(Steve still waiting for Mailbox when the clock keeps going ticking)
Steve: Okay, you just let me know.
(Steve still waiting for Mailbox when the clock keeps going ticking when it stops when have the number 1.)
The Viewer: A minute.
(Mailbox comes in, watch disappeared)
Mailbox: Mail's here, one minute, and one second late. Hey, I'm a heard about that your surprise, Steve. You're gonna looove it!
Steve: Do you know about that surprise, oh, I can't wait, I... Yes, I can, I can wait.
Mailbox: Is that surprise you don't have to wait any longer. Surprise.
(Mailbox opens the lid, and Steve getting our letter out of the Mailbox, then mailbox closes the lid, then leaves).

Goofs[]

Steve gave the viewer his watch at the beginning of the episode, but the viewer never gave it back to him.
- This also happens in What Did Blue See?.
When Steve says "Five seconds!" a small part of his head is cut off for a split second.
It's unknown why Mailbox was late delivering the mail.
Tickety tells Steve that it's Mail Time turning her hands from 2:00 to 1:50. But she turned her big hand forward instead of backwards.
Mailbox says Mail's here one minute and one second late instead of 60 seconds late.

Blue's Clues Season 2