The Boat Float

The Boat Float
Episode number	Season 5, Episode 10 (#426)
Airdate	September 9, 2002
Written by	Jeff Borkin
Directed by	Alan Zdinak
Question in the episode	What kind of boat should we make for the boat float?
Clues	The Color Red A Hose A Siren
Answer to Blue's Clues	A fireboat
Chronology
Previous episode	I'm So Happy! (Broadcast Order) Steve Goes to College (Production Order) Joe's Surprise Party (Credit Order)
Next episode	Bedtime Business (Broadcast/Credit Order) The Scavenger Hunt (Season Order) Puppets (Production Order)

The Boat Float is the 10th episode of Blue's Clues from Season 5.

Characters Present

• Blue
• Joe
• Sidetable Drawer
• Mailbox
• Mr. Salt (drawing & credits only)
• Mrs. Pepper (cameo)
• Freddy
• Shovel
• Pail
• Slippery Soap
• Periwinkle
• Seagull
• Crab
• Speedboat
• Sailboat
• Canoe
• Boris

Summary

Blue, Joe, and their friends make boats for the boat float.

Elements

• Question: What kind of boat should we make for the boat float?
• Clues:
  • 1. The Color Red
  • 2. A Hose
  • 3. A Siren
• Answer: A fireboat
• Skidoo location: Boat book (Harbor)
• Living room: A pirate's wheel, then a lifesaver
• Felt Frame: Freddy as a sailboat
• Colored Shirt: Red

Video Releases

• Knights of the Snack Table (DVD, 2007)

Boat Tips

• Make sure that the boat you are making does not have a hole on the bottom.
• Make sure that you do not put too much weight on the boat.
• Boats act as a balance scale. That means there has to be equal weight on both sides.
• Raise your anchor so you can move your speedboat or ship.
• Put up your sail on the sailboat so the wind can blow on the sail making the sailboat move.
• Put a paddle on both sides of your rowboat or canoe so you can paddle straight.
• Tie your boat up to a pier close to the dock so people can board the boat or ship safely.

Trivia

• This is the 2nd time where a clue was the color red, the first episode where a clue that was red was from Let's Plant.
• On Streaming Services, such as Amazon Prime and iTunes, this episode is listed as a Season 4 episode.
  • This also happens in The Big Book About Us, I'm So Happy!, The Scavenger Hunt and Can You Help?.
• Mrs. Pepper has no lines, despite appearing in the episode.
• This episode is on the Blue's Room DVD "Knights of the Snack Table."
• This is Joe’s version of What Experiment Does Blue Want to Try?.
• Joe wears a red squared shirt in this episode.
  • This is also the first full episode where Joe is seen with his red shirt.
• This is the only episode where Joe doesn't skidoo in something in the felt board frame and off the ground, skidoos in something in the bedroom and on the ground in his red shirt.
  • In other episodes with his red shirt, he skidoos into the felt frame and off the ground.
• Mrs. Pepper appears without Mr. Salt, however, Mr. Salt makes a cameo in a drawing and appears with her in the credits.
• The credit's character order is recycled from Can You Help?.
• In the end credits Shovel appears by himself without Pail and Tickety Tock was absent.
• The music playing during the video letter segment was the Island music from "Blue Goes to the Beach".
• After "Bye, Joe!", the end of the "We Are Looking For Blue's Clues" melody does not play.
• This episode aired yesterday after the show's 6th anniversary.

Gallery

The Color Red

Hose

Siren

The Boat Float Promotional picture

The Boat Float Promotional picture

The Boat Float Promotional picture

3 Clues From The Boat Float

3 Clues From The Boat Float

3 Clues From The Boat Float

3 Clues From The Boat Float

Watch Episode

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