Why Did Steve Burns Leave ‘Blue’s Clues’? Was he fired? – He explains

If you were a kid in the 1990s, you probably have memories of yelling at your television while watching Blue’s Clues to tell Steve where the paw print was. At least that’s how I remember the 1990s. The generation that watched the show from 1996 to 2006, which I owe to my own love of mysteries and detective fiction, enjoyed it so much. For this reason, you probably see a lot of adults watching Blue’s Big City Adventure, a movie that reunites all three former hosts to see Josh (Joshua Dela Cruz) and Blue travel to New York City so Josh can audition for Broadway.

When you think of Blue’s Clues, if you’re a certain age, you probably see Steve. Steve, who was played by actor Steve Burns, had a particularly strong connection to the show, and when he left, fans were heartbroken to learn what had become of their friend. However, Joe was not a terrible replacement. While Donovan Patton was a great “little brother” to Steve, there were still some unanswered issues.

Burns discussed his firing in a recent interview with Variety, and spoiler alert: He left as he approached 30. Remember all the rumors you and your friends from school used to spread about what happened to Steve? Well, it really was that easy. Then why all the theories about whether he died or had a terrible illness? not true.

The interview is excellent because Burns is so honest about his involvement with the program. He still has Blue’s Clues items in his house and he claimed that he now enjoys playing Steve much more than he did in the past. Burns commented, “I’ve never appreciated being Steve as much as I do now. I can put on a trench coat. It is a clown character similar to Grover and Columbo. That seems strangely liberating.

If you hear Steve (the character) talking to someone, whether it’s in the new movie or elsewhere, it’s easy to find adults crying nostalgically. Burns said he saw Blue’s Clues’ use of the pronoun “you” as a method of addressing the audience. “Because you did!” he said. “’Blue’s Clues’ is essentially a one-on-one conversation between you and me. And I was really looking forward to it.

But besides getting older, one of the real reasons Burns left the program was that he struggled with melancholy and had to fend for himself. “I was the happiest miserable person in North America, though I wasn’t aware of it at the time, he claimed. I had terrible clinical depression the whole time I was on the show. It became difficult for me to always be absolutely and completely full of joy and wonder, which was my responsibility. I could always dive deep and find something that seemed real to me and good enough to appear on the program, but there was a price after endless years of digging into the pit without refilling it.

In case you were wondering, Burns has a favorite among everyday items that we’ve come to love. The answer? Mr Salt