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![]() And what we found out was that it totally worked.”Īnd so kids thought he was their friend, for real. The conceit being that I could hear them, and that they could hear me…And that’s tricky. “My favorite part of the show, my job of the show, was to talk directly through the camera and to actually cultivate, if I could, a relationship with an individual child through a TV. As in, “when the mail showed up, I froke out!” “I was yopey and dopey, and so excited about absolutely everything.” Apparently, the past tense of “freaked out” is froke out. He called what he was “fame-ish,” and said that “fame-ish people are like famous people, without the public dignity.” He recalled his days on the show with affection. Although the show was wildly popular, it was popular with kids. Great, Steve, thanks for making me feel old. The first thing I noticed was that he lost all his hair, and his natural speaking voice was deeper than I expected. Available on YouTube, “Tangled Up: Stories About Blue” was recorded at The Players Club in New York City, Sept 15, 2010. This weekend, I happened upon a recording of a talk he did for The Moth (a nonprofit organization dedicated to the art of storytelling). Whatever happened to Steve? Is he OK?ĭespite the terrible rumors of suicide or that he died of a heroine overdose, I can happily report that Steve Burns is very much alive and well. Hey, who’s this Joe guy? Where’s my buddy Steve? The show itself was rather tight-lipped about all that. Remember Blues Clues? The Nickelodeon kids show with that guy and the animated blue dog? Who could forget Blue? Who could forget Steve? But then one day, he was inexplicably gone, and we were left with…Joe. ![]()
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