History Characters / BluesCluesHumanHosts

* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Whenever Josh gets scared or becomes alert (which is ridiculously easy) you may notice that his voice becomes higher than usual.

'''As a Kid:''' Leon Victor Aureus (Sage and Ginger's Baby Book) Alesso Joaquin Spinelli (Blue's Big City Adventure)\\

* {{Cuckoosnarker}}: He doesn't have much more common sense than Steve has, but he'll still be more than happy to make sarcastic remarks and respond to your attempts at mockery with the same level of politeness.

** Blue's Big City Adventure revealed a sarcastic side he doesn't normally show, especially directed towards the older brother he adores.

'''Episodes:''' 112 [[note]] 82 released, 30 ordered episodes[[/note]]\\

* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Steve has a terribly short attention span, and will get lost at the first distraction that comes his way, especially involving food. This greatly frustrates Joe and Mr. Salt in ''Blue's Big City Adventurer'' [[spoiler: as he continues to lose focus of the investigation to find Josh and Blue]].

* InstantCostumeChange: All three can change clothes in a matter of seconds after leaving the viewer's point. In the real world Josh doesn't seem to have this limitation, although the costume change still isn't visible.

* NotSoImaginaryFriend: This is their [[ImpliedTrope heavily implied]] nature. Various promotional materials imply that they are [[NoFourthWall sentient fictional characters]] in-universe, but that initially only the children that watched the show were aware of this fact. The [[Film/BluesBigCityAdventure 2022 film]] kind of confirms this, as several people in the original series' age range seem to [[RealWorldEpisode already know who they were even though they never interacted directly and products with the theme of the characters could be seen around the city]]. Steve and Joe seem to understand this to some extent, but Josh doesn't seem to be fully aware.
* OffscreenRealityWarp: They can use {{Hammerspace}} freely, [[InstantCostumeChange change clothes in a matter of seconds]], [[SpontaneousGeneration bring objects to life]] and [[OffscreenTeleportation teleport]], all while the viewer is not looking (or cannot see them). The reason the [[Film/BluesBigCityAdventure movie]] is so weird is precisely because it's one of the only times one of them do it on screen.
* OneOfTheKids: A strange example, because in fact the "children" in the house (with the exception of the children of the spice family) are on average the same age as Joe, and are actually childhood friends of the two original series hosts, [[TheAgeless but as they don't age normally]] over time they became an IntergenerationalFriendship.
* RealityWarper: An implied trope. All of the three seem to be capable of this to different degrees, all are capable of teleporting to other worlds similar to how Blue does.

** Joe can teleport himself and large objects off-screen if no one is watching him, [[OffScreenRealityWarp this not only applies to the viewer]], but also to other characters in the universe, as seen in "Joe's Clues" and "The Case of The Missing Thinking Chair". Additionally, the products in his sell seem to be magical on some levels, like a mysterious present that carries [[spoiler: infinite bubbles]] or the balloons he used in the movie that seem to work according to his emotions.

!!! '''Location:''' Yellow House (Formerly), Blueprints Detective Agency (Currently) \\

'''Fixed Pattern:''' Green Stripes

'''Episodes:''' 101 [[note]] 96 (Blue's Clues) 5 (Blue's Clues & You) [[/note]]\\
'''Games:''' 43 [[note]] '''30 Shockwave Games''', '''6 CD/PC games:''' Blue's Birthday Adventure, Blue's ABC Time Activities, Blue's 123 Time Activities, Blue's Treasure Hunt, Blue's Art Time Activities, Blue's Reading Time Activities. '''5 Flash Games:''' What's in the Box?, Joe's Scrapbook Journey (Cameo), Periwinkle's Disappearo, Goodnight Bird (Narration only). '''2 console games:''' Blue's Big Musical, Blue's Alphabet Book [[/note]]\\

Blue's first caregiver and owner, he was the owner of the yellow house before he left for college. Steve is airheaded, constantly curious, have an unspoken desire to be special and needs constant help to function in the world, at the same time, he is charismatic, a little snarky, and really likes helping the people around him.

* AdultsAreUseless: {{Downplayed}} and {{Deconstructed}} in Blue's Big Musical Movie. As a kind of distracted teacher Steve is quite dependent on the children to solve the mysteries of each episode, not out of stupidity or inaction but because of his attention span as well as demonstrating to the child watching that adults don't always know what to do and sometimes need help. During the first movie Steve realizes that since he met the viewer he has never been able to find a clue for himself, and falls into a depressed state from being disappointed in himself. Luckily his friends are there for him, leading to him eventually being able to find his first clue.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Steve has a terribly short attention span, and will get lost at the first distraction that comes his way, especially involving food. This greatly frustrates Joe and Mr. Salt in ''Blue's Big City Adventure'' [[spoiler: as he continues to lose focus of the investigation to find Josh and Blue]].

* BaldnessAngst: In the music clip "[[https://youtu.be/s1SN8nDSw28?si=hTUw_hFmpmeafxnB You can't spell Blue without you]]" he makes a quick comment that implies he really misses his hair while remembering the adventures he went through during his ere.
--> '''Steve:''' I had hair...
* BigEater: He showed signs of this in the original series, but it is expanded upon in the reboot where in most of his appearances he is seen eating as his way of thinking is eating, implying that his usual absent behavior is a result of HungerCausesLethargy.

* CaringGardener: In one episode he treated his tomato plant, called Nero, as if it were his son, treating “her” with the same affection someone would treat a child.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Sometimes has trouble hearing the viewers and/or asks very obvious questions, as well as a tendency to make bizarre guesses to the game's solution in the earlier episodes (For example, in "What Time is It For Blue?", when he has all three clues that indicate that it's Blue's nap time, he thinks it's time for her to wrap a pillow in a blanket and read it a story). He also wants to get a degree in hopscotch.
* CluelessDetective: Steve is talented at many things, investigation wasn't one of them, he often needs help from kids to solve mysteries. By the time of [[WesternAnimation/BluesCluesAndYou the reboot]] is revealed that after graduating from college, he became a detective who works on his own agency, but didn't improve that much. According to ''Film/BluesBigCityAdventure'' he needs to eat "Thinking Snacks" to do any investigative work (which frustrates his younger brother), in "The Mystery of the Missing Thinking Chair" from the fourth season he barely manages to leave his own office, as he loses his keys and investigation items, his version of Skidooland, the Wizard of Skidoo, tries to look cool and awesome but is unable to figure out how to fix the skidoo frames.

* TheDitz: While he has his moments indicating that he is [[ObfuscatingStupidity smarter than he appears]], Steve is typically not the sharpest knife, often needing help with basic tasks. At one point he even acknowledges that the viewer is probably smarter than him, but this encourages him to try harder instead of letting himself get knocked down.
* DorkKnight: Despite being the local CluelessDetective, Steve still appears to be quite intelligent, just having difficulty applying it correctly; no wonder he is a successful detective who kept his two base agency running.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In his early episodes, Steve was noticeably more excited and easily stimulated, going visibly crazy upon finding the first clue in the series. From the middle of the first season he calms down a little, trying to appear cooler to the viewer, but he still very giddy.

* EndearinglyDorky: Steve is childish, goofy, a little socially awkward, and terrible at solving mysteries, but everyone is quite understanding of him if he's not causing trouble. He loves sharing his favorite things not only with the viewer but with anyone who appears in front of him, this helps him make new friends and bond even more with those he is already close to.

--> '''Steve:''' It's Santa!

* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: {{ZigZaggingTrope}} Hilariously, both he and Steve seem to believe they are the responsible brother while the other is the foolish brother. Although Steve is the one who plays the responsible role most often, being a little more down to earth than Joe.

* CluelessDetective: Steve is talented at many things, investigation wasn't one of them, he often needs help from kids to solve mysteries. By the time OF [[WesternAnimation/BluesCluesAndYou the reboot]] is revealed that after graduating from college, he became a detective who owns his own agency, but didn't improve that much. According to ''Film/BluesBigCityAdventure'' he needs to eat "Thinking Snacks" to do any investigative work (which frustrates his younger brother), in "The Mystery of the Missing Thinking Chair" from the fourth season he barely manages to leave his own office, as he loses his keys and investigation items, his version of Skidooland, the Wizard of Skidoo, tries to look cool and awesome but is unable to figure out how to fix the skidoo frames.

* {{Manchild}}: They are (apparently) adults, but they have an almost childlike joy, and are prone to acting immaturely. They love to sing lullabies, play in childish ways, sleep with plushies, and need help with the most basic riddles. On the other hand, [[BunnyEarsLawyer they don't have any problems with having adult responsibilities]], and Steve and Joe seem to be doing well in their jobs even though they never lost their [[TheDitz airhead status]].

* FriendToAllChildren: They were designed to act as friendly older sibling figures to children rather than being “token adults” so it is natural for them to be friendly to the children they encounter, all of whom they consider close friends.

* {{Manchild}}: These grown men sleep with stuffed animals, sing nursery rhymes, and throw birthday parties for their dog.

* NotSoImaginaryFriend: [[ImpliedTrope Strongly Implied, but never completely said]]. Various promotional materials and the [[Film/BluesBigCityAdventure 2022 film]] imply that they are sentient fictional characters within the universe, but that initially only the children that watched the show were aware of this fact. The film kind of confirms this, as several people in the original series' age range seem to [[RealWorldEpisode already know who they were even though they never interacted directly and products with the theme of the characters could be seen around the city]]. Steve and Joe seem to understand this to some extent, but Josh doesn't seem to be fully aware.

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* DubInducedPlotHole: Kevin was given Joe's shirt and notebook when the writers started adapting Joe era episodes. The shirt was at least {{Handwaved}} in the adaptation of "Shape Searchers, where he says it's because that squares are his new favorite shape. No explanation for where the notebook came from, though.

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* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Due to his low self-esteem, Steve always wants to be, or at least appear, cooler and more impressive than he already is. It is implied that his main motivation for going to high school and becoming a detective is his desire to be admired by the people around him, as his theatrical personality is much more visible when he is in his detective uniform.

* OccultDetective: Weirdly {{Avoided|Trope}}. While Steve has magical abilities and comes from a magical world, most of the cases he is seen investigating are pretty mundane like things disappearing or people being lost.

* CluelessDetective: Despite having moved on and become a detective after college, ''Blue's Big City Adventure'' shows that he's not the best one out there and has to stop for pretzels to help him think.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In his early episodes, Steve was noticeably more excited and easily stimulated, but from the middle of the first season he calms down a little, trying to appear cooler to the viewer, going visibly crazy upon finding the first clue in the series.

* FriendToBugs: Just like Shovel and Pail, Steve is a friend to all living things, but insects in particular seem to be his favorite, having an entire episode dedicated to his hobby of observing them; in fact, one of his friends is a worker ant called Antoinette. Which is probably where Shovel and Pail's interest from bugs comes from. Ironically, he didn't know what a chrysalis was before Pail explained it to him.

* BlueOniRedOni: Steve is the blue Oni to Joe's red Oni. Steve is calmer, patient, and more likely to think before acting, while Joe appears to be more impulsive, excited and hasty. Steve is soft-spoken and treats the viewer like a coworker, while Joe has a more animated voice and treats the viewer like a playmate. Steve needs to stop and think often to be good at his job, while Joe is good at his job because he never sits still.

* RedGreenContrast: With the exception of his grandmother and Tyrese, all of the humans that Steve interacted with while he was the host wore red or orange colors, while he wore green clothes and would normally be more mature than he is.

** His lucky sock, [[PauperPatches that has probably seen better days]], which he believes brings luck because it's the sock he was wearing the day he met Blue.

* DubInducedPlotHole: Kevin was given Joe's shirt and notebook. when the writers started adapting Joe era episodes. The shirt was at least {{Handwaved}} in the adaptation of "Shape Searchers, where he says it's because that squares are his new favorite shape. No explanation for where the notebook came from, though.

* DubInducedPlotHole: {{Lampshaded}}. Kevin was given Joe's shirt when the writers started adapting Joe era episodes, with the only explanation given for this change is that squares are his new favorite shape.

* DubInducedPlothole: {{Lampshaded}}. Kevin was given Joe's shirt when the writers started adapting Joe era episodes, with the only explanation given for this change is that squares are his new favorite shape.

* {{Keet}}: Is just as enthusiastic as Steve but can have a few snarky moments.

Steve's younger brother and Blue's second caregiver, taking over the yellow house when Steve went to college. Joe is a pretty smart, artistic and dramatic guy who likes to think outside the box and attracts attention wherever he goes, but at the same time he is impulsive, naive and hyperactive, that can occasionally cause problems ([[TheGadfly sometimes on purpose]]).

* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Steve has a terribly short attention span, and will get lost at the first distraction that comes his way, especially involving food. This greatly frustrates Joe and Mr. Salt and Blue's Big City Adventure as he continues to lose focus of the investigation to find Josh.

** His usual self can also be seen as this, as twice he is constructed as the help the protagonists need, but at the end of the day the case is only solved by luck. In ''Film/BluesBigCityAdventure'' his plan only works because Josh happened to be looking out the window at the right time, and the one to save the day ends up being Mr. Salt, while in "In the Case of the Missing Thinking Chair" it takes him as long as Josh to find the third clue, and still needs the viewer to find it, even if though already knew where it was.

** He has a minor one in Film/BluesBigCityAdventure, when he becomes temporarily depressed after failing to catch up to Josh at the end of "That's My Song" and needs to be comforted by Joe. Luckily, he snaps out of it quickly when he finds the [[TheSnackIsMoreInteresting pretzel stand]].

* OccultDetective: Weirdly {{Subverted|Trope}}. While Steve has magical abilities and comes from a magical world, most of the cases he is seen investigating are pretty mundane like things disappearing or people being lost.

* ArcSymbol: Swirls have been in the series since the beginning, being symbols made to represent skidoo and the Storybook World in general, although originally they were mainly decorative they gradually became more and more prevalent especially for Josh who left little blue swirls behind when he skidooed. Come the [[Film/BluesBigCityAdventure movie]] and it's revealed that the swirls didn't just represent skidoo, but also when magic is manifested in general, appearing whenever Josh unconsciously used his reality warping ability.

* CreatingLifeIsUnforeseen: Josh has the inexplicable ability to bring objects to life by interacting with them when he is in the "real world", but it only works after he realizes that the objects are in fact inanimate. While Steve can do the same thing, he appears to have more control of the ability.

* FatalFlaw: Impatience. As Taxi Cab points out, due to his lack of patience Josh acts without thinking and ends up losing things along the way, like the notebook or the clues Blue left to him during the movie, this is something he demonstrates since the third episode "Playdate with Magenta" where he has a breakdown due to being unable to find the third clue, the phone, which was in his hand the entire time.

* StarPower: One sign that Josh's magic is manifesting is an aura of swirls and stars surrounding him, best seen during the audition version of "Happiness is Magic".

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Sometimes has trouble hearing the viewers and/or asks very obvious questions, as well as a tendency to make bizarre guesses to the game's solution in the earlier episodes (For example, in "What Time is It For Blue?", when he has all three clues that indicate that [[spoiler:it's Blue's nap time]], he thinks it's time for her to wrap a pillow in a blanket and read it a story), but is not stupid. He also wants to get a degree in hopscotch.