Blue’s Clues followers are particularly blue now that the revival Blue’s Clues & You has been canceled. And Josh Dela Cruz, who performed the cartoon pet’s human companion on the Nickelodeon present, is heartbroken, too.
Dela Cruz confirmed the present’s demise on Instagram on Thursday, July 17, as he wrote about his function in Theatre Group Asia’s upcoming manufacturing of Into the Woods in Makati, Philippines.
“Ever since Blue’s Clues & You was canceled, folks have been asking if I’d ever return to musical theatre — and the reply has all the time been sure,” he wrote.
However that offhand point out of Blue’s Clue & You’s cancellation got here as a shock to followers.
“CANCELLED?! Nooooooo,” one fan wrote.
Dela Cruz replied, saying, “I do know! I wasn’t allowed to speak about it, nevertheless it’s been lengthy sufficient.”
One other fan wrote, “OK, however how am I simply now studying that Blue’s Clues & You was canceled?
Dela Cruz responded to that message, too, saying, “I’m nonetheless heartbroken about it.”
And when one fan requested if all of the episodes of Season 5 had been filmed, the actor mentioned, “Sadly, no.”
One other commenter wrote, “Ugh, Blue’s Clues & You was excellent and made us really feel so seen as Filipinos. My children ADORE you to the purpose I began calling you Kuya Josh for them, haha. Thanks for all the things you’ve got achieved.”
Another person mentioned, “I’m nonetheless so heartbroken over Blue’s Clues & You being given the boot! It was my consolation present when there was a lot negativity happening in my life. Thanks a lot @itsjoshdelacruz for all of your arduous work and wonderful expertise that went into that present!”
Blue’s Clues & You debuted in November 2019, and Nickelodeon renewed the present for a fifth season again in March 2022, as Deadline reported on the time. Two years later, nevertheless, Paramount+ dropped the present and 9 different Nickelodeon titles from its streaming library.
Plus, because the weblog NickALive! notes, the writing was on the wall in October 2023, when Blue’s Clues & You co-creator Angela Santomero shared pics from the present’s wrap get together and clarified within the feedback that it was a collection wrap and never only a season wrap.
Dela Cruz mentioned in a brand new interview with The Philippine Star that internet hosting the youngsters’s present has been one among his most rewarding jobs. “I discovered a lot — not simply in regards to the enterprise, however about myself,” he mentioned. “Being in an area with individuals who cared deeply about making significant content material for youths and households was extremely inspiring.”
He added: “When Blue’s Clues & You premiered, I began getting texts from associates with children saying, ‘My child pointed on the display screen and mentioned, “He appears like me!”’ I keep in mind rising up and by no means seeing anybody on display screen who appeared like me or mirrored my very own expertise. Listening to that from dad and mom crammed me with overwhelming gratitude. It jogged my memory of how highly effective illustration is — and the way vital it’s for each little one to really feel seen and protected to be precisely who they’re.”