Former 'Blue's Clues' host Steve Burns made grown-up Nickelodeon fans emotional with a video 'checking in' on them amid the 'Quiet on Set' scandal.
host Steve Burns returned to his Nick Jr. roots by sharing a video on TikTok in which he quietly invited grown-up fans to express how they were feeling and listened attentively to their reactions.After nearly a minute of staring into the camera and reading viewers' responses, Burns nodded and said, “Okay. Alright, well, it's good to hear from you. You look great, by the way."
The routine is reminiscent of his role in the beloved Nick Jr. series, in which he would talk to the young audience and pause, giving them time to make observations aloud and answer his questions. Burns has uploaded a number of similar videos over the past few years encouraging fans to vent as needed, but his latest comes in the wake of the troubling allegations surrounding Nickelodeon in the Investigation Discovery docuseries. Many, which premiered March 17, contains claims of a toxic work environment and abuse at the network during the reign of hit producerBurns did not directly address the docuseries in his post, but fans wrote in to thank him for it given the timing.
After leading the series from 1996 until 2002, Burns broke the hearts of children everywhere when he announced his departure in season 4. As Steve went off to college, new character Joe picked up the mantle, solving mysteries with the titular dog from 2002 until the show's final episode, in 2006.
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