“Im coming to it much the same as anyone else, with horror and heartbreak.
Its just terrible to watch it unfold.
I dont know what else to say, other than that its heartbreaking.”

Steve Burns.Chelsea Guglielmino/WireImage
“Nick Jr. and Nickelodeon [programming] were so different,” Burns explained.
Its got to be so unfathomably painful, he said.
The fact that this is now what everyones talking about at the watercooler, it just breaks my heart.

Steve Burns on ‘Blue’s Clues’.Nickelodeon Network/Courtesy Everett Collection
Another added, Thank you for being one of the GOOD parts of Nickelodeon, Steve.
Burns ledBlues Cluesfrom 1996 to 2002, when he shocked viewers by announcing his departure in season 4.
When his character, Steve, went off to college, Donovan Patton picked up the mantle as Joe.
He solved mysteries with the titular dog until the series ended in 2006.
A revival starring Joshua Dela Cruz, titledBlue’s Clues and You,premiered in 2019.