Film Theory: Blue is NOT a Dog! (Blue’s Clues)

If I had a nickel for every time Matpat made a theory about a dog being an alien, I'd have two nickels which isn't a lot, but it's weird it's happened twice.

I can only imagine, Oliver sitting there really enjoying blues clues, and then Mat sitting there really aggressively taking notes and really hard looking at the TV thinking: "I'm onto you weird blue dog"

I watched Blue's Clues as a child and I genuinely loved it. It was a great show and when the video of Steve telling us it would be OK came out during the pandemic I cried like a baby. It really felt like an old friend was telling me everything would be alright. And now MatPat is here to help me laugh instead of getting emotional

Blue's Clues is the one show (or any media) that is so sacred to me that I just cannot imagine it being anything other than it is: a wholesome kid's show that actually makes you feel like you're a part of Steve's family of friends.

I used to go to college with Josh. He is so kind and I'm glad he is the new host. I should tell him to watch this so he knows Blue is a possible alien

“Looking at Blue’s age she can’t possibly be a puppy” MatPat if you’ve ever met a dog owner you should know that regardless of the dog’s age their owner is still gonna refer to them as a puppy

My theory is that the rainbow dog thematically represents a dog dying and leaving its owner. A big part is the rainbow imagery. You talked about all these points in the video: the rainbow dog doesn't have an owner; as Blue becomes more like rainbow dog, she spends less time with her owner; the rainbow theming reminds me of the idea that when a pet dies they walk over a rainbow and wait for their owner to die as well.

I love how the longer Ollie exists, the more theories Mat does about kids stuff

Another week, another chance for MatPat to destroy our childhood memories.

Fun Fact for MatPat and The Theorists: There was actually a dog named Bluey (yes like the show) a female Australian Cattle Dog born in Australia in 1910 who lived to be 29 years and 5 months according to Guinness World Records. While being an anomaly, this is still really impressive and I figured I'd share. On the tangent of kids shows, and the running theme of dogs, I highly recommend Bluey (the show this time) when Ollie is old enough, it is truly a good watch no matter your age. Also, I need a theory about the functionality of cats in the Bluey-verse because I can't be the only one to question it.

honestly found this video more heartwarming than scary -- little blue has her adventurous childhood with Steve where she learns the skills she needs to eventually leave the nest and grow into a strong and independent rainbow alien not-dog <3

Just want to say for 5:46, that's the oldest currently living dog. The oldest dog ever was an Australian cattle dog named Bluey (neat coincidence) who lived to about 29 and a half Edit: This comment is now factually incorrect. Congrats Bobi!

The craziest part of this video isn't even the idea that the dog is an alien, but that MatPat is talking with the same enthusiasm and seriousness as if this were a video about how fast Sonic is or evil cyborg seamonkies or whatever FNAF is about this week.

So to recap, Blue is 1) Blue 2) Trying to pass as a dog somewhat debatably well 3) Able to morph, growing and hiding additional digits at will 4) May at some point be capable of human speech 5) From space I would like to motion that Blue and Stitch are similar, if not the same, species

I swear, every MatPat theory starts me off with "This sounds pretty far fetched" and has me ending like "This is now the unequivocal truth."

I'm just waiting for MatPat to hit us with "Blue isn't a dog, if you look closely, she's actually a cartoon"

Matpat: "All wearing primary colors," Also Matpat: *shows blue, green, and orange*

I really think the one aspect that _doesn't_ fit is just it being dark. Really just seems like all Blue and Co. want is to play and have a good time with people, sharing their magic to go on fun adventures. And it seems like Blue is just as likely to be magic as an alien, somewhere around what Clifford is.

I like how everyone in the show doesn't even care about what is happening, they're all just completely fine with it like it's something completely normal.

Since you’re going down the anthropomorphic dog route, I’d like to suggest a theory on Bluey. Because, for a show about a happy dog family, there are a lot of theories. Here are a few you could look at or take a deep dive through: - Bandit, Chili, and Lucky’s dad are in a polyamorous couple - Chili had a miscarriage before having Bluey - Chili’s sister, Brandy, is infertile and can’t have kids - Chili’s dad was in the Vietnam war - Bandit and Chili separated for a bit after the birth of Bingo. This is why their parenting styles are different and Bluey starts to panic when she sees them arguing in an episode - The obligatory, “Bluey takes place in a post apocalyptic world after all of the humans died out” - Why can the dogs in the Bluey universe own cats? Why are only the dogs sentient? And my personal favorite one: - Why does Bluey’s evolution mirror our own? In the episode “Flat pack” (I believe), we see Bluey and Bingo go through the stages of evolution in their play. They begin as fish, then frogs, then lizards, then dinosaurs, then mice, then monkeys, then “cave dogs,” and then finally evolve to be civilized beings who can build stuff. That’s as much as I can remember anyway. So, if their evolution mirrors ours, did they evolve alongside what would have been humans/human-like creatures and beat us out for the top of the food chain? Did humans ever exist in this world’s evolutionary past? What elements of the past animals do the dogs of Bluey still have? Clearly they walk on two legs and have opposable thumbs like monkeys. Would it even be reasonably possible for all of those animals to slowly evolve into a dog? I mean, in our world obviously not. But this is a theory channel and I wanna know if all of the elements could possibly come together to form dogs.