The Construction of the Pawprints - Nickelodeon Unveils LOST Footage from ORIGINAL 1995 Blue's Clues "Blueprints" Pilot Episode

 To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Blue's Clues franchise, Nickelodeon and Nick Jr's social media accounts have unveiled some lost footage from Blue's Prints the ORIGINAL pilot for the show first made in July 1995 and never aired on TV.

Some of the differences have already been noted for years, including the series logo and title card, the design of the house, Steven Burns the show's original host/presenter wearing a red/pink Hawaiian polo shirt instead of his trademark green stripes, Blue being a cat instead of a dog, the show opening with the song "Can You Help Me Today?" which would later resurface in 2000 for the Blue's Big Treasure Hunt: A Musical Expedition soundtrack CD instead of ending with the trademark "So Long Song" and Mr. Salt voiced by Nick Balaban (Bubble Guppies) talking in a New York accent instead of the France one in the final version.

Today Nick's social media accounts have uploaded some more lost clips with differences from the final show, including the intro for the pilot, the absence of Sidetable Drawer (voiced by Aleisha LaNae Allen), the notebook without its Handy Dandy nickname and an early incarnation of the classic "Here's The Mail" Mailtime song which would usually end with screaming in an impersonation of Pee-Wee Herman from the classic preschool variety series PeeWee's Playhouse according to a conference speech made by Burns during a panel back in 2011.

It is possible that the full pilot will be unveiled rather quickly as Nick Jr's Facebook page has credited this as a "first look" video.