Researching Blue's Clues: Viewing Behavior and Impact

By Daniel R. Anderson, J. Bryant, Alice Wilder, Angela C. Santomero, Marsha Williams, Alisha M. Crawley. 2000

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Toddlers' Learning From Socially Meaningful Video Characters (2011, background): “also improved preschool-aged children’s learning of content (Anderson et al., 2000; Crawley, Anderson, Wilder, Williams, & Santomero, 1999).”
Building Meaningful Parasocial Relationships Between Toddlers and Media Characters to Teach Early Mathematical Skills (2013, background): “…program pauses, children initially watch quietly as the character addresses them, but children become more interactive after repeatedly viewing the program (Anderson et al., 2000), with experienced viewers verbally replying more to the character than inexperienced viewers (Crawley et al., 2002).”
Infant and Early Childhood Exposure to Adult-Directed and Child-Directed Television Programming: Relations with Cognitive Skills at Age Four (2010, background): “In particular, childhood exposure to educational television programs such as Sesame Street, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Blue’s Clues, and Dora the Explorer is associated with the development of preacademic skills, as well as long-term academic success (Anderson, Huston, Schmitt, Linebarger, & Wrigh”