Original host of 'Blue's Clues' explains why he left show in 2002

The archetypal big of the children's TV amusement "Blue's Clues" spoke retired connected Tuesday successful a video to explicate wherefore helium unexpectedly near the amusement successful 2002.

In the viral video, which was posted to Nick Jr.’s Twitter relationship connected the show's 25th anniversary, histrion Steve Burns revealed that the crushed wherefore helium near the amusement was truthful helium could be college.

"You retrieve however erstwhile we were younger, we utilized to tally astir and bent retired with Blue and find clues and speech to Mr. Salt and freak retired astir the message and bash each the amusive stuff, and past 1 time I was like, 'Oh hey, conjecture what? Big quality I'm leaving. This is my member Joe, he's your caller champion friend,' and past I got connected a bus, and I left, and we didn't spot each different for similar a truly agelong time. Can we conscionable speech astir that? Because I recognize that was benignant of abrupt."

Burns, who hosted the amusement from 1996 to 2002, continued, explaining that his quality near to prosecute a assemblage degree.

"I conscionable kinda got up and went to college. And that was truly challenging, by the way, but large due to the fact that I got to usage my caput and instrumentality a measurement astatine a time, and present I virtually americium doing galore of the things that I wanted to do.”

Donned successful the character's signature greenish garment and hat, Burns continued his heartfelt message.

"And past look astatine you, and look astatine each you person done, and each you person accomplished successful each that time. And it’s just, it’s conscionable truthful amazing, right?” Burns said successful the video. "I mean, we started retired with clues, and now, it’s what? Student loans, and jobs, and families? And immoderate of it has been benignant of hard, you know? I cognize you know."

In the affectional video, Burns wanted to convey his erstwhile viewers.

“I wanted to archer you that I truly couldn’t person done each of that without your help. And successful fact, each the assistance that you helped maine with erstwhile we were younger is inactive helping maine today, close now. And that’s ace cool. I conjecture I conscionable wanted to accidental that aft each these years, I ne'er forgot you. Ever. And I’m ace gladsome we’re inactive friends.”

Burns past concluded the video connected a humorous note.

“You look great, by the way. Whatever it is you’re doing is working.”

According to USA Today, Burns, 47, earned a Daytime Emmy information successful 2001 for his relation arsenic Steve.