Blue’s Clues Star Steve Burns has been inundated with comments and praise after the Nickelodeon alum shared a video on social media “checking in” on fans amid shocking allegations raised on Silence on the set: The dark side of children’s television.
“Hey, I’m checking in. Tell me what’s going on,” Burns says in the video shared on TikTok. The video then shows him looking at the camera as if he were listening intently to someone expressing his frustrations, backed by moody music.
He ended the video with a farewell and said, “Okay, good to hear from you. By the way, you look great.”
The video has reached 547.4k likes on TikTok since it was shared on Thursday (March 21).
The comments were flooded with Nickelodeon fans, many of whom expressed their real-life issues, while others expressed how conflicted they’ve felt since then. Silence on set premiered this week, revealing the hostile work environment under which many popular children’s shows were created in the 2000s.
“I needed this today after finding out Nickelodeon is all lies,” one fan commented.
“They need you. The kids who are older and watched Nickelodeon. Thanks for being here,” another fan wrote. Others agreed, writing, “After Nickelodeon, we need our Steve now more than ever.”
“I’m not sitting in bed at almost 3 a.m. crying because Steve is blues tracks shows up on my fyp asking what’s going on? The only thing we have left that is pure from our childhood,” said one comment.
Many in the comments noted how emotional Burns’ video made them feel. “I didn’t cry the moment he asked me,” wrote one viewer.
Even Jersey Shore Star Jenni Farley, known as J Woww, commented and wrote: “And I’m crying.”
Silence on set It marked the first time Drake Bell spoke out about being sexually assaulted by a former Nickelodeon employee when he was a teenager. A series of shocking accusations were also made against television creator Dan Schneider, who was behind several popular Nickelodeon series at the time.
Burns is best known for his role as the host of the children’s television show. Blue’s Clues on Nick Jr from 1996 to 2002. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his work on the show.
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