Time stated that direct to video where children's films are concerned and noted that Blue's Big Musical Movie spun the popular children's television series into a "full-length extravaganza". In Doug Pratt's DVD: Movies, Television, Music, Art, Adult, and More!, author Pratt observes that even though designed for toddlers, Steven Burns, as the only human in the cast, delivered a "remarkable and consistent performance" while speaking directly to the camera in addressing his young viewers, speaking slowly and clearly without being condescending or patronizing. Review Corner wrote that the film was "complete with all the charm and learning that makes the television series outstanding, and then some". They offered that while the "feature-film debut follows basically the same tried-and-true format of the television series, it contains longer (mostly musical) interludes and plenty of mini-stories and adventures along the way", as well as introducing a new character, Periwinkle the cat. Awards and nominations The film earned a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Family Feature Film, but lost to the 2001 DreamWorks animated film Shrek. 2001, Nominated for Young Artist Award for Best Family Feature Film – Animation Songs/Musical numbers (soundtrack version) "Today's the Day" "At the Show" "The Breakfast Song" "Clipboard Shuffle" "Sidetable's Lament" "Blue's Clues Theme Song" "Silly Hat" "Putting It All Together" "Notes" "Rhythm" "Tempo" "Dynamics" "There It Is" "As Smart as You" "Sing" "The Magic of Theater" "I Can Be Anything That I Want to Be" "So Long Song" References External links Blue's Big Musical Movie at the Internet Movie Database 2000 animated films 2000 direct-to-video films 2000 films American musical comedy films 2000s musical comedy films American direct-to-video films American films with live action and animation American flash animated films Nickelodeon animated films Paramount Pictures animated films Paramount Pictures direct-to-video films Films shot in British Columbia Films shot in California Films shot in New York (state) Films shot in Florida Direct-to-video animated films 2000s American animated films 2000 comedy films 2000s children's animated films 2000s English-language films