Steve Burns Approved Abdul El-Sayed’s ‘Blue’s Clues’ Ad Weeks Ago & Republicans Are Just Catching Up

Blue’s Clues was supposed to be the punchline. But there’s one problem with Republicans trying to mock Abdul El-Sayed’s whimsical campaign ad: Steve Burns, the original host from the beloved children’s show, already gave it his seal of approval weeks ago.

Burns weighed in six weeks ago on El-Sayed’s June video, commenting simply, “10/10 skidoo.” The endorsement from the man El-Sayed was channeling adds another twist to Republicans’ attempts to portray the ad as embarrassing or out of touch.

The video features El-Sayed dressed in Steve’s signature green shirt and urging viewers to vote while recreating the show’s iconic “We Just Got a Letter!” mail song to explain how voting by mail works. While Republicans have since seized on the clip to mock the Democratic candidate, millennials online have responded with nostalgia and enthusiasm for El-Sayed’s willingness to fully commit to the bit.

One person reposted the video on Threads, writing, “Republicans are posting this trying to make fun of Abdul El-Sayed as if this completely doesn’t connect with us millennials.”

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Another person replied, “They inadvertently made him more loveable. It’s the qualities we like to see in actors like Pedro Pascal and Tom Holland, men who aren’t afraid to show kindness and silliness. And, when you combine that with intelligence, that’s a special kind of man.”

Fox News on X claimed that El-Sayed was getting “roasted” for the video, but even commenters on the thread largely appeared to enjoy the ad. “Makes me like him even more!!!!! Love this guy. I know he’s smart and he’s good dude,” one person wrote, adding that El-Sayed was “clearly not the scary jihadist you want to make him out to be!!!”

Now, what Republicans appear to be presenting as an embarrassing campaign moment has already received a “10/10 skidoo” from the person most qualified to judge it.