Clue
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| Clue | |
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| Started | October 9, 1999 |
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| Finished | October 8, 2002 |
| Amount of Series | 3 (56 Episodes) |
| Genre | Comedy, mystery; children |
| Produced by | TotalAccess |
| Recorded | USA |
| Running Time | Approx 25 minutes |
| UK Outlet | Six Kids, Tuesdays 16.35 |
Clue is a children's mystery show based on the Cluedo board game format and characters, with episodes adapted from the chapter book series created by A.E. Parker. It was one of the first children's programmes to air on TotalAccess One in the States and was picked up by APFS Kids in 2004.
Mr. Boddy, the world's richest person with the world's most gullible brain, invites a group of his closest friends to spend the weekends with him and his ever-crabby maid, Mrs. White. His friends are literally quite colorful characters themselves: Professor Plum is a brilliant scientist who can't remember anything he's ever done. Miss Scarlet is a curvaceous and jealous diva. Colonel Mustard is a chivalrous and gentlemanly gentleman, unless you cross him, in which case it's pistols at dawn. Mrs. Peacock is the world's foremost authority on manners and ettiquette, and not above correcting your every foible. Rounding out the guest list is Mr. Green, a gruff and abrasive businessman who has stabbed many in the back--literally--to get what he wants.
Each episode features three mini-mysteries to solve, focusing on the wacky antics of the mansion and its inhabitants. The mysteries conclude with a simple "Whodunit?" type question, that is revealed upon return from the commercial break, with the exception of the final story, which is solved after the closing credits. Every so often, one of the mysteries involves who killed Mr. Boddy, which in cheeky manner explains at the end of the episode how he managed to survive.
The series dramatized all 163 short stories in the 16-volume chapter book series. Producers decided to conclude the series once the final book was published as opposed to creating original storylines, in order to keep the "watch it or read it" multimedia aspect intact.
The theme tune was a re-orchestration of the tune used in the "Clue" movie from 1985. Variations on the tune and incidental music all have ties to the movie theme.
Clue airs on Six Kids Tuesdays at 16.35
