In actuality, the real reason Burns left the show was to pursue a music career, and because his hair was thinning and he was worried about seeming too "old" to the kid viewers. There have been many rumors about the reason Steve Burns (Steve's actor) departed from the show-such as him being addicted to drugs.In season 1 his hair is slightly long and black instead of brown in seasons 2-4.Steve's voice was higher pitched in the early seasons, but the voice was later lost.When he realized he was a clue, he told the viewer he always wanted to be a clue. Steve was a clue in Magenta Comes Over.Actor Steve Burns said his favorite foods include cheeseburgers, Italian food, peanut butter and oatmeal.He loves it especially in banana bread and his grandmother's banana cookies. However, the most number of times that he has skidooed in an entire episode was four times. Steve normally skidoos only twice in one episode.In What's So Funny, Steve thinks shoes belong on our ears, though he is always shown wearing shoes on his feet.Steve did not mention Joe until Joe's First Day.On some of the season 3 episodes, Steve wears tan colored shoes, instead of the dark brown leather shoes he normally wears.Steve got Blue by wishing that he could have the blue puppy in one of his storybooks.Joe is Steve's younger brother whom he takes care of when he was a baby.It is colored green and has a picture of the thinking chair on the front. In the pilot episode, "Blue Prints", Steve wore a short-sleeved red polo, but it was replaced with a long-sleeved green-striped shirt in the series.Season 3-4: Just like Season 2, his voice is still friendly but it becomes low pitched now, even though his Season 2 voice can still be heard in Blue's Big Pajama Party and a few episodes.Mid Season 1-Season 2: Steve's voice starts to sound even more friendly and a little high pitched, starting in A Snowy Day.Early Season 1: Steve's voice is more of a higher pitched, exciting and cheerful voice.He and Joe also guest star in the Blue's Clues reboot, Blue's Clues & You!. He later made an appearance in 100th Episode Celebration, and made a voice only appearance in Blue's First Holiday, his last appearance in the series. His role was taken over by Joe in the episodes after it. Steve had appeared in every episode until Steve Goes to College. However, in "The Wrong Shirt", Steve wore a long-sleeved light brown shirt and green striped pants, which are the shirt and pants colors of his normal outfit reversed. In the first two seasons, he had medium length hair, but as time went on, his hair got shorter and shorter and became bald, as revealed in Blue’s Clues and You. Steve has dark brown hair, a long-sleeved green striped shirt, light brown pants, dark brown shoes, or light tan shoes in some Season 3 episodes, and a black leather belt.