Blue’s Clues star Steve Burns praised for ‘checking in’ with fans after Quiet On Set docuseries saw Drake Bell detail childhood sexual abuse on Nickelodeon set

Blue’s Clues star Steve Burns has been praised for fans ‘checking in’ with them following the docuseries Quiet On Set: The Dark Side of Kids, in which Drake Bell detailed his childhood sexual abuse.

Drake & Josh star Bell, 37, identified himself as the minor who harassed dialogue coach Brian Peck on the Investigation Discovery series.

Registered sex offender Peck, 63, served 16 months in prison from 2004 to 2005 after being arrested on 11 charges – including sodomy, lewd acts on a child aged 14 or 15 by a person 10 years older, and oral copulation through anesthesia or controlled substances.

Burns, 50, who was the original host of the Nickelodeon children’s television show Blue’s Clues from 1996 to 2002, took to TikTok this week in a video saying, “Hey, I’m checking in.” Tell me, what’s going on?’

Burns — who was not referenced in the docuseries, then sat silently nodding as if listening to someone — as fans praised him for his empathy.

Burns, 50, who was the original host of the Nickelodeon children’s television show Blue’s Clues from 1996 to 2002, took to TikTok this week in a video saying, “Hey, I’m checking in.” Tell me, what’s going on?’

One wrote: “Thanks for being one of the GOOD parts of Nickelodeon, Steve,” while another typed: “Steve checking up on the now grown children he left behind is another full circle moment.”

Others wrote, “After the Nickelodeon thing, we need our Steve now more than ever,” “I feel like he knew the Nickelodeon fans needed this after the documentary came out. And this is the best answer: how are you? Are you OK?’

“Not that I’m sitting in bed in tears at almost 3am because Steve from Blues Clues shows up on my fyp and asks what’s going on? The only thing we have left is purely from our childhood.’

The four-part docuseries from Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz describes Brian as “one of the cogs in the Dan Schneider machine,” as the Nickelodeon executive producer oversaw the crew accused of abuse, sexism, racism and inappropriate behavior on the set.

“That was probably the darkest part of my career,” the 58-year-old Emmy nominee — who left Nickelodeon in 2018 — admitted in a 19-minute DanWarp YouTube video on Tuesday.

‘Waiting the last two nights has been very difficult. I am confronted with my past behavior, some of which is shameful and which I regret. I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology.”

Brian was also an associate of canceled director Bryan Singer, who infamously hosted Hollywood parties full of underage boys, and his career ended in 2019 after he faced a slew of sexual abuse allegations.

Sadly, Bell continued the cycle of abuse by pleading guilty to ‘attempted endangerment’ in 2021 [of] children and distributing material harmful to young people.’

Burns, 50, who was the original host of the Nickelodeon children’s television show Blue’s Clues from 1996 to 2002, took to TikTok this week in a video saying, “Hey, I’m checking in.” Tell me, what’s going on?’

One wrote: “Thanks for being one of the GOOD parts of Nickelodeon, Steve,” while another typed: “Steve controlling the now grown children he left behind is another level of coming full circle.”

The four-part docuseries from Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz describes Brian as “one of the cogs in the Dan Schneider (R) machine” as the Nickelodeon executive producer oversaw the crew accused of abuse, sexism, racism and inappropriate behavior on set.

The 58-year-old Emmy nominee (R) – who left Nickelodeon in 2018 – admitted in a 19-minute DanWarp YouTube video on Tuesday: ‘That was probably the darkest part of my career’

Sadly, Bell continued the cycle of abuse by pleading guilty to ‘attempted endangerment’ in 2021 [of] children and the distribution of material harmful to young people’

The Every Day Is Christmas With You singer was sentenced to two years of probation and 200 hours of community service after a 19-year-old woman accused him of grooming her for ages 12 to 15 and sexually assaulting her during his 2017 Cleveland concert

Drake said on Quiet On Set: “I took responsibility for that, you know, I did what was asked of me, but the media took hold of so much misinformation and it absolutely destroyed me. And I started to lose our control. If I had continued on that path, it very likely could have been the end of my story.”

Bell’s wife of four years — Janet Von Schmeling (pictured Tuesday) — filed for divorce from him on April 20 and she appears to have primary custody of their toddler son Jeremy Drake Bell

The Every Day Is Christmas With You singer was sentenced to two years of probation and 200 hours of community service after a 19-year-old woman accused him of grooming her for ages 12 to 15 and sexually assaulting her during his 2017 Cleveland concert .

Drake — who was charged with drunken driving in 2010 and 2016 — said he only took the plea deal to end the scandal quickly, claiming he didn’t know her age and denying he ever sent her sexual photos or engaged in sexual activity had undertaken.

Bell also denied all allegations of verbal and physical abuse in 2020 from his ex-girlfriend Melissa Lingafelt, who also accused him on TikTok of “having inappropriate conversations with underage girls online.”

“I took responsibility for that, you know, I did what was asked of me, but the media got their hands on so much disinformation and it absolutely destroyed me,” The Masked Singer Mexico contestant said on Quiet On Set .

“And I started to lose our control. If I had continued on that path, that very likely could have been the end of my story.”

Drake’s wife of four years — Janet Von Schmeling — filed for divorce from him on April 20, and she appears to have primary custody of their toddler son Jeremy Drake Bell.

On July 16, Bell announced via X that he was starting to write a book called I Found A Way, adding, “You will finally know my true story.”