<P> Tickety Tock, known as Tickety for short, is Steve's alarm clock who lives on a nightstand in the bedroom of the Blue's Clues house . The' 12' mark on her face is usually replaced by a symbol that relates to the episode's topic . She loves counting different things and often invites the host and the viewers to help her with basic math . Tickety is very number - oriented and likes to keep schedules . She is responsible for waking the residents of the Blue's Clues house every morning by ringing her bells . She is best friends with Slippery . Tickety was voiced by Kathryn Avery from 1996 - 2000 and by Kelly Nigh from 2000 - 2004 . </P> <P> Slippery Soap, known as Slippery for short, is a lavender - colored bar of soap who lives in the bathroom of the Blue's Clues house . He often has trouble standing upright and is known for shouting his catchphrase "Whoa!" whenever he slides around . He is always surrounded by a trail of bubbles . He dreams of becoming the captain of a boat when he grows up and likes to wear a blue sailor cap with an anchor emblem on it . He is best friends with Tickety . He was voiced by Cody Ross Pitts from 1996 - 2001 and by Patrick Van Wagnen from 2001 - 2004 . </P> <P> Magenta is Blue's best friend, who is identical to her with the exception of a magenta fur coat . She is first shown in the episode "Blue's Story Time" but is not properly introduced until "Magenta Comes Over". She is one of Blue's classmates at school and has visited the Blue's Clues house on special occasions . She gets a pair of purple eyeglasses, due to the fact that she is myopic, in the fourth season and keeps them for her appearances later on in the series . Magenta is shyer than Blue but shares the same playful and energetic attitude . Steven Burns stated in an interview that both she and Blue are girls . She is voiced by Koyalee Chanda . </P> <P> Periwinkle is a precocious male kitten from the city . He debuts in the season three episode "Blue's Big Mystery" and becomes a recurring friend of Blue afterwards . His hobbies include performing magic tricks, putting on shows, and building forts . He is very outgoing and can speak unlike most of the other animal characters . He is in a long - distance friendship with a purple bird from the city named Plum . He was voiced by Cameron Bowen from 2000 - 2001, by Kenny Kim from 2001 - 2003, and by Jansen Panettiere in 2004 . </P>

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