It was obvious that Stevin takes his job seriously and understands how much these little guys look up to him. He took the time to talk with almost all of the steam train volunteers one-on-one and listened intently to their stories throughout the day.Īnd, when my 3-year-old son showed up, in his Blippi T-shirt, to ride the steam train that day, Stevin, dressed as his signature character, could not have been more gracious. Despite being this wild whirlwind self-made digital star, he was humble and down-to-earth. Part of the magic of it all though, was Stevin himself. Everyone was so curious about this guy in the blue shirt, orange suspenders and funny hat (Blippi’s costume) - they loved him! The same beautiful, sunny day Blippi filmed on the steam train, there was both a women’s church group and a model train hobbyist/fan group riding along. It was truly a magical day for so many reasons. I met Stevin John and his cameraman, June, at the museum on a Saturday morning and we spent the whole day filming and riding the steam train.
Stevin John - Blippi himself - ended up responding after I sent some photos and videos of the Chehalis steam train and the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad Museum.Īfter coordinating with the production team and the steam train board, we made a plan. I knew that Blippi hadn’t filmed a train video yet, so I focused on that and shot off several emails over the course of a couple of months. His show now has followers in numerous countries and continents and has recently expanded into other dedicated Blippi channels dubbed in other languages.Īfter a Blippi episode filmed at Boomshaka in Olympia was released, I was determined to get this guy to come to Chehalis.
Two years later, Stevin John’s children’s character creation is taking global online media platforms by storm, with his YouTube channel recently reaching the coveted milestone of 1 billion total views (on YouTube alone) and multiple Amazon Video Star Awards. Our oldest son was almost immediately hooked on this friendly - and exceptionally clever - character. all appeared to be filmed in and around the Ellensburg area, too. Other early episodes - including garbage trucks, excavators, horses, fire trucks, etc. One of Blippi’s first videos was a monster truck-themed and tractor-themed episode of his show, and I recognized almost immediately that the episodes were filmed in Ellensburg.
This is more inclusive to girls, where some of the more traditionally “masculine” content is concerned (dump trucks, machinery, etc.). The wide variety of content isn’t geared towards “boys” or “girls,” just kids in general. I consider it practical, educational and age-appropriate information. Blippi episodes often center around real vehicles or locations, and introducing kids to terms, concepts and objects in the real world around them. As a parent, it’s refreshing to find a show geared at toddlers that isn’t set in a fantasy land, or that is entirely animated.
But as I paid closer attention, I realized that what he was doing was completely brilliant.īlippi is a fun, positive and engaging children’s personality who does a great job of introducing children, ages 2 to 6, to the world around them. At first, I dismissed Blippi as goofy and silly.
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We get about a dozen regional channels free).Īround the same time, “ Blippi” - also known as Stevin John, of Ellensburg - started appearing on YouTube as a suggestion, mixed in with some of our other BabyFirst TV favorites. so we “cut the cord” on TV service and switched to streaming content available online (we also have a digital antenna for Seahawks games, news, etc. We already had a “smart” TV - one that has apps built-in, such as YouTube, Amazon Prime, Netflix, etc. On top of that, we were very underwhelmed by the quality of content. We realized that most of the time, our TV was tuned to BabyFirst TV or some other children’s programming, and we were paying more than $100 per month for that service. After our first son was born, we started really rethinking our decision to continue TV service at home.
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