This is known children's behavior. That was formalized at Nickolodian after Blues Clues had to play the same episode multiple times in the week, mostly by acci

This is known children's behavior. That was formalized at Nickolodian after Blues Clues had to play the same episode multiple times in the week, mostly by accident since the show was more expensive than normal. It surprised everyone up and down the decision and production chain, especially since they were expecting failure due to lack of novelty.