Clifford's Puppy Days - Season 1 (2003)

Jorge and the Dog Run Clifford and Jorge are reminiscing about the day they met. Through flashback, we see what happened on Clifford's first trip to the neighborhood dog run. Clifford nervously makes several attempts to meet the other dogs, but each is unsuccessful. Ready to give up, Clifford stumbles into a hole Jorge's been digging and the two quickly strike up a friendship. They join some other dogs in a game of Dog Ball and Jorge sticks up for Clifford when another dog picks on him. Once Jorge teaches Clifford the right way to play, the two prove to be an ...

Paw Print Picasso Emily Elizabeth has just finished her best painting ever for the school art fair. Suddenly, by accident, Clifford runs through the paint and right across the painting!! Flo and Zo tell him to hide it so they roll it up, but Clifford feels terrible. The next morning, he tries to get Emily Elizabeth to see the painting before she takes it to school, but its no use. When the judges see the painting, complete with colored paw prints, they love it! When Emily Elizabeth tells everyone who really put the paw prints on her painting, she and Clifford receive ...

Sock it to Me Clifford and Emily Elizabeth have a great time playing with the "sock spider." Daffodil feels left out but doesn't tell him how she feels. In the end she finally admits her feelings and, feeling he hasn't been sensitive, Clifford asks her to join in the game. She does and the three play Hide n' Seek with the sock spider. Credo: Be Truthful and Be Kind My Toy It's another day at the dog run. As per usual, each pup brings a toy to share with the other dogs, but Jorge is reluctant to share his brand new squeaky squirrel. First, he hides it. Then he deflects...

Friends of All Ages When an older dog, Tricksie, moves into the apartment complex, Clifford and Jorge unsuccessfully try to get her to join in their dog games. While Tricksie amazes Clifford and Jorge with her creative ideas, she gets tired easily and the 2 younger dogs are unsure of how to play with her. Then along comes a rainy day, which forces Clifford and Jorge to stay inside. When they become bored, Tricksie entertains them with a story about her life in the circus and teaches them some circus tricks. Clifford and Jorge realize that though Tricksie may be ...

Nina's Perfect Party Nina's birthday is coming up, and she sets out to plan the best party ever. But at the last minute, a pipe bursts at the party location and ruins Nina's plans. She is crushed and decides to call of the party. Emily Elizabeth feels bad, and decides to throw a small party for Nina in the courtyard. She gets everyone in the building to pitch in and, when they all surprise Nina, she is delighted. In the end, Nina learns that any party with your friends is indeed the perfect party. Credo: Work Together (and Help Others/Be a Good Friend) Just the Right ...

Clifford's Field Trip When Clifford inadvertently joins Emily Elizabeth's class on a trip to the Hands-On Nature Museum, Emily Elizabeth and her friends decide to hide his presence for fear that they will have to miss the field trip if the teacher discovers the truth. In the end, however, they learn that they should have been honest from the start. Credo: Be Truthful Helping Paws Clifford offers to baby-sit the Sidarsky kids. Despite Daffodil's warnings, he insists that the job will be simple and easy but soon discovers that babysitting the 4 little mice is a lot ...

Something Special As he tries to help set up for a big Cinco de Mayo party, Clifford begins to doubt that he has any special skills to offer. Credo: Believe in Yourself Shun Gets in the Game It's a beautiful first day of spring AND the official opening day of the Courtyard Volleyball season! As Emily Elizabeth grabs her ball and rushes outside to play, Clifford and his friends are right behind her. Soon, they make up their own game- walleyball and everyone joins in. The only one who doesn't seem to be having a good time is Shun. When he hits the volleyball out for the...

Clifford's Winter Spirit It's the first snowfall of the year and it seems like everyone in the apartment building has a set tradition for the occasion except Norville. As a result, Norville is left feeling sad and lonely. His spirits are lifted, though, when his friends start a new winter tradition that specifically includes him. Credo: Be Kind & Share Flo-Motion Flo is a super-athlete - she excels in physical pursuits, whether it be running, spinning, or catching a flying disc. Clifford can't keep up with her, but he doesn't care, as long as he's having fun. But when...

No Small Parts, Only Small Puppies Nina has written a play about springtime and she's making her friends the stars. However, Nina has very specific ideas about how things should be performed and insists everything is done her way. Nina is unfazed when her cast and crew eventually leave the show because it allows her to finally do everything herself. But without their help, the rehearsal is a disaster. Nina realizes that she simply can't do it all on her own and that he friends don't like being told what to do. Nina is a good friend by playing fair. Credo: Play Fair ...

Sing a Song Norville Norville loves to sing but his constant off-key clamor is driving everyone bonkers. All the animals decide that they need to speak with Norville about the constant singing, but Clifford is worried about hurting his feelings. He volunteers to speak with Norville alone so that he can "break the news gently" but finds that he is so worried about hurting Norville's feelings that he is unable to level with his friend. Eventually, Norville's nighttime singing evokes "boos" from the sleepy residents of the apartment building, and his feeling get very ...

Hoop Dreams When Evan joins the school basketball team he is discouraged by the fact that he's much smaller than his teammates. But Clifford inspires him to use his small size to his advantage, and Evan soon learns that, when you believe in yourself, anything is possible. Credo: Believe in Yourself Doggie Duds When Jorge neglects to take off a new sweater that Nina knit him, he accidentally rips it while playing with Clifford. Clifford and Daffodil try to help him find a way to fix the sweater, but to no avail. Jorge decides to be honest and shows Nina the rip. In the...

Best Nest When Norville's nest disappears, his friends decide to build him a new one, but their bickering and fooling around nearly ruins the plan. Eventually, the friends learn that they must work together in order to get the job done. Credo: Work Together Practice Makes Perfect Emily Elizabeth eagerly accepts Mr. Solomon's offer of art lessons and has a great time her first day. But when Nina joins them the following day, Emily Elizabeth is discouraged because she thinks Nina's pictures are much better than her own. Deciding art is just not one of her talents, she ...

Your Secret Valentine It's Clifford's first Valentine's Day and he wants to make a golden retriever pup his new friend by making her his Valentine. Unfortunately, Norville and Jorge convince him that he has to impress her first with tricks and feats of strength and generosity. Daffodil disagrees. She keeps telling Clifford to be himself. Luckily, someone else shows him just how nice being yourself can be. Credo: Be Yourself Perfect Pet When the animals find out that Shun is going to get a pet, they each try to influence his opinion. But, rather than convincing him to ...

My Blanky Emily Elizabeth tells Nina that she still sleeps with her baby blanket. Later, Nina inadvertently shares this information with Shun. Soon, everyone knows about Emily Elizabeth's "blanky." When she discovers this, Emily Elizabeth is upset with Nina, but Nina doesn't understand why she should apologize when Emily Elizabeth never explicitly told her that this information was a secret. With Evan's help, Nina learns that confidences between friends really shouldn't be broken and she apologizes to Emily Elizabeth. Credo: Be a Good Friend & Respect Others With ...

Time Out Nina loses her date book. Jorge doesn't help her find it, thinking she will have more time to play with him. The plan backfires, and Jorge learns to respect Nina's commitments. Credo: Have Respect & Be Responsible Sniff Sniff When Emily Elizabeth wakes up with a cold, Clifford does everything he can to make her feel better. He tries playing with a pop up book, playing ball, and getting her to dance. Finally he realizes that one of the best things you can do for someone who isn't feeling well doesn't feel like much at all. He goes into her room and snuggles ...

A Promise is a Promise Evan promises to give Emily Elizabeth skateboarding lessons, but repeatedly breaks their plans when the captain of the basketball team, Bill Mazer, invites him to play ball. Evan learns the importance of keeping a promise. Credo: Have Respect & Be Responsible Share and Share Alike The Community Center is having a book drive and the student who collects the most books will win a full set of Sarah Solver mysteries. Determined to win, Nina comes up with the perfect action plan for her and her teammates, Emily Elizabeth and Shun. But when the big ...

Fall Feast It's the Fall Feast holiday and the Howards are planning to visit Emily Elizabeth's grandparents. But a huge snow storm leaves them snowed in at the train station, along with many of their friends and neighbors. At first, everyone's spirits are very low but Clifford helps Emily Elizabeth realize that the group can celebrate the Fall Feast together and rejoice in its spirit of sharing. Credo: Share Norville's New Game The animals are in the courtyard making up games. When it's Norville's turn to invent a game he consistently reinvents the rules so that each ...

Oh Brother Little Lucy Sidarsky is having a hard time adjusting to the new baby in the family. Seeing this, Daffodil decides to share with her the story of Clifford's arrival into Daffodil's home. It takes some time, but Daffodil soon discovers the joy of being a "big sister and friend" to someone who needs her. Lucy has her own small revelation when she is able to stop her little brother from crying. Credo: Share a Story and Be A Good Friend Up, Up & Oops! Emily Elizabeth, Nina and Shun decide to make their own kites for a special kite flying day at the park. But ...

Moving On The Sidarskys are moving to a newer mouse hole around the corner. Clifford offers to help them move the big family clock when he comes back from lunch. But on the way back, he gets distracted. By the time he gets back to the laundry room, the Sidarskys have already moved, but things are chaotic because the baby can't sleep without that clock. Clifford feels bad for not being there to help, but he makes amends by moving the clock now and restoring harmony to the Sidarsky household. Credo: Be Responsible and Help Others Fair is Fair Emily Elizabeth and Nina ...

Grooming Gloom Jorge is excited to learn that Nina will be taking him to the Grooming Shop - until he gets some misinformation about what a grooming shop is. At first his friends try to help him find a way to get out of the experience. But Daffodil helps him realize that he should trust Nina to do what is best for him. Credo: Have Respect (trust) The Letter Evan and Emily Elizabeth offer to mail a letter for Mr. Solomon on their way to buy tickets to a concert by their favorite band, the Zippers. But the kids' plans are disrupted by their own generosity and helpful ...

Adopt-a-Pup Evan, Emily Elizabeth and Clifford all help out at the Adopt-A-Pup booth at the neighborhood street fair. Clifford befriends a teacup poodle named Bon Bon, a tiny dog who is barely bigger than he is, and helps her find a home. Credo: Be Kind & Help Others Jokes On You It's Wacky Wednesday at school. Emily Elizabeth and her friends are excited to spend the day telling jokes and having fun. Nina, however, goes too far with the day. In the end she realizes that her behavior wasn't respectful of her friends and that there is an appropriate time and place for ...

Lights, Camera, Action Inspired by a classroom visit by Ken Burns, Emily Elizabeth, Nina and Shun try to make a documentary highlighting people in their neighborhood. But they're so busy trying to do their jobs that they don't realize how they're messing up their interviews. After they learn a lesson from Clifford about having respect for others, they make a successful documentary. Credo: Share a Story & Have Respect Basketball Babysitter Evan get tickets to see his hero, Allan Houston, play basketball, and he's really excited. Emily Elizabeth and Clifford come along,...

The Halloween Bandit When the dessert buffet is raided at the apartment building's annual Halloween party and havoc is wreaked by a small puppy, all the evidence points to Clifford. But the small red puppy is supported by his loyal animal friends and, of course, Emily Elizabeth. Using a bit of detective work, the animals unmask the real culprit - a stray little puppy that sneaked into the party. Ultimately, this hungry little puppy is adopted by a neighborhood family and given a home. Credo: Be a Good Friend and Be Truthful An Honest Spin When Clifford accidentally ...