Clifford the Big Red Dog

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The 115 users who count themselves as Clifford the Big Red Dog fans have written a total of 18 reviews.

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Clifford the Big Red Dog is a fun show aimed towards younger audiences. Clifford, a 20 foot tall red dog, plays with his dog friends, Cleo and T-Bone, and has great adventures with them. Clifford's best friend, however, is Emily Elizabeth Howard, his owner. Emily has friends of her own and all the... more »

Clifford the Big Red Dog is a fun show aimed towards younger audiences. Clifford, a 20 foot tall red dog, plays with his dog friends, Cleo and T-Bone, and has great adventures with them. Clifford's best friend, however, is Emily Elizabeth Howard, his owner. Emily has friends of her own and all the characters live peacefully on Birdwell Island.

Each Clifford the Big Red Dog episode consists of two stories, linked by a "Speckle Story," a story read to Clifford by Emily Elizabeth about the adventures of a dog named Speckle. At the end of each episode is a "big idea" presented by Clifford, followed by a short promotional spot for one of the characters on Clifford. Please note that some online guides list two big ideas for each episode. The "big idea" listed in this guide will always be only the one that actually airs at the end of the episode itself. Also included is a short segment featuring a real kid with his/her dog. However, most, if not all, PBS stations no longer show this segment. These segments are available for viewing on Clifford DVDs.

Production of Clifford The Big Red Dog officially ended when John Ritter returned to ABC primetime in the fall of 2002, as the star of 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. The final seven Clifford the Big Red Dog shows aired on PBS in February 2003, and the production of episodes was discontinued to make way for the spinoff show, described below. However, there are indications that some produced episodes haven't yet aired, so keep an eye out! Brach's recently announced a special mail-order video and there could be more coming.

With John Ritter's unfortunate passing the following September, there are no plans for new production. Repeats continue on every weekday except Wednesday on most PBS stations. There is also a movie, "Clifford's Really Big Movie", which is now out on DVD and video.

Clifford the Big Red Dog is so popular that it now has a spinoff! Watch Clifford's Puppy Days Wednesdays in the normal Clifford the Big Red Dog timeslot on PBS.less «

• Favourite and Least-Favourite Characters

  Man, this place needs some jazzin' up. :? Kay. So, favourites ? I like all the dogs. But my favourite dog is Machia...more »

  Man, this place needs some jazzin' up. :? Kay. So, favourites ? I like all the dogs. But my favourite dog is Machiavelli (Mac). He totally pwns the show (and he knows it, too). And he's hilarious. "He said it would make him feel better to clean it up by himself. Who am I to deny him that joy?" Lmao. XDD How I love that dog. And my favourite of the humans would be Jetta. She's almost as great as Mac when it comes to making me laugh. I love egotistic people. They're so great. Least Favourites As I said, I have no problem with any of the dogs. They're all good. But Emily Elizabeth? It's really hard for me to stand her sometimes... She's so lame. -_-;; Just something about her bugs me so much. I dunno. She's just really uninteresting. Hopefully she'll change when she gets older or something. Too bad we'll never know. Anyone else? less «

  GreenTeaHyuuga Last online Nov 22, 2008
  3 comments, last one Apr 15, 2009 + Add Comment

• Make your own Speckle story

  (This doesn't require swearing, please.) If you made your own Speckle story, what would it be?

  (This doesn't require swearing, please.) If you made your own Speckle story, what would it be?less «

  reala9865
  1 comments, last one Jul 25, 2008 + Add Comment

• Does Anyone Know

  Does Anyone Know What Color Bike Emily Elizabeth Has?

  Does Anyone Know What Color Bike Emily Elizabeth Has?less «

  MGHSHOUR Last online 9 hrs, 3 mins ago
  1 comments, last one Jul 2, 2008 + Add Comment

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  8.5 Great

  Possibly the last watchable show ever to premiere on PBS. hide « show »

  Well, I don't really watch that show all that much anymore, mainly since I'm older, but occaisionally I might go back and watch a recording I made of it years ago, or something like that, and remember the good days when I watched it and almost everything on TV was good.
  
  This show is like the book series, but it adds a whole new set of characters like Jetta, Mac, T-Bone, Cleo, Charlie, and Vaz. And who could forget the Bleakmans, the next-door neighbors of the Howards'?
  
  The stories are simple, yet watchable anyway. Although the humor is aimed for little kids, it's not so bad that it's a Dora-style joke you've just heard/seen.
  
  The last couple episodes aren't my favorite, but that happens with most shows--the writers run out of ideas. They aren't all that bad--just different, if you will.
  
  So, if you have a kid or kids, you may enjoy it if you watch it with them.
  
  Final Words: A decent show that can still be enjoyed.

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  CDCB Added May 24, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Clifford is a fabulous dog and this is fabulous show. hide « show »

  Let's see....what can I tell you about this show..?
  Ok well when I was younger I use to watch it all the time I'm talking probably some time after 2000 because it isn't that old of a show.
  The Clifford story is truly amazing I love it so much, I still watch it today although I probably saw all the episodes already. "Clifford needed Emily so she chose him for her own and th love made Clifford grow so big that the Howards had to leave their home. Clifford's the best friend anyone could know,he's the greatest dog ever, I really think so. Clifford's so loyal he's there when you call. I love Clifford the big red dog. So they packed up the family car and the Howards left the city. They moved to Birdwell Islands there so many of friends there to greet Clifford and Emily. Clifford's so much fun he's a friend to us all, I love Clifford the big red dog!"
  
  That theme song is enough to warm the coldest of hearts. When I was younger I really did believe that if I loved my dog with all my heart he'd grow up to be just as big as Clifford.
  That's how influential this show is. It teaches kids from an early age to love and treat animals well. I too love Clifford the big red dog.

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  alahiap Added Jul 11, 2008 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

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  otimo desenho, que conta uma otima historia de diversão entre amigos que na história são cachorros ou seja mostra uma história que mostra a vida de uma criança, que na minha opinião o desenho é perfeito, pelos episodios que vi pela TV Cultura e TVE Brasil os graficos são tão bons, mas são otimos se fomos ver o ano que o desenho foi feito, pois de 2000 até 2003 não havia uma tecnologia tão boa quanto as dos dias de hoje, mas temos que ver que mesmo sem graficos perfeitos, fez um trabalho como pode e ficou muito bom, melhor do que eu esperava.

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  ro455 Added May 22, 2008 All my reviews
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  6.1 Fair

  Based on the books by Norman Birdwell, In 1988 they released VHS's of clifford by Nelvana. Then in 2000, They got their own television cartoon series on that dang PBS kids. hide « show »

  My 32nd Review after "Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!".
  
  This cartoon is Ok. It's based on the books by Norman Birdwell. It's about a young girl named "Emily Elizabeth". wih her HUGE filppin' dog, Clifford the Big red dog. They used to live on a city, then they moved onto an island known as "Birdwell Island" Based on The Creater's last name. He had 3 never before seen on the book series friends known as T-bone, Cleo, and Mac. Now, I want to grade this cartoon. How about a C? Good Enough. Now for the results:
  
  Voice-acting: A+ 9.5/10.0 Exllecent English voice-acting. I loved T-bone's Season 2 voice! Animation: B 7.1/10.0 Awww... Cute and colorful Animation. With small black dotted eyes on most chracthers.
  
  Graphics: C+ 6.5/10.0 Average but the framerate for animation and graphics are sometimes fast and sometimes slow.
  
  Sound: B+ 7.8/10.0 Island music with decent sound effects.
  
  Dialouge: D 5.0/10.0 Some scripts are good but mostly B-A-D.
  
  Eductional Value: D- 4.5/10.0 This cartoon has poor Eductional program, but mostly entertaining.
  
  Overall: C 6.1/10.0 One of the better cartoons taht's Eductional to premare on PBS kids. PBS kids is really terrbile because of Barney and Friends, Teletubbies and Boohabh. They ruined Public Television! Aviod those 3 shows at all costs.

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  BlueMario1016 Added Aug 23, 2007 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  OOO.. How I loved this show hide « show »

  Awsome show I love it! T-bone is my favorite charter because hee very loyal and turstworthy. I just love this show!!! (What happend to new episodes?)Anyways The show features Clifford the huge 20ft tall big red-dog. Emily Elizabeth (Clifford's Owner) and Cliffords Friends T-BONE, Cleo and oncasinulay kasey a 3 legged dog which a good friend to Clifford and the gang. Then the 2ndary Charters which im not sure whom they are but they usually will come every other episode. My favorite episode was when Carley (Emily Elizabeth's friend) and EE accidently broke carley's fathers Ice Cream Meachine and the hole deck was filled with ice cream. That was funny. I just love this show!

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  what2donext Added Feb 21, 2007 All my reviews