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Sun, Aug 31, 2003
Socks & Snooze When Emily Elizabeth can't find one of her "lucky" socks for the first day of school, Clifford's determined to hunt it down for her. After a thorough search of her room and an investigation of Flo and Zo's secret kitten stash, he's no closer to victory. On a hunch, he accompanies Mr. Howard to the laundry room where he finds the Sidarskys have turned the sock into a bed for their youngest mouse. Clifford swaps his favorite slipper for the sock, but Emily Elizabeth's happiness more than compensates for his loss. In the end, even Daffodil admits he was right--you shouldn't give up when you're helping a friend. Credo: Help Others Keeping Cool While Evan is baby-sitting Emily Elizabeth and Clifford, he tries to impress Vanessa, the new girl in the building, but all his attempts result in disaster. Finally Evan stops trying so hard and plays with Clifford and Emily. Once he decides to be himself, Vanessa is truly impressed - especially when she sees how good a friend Evan is. Credo: Believe In Yourself
Sun, Aug 31, 2003
Monster in 3B The beginning of the new school year brings new neighbors for the Howards. The animals excitedly wonder if they have a pet...until they're alarmed by a strange wailing noise coming from the apartment. Rumors of a monster are fed by the discovery of an enormous tooth and the disappearance of Flo. When Clifford finally meets the friendly new family, he finds that all his fears of them housing a "monster" are unfounded. In the end, Clifford and the gang realize that you should get to know people before you decide what they're like. Credo: Have Respect Cat-tastrophe The kittens, Flo and Zo, are staying with the Howards while their owner is away for the weekend. Clifford wants to be a good host but the kittens are not the most considerate house guests. They make a mess and don't clean up after themselves. They're rude about food. And worst of all they break Clifford's favorite toy in the whole world and don't apologize. Clifford's feelings are hurt big time but Flo and Zo don't comprehend their mistake until they see how upset Clifford is. Flo and Zo apologize and help set things straight. Credo: Have Respect and Be a Good Friend
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Tue, Sep 16, 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 impressive duo out on the court. Clifford then returns the favor by sharing his lunch with Jorge. Later, when Clifford returns home, he receives a special surprise-- he and Jorge are neighbors! At the same time, this reunion allows their owners-- Emily Elizabeth and Nina-- a chance to follow the dogs' lead and become friends too. Credo: Be a Good Friend Clifford's Clubhouse When Clifford realizes how much fun Emily Elizabeth is having in her new club at school, he decides to start one with all of his friends in the apartment complex. A problem arises, however, when the members have trouble finding just the right clubhouse. Credo: Be a Good Friend
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Tue, Oct 14, 2003
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 a big round of applause! In the end, Clifford realizes he should have told Emily Elizabeth the truth about what he'd done right from the start. Credo: Be Truthful Hup-Hup Clifford befriends Bibi, a seeing-eye dog who recently moved into the building. This friendship brings confusion because Bibi appears to ignore Clifford when she is assisting her owner. Yet, when Bibi is "off duty" Clifford can't ask for a more attentive friend. Clifford ultimately learns that friends remain friends even when they are not in a position to show it. Credo: Be Responsible and Be a Good Friend
Tue, Sep 30, 2003
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 attention onto the other dogs' toys. Then he pretends he's lost the toy. Finally, Jorge agrees to let the others use it, but is so protective that his friends find it almost impossible to really play with it. Jorge confesses the truth and then trudges off with his toy, thinking no one wants to play with him but the other dogs call him back. They understand that you can have a really special toy that you want to save just for yourself and respect Jorge's desire to keep his "special toy" separate from the groups' play. In the end, Jorge realizes he should have just been honest about his feelings from the beginning. Credo: Respect Others and Be Truthful
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Tue, Oct 7, 2003
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 different from them, she has much to offer in her own way. And the two dogs also learn to respect her for being different. Credo: Have Respect (Being Different is Okay!) Clifford's Super Sleepover When Emily Elizabeth attends her first sleepover, Clifford misses her so much he can't imagine how he'll pass the time until she returns home. He's never spent a night without her and is completely distraught. Daffodil realizes that if she can keep him busy until bedtime, he'll be fine as Emily Elizabeth will return first thing in the morning. Daffodil enlists the other animals and, working together, they help Clifford get through the evening. Credo: Be a Good Friend and Work Together
Tue, Dec 16, 2003
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 Size When Mrs. Howard misplaces her car keys, everyone in the house scrambles to try to find them before Emily Elizabeth misses her ballet recital. Daffodil insists that Clifford is just too small to help, but Clifford can't sit idly by knowing that Emily Elizabeth needs him. Eventually, Clifford figures out just where to look and capitalizes on his small size to retrieve the missing keys. Daffodil and Clifford realize that physical size doesn't matter--anyone, regardless of size, can be a big help. Credo: Believe in Yourself and Help Others
Tue, Dec 9, 2003
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 harder than he anticipated. Daffodil offers to help him, however Clifford declines, insisting that he can do this job on his own, all by himself. But when he becomes too sleepy to watch the kids on his own, Clifford admits to Daffodil that he does indeed need help, and learns that a big part of being responsible is being able to ask others for help when you really need it. Credo: Be Responsible
Tue, Oct 28, 2003
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 third time, he suddenly pretends to hear his mom calling. Next, he arrives at the court with band-aids on every finger. Finally, he admits to Evan that he doesn't like to play volleyball because he's not very good at it. Evan helps him understand that you don't have to be GOOD at a sport to have FUN playing it. Soon, Shun gets in the game and joins in the fun. Credo: Believe in Yourself
Tue, Nov 4, 2003
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 Jorge brings over his new toy, a Bean Bag, Flo discovers to her dismay that she's not very good at playing with it. Worse yet, Clifford is just great at the Bean Bag game. Rather than admit that she's not very good, Flo dismisses this new game as boring, and claims that she'd rather play by herself. Once she's all alone, however, Flo realizes that being with your friends, not being the best, is what makes playtime so much fun. Credo: Be Truthful
Sun, Feb 15, 2004
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 Fine Feathered Friend Norville's molting throws him in to a tizzy. Embarrassed by the way he looks, he refuses to let his friends see him. At first his behavior confuses Clifford, but Emily Elizabeth inadvertently helps him understand when she recounts losing her first baby tooth. She thought everyone would laugh at her, but she learned that her friends easily accepted her appearance; it wasn't her tooth that they liked, it was Emily Elizabeth. Inspired by this story, Clifford and his friends then set out to show Norville that his worth is not based on his appearance. Credo: Be a Good Friend (Appearances Don't Matter)
Mon, Feb 16, 2004
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 hurt. Clifford realizes that he should have been honest with Norville in the first place and Norville realizes that his actions were inconsiderate. Credo: Be Truthful & Have Respect Tell Me a Tale When a snow storm prevents Shun, Emily Elizabeth, and Nina from playing outside, the three are very bored. Shun decides to entertain his friends with a traditional Japanese story about Issunboshi-- a very small boy, (dog), who ends up saving the day with his big heart and limitless bravery. We dissolve into a fantasy where our kids and a animals play the roles. Credo: Share a Story and Help Others
Tue, Feb 17, 2004
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 end, Nina's grandmother helps the girls fix the damaged sweater and the next time Jorge decides to play he makes sure to remove his special sweater beforehand. Credo: Be Responsible & Be Truthful
Wed, Feb 18, 2004
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 stops taking lessons. It isn't until Mr. Solomon shows her his own shaky drawings from his childhood that Emily Elizabeth sees the value of practicing and resolves to keep trying. Credo: Believe in Yourself
Thu, Feb 19, 2004
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 get one type of pet over another, they make him decide not to get any pet at all. Realizing their mistake, they put their heads together to help Shun find the perfect pet. Credo: Work Together
Sat, Sep 4, 2004
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 Friends Like You Jorge, in an attempt to retrieve a ball from the other side of a fence finds himself stuck. His friends try to get him out but Clifford comes up with an idea that does the trick. Jorge is so indebted to Clifford he vows to repay him and, as a result, bombards Clifford with kind favors and words. At first, Clifford enjoys this special treatment but, pretty soon, Jorge's acts of gratitude become overwhelming. Clifford helps Jorge learn that helping your friends is an implicit part of any friendship. Credo: Be a Good Friend & Help Others & Be Honest
Tue, Sep 7, 2004
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 with her, and she couldn't be happier. Credo: Be a Good Friend
Sat, Sep 11, 2004
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 day comes, she comes down with a bad cold and is unable to participate. Using Nina's plan, Shun and Emily Elizabeth set out without her and end up winning the set of mystery books. In the end, they realize that it was Nina's plan that enabled them to collect the record number of books, and they decide to share the prize with her. Credo: Share & Share a Story
Tue, Sep 14, 2004
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 time emerges as the winner. Each time this happens, he further alienates his friends until they eventually refuse to play with him anymore. In the end, Norville realizes the importance of playing fair. Credo: Play Fair
Sat, Sep 18, 2004
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 when neither girls' kites will fly it looks like they won't be able to participate in kite flying day. In the end, Shun shares his special Japanese kite making materials with his friends and this act of sharing saves the day for all involved. Credo: Share and Be Responsible
Tue, Sep 21, 2004
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 volunteer to read to kids at the book fair, but problems arise when their replacements - Shun and Evan - don't show up in time. Credo: Be Responsible
Sat, Sep 25, 2004
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 nature. When they finally arrive at the park where the concert is taking place, the tickets have been sold out. But the other members of the community are so grateful to the kids for all of their help that day that they all pitch in and make sure that Evan and Emily Elizabeth attend the concert. Credo: Help Others
Mon, Feb 14, 2005
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 certain behaviors. Credo: Have Respect
Tue, Feb 15, 2005
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, and they strike up a friendship with Allan Houston's daughter, Remie, and her beagle puppy, Hoops. Evan winds up babysitting for Remie and Hoops during the game. He's happy to do it, but he winds up missing most of the game. But he's a good sport about it, and when Allan Houston makes it up to him by playing some one-on-one basketball with him - it's his dream come true! Credo: Be Responsible and Help Others
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Wed, Feb 16, 2005
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 breaks Daffodil's spinning top, he thinks the right thing to do is to tell her, but instead, he follows Norville's advice and goes to great lengths to keep Daffodil from finding out. Credo: Be Truthful